WEBVTT - Pennington: Jets' Screen Package Paid Dividends (12/9) 0:00:11.880 --> 0:00:15.760 Welcome to another installment of Jets Audibles. Eric Allen here 0:00:15.760 --> 0:00:20.400 with Chad Pennington as always okay partner. What did you 0:00:20.600 --> 0:00:24.840 think about the dramatic finish by the Jets as they 0:00:24.880 --> 0:00:29.240 overcame a ten point deficit to the crosstown rivals, the 0:00:29.240 --> 0:00:33.720 New York Giants and went in stunning fashion on Sunday 0:00:33.720 --> 0:00:39.680 and overtime. Well, I think it's important um for fans 0:00:39.680 --> 0:00:45.199 to feel good about this whim because their team showed resolve, 0:00:45.400 --> 0:00:50.800 their teams showed never dined attitude, and the team was 0:00:50.840 --> 0:00:55.880 able to uh overcome adversity. And really the last eight 0:00:55.880 --> 0:00:59.320 minutes of the game was fantastic, uh and then going 0:00:59.320 --> 0:01:02.320 into overtime was fantastic as well. So I think it 0:01:02.400 --> 0:01:06.000 showed grit. I think it's showed determination, and probably for 0:01:06.240 --> 0:01:08.319 the team itself, it showed that, you know what we 0:01:08.400 --> 0:01:11.120 can We can win football games by passing the football. 0:01:11.520 --> 0:01:13.480 We don't just have to rely on the run to 0:01:13.520 --> 0:01:16.000 get our offense going. And that's exactly what happened. For 0:01:16.040 --> 0:01:18.600 the most part. The Giants kept the running game in 0:01:18.680 --> 0:01:20.920 check with only nine until the yards are rushing, and 0:01:21.959 --> 0:01:25.200 the Jets were able to pierce through with their passing game, 0:01:25.280 --> 0:01:28.240 and that's important moving forward knowing that you can win 0:01:28.400 --> 0:01:32.400 both run and pass. So from a quarterbacks perspective, what 0:01:32.560 --> 0:01:36.440 clicked they're late for Rye Fitzpatrick, and you're one of 0:01:36.440 --> 0:01:40.000 the first people to mention it is that he's always 0:01:40.040 --> 0:01:44.640 looked comfortable when the team goes to a temple hurry 0:01:44.720 --> 0:01:49.440 up mode. After rhon tz Miles makes the momentum turning 0:01:49.520 --> 0:01:55.480 play with the interception, there what clicked offensively for this team, Well, 0:01:55.480 --> 0:01:58.200 I think what happens, especially with the veteran quarterback, when 0:01:58.240 --> 0:02:02.960 you get into a no huddle situations and hurry up situations, 0:02:03.680 --> 0:02:06.720 you really get dialed in mentally. And I think that's 0:02:06.760 --> 0:02:09.640 important for a guy like Ryan Fitzpatrick, who is extremely 0:02:09.680 --> 0:02:13.000 smart and and sees the field well. When he's able 0:02:13.040 --> 0:02:16.040 to dial in mentally and be part of the play 0:02:16.080 --> 0:02:19.600 calling and directing a traffic I think that really helps 0:02:19.680 --> 0:02:22.640 him and his rhythm and then it obviously affects the 0:02:22.760 --> 0:02:26.520 offense in a positive way as well. And so at 0:02:26.520 --> 0:02:28.880 the first when I was watching went back and watch 0:02:28.919 --> 0:02:31.200 the game, I felt like, well, the Jets didn't do 0:02:31.240 --> 0:02:34.280 anything in the second half until the eight minute mark. Well, 0:02:34.280 --> 0:02:36.239 there was a reason for that. They only had one 0:02:36.320 --> 0:02:40.560 drive until eight minutes left uh in the fourth quarter 0:02:40.639 --> 0:02:42.799 because the Giants had held the ball for so long. 0:02:42.880 --> 0:02:46.280 So uh that was kind of the misrepresentation of the 0:02:46.360 --> 0:02:49.120 Jets offense and just a good job of the Giants 0:02:49.120 --> 0:02:51.800 holding the football on offense as well as the Jets 0:02:51.800 --> 0:02:54.760 making some key penalties to keep drives alive. And so 0:02:54.840 --> 0:02:58.119 the Jet's office didn't really have opportunities until that eight 0:02:58.120 --> 0:03:01.720 minute mark when they were down uh ten points at 0:03:01.720 --> 0:03:03.880 the fourth quarter, and they were able to establish a 0:03:03.960 --> 0:03:07.160 rhythm and get back into sync and do some great 0:03:07.200 --> 0:03:09.840 things and end up going into overtime to win the game. Well, 0:03:09.840 --> 0:03:12.239 looking back at that first drive at twenty a time, 0:03:12.400 --> 0:03:16.359 he got Decker involved right off the bat, and he 0:03:16.480 --> 0:03:19.600 kept on going to him and the Jets moved down 0:03:19.639 --> 0:03:21.720 the field and eventually cashed in with the field goal. 0:03:21.800 --> 0:03:25.720 Did the Giants started start to play a little bit 0:03:25.760 --> 0:03:29.200 differently in the secondary as far as a little bit 0:03:29.240 --> 0:03:33.680 more off for Decker was just beating coverage there. He 0:03:33.760 --> 0:03:36.280 was certainly beating coverage. And I think we have to 0:03:36.320 --> 0:03:40.720 give coach Gaily credit sometimes as coordinators, we can overthink 0:03:40.720 --> 0:03:43.320 ourselves as coordinators and think we have to be so 0:03:43.480 --> 0:03:46.480 multiple in our play calling, and you can see that 0:03:46.560 --> 0:03:49.120 throughout both of those drives, he went back to play 0:03:49.240 --> 0:03:51.720 that had already worked. And it's one of those things 0:03:51.800 --> 0:03:53.680 as if hitter and play caller you were saying, hey, 0:03:53.760 --> 0:03:56.520 until you stop it, I'm going to run the same things. 0:03:56.600 --> 0:03:59.520 And that's exactly what happened. You saw. The Jets have 0:03:59.680 --> 0:04:02.280 a lot of success, in my opinion, in two areas. 0:04:02.320 --> 0:04:05.440 In the empty package, they had success uh down the 0:04:05.480 --> 0:04:08.360 field as well as short throws. And then their screen 0:04:08.400 --> 0:04:11.640 package really paid dividends for them early in the game 0:04:11.680 --> 0:04:14.600 and late in the game, being able to create plays 0:04:14.720 --> 0:04:18.240 um and explosive plays with just simple screen calls, which 0:04:18.320 --> 0:04:21.039 is important. That slows down the pass rush, gets the 0:04:21.080 --> 0:04:25.120 ball out of Fitzpatrick's hand early, and and really controls 0:04:25.160 --> 0:04:28.240 the tempo of the defense. So what can that do 0:04:28.440 --> 0:04:31.279 for this team moving forward? Like you just mentioned the 0:04:31.360 --> 0:04:36.120 screen packages, blal Paul looks really fresh. You pointed it 0:04:36.120 --> 0:04:38.480 out after the Houston game. You'll like what you saw 0:04:38.520 --> 0:04:41.360 of him in the loss. Now a couple of weeks later, 0:04:41.600 --> 0:04:44.040 the Jets have suddenly won two games in a row 0:04:44.680 --> 0:04:48.360 and he has become a real threat out of the 0:04:48.400 --> 0:04:52.039 backfield in the past game. Well, he's an extension of 0:04:52.080 --> 0:04:55.159 the running game for Chris Ivory. Not only can blal 0:04:55.240 --> 0:04:58.160 Paule do some damage in the running game, now he's 0:04:58.200 --> 0:05:01.120 an extension of that running game, a short passing game, 0:05:01.880 --> 0:05:07.080 whether it be screenplays, checkdowns, or even matchups out on 0:05:07.120 --> 0:05:10.520 the perimeter. He creates another advantage for the Jets offense, 0:05:10.560 --> 0:05:13.960 which is extremely important. We know that the running game 0:05:14.080 --> 0:05:16.640 has been solid all year and we've said that, but 0:05:16.720 --> 0:05:19.440 that this Jets seemed to take the next step and 0:05:19.520 --> 0:05:22.280 making their playoff run. They have to prove that they 0:05:22.279 --> 0:05:24.479 can be consistent in the passing game, and I think 0:05:24.520 --> 0:05:27.200 the last two weeks they have done that. The passing 0:05:27.240 --> 0:05:29.960 game has made big, big plays, and I think that 0:05:30.000 --> 0:05:33.200 will serve them well into these last four games of 0:05:33.200 --> 0:05:36.680 the season. Knowing that no matter what the situation is, 0:05:37.320 --> 0:05:40.640 uh in what situation we find ourselves in as a team, 0:05:41.320 --> 0:05:43.640 I think the Jets feel like they have a chance 0:05:43.680 --> 0:05:47.400 to win because all facets of the offense have proven 0:05:47.440 --> 0:05:50.680 that they can be productive. How much pressure doesn't put 0:05:50.760 --> 0:05:54.440 on the defense right now, what Brandon Marshall and Eric 0:05:54.480 --> 0:05:58.719 Ducker continue to do. Last game against the Giants is 0:05:58.760 --> 0:06:03.360 the first are wide receiver dual for the Jets since 0:06:03.480 --> 0:06:08.720 all the way back to Wesley Walker. Now, tun Wow, 0:06:08.800 --> 0:06:11.600 that's a stat for you there. That's impressive, um, And 0:06:11.640 --> 0:06:14.920 I think that first of all, with both of their production, 0:06:15.000 --> 0:06:17.120 I think first of all, it leads to the fact 0:06:17.160 --> 0:06:20.760 that fitz Patrick is an equal opportunity quarterback. He's going 0:06:20.800 --> 0:06:23.080 to read the coverage. He is going to make sure 0:06:23.160 --> 0:06:26.479 that he takes what the defense is giving him. And 0:06:26.600 --> 0:06:30.520 both receivers aren't pressing. They trust Fitzpatrick that throughout the 0:06:30.560 --> 0:06:33.880 game they will get their chances, their opportunities. So no 0:06:33.920 --> 0:06:36.880 one's pressing right now within this offense. They're letting the 0:06:36.920 --> 0:06:39.599 place come to them when they come and when those 0:06:39.600 --> 0:06:43.200 opportunities happen. That's that's number one. Number two. For two 0:06:43.200 --> 0:06:47.200 weeks now, we've seen a young receiver make a couple 0:06:47.240 --> 0:06:49.520 of plays in the passing game, and Noir made two 0:06:49.520 --> 0:06:51.599 plays in the passing game, which was important. The week 0:06:51.640 --> 0:06:54.599 before Smith made two plays. And now you add Pal 0:06:55.160 --> 0:06:58.960 as that third option that really creates an advantage for 0:06:59.000 --> 0:07:02.960 the Jets offense. You played against Fitzpatrick when you were 0:07:03.000 --> 0:07:07.919 a player. Obviously you were preparing for opposing defenses, But 0:07:09.120 --> 0:07:12.400 what have you seen from him now through twelve games, 0:07:12.440 --> 0:07:14.840 because you break down the tape each and every week, 0:07:15.920 --> 0:07:19.600 and what have you seen from him that has impressed 0:07:19.600 --> 0:07:22.680 you As far as his development as a player that 0:07:22.800 --> 0:07:28.440 maybe the Ryan Fitzpatrick we saw three or four years ago. Well, 0:07:28.480 --> 0:07:31.840 I think number one, he is finally in tune with 0:07:32.000 --> 0:07:35.640 what his strengths are. And to me, first of all, 0:07:35.720 --> 0:07:39.040 his number one strength is his mind and delivering the 0:07:39.120 --> 0:07:44.520 football with anticipation and accuracy and not forcing throws uh 0:07:44.560 --> 0:07:48.320 that he doesn't need to force. That's number one. Number two, 0:07:49.040 --> 0:07:52.640 he's done a really good job of just seizing the opportunity, 0:07:52.720 --> 0:07:55.160 whether it be with his arm or with his legs. 0:07:55.240 --> 0:07:57.520 He has made big plays. And think of the fourth 0:07:57.520 --> 0:08:00.720 down in sixth play on Sunday that was with his legs. 0:08:00.720 --> 0:08:03.440 That was a veteran move to say the coverage is there, 0:08:04.080 --> 0:08:06.080 Well us, don't just throw it up for hope in prayer. 0:08:06.080 --> 0:08:08.880 I've got a chance to get six yards and he does. Uh. 0:08:09.040 --> 0:08:12.080 That comes with experience, knowing when to run, when not 0:08:12.200 --> 0:08:14.240 to run, and at the right time to run. I 0:08:14.280 --> 0:08:17.280 think that's that's extremely important. The third thing that I've 0:08:17.320 --> 0:08:20.640 seen that's been really impressive for me is that he 0:08:20.720 --> 0:08:24.880 has really become a solid passer. And there's two plays 0:08:24.920 --> 0:08:27.960 that bring that to mind. Number one against the Dolphins, 0:08:27.960 --> 0:08:30.880 the corner throw to Brandon Marshall early in the game 0:08:31.040 --> 0:08:34.840 was was an amazing pass. Knowing the type of durest 0:08:34.920 --> 0:08:38.320 that he was under and how early he actually threw 0:08:38.360 --> 0:08:42.640 the ball, that was fantastic. And then and over time 0:08:42.679 --> 0:08:46.320 on Sunday on third and two on a bootleg pass, 0:08:46.400 --> 0:08:48.440 he hits Eric Decker and if you go back and 0:08:48.440 --> 0:08:52.880 watch the film, that was not a missile of a throw. 0:08:53.000 --> 0:08:55.880 That was not a hundred mile hour throw. It was 0:08:55.960 --> 0:08:59.800 a soft touch throw thrown before Decker came out of 0:08:59.800 --> 0:09:02.720 his break, ends up on the sideline of where Decker 0:09:02.800 --> 0:09:04.760 can catch it or No. One. It was a huge 0:09:05.240 --> 0:09:08.200 first down conversion. That that is the difference in throwing 0:09:08.200 --> 0:09:11.000 this football and passing the football, and that's in the 0:09:11.040 --> 0:09:14.960 area that it's packed. Fitzpatrick has really elevated his game. 0:09:15.280 --> 0:09:17.719 You were such a great red zone player yourself, and 0:09:17.840 --> 0:09:19.760 we talk about it every week, but I want to 0:09:19.800 --> 0:09:23.359 look at it from a total package, the whole perspective. 0:09:24.040 --> 0:09:27.600 How impressive is it right now for this Jets team 0:09:27.640 --> 0:09:33.000 to be leading the NFL, not only in touchdown efficiency offensively, 0:09:33.320 --> 0:09:36.400 but they're also doing that defensively. Their number one in 0:09:36.400 --> 0:09:41.559 the league in red zone and both units well. And 0:09:41.720 --> 0:09:44.880 that's why they're seven and five, I think because the 0:09:44.960 --> 0:09:48.840 defensive has kept opponents out of the end zone as 0:09:48.920 --> 0:09:52.600 far as touchdowns are concerned. And offensively, the opportunities that 0:09:52.679 --> 0:09:55.640 they have gotten they've really turned into points and touchdowns 0:09:55.640 --> 0:09:59.240 and that's important and and so that bodes well for 0:09:59.320 --> 0:10:03.040 the last four games because these next four games, uh, 0:10:03.440 --> 0:10:05.599 you're not gonna be able to predict what exactly is 0:10:05.640 --> 0:10:09.400 going to happen, but you've got to know that when 0:10:09.400 --> 0:10:11.520 I when the Jets are in the red zone, they 0:10:11.520 --> 0:10:14.240 have proven that they can score touchdowns and score them 0:10:14.440 --> 0:10:17.600 uh consistently. And when the Jets defense is in the 0:10:17.640 --> 0:10:19.840 red zone, they have proven that they can turn those 0:10:20.200 --> 0:10:24.400 touchdown opportunities at least into field goals. And that's that's 0:10:24.440 --> 0:10:27.640 the difference between winning and losing in the month of December. 0:10:27.679 --> 0:10:31.080 It comes down to those finite categories. A very strange 0:10:31.160 --> 0:10:35.640 game obviously on Sunday, like you mentioned, the Jets didn't 0:10:35.679 --> 0:10:37.560 have a lot of opportunities with the football in the 0:10:37.600 --> 0:10:41.240 second half because the Giants held the ball for eleven 0:10:41.440 --> 0:10:45.199 twenty one partner. Obviously, they converted a couple of times 0:10:45.240 --> 0:10:48.800 on third down. A number of penalties really hurt the Jets, 0:10:48.920 --> 0:10:51.880 but they came through when they needed it most with 0:10:52.040 --> 0:10:56.160 Ron tays Miles interception that really changed the ball game. 0:10:56.200 --> 0:11:00.320 But were you impressed or what do you think this 0:11:00.400 --> 0:11:06.440 coaching staff did from a defensive adjustment perspective, because the 0:11:06.520 --> 0:11:09.760 Jets gave up some big passing plays in the first half. 0:11:10.120 --> 0:11:15.040 O'dal Backham got his yards in this game. But one 0:11:15.040 --> 0:11:18.000 of the things that guys were saying on Monday Chad 0:11:18.120 --> 0:11:21.240 was early on, we played a lot of zone. Then 0:11:21.280 --> 0:11:23.800 in the second half we kind of switched some things up. 0:11:23.880 --> 0:11:27.080 We played some more man Remember this team was down 0:11:27.120 --> 0:11:31.560 without without Darrell Revas, who for a second consecutive game 0:11:31.600 --> 0:11:34.560 was a concussion protocol. Marcus Williams, who leads a team 0:11:34.559 --> 0:11:37.920 of five interceptions, he didn't play, and then Calvin Pryor 0:11:38.040 --> 0:11:40.560 has become a force in the second year. He was 0:11:40.559 --> 0:11:44.200 out with a stinger as well. Well. I can completely 0:11:44.200 --> 0:11:46.960 agree with the players, and I think it was a 0:11:47.040 --> 0:11:50.240 great adjustment. I think the Jets went in knowing their 0:11:50.280 --> 0:11:54.480 injury situation in the defensive backfield, team, we probably will 0:11:54.559 --> 0:11:57.439 need to play more zone to protect ourselves. And then 0:11:57.480 --> 0:11:59.880 they made an adjustment. The staff made adjustment thing, you 0:12:00.000 --> 0:12:02.640 of what we can actually cover these guys. We feel 0:12:02.720 --> 0:12:06.360 much better about our coverage situation, and maybe the Giants 0:12:06.400 --> 0:12:09.360 receiving core as a core is not as good or 0:12:09.400 --> 0:12:12.079 we're giving them too much credit. And so they changed 0:12:12.120 --> 0:12:15.120 and that's exactly what I saw. I saw more man 0:12:15.120 --> 0:12:17.959 the man coverages as the game progressed, and it it 0:12:18.480 --> 0:12:20.559 went well for the Jets in that area, and they 0:12:20.679 --> 0:12:24.880 covered extremely well in man the man defensive situations. And 0:12:24.960 --> 0:12:28.120 so that was a great adjustment by the staff to 0:12:28.200 --> 0:12:30.400 make that adjustment and go away from what they thought 0:12:30.400 --> 0:12:32.920 the game plan would be about. And then the players 0:12:33.000 --> 0:12:36.520 responded and made it happen a very emotional locker room. 0:12:36.600 --> 0:12:38.800 And you know the way Todd Bowls is going to be, 0:12:39.400 --> 0:12:43.200 uh considering uh, he was down there in Miami with 0:12:43.280 --> 0:12:45.800 you when you were a Dolphin, and you know his 0:12:45.920 --> 0:12:49.000 approach because you worked for his mentors like a guy 0:12:49.080 --> 0:12:52.520 like Bill parselves. But with all that being said, coming 0:12:52.559 --> 0:12:56.280 back from ton points down for just a ton time 0:12:56.320 --> 0:12:59.120 and franchise history, when you're down by ton or more 0:12:59.120 --> 0:13:04.239 in the fourth core order, beating the Giants, finishing emotional 0:13:04.360 --> 0:13:08.400 locker room. What could this do for the team as 0:13:08.440 --> 0:13:13.400 it enters the final quarter. Well, I think I think 0:13:13.440 --> 0:13:16.839 the biggest um the point of this game and how 0:13:16.880 --> 0:13:19.719 this game evolved and turned out, was that the Jets know, 0:13:20.200 --> 0:13:22.360 if there's time on the clock, we have a chance 0:13:22.400 --> 0:13:24.800 to win. Whether it be our defense making a big stop, 0:13:25.000 --> 0:13:28.040 coming up with a big play, we've done that. Whether 0:13:28.080 --> 0:13:31.280 it be our offense, uh, putting the couple drives together 0:13:31.679 --> 0:13:34.920 and taking our team into into overtime or winning games, 0:13:34.960 --> 0:13:37.880 we've done that. So now they have proof and what 0:13:38.000 --> 0:13:41.319 the coaches have been preaching, and that's important for a team. 0:13:41.400 --> 0:13:43.520 It's it's one thing to hear it and to talk 0:13:43.559 --> 0:13:46.200 about it. It's another thing to be about it and 0:13:46.280 --> 0:13:49.400 to actually have proof that you've done it. And this 0:13:49.480 --> 0:13:52.760 team they have done it. They've been in multiple situations 0:13:52.760 --> 0:13:56.120 where adversity has struck and they've been able to answer 0:13:56.160 --> 0:13:58.920 the call. And so this is another example of them 0:13:58.960 --> 0:14:01.480 being able to answer call. Mind you, not only did 0:14:01.480 --> 0:14:03.880 they come back from ten down in the fourth quarter, 0:14:04.320 --> 0:14:06.760 it was ten down with eight minutes left. That that's 0:14:06.920 --> 0:14:10.680 big time. That's that's very very difficult to do and 0:14:10.720 --> 0:14:13.200 they were able to do that. All right, Let's take 0:14:13.240 --> 0:14:16.400 a couple of Twitter questions on Jets audibles for Chad 0:14:16.440 --> 0:14:20.560 penny Tin. Rob writes in and asked, where's the breakdown 0:14:20.800 --> 0:14:24.200 of the run game? Offensive line and Ivory have appeared 0:14:24.240 --> 0:14:26.760 to hit the wall in recent games. Before you take that, 0:14:26.840 --> 0:14:29.160 I just want to tell you, Chad that Chris Ivory 0:14:29.160 --> 0:14:31.920 had ten carries for forty seven yards. So those numbers 0:14:31.920 --> 0:14:36.120 weren't that bad, not at all. I didn't feel like 0:14:36.160 --> 0:14:40.000 the run game was bad. I felt like the run 0:14:40.000 --> 0:14:44.000 game was successful. It's just that the opportunities because of 0:14:44.040 --> 0:14:45.840 the game and the type of game it was, the 0:14:45.880 --> 0:14:49.040 opportunities were there in the passing game. That's why you 0:14:49.080 --> 0:14:53.240 had fifty attempts. I thought the running game was efficient. 0:14:53.400 --> 0:14:57.280 It wasn't great stats, It wasn't a d fifty yard day. 0:14:57.840 --> 0:15:00.080 It was efficient. And when you watch the game, you 0:15:00.120 --> 0:15:02.800 see that the Giants they were having eight men in 0:15:02.800 --> 0:15:06.680 the box. Safeties were blitzing off the edge. Receivers couldn't 0:15:06.720 --> 0:15:09.400 even get to the eighth element and trying to block 0:15:09.480 --> 0:15:11.560 the eighth men in the box because they were coming 0:15:11.640 --> 0:15:14.400 off the line of scrimmage and the receivers weren't able 0:15:14.440 --> 0:15:17.240 to take care of that issue. So that's why the 0:15:17.320 --> 0:15:20.400 Jets then had to go use the empty package, used 0:15:20.440 --> 0:15:24.240 the spread packages, use the screen game as an extension 0:15:24.240 --> 0:15:26.960 of the running game. That's what's great about an offense 0:15:26.960 --> 0:15:30.320 when it can find ways to complement its defense by 0:15:30.320 --> 0:15:33.880 finding other ways than your typical ways to produce, whether 0:15:33.880 --> 0:15:37.040 it be the screen game, short passing game, uh, the 0:15:37.120 --> 0:15:40.000 draw game, you name it. Uh, that's what you're looking 0:15:40.000 --> 0:15:43.200 in for an offense. It's not necessarily your run of 0:15:43.240 --> 0:15:45.720 the mill statistics that you're looking for. You're just looking 0:15:45.760 --> 0:15:49.680 to see can an offense be efficient and effective in 0:15:49.720 --> 0:15:52.040 all areas? And and that's that's what the Jets have 0:15:52.120 --> 0:15:54.280 been able to find, that they've been able to find 0:15:54.320 --> 0:15:57.320 success in different areas of their offense. And you were 0:15:57.360 --> 0:16:00.520 a tough guy, as most quarterbacks are, but he makes 0:16:00.520 --> 0:16:04.440 the National Football League. Most guys are mentally a physically 0:16:04.480 --> 0:16:08.400 tough How much do you appreciate the way fits attacks 0:16:08.440 --> 0:16:11.360 it out there? His mentality because he took some vicious 0:16:11.360 --> 0:16:16.200 shots early in that ballgame, he kept on getting up. Well, 0:16:16.480 --> 0:16:19.360 I'm always worried because I never want to see him 0:16:19.400 --> 0:16:22.240 take an unnecessary hit I know that those hits add 0:16:22.320 --> 0:16:25.720 up over time, and it only takes one to take 0:16:25.760 --> 0:16:28.560 you out of the game. So I love the grittiness. 0:16:28.640 --> 0:16:32.640 I love the opportunistic attitude. I always want to see 0:16:32.720 --> 0:16:36.880 him just protect himself because the Jets are at their 0:16:36.960 --> 0:16:40.200 best when he is behind center right now, and if 0:16:40.240 --> 0:16:42.960 he has to suffer a hit that takes him out, 0:16:43.320 --> 0:16:45.680 that doesn't bode well for the Jets in my opinion. So, 0:16:46.600 --> 0:16:48.920 but there's no doubt I love the attitude that he 0:16:49.040 --> 0:16:51.520 has had to be able to play with the injury 0:16:51.520 --> 0:16:54.000 that he's had. Uh. I don't think people are talking 0:16:54.040 --> 0:16:57.960 about that enough. That's extremely difficult to go through the 0:16:58.000 --> 0:17:01.640 adversity that he's faced from the injury standpoint and to 0:17:01.800 --> 0:17:05.920 play actually and to actually improve. He is improving as 0:17:05.960 --> 0:17:09.400 the season moves forward and going into this uh these 0:17:09.520 --> 0:17:12.080 last four games, I think you feel good when you 0:17:12.080 --> 0:17:14.760 watch his quarterback play that it's not stale and it's 0:17:14.760 --> 0:17:18.520 not declining. He's actually on the incline and on the 0:17:18.640 --> 0:17:21.080 rise as far as his play as a quarterback in 0:17:21.119 --> 0:17:23.960 this system. Frank wants to know one of the things 0:17:24.040 --> 0:17:28.480 the Jets need to clean up the most in your mind, Well, 0:17:28.600 --> 0:17:32.240 Number one it's special teams. UH. They must clean up 0:17:32.560 --> 0:17:36.399 the special team's miscus uh and clean up the return 0:17:36.480 --> 0:17:40.600 yardage from the opponent. I think once you show that 0:17:40.680 --> 0:17:43.600 you have that weakness, teams put an emphasis on it. 0:17:43.720 --> 0:17:47.159 Tom Coughlin told Dan Fouts, we have an advantage in 0:17:47.280 --> 0:17:50.080 the return game, and they were proven right. And until 0:17:50.480 --> 0:17:53.639 the Jets proved the opponent wrong, you will see an 0:17:53.680 --> 0:17:57.080 emphasis put on the return game UH and special teams. 0:17:57.119 --> 0:18:00.359 So that to me is number one, because that is 0:18:00.400 --> 0:18:03.720 a game changer that can that's the difference in winning 0:18:03.760 --> 0:18:07.000 and losing. Is the simple return yard is because you 0:18:07.080 --> 0:18:10.400 don't see that in statistics. Those are hidden yards that 0:18:10.440 --> 0:18:14.040 create field position and create points. You've got to address 0:18:14.119 --> 0:18:17.200 that as a team. And then secondly, I think they 0:18:17.280 --> 0:18:20.280 just have to clean up those missques, whether it be 0:18:20.320 --> 0:18:24.119 a bust of coverage, holding penalty on offense, or a 0:18:24.280 --> 0:18:27.800 defensive hold or passing appearance on defense that are keeping 0:18:27.880 --> 0:18:32.159 drives alive or making drives a stop. Those are the 0:18:32.560 --> 0:18:34.760 simple things that you have to clean up to make 0:18:34.800 --> 0:18:38.119 sure that if you're getting stopped, or you're getting u 0:18:38.359 --> 0:18:40.639 or you're not being able to stop someone, it's because 0:18:40.640 --> 0:18:44.040 that they're just flat better than you. But when you 0:18:44.359 --> 0:18:46.840 are allowing drives to stay alive, or you're not staying 0:18:46.880 --> 0:18:48.879 on the field because of your own mistakes, those are 0:18:48.920 --> 0:18:51.080 things that you have to clean up. All right, David's 0:18:51.119 --> 0:18:54.399 coming at you with some stats here. He writes, six 0:18:54.640 --> 0:18:58.200 of the seven Jets wins came when they scored ten 0:18:58.400 --> 0:19:01.080 or more points in the first half. What can the 0:19:01.160 --> 0:19:04.520 Jets do to get off the offense and rhythm and 0:19:04.600 --> 0:19:09.440 get more first half scores. Well, that's that's a good point. 0:19:09.520 --> 0:19:13.000 I think that if you look back at us think 0:19:13.000 --> 0:19:15.520 you will probably find that a lot of those points 0:19:15.560 --> 0:19:17.440 have come at the end of the second quarter. They've 0:19:17.480 --> 0:19:20.560 been really efficient in two minute drives and trying to 0:19:20.600 --> 0:19:24.560 score points before the half. So, um, not to be nitpicky, 0:19:24.640 --> 0:19:27.080 but if you'd like to see a better start, it 0:19:27.240 --> 0:19:30.080 certainly would be in the first quarter. But we all 0:19:30.119 --> 0:19:32.119 know that it's not how you started, how you finish, 0:19:32.160 --> 0:19:34.680 and they're doing a good job of finishing. So if 0:19:34.680 --> 0:19:38.159 we really being nitpicky, you would at least want to see, 0:19:38.720 --> 0:19:41.320 even if it's not points eric in the first quarter, 0:19:41.359 --> 0:19:43.919 you would want to see a couple of drives. There 0:19:43.920 --> 0:19:46.720 are seven and eight play drives. Number one that's important 0:19:46.720 --> 0:19:49.600 for your defense. And then number two, it's important for 0:19:49.640 --> 0:19:52.720 your offense to gain a little a little rhythm even 0:19:52.720 --> 0:19:55.639 if it's not scoring. Alright, So fast forward to this week, buddy, 0:19:55.800 --> 0:19:58.400 UH Jets are seven to five. They're hosting a three 0:19:58.400 --> 0:20:02.360 and nine Tennessee. Eaton's team was coming off of victory, 0:20:02.400 --> 0:20:05.280 and they have a rookie quarterback that I know you 0:20:05.400 --> 0:20:09.960 got a little bit familiar with UM, probably an indie 0:20:10.440 --> 0:20:14.200 at the scouting combine. And PAULI asks, how does New 0:20:14.280 --> 0:20:20.640 York stop Marcus Mariotta? Well, this is a complete trap game. 0:20:20.720 --> 0:20:23.600 Three and nine team, UH coming in for seven and 0:20:23.640 --> 0:20:27.360 five team at home, making a playoff run, complete trap game. 0:20:27.440 --> 0:20:30.159 I have lost one of these games before. Luckily in 0:20:30.200 --> 0:20:33.360 two thousand and six one played Buffalo seven and five 0:20:33.400 --> 0:20:35.320 at our place. We lost, and we were lucky enough 0:20:35.359 --> 0:20:38.080 to and good enough to win the last three to 0:20:38.119 --> 0:20:40.679 get to tennis six and make it in. But this 0:20:40.840 --> 0:20:43.560 is a complete trap game for the Jets, and you 0:20:43.680 --> 0:20:47.080 certainly UM wants to make sure that you have a 0:20:47.119 --> 0:20:50.280 complete total team victory, and it's going to take that. 0:20:50.720 --> 0:20:54.760 I think when you're facing a young quarterback, especially like 0:20:55.400 --> 0:20:58.320 Marcus Mariotta, you can't allow him to make plays with 0:20:58.440 --> 0:21:02.560 his feet. Uh. He proved Sunday that he has an opportunity. 0:21:02.560 --> 0:21:05.240 He has a he's very opportunistic with his feet with 0:21:05.280 --> 0:21:08.600 a huge touchdown run then he had against Jaguars. So 0:21:08.720 --> 0:21:11.560 it's important that you contain him in the pocket, forced 0:21:11.640 --> 0:21:14.639 him to be a passer on all downs. Don't just 0:21:14.720 --> 0:21:17.720 rush past him. Make sure you push the pocket up 0:21:17.720 --> 0:21:20.000 in the middle, keep him in that pocket and make 0:21:20.080 --> 0:21:22.720 and see if he can be consistent for four quarters 0:21:22.800 --> 0:21:27.600 and making solid reads. I think that's number one partner. 0:21:27.640 --> 0:21:30.040 Has his accuracy impressed you? Because we know he was 0:21:30.080 --> 0:21:34.200 a tremendous athlete, but a lot of uh times at Oregon, 0:21:34.760 --> 0:21:36.919 I really didn't know what I was looking at because 0:21:36.960 --> 0:21:39.160 you know this a lot of these big D one 0:21:39.280 --> 0:21:43.560 programs they can out athlete other schools at times, and 0:21:43.720 --> 0:21:46.480 there aren't a lot of reads. But on the pro 0:21:46.640 --> 0:21:50.119 level now and I know they probably simplified this offensive 0:21:50.119 --> 0:21:53.760 system because he's a rookie. He's still putting up impressive 0:21:53.880 --> 0:21:58.240 numbers as far as completion percentage is concerned, and he's 0:21:58.280 --> 0:22:03.280 only thrown nine in substance so far. Well, I agree 0:22:03.320 --> 0:22:06.040 with you, Eric, I think that his accuracy has been 0:22:06.119 --> 0:22:11.280 something that's been impressive, and um, I think the Titans 0:22:11.280 --> 0:22:15.080 should be happy about that and and pleasantly surprised and 0:22:15.119 --> 0:22:18.159 impressed by that, because I agree with you and the 0:22:18.240 --> 0:22:20.919 spread systems in college, a lot of these receivers are 0:22:20.960 --> 0:22:24.000 sitting there wide open and not a defender with him 0:22:24.040 --> 0:22:26.400 three or four yards of them. And and he's been 0:22:26.440 --> 0:22:29.119 able to make some some big time throws in in 0:22:29.200 --> 0:22:33.560 certain situations that are good passes and that our accurate 0:22:33.600 --> 0:22:36.679