Speaker 1: Welcome to another installment of Jets Audibles. Eric Allen here
Speaker 1: with Chad Pennington as always okay partner. What did you
Speaker 1: think about the dramatic finish by the Jets as they
Speaker 1: overcame a ten point deficit to the crosstown rivals, the
Speaker 1: New York Giants and went in stunning fashion on Sunday
Speaker 1: and overtime. Well, I think it's important um for fans
Speaker 1: to feel good about this whim because their team showed resolve,
Speaker 1: their teams showed never dined attitude, and the team was
Speaker 1: able to uh overcome adversity. And really the last eight
Speaker 1: minutes of the game was fantastic, uh and then going
Speaker 1: into overtime was fantastic as well. So I think it
Speaker 1: showed grit. I think it's showed determination, and probably for
Speaker 1: the team itself, it showed that, you know what we
Speaker 1: can We can win football games by passing the football.
Speaker 1: We don't just have to rely on the run to
Speaker 1: get our offense going. And that's exactly what happened. For
Speaker 1: the most part. The Giants kept the running game in
Speaker 1: check with only nine until the yards are rushing, and
Speaker 1: the Jets were able to pierce through with their passing game,
Speaker 1: and that's important moving forward knowing that you can win
Speaker 1: both run and pass. So from a quarterbacks perspective, what
Speaker 1: clicked they're late for Rye Fitzpatrick, and you're one of
Speaker 1: the first people to mention it is that he's always
Speaker 1: looked comfortable when the team goes to a temple hurry
Speaker 1: up mode. After rhon tz Miles makes the momentum turning
Speaker 1: play with the interception, there what clicked offensively for this team, Well,
Speaker 1: I think what happens, especially with the veteran quarterback, when
Speaker 1: you get into a no huddle situations and hurry up situations,
Speaker 1: you really get dialed in mentally. And I think that's
Speaker 1: important for a guy like Ryan Fitzpatrick, who is extremely
Speaker 1: smart and and sees the field well. When he's able
Speaker 1: to dial in mentally and be part of the play
Speaker 1: calling and directing a traffic I think that really helps
Speaker 1: him and his rhythm and then it obviously affects the
Speaker 1: offense in a positive way as well. And so at
Speaker 1: the first when I was watching went back and watch
Speaker 1: the game, I felt like, well, the Jets didn't do
Speaker 1: anything in the second half until the eight minute mark. Well,
Speaker 1: there was a reason for that. They only had one
Speaker 1: drive until eight minutes left uh in the fourth quarter
Speaker 1: because the Giants had held the ball for so long.
Speaker 1: So uh that was kind of the misrepresentation of the
Speaker 1: Jets offense and just a good job of the Giants
Speaker 1: holding the football on offense as well as the Jets
Speaker 1: making some key penalties to keep drives alive. And so
Speaker 1: the Jet's office didn't really have opportunities until that eight
Speaker 1: minute mark when they were down uh ten points at
Speaker 1: the fourth quarter, and they were able to establish a
Speaker 1: rhythm and get back into sync and do some great
Speaker 1: things and end up going into overtime to win the game. Well,
Speaker 1: looking back at that first drive at twenty a time,
Speaker 1: he got Decker involved right off the bat, and he
Speaker 1: kept on going to him and the Jets moved down
Speaker 1: the field and eventually cashed in with the field goal.
Speaker 1: Did the Giants started start to play a little bit
Speaker 1: differently in the secondary as far as a little bit
Speaker 1: more off for Decker was just beating coverage there. He
Speaker 1: was certainly beating coverage. And I think we have to
Speaker 1: give coach Gaily credit sometimes as coordinators, we can overthink
Speaker 1: ourselves as coordinators and think we have to be so
Speaker 1: multiple in our play calling, and you can see that
Speaker 1: throughout both of those drives, he went back to play
Speaker 1: that had already worked. And it's one of those things
Speaker 1: as if hitter and play caller you were saying, hey,
Speaker 1: until you stop it, I'm going to run the same things.
Speaker 1: And that's exactly what happened. You saw. The Jets have
Speaker 1: a lot of success, in my opinion, in two areas.
Speaker 1: In the empty package, they had success uh down the
Speaker 1: field as well as short throws. And then their screen
Speaker 1: package really paid dividends for them early in the game
Speaker 1: and late in the game, being able to create plays
Speaker 1: um and explosive plays with just simple screen calls, which
Speaker 1: is important. That slows down the pass rush, gets the
Speaker 1: ball out of Fitzpatrick's hand early, and and really controls
Speaker 1: the tempo of the defense. So what can that do
Speaker 1: for this team moving forward? Like you just mentioned the
Speaker 1: screen packages, blal Paul looks really fresh. You pointed it
Speaker 1: out after the Houston game. You'll like what you saw
Speaker 1: of him in the loss. Now a couple of weeks later,
Speaker 1: the Jets have suddenly won two games in a row
Speaker 1: and he has become a real threat out of the
Speaker 1: backfield in the past game. Well, he's an extension of
Speaker 1: the running game for Chris Ivory. Not only can blal
Speaker 1: Paule do some damage in the running game, now he's
Speaker 1: an extension of that running game, a short passing game,
Speaker 1: whether it be screenplays, checkdowns, or even matchups out on
Speaker 1: the perimeter. He creates another advantage for the Jets offense,
Speaker 1: which is extremely important. We know that the running game
Speaker 1: has been solid all year and we've said that, but
Speaker 1: that this Jets seemed to take the next step and
Speaker 1: making their playoff run. They have to prove that they
Speaker 1: can be consistent in the passing game, and I think
Speaker 1: the last two weeks they have done that. The passing
Speaker 1: game has made big, big plays, and I think that
Speaker 1: will serve them well into these last four games of
Speaker 1: the season. Knowing that no matter what the situation is,
Speaker 1: uh in what situation we find ourselves in as a team,
Speaker 1: I think the Jets feel like they have a chance
Speaker 1: to win because all facets of the offense have proven
Speaker 1: that they can be productive. How much pressure doesn't put
Speaker 1: on the defense right now, what Brandon Marshall and Eric
Speaker 1: Ducker continue to do. Last game against the Giants is
Speaker 1: the first are wide receiver dual for the Jets since
Speaker 1: all the way back to Wesley Walker. Now, tun Wow,
Speaker 1: that's a stat for you there. That's impressive, um, And
Speaker 1: I think that first of all, with both of their production,
Speaker 1: I think first of all, it leads to the fact
Speaker 1: that fitz Patrick is an equal opportunity quarterback. He's going
Speaker 1: to read the coverage. He is going to make sure
Speaker 1: that he takes what the defense is giving him. And
Speaker 1: both receivers aren't pressing. They trust Fitzpatrick that throughout the
Speaker 1: game they will get their chances, their opportunities. So no
Speaker 1: one's pressing right now within this offense. They're letting the
Speaker 1: place come to them when they come and when those
Speaker 1: opportunities happen. That's that's number one. Number two. For two
Speaker 1: weeks now, we've seen a young receiver make a couple
Speaker 1: of plays in the passing game, and Noir made two
Speaker 1: plays in the passing game, which was important. The week
Speaker 1: before Smith made two plays. And now you add Pal
Speaker 1: as that third option that really creates an advantage for
Speaker 1: the Jets offense. You played against Fitzpatrick when you were
Speaker 1: a player. Obviously you were preparing for opposing defenses, But
Speaker 1: what have you seen from him now through twelve games,
Speaker 1: because you break down the tape each and every week,
Speaker 1: and what have you seen from him that has impressed
Speaker 1: you As far as his development as a player that
Speaker 1: maybe the Ryan Fitzpatrick we saw three or four years ago. Well,
Speaker 1: I think number one, he is finally in tune with
Speaker 1: what his strengths are. And to me, first of all,
Speaker 1: his number one strength is his mind and delivering the
Speaker 1: football with anticipation and accuracy and not forcing throws uh
Speaker 1: that he doesn't need to force. That's number one. Number two,
Speaker 1: he's done a really good job of just seizing the opportunity,
Speaker 1: whether it be with his arm or with his legs.
Speaker 1: He has made big plays. And think of the fourth
Speaker 1: down in sixth play on Sunday that was with his legs.
Speaker 1: That was a veteran move to say the coverage is there,
Speaker 1: Well us, don't just throw it up for hope in prayer.
Speaker 1: I've got a chance to get six yards and he does. Uh.
Speaker 1: That comes with experience, knowing when to run, when not
Speaker 1: to run, and at the right time to run. I
Speaker 1: think that's that's extremely important. The third thing that I've
Speaker 1: seen that's been really impressive for me is that he
Speaker 1: has really become a solid passer. And there's two plays
Speaker 1: that bring that to mind. Number one against the Dolphins,
Speaker 1: the corner throw to Brandon Marshall early in the game
Speaker 1: was was an amazing pass. Knowing the type of durest
Speaker 1: that he was under and how early he actually threw
Speaker 1: the ball, that was fantastic. And then and over time
Speaker 1: on Sunday on third and two on a bootleg pass,
Speaker 1: he hits Eric Decker and if you go back and
Speaker 1: watch the film, that was not a missile of a throw.
Speaker 1: That was not a hundred mile hour throw. It was
Speaker 1: a soft touch throw thrown before Decker came out of
Speaker 1: his break, ends up on the sideline of where Decker
Speaker 1: can catch it or No. One. It was a huge
Speaker 1: first down conversion. That that is the difference in throwing
Speaker 1: this football and passing the football, and that's in the
Speaker 1: area that it's packed. Fitzpatrick has really elevated his game.
Speaker 1: You were such a great red zone player yourself, and
Speaker 1: we talk about it every week, but I want to
Speaker 1: look at it from a total package, the whole perspective.
Speaker 1: How impressive is it right now for this Jets team
Speaker 1: to be leading the NFL, not only in touchdown efficiency offensively,
Speaker 1: but they're also doing that defensively. Their number one in
Speaker 1: the league in red zone and both units well. And
Speaker 1: that's why they're seven and five, I think because the
Speaker 1: defensive has kept opponents out of the end zone as
Speaker 1: far as touchdowns are concerned. And offensively, the opportunities that
Speaker 1: they have gotten they've really turned into points and touchdowns
Speaker 1: and that's important and and so that bodes well for
Speaker 1: the last four games because these next four games, uh,
Speaker 1: you're not gonna be able to predict what exactly is
Speaker 1: going to happen, but you've got to know that when
Speaker 1: I when the Jets are in the red zone, they
Speaker 1: have proven that they can score touchdowns and score them
Speaker 1: uh consistently. And when the Jets defense is in the
Speaker 1: red zone, they have proven that they can turn those
Speaker 1: touchdown opportunities at least into field goals. And that's that's
Speaker 1: the difference between winning and losing in the month of December.
Speaker 1: It comes down to those finite categories. A very strange
Speaker 1: game obviously on Sunday, like you mentioned, the Jets didn't
Speaker 1: have a lot of opportunities with the football in the
Speaker 1: second half because the Giants held the ball for eleven
Speaker 1: twenty one partner. Obviously, they converted a couple of times
Speaker 1: on third down. A number of penalties really hurt the Jets,
Speaker 1: but they came through when they needed it most with
Speaker 1: Ron tays Miles interception that really changed the ball game.
Speaker 1: But were you impressed or what do you think this
Speaker 1: coaching staff did from a defensive adjustment perspective, because the
Speaker 1: Jets gave up some big passing plays in the first half.
Speaker 1: O'dal Backham got his yards in this game. But one
Speaker 1: of the things that guys were saying on Monday Chad
Speaker 1: was early on, we played a lot of zone. Then
Speaker 1: in the second half we kind of switched some things up.
Speaker 1: We played some more man Remember this team was down
Speaker 1: without without Darrell Revas, who for a second consecutive game
Speaker 1: was a concussion protocol. Marcus Williams, who leads a team
Speaker 1: of five interceptions, he didn't play, and then Calvin Pryor
Speaker 1: has become a force in the second year. He was
Speaker 1: out with a stinger as well. Well. I can completely
Speaker 1: agree with the players, and I think it was a
Speaker 1: great adjustment. I think the Jets went in knowing their
Speaker 1: injury situation in the defensive backfield, team, we probably will
Speaker 1: need to play more zone to protect ourselves. And then
Speaker 1: they made an adjustment. The staff made adjustment thing, you
Speaker 1: of what we can actually cover these guys. We feel
Speaker 1: much better about our coverage situation, and maybe the Giants
Speaker 1: receiving core as a core is not as good or
Speaker 1: we're giving them too much credit. And so they changed
Speaker 1: and that's exactly what I saw. I saw more man
Speaker 1: the man coverages as the game progressed, and it it
Speaker 1: went well for the Jets in that area, and they
Speaker 1: covered extremely well in man the man defensive situations. And
Speaker 1: so that was a great adjustment by the staff to
Speaker 1: make that adjustment and go away from what they thought
Speaker 1: the game plan would be about. And then the players
Speaker 1: responded and made it happen a very emotional locker room.
Speaker 1: And you know the way Todd Bowls is going to be,
Speaker 1: uh considering uh, he was down there in Miami with
Speaker 1: you when you were a Dolphin, and you know his
Speaker 1: approach because you worked for his mentors like a guy
Speaker 1: like Bill parselves. But with all that being said, coming
Speaker 1: back from ton points down for just a ton time
Speaker 1: and franchise history, when you're down by ton or more
Speaker 1: in the fourth core order, beating the Giants, finishing emotional
Speaker 1: locker room. What could this do for the team as
Speaker 1: it enters the final quarter. Well, I think I think
Speaker 1: the biggest um the point of this game and how
Speaker 1: this game evolved and turned out, was that the Jets know,
Speaker 1: if there's time on the clock, we have a chance
Speaker 1: to win. Whether it be our defense making a big stop,
Speaker 1: coming up with a big play, we've done that. Whether
Speaker 1: it be our offense, uh, putting the couple drives together
Speaker 1: and taking our team into into overtime or winning games,
Speaker 1: we've done that. So now they have proof and what
Speaker 1: the coaches have been preaching, and that's important for a team.
Speaker 1: It's it's one thing to hear it and to talk
Speaker 1: about it. It's another thing to be about it and
Speaker 1: to actually have proof that you've done it. And this
Speaker 1: team they have done it. They've been in multiple situations
Speaker 1: where adversity has struck and they've been able to answer
Speaker 1: the call. And so this is another example of them
Speaker 1: being able to answer call. Mind you, not only did
Speaker 1: they come back from ten down in the fourth quarter,
Speaker 1: it was ten down with eight minutes left. That that's
Speaker 1: big time. That's that's very very difficult to do and
Speaker 1: they were able to do that. All right, Let's take
Speaker 1: a couple of Twitter questions on Jets audibles for Chad
Speaker 1: penny Tin. Rob writes in and asked, where's the breakdown
Speaker 1: of the run game? Offensive line and Ivory have appeared
Speaker 1: to hit the wall in recent games. Before you take that,
Speaker 1: I just want to tell you, Chad that Chris Ivory
Speaker 1: had ten carries for forty seven yards. So those numbers
Speaker 1: weren't that bad, not at all. I didn't feel like
Speaker 1: the run game was bad. I felt like the run
Speaker 1: game was successful. It's just that the opportunities because of
Speaker 1: the game and the type of game it was, the
Speaker 1: opportunities were there in the passing game. That's why you
Speaker 1: had fifty attempts. I thought the running game was efficient.
Speaker 1: It wasn't great stats, It wasn't a d fifty yard day.
Speaker 1: It was efficient. And when you watch the game, you
Speaker 1: see that the Giants they were having eight men in
Speaker 1: the box. Safeties were blitzing off the edge. Receivers couldn't
Speaker 1: even get to the eighth element and trying to block
Speaker 1: the eighth men in the box because they were coming
Speaker 1: off the line of scrimmage and the receivers weren't able
Speaker 1: to take care of that issue. So that's why the
Speaker 1: Jets then had to go use the empty package, used
Speaker 1: the spread packages, use the screen game as an extension
Speaker 1: of the running game. That's what's great about an offense
Speaker 1: when it can find ways to complement its defense by
Speaker 1: finding other ways than your typical ways to produce, whether
Speaker 1: it be the screen game, short passing game, uh, the
Speaker 1: draw game, you name it. Uh, that's what you're looking
Speaker 1: in for an offense. It's not necessarily your run of
Speaker 1: the mill statistics that you're looking for. You're just looking
Speaker 1: to see can an offense be efficient and effective in
Speaker 1: all areas? And and that's that's what the Jets have
Speaker 1: been able to find, that they've been able to find
Speaker 1: success in different areas of their offense. And you were
Speaker 1: a tough guy, as most quarterbacks are, but he makes
Speaker 1: the National Football League. Most guys are mentally a physically
Speaker 1: tough How much do you appreciate the way fits attacks
Speaker 1: it out there? His mentality because he took some vicious
Speaker 1: shots early in that ballgame, he kept on getting up. Well,
Speaker 1: I'm always worried because I never want to see him
Speaker 1: take an unnecessary hit I know that those hits add
Speaker 1: up over time, and it only takes one to take
Speaker 1: you out of the game. So I love the grittiness.
Speaker 1: I love the opportunistic attitude. I always want to see
Speaker 1: him just protect himself because the Jets are at their
Speaker 1: best when he is behind center right now, and if
Speaker 1: he has to suffer a hit that takes him out,
Speaker 1: that doesn't bode well for the Jets in my opinion. So,
Speaker 1: but there's no doubt I love the attitude that he
Speaker 1: has had to be able to play with the injury
Speaker 1: that he's had. Uh. I don't think people are talking
Speaker 1: about that enough. That's extremely difficult to go through the
Speaker 1: adversity that he's faced from the injury standpoint and to
Speaker 1: play actually and to actually improve. He is improving as
Speaker 1: the season moves forward and going into this uh these
Speaker 1: last four games, I think you feel good when you
Speaker 1: watch his quarterback play that it's not stale and it's
Speaker 1: not declining. He's actually on the incline and on the
Speaker 1: rise as far as his play as a quarterback in
Speaker 1: this system. Frank wants to know one of the things
Speaker 1: the Jets need to clean up the most in your mind, Well,
Speaker 1: Number one it's special teams. UH. They must clean up
Speaker 1: the special team's miscus uh and clean up the return
Speaker 1: yardage from the opponent. I think once you show that
Speaker 1: you have that weakness, teams put an emphasis on it.
Speaker 1: Tom Coughlin told Dan Fouts, we have an advantage in
Speaker 1: the return game, and they were proven right. And until
Speaker 1: the Jets proved the opponent wrong, you will see an
Speaker 1: emphasis put on the return game UH and special teams.
Speaker 1: So that to me is number one, because that is
Speaker 1: a game changer that can that's the difference in winning
Speaker 1: and losing. Is the simple return yard is because you
Speaker 1: don't see that in statistics. Those are hidden yards that
Speaker 1: create field position and create points. You've got to address
Speaker 1: that as a team. And then secondly, I think they
Speaker 1: just have to clean up those missques, whether it be
Speaker 1: a bust of coverage, holding penalty on offense, or a
Speaker 1: defensive hold or passing appearance on defense that are keeping
Speaker 1: drives alive or making drives a stop. Those are the
Speaker 1: simple things that you have to clean up to make
Speaker 1: sure that if you're getting stopped, or you're getting u
Speaker 1: or you're not being able to stop someone, it's because
Speaker 1: that they're just flat better than you. But when you
Speaker 1: are allowing drives to stay alive, or you're not staying
Speaker 1: on the field because of your own mistakes, those are
Speaker 1: things that you have to clean up. All right, David's
Speaker 1: coming at you with some stats here. He writes, six
Speaker 1: of the seven Jets wins came when they scored ten
Speaker 1: or more points in the first half. What can the
Speaker 1: Jets do to get off the offense and rhythm and
Speaker 1: get more first half scores. Well, that's that's a good point.
Speaker 1: I think that if you look back at us think
Speaker 1: you will probably find that a lot of those points
Speaker 1: have come at the end of the second quarter. They've
Speaker 1: been really efficient in two minute drives and trying to
Speaker 1: score points before the half. So, um, not to be nitpicky,
Speaker 1: but if you'd like to see a better start, it
Speaker 1: certainly would be in the first quarter. But we all
Speaker 1: know that it's not how you started, how you finish,
Speaker 1: and they're doing a good job of finishing. So if
Speaker 1: we really being nitpicky, you would at least want to see,
Speaker 1: even if it's not points eric in the first quarter,
Speaker 1: you would want to see a couple of drives. There
Speaker 1: are seven and eight play drives. Number one that's important
Speaker 1: for your defense. And then number two, it's important for
Speaker 1: your offense to gain a little a little rhythm even
Speaker 1: if it's not scoring. Alright, So fast forward to this week, buddy,
Speaker 1: UH Jets are seven to five. They're hosting a three
Speaker 1: and nine Tennessee. Eaton's team was coming off of victory,
Speaker 1: and they have a rookie quarterback that I know you
Speaker 1: got a little bit familiar with UM, probably an indie
Speaker 1: at the scouting combine. And PAULI asks, how does New
Speaker 1: York stop Marcus Mariotta? Well, this is a complete trap game.
Speaker 1: Three and nine team, UH coming in for seven and
Speaker 1: five team at home, making a playoff run, complete trap game.
Speaker 1: I have lost one of these games before. Luckily in
Speaker 1: two thousand and six one played Buffalo seven and five
Speaker 1: at our place. We lost, and we were lucky enough
Speaker 1: to and good enough to win the last three to
Speaker 1: get to tennis six and make it in. But this
Speaker 1: is a complete trap game for the Jets, and you
Speaker 1: certainly UM wants to make sure that you have a
Speaker 1: complete total team victory, and it's going to take that.
Speaker 1: I think when you're facing a young quarterback, especially like
Speaker 1: Marcus Mariotta, you can't allow him to make plays with
Speaker 1: his feet. Uh. He proved Sunday that he has an opportunity.
Speaker 1: He has a he's very opportunistic with his feet with
Speaker 1: a huge touchdown run then he had against Jaguars. So
Speaker 1: it's important that you contain him in the pocket, forced
Speaker 1: him to be a passer on all downs. Don't just
Speaker 1: rush past him. Make sure you push the pocket up
Speaker 1: in the middle, keep him in that pocket and make
Speaker 1: and see if he can be consistent for four quarters
Speaker 1: and making solid reads. I think that's number one partner.
Speaker 1: Has his accuracy impressed you? Because we know he was
Speaker 1: a tremendous athlete, but a lot of uh times at Oregon,
Speaker 1: I really didn't know what I was looking at because
Speaker 1: you know this a lot of these big D one
Speaker 1: programs they can out athlete other schools at times, and
Speaker 1: there aren't a lot of reads. But on the pro
Speaker 1: level now and I know they probably simplified this offensive
Speaker 1: system because he's a rookie. He's still putting up impressive
Speaker 1: numbers as far as completion percentage is concerned, and he's
Speaker 1: only thrown nine in substance so far. Well, I agree
Speaker 1: with you, Eric, I think that his accuracy has been
Speaker 1: something that's been impressive, and um, I think the Titans
Speaker 1: should be happy about that and and pleasantly surprised and
Speaker 1: impressed by that, because I agree with you and the
Speaker 1: spread systems in college, a lot of these receivers are
Speaker 1: sitting there wide open and not a defender with him
Speaker 1: three or four yards of them. And and he's been
Speaker 1: able to make some some big time throws in in
Speaker 1: certain situations that are good passes and that our accurate
Speaker 1: passes with anticipation and they have the right accuracy. And
Speaker 1: so that's important to see when you're trying to develop
Speaker 1: a quarterback. Uh, it's one thing to just be able
Speaker 1: to throw against air, but can you hit what you're
Speaker 1: aiming at when the lights are on? And he's starting
Speaker 1: to prove that he's probably a better pastor than what
Speaker 1: most analysts thought he was coming out of college. Yeah,
Speaker 1: and I'll tell you what defensively their front can get
Speaker 1: after you're talking about is like Casey Brian and rack
Speaker 1: Ball coming off the edge. I believe they're tied for
Speaker 1: fifth in the National Football League in sacks and gave
Speaker 1: up a lot of passing yards last week to Jacksonville.
Speaker 1: So this is gonna lead me in to my next question,
Speaker 1: and this actually comes in from Eric good name. Uh, Chad,
Speaker 1: how many touchdowns would you have thrown in your era
Speaker 1: with Brandon Marshall and Eric Decker as your receivers. I
Speaker 1: would hope many more than one idea. And I actually
Speaker 1: had a chance to possibly play with Brandon Marshall when
Speaker 1: I was in Miami, and I got a chance to
Speaker 1: play three plays with before I got intoed on my
Speaker 1: last shoulder surgery. And I just remember that week of practice,
Speaker 1: the connection that we were developing, and you know, I
Speaker 1: was going to him a lot and one on one
Speaker 1: situations and he was surprised, pleasantly surprised that I was
Speaker 1: doing that. And he knew that I was going to
Speaker 1: get into football and I was really looking forward to it. So,
Speaker 1: you know, I've been impressed with Fitzpatrick and Brandon mars chemistry.
Speaker 1: To be able to have this type of chemistry, um
Speaker 1: twelve games in that that's that's impressive to be able
Speaker 1: to do that not having played with each other before.
Speaker 1: And uh, and then you throw an Eric Decker who
Speaker 1: has just been as solid as they come. It is
Speaker 1: a great one to combination. There's no question about it
Speaker 1: and defensive struggle and trying to defend both of those guys. Alright,
Speaker 1: So the Jets sit here at seven to five at
Speaker 1: the season and did today, which we all say, but
Speaker 1: obviously we got a quarter of the way to go.
Speaker 1: The Jets would be right in that playoff frame three
Speaker 1: seven and five teams. Kansas City keeps on winning Chad
Speaker 1: six in a raw. There are a lot of punents
Speaker 1: out there who look at the schedule and say Kansas
Speaker 1: City could win out and go eleven and five. And
Speaker 1: then you got Pittsburgh there seven of five as well,
Speaker 1: and they have two tough ball games coming up right now.
Speaker 1: What do you think about the Steelers the next two weeks,
Speaker 1: first going to Cincinnati and playing against the Bengals, and
Speaker 1: then next week coming home and playing the Denver Broncos.
Speaker 1: How do you think the Steelers are gonna fair those
Speaker 1: two matchups because an explosive offense goes that is gonna
Speaker 1: go against the NFL's top two scoring defenses. Well, that's
Speaker 1: exactly what I was gonna say. That's that's gonna be
Speaker 1: a great matchup to watch over the next two weeks
Speaker 1: because the Steelers have an explosive offense, and Ben Roethlisberger
Speaker 1: has done a great job. Todd Haley, the offensive coordinator,
Speaker 1: former Jet coach, has done a great job in creating opportunities,
Speaker 1: uh for that offense, even with the injuries that they've
Speaker 1: sustained in the offensive line as well as with their
Speaker 1: running back situation. I mean, they've done an outstanding job
Speaker 1: of of really doing some good things in the passing game.
Speaker 1: On offense in general, the three wide receivers that they
Speaker 1: have are as good as anybody in foot ball when
Speaker 1: it comes to a complete wide receiver corps. And so
Speaker 1: that's gonna be a big challenge for the Bengals and
Speaker 1: also for the Broncos. Um. I think for the Bengals
Speaker 1: that plays into their hands that it is in Cincinnati,
Speaker 1: but in that NFC North Division, you can't you can't
Speaker 1: really put your hand on anything as source what is
Speaker 1: going to happen. So uh for the Jets. From the
Speaker 1: Jets situation and standpoint, uh, you know this is these
Speaker 1: are two big weeks. That's why these next two weeks
Speaker 1: are just as important for the Jets as it is
Speaker 1: the Steelers, because the Jets can certainly get a win
Speaker 1: against the Titans. Moving forward, where the Pittsburgh Steelers have
Speaker 1: a difficult game. That could be a step in the
Speaker 1: right direction and get step ahead in this wild card race. Yeah,
Speaker 1: I love Bulls as approached and you'll like this too.
Speaker 1: Was a former player who said, we're just gonna keep
Speaker 1: our head down. At the end of it, we'll look
Speaker 1: up and see where we're at. Jets fans can keep
Speaker 1: their eye on the opposing scoreboard during these ballgames. Well,
Speaker 1: what I tell you that Kansas City has three of
Speaker 1: their next four. Three of their five to four games
Speaker 1: at home against San Diego, Cleveland and Oakland, a team
Speaker 1: they just beat on the road, and their only road
Speaker 1: date as is against a Baltimore team that has struggled
Speaker 1: this year. Could you foresee the Chiefs win and up? Oh,
Speaker 1: no question that they can't. They can when we're in Miami,
Speaker 1: we won nine of our last ten and so uh
Speaker 1: and when we were sitting there at six and five
Speaker 1: and one out, So it can certainly be done. It
Speaker 1: won't be easy, but they can certainly do it. And
Speaker 1: they saidly have the momentum. Uh, and that would be
Speaker 1: impressive after starting uh, you know, one and five and
Speaker 1: they be able to win ten in a row which
Speaker 1: has as when I was in Miami we won nine
Speaker 1: out of teams, so it can certainly be done and
Speaker 1: they have the right situation to do it as well.
Speaker 1: Now it doesn't mean it's going to be done, but
Speaker 1: it's out there for them. Yeah. And then you know,
Speaker 1: you look at the FC still the Bills are right
Speaker 1: in the mix, still right on. Uh, you know, on
Speaker 1: the cost bit looks like an age I should say
Speaker 1: six and six and the FC South is wild and
Speaker 1: wacky with Houston and Indianapolis both being six and six.
Speaker 1: A lot of football left to be played, but the
Speaker 1: Jets continue to play meaningful football in December. You're gonna
Speaker 1: be up here in Midlife Stadium on Sunday, aren't you. Absolutely.
Speaker 1: I'll be up there visiting some suites and fans and
Speaker 1: things like that, looking forward to it. I think anytime
Speaker 1: you have your team in the playoff race in December,
Speaker 1: it is a lot of fun for fans. That's when
Speaker 1: it really you really start to see what NFL professional
Speaker 1: football is all about. When you have playoff teams buying
Speaker 1: for spots in December, the intensity is much much greater. Um,
Speaker 1: it's on the line, and uh, I think this month
Speaker 1: also proves that you'll see some teams actually just flat
Speaker 1: out loose ball games that they should and and that
Speaker 1: they you know, they gave to the opponent. And that's
Speaker 1: what you want to stay away from as a team,
Speaker 1: is making sure that you're doing everything you can uh
Speaker 1: to not just give a game to an opponent, but
Speaker 1: really focus in on the little details of the game
Speaker 1: that can change the game. All right, we're looking forward
Speaker 1: to seeing it up your partner, Hey, you too, Eric,
Speaker 1: Thank you.