WEBVTT - Pennington: 'Quintessential' Fitz Performance (12/2) 0:00:12.039 --> 0:00:15.120 Welcome to Jets Audibles, Eric Allen, joined by my partner 0:00:15.200 --> 0:00:18.439 as always, Chad Pennington. Okay, Chad, we're gonna start off 0:00:18.480 --> 0:00:22.720 with the trivia question. Can you tell me the last 0:00:22.840 --> 0:00:28.160 quarterback before Ryan Fitzpatrick on Sunday? Last Jets quarterback who 0:00:28.240 --> 0:00:35.600 throw four touchdowns in a game with zero interceptions? Yeah, well, 0:00:35.640 --> 0:00:39.040 I hope i'd be part of that answer. Um, I 0:00:39.120 --> 0:00:42.159 do remember having that type of game. I think it 0:00:42.200 --> 0:00:45.599 was against Detroit, wasn't it in two thousand, two thousand two? 0:00:46.040 --> 0:00:51.080 Beingo Chad Pennington, how about that. I'm not saying that 0:00:51.159 --> 0:00:53.800 because I'm conceded. I just was figuring you're trying to 0:00:53.800 --> 0:00:56.319 trick me and think about somebody else. I thought I'd 0:00:56.320 --> 0:01:00.240 thrown myself into the mix. Two. So, what did you 0:01:00.280 --> 0:01:03.760 think about Fitzpatrick's performance against the Miami Dolphins that the 0:01:03.840 --> 0:01:09.039 Jets got that much needed victory. Well, it was a 0:01:09.520 --> 0:01:13.680 I think it was a quintessential Ryan Dispatrick performance. And 0:01:13.720 --> 0:01:17.400 what we see from Ryan is he is an all 0:01:17.480 --> 0:01:21.520 in quarterback. He plays the game to do whatever it 0:01:21.560 --> 0:01:24.080 takes to get the next first down, the next yard, 0:01:24.160 --> 0:01:27.679 the next completion, and so you saw that from his 0:01:27.760 --> 0:01:31.640 play on Sunday where he ran for first downs, he 0:01:31.760 --> 0:01:35.560 threw for first down. Um, I don't think people really 0:01:35.640 --> 0:01:40.320 saw the magnificent play that he made, even though they 0:01:40.319 --> 0:01:44.119 saw the touchdown play Brandon Marshall for the first touchdown 0:01:44.240 --> 0:01:45.960 if you went, if you go back and look at 0:01:46.000 --> 0:01:49.200 that play, that was a heck of a quarterback play 0:01:49.280 --> 0:01:52.400 on his part where he was getting pressure, he threw 0:01:52.400 --> 0:01:56.360 the ball extremely early, had enough touch and accuracy on 0:01:56.440 --> 0:01:59.600 it to where it Brandon, you know, essentially had to 0:01:59.600 --> 0:02:01.760 make the hatch because it was such a perfect throw. 0:02:02.520 --> 0:02:06.080 That was a great quarterback play. So I think that, uh, 0:02:06.320 --> 0:02:10.440 from Ryan's standpoint, you know, that was a performance that 0:02:11.000 --> 0:02:13.320 from a fan and then watching quarterbacks that I was, 0:02:14.120 --> 0:02:17.160 I was glad to see and it was fun to watch. Chad. 0:02:17.240 --> 0:02:19.720 Did you like his patients? He said going into this 0:02:19.840 --> 0:02:23.240 game that, hey, listen, I haven't played really well lately, 0:02:23.560 --> 0:02:26.960 And then after this ball game he said, I didn't 0:02:26.960 --> 0:02:29.320 try to force things. I didn't put it pressure on 0:02:29.400 --> 0:02:32.400 myself to make a play. I took what was there. 0:02:34.080 --> 0:02:37.120 And I think that's this kind of the overall mindset 0:02:37.880 --> 0:02:40.680 for the whole offense. And I think that what we 0:02:40.760 --> 0:02:43.960 saw before this game leading up to this game was 0:02:44.040 --> 0:02:48.280 players such as Fitzpatrick or Brandon Marshall, Ary Becker trying 0:02:48.320 --> 0:02:51.280 to make too much out of something and putting too 0:02:51.320 --> 0:02:54.800 much pressure on themselves to make big plays to create 0:02:54.840 --> 0:02:57.200 a spark instead of just letting the game come to 0:02:57.280 --> 0:02:59.760 them naturally. And when that plays there to be made, 0:03:00.440 --> 0:03:02.959 they make it. And so I think that's the difference 0:03:03.400 --> 0:03:06.520 and what you saw on Sunday compared to the previous weeks. 0:03:07.000 --> 0:03:09.399 When plays were there to be made, they made them, 0:03:09.400 --> 0:03:11.880 but they didn't go looking for them. They just took 0:03:11.919 --> 0:03:14.080 what was there, and if it was a big play, 0:03:14.120 --> 0:03:15.840 they made it. If it was a small play to 0:03:15.919 --> 0:03:19.320 keep drive alive or just the completion play, whatever that 0:03:19.400 --> 0:03:23.920 play required at that particular moment, they made those plays. 0:03:24.520 --> 0:03:27.600 Was there anything scheme wise that Jan Gailey was doing 0:03:28.440 --> 0:03:31.560 attacking the Dolphins that might have been a little bit 0:03:31.600 --> 0:03:35.520 different than what we've seen of late, Well, I just 0:03:35.560 --> 0:03:38.800 think that the multiplicity and I think, uh, what you 0:03:38.840 --> 0:03:42.440 saw from a scheme standpoint, first of all, was that 0:03:42.520 --> 0:03:45.839 the running game was existent, you know, and had been 0:03:46.120 --> 0:03:49.040 u kind of non existent for the last couple of weeks, 0:03:49.480 --> 0:03:52.280 and it came back into the forefront from the very 0:03:52.320 --> 0:03:55.920 first play. It set the tone, it created, the energy, 0:03:55.960 --> 0:03:59.400 it created the spark and so um, it doesn't didn't 0:03:59.440 --> 0:04:01.360 mean that they had to rush for that they did 0:04:01.400 --> 0:04:03.600 rush for a hunter fifty yards or so because they 0:04:03.600 --> 0:04:06.920 did not. But it created some tempo plays and some 0:04:07.000 --> 0:04:10.360 tone setting plays, uh, to get to get the Jets 0:04:10.400 --> 0:04:13.200 off the ground, so to speak. And then the passing 0:04:13.240 --> 0:04:17.640 game then elevated the entire game and the entire team 0:04:17.680 --> 0:04:20.359 with the big play capability. The one great thing that 0:04:20.480 --> 0:04:23.520 I saw in the passing game, you finally saw some 0:04:23.680 --> 0:04:27.839 young players starting to make plays. And that's good to 0:04:27.880 --> 0:04:30.719 see because that takes a little bit of pressure awful 0:04:30.760 --> 0:04:33.400 guys like Brandon Marshall and Eric Decker. Yeah, what do 0:04:33.400 --> 0:04:36.960 you think that will do for Devin Smith's confidence? And 0:04:37.080 --> 0:04:40.159 not only had the touchdown which was a good throw 0:04:40.240 --> 0:04:42.480 by Fits again in the red zone and that's what 0:04:42.480 --> 0:04:46.279 we're accustomed to seeing, uh, Devin held out in traffic, 0:04:46.440 --> 0:04:49.599 simple post route, but he also made a play early 0:04:49.640 --> 0:04:52.560 in that ballgame when the Jets on the Jets first 0:04:52.560 --> 0:04:56.080 scorning drive Chad when they had a second along and 0:04:56.200 --> 0:05:00.120 Fitzpatrick got a pass up to Devin Smith and he 0:05:00.240 --> 0:05:03.400 was able to convert with a long game do you 0:05:03.480 --> 0:05:08.240 think that should help him and this offense as we 0:05:08.320 --> 0:05:12.640 move forward over these next five games. Well, I certainly 0:05:12.680 --> 0:05:15.239 think it's a positive. It's a step in the right direction. 0:05:15.320 --> 0:05:19.120 Both of his catches were in critical moments of drives 0:05:19.320 --> 0:05:23.039 and that's important, and I think what is even more important. 0:05:23.120 --> 0:05:25.400 Number One, he gains confidence from that, but then he 0:05:25.520 --> 0:05:29.440 also sees that his quarterback is not scared to go 0:05:29.520 --> 0:05:32.640 to him in critical situations. You had a long artist 0:05:32.680 --> 0:05:35.160 situation where he was able to get the first down 0:05:35.200 --> 0:05:37.760 and keep a drive going. Then you have a two 0:05:37.800 --> 0:05:42.200 minute red zone, big time situation before the half and 0:05:42.320 --> 0:05:46.160 Fitzpatrick goes to him for the touchdown catch. That was big. 0:05:46.160 --> 0:05:49.160 I thought that was a really big play in the game. Uh, 0:05:49.200 --> 0:05:52.280 to kind of leave the first half with that type 0:05:52.279 --> 0:05:55.200 of momentum was huge for the Jets. And so to 0:05:55.360 --> 0:05:58.719 know as a young receiver that, hey, my quarterback trust 0:05:58.760 --> 0:06:01.760 me in those situations, that has to be a confidence 0:06:01.760 --> 0:06:04.320 builder for him. What do you think about Brandon Marshall. 0:06:04.640 --> 0:06:08.200 We've come to expect great things from him, and just 0:06:08.240 --> 0:06:10.880 a couple of weeks ago, it seemed like Brandon was 0:06:10.920 --> 0:06:14.440 really battling through injuries, but he had some popping his 0:06:14.600 --> 0:06:19.039 step and now Chad, he's only sixty nine yards uh 0:06:19.360 --> 0:06:24.440 shy of a thousand for the eight time in nine seasons. Well, 0:06:24.480 --> 0:06:30.360 he's tremendous. And Uh, what I saw Sunday was the 0:06:30.520 --> 0:06:34.920 same type of mindset that Fitzpatrick explained that he had. 0:06:35.000 --> 0:06:38.480 I saw a receiver that didn't try to force the issue, 0:06:38.640 --> 0:06:42.200 ran his routes. Chris. When the ball was there and 0:06:42.240 --> 0:06:44.279 the play was to be made, he made it. He 0:06:44.320 --> 0:06:46.479 didn't try to force anything, didn't try to get too 0:06:46.520 --> 0:06:49.679 cute um and just took the plays that were there. 0:06:49.960 --> 0:06:53.000 And when he does that, I mean he's an unstoppable 0:06:53.080 --> 0:06:56.600 force and he's a big time producer for an offense 0:06:56.640 --> 0:06:59.280 and he changes the game. And he certainly did that, 0:06:59.360 --> 0:07:03.279 and that it was it's actually an attitude where you 0:07:03.320 --> 0:07:06.000 have to think more is not always better, that you've 0:07:06.000 --> 0:07:08.679 got to think about quality, You've got to think about 0:07:09.000 --> 0:07:12.040 the opportunities, and you have to relax in those situations 0:07:12.040 --> 0:07:14.200 and just take advantage of the moment, not try to 0:07:14.240 --> 0:07:17.280 create the moment yourself. You think a questionably, this guy 0:07:17.320 --> 0:07:19.559 is a Hall of Famer, right, you're talking about now 0:07:20.080 --> 0:07:22.400 eight out of nine years where he's going to have 0:07:22.480 --> 0:07:25.280 a thousand yards. He's on pace at this point of 0:07:25.280 --> 0:07:28.800 his career, which is really remarkable for his second highest 0:07:28.880 --> 0:07:34.400 yard it's total. Uh, you know, looking back all the way, Well, 0:07:34.480 --> 0:07:37.160 there's no question he's putting up Hall of Fame statistics. 0:07:37.600 --> 0:07:39.280 I think what he would tell you he would like 0:07:39.360 --> 0:07:43.000 to see some opportunities and chances come in postseason. I 0:07:43.040 --> 0:07:46.360 think that's where Hall of Famer's then put the seal 0:07:46.400 --> 0:07:48.120 and the icing on the cake as far as their 0:07:48.200 --> 0:07:50.800 Hall of Fame career is being able to do some 0:07:50.920 --> 0:07:53.680 great things in the postseason. And I think that's some 0:07:53.880 --> 0:07:57.120 of the pressure that he's put on himself is probably unwarranted, 0:07:57.520 --> 0:07:59.440 but he feels that is that he wants to get 0:07:59.440 --> 0:08:01.520 to the post season, be able to make a difference 0:08:01.520 --> 0:08:04.080 for a team in the postseason, not just a regular season. Yeah, 0:08:04.120 --> 0:08:08.360 what do you think's gone through both Fitzes and Brandon 0:08:08.360 --> 0:08:13.840 Marshall's minds as they start December? Because you uh had 0:08:13.840 --> 0:08:16.400 to said a couple of years, but boom, you caught 0:08:16.480 --> 0:08:19.880 fire in two thousand two and in your first year 0:08:19.880 --> 0:08:22.880 as a starter, lad the Jets to the playoffs. Where 0:08:22.920 --> 0:08:25.960 these guys have been in the league for more than 0:08:26.000 --> 0:08:29.000 a decade, each and they're still looking for their first 0:08:29.040 --> 0:08:34.720 playoff appearance. Well, I know exactly how they feel, as 0:08:34.720 --> 0:08:38.080 far as they veteran understanding that your time is limited. 0:08:38.520 --> 0:08:41.080 You don't know when you're last down will be as 0:08:41.120 --> 0:08:44.440 you get older, and so when you see some light 0:08:44.520 --> 0:08:47.679 at the end of the tunnel in an opportunity to 0:08:47.920 --> 0:08:51.240 play for a championship and be in that playoff run, 0:08:52.240 --> 0:08:54.600 I mean, you were chomping at the bit to get there, 0:08:54.800 --> 0:08:57.400 and you won it so badly, and so you know, 0:08:57.400 --> 0:08:59.360 that's what I see from those two guys. They see 0:08:59.400 --> 0:09:02.320 an opportunity of the where they're on a team that 0:09:02.400 --> 0:09:05.679 has a legitimate shot to go to the playoffs and 0:09:05.760 --> 0:09:08.680 play for a championship, and they want to be part 0:09:08.679 --> 0:09:11.079 of that. They want to make that happen. And that's 0:09:11.080 --> 0:09:14.760 from a veteran perspective, just being in the league as 0:09:14.760 --> 0:09:17.680 long as they have, knowing how difficult it is to 0:09:17.800 --> 0:09:20.520 make it to the playoffs and then how difficult it 0:09:20.600 --> 0:09:22.520 is to have a chance to play for championship. They 0:09:22.520 --> 0:09:25.720 see this opportunity now, not a few years down the road. 0:09:26.160 --> 0:09:28.640 How impressed have you been with this team in the 0:09:28.679 --> 0:09:30.920 red zone throughout the year. We know they had some 0:09:30.960 --> 0:09:34.040 struggles against the Buffalo Bills. But by and large, this 0:09:34.120 --> 0:09:37.120 has been the best red zone team in the National 0:09:37.160 --> 0:09:40.199 Football League. And you got Marshall there with nine touchdowns 0:09:40.200 --> 0:09:43.480 and Eric Decker with eight, and it seems like defenses 0:09:43.520 --> 0:09:48.360 cannot take away both of those guys consistent and consistently. 0:09:48.760 --> 0:09:52.000 When the Jets are inside of twenty, Well, you have 0:09:52.080 --> 0:09:56.720 two shorthanded receivers, which is really important. You have a 0:09:57.040 --> 0:10:01.040 physical running back which can get those extra tough yards 0:10:01.080 --> 0:10:04.040 in the red zone, which is extremely important. And then 0:10:04.080 --> 0:10:06.880 you've had a quarterback who has been extremely accurate in 0:10:06.920 --> 0:10:09.040 the red zone. When you're in the red zone, you 0:10:09.120 --> 0:10:12.439 have a lack of space, and it's important that your 0:10:12.559 --> 0:10:16.520 quarterback can hit his targets. Is not throwing not about 0:10:16.559 --> 0:10:19.319 throwing to the receiver in the red zones, about throwing 0:10:19.360 --> 0:10:23.360 to your targets and your receiver understanding where those targets are, 0:10:23.480 --> 0:10:26.319 where those landmarks are in the red zone that the 0:10:26.400 --> 0:10:29.720 quarterbacks trying to get to. And he's been extremely accurate 0:10:29.800 --> 0:10:32.880 in hitting his targets in his landmarks and the receivers 0:10:32.880 --> 0:10:35.600 have made place for him. How quickly can things change 0:10:35.600 --> 0:10:38.280 in the National Football League? But like you had said 0:10:38.400 --> 0:10:42.240 last week the Jets were descending, but now they get 0:10:42.240 --> 0:10:46.760 a win in convincing fashion where all three phases contribute. 0:10:47.160 --> 0:10:50.320 They've got to be feeling pretty good right now. Well, 0:10:50.320 --> 0:10:53.880 it just shows you how important a win is in 0:10:53.920 --> 0:10:58.760 this uh league. It's so uh devastating when you lose, 0:10:58.920 --> 0:11:02.760 especially mid to lay season. You see how much hard 0:11:02.760 --> 0:11:05.760 work is put in weekend and week out from the 0:11:05.800 --> 0:11:09.880 teams and trying to generate a win. And the one 0:11:09.920 --> 0:11:12.720 of the biggest things that I've learned and I watched 0:11:12.720 --> 0:11:14.680 over my career is that you don't even have time 0:11:14.679 --> 0:11:16.760 to enjoy the win because you've got to move on 0:11:16.840 --> 0:11:19.640 to the next one and you've got to keep, you know, 0:11:19.679 --> 0:11:21.800 putting wind on top of win to be able to 0:11:21.800 --> 0:11:25.040 make it into the playoffs. And this league, it's great 0:11:25.080 --> 0:11:28.440 when it comes to fandom and creating parity and creating 0:11:28.440 --> 0:11:32.760 these stories. Who would have thought after Week six with 0:11:32.800 --> 0:11:35.520 the Kansasee Chiefs being one in five, if they'd run 0:11:35.520 --> 0:11:38.160 off five straight and I'll be sitting in a wild 0:11:38.200 --> 0:11:43.079 card spot. You look at at Houston, Indianapolis, I mean, Pittsburgh, 0:11:43.120 --> 0:11:45.760 the Jets. You have so many teams that are vuying 0:11:46.400 --> 0:11:49.480 for those spots. It just as a football fan, you've 0:11:49.480 --> 0:11:52.200 got to love this situation, all right, So let's talk 0:11:52.240 --> 0:11:58.000 about this situation. Seven teams chaid either have a six 0:11:58.040 --> 0:12:01.719 and five or five and six record in the a 0:12:01.880 --> 0:12:06.400 f C. The Jets right now would be the conference's 0:12:06.880 --> 0:12:10.439 seventh seed. That all doesn't matter, obviously, there's five games 0:12:10.520 --> 0:12:13.400 left to be played. But what do you see from 0:12:13.440 --> 0:12:16.280 this landscape when I throw at you the Jets at 0:12:16.520 --> 0:12:19.480 six and five, the Bills at five and six, the 0:12:19.520 --> 0:12:23.520 Pittsburgh Steelers at six and five, the Colts and the 0:12:23.559 --> 0:12:27.240 Houston Texans both at six and five, and then finally 0:12:27.440 --> 0:12:30.599 have the Kansas City Chiefs who you just mentioned and 0:12:30.640 --> 0:12:33.559 they've rattled off five wins in a row in our 0:12:33.640 --> 0:12:36.280 six and five and Oldland Raiders who are sitting there 0:12:36.280 --> 0:12:41.120 at five and six. Well, what you're seeing is you're 0:12:41.120 --> 0:12:43.920 seeing in a type playoff race that's gonna come down 0:12:43.960 --> 0:12:47.640 to who can finish ten and six. I think that's 0:12:48.200 --> 0:12:50.679 that's always been a magical number, and most of the 0:12:50.679 --> 0:12:54.040 time it stays pretty consistent. Very few times do you 0:12:54.120 --> 0:12:56.920 see where, um, you know you have to be eleven 0:12:56.960 --> 0:12:58.839 and five. Although I have been a part of that 0:12:58.880 --> 0:13:02.120 season where eleven and uh, didn't get a team into 0:13:02.120 --> 0:13:06.319 the playoffs. But I think this situation UM lends itself 0:13:06.360 --> 0:13:08.839 the same. Ten and six is your magical record to 0:13:08.880 --> 0:13:12.480 get into the playoffs, and in the division, what you're 0:13:12.520 --> 0:13:15.720 able to do with your divisional game UH is really 0:13:15.760 --> 0:13:19.800 really important because UH, these teams that are vying for 0:13:19.840 --> 0:13:24.000 these playoffs spots are also divisional opponents. When you look 0:13:24.040 --> 0:13:27.840 at Houston and Indie, UM, you look at the Jets 0:13:27.840 --> 0:13:31.240 and the Bills, you know, Kansas City in Oakland, those 0:13:31.280 --> 0:13:34.200 are all divisional opponents, and so what you do in 0:13:34.200 --> 0:13:38.120 the division even becomes more important. Do you see one 0:13:38.200 --> 0:13:43.920 or two of these teams getting to ten and six? Absolutely, 0:13:43.960 --> 0:13:46.439 I think it's it's it's it's definitely a possibility. I 0:13:46.480 --> 0:13:49.640 think the Jets have a great possibility and in getting 0:13:49.679 --> 0:13:52.600 to ten and six, UM, and and then you look 0:13:52.600 --> 0:13:56.800 at that the other teams, I think that probably Indianapolis 0:13:56.800 --> 0:14:00.080 and Houston, I think nine and seven will probably in 0:14:00.160 --> 0:14:04.520 that division. When you look at it, UM within probably 0:14:04.600 --> 0:14:07.319 beating up on each other UM within the A f C. 0:14:08.080 --> 0:14:10.679 And then and then out west, you know you may 0:14:10.720 --> 0:14:12.880 have to be at the tenant six may have to 0:14:12.920 --> 0:14:17.280 be the magical number for the chief or the Raiders 0:14:17.360 --> 0:14:20.320 thinking that never could then you know, can now press 0:14:20.360 --> 0:14:24.040 on and get that tense and eleventh win to separate themselves. 0:14:24.200 --> 0:14:28.120 What about Pittsburgh obviously, Uh, they were involved in a shootout, 0:14:28.120 --> 0:14:31.880 an old fashioned shootout in Seattle. Is that Seahawks defense 0:14:32.000 --> 0:14:35.800 just is not playing the same at at the same 0:14:35.920 --> 0:14:39.960 level if we've come to expect from them. But things 0:14:40.040 --> 0:14:42.480 changed quickly in the National Football League in a salary 0:14:42.520 --> 0:14:47.000 cap era. What do you see from the Steelers and 0:14:47.040 --> 0:14:51.640 now that they're facing Ben Roethlisberger, he reported, uh to 0:14:51.760 --> 0:14:54.320 the medical staff, but he was having some hot issues. 0:14:55.000 --> 0:14:58.000 They're so explosive on offense. They seem to give up 0:14:58.080 --> 0:15:01.560 a lot of on defunse at times where you think 0:15:01.920 --> 0:15:05.760 they stand when you look at the Steelers, well, they're 0:15:05.760 --> 0:15:09.680 extremely explosive. I watched them against the Seahawks and and man, 0:15:09.720 --> 0:15:15.280 those receivers that Ben Roethlisberger has, they make plays. They're fast. Uh, 0:15:15.280 --> 0:15:19.560 they have a big play capability at any time, any moment. 0:15:20.200 --> 0:15:23.680 And that's scary if you're playing them, because, um, you 0:15:23.800 --> 0:15:26.120 never know you can you can have a great drive, 0:15:26.680 --> 0:15:30.240 ten play drive against their defense, go up a touchdown 0:15:30.320 --> 0:15:32.880 and in one or two plays you're back to square 0:15:32.880 --> 0:15:35.960 at home because they scored a long touchdown, and so 0:15:36.640 --> 0:15:39.320 that's always something that that's scary when you're playing a 0:15:39.320 --> 0:15:41.920 team like that, regardless of how their defense playing or 0:15:42.040 --> 0:15:44.240 that you you know you're probably going to have to 0:15:44.280 --> 0:15:47.600 outscore to them, which Seattle was able to do. Um, 0:15:47.680 --> 0:15:50.720 But sometimes that can be very very difficult. And just 0:15:50.840 --> 0:15:54.360 when I just playing extremely well. He really filled in 0:15:54.440 --> 0:15:57.560 for lady on Bell and provided a spark there, uh, 0:15:57.840 --> 0:16:01.160 even with the Bell's injury. So I mean, they have 0:16:01.280 --> 0:16:03.720 just as good a chance as anybody because they have 0:16:03.720 --> 0:16:07.920 an experienced quarterback, super Bowl winning quarterback, and with the 0:16:07.960 --> 0:16:10.880 talent that he has around him, I mean they could 0:16:10.920 --> 0:16:14.240 make a serious run as well. Of the five and 0:16:14.280 --> 0:16:17.000 six teams, who do you think is most dangerous the 0:16:17.000 --> 0:16:21.000 Bills at five and six or the Raiders at five 0:16:21.040 --> 0:16:27.120 and six? Right now, I would get nod to the Raiders. 0:16:27.160 --> 0:16:31.160 I think probably that their quarterback is probably playing better 0:16:31.320 --> 0:16:33.240 than the Bills, So I would say Derek Carr is 0:16:33.280 --> 0:16:37.560 probably playing better and Tyrod Taylor. Um. I just think 0:16:37.640 --> 0:16:42.400 that the Bill's success relies too much upon their defense, UM, 0:16:42.520 --> 0:16:45.360 and teams are starting to see that, Hey, if we 0:16:45.520 --> 0:16:49.720 don't give the points by allowing their defense to set 0:16:49.760 --> 0:16:53.680 the tempo and try to force the offense to make plays, 0:16:54.200 --> 0:16:58.640 it becomes very difficult for Buffalo. Um They're they're winning 0:16:58.680 --> 0:17:02.200 formula is the defense set the timpo, create turnovers, and 0:17:02.360 --> 0:17:04.560 for the offense not to screw it up, and they 0:17:04.600 --> 0:17:09.280 win seventeen four seventeen. That's exactly how they beat the Jets. 0:17:09.359 --> 0:17:13.360 And so I just think that probably the Raiders get 0:17:13.480 --> 0:17:17.200 nod in that head to hit battle because their offense 0:17:17.280 --> 0:17:19.640 is a little bit more efficient. Although the Bills have 0:17:19.840 --> 0:17:24.080 some big complaymakers love watching Lashawn McCoy run the ball 0:17:24.119 --> 0:17:28.520 and Sammy Watkins a really good receiver, I just don't 0:17:28.520 --> 0:17:31.640 know if Tyrod Taylor has proven that he can make 0:17:31.720 --> 0:17:35.399 those places consistently. I'll tell you what, this final five 0:17:35.440 --> 0:17:38.480 weeks is going to be fascinating. And you hit the 0:17:38.560 --> 0:17:41.400 nail on the head when you talked about this could 0:17:41.440 --> 0:17:45.880 all come down the divisional tiebreakers because you have all 0:17:45.920 --> 0:17:50.119 these teams grouped together, and when you have a multi 0:17:50.320 --> 0:17:54.800 team tiebreaker scenario, you go to the division first to 0:17:54.920 --> 0:17:57.680 eliminate one of the teams. So if you have three 0:17:57.720 --> 0:18:00.719 teams who are at nine and seven or four teams 0:18:00.760 --> 0:18:03.720 who are a tenant six or whatever. You go to 0:18:03.760 --> 0:18:06.800 the division to eliminate a team and then you take 0:18:06.840 --> 0:18:10.040 the next step. So those divisional games are gonna be critical. 0:18:10.400 --> 0:18:13.920 Wouldn't it be something if that Bills match up with 0:18:14.000 --> 0:18:16.760 the Jets, you know, the Green and White going into 0:18:16.800 --> 0:18:19.399 Western New York, and they had a shot at the 0:18:19.400 --> 0:18:23.480 playoffs if they win that ballgame. But the Jets aren't 0:18:23.520 --> 0:18:27.520 really talking about playoffs as you would anticipate Jed taking 0:18:27.600 --> 0:18:29.600 up one game at a time. And before we talk 0:18:29.680 --> 0:18:32.360 about the next game, which is the New York Giants 0:18:32.359 --> 0:18:36.480 and Life Stadium. Your thoughts on the Denver Broncos and 0:18:36.720 --> 0:18:41.160 their situation. Obviously, a great victory over the New England Patriots, 0:18:41.280 --> 0:18:47.880 knocking the Patriots uh off their pedestal as an unbeaten team. 0:18:47.920 --> 0:18:51.679 But Brock os Oswiler now has come in for Peyton 0:18:51.720 --> 0:18:55.160 Manning led his team to a pair of victories. Where 0:18:55.200 --> 0:18:58.680 do you think they stand? Uh as far as their 0:18:58.760 --> 0:19:03.320 quarterback is concerned, and you see Peyton Manning coming back 0:19:03.359 --> 0:19:07.560 this year, well, I think it all depends on Peyton 0:19:07.600 --> 0:19:10.880 Manning's health. I don't think to look at this as 0:19:11.280 --> 0:19:15.399 a production type of decision. I think you look at 0:19:15.440 --> 0:19:19.800 this based upon Peyton Manning's health, and if he is 0:19:19.880 --> 0:19:22.640 healthy and he shows in practice that he can make 0:19:22.680 --> 0:19:26.480 all the throws, but he can be the Peyton Manning, 0:19:26.520 --> 0:19:28.800 not the Peyton Manning involved, but just the Peyton Mannings 0:19:28.720 --> 0:19:33.000 that we were accustomed to seeing in Denver, and and 0:19:33.080 --> 0:19:36.000 how he played in those first seven D eight games, 0:19:36.520 --> 0:19:40.200 then I think it's still Peyton Manning's ball club. And 0:19:40.240 --> 0:19:43.280 you just feel good about your young quarterback knowing that 0:19:43.280 --> 0:19:46.320 when Peyton Manning decides to call it quits, that you 0:19:46.400 --> 0:19:48.359 have a guy that can step in and has proven 0:19:48.359 --> 0:19:50.760 that he can be the leader of this team. There's 0:19:50.800 --> 0:19:56.760 no question that Oswaler has gained the confidence of his teammates. 0:19:56.880 --> 0:19:59.840 You can hear it when his teammates do interviews and 0:20:00.000 --> 0:20:03.840 talking about him. Uh, he's earned that and he's done 0:20:03.840 --> 0:20:06.800 it the right way. Being drafted in two thousand and twelve, 0:20:07.240 --> 0:20:10.800 he's learned under the greatest quarterback that's played this game, 0:20:11.400 --> 0:20:15.480 and so he's ready for the situation. But at the 0:20:15.520 --> 0:20:18.879 same time, paid Manny can still win football games and 0:20:18.920 --> 0:20:22.199 be very productive. It's all about his health. If his 0:20:22.320 --> 0:20:25.000 health is not there, then you don't risk it. And 0:20:25.080 --> 0:20:28.480 you know that you have a quarterback that can lead 0:20:28.520 --> 0:20:31.080 them to victory and brock Osweler. So I think it's 0:20:31.080 --> 0:20:33.040 a win win situation. I don't think this is a 0:20:33.080 --> 0:20:36.680 controversy order. I think it's that tough of a decision 0:20:36.720 --> 0:20:38.960 to make. It gonna be the keys to victory for 0:20:39.000 --> 0:20:43.000 the Jets this week. I think. I think Giants has 0:20:43.040 --> 0:20:46.960 struggled obviously when they've turned the ball over, and when 0:20:47.000 --> 0:20:51.439 that has happened, then that has really put them behind 0:20:51.480 --> 0:20:53.920 the eight ball. And so if the Jets can generate 0:20:54.000 --> 0:20:57.240 a few turnovers and stay away from the turnover bug themselves, 0:20:57.880 --> 0:21:03.160 I think that lends itself to Jeff victory. Um, it's 0:21:03.200 --> 0:21:04.840 it's going to be one of those where I think 0:21:04.880 --> 0:21:07.960 the secondary of the Jets will be tested, no doubt 0:21:07.960 --> 0:21:10.960 about it. By the way, I was really impressed by 0:21:11.040 --> 0:21:15.199 the zone coverages of the Jets against the Dolphins. I 0:21:15.200 --> 0:21:19.120 think they incorporated some more zone coverages, especially in first 0:21:19.160 --> 0:21:23.160 and second down situations, and they were pretty effective. They 0:21:23.200 --> 0:21:27.720 they eliminated a lot of those big play opportunities that 0:21:27.840 --> 0:21:30.600 the Dolphins were looking for because of the zone coverages. 0:21:30.680 --> 0:21:33.040 They did give up a few, but not a lot, 0:21:33.240 --> 0:21:36.399 and and not in in game changing situations, and I 0:21:36.440 --> 0:21:39.440 think that was due to some of the zone coverages 0:21:39.640 --> 0:21:42.280 and the distenders of the Jeff's defense being in the 0:21:42.359 --> 0:21:46.359 right position and being disciplined in their job responsibility. So 0:21:46.600 --> 0:21:49.920 it'll be interesting to see if they try to use 0:21:50.000 --> 0:21:54.199 those same concepts against the Giants because they obviously have 0:21:54.320 --> 0:21:57.639 some explosive players in the passing game, and anytime you 0:21:57.720 --> 0:22:01.680 have a quarterback like Eli Manning who is very efficient, 0:22:02.880 --> 0:22:07.160 very productive regarding great thing about Eli Manning is regardless 0:22:07.200 --> 0:22:09.480 of what the previous game was, a good batter, ugly 0:22:09.560 --> 0:22:12.560 doesn't matter he's on the next one. He's been a 0:22:12.600 --> 0:22:15.159 true pro and being able to bounce back from adversity 0:22:15.760 --> 0:22:18.200 when it comes to his own play. So you're gonna 0:22:18.240 --> 0:22:20.639 get the best Eli Manning. I believe on Sunday, you're 0:22:20.640 --> 0:22:22.760 gonna get his best shot and Jets has to be 0:22:22.800 --> 0:22:25.040 ready for that. Listen, they should be able to win 0:22:25.080 --> 0:22:28.240 some matchups up front that the Giants offensive line is 0:22:28.280 --> 0:22:32.000 banged up a little bit. Do you think they should 0:22:32.000 --> 0:22:35.200 employ a lot of his own coverage against the Giants 0:22:35.280 --> 0:22:38.639 this week? And follow up to that is what do 0:22:38.680 --> 0:22:41.760 you think about Eli this year? Because I think he's 0:22:41.800 --> 0:22:45.080 played tremendous football throughout. I know he's struggled a little 0:22:45.080 --> 0:22:47.520 bit against the Redskins, but I think he's having a 0:22:47.560 --> 0:22:51.479 great year. He really has, and so the Jets are 0:22:51.480 --> 0:22:54.240 gonna be challenged. I agree with you. I think the 0:22:54.359 --> 0:22:57.760 four man pass rush for the Jets will be key. 0:22:57.880 --> 0:23:00.680 Can the Jets create a pass rush with those four 0:23:00.720 --> 0:23:03.920 defenders so they can still play some zones and mix 0:23:03.960 --> 0:23:07.680 those zones in with their man pressures, uh, to create 0:23:08.400 --> 0:23:11.560 a little bit more indecisiveness for ELI and to make 0:23:11.560 --> 0:23:14.000