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Speaker 1: the opening segment, we typically address what happened in yesterday's
Speaker 1: ball game because but right now that goes to the background,
Speaker 1: because earlier this afternoon ESPN is Adam Schefter reported that
Speaker 1: the Jets and the Giants have agreed in principle on
Speaker 1: a big trade where the Jets acquiring a pair of
Speaker 1: draft picks, three round pick and a fifth round pick
Speaker 1: that could become a fourth if this man, Leonard Williams
Speaker 1: signs a contract extension before the start of the league years,
Speaker 1: so the big cat is headed across town if he
Speaker 1: passes a physical. Wow, I mean that's a that's a Listen.
Speaker 1: I'm happy for Leonard, you know, he gets a new opportunity,
Speaker 1: but I'm happy for the Jets. You know, they get
Speaker 1: to move on. Uh. They weren't gonna sign Leonard to
Speaker 1: a long term deal, so why not get a couple
Speaker 1: of the draft picks to get some opportunities to help
Speaker 1: grow this team for the future. Yeah, and that's what
Speaker 1: this is all about. Right now. The Jets are sitting
Speaker 1: here almost at the season's halfway point, at one and six.
Speaker 1: You to take a long look at not only how
Speaker 1: are we best suited to win now but long term?
Speaker 1: And Joe Douglas has a lot of work ahead of them. Yeah,
Speaker 1: he does. Uh, you know, starting with uh, you know,
Speaker 1: filling those voids. You know, there there's some voids in
Speaker 1: the offensive line. Uh, there's some talent issues that the
Speaker 1: Jets want to address to help them get to the
Speaker 1: next level. And you know, obviously, if you you look
Speaker 1: at the future, the future plans and where the money
Speaker 1: is gonna go, Leonard Williams wasn't in the plans for
Speaker 1: the future. So why not get something for him and
Speaker 1: and and continue to to grow those draft picks so
Speaker 1: you can uh grow this team the way Joe Douglas
Speaker 1: would like to grow it again. Schefter reported early Tuesday
Speaker 1: that the Jets will in fact get a third round
Speaker 1: pick in and then the selection is a five, but
Speaker 1: it becomes a fourth round pick if Leonard Williams sides
Speaker 1: and contract extension with the Jets before the start of
Speaker 1: the league year. What does this say not only about
Speaker 1: getting the draft compensation, but where the Jets are up front?
Speaker 1: Because the defensive line rotation. You got Quinnin Williams the
Speaker 1: number three overall selection in the draft out of Alabama.
Speaker 1: You have Henry Anderson who is signed through one. Steve McClendon,
Speaker 1: you just signed him to a contract extension through Kyle Phelps,
Speaker 1: undrafted free agent out at Tennessee. He leads the defensive
Speaker 1: line in terms of tackles fully fought Akassi. He's also
Speaker 1: signed through one Jordan Willis, he had a strip sack
Speaker 1: against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, and also Nathan Shephard
Speaker 1: will be eligible to return from suspension down the line. Well,
Speaker 1: I think it shows the depth of the Jets defensive line. Obviously,
Speaker 1: they've invested quite a bit into this defensive line with
Speaker 1: drafting Leo uh drafting Quinton Williams with the third pick overall,
Speaker 1: and they believe in Quinton, they believe in the tools
Speaker 1: that they have. Obviously, Steve McClinton, who they just resigned, UM,
Speaker 1: Henry Anderson has been an impact player when he's healthy.
Speaker 1: And I think that this is a group that doesn't
Speaker 1: really need to doesn't need addressing. Listen. I think they
Speaker 1: can get it done with the guys who they have
Speaker 1: on the defensive line right now. I think that the
Speaker 1: Jets want to invest more into the other positions, maybe
Speaker 1: get some offensive line help, uh, you know, get some
Speaker 1: help on the back end, and really try to improve
Speaker 1: this team and help it be more well rounded. So
Speaker 1: what do you make of Leonard Williams career here with
Speaker 1: the Jets? Again, he was drafted in two thousand fifteen,
Speaker 1: the first overall selection of the previous GM, who was
Speaker 1: Mike mcagnet. Of course, he did have a Pro Bowl season.
Speaker 1: I know, it's more than just sacks, and everybody talks
Speaker 1: about sacks. Saw a lot of double team a ton.
Speaker 1: How do you think Leo will be remembered as far
Speaker 1: as what he did here with the Green and White. Well,
Speaker 1: I think when you look at the stat line, you'll
Speaker 1: you'll say he's under he underperformed his contract and his
Speaker 1: slot where he was drafted. But if you watch the
Speaker 1: film you put on the tape, he's a hard worker.
Speaker 1: He's really a jet uh you know, the way that
Speaker 1: he goes about his business. He came to play every week.
Speaker 1: Uh you know, he was getting the grunt of the
Speaker 1: attention from the other opposing offensive line, so he was
Speaker 1: freeing things up for other players and really just did
Speaker 1: a great job at stopping the run. Uh you know,
Speaker 1: he was great and getting past getting pass pressure. Although
Speaker 1: he didn't have the big sack numbers, he didn't have
Speaker 1: the big knockdown numbers, he was always disruptive on the
Speaker 1: opposing team's offense. So, uh, you know, a hard working
Speaker 1: cat Uh. You know, but when you're drafted six overall,
Speaker 1: you're expected to make those splash plays, those forced fumbles,
Speaker 1: those sacks. Uh, you know, all all the big numbers
Speaker 1: that the team needs those from you, and he needs
Speaker 1: all pros, they need all pro selections every year when
Speaker 1: you're the number six pick overall. Inside the Jets is
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Speaker 1: Allen alongside Eric Coleman. Let me read this off to
Speaker 1: you and we're gonna be later joined by Jets Titan
Speaker 1: and Ryan Griffin, who was all over the place against
Speaker 1: the jaguaras two touchdown receptions and also a two point conversion.
Speaker 1: But from two thousand towns to two thousand sixteen, here's
Speaker 1: the list of Jets first round picks. Cornerback Kyle Wilson
Speaker 1: two thousand ten, two thousand eleven, Mohammed Wilkerson two thousand twelve,
Speaker 1: Quentin Couple's two thousand thirteen, d Milner two thousand fourteen,
Speaker 1: Safety Calvin Prior two thousand fifteen, Leonard Williams two thousand sixteen.
Speaker 1: There in late man, it's tough, and you know, it's
Speaker 1: really tough knowing that they're not here, knowing that those
Speaker 1: selections that they've invested so much into haven't been a
Speaker 1: part of the future plans once they finished out their contracts. So,
Speaker 1: you know, either or not even finished their contracts. Because
Speaker 1: a bunch of those guys that I just named to you,
Speaker 1: we're traded, yeah, and I mean they got rid of them,
Speaker 1: and it's and it's unfortunate, you know. I don't know,
Speaker 1: I don't know who to put the blame on, whether
Speaker 1: the people drafting them, uh, the coaches for not developing,
Speaker 1: or the players for not being committed. But New York
Speaker 1: is a tough place to play for a player. It's
Speaker 1: hard to stay focused, it's hard to uh. You know,
Speaker 1: there's a lot of pressure that comes with playing in
Speaker 1: New York and it takes a special kind of man
Speaker 1: to be able to withstand that pressure and thrive here.
Speaker 1: And there are guys out there they'll they'll they'll start,
Speaker 1: you know, drafting the right way and putting the right
Speaker 1: people in here. But it all starts with the top.
Speaker 1: I think they got the right person in place in
Speaker 1: Joe Douglas and uh, and he's done a great job
Speaker 1: in other places. I think that he's starting that process
Speaker 1: right now with the Jets, so you know what all
Speaker 1: those guys have in common. And this is not a
Speaker 1: knock on any of those players, but for you to
Speaker 1: be able to win, you have to draft guys in house,
Speaker 1: especially your early round selections, and developed them and at
Speaker 1: some point they got to become part of your foundation.
Speaker 1: Joe Douglas didn't draft and of those players. So my
Speaker 1: point on that is you have to give this man
Speaker 1: time to put his imprint on this team. He won
Speaker 1: three super Bowl championships so far in his career, going
Speaker 1: back with Baltimore of course, and then moving on to
Speaker 1: the Philadelphia Eagles, and Joe Douglas is this is going
Speaker 1: to be a built. It's gonna take some time, absolutely,
Speaker 1: as it always does. Anything worth happening is worth waiting for.
Speaker 1: And I think that he's starting to set the foundation
Speaker 1: right now. Uh, you know, getting rid of the players
Speaker 1: who they don't see in the future, bringing in free
Speaker 1: agents and undrafted players who who can help build be
Speaker 1: the foundation. And then you start adding those first round picks,
Speaker 1: those big money free agents, the character guys who are
Speaker 1: gonna go out there and perform when called upon. Those
Speaker 1: are the kind of guys you need here in this
Speaker 1: locker room, if you're gonna build a successful program and
Speaker 1: and be UH contenders year in and year out. I
Speaker 1: do want to say this about Leonter and Williams. He's
Speaker 1: still twenty four years old. He is a good man.
Speaker 1: He was very active in the community. He was well
Speaker 1: liked within the organization. Sometimes you have to make business
Speaker 1: decisions to your point E didn't this have to come
Speaker 1: to Okay? Are we going to sign this guy to
Speaker 1: a long term lucrative contract extension or are we gonna
Speaker 1: get something for him? Yeah? I mean it goes back
Speaker 1: to you know, when I was when I was younger
Speaker 1: in the NFL, and I had a girl. Time ago,
Speaker 1: many many moons ago. I had a girlfriend, and I
Speaker 1: had asked myself, listen, am I gonna put the ring
Speaker 1: on it? Am I gonna make that commitment to be
Speaker 1: married to for the rest of my life? And I
Speaker 1: and I the answer was no. So I had to
Speaker 1: cut ties. I had to move on and move forward.
Speaker 1: And I think that's what the Jets are doing right
Speaker 1: now with Leonard Williams. Understanding, listen, you did nothing wrong,
Speaker 1: you know you we we appreciate all the work that
Speaker 1: you put in. Great man, the community no hard feelings,
Speaker 1: but it is business at the end of the day,
Speaker 1: and do we see you and our future? If the
Speaker 1: answer is no, then you have to cut ties and
Speaker 1: get the most value that you can get for him.
Speaker 1: And I think the Jets did a great job and
Speaker 1: getting a third round pick and possibly a fourth round
Speaker 1: pick the next year for a player who they're gonna
Speaker 1: get rid of anyway. Oh the drama though, because after
Speaker 1: the Jets played in Miami Dolphins. Looky, who's on the
Speaker 1: schedule the Jets and the Giants and met Lighte Stadium.
Speaker 1: Huh Yeah, that's gonna be very interesting. And it's gonna
Speaker 1: you know, I'm sure he's gonna have a lot of
Speaker 1: motivation to play well against the New York Jets, the
Speaker 1: team who just traded him, who drafted him. Uh, you know.
Speaker 1: And and right now, you know, the way the offensive
Speaker 1: line is playing, he might be licking the shops at
Speaker 1: that opportunity. Alright, So more more on the NFL trade deadline,
Speaker 1: because there could be plenty more over the course of
Speaker 1: the next eighteen hours or so. And we're gonna come
Speaker 1: back later with Jets tight end Ryan Griffin. You are
Speaker 1: listening to inside the Jets on ESPN New York. Donald
Speaker 1: takes the snap, drops back, looks like under He's got
Speaker 1: plucking first down and more and saw the twenty the
Speaker 1: field good a time, touchdown and cripping. Just split with
Speaker 1: Jackson bille defense and you can make an argument that
Speaker 1: is the best drive of the season so far for
Speaker 1: the Jets. Welcome back to Inside the Jets. We are
Speaker 1: brought to you by Vanderbilt Sports and Spirits inside the
Speaker 1: Windham Hamilton's Park Hotel Eric Allen alongside Eric Coleman. Today
Speaker 1: we are actually inside the play MGM studios here at
Speaker 1: one Jets Drive. Our player guest segment is presented by
Speaker 1: M ANDT Bank, the official community bank of your New
Speaker 1: York Jets. Without further ado, let's bring in Jets tight
Speaker 1: on Tighten, Ryan Griffin, thank you so much for joining us. Yeah,
Speaker 1: it's fun to be up here in there. You go
Speaker 1: many listen big day yesterday against the Jaguars for yourself individually.
Speaker 1: But let's get to the news of the day. Earlier
Speaker 1: this afternoon, ESPN is Adam Schefter reported that the Jets
Speaker 1: had acquired a pair of draft picks from the New
Speaker 1: York Giants and change for the Big Cat Leonard Williams
Speaker 1: Penning a physical, so we'll have to see one that
Speaker 1: is official, if that indeed goes through your reactions. Yeah,
Speaker 1: it's just tough. You know, you hate to see a
Speaker 1: guy who you know works so hard, you know, to
Speaker 1: to build a program. He's been you know, he's been
Speaker 1: a main stay here for the you know, is the
Speaker 1: first four years, and you know, it's tough to see
Speaker 1: a guy go. But you know that's the business. You know,
Speaker 1: it's the it's the NFL, and everybody here knows. You
Speaker 1: know that at some point, you know, your career as
Speaker 1: a jet is gonna be over. But it's it's what
Speaker 1: you make of it when you're here, you know. And
Speaker 1: I think he you know, he did a great job
Speaker 1: and he was here as a great teammate. You know,
Speaker 1: I'll be you know, I had him here for this year,
Speaker 1: but you know, I wish him the best, and you know,
Speaker 1: I hope the best form. We're gonna see him in
Speaker 1: a couple of weeks. Really looking forward to that. I
Speaker 1: want to ask both of you guys this question, because E.
Speaker 1: Coleman played safety for the New York Jets and later
Speaker 1: for the Atlanta Falcons. What is the trade donline, like
Speaker 1: for you guys inside a locker room and you take it,
Speaker 1: you take it first, and then Ryan. The trade deadline
Speaker 1: has always been different from me because you know, I
Speaker 1: played from oh four to thirteen and there wasn't a
Speaker 1: lot of action. There wasn't a lot of activity going
Speaker 1: on during the trade deadline, just like there weren't a
Speaker 1: lot of trades in general, you know what I mean.
Speaker 1: I feel like nowadays with the analytics, with the way
Speaker 1: that the game is moving, players are getting moved around
Speaker 1: quite a bit. Uh, and it's kind of change has
Speaker 1: made it exciting, you know. But I mean, obviously it's
Speaker 1: not exciting if you're the one getting traded or you're
Speaker 1: you know, having teammates leave the locker room. But for
Speaker 1: from a fans perspective, it made the game more exciting.
Speaker 1: What about yourself, Yeah, absolutely, it's tough. You know again,
Speaker 1: you know, seeing a guy, you know, you grind with
Speaker 1: these guys, you know, they go through you go through
Speaker 1: camp together, and you know what it is, it's a
Speaker 1: brotherhood in there. Uh. You know. But on the flip side,
Speaker 1: is you know kind of you know, excited mix it up?
Speaker 1: Maybe you know, it could be a good thing for him,
Speaker 1: you know, on top of you know, with the Jets
Speaker 1: coming from with some draft picks next year. So you know,
Speaker 1: it is what it is. We'll see what comes of it.
Speaker 1: But you know, in the in the in the moment
Speaker 1: right now, I'm just wishing him the best. Do you
Speaker 1: pay attention like a fan? Will you be after you
Speaker 1: go home tonight? Will you be watching the ticker looking
Speaker 1: at your phone and and and taking a look at
Speaker 1: all these ESPN Yeah? No, I'm not on you know,
Speaker 1: any social media really, so I try to, you know,
Speaker 1: keep keep separate from all that, you know, I'm just
Speaker 1: trying to focus on what I can control. You know.
Speaker 1: Whatever the front office decides, that's on them, you know.
Speaker 1: But I'm a part of this team right now, and
Speaker 1: you know, I'm liking the guys we have in the
Speaker 1: locker room, and hopefully we'll keep it together, you know
Speaker 1: and make a late season run here. That's a great
Speaker 1: way to go about it. Just handled your business, uh.
Speaker 1: You know. Obviously with your time with the Texans, you've
Speaker 1: been a part of that program as it grew, as
Speaker 1: they grew to being a successful team. There there are
Speaker 1: a lot of like ups and ebbs and flows that
Speaker 1: happened during that situation. What advice can you give to
Speaker 1: your teammates right now? As the New York Jets, you know,
Speaker 1: you're a new member of the team, you have a
Speaker 1: new general manager, new head coach, trying to move make
Speaker 1: the right moves in the right direction. What kind of
Speaker 1: advice do you give the young guys going through this process. Yeah,
Speaker 1: you just gotta learn weeks a week. You know, every
Speaker 1: week is a different season. You know, as you know, uh,
Speaker 1: you know, you can't dwell and things that have happened
Speaker 1: in the past, whether it's yesterday or you know, two
Speaker 1: years ago. You know, there are two different teams. I
Speaker 1: feel like, you know, a lot of history you know
Speaker 1: has you know happened here. But I'm just trying to
Speaker 1: come in with new energy and uh just let these
Speaker 1: guys know that. You know, you gotta focus on next week.
Speaker 1: You know, it's always what have you done for me recently? So, um,
Speaker 1: you know, you you gotta get it done and come
Speaker 1: out here against the Dolphins and you know, put a
Speaker 1: good product on the field. So you guys think it's
Speaker 1: the outcome you wanted. Once again, you fell into Jacksonville Jaguars,
Speaker 1: but you were a hell of a day individually in
Speaker 1: the past, receiving game two touchdowns, first Jets tight end
Speaker 1: since two thousand and eleven, and Dustin color to get
Speaker 1: in the end zone twice in the same game, and
Speaker 1: also a two point conversion, successful two point conversion. Uh,
Speaker 1: let's let's go through each of the place. The first one,
Speaker 1: third and short. You guys been talking all year we
Speaker 1: gotta get in third manageables. Well you're finally in a
Speaker 1: third short, and look what happened. Things happened right. Uh Now,
Speaker 1: I think just on the play, uh, you know, the
Speaker 1: Jazz kind of forgot about me, and uh, I think
Speaker 1: Levian did a great job running his route, you know,
Speaker 1: to the best of his ability, and really took Mike.
Speaker 1: It was a man coverage and uh you know they
Speaker 1: both trailed off with Levian trying to get him open,
Speaker 1: and I was kind of the second option there and
Speaker 1: Sam did a great job going through his progression getting
Speaker 1: the ball down to me, and uh, you know, I
Speaker 1: just saw some open green grass and you know, you
Speaker 1: ran as fast as I ever have, you know, So
Speaker 1: I got in there, and um, you know, it felt
Speaker 1: good to get that first drive gone, you know, and uh,
Speaker 1: three yards and all. Yeah, and uh, you know, I've
Speaker 1: heard a stat I think the coordinator is talking about
Speaker 1: the first time in like thirty games or something. You know,
Speaker 1: we got in there on the and that's something we gotta,
Speaker 1: you know, keep keep getting better at because I think
Speaker 1: whether it's the game or you know, even within the drive,
Speaker 1: you get that first first down, you know, you start rolling,
Speaker 1: you know, you try to try to get the defense
Speaker 1: on the heels and trying to get them institute in
Speaker 1: while we're going fast. It's very important. You showed some
Speaker 1: nice jump there, good athleticism. I think you're surprisingly backward
Speaker 1: speed there. Yeah. Yeah, you know, it's not very often
Speaker 1: to get a chance, you know, to run in the
Speaker 1: open field. So I'm just trying to make the most
Speaker 1: of it. Really. So after after you got those plays,
Speaker 1: after the touchdown, first first drive in thirty games where
Speaker 1: you score on the first drive, you like a coach
Speaker 1: I had something to do with that, it was about
Speaker 1: time we might want to start putting in some more places. Yeah. Yeah,
Speaker 1: I tried. I tried not to, you know, say nothing
Speaker 1: like during the game, but definitely, you know, hopefully they're
Speaker 1: watching the film and taking notice. But you know, I'm
Speaker 1: excited to get Chris Herndon back to uh, you know,
Speaker 1: rolling some two tight end sets hopefully you know, open
Speaker 1: some stuff up, you know, in the wrong game in
Speaker 1: the past game. So keep making plays like that, everybody's
Speaker 1: gonna take. Yeah. So we'll get to hern In here
Speaker 1: a momentarily. But how about the second Touchdow Yeah, that
Speaker 1: second one again levy On. You know, the Jacks really
Speaker 1: worried about him obviously, as it should be. You're gonna
Speaker 1: set him any for Yeah, I think he's got enough
Speaker 1: presence coming from the Jets, but uh, uh, the Jags
Speaker 1: you know, really focus on him. You know, he did
Speaker 1: a good job running his route, and you know, Sam again,
Speaker 1: you know, being patient, you know that staring down the rush,
Speaker 1: you know isn't easy, and uh you know you found
Speaker 1: me on the goal line there and you know put
Speaker 1: the ball oh where we were expecting it, you know,
Speaker 1: all weeks. So you know, luckily I got under the
Speaker 1: ball and uh, you know touch on the two point conversion. Yeah,
Speaker 1: Sam kept at Yeah, and that's what he's so good.
Speaker 1: You know, he's special rolling out of the pocket, trying
Speaker 1: to keep you know, sometimes he gets in trouble doing it.
Speaker 1: But you know, sometimes it makes a great place, you know,
Speaker 1: and uh, that's what it is. Sometimes you get you know,
Speaker 1: you got to make the play when the when the
Speaker 1: player breaks down. So you know, obviously you didn't get
Speaker 1: the end result that you wanted to. What were some
Speaker 1: things today in film that you were like, man? Or
Speaker 1: were there some things that you were like, Man, if
Speaker 1: we just would have done this, that and the other thing,
Speaker 1: then we would have been in this game. Because when
Speaker 1: I was watching it, there were a couple of big
Speaker 1: plays the defense probably let up that that we're mental
Speaker 1: mistakes or some opportunities that the offense has. Is it
Speaker 1: the same thing when you go back in film, like man,
Speaker 1: if we would just eliminated this play or or made
Speaker 1: this one, it would have been a whole different ball game. Yeah,
Speaker 1: it's you know, it's it's funny when you go and
Speaker 1: watch the film, you know, it's it's just the one
Speaker 1: player you're looking at, you know, and it doesn't take
Speaker 1: into account what you're feeling throughout the whole game. You know,
Speaker 1: yesterday when we we started fast and uh, you know
Speaker 1: we we start coming back after my second second touchdown
Speaker 1: and the two point conversion, it's only a one score game, yeah,
Speaker 1: the one we're rolling, you know, but then you throw
Speaker 1: on the film today and it's like we start making
Speaker 1: the same mistakes again. You know, it's really you gotta
Speaker 1: get that corrected. You gotta play one play at a time.
Speaker 1: You can't just roll off a feeling of all right,
Speaker 1: we gotta go now. We gotta stay consistent and uh,
Speaker 1: you know, really focus on on our our mental you know, assignments,
Speaker 1: and you know, if it's gonna break for us, you know,
Speaker 1: it's we gotta start playing complinary football and you know,
Speaker 1: get it all going here. Well what about your celebrations
Speaker 1: and Enzo, man, you brought so you brought some emotion
Speaker 1: to the field. Yeah, you gotta. You gotta have fun
Speaker 1: with it. You know, it's fun to try to keep
Speaker 1: it light in the tight end room, you know, mix
Speaker 1: it up, yeah, instead of just being generic, you know.
Speaker 1: But I also want to celebrate with my teammates. Man,
Speaker 1: That's why I'm out here doing it. Uh, you know,
Speaker 1: playing with those guys. It takes all eleven of us,
Speaker 1: you know, to have a successful play. So I just
Speaker 1: try to celebrate with those guys. Okay, So to both
Speaker 1: of your points, you guys actually come out against Jacksonville
Speaker 1: and established that offensive rhythm early. Go down the field.
Speaker 1: It's a ninety three yard march. I think with penalty
Speaker 1: yards are probably total yards and all you take the lead,
Speaker 1: you have the ball actually at their thirty four yard
Speaker 1: line in your second possession. I'm thinking, Wow, you got
Speaker 1: a chance to go in take kind of control. Then
Speaker 1: an interception next play Menshew to Connolly, it's and and
Speaker 1: Jacksonville takes control of the game just like that. And
Speaker 1: then there was that large gap in bet Queen where
Speaker 1: the rhythm went away. Did they change anything? No, I think,
Speaker 1: you know, it's it's one of those things you kind
Speaker 1: of we lost that rhythm, you know that Uh that
Speaker 1: that interception was was key because it was you know
Speaker 1: again we're in the scoring position, looking to take the lead.
Speaker 1: And uh but it's growing pains, you know, new system,
Speaker 1: with a bunch of young guys, and with the injuries
Speaker 1: we've had, you know, wide receiver and you know other positions.
Speaker 1: It's tough. You know, we've got you know, rookie tackle
Speaker 1: out there to trying to do his best. Uh. You know,
Speaker 1: those mistakes are really the killers, you know, and we
Speaker 1: we gotta come back after mistakes too. It's a bunch
Speaker 1: of growing pains right now that we're having, uh you know, unfortunately,
Speaker 1: but uh, we we'll get it right and get it
Speaker 1: corrected today and uh you know looking forward to you know,
Speaker 1: beating the Dolphins. So, I mean, how much more confident
Speaker 1: are you after after watching the film, after understanding what happened,
Speaker 1: knowing that you have a Dolphins opponent who you know
Speaker 1: again you mentioned it before, you have to move on.
Speaker 1: Whether it was just a success or a failure in
Speaker 1: the past, you have to move forward. You know. How
Speaker 1: how optimistic are you going into this week knowing that
Speaker 1: you you know, you have some lessons to learn last week,
Speaker 1: there are some positive things to build off. How confident
Speaker 1: are you going against this this Dolphins team? Very confident?
Speaker 1: You know. It's uh, every week is you know the
Speaker 1: same with us. It's like, you know, we we can
Speaker 1: put it together. We got to string it along and uh,
Speaker 1: you know, we have some familiarity with this Miami defense,
Speaker 1: you know, with Flora's coming from New England U. So
Speaker 1: you know, we've played this defense kind of twice already,
Speaker 1: you know, moving in the obviously have different personnel and such.
Speaker 1: But uh, we're really looking forward to, you know, correct
Speaker 1: the mistakes and uh, you know, getting back out there.
Speaker 1: And you know that's the best part about this league
Speaker 1: is getting back out there and you know, trying again. Yeah,
Speaker 1: and understanding that he came from New England. Flora's came
Speaker 1: from New England and and you know the Jets took
Speaker 1: a tough loss to New England. Will you go back
Speaker 1: and watch New England tape and see some of the
Speaker 1: things that they did to kind of expose you and
Speaker 1: make those corrections. Moving on to Miami. Sure, absolutely gonna
Speaker 1: you know, watch as much whatever's gonna help us, you know,
Speaker 1: even last year, you know when he was with the
Speaker 1: Pats when we played him twice. I'm definitely gonna check
Speaker 1: out that film. Uh, you know, anything that could help us.
Speaker 1: You know, we need all the help we can we
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Speaker 1: bank of your New York Jets. Uh. Jets had a
Speaker 1: tough day at the office against Jacksonville, but Ryan Griffin
Speaker 1: had a career day two touchdown receptions and also uh
Speaker 1: two point conversion. Ryan, I don't think people give you
Speaker 1: enough credit for what you can do as a receiver
Speaker 1: because not too long ago two thousand and sixteen with
Speaker 1: the Texans fifty receptions, Yeah, I had fifty plus. Uh
Speaker 1: you know, Broccoli helped me out with that one. Uh
Speaker 1: you know, it was it was tough getting the ball
Speaker 1: downfield to d Hop, so he started dropping it off
Speaker 1: down loan and you know, help me get fifty plus.
Speaker 1: But it is what it is, you know, it's I
Speaker 1: tried to do, you know what the coach asking me here,
Speaker 1: and uh, you know, with Cris being out the first
Speaker 1: you know what, seven weeks, I found myself doing a
Speaker 1: lot of blocking, you know, and uh, I'm okay with that.
Speaker 1: You know. Really, whatever they need of me, you know,
Speaker 1: is what I'm gonna do. So just try to do,
Speaker 1: you know, what I can to help the team win.
Speaker 1: As a tight end, is it like the ultimate luxury?
Speaker 1: Because of course as a tight end you gotta be physical,
Speaker 1: you have to be a good blocker. But you kind
Speaker 1: of earned the right to to start stepping away from
Speaker 1: that line of scrimmage and splitting out and getting one
Speaker 1: on ones with with what with safeties and things like that. Yeah, absolutely,
Speaker 1: you know, every time you know you do split out, Um,
Speaker 1: you know, the film's watching and uh, you know, seeing
Speaker 1: what even if you don't get the ball, you know,
Speaker 1: it's always do you win the win the route? You know,
Speaker 1: especially against the B's, you know, because when they roll
Speaker 1: out Nickel or an extra dB. You know, when I'm
Speaker 1: on the field, you know, it's like I still gotta
Speaker 1: win a route. You know, I should be winning in
Speaker 1: the in the rung game against this guy, but if
Speaker 1: I can win in the past game as well, you know,
Speaker 1: it really opens the offense up. So I tried to
Speaker 1: take pride in that. Remember, Jets fans, you can stream
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Speaker 1: you talk about your blocking role in this offense. A
Speaker 1: lot of times they're using you effectively on the move.
Speaker 1: I know you guys want to get Levan more yardage,
Speaker 1: but you see you coming across the line a bunch
Speaker 1: of times and creating some holes. Yeah, And I think
Speaker 1: it's the it's a matchup league, right, And you know,
Speaker 1: wherever we have the matchup, you know, me against a
Speaker 1: linebacker or you know, possibly that Nicola was talking about earlier. Uh,
Speaker 1: you know, through the coaches are doing a good job
Speaker 1: of just getting me in position, you know, so we're
Speaker 1: we can win, you know, and have leverage against the defense. Uh.
Speaker 1: You know, and I just again whether I'm you know,
Speaker 1: at the point of attack in the line, you know,
Speaker 1: blocking like a tackle in protection or whether it's at
Speaker 1: kind of h back role where you know, moving a
Speaker 1: loss the ball and you know on the perimeter perimeter,
Speaker 1: you know, blocking for you know, screens and such. You know,
Speaker 1: I'm just trying to do what the coach is asking me.
Speaker 1: I've always been a big fan of offense. If you
Speaker 1: have like to, I mean, listen, it's it's a tough
Speaker 1: matchup as a safety when a team can come out
Speaker 1: with with twelve personnel with with one running back, two
Speaker 1: tight ends and two wide receivers, especially when the tight
Speaker 1: ends can run routes and then and they can get
Speaker 1: physical in the run game. So I know, I'm sure
Speaker 1: you're excited for Chris to get back into the lineup
Speaker 1: so you can do some twelve personnel because as the defense,
Speaker 1: you always try to match personnel, and so when there's
Speaker 1: two tight ends on, you keep more linebackers on. And
Speaker 1: I know that if you saw yourself split out line
Speaker 1: up against a linebacker, you're gonna be licking your chops.
Speaker 1: And then if you know, the team knows that and
Speaker 1: they add a defensive back, take out a linebacker at
Speaker 1: a dB, now you can run the ball. So I
Speaker 1: think having two tight ends is like the ultimate luxury.
Speaker 1: So I'm sure that you're excited for that. Oh absolutely, yeah.
Speaker 1: You know, when Chris gets back, hopefully you know, if
Speaker 1: they do roll out, you know, the the nickel or
Speaker 1: you know, the dying defense is. You know, Chris is
Speaker 1: a great blocker as well, you know, to his credit,
Speaker 1: so you know, we can get that role and they
Speaker 1: want to roll in linebackers stop to run. Then we
Speaker 1: can split him out, you know, and and empty it out,
Speaker 1: go quick with you know, Sam makes things easier for Sam,
Speaker 1: really cleans the picture out for him. So try to
Speaker 1: be as versatile as I can, you know, and and
Speaker 1: help this offense anyway can What is unique about Chris
Speaker 1: Herndon's skill set. He had a very good, solid rookie season,
Speaker 1: had that chemistry with Sam Donald and I know a
Speaker 1: lot of people talk about, hey, he can do a
Speaker 1: little bit of everything. Sure, Yeah, this guy's the ultimate
Speaker 1: football player, you know. Um, you know he's kind of
Speaker 1: do we have different skill sets, you know, between me
Speaker 1: and him, So I'm excited to be on the field together. Uh.
Speaker 1: You know, he's a he's a mismatch you know, in
Speaker 1: the past game, whether you want to put a d
Speaker 1: be on him or not. You know, he he runs
Speaker 1: like a wide receiver and uh when when he's asked
Speaker 1: the block, you know, he does his job as well. So, um,
Speaker 1: really looking forward to see what he can do to
Speaker 1: help the help the offense out He can really stretch
Speaker 1: that field? Can oh hell yeah, yeah he can. He
Speaker 1: can burn it. You know what I'm telling you. He's
Speaker 1: like he's like a wide receiver out there, you know,
Speaker 1: in line. So if you get the right matchup, you know,
Speaker 1: you can burn the defense. So can you talk about
Speaker 1: you know, obviously your your veteran presence, your seventh year
Speaker 1: in the league, you've seen a lot of football. Uh
Speaker 1: having a rookie excuse me, a second year quarterback in
Speaker 1: Sam Donald go through the adversity that he's going through
Speaker 1: right now, what kind of what kind of wisdom do
Speaker 1: you give to him? Or? You know, I'm sure he's
Speaker 1: a he's not a guy who's gonna get down on himself.
Speaker 1: But what do you tell a quarterback you know that's
Speaker 1: going through you know, a rough patch. Yeah, I've been
Speaker 1: through it, you know, and uh, you know, like he said,
Speaker 1: you know, going on my seventh year, you know, I've
Speaker 1: seen a lot and I just try to be there
Speaker 1: for Sam. You know, I'm not gonna try to tell
Speaker 1: him what to do. I don't play the quarterback position,
Speaker 1: but I'm gonna let him know. You know, in my play,
Speaker 1: you know, whether it is taking you know, a short
Speaker 1: short route and trying to you know, go score, make
Speaker 1: some plays for this guy. You know, he's out there
Speaker 1: giving it his all. We're trying to, you know, do
Speaker 1: our best, but any play we can make to help
Speaker 1: him out. You know, whether we're talking about getting from
Speaker 1: a you know, second and eight to you know that
Speaker 1: third and one to make it more manageable for him,
Speaker 1: or you know that third and one at whatever it
Speaker 1: was in go score so you can take the red
Speaker 1: zone out of the game. Uh, you know, whatever it
Speaker 1: is that, you know, help this guy out. You know
Speaker 1: in the game, you know, off the field to we're
Speaker 1: gonna help him out. We're gonna be there for him.
Speaker 1: The breakdowns and protection, what do you think is happening?
Speaker 1: I know, anytime you come off the field and down
Speaker 1: to four quarters and you see eight sacks and you're
Speaker 1: helping your quarterback up that amount of times, I think
Speaker 1: he was hit a double digit amount and he knew
Speaker 1: he's taking a beating out there. Uh Adam Gates was
Speaker 1: quick to say, this is not just on the offensive line.
Speaker 1: It's on me, he said, It's an offensive signal caller.
Speaker 1: He said, sometimes it's on the receivers because maybe they're
Speaker 1: not where they're supposed to be, or maybe they're not
Speaker 1: winning their matchup. But what's happening? Can you pinpoint what's
Speaker 1: happening up front? It's an offensive unit, you know, you know,
Speaker 1: like coach said, you know, you can't put it all
Speaker 1: on the offensive line. You know, it's it takes all
Speaker 1: of us, us reading the hot routes, you know, when
Speaker 1: they're when they're bringing blitz. His pressure is identifying it correctly,
Speaker 1: you know, being on the same you know, same page
Speaker 1: as an offense. You know, seeing the defense have the
Speaker 1: same set of eyes. You know, it's really important, you know,
Speaker 1: to getting off the field. You know. So I can't
Speaker 1: really pinpoint exactly what it is. You know, I don't
Speaker 1: want to go into details about it. We had a
Speaker 1: tough meeting, you know, yeah, of course, you know, it's
Speaker 1: it's never easy, you know. After uh you know, these
Speaker 1: losses like this, you know, and they're stacking up. We
Speaker 1: can't let it happen. You know, we just can't. So
Speaker 1: we gotta you gotta get a right come back here,
Speaker 1: you know on Wednesday, and you know, get back to work.
Speaker 1: Do you like the way Donald battles though for a
Speaker 1: twenty two year old, Absolutely, there's any anybody in that
Speaker 1: in that offensive room watching that film you know, he's
Speaker 1: after what happened last week too, you know, and you
Speaker 1: know his foot is what it is. He's not a
Speaker 1: nobody is right now. But everybody's battling. You know, it's
Speaker 1: not like guys are playing taking plays off. These guys
Speaker 1: are battling out there, and you know it all starts
Speaker 1: with Sam. You know, we were watching him battle, and
Speaker 1: you know it makes us want to play harder and
Speaker 1: on offense, obviously you went against your defense all throughout
Speaker 1: the off season through training camp. Is there a particular
Speaker 1: player that you like, you kind of look out for, Like, man,
Speaker 1: that dude is a dog. He just needs an opportunity
Speaker 1: or whenever he's out there on the field, he makes
Speaker 1: a play and you're like, yeah, I saw that in
Speaker 1: him in training camp. Was there a player on the
Speaker 1: defense that you can say that for, Oh yeah, absolutely,
Speaker 1: I mean most you know, Hope when CJ Is out there,
Speaker 1: you know, things are clicking on defense. It's fun to watch.
Speaker 1: You know. I'm just hoping he gets healthy and gets
Speaker 1: back to you know, it's where it was week one,
Speaker 1: because man, he's a special player. What has the past
Speaker 1: few months have been like for you? Because you started
Speaker 1: your career in Houston. We're talking about this being your
Speaker 1: seventh professional season, but this is your first one with
Speaker 1: a new team, so all the details that go inside
Speaker 1: of not just joining a new team and playing in
Speaker 1: a new system, but also moving yeah right, yeah, yeah,
Speaker 1: everything off the field, you know, it's been great. Everybody
Speaker 1: here has been, you know, helping me along with that.
Speaker 1: And I'm actually originally, you know, from the northeast, you know,
Speaker 1: I'm from New Hampshire. Uh so not too far away
Speaker 1: from home. It's been good to see some family. You know.
Speaker 1: It's usually when football seasons, you know, around they don't
Speaker 1: get to see me that much. You know, whether they
Speaker 1: would come down to the game, I'd be you know, busy,
Speaker 1: you know, obviously working. But uh it's been good during
Speaker 1: the bye week at some time with family and so
Speaker 1: it's been it's been great. New Jersey has been great.
Speaker 1: Jets fans have been amazing, you know. Uh, they're really passionate.
Speaker 1: You know. Yeah, I love it up here. Now looking
Speaker 1: ahead to Miami. You guys come in every Monday, you
Speaker 1: look at the film, you correct the mistakes when you
Speaker 1: individually take the surface home or letop and and start
Speaker 1: grinding and looking at what's ahead in terms of the
Speaker 1: next opponent. Yeah, it starts today. You know, you gotta
Speaker 1: get a quick peek, you know. And obviously when you
Speaker 1: watch them tonight they're playing the Steelers. Yeah, yeah, exactly, Yeah,
Speaker 1: they're they're on you know, they're playing Monday Night Football
Speaker 1: tune in. You know, obviously, just kind of a shallow
Speaker 1: look at him, just to see what the personnel is
Speaker 1: and stuff. And you know, the coaches will break it
Speaker 1: down for us tonight, and then when we get in
Speaker 1: here tomorrow on the off day, you know, we'll be
Speaker 1: we'll be in here, uh, you know, grinding and seeing
Speaker 1: what's on what's on the menu for Wednesday into practice.
Speaker 1: I don't know, if I know, the people on the
Speaker 1: radio listening couldn't see the you know, there's probably not
Speaker 1: a man on this organization that hasn't doesn't show up
Speaker 1: on Tuesday. Yeah, no, no doubt, you know, especially we're
Speaker 1: heading into the middle of the season here. You know,
Speaker 1: a real professional takes care of his body. You know,
Speaker 1: your body is is your work really so also mental,
Speaker 1: but taking care of your your physical body as well.
Speaker 1: And we talked about that. What do you do to
Speaker 1: take care of your body during the week. It's a
Speaker 1: long season. What kind of things during the week do
Speaker 1: you do to take care of your body to make
Speaker 1: sure that you're ready to go on Sunday. Yeah, we're
Speaker 1: just going back and forth. You know about different techniques,
Speaker 1: you know, keeping the body fresh, you know, including you know,
Speaker 1: cold tubs, contrast float spas. I don't know many people
Speaker 1: out there, no, but you know the deprivation tanks. You know,
Speaker 1: it seemed to help me out a lot. You know,
Speaker 1: magnesium salts in the bath and you're in there floating
Speaker 1: in the dark by yourself. Pretty that helps clear your mind?
Speaker 1: Does It clears your mind and it helps you focus
Speaker 1: and and gets the body right. So that's what I'll
Speaker 1: be doing tomorrow as a guy who does a little
Speaker 1: bit of everything for this team. Ryan, how eager are
Speaker 1: you to get Levan Bell going in terms of his stats?
Speaker 1: Because he spent such a positive influence I think on
Speaker 1: this ball club, and I don't I don't know if
Speaker 1: people realize how much that is resonated inside this building.
Speaker 1: And you just sense sense his hunger to win. And
Speaker 1: against Jacksonville, you guys playing from behind a lot again,
Speaker 1: he only got twelve touches and nine rushes, and and
Speaker 1: I'm sure he's so eager to help you guys, even
Speaker 1: more so when you talked about being a direct benefit
Speaker 1: of the tension that Levan is getting out there on
Speaker 1: the field, exactly. Yeah, I mean his history. You know,
Speaker 1: everybody knows the defense and that is what he can do,
Speaker 1: you know, and I think that's, uh, you know, the
Speaker 1: defensive game plan. No matter who we play, it's kind
Speaker 1: of take away their best player, and that you know,
Speaker 1: without question, Levan has the you know, the pelts on
Speaker 1: the wall is so to speak. You know, everybody knows
Speaker 1: what he can do in this league, and they try
Speaker 1: to shut that down, you know, And and it's about us,
Speaker 1: the other tank guys. You know, what can we do
Speaker 1: to help him out? And uh, you know, it obviously
Speaker 1: starts with you know, getting a lead. You know, it's
Speaker 1: playing starting fast, and so we don't have to play,
Speaker 1: you know behind the sticks, you know, behind the scoreboard
Speaker 1: where you know he's stuck in protection a lot of times.
Speaker 1: You know, we're trying to get out to a quick start,
Speaker 1: and you know established the run game early on that
Speaker 1: that would be big week. Yeah, exactly, you touched on it.
Speaker 1: He's he's a passionate guy. You know, he wants to win.
Speaker 1: And you said you feel his hunger. We all feel
Speaker 1: his hunger, you know, and that rubs off on all
Speaker 1: of us, and so you know works like get down
Speaker 1: in Miami. You know, you start fast, finish strong. So
Speaker 1: the outside perspective is Miami's tanking it this year. They
Speaker 1: just want to lose. But you are a player, so
Speaker 1: you know guys down there on that team, and those
Speaker 1: guys are looking at you and saying, oh no, we're
Speaker 1: getting our first win. Yeah. Absolutely. I mean this is
Speaker 1: the NFL, you know, and nobody's going in there trying
Speaker 1: to lose. Everybody's job is on the line every play,
Speaker 1: you know, and I don't want to hear about, you know, tanking.
Speaker 1: This isn't the n b A. You know, the guys
Speaker 1: are out here, you know, battling, you know, their hearts out,
Speaker 1: trying to win a game. It doesn't matter, you know,
Speaker 1: what the front office is thinking about them. They know
Speaker 1: that there, even if they're not going to be in
Speaker 1: Miami next year, they're playing for a job somewhere else possibly,
Speaker 1: you know, so I don't want to hear about tanking
Speaker 1: or anything. They're gonna bring their best shot, and uh,
Speaker 1: we better be prepared. Yeah. And another point of this
Speaker 1: that is very important is that everybody plays for a
Speaker 1: job inside a locker room. You guys are one of
Speaker 1: six right now, but you still have more than half
Speaker 1: the season to go, a lot to play for and
Speaker 1: it would just be nice, Like you said, we just
Speaker 1: gotta get one and then build off of that. Yeah. Absolutely, Uh,
Speaker 1: you know, the schedule is kind of opening up for us.
Speaker 1: We had you know, a tough couple of you know,
Speaker 1: the first couple of games there. But again, it doesn't
Speaker 1: matter who we're playing. We just got to clean it up.
Speaker 1: It starts with us, you know, offensively, and uh, you know,
Speaker 1: we got to clean up some of these mistakes and
Speaker 1: you know, hopefully we can get back to compliment football
Speaker 1: and you know, start playing you know, Jeff football real
Speaker 1: quickly before we let you go. How how's the rookie
Speaker 1: coming along, Trey Von westco a lot to learn. Oh yeah,
Speaker 1: he's learning, he's learning, But give him credit. You know,
Speaker 1: he's learning from his mistakes. And uh, you know, I
Speaker 1: have no doubt. You know, once he gets his shot,
Speaker 1: you know he's gonna be a real, you know, good
Speaker 1: pro in this league. And uh, you know, I'm looking
Speaker 1: forward to him getting more snaps. Well, thanks for coming by. Listen,
Speaker 1: Eric fourteen points for this guy against Jacksonville. Will see
Speaker 1: what is in store for Ryan Griffin next week against
Speaker 1: the Miami Dolphins, and Eric Coleman and I will come
Speaker 1: right back to preview Jets Dolphins this weekend in South Florida.
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Speaker 1: Ryan Griffin on for a couple of segments Jets tight End,
Speaker 1: who was an unlikely contributor in terms of the scoreboard
Speaker 1: against Jacksonville. That should help this offense moving forward, um,
Speaker 1: because eventually you figure Chris Herndon is bound to get
Speaker 1: back and then you're gonna like that dynamic of tight
Speaker 1: end because Griffin is a big guy, been using a
Speaker 1: lot of blocking situations, but he also didn't catch football. Yeah,
Speaker 1: I mean you mentioned it earlier in the segment. You know,
Speaker 1: I had had fifty catches at Houston in one season.
Speaker 1: So he's a guy who can He was definitely capable
Speaker 1: of being a receiving tight end along with the great
Speaker 1: blocking that he does. And it's just gonna be a
Speaker 1: great duo to have he and Chris Herndon together and
Speaker 1: see them developed together and open up this offense and
Speaker 1: hopefully create some more opportunities for Levy on another guy.
Speaker 1: And you were talking about you like to see some
Speaker 1: more twelve personnel. That's some old fashioned football too. Tight ends.
Speaker 1: Oh yeah, oh yeah. I mean the teams that have
Speaker 1: the luxury are having to to physical tight ends who
Speaker 1: can run routes, can do it and really expose the
Speaker 1: defense and kind of dictate how that defense plays them.
Speaker 1: And uh, it'll be a big advantage for the Jets
Speaker 1: once they get both of them healthy, and you know,
Speaker 1: I'm excited to see this this team growing. You know,
Speaker 1: they're still finding themselves. I mean, you saw Ryan had
Speaker 1: two touchdowns last week. That was that was something that
Speaker 1: we haven't seen all year. But now it's another option
Speaker 1: for the Jets, Arsenal, something something else for Sam Donald
Speaker 1: to go to. All Right, one of the major storylines
Speaker 1: throughout this week is Adam Gates, who was the head
Speaker 1: coach of the Maya and may Dolphins the previous three
Speaker 1: seasons and going back to South Florida. Well, on a
Speaker 1: conference call earlier today, he said, that's irrelevant. Yeah, I
Speaker 1: mean it has to be. Uh, it's in the past.
Speaker 1: It's like as if you're a player right now and
Speaker 1: you look back to last season, that has nothing to
Speaker 1: do with this season. Yeah, there may be some emotions
Speaker 1: tied to it, you know, some familiarity with the players
Speaker 1: on the other sidelines. But he's here to coach this
Speaker 1: team and get this team of w and get this
Speaker 1: team back healthy. And the Dolphins are a team right
Speaker 1: now who they're they're fighting, They're they're going through a
Speaker 1: tough season just like the Jets. But they're still fighting
Speaker 1: just like the Jets. Are, and so it's gonna be
Speaker 1: a dog fight. You know, it's it's gonna the Jets
Speaker 1: are gonna have to be on their a game, correct
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Speaker 1: have to do with Sam Donald and make sure that
Speaker 1: these turnovers do not become a trend moving forward because
Speaker 1: seven interceptions combined going from the Patriots to the Jet buyers, Well,
Speaker 1: I think it's just gonna be helping Sam understand that
Speaker 1: he doesn't have to do it all on his own.
Speaker 1: You know, he doesn't have to make the huge play
Speaker 1: every time. Are you seeing that? Are you seeing a
Speaker 1: pressing quarterback? You know I am at times. You know,
Speaker 1: he wants to make that big play for the offense.
Speaker 1: He wants to keep it going and uh and the
Speaker 1: most important thing for a quarterback is to end the
Speaker 1: driving a kick. You know, whether that be an extra
Speaker 1: point of field goal or a punt. You can't turn
Speaker 1: over the football and give that defense. I see that influence. Yea,
Speaker 1: I'm a guy, so I mean, you got it in
Speaker 1: the drive with a kick, you can't turn over the football.
Speaker 1: And you have to really value that football, you know,
Speaker 1: as the weapon that it is because it gives other
Speaker 1: opposing offenses opportunities to score. And you know, if you
Speaker 1: can keep drives going, take care of the football, you
Speaker 1: give your defensive breaking. It just helps everybody. Once again,
Speaker 1: we're not going to bury the lead here on inside
Speaker 1: the Jets. Adam Schefter reporting earlier today that the Jets
Speaker 1: and Giants have agreed on principal in principle on a
Speaker 1: trade that will send the Big Cat Letter Williams cross
Speaker 1: Town in exchange for a third round pick next April
Speaker 1: and a fifth round pick one that becomes a fourth
Speaker 1: round pick it besides a contract before the start of
Speaker 1: the league year. Do you anticipate Joe Douglas to be
Speaker 1: even more busy overnight here into Tuesday. Yeah, I'm sure
Speaker 1: he's filled in some calls. I mean, this is the
Speaker 1: talented team and and maybe there's some guys on this
Speaker 1: team that aren't in the Jets future that they can
Speaker 1: get compensated for and maybe the Jets are gonna go
Speaker 1: deal and bring in some players, bring in some talent
Speaker 1: from other teams. You never know, but I'm sure he's
Speaker 1: gonna be busy fielding calls, making phone calls, to do
Speaker 1: whatever it takes to make this team a winner. Yeah,
Speaker 1: and I know Robbie Anderson. We got about forty seconds
Speaker 1: or so. Robbie Anderson was asked about it in the
Speaker 1: locker room. He said that I'd like to be a Jet,
Speaker 1: and we'll have to see what happens. Because a lot
Speaker 1: of people have said that teams would express interest in
Speaker 1: a guy like him. Well, I mean, he's a dynamic player.
Speaker 1: But you know, ultimately you would love to keep a
Speaker 1: player with that much talent in house. You know, you
Speaker 1: brought him in here as a young player, you developed
Speaker 1: him and helped him grow, and he to see him
Speaker 1: finish and turned into a great receiver year would be
Speaker 1: very rewarding. Yeah, we'll have to see what happens. I'm
Speaker 1: sure Joe Douglas is gonna be in uh store for
Speaker 1: a very busy night. But Jets Dolphins, you anticipate the
Speaker 1: Dolphins best shot, right, Yeah, at least for the first
Speaker 1: couple of quarters. You know, I think the Jets have
Speaker 1: the ability to to Okay, there we go. That's all
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