WEBVTT - Listen: Inside the Jets with Ryan Griffin (10/28) 0:00:06.880 --> 0:00:10.399 Deeps Inside the Jets brought to you by e Y 0:00:10.440 --> 0:00:14.240 Building a Better Working World, and by M and T Bank, 0:00:14.440 --> 0:00:17.680 the official community bank of your New York Jets. No, 0:00:18.160 --> 0:00:22.240 here's Eric Gallen and Eric Coleman. Welcomed Inside the Jets. 0:00:22.280 --> 0:00:27.120 We are actually broadcasting live from one Jets Drive today 0:00:28.080 --> 0:00:31.240 in the play MGM Studios. But we are brought to 0:00:31.240 --> 0:00:35.400 you by Vanderbilt's Sports in Spirits inside the wind Windham 0:00:35.440 --> 0:00:38.840 Hamilton's Park, which is across the street. Will be back 0:00:38.880 --> 0:00:41.040 there next week. Eric Coleman, what do you think about 0:00:41.080 --> 0:00:43.640 the new digs just for one week? Oh, it's beautiful 0:00:43.640 --> 0:00:45.199 in here. You know, you got a nice set up, 0:00:45.240 --> 0:00:47.800 the jerseys in the back. You've done a great job 0:00:47.840 --> 0:00:50.519 setting it up. Okay, so you won't be able to 0:00:50.560 --> 0:00:53.960 see the jerseys because you're listening on ESPN New York. 0:00:54.000 --> 0:00:56.200 But for those of you watching on New York Just 0:00:56.280 --> 0:00:58.560 dot Com and the Jets app, you are in business. 0:00:59.080 --> 0:01:03.880 This is Inside the Jets. Well, without further ado. In 0:01:03.920 --> 0:01:08.800 the opening segment, we typically address what happened in yesterday's 0:01:08.840 --> 0:01:14.559 ball game because but right now that goes to the background, 0:01:14.680 --> 0:01:19.280 because earlier this afternoon ESPN is Adam Schefter reported that 0:01:19.400 --> 0:01:23.360 the Jets and the Giants have agreed in principle on 0:01:23.440 --> 0:01:26.880 a big trade where the Jets acquiring a pair of 0:01:27.040 --> 0:01:34.160 draft picks, three round pick and a fifth round pick 0:01:34.319 --> 0:01:38.640 that could become a fourth if this man, Leonard Williams 0:01:38.640 --> 0:01:43.319 signs a contract extension before the start of the league years, 0:01:43.319 --> 0:01:47.120 so the big cat is headed across town if he 0:01:47.160 --> 0:01:51.720 passes a physical. Wow, I mean that's a that's a Listen. 0:01:51.880 --> 0:01:54.560 I'm happy for Leonard, you know, he gets a new opportunity, 0:01:55.040 --> 0:01:56.720 but I'm happy for the Jets. You know, they get 0:01:56.720 --> 0:01:59.160 to move on. Uh. They weren't gonna sign Leonard to 0:01:59.160 --> 0:02:01.120 a long term deal, so why not get a couple 0:02:01.120 --> 0:02:03.440 of the draft picks to get some opportunities to help 0:02:03.480 --> 0:02:06.360 grow this team for the future. Yeah, and that's what 0:02:06.480 --> 0:02:09.640 this is all about. Right now. The Jets are sitting 0:02:09.720 --> 0:02:14.359 here almost at the season's halfway point, at one and six. 0:02:14.600 --> 0:02:18.520 You to take a long look at not only how 0:02:18.560 --> 0:02:22.760 are we best suited to win now but long term? 0:02:22.880 --> 0:02:25.679 And Joe Douglas has a lot of work ahead of them. Yeah, 0:02:25.720 --> 0:02:28.080 he does. Uh, you know, starting with uh, you know, 0:02:28.160 --> 0:02:30.560 filling those voids. You know, there there's some voids in 0:02:30.600 --> 0:02:33.200 the offensive line. Uh, there's some talent issues that the 0:02:33.280 --> 0:02:35.440 Jets want to address to help them get to the 0:02:35.480 --> 0:02:38.280 next level. And you know, obviously, if you you look 0:02:38.320 --> 0:02:40.840 at the future, the future plans and where the money 0:02:40.880 --> 0:02:43.200 is gonna go, Leonard Williams wasn't in the plans for 0:02:43.240 --> 0:02:45.560 the future. So why not get something for him and 0:02:45.560 --> 0:02:47.959 and and continue to to grow those draft picks so 0:02:48.080 --> 0:02:50.679 you can uh grow this team the way Joe Douglas 0:02:50.800 --> 0:02:54.600 would like to grow it again. Schefter reported early Tuesday 0:02:54.680 --> 0:02:57.880 that the Jets will in fact get a third round 0:02:57.919 --> 0:03:05.080 pick in and then the selection is a five, but 0:03:05.200 --> 0:03:08.240 it becomes a fourth round pick if Leonard Williams sides 0:03:08.280 --> 0:03:12.760 and contract extension with the Jets before the start of 0:03:12.800 --> 0:03:16.399 the league year. What does this say not only about 0:03:17.200 --> 0:03:21.880 getting the draft compensation, but where the Jets are up front? 0:03:21.880 --> 0:03:24.200 Because the defensive line rotation. You got Quinnin Williams the 0:03:24.280 --> 0:03:27.359 number three overall selection in the draft out of Alabama. 0:03:27.720 --> 0:03:32.160 You have Henry Anderson who is signed through one. Steve McClendon, 0:03:32.240 --> 0:03:36.440 you just signed him to a contract extension through Kyle Phelps, 0:03:36.560 --> 0:03:40.360 undrafted free agent out at Tennessee. He leads the defensive 0:03:40.360 --> 0:03:43.560 line in terms of tackles fully fought Akassi. He's also 0:03:43.600 --> 0:03:47.160 signed through one Jordan Willis, he had a strip sack 0:03:47.480 --> 0:03:51.680 against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday, and also Nathan Shephard 0:03:52.080 --> 0:03:56.200 will be eligible to return from suspension down the line. Well, 0:03:56.360 --> 0:04:00.000 I think it shows the depth of the Jets defensive line. Obviously, 0:04:00.160 --> 0:04:03.120 they've invested quite a bit into this defensive line with 0:04:03.200 --> 0:04:07.000 drafting Leo uh drafting Quinton Williams with the third pick overall, 0:04:07.240 --> 0:04:09.880 and they believe in Quinton, they believe in the tools 0:04:09.880 --> 0:04:13.360 that they have. Obviously, Steve McClinton, who they just resigned, UM, 0:04:13.440 --> 0:04:16.120 Henry Anderson has been an impact player when he's healthy. 0:04:16.640 --> 0:04:20.599 And I think that this is a group that doesn't 0:04:20.640 --> 0:04:23.480 really need to doesn't need addressing. Listen. I think they 0:04:23.480 --> 0:04:25.360 can get it done with the guys who they have 0:04:25.480 --> 0:04:27.560 on the defensive line right now. I think that the 0:04:27.839 --> 0:04:30.279 Jets want to invest more into the other positions, maybe 0:04:30.320 --> 0:04:32.640 get some offensive line help, uh, you know, get some 0:04:32.680 --> 0:04:35.160 help on the back end, and really try to improve 0:04:35.160 --> 0:04:37.280 this team and help it be more well rounded. So 0:04:37.600 --> 0:04:41.280 what do you make of Leonard Williams career here with 0:04:41.360 --> 0:04:45.480 the Jets? Again, he was drafted in two thousand fifteen, 0:04:45.600 --> 0:04:49.080 the first overall selection of the previous GM, who was 0:04:49.600 --> 0:04:53.040 Mike mcagnet. Of course, he did have a Pro Bowl season. 0:04:53.560 --> 0:04:56.760 I know, it's more than just sacks, and everybody talks 0:04:56.800 --> 0:04:59.880 about sacks. Saw a lot of double team a ton. 0:05:00.480 --> 0:05:03.360 How do you think Leo will be remembered as far 0:05:03.400 --> 0:05:06.080 as what he did here with the Green and White. Well, 0:05:06.120 --> 0:05:08.720 I think when you look at the stat line, you'll 0:05:08.760 --> 0:05:12.279 you'll say he's under he underperformed his contract and his 0:05:12.360 --> 0:05:14.560 slot where he was drafted. But if you watch the 0:05:14.600 --> 0:05:16.640 film you put on the tape, he's a hard worker. 0:05:16.680 --> 0:05:18.839 He's really a jet uh you know, the way that 0:05:18.880 --> 0:05:21.120 he goes about his business. He came to play every week. 0:05:21.520 --> 0:05:23.880 Uh you know, he was getting the grunt of the 0:05:23.920 --> 0:05:26.919 attention from the other opposing offensive line, so he was 0:05:26.960 --> 0:05:29.520 freeing things up for other players and really just did 0:05:29.520 --> 0:05:31.719 a great job at stopping the run. Uh you know, 0:05:31.600 --> 0:05:34.719 he was great and getting past getting pass pressure. Although 0:05:34.760 --> 0:05:36.880 he didn't have the big sack numbers, he didn't have 0:05:36.920 --> 0:05:39.839 the big knockdown numbers, he was always disruptive on the 0:05:39.839 --> 0:05:42.599 opposing team's offense. So, uh, you know, a hard working 0:05:42.640 --> 0:05:45.279 cat Uh. You know, but when you're drafted six overall, 0:05:45.640 --> 0:05:48.520 you're expected to make those splash plays, those forced fumbles, 0:05:48.520 --> 0:05:51.040 those sacks. Uh, you know, all all the big numbers 0:05:51.320 --> 0:05:53.640 that the team needs those from you, and he needs 0:05:53.640 --> 0:05:56.440 all pros, they need all pro selections every year when 0:05:56.440 --> 0:05:59.320 you're the number six pick overall. Inside the Jets is 0:05:59.360 --> 0:06:03.480 presented by e Y Building a Better Working World, Eric 0:06:03.520 --> 0:06:07.719 Allen alongside Eric Coleman. Let me read this off to 0:06:07.800 --> 0:06:11.240 you and we're gonna be later joined by Jets Titan 0:06:11.320 --> 0:06:13.680 and Ryan Griffin, who was all over the place against 0:06:13.680 --> 0:06:17.840 the jaguaras two touchdown receptions and also a two point conversion. 0:06:17.920 --> 0:06:21.719 But from two thousand towns to two thousand sixteen, here's 0:06:21.760 --> 0:06:25.839 the list of Jets first round picks. Cornerback Kyle Wilson 0:06:25.920 --> 0:06:30.360 two thousand ten, two thousand eleven, Mohammed Wilkerson two thousand twelve, 0:06:30.560 --> 0:06:35.920 Quentin Couple's two thousand thirteen, d Milner two thousand fourteen, 0:06:36.480 --> 0:06:41.080 Safety Calvin Prior two thousand fifteen, Leonard Williams two thousand sixteen. 0:06:41.320 --> 0:06:44.960 There in late man, it's tough, and you know, it's 0:06:45.040 --> 0:06:48.880 really tough knowing that they're not here, knowing that those 0:06:48.920 --> 0:06:52.039 selections that they've invested so much into haven't been a 0:06:52.080 --> 0:06:55.200 part of the future plans once they finished out their contracts. So, 0:06:55.279 --> 0:06:58.080 you know, either or not even finished their contracts. Because 0:06:58.640 --> 0:07:00.800 a bunch of those guys that I just named to you, 0:07:01.080 --> 0:07:03.560 we're traded, yeah, and I mean they got rid of them, 0:07:03.600 --> 0:07:05.719 and it's and it's unfortunate, you know. I don't know, 0:07:06.000 --> 0:07:07.760 I don't know who to put the blame on, whether 0:07:07.920 --> 0:07:10.640 the people drafting them, uh, the coaches for not developing, 0:07:10.720 --> 0:07:13.360 or the players for not being committed. But New York 0:07:13.400 --> 0:07:15.360 is a tough place to play for a player. It's 0:07:15.360 --> 0:07:17.680 hard to stay focused, it's hard to uh. You know, 0:07:17.960 --> 0:07:19.680 there's a lot of pressure that comes with playing in 0:07:19.720 --> 0:07:21.320 New York and it takes a special kind of man 0:07:21.800 --> 0:07:25.040 to be able to withstand that pressure and thrive here. 0:07:25.320 --> 0:07:28.480 And there are guys out there they'll they'll they'll start, 0:07:28.720 --> 0:07:30.480 you know, drafting the right way and putting the right 0:07:30.520 --> 0:07:32.400 people in here. But it all starts with the top. 0:07:32.440 --> 0:07:34.280 I think they got the right person in place in 0:07:34.360 --> 0:07:37.400 Joe Douglas and uh, and he's done a great job 0:07:37.440 --> 0:07:39.920 in other places. I think that he's starting that process 0:07:40.040 --> 0:07:41.760 right now with the Jets, so you know what all 0:07:41.800 --> 0:07:44.120 those guys have in common. And this is not a 0:07:44.200 --> 0:07:47.440 knock on any of those players, but for you to 0:07:47.560 --> 0:07:50.559 be able to win, you have to draft guys in house, 0:07:50.680 --> 0:07:55.200 especially your early round selections, and developed them and at 0:07:55.240 --> 0:07:57.760 some point they got to become part of your foundation. 0:07:58.320 --> 0:08:01.960 Joe Douglas didn't draft and of those players. So my 0:08:02.160 --> 0:08:05.600 point on that is you have to give this man 0:08:05.720 --> 0:08:10.360 time to put his imprint on this team. He won 0:08:10.880 --> 0:08:14.640 three super Bowl championships so far in his career, going 0:08:14.760 --> 0:08:18.720 back with Baltimore of course, and then moving on to 0:08:19.320 --> 0:08:24.240 the Philadelphia Eagles, and Joe Douglas is this is going 0:08:24.320 --> 0:08:26.840 to be a built. It's gonna take some time, absolutely, 0:08:27.080 --> 0:08:29.640 as it always does. Anything worth happening is worth waiting for. 0:08:30.080 --> 0:08:32.040 And I think that he's starting to set the foundation 0:08:32.120 --> 0:08:34.200 right now. Uh, you know, getting rid of the players 0:08:34.320 --> 0:08:37.080 who they don't see in the future, bringing in free 0:08:37.120 --> 0:08:40.240 agents and undrafted players who who can help build be 0:08:40.320 --> 0:08:42.920 the foundation. And then you start adding those first round picks, 0:08:42.920 --> 0:08:45.600 those big money free agents, the character guys who are 0:08:45.600 --> 0:08:48.400 gonna go out there and perform when called upon. Those 0:08:48.440 --> 0:08:50.080 are the kind of guys you need here in this 0:08:50.160 --> 0:08:53.040 locker room, if you're gonna build a successful program and 0:08:53.160 --> 0:08:56.040 and be UH contenders year in and year out. I 0:08:56.080 --> 0:08:58.480 do want to say this about Leonter and Williams. He's 0:08:58.520 --> 0:09:01.200 still twenty four years old. He is a good man. 0:09:01.400 --> 0:09:03.720 He was very active in the community. He was well 0:09:03.800 --> 0:09:08.000 liked within the organization. Sometimes you have to make business 0:09:08.040 --> 0:09:12.160 decisions to your point E didn't this have to come 0:09:12.200 --> 0:09:15.560 to Okay? Are we going to sign this guy to 0:09:15.640 --> 0:09:20.120 a long term lucrative contract extension or are we gonna 0:09:20.120 --> 0:09:22.600 get something for him? Yeah? I mean it goes back 0:09:22.600 --> 0:09:25.480 to you know, when I was when I was younger 0:09:25.520 --> 0:09:27.880 in the NFL, and I had a girl. Time ago, 0:09:28.840 --> 0:09:31.680 many many moons ago. I had a girlfriend, and I 0:09:31.679 --> 0:09:33.600 had asked myself, listen, am I gonna put the ring 0:09:33.640 --> 0:09:35.280 on it? Am I gonna make that commitment to be 0:09:35.360 --> 0:09:37.160 married to for the rest of my life? And I 0:09:37.360 --> 0:09:39.280 and I the answer was no. So I had to 0:09:39.280 --> 0:09:41.520 cut ties. I had to move on and move forward. 0:09:41.559 --> 0:09:43.040 And I think that's what the Jets are doing right 0:09:43.040 --> 0:09:46.439 now with Leonard Williams. Understanding, listen, you did nothing wrong, 0:09:46.720 --> 0:09:48.480 you know you we we appreciate all the work that 0:09:48.559 --> 0:09:51.120 you put in. Great man, the community no hard feelings, 0:09:51.280 --> 0:09:52.960 but it is business at the end of the day, 0:09:53.160 --> 0:09:55.800 and do we see you and our future? If the 0:09:55.840 --> 0:09:57.440 answer is no, then you have to cut ties and 0:09:57.480 --> 0:09:59.800 get the most value that you can get for him. 0:09:59.800 --> 0:10:01.360 And I think the Jets did a great job and 0:10:01.400 --> 0:10:03.840 getting a third round pick and possibly a fourth round 0:10:03.840 --> 0:10:05.840 pick the next year for a player who they're gonna 0:10:05.840 --> 0:10:08.680 get rid of anyway. Oh the drama though, because after 0:10:08.720 --> 0:10:12.000 the Jets played in Miami Dolphins. Looky, who's on the 0:10:12.080 --> 0:10:15.400 schedule the Jets and the Giants and met Lighte Stadium. 0:10:15.480 --> 0:10:18.160 Huh Yeah, that's gonna be very interesting. And it's gonna 0:10:18.320 --> 0:10:19.599 you know, I'm sure he's gonna have a lot of 0:10:19.640 --> 0:10:22.480 motivation to play well against the New York Jets, the 0:10:22.520 --> 0:10:25.200 team who just traded him, who drafted him. Uh, you know. 0:10:25.400 --> 0:10:27.520 And and right now, you know, the way the offensive 0:10:27.559 --> 0:10:29.600 line is playing, he might be licking the shops at 0:10:29.600 --> 0:10:34.800 that opportunity. Alright, So more more on the NFL trade deadline, 0:10:34.880 --> 0:10:39.240 because there could be plenty more over the course of 0:10:39.280 --> 0:10:42.319 the next eighteen hours or so. And we're gonna come 0:10:42.360 --> 0:10:45.120 back later with Jets tight end Ryan Griffin. You are 0:10:45.160 --> 0:10:49.480 listening to inside the Jets on ESPN New York. Donald 0:10:49.520 --> 0:10:52.920 takes the snap, drops back, looks like under He's got 0:10:52.960 --> 0:10:55.320 plucking first down and more and saw the twenty the 0:10:55.320 --> 0:11:01.719 field good a time, touchdown and cripping. Just split with 0:11:01.880 --> 0:11:05.400 Jackson bille defense and you can make an argument that 0:11:05.600 --> 0:11:09.079 is the best drive of the season so far for 0:11:09.280 --> 0:11:12.520 the Jets. Welcome back to Inside the Jets. We are 0:11:12.640 --> 0:11:15.680 brought to you by Vanderbilt Sports and Spirits inside the 0:11:15.720 --> 0:11:21.080 Windham Hamilton's Park Hotel Eric Allen alongside Eric Coleman. Today 0:11:21.320 --> 0:11:25.280 we are actually inside the play MGM studios here at 0:11:25.280 --> 0:11:27.600 one Jets Drive. Our player guest segment is presented by 0:11:27.679 --> 0:11:31.040 M ANDT Bank, the official community bank of your New 0:11:31.120 --> 0:11:34.600 York Jets. Without further ado, let's bring in Jets tight 0:11:34.679 --> 0:11:37.640 on Tighten, Ryan Griffin, thank you so much for joining us. Yeah, 0:11:37.720 --> 0:11:40.280 it's fun to be up here in there. You go 0:11:40.520 --> 0:11:47.679 many listen big day yesterday against the Jaguars for yourself individually. 0:11:47.720 --> 0:11:49.840 But let's get to the news of the day. Earlier 0:11:50.320 --> 0:11:55.319 this afternoon, ESPN is Adam Schefter reported that the Jets 0:11:55.600 --> 0:11:58.920 had acquired a pair of draft picks from the New 0:11:58.960 --> 0:12:02.920 York Giants and change for the Big Cat Leonard Williams 0:12:03.040 --> 0:12:05.839 Penning a physical, so we'll have to see one that 0:12:06.240 --> 0:12:10.839 is official, if that indeed goes through your reactions. Yeah, 0:12:10.920 --> 0:12:12.800 it's just tough. You know, you hate to see a 0:12:12.800 --> 0:12:15.360 guy who you know works so hard, you know, to 0:12:15.360 --> 0:12:17.640 to build a program. He's been you know, he's been 0:12:17.960 --> 0:12:19.880 a main stay here for the you know, is the 0:12:20.080 --> 0:12:22.400 first four years, and you know, it's tough to see 0:12:22.400 --> 0:12:25.080 a guy go. But you know that's the business. You know, 0:12:25.160 --> 0:12:28.560 it's the it's the NFL, and everybody here knows. You 0:12:28.600 --> 0:12:31.160 know that at some point, you know, your career as 0:12:31.200 --> 0:12:33.240 a jet is gonna be over. But it's it's what 0:12:33.280 --> 0:12:35.200 you make of it when you're here, you know. And 0:12:35.240 --> 0:12:36.839 I think he you know, he did a great job 0:12:36.840 --> 0:12:38.560 and he was here as a great teammate. You know, 0:12:38.600 --> 0:12:40.480 I'll be you know, I had him here for this year, 0:12:40.559 --> 0:12:42.840 but you know, I wish him the best, and you know, 0:12:42.800 --> 0:12:44.240 I hope the best form. We're gonna see him in 0:12:44.240 --> 0:12:46.560 a couple of weeks. Really looking forward to that. I 0:12:46.559 --> 0:12:48.959 want to ask both of you guys this question, because E. 0:12:49.120 --> 0:12:51.920 Coleman played safety for the New York Jets and later 0:12:52.080 --> 0:12:56.720 for the Atlanta Falcons. What is the trade donline, like 0:12:57.160 --> 0:12:59.880 for you guys inside a locker room and you take it, 0:13:00.080 --> 0:13:03.600 you take it first, and then Ryan. The trade deadline 0:13:03.640 --> 0:13:05.360 has always been different from me because you know, I 0:13:05.360 --> 0:13:07.960 played from oh four to thirteen and there wasn't a 0:13:07.960 --> 0:13:09.800 lot of action. There wasn't a lot of activity going 0:13:09.840 --> 0:13:12.360 on during the trade deadline, just like there weren't a 0:13:12.400 --> 0:13:14.920 lot of trades in general, you know what I mean. 0:13:15.120 --> 0:13:17.280 I feel like nowadays with the analytics, with the way 0:13:17.320 --> 0:13:19.720 that the game is moving, players are getting moved around 0:13:19.760 --> 0:13:22.080 quite a bit. Uh, and it's kind of change has 0:13:22.080 --> 0:13:24.880 made it exciting, you know. But I mean, obviously it's 0:13:24.880 --> 0:13:26.960 not exciting if you're the one getting traded or you're 0:13:27.040 --> 0:13:29.240 you know, having teammates leave the locker room. But for 0:13:29.480 --> 0:13:32.280 from a fans perspective, it made the game more exciting. 0:13:32.600 --> 0:13:35.560 What about yourself, Yeah, absolutely, it's tough. You know again, 0:13:35.679 --> 0:13:37.800 you know, seeing a guy, you know, you grind with 0:13:37.840 --> 0:13:39.640 these guys, you know, they go through you go through 0:13:39.679 --> 0:13:41.520 camp together, and you know what it is, it's a 0:13:41.600 --> 0:13:44.560 brotherhood in there. Uh. You know. But on the flip side, 0:13:44.679 --> 0:13:46.920 is you know kind of you know, excited mix it up? 0:13:46.960 --> 0:13:49.000 Maybe you know, it could be a good thing for him, 0:13:49.040 --> 0:13:51.400 you know, on top of you know, with the Jets 0:13:51.400 --> 0:13:54.000 coming from with some draft picks next year. So you know, 0:13:54.040 --> 0:13:55.560 it is what it is. We'll see what comes of it. 0:13:55.679 --> 0:13:58.440 But you know, in the in the in the moment 0:13:58.520 --> 0:14:00.200 right now, I'm just wishing him the best. Do you 0:14:00.240 --> 0:14:03.400 pay attention like a fan? Will you be after you 0:14:03.520 --> 0:14:06.880 go home tonight? Will you be watching the ticker looking 0:14:06.920 --> 0:14:09.600 at your phone and and and taking a look at 0:14:09.840 --> 0:14:14.800 all these ESPN Yeah? No, I'm not on you know, 0:14:14.840 --> 0:14:17.000 any social media really, so I try to, you know, 0:14:17.280 --> 0:14:19.720 keep keep separate from all that, you know, I'm just 0:14:19.720 --> 0:14:21.800 trying to focus on what I can control. You know. 0:14:21.880 --> 0:14:24.520 Whatever the front office decides, that's on them, you know. 0:14:24.600 --> 0:14:26.200 But I'm a part of this team right now, and 0:14:26.440 --> 0:14:28.040 you know, I'm liking the guys we have in the 0:14:28.080 --> 0:14:30.280 locker room, and hopefully we'll keep it together, you know 0:14:30.520 --> 0:14:33.120 and make a late season run here. That's a great 0:14:33.120 --> 0:14:35.400 way to go about it. Just handled your business, uh. 0:14:35.440 --> 0:14:38.280 You know. Obviously with your time with the Texans, you've 0:14:38.280 --> 0:14:41.240 been a part of that program as it grew, as 0:14:41.280 --> 0:14:44.120 they grew to being a successful team. There there are 0:14:44.120 --> 0:14:46.280 a lot of like ups and ebbs and flows that 0:14:46.360 --> 0:14:48.840 happened during that situation. What advice can you give to 0:14:48.880 --> 0:14:51.360 your teammates right now? As the New York Jets, you know, 0:14:51.400 --> 0:14:52.640 you're a new member of the team, you have a 0:14:52.640 --> 0:14:55.080 new general manager, new head coach, trying to move make 0:14:55.120 --> 0:14:56.960 the right moves in the right direction. What kind of 0:14:57.000 --> 0:15:00.320 advice do you give the young guys going through this process. Yeah, 0:15:00.320 --> 0:15:02.880 you just gotta learn weeks a week. You know, every 0:15:02.960 --> 0:15:05.720 week is a different season. You know, as you know, uh, 0:15:05.840 --> 0:15:07.720 you know, you can't dwell and things that have happened 0:15:07.720 --> 0:15:11.480 in the past, whether it's yesterday or you know, two 0:15:11.560 --> 0:15:14.320 years ago. You know, there are two different teams. I 0:15:14.320 --> 0:15:16.320 feel like, you know, a lot of history you know 0:15:16.440 --> 0:15:18.520 has you know happened here. But I'm just trying to 0:15:18.520 --> 0:15:21.480 come in with new energy and uh just let these 0:15:21.480 --> 0:15:23.920 guys know that. You know, you gotta focus on next week. 0:15:24.000 --> 0:15:27.680 You know, it's always what have you done for me recently? So, um, 0:15:27.720 --> 0:15:29.280 you know, you you gotta get it done and come 0:15:29.320 --> 0:15:31.400 out here against the Dolphins and you know, put a 0:15:31.480 --> 0:15:33.360 good product on the field. So you guys think it's 0:15:33.360 --> 0:15:36.760 the outcome you wanted. Once again, you fell into Jacksonville Jaguars, 0:15:36.840 --> 0:15:39.400 but you were a hell of a day individually in 0:15:39.440 --> 0:15:43.680 the past, receiving game two touchdowns, first Jets tight end 0:15:43.720 --> 0:15:46.000 since two thousand and eleven, and Dustin color to get 0:15:46.200 --> 0:15:48.120 in the end zone twice in the same game, and 0:15:48.160 --> 0:15:53.360 also a two point conversion, successful two point conversion. Uh, 0:15:53.600 --> 0:15:56.920 let's let's go through each of the place. The first one, 0:15:57.400 --> 0:15:59.320 third and short. You guys been talking all year we 0:15:59.320 --> 0:16:01.840 gotta get in third manageables. Well you're finally in a 0:16:01.880 --> 0:16:05.160 third short, and look what happened. Things happened right. Uh Now, 0:16:05.200 --> 0:16:07.320 I think just on the play, uh, you know, the 0:16:07.400 --> 0:16:10.080 Jazz kind of forgot about me, and uh, I think 0:16:10.320 --> 0:16:12.520 Levian did a great job running his route, you know, 0:16:12.640 --> 0:16:15.080 to the best of his ability, and really took Mike. 0:16:15.240 --> 0:16:17.120 It was a man coverage and uh you know they 0:16:17.120 --> 0:16:19.520 both trailed off with Levian trying to get him open, 0:16:20.000 --> 0:16:21.640 and I was kind of the second option there and 0:16:21.640 --> 0:16:24.240 Sam did a great job going through his progression getting 0:16:24.280 --> 0:16:25.920 the ball down to me, and uh, you know, I 0:16:25.960 --> 0:16:28.920 just saw some open green grass and you know, you 0:16:29.160 --> 0:16:30.960 ran as fast as I ever have, you know, So 0:16:31.480 --> 0:16:34.040 I got in there, and um, you know, it felt 0:16:34.040 --> 0:16:36.200 good to get that first drive gone, you know, and uh, 0:16:36.720 --> 0:16:39.720 three yards and all. Yeah, and uh, you know, I've 0:16:39.720 --> 0:16:42.400 heard a stat I think the coordinator is talking about 0:16:42.440 --> 0:16:44.560 the first time in like thirty games or something. You know, 0:16:44.600 --> 0:16:47.440 we got in there on the and that's something we gotta, 0:16:47.520 --> 0:16:50.080 you know, keep keep getting better at because I think 0:16:50.480 --> 0:16:53.480 whether it's the game or you know, even within the drive, 0:16:53.560 --> 0:16:55.840 you get that first first down, you know, you start rolling, 0:16:56.040 --> 0:16:57.920 you know, you try to try to get the defense 0:16:58.000 --> 0:17:00.600 on the heels and trying to get them institute in 0:17:00.640 --> 0:17:03.920 while we're going fast. It's very important. You showed some 0:17:04.840 --> 0:17:09.119 nice jump there, good athleticism. I think you're surprisingly backward 0:17:09.160 --> 0:17:12.600 speed there. Yeah. Yeah, you know, it's not very often 0:17:12.640 --> 0:17:13.879 to get a chance, you know, to run in the 0:17:13.920 --> 0:17:15.640 open field. So I'm just trying to make the most 0:17:15.680 --> 0:17:18.359 of it. Really. So after after you got those plays, 0:17:18.680 --> 0:17:21.680 after the touchdown, first first drive in thirty games where 0:17:21.680 --> 0:17:23.960 you score on the first drive, you like a coach 0:17:24.600 --> 0:17:26.800 I had something to do with that, it was about 0:17:26.880 --> 0:17:29.440 time we might want to start putting in some more places. Yeah. Yeah, 0:17:29.480 --> 0:17:31.640 I tried. I tried not to, you know, say nothing 0:17:31.800 --> 0:17:34.320 like during the game, but definitely, you know, hopefully they're 0:17:34.320 --> 0:17:37.600 watching the film and taking notice. But you know, I'm 0:17:37.600 --> 0:17:40.200 excited to get Chris Herndon back to uh, you know, 0:17:40.440 --> 0:17:42.680 rolling some two tight end sets hopefully you know, open 0:17:42.800 --> 0:17:44.680 some stuff up, you know, in the wrong game in 0:17:44.720 --> 0:17:47.040 the past game. So keep making plays like that, everybody's 0:17:47.040 --> 0:17:49.480 gonna take. Yeah. So we'll get to hern In here 0:17:49.680 --> 0:17:54.040 a momentarily. But how about the second Touchdow Yeah, that 0:17:54.160 --> 0:17:56.960 second one again levy On. You know, the Jacks really 0:17:56.960 --> 0:17:59.400 worried about him obviously, as it should be. You're gonna 0:17:59.400 --> 0:18:02.400 set him any for Yeah, I think he's got enough 0:18:02.440 --> 0:18:07.600 presence coming from the Jets, but uh, uh, the Jags 0:18:07.640 --> 0:18:09.639 you know, really focus on him. You know, he did 0:18:09.640 --> 0:18:12.000 a good job running his route, and you know, Sam again, 0:18:12.200 --> 0:18:15.160 you know, being patient, you know that staring down the rush, 0:18:15.320 --> 0:18:17.880 you know isn't easy, and uh you know you found 0:18:17.920 --> 0:18:19.440 me on the goal line there and you know put 0:18:19.480 --> 0:18:21.560 the ball oh where we were expecting it, you know, 0:18:21.600 --> 0:18:24.480 all weeks. So you know, luckily I got under the 0:18:25.240 --> 0:18:28.440 ball and uh, you know touch on the two point conversion. Yeah, 0:18:29.040 --> 0:18:33.120 Sam kept at Yeah, and that's what he's so good. 0:18:33.119 --> 0:18:35.680 You know, he's special rolling out of the pocket, trying 0:18:35.680 --> 0:18:38.040 to keep you know, sometimes he gets in trouble doing it. 0:18:38.160 --> 0:18:40.159 But you know, sometimes it makes a great place, you know, 0:18:40.320 --> 0:18:42.879 and uh, that's what it is. Sometimes you get you know, 0:18:43.520 --> 0:18:44.840 you got to make the play when the when the 0:18:44.880 --> 0:18:48.760 player breaks down. So you know, obviously you didn't get 0:18:48.760 --> 0:18:51.320 the end result that you wanted to. What were some 0:18:51.400 --> 0:18:53.960 things today in film that you were like, man? Or 0:18:54.080 --> 0:18:55.560 were there some things that you were like, Man, if 0:18:55.600 --> 0:18:57.360 we just would have done this, that and the other thing, 0:18:57.720 --> 0:18:59.320 then we would have been in this game. Because when 0:18:59.320 --> 0:19:01.040 I was watching it, there were a couple of big 0:19:01.080 --> 0:19:03.359 plays the defense probably let up that that we're mental 0:19:03.400 --> 0:19:05.879 mistakes or some opportunities that the offense has. Is it 0:19:05.960 --> 0:19:07.600 the same thing when you go back in film, like man, 0:19:07.680 --> 0:19:10.480 if we would just eliminated this play or or made 0:19:10.560 --> 0:19:12.880 this one, it would have been a whole different ball game. Yeah, 0:19:13.000 --> 0:19:15.040 it's you know, it's it's funny when you go and 0:19:15.119 --> 0:19:18.040 watch the film, you know, it's it's just the one 0:19:18.080 --> 0:19:20.120 player you're looking at, you know, and it doesn't take 0:19:20.160 --> 0:19:22.560 into account what you're feeling throughout the whole game. You know, 0:19:23.000 --> 0:19:26.600 yesterday when we we started fast and uh, you know 0:19:26.760 --> 0:19:29.400 we we start coming back after my second second touchdown 0:19:29.480 --> 0:19:32.200 and the two point conversion, it's only a one score game, yeah, 0:19:32.280 --> 0:19:34.960 the one we're rolling, you know, but then you throw 0:19:35.000 --> 0:19:37.840 on the film today and it's like we start making 0:19:37.880 --> 0:19:41.080 the same mistakes again. You know, it's really you gotta 0:19:41.119 --> 0:19:43.480 get that corrected. You gotta play one play at a time. 0:19:43.560 --> 0:19:45.919 You can't just roll off a feeling of all right, 0:19:45.960 --> 0:19:49.320 we gotta go now. We gotta stay consistent and uh, 0:19:49.480 --> 0:19:53.359 you know, really focus on on our our mental you know, assignments, 0:19:53.400 --> 0:19:56.520 and you know, if it's gonna break for us, you know, 0:19:56.840 --> 0:19:59.800 it's we gotta start playing complinary football and you know, 0:20:00.040 --> 0:20:03.040 get it all going here. Well what about your celebrations 0:20:03.080 --> 0:20:05.440 and Enzo, man, you brought so you brought some emotion 0:20:05.520 --> 0:20:07.520 to the field. Yeah, you gotta. You gotta have fun 0:20:07.640 --> 0:20:09.000 with it. You know, it's fun to try to keep 0:20:09.040 --> 0:20:11.080 it light in the tight end room, you know, mix 0:20:11.160 --> 0:20:13.639 it up, yeah, instead of just being generic, you know. 0:20:13.800 --> 0:20:16.080 But I also want to celebrate with my teammates. Man, 0:20:16.119 --> 0:20:17.960 That's why I'm out here doing it. Uh, you know, 0:20:18.040 --> 0:20:20.399 playing with those guys. It takes all eleven of us, 0:20:20.520 --> 0:20:23.000 you know, to have a successful play. So I just 0:20:23.080 --> 0:20:25.400 try to celebrate with those guys. Okay, So to both 0:20:25.440 --> 0:20:30.119 of your points, you guys actually come out against Jacksonville 0:20:30.160 --> 0:20:33.480 and established that offensive rhythm early. Go down the field. 0:20:33.560 --> 0:20:36.879 It's a ninety three yard march. I think with penalty 0:20:36.960 --> 0:20:40.880 yards are probably total yards and all you take the lead, 0:20:42.119 --> 0:20:44.800 you have the ball actually at their thirty four yard 0:20:44.880 --> 0:20:47.040 line in your second possession. I'm thinking, Wow, you got 0:20:47.119 --> 0:20:49.760 a chance to go in take kind of control. Then 0:20:49.840 --> 0:20:55.240 an interception next play Menshew to Connolly, it's and and 0:20:55.840 --> 0:20:58.040 Jacksonville takes control of the game just like that. And 0:20:58.119 --> 0:21:00.600 then there was that large gap in bet Queen where 0:21:01.280 --> 0:21:04.640 the rhythm went away. Did they change anything? No, I think, 0:21:05.640 --> 0:21:07.199 you know, it's it's one of those things you kind 0:21:07.240 --> 0:21:09.960 of we lost that rhythm, you know that Uh that 0:21:10.160 --> 0:21:12.800 that interception was was key because it was you know 0:21:13.040 --> 0:21:16.440 again we're in the scoring position, looking to take the lead. 0:21:17.080 --> 0:21:19.600 And uh but it's growing pains, you know, new system, 0:21:20.200 --> 0:21:22.640 with a bunch of young guys, and with the injuries 0:21:22.680 --> 0:21:26.480 we've had, you know, wide receiver and you know other positions. 0:21:26.520 --> 0:21:28.800 It's tough. You know, we've got you know, rookie tackle 0:21:28.880 --> 0:21:31.760 out there to trying to do his best. Uh. You know, 0:21:31.880 --> 0:21:35.800 those mistakes are really the killers, you know, and we 0:21:36.040 --> 0:21:39.480 we gotta come back after mistakes too. It's a bunch 0:21:39.480 --> 0:21:42.639 of growing pains right now that we're having, uh you know, unfortunately, 0:21:42.760 --> 0:21:45.320 but uh, we we'll get it right and get it 0:21:45.359 --> 0:21:48.720 corrected today and uh you know looking forward to you know, 0:21:48.800 --> 0:21:51.800 beating the Dolphins. So, I mean, how much more confident 0:21:51.840 --> 0:21:54.919 are you after after watching the film, after understanding what happened, 0:21:55.359 --> 0:21:57.440 knowing that you have a Dolphins opponent who you know 0:21:57.720 --> 0:21:59.600 again you mentioned it before, you have to move on. 0:22:00.000 --> 0:22:02.359 Whether it was just a success or a failure in 0:22:02.440 --> 0:22:04.840 the past, you have to move forward. You know. How 0:22:04.960 --> 0:22:07.879 how optimistic are you going into this week knowing that 0:22:08.000 --> 0:22:10.120 you you know, you have some lessons to learn last week, 0:22:10.160 --> 0:22:13.639 there are some positive things to build off. How confident 0:22:13.680 --> 0:22:16.080 are you going against this this Dolphins team? Very confident? 0:22:16.240 --> 0:22:18.840 You know. It's uh, every week is you know the 0:22:18.920 --> 0:22:21.080 same with us. It's like, you know, we we can 0:22:21.119 --> 0:22:23.359 put it together. We got to string it along and uh, 0:22:23.520 --> 0:22:26.880 you know, we have some familiarity with this Miami defense, 0:22:26.960 --> 0:22:29.879 you know, with Flora's coming from New England U. So 0:22:30.920 --> 0:22:33.400 you know, we've played this defense kind of twice already, 0:22:33.720 --> 0:22:36.360 you know, moving in the obviously have different personnel and such. 0:22:36.440 --> 0:22:39.800 But uh, we're really looking forward to, you know, correct 0:22:39.840 --> 0:22:42.240 the mistakes and uh, you know, getting back out there. 0:22:42.280 --> 0:22:44.120 And you know that's the best part about this league 0:22:44.920 --> 0:22:47.760 is getting back out there and you know, trying again. Yeah, 0:22:47.960 --> 0:22:51.040 and understanding that he came from New England. Flora's came 0:22:51.040 --> 0:22:53.479 from New England and and you know the Jets took 0:22:53.520 --> 0:22:55.840 a tough loss to New England. Will you go back 0:22:56.160 --> 0:22:58.000 and watch New England tape and see some of the 0:22:58.080 --> 0:23:00.240 things that they did to kind of expose you and 0:23:00.359 --> 0:23:03.640 make those corrections. Moving on to Miami. Sure, absolutely gonna 0:23:03.800 --> 0:23:06.520 you know, watch as much whatever's gonna help us, you know, 0:23:06.680 --> 0:23:08.600 even last year, you know when he was with the 0:23:08.640 --> 0:23:11.280 Pats when we played him twice. I'm definitely gonna check 0:23:11.320 --> 0:23:14.280 out that film. Uh, you know, anything that could help us. 0:23:14.440 --> 0:23:16.080 You know, we need all the help we can we 0:23:16.160 --> 0:23:18.359 can get Right now. Inside the Jets is supported by 0:23:18.400 --> 0:23:23.280 Selective Insurance, be Uniquely Insured. Eric Ellen and Eric Coleman 0:23:23.320 --> 0:23:26.920 here in the play MGM Studios, joined by Jets Tight 0:23:27.040 --> 0:23:29.760 and Ryan Griffin. You've been so good, I want to 0:23:29.840 --> 0:23:33.040 keep you on for another segment. Keep it rolling, all right, cool, 0:23:33.080 --> 0:23:35.439 We're gonna come right back. You are listening to Inside 0:23:35.480 --> 0:23:47.480 the Jets on ESPN New York. 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Jets had a 0:24:21.800 --> 0:24:24.800 tough day at the office against Jacksonville, but Ryan Griffin 0:24:24.920 --> 0:24:29.320 had a career day two touchdown receptions and also uh 0:24:29.480 --> 0:24:33.119 two point conversion. Ryan, I don't think people give you 0:24:33.280 --> 0:24:35.840 enough credit for what you can do as a receiver 0:24:36.040 --> 0:24:38.440 because not too long ago two thousand and sixteen with 0:24:38.520 --> 0:24:42.080 the Texans fifty receptions, Yeah, I had fifty plus. Uh 0:24:42.320 --> 0:24:44.760 you know, Broccoli helped me out with that one. Uh 0:24:45.080 --> 0:24:47.120 you know, it was it was tough getting the ball 0:24:47.160 --> 0:24:52.080 downfield to d Hop, so he started dropping it off 0:24:52.160 --> 0:24:54.880 down loan and you know, help me get fifty plus. 0:24:55.000 --> 0:24:57.960 But it is what it is, you know, it's I 0:24:58.119 --> 0:25:01.000 tried to do, you know what the coach asking me here, 0:25:01.119 --> 0:25:03.880 and uh, you know, with Cris being out the first 0:25:04.040 --> 0:25:06.879 you know what, seven weeks, I found myself doing a 0:25:06.960 --> 0:25:09.399 lot of blocking, you know, and uh, I'm okay with that. 0:25:09.600 --> 0:25:11.680 You know. Really, whatever they need of me, you know, 0:25:11.920 --> 0:25:14.520 is what I'm gonna do. So just try to do, 0:25:14.840 --> 0:25:16.800 you know, what I can to help the team win. 0:25:17.320 --> 0:25:20.080 As a tight end, is it like the ultimate luxury? 0:25:20.080 --> 0:25:22.119 Because of course as a tight end you gotta be physical, 0:25:22.160 --> 0:25:24.080 you have to be a good blocker. But you kind 0:25:24.080 --> 0:25:26.800 of earned the right to to start stepping away from 0:25:26.800 --> 0:25:29.119 that line of scrimmage and splitting out and getting one 0:25:29.160 --> 0:25:33.400 on ones with with what with safeties and things like that. Yeah, absolutely, 0:25:33.600 --> 0:25:36.679 you know, every time you know you do split out, Um, 0:25:37.000 --> 0:25:39.600 you know, the film's watching and uh, you know, seeing 0:25:39.640 --> 0:25:41.200 what even if you don't get the ball, you know, 0:25:41.480 --> 0:25:43.560 it's always do you win the win the route? You know, 0:25:43.880 --> 0:25:48.000 especially against the B's, you know, because when they roll 0:25:48.040 --> 0:25:50.640 out Nickel or an extra dB. You know, when I'm 0:25:50.680 --> 0:25:53.760 on the field, you know, it's like I still gotta 0:25:53.800 --> 0:25:55.920 win a route. You know, I should be winning in 0:25:55.960 --> 0:25:57.919 the in the rung game against this guy, but if 0:25:57.960 --> 0:26:00.040 I can win in the past game as well, you know, 0:26:00.160 --> 0:26:02.159 it really opens the offense up. So I tried to 0:26:02.240 --> 0:26:04.840 take pride in that. Remember, Jets fans, you can stream 0:26:04.880 --> 0:26:07.879 inside the Jets Live through the Jets ap presented by 0:26:07.880 --> 0:26:10.560 the MT Bank. Go to the app store or Google 0:26:10.640 --> 0:26:15.040 Play Now and search Official New York Jets. You know, 0:26:15.240 --> 0:26:19.639 you talk about your blocking role in this offense. A 0:26:19.760 --> 0:26:23.160 lot of times they're using you effectively on the move. 0:26:23.359 --> 0:26:26.800 I know you guys want to get Levan more yardage, 0:26:26.880 --> 0:26:30.040 but you see you coming across the line a bunch 0:26:30.080 --> 0:26:32.720 of times and creating some holes. Yeah, And I think 0:26:32.760 --> 0:26:35.080 it's the it's a matchup league, right, And you know, 0:26:35.240 --> 0:26:37.560 wherever we have the matchup, you know, me against a 0:26:37.680 --> 0:26:41.080 linebacker or you know, possibly that Nicola was talking about earlier. Uh, 0:26:41.280 --> 0:26:42.960 you know, through the coaches are doing a good job 0:26:43.040 --> 0:26:45.480 of just getting me in position, you know, so we're 0:26:45.720 --> 0:26:49.679 we can win, you know, and have leverage against the defense. Uh. 0:26:49.880 --> 0:26:52.560 You know, and I just again whether I'm you know, 0:26:52.640 --> 0:26:54.320 at the point of attack in the line, you know, 0:26:54.400 --> 0:26:57.560 blocking like a tackle in protection or whether it's at 0:26:57.680 --> 0:26:59.840 kind of h back role where you know, moving a 0:27:00.040 --> 0:27:02.600 loss the ball and you know on the perimeter perimeter, 0:27:02.800 --> 0:27:05.560 you know, blocking for you know, screens and such. You know, 0:27:05.600 --> 0:27:07.720 I'm just trying to do what the coach is asking me. 0:27:08.440 --> 0:27:10.879 I've always been a big fan of offense. If you 0:27:10.960 --> 0:27:15.200 have like to, I mean, listen, it's it's a tough 0:27:15.240 --> 0:27:17.680 matchup as a safety when a team can come out 0:27:17.720 --> 0:27:20.640 with with twelve personnel with with one running back, two 0:27:20.680 --> 0:27:23.600 tight ends and two wide receivers, especially when the tight 0:27:23.720 --> 0:27:26.160 ends can run routes and then and they can get 0:27:26.200 --> 0:27:28.600 physical in the run game. So I know, I'm sure 0:27:28.600 --> 0:27:30.600 you're excited for Chris to get back into the lineup 0:27:30.640 --> 0:27:33.160 so you can do some twelve personnel because as the defense, 0:27:33.280 --> 0:27:35.480 you always try to match personnel, and so when there's 0:27:35.520 --> 0:27:38.040 two tight ends on, you keep more linebackers on. And 0:27:38.119 --> 0:27:40.200 I know that if you saw yourself split out line 0:27:40.280 --> 0:27:42.720 up against a linebacker, you're gonna be licking your chops. 0:27:42.960 --> 0:27:45.440 And then if you know, the team knows that and 0:27:45.480 --> 0:27:47.960 they add a defensive back, take out a linebacker at 0:27:48.000 --> 0:27:50.359 a dB, now you can run the ball. So I 0:27:50.480 --> 0:27:52.840 think having two tight ends is like the ultimate luxury. 0:27:52.920 --> 0:27:55.760 So I'm sure that you're excited for that. Oh absolutely, yeah. 0:27:56.200 --> 0:27:58.840 You know, when Chris gets back, hopefully you know, if 0:27:58.880 --> 0:28:01.399 they do roll out, you know, the the nickel or 0:28:01.600 --> 0:28:04.359 you know, the dying defense is. You know, Chris is 0:28:04.400 --> 0:28:06.359 a great blocker as well, you know, to his credit, 0:28:06.480 --> 0:28:08.240 so you know, we can get that role and they 0:28:08.280 --> 0:28:10.800 want to roll in linebackers stop to run. Then we 0:28:10.840 --> 0:28:13.360 can split him out, you know, and and empty it out, 0:28:13.400 --> 0:28:16.160 go quick with you know, Sam makes things easier for Sam, 0:28:16.560 --> 0:28:19.280 really cleans the picture out for him. So try to 0:28:19.359 --> 0:28:21.639 be as versatile as I can, you know, and and 0:28:21.840 --> 0:28:24.920 help this offense anyway can What is unique about Chris 0:28:25.080 --> 0:28:30.199 Herndon's skill set. He had a very good, solid rookie season, 0:28:30.320 --> 0:28:32.840 had that chemistry with Sam Donald and I know a 0:28:32.960 --> 0:28:35.840 lot of people talk about, hey, he can do a 0:28:35.880 --> 0:28:38.760 little bit of everything. Sure, Yeah, this guy's the ultimate 0:28:38.800 --> 0:28:42.480 football player, you know. Um, you know he's kind of 0:28:42.640 --> 0:28:44.760 do we have different skill sets, you know, between me 0:28:44.840 --> 0:28:48.040 and him, So I'm excited to be on the field together. Uh. 0:28:48.200 --> 0:28:50.320 You know, he's a he's a mismatch you know, in 0:28:50.360 --> 0:28:51.920 the past game, whether you want to put a d 0:28:52.040 --> 0:28:54.320 be on him or not. You know, he he runs 0:28:54.400 --> 0:28:57.320 like a wide receiver and uh when when he's asked 0:28:57.360 --> 0:28:59.760 the block, you know, he does his job as well. So, um, 0:29:00.360 --> 0:29:01.880 really looking forward to see what he can do to 0:29:01.960 --> 0:29:03.880 help the help the offense out He can really stretch 0:29:03.960 --> 0:29:06.240 that field? Can oh hell yeah, yeah he can. He 0:29:06.320 --> 0:29:07.800 can burn it. You know what I'm telling you. He's 0:29:07.800 --> 0:29:09.720 like he's like a wide receiver out there, you know, 0:29:09.840 --> 0:29:12.680 in line. So if you get the right matchup, you know, 0:29:13.040 --> 0:29:15.680 you can burn the defense. So can you talk about 0:29:16.080 --> 0:29:18.400 you know, obviously your your veteran presence, your seventh year 0:29:18.400 --> 0:29:20.520 in the league, you've seen a lot of football. Uh 0:29:20.840 --> 0:29:23.240 having a rookie excuse me, a second year quarterback in 0:29:23.360 --> 0:29:25.920 Sam Donald go through the adversity that he's going through 0:29:26.040 --> 0:29:27.920 right now, what kind of what kind of wisdom do 0:29:28.000 --> 0:29:29.560 you give to him? Or? You know, I'm sure he's 0:29:29.560 --> 0:29:31.440 a he's not a guy who's gonna get down on himself. 0:29:31.520 --> 0:29:33.720 But what do you tell a quarterback you know that's 0:29:33.760 --> 0:29:36.120 going through you know, a rough patch. Yeah, I've been 0:29:36.160 --> 0:29:38.720 through it, you know, and uh, you know, like he said, 0:29:39.000 --> 0:29:40.760 you know, going on my seventh year, you know, I've 0:29:40.800 --> 0:29:42.960 seen a lot and I just try to be there 0:29:43.000 --> 0:29:44.880 for Sam. You know, I'm not gonna try to tell 0:29:44.960 --> 0:29:47.040 him what to do. I don't play the quarterback position, 0:29:47.120 --> 0:29:49.720 but I'm gonna let him know. You know, in my play, 0:29:50.120 --> 0:29:52.040 you know, whether it is taking you know, a short 0:29:52.440 --> 0:29:54.600 short route and trying to you know, go score, make 0:29:54.680 --> 0:29:56.600 some plays for this guy. You know, he's out there 0:29:56.720 --> 0:29:59.080 giving it his all. We're trying to, you know, do 0:29:59.200 --> 0:30:01.720 our best, but any play we can make to help 0:30:01.800 --> 0:30:04.680 him out. You know, whether we're talking about getting from 0:30:04.720 --> 0:30:06.520 a you know, second and eight to you know that 0:30:06.640 --> 0:30:08.600 third and one to make it more manageable for him, 0:30:09.040 --> 0:30:11.840 or you know that third and one at whatever it 0:30:11.960 --> 0:30:13.840 was in go score so you can take the red 0:30:13.920 --> 0:30:16.680 zone out of the game. Uh, you know, whatever it 0:30:16.800 --> 0:30:18.480 is that, you know, help this guy out. You know 0:30:19.360 --> 0:30:21.760 in the game, you know, off the field to we're 0:30:21.760 --> 0:30:23.320 gonna help him out. We're gonna be there for him. 0:30:23.440 --> 0:30:26.720 The breakdowns and protection, what do you think is happening? 0:30:27.120 --> 0:30:30.200 I know, anytime you come off the field and down 0:30:30.280 --> 0:30:32.520 to four quarters and you see eight sacks and you're 0:30:32.560 --> 0:30:35.160 helping your quarterback up that amount of times, I think 0:30:35.160 --> 0:30:38.840 he was hit a double digit amount and he knew 0:30:38.920 --> 0:30:42.320 he's taking a beating out there. Uh Adam Gates was 0:30:42.400 --> 0:30:45.680 quick to say, this is not just on the offensive line. 0:30:45.800 --> 0:30:48.640 It's on me, he said, It's an offensive signal caller. 0:30:49.160 --> 0:30:52.200 He said, sometimes it's on the receivers because maybe they're 0:30:52.240 --> 0:30:53.920 not where they're supposed to be, or maybe they're not 0:30:54.040 --> 0:30:58.440 winning their matchup. But what's happening? Can you pinpoint what's 0:30:58.480 --> 0:31:01.600 happening up front? It's an offensive unit, you know, you know, 0:31:01.760 --> 0:31:04.200 like coach said, you know, you can't put it all 0:31:04.240 --> 0:31:07.120 on the offensive line. You know, it's it takes all 0:31:07.160 --> 0:31:09.520 of us, us reading the hot routes, you know, when 0:31:09.520 --> 0:31:13.160 they're when they're bringing blitz. His pressure is identifying it correctly, 0:31:13.560 --> 0:31:15.760 you know, being on the same you know, same page 0:31:15.920 --> 0:31:18.600 as an offense. You know, seeing the defense have the 0:31:18.640 --> 0:31:21.440 same set of eyes. You know, it's really important, you know, 0:31:21.600 --> 0:31:25.200 to getting off the field. You know. So I can't 0:31:25.240 --> 0:31:28.240 really pinpoint exactly what it is. You know, I don't 0:31:28.280 --> 0:31:29.960 want to go into details about it. We had a 0:31:30.040 --> 0:31:32.560 tough meeting, you know, yeah, of course, you know, it's 0:31:32.680 --> 0:31:36.080 it's never easy, you know. After uh you know, these 0:31:36.160 --> 0:31:38.480 losses like this, you know, and they're stacking up. We 0:31:38.520 --> 0:31:40.440 can't let it happen. You know, we just can't. So 0:31:41.040 --> 0:31:42.920 we gotta you gotta get a right come back here, 0:31:43.200 --> 0:31:45.400 you know on Wednesday, and you know, get back to work. 0:31:45.520 --> 0:31:47.840 Do you like the way Donald battles though for a 0:31:47.920 --> 0:31:51.480 twenty two year old, Absolutely, there's any anybody in that 0:31:51.640 --> 0:31:54.040 in that offensive room watching that film you know, he's 0:31:54.120 --> 0:31:56.840 after what happened last week too, you know, and you 0:31:56.920 --> 0:31:59.240 know his foot is what it is. He's not a 0:32:00.040 --> 0:32:03.040 nobody is right now. But everybody's battling. You know, it's 0:32:03.080 --> 0:32:06.560 not like guys are playing taking plays off. These guys 0:32:06.600 --> 0:32:08.840 are battling out there, and you know it all starts 0:32:08.880 --> 0:32:12.360 with Sam. You know, we were watching him battle, and 0:32:12.520 --> 0:32:14.440 you know it makes us want to play harder and 0:32:14.680 --> 0:32:18.160 on offense, obviously you went against your defense all throughout 0:32:18.200 --> 0:32:21.040 the off season through training camp. Is there a particular 0:32:21.120 --> 0:32:23.120 player that you like, you kind of look out for, Like, man, 0:32:23.200 --> 0:32:25.160 that dude is a dog. He just needs an opportunity 0:32:25.560 --> 0:32:27.720 or whenever he's out there on the field, he makes 0:32:27.720 --> 0:32:29.480 a play and you're like, yeah, I saw that in 0:32:29.640 --> 0:32:31.240 him in training camp. Was there a player on the 0:32:31.280 --> 0:32:33.800 defense that you can say that for, Oh yeah, absolutely, 0:32:33.800 --> 0:32:36.800 I mean most you know, Hope when CJ Is out there, 0:32:37.120 --> 0:32:40.120 you know, things are clicking on defense. It's fun to watch. 0:32:40.320 --> 0:32:43.640 You know. I'm just hoping he gets healthy and gets 0:32:43.720 --> 0:32:45.440 back to you know, it's where it was week one, 0:32:45.560 --> 0:32:49.400 because man, he's a special player. What has the past 0:32:49.440 --> 0:32:52.880 few months have been like for you? Because you started 0:32:52.920 --> 0:32:55.800 your career in Houston. We're talking about this being your 0:32:55.840 --> 0:32:59.040 seventh professional season, but this is your first one with 0:32:59.200 --> 0:33:03.640 a new team, so all the details that go inside 0:33:03.720 --> 0:33:07.600 of not just joining a new team and playing in 0:33:07.640 --> 0:33:12.600 a new system, but also moving yeah right, yeah, yeah, 0:33:12.640 --> 0:33:15.080 everything off the field, you know, it's been great. Everybody 0:33:15.120 --> 0:33:17.280 here has been, you know, helping me along with that. 0:33:17.480 --> 0:33:20.520 And I'm actually originally, you know, from the northeast, you know, 0:33:20.600 --> 0:33:23.520 I'm from New Hampshire. Uh so not too far away 0:33:23.600 --> 0:33:26.120 from home. It's been good to see some family. You know. 0:33:26.640 --> 0:33:29.600 It's usually when football seasons, you know, around they don't 0:33:29.680 --> 0:33:31.960 get to see me that much. You know, whether they 0:33:32.080 --> 0:33:34.360 would come down to the game, I'd be you know, busy, 0:33:34.520 --> 0:33:37.520 you know, obviously working. But uh it's been good during 0:33:37.520 --> 0:33:39.640 the bye week at some time with family and so 0:33:40.080 --> 0:33:42.240 it's been it's been great. New Jersey has been great. 0:33:42.480 --> 0:33:46.000 Jets fans have been amazing, you know. Uh, they're really passionate. 0:33:46.240 --> 0:33:50.280 You know. Yeah, I love it up here. Now looking 0:33:50.320 --> 0:33:54.760 ahead to Miami. You guys come in every Monday, you 0:33:54.840 --> 0:33:58.240 look at the film, you correct the mistakes when you 0:33:58.480 --> 0:34:04.120 individually take the surface home or letop and and start 0:34:04.320 --> 0:34:07.760 grinding and looking at what's ahead in terms of the 0:34:07.880 --> 0:34:11.040 next opponent. Yeah, it starts today. You know, you gotta 0:34:11.040 --> 0:34:13.800 get a quick peek, you know. And obviously when you 0:34:13.840 --> 0:34:16.719 watch them tonight they're playing the Steelers. Yeah, yeah, exactly, Yeah, 0:34:16.719 --> 0:34:19.200 they're they're on you know, they're playing Monday Night Football 0:34:19.360 --> 0:34:22.360 tune in. You know, obviously, just kind of a shallow 0:34:24.239 --> 0:34:26.440 look at him, just to see what the personnel is 0:34:26.520 --> 0:34:28.759 and stuff. And you know, the coaches will break it 0:34:28.800 --> 0:34:30.400 down for us tonight, and then when we get in 0:34:30.520 --> 0:34:34.000 here tomorrow on the off day, you know, we'll be 0:34:34.239 --> 0:34:37.360 we'll be in here, uh, you know, grinding and seeing 0:34:37.440 --> 0:34:40.560 what's on what's on the menu for Wednesday into practice. 0:34:40.600 --> 0:34:42.440 I don't know, if I know, the people on the 0:34:42.520 --> 0:34:47.279 radio listening couldn't see the you know, there's probably not 0:34:47.360 --> 0:34:49.600 a man on this organization that hasn't doesn't show up 0:34:49.640 --> 0:34:53.239 on Tuesday. Yeah, no, no doubt, you know, especially we're 0:34:53.320 --> 0:34:55.239 heading into the middle of the season here. You know, 0:34:55.360 --> 0:34:57.600 a real professional takes care of his body. You know, 0:34:58.320 --> 0:35:03.000 your body is is your work really so also mental, 0:35:03.320 --> 0:35:06.080 but taking care of your your physical body as well. 0:35:06.160 --> 0:35:08.200 And we talked about that. What do you do to 0:35:08.239 --> 0:35:09.920 take care of your body during the week. It's a 0:35:09.960 --> 0:35:11.920 long season. What kind of things during the week do 0:35:11.960 --> 0:35:13.319 you do to take care of your body to make 0:35:13.320 --> 0:35:15.279 sure that you're ready to go on Sunday. Yeah, we're 0:35:15.320 --> 0:35:17.760 just going back and forth. You know about different techniques, 0:35:18.040 --> 0:35:22.320 you know, keeping the body fresh, you know, including you know, 0:35:22.480 --> 0:35:29.279 cold tubs, contrast float spas. I don't know many people 0:35:29.320 --> 0:35:33.239 out there, no, but you know the deprivation tanks. You know, 0:35:33.360 --> 0:35:35.040 it seemed to help me out a lot. You know, 0:35:35.160 --> 0:35:38.400 magnesium salts in the bath and you're in there floating 0:35:38.560 --> 0:35:41.279 in the dark by yourself. Pretty that helps clear your mind? 0:35:41.400 --> 0:35:44.240 Does It clears your mind and it helps you focus 0:35:44.400 --> 0:35:46.759 and and gets the body right. So that's what I'll 0:35:46.760 --> 0:35:49.600 be doing tomorrow as a guy who does a little 0:35:49.600 --> 0:35:53.879 bit of everything for this team. Ryan, how eager are 0:35:53.960 --> 0:35:58.560 you to get Levan Bell going in terms of his stats? 0:35:58.640 --> 0:36:01.800 Because he spent such a positive influence I think on 0:36:01.960 --> 0:36:04.319 this ball club, and I don't I don't know if 0:36:04.400 --> 0:36:08.480 people realize how much that is resonated inside this building. 0:36:09.080 --> 0:36:13.040 And you just sense sense his hunger to win. And 0:36:13.320 --> 0:36:17.480 against Jacksonville, you guys playing from behind a lot again, 0:36:18.160 --> 0:36:20.759 he only got twelve touches and nine rushes, and and 0:36:20.880 --> 0:36:25.080 I'm sure he's so eager to help you guys, even 0:36:25.200 --> 0:36:27.920 more so when you talked about being a direct benefit 0:36:28.719 --> 0:36:31.719 of the tension that Levan is getting out there on 0:36:31.760 --> 0:36:35.400 the field, exactly. Yeah, I mean his history. You know, 0:36:36.040 --> 0:36:39.000 everybody knows the defense and that is what he can do, 0:36:39.239 --> 0:36:41.160 you know, and I think that's, uh, you know, the 0:36:41.239 --> 0:36:44.239 defensive game plan. No matter who we play, it's kind 0:36:44.280 --> 0:36:46.200 of take away their best player, and that you know, 0:36:46.440 --> 0:36:49.560 without question, Levan has the you know, the pelts on 0:36:49.600 --> 0:36:52.359 the wall is so to speak. You know, everybody knows 0:36:52.400 --> 0:36:54.200 what he can do in this league, and they try 0:36:54.239 --> 0:36:56.799 to shut that down, you know, And and it's about us, 0:36:56.880 --> 0:36:59.080 the other tank guys. You know, what can we do 0:36:59.200 --> 0:37:01.680 to help him out? And uh, you know, it obviously 0:37:01.800 --> 0:37:04.080 starts with you know, getting a lead. You know, it's 0:37:04.080 --> 0:37:06.439 playing starting fast, and so we don't have to play, 0:37:06.880 --> 0:37:09.320 you know behind the sticks, you know, behind the scoreboard 0:37:09.360 --> 0:37:12.360 where you know he's stuck in protection a lot of times. 0:37:12.520 --> 0:37:14.919 You know, we're trying to get out to a quick start, 0:37:15.000 --> 0:37:18.480 and you know established the run game early on that 0:37:18.800 --> 0:37:23.080 that would be big week. Yeah, exactly, you touched on it. 0:37:23.160 --> 0:37:25.520 He's he's a passionate guy. You know, he wants to win. 0:37:25.600 --> 0:37:27.600 And you said you feel his hunger. We all feel 0:37:27.719 --> 0:37:30.000 his hunger, you know, and that rubs off on all 0:37:30.040 --> 0:37:32.759 of us, and so you know works like get down 0:37:32.800 --> 0:37:35.640 in Miami. You know, you start fast, finish strong. So 0:37:36.040 --> 0:37:40.680 the outside perspective is Miami's tanking it this year. They 0:37:40.760 --> 0:37:43.560 just want to lose. But you are a player, so 0:37:44.600 --> 0:37:48.200 you know guys down there on that team, and those 0:37:48.280 --> 0:37:50.839 guys are looking at you and saying, oh no, we're 0:37:50.880 --> 0:37:53.440 getting our first win. Yeah. Absolutely. I mean this is 0:37:53.480 --> 0:37:56.279 the NFL, you know, and nobody's going in there trying 0:37:56.320 --> 0:37:59.279 to lose. Everybody's job is on the line every play, 0:37:59.520 --> 0:38:02.120 you know, and I don't want to hear about, you know, tanking. 0:38:02.239 --> 0:38:04.879 This isn't the n b A. You know, the guys 0:38:04.920 --> 0:38:07.399 are out here, you know, battling, you know, their hearts out, 0:38:07.480 --> 0:38:09.800 trying to win a game. It doesn't matter, you know, 0:38:09.880 --> 0:38:11.800 what the front office is thinking about them. They know 0:38:11.960 --> 0:38:14.239 that there, even if they're not going to be in 0:38:14.320 --> 0:38:17.360 Miami next year, they're playing for a job somewhere else possibly, 0:38:17.719 --> 0:38:20.440 you know, so I don't want to hear about tanking 0:38:20.520 --> 0:38:22.759 or anything. They're gonna bring their best shot, and uh, 0:38:23.080 --> 0:38:25.560 we better be prepared. Yeah. And another point of this 0:38:25.800 --> 0:38:29.080 that is very important is that everybody plays for a 0:38:29.160 --> 0:38:30.960 job inside a locker room. You guys are one of 0:38:31.040 --> 0:38:34.480 six right now, but you still have more than half 0:38:34.560 --> 0:38:38.080 the season to go, a lot to play for and 0:38:38.520 --> 0:38:40.279 it would just be nice, Like you said, we just 0:38:40.360 --> 0:38:43.759 gotta get one and then build off of that. Yeah. Absolutely, Uh, 0:38:43.960 --> 0:38:46.000 you know, the schedule is kind of opening up for us. 0:38:46.040 --> 0:38:47.600 We had you know, a tough couple of you know, 0:38:47.800 --> 0:38:50.959 the first couple of games there. But again, it doesn't 0:38:50.960 --> 0:38:52.840 matter who we're playing. We just got to clean it up. 0:38:52.920 --> 0:38:55.680 It starts with us, you know, offensively, and uh, you know, 0:38:55.760 --> 0:38:57.360 we got to clean up some of these mistakes and 0:38:57.920 --> 0:39:00.600 you know, hopefully we can get back to compliment football 0:39:00.680 --> 0:39:03.520 and you know, start playing you know, Jeff football real 0:39:03.640 --> 0:39:05.680 quickly before we let you go. How how's the rookie 0:39:05.719 --> 0:39:08.439 coming along, Trey Von westco a lot to learn. Oh yeah, 0:39:08.480 --> 0:39:10.960 he's learning, he's learning, But give him credit. You know, 0:39:11.040 --> 0:39:14.040 he's learning from his mistakes. And uh, you know, I 0:39:14.160 --> 0:39:16.200 have no doubt. You know, once he gets his shot, 0:39:16.320 --> 0:39:17.799 you know he's gonna be a real, you know, good 0:39:17.840 --> 0:39:19.759 pro in this league. And uh, you know, I'm looking 0:39:19.800 --> 0:39:23.520 forward to him getting more snaps. Well, thanks for coming by. Listen, 0:39:23.680 --> 0:39:28.359 Eric fourteen points for this guy against Jacksonville. Will see 0:39:28.440 --> 0:39:31.600 what is in store for Ryan Griffin next week against 0:39:31.640 --> 0:39:34.080 the Miami Dolphins, and Eric Coleman and I will come 0:39:34.200 --> 0:39:39.600 right back to preview Jets Dolphins this weekend in South Florida. 0:39:39.760 --> 0:39:42.640 You are listening to Inside the Jets on ESPN New York. 0:39:51.200 --> 0:39:55.360 Welcome back to Inside the Jets Erik Ellen alongside Eric Coleman. 0:39:55.600 --> 0:39:58.760 We are brought to you by Vanderbilt Sports and Spirits. 0:39:59.440 --> 0:40:03.359 Inside Windham, Hamilton's Park Hotel will be back there next 0:40:03.480 --> 0:40:06.160 Monday night, and Inside the Jets is also presented by 0:40:06.200 --> 0:40:10.440 e Y Building a Better Working World. We just had 0:40:10.560 --> 0:40:14.080 Ryan Griffin on for a couple of segments Jets tight End, 0:40:14.200 --> 0:40:19.719 who was an unlikely contributor in terms of the scoreboard 0:40:19.760 --> 0:40:23.680 against Jacksonville. That should help this offense moving forward, um, 0:40:23.840 --> 0:40:27.839 because eventually you figure Chris Herndon is bound to get 0:40:27.960 --> 0:40:30.399 back and then you're gonna like that dynamic of tight 0:40:30.480 --> 0:40:32.840 end because Griffin is a big guy, been using a 0:40:32.920 --> 0:40:36.520 lot of blocking situations, but he also didn't catch football. Yeah, 0:40:36.600 --> 0:40:39.200 I mean you mentioned it earlier in the segment. You know, 0:40:39.320 --> 0:40:42.640 I had had fifty catches at Houston in one season. 0:40:42.920 --> 0:40:44.840 So he's a guy who can He was definitely capable 0:40:44.880 --> 0:40:47.399 of being a receiving tight end along with the great 0:40:47.440 --> 0:40:49.440 blocking that he does. And it's just gonna be a 0:40:49.520 --> 0:40:52.480 great duo to have he and Chris Herndon together and 0:40:52.560 --> 0:40:55.120 see them developed together and open up this offense and 0:40:55.760 --> 0:40:58.200 hopefully create some more opportunities for Levy on another guy. 0:40:58.320 --> 0:41:00.600 And you were talking about you like to see some 0:41:00.680 --> 0:41:04.560 more twelve personnel. That's some old fashioned football too. Tight ends. 0:41:04.640 --> 0:41:07.000 Oh yeah, oh yeah. I mean the teams that have 0:41:07.080 --> 0:41:09.480 the luxury are having to to physical tight ends who 0:41:09.480 --> 0:41:12.160 can run routes, can do it and really expose the 0:41:12.239 --> 0:41:15.040 defense and kind of dictate how that defense plays them. 0:41:15.080 --> 0:41:17.160 And uh, it'll be a big advantage for the Jets 0:41:17.200 --> 0:41:18.960 once they get both of them healthy, and you know, 0:41:19.040 --> 0:41:20.880 I'm excited to see this this team growing. You know, 0:41:20.920 --> 0:41:23.279 they're still finding themselves. I mean, you saw Ryan had 0:41:23.320 --> 0:41:25.600 two touchdowns last week. That was that was something that 0:41:25.680 --> 0:41:28.200 we haven't seen all year. But now it's another option 0:41:28.280 --> 0:41:31.560 for the Jets, Arsenal, something something else for Sam Donald 0:41:31.920 --> 0:41:34.440 to go to. All Right, one of the major storylines 0:41:34.520 --> 0:41:37.439 throughout this week is Adam Gates, who was the head 0:41:37.480 --> 0:41:39.799 coach of the Maya and may Dolphins the previous three 0:41:39.880 --> 0:41:42.719 seasons and going back to South Florida. Well, on a 0:41:42.840 --> 0:41:46.800 conference call earlier today, he said, that's irrelevant. Yeah, I 0:41:46.840 --> 0:41:49.000 mean it has to be. Uh, it's in the past. 0:41:49.320 --> 0:41:51.279 It's like as if you're a player right now and 0:41:51.360 --> 0:41:53.080 you look back to last season, that has nothing to 0:41:53.160 --> 0:41:56.200 do with this season. Yeah, there may be some emotions 0:41:56.239 --> 0:41:58.800 tied to it, you know, some familiarity with the players 0:41:58.880 --> 0:42:00.920 on the other sidelines. But he's here to coach this 0:42:01.000 --> 0:42:03.920 team and get this team of w and get this 0:42:04.040 --> 0:42:06.600 team back healthy. And the Dolphins are a team right 0:42:06.600 --> 0:42:08.440 now who they're they're fighting, They're they're going through a 0:42:08.520 --> 0:42:11.520 tough season just like the Jets. But they're still fighting 0:42:11.600 --> 0:42:13.360 just like the Jets. Are, and so it's gonna be 0:42:13.440 --> 0:42:15.600 a dog fight. You know, it's it's gonna the Jets 0:42:15.640 --> 0:42:17.320 are gonna have to be on their a game, correct 0:42:17.360 --> 0:42:21.000 those mistakes and continue to get better. Jets Reward members, 0:42:21.120 --> 0:42:24.880 don't forget to enter the code punt in your Jets 0:42:25.000 --> 0:42:28.560 Rewards portal during this show to earn a hundred points 0:42:28.680 --> 0:42:30.640 that is punt. So you still got a couple of 0:42:30.680 --> 0:42:35.240 minutes enter that into the portal. What does Adam Gaze 0:42:35.360 --> 0:42:37.759 have to do with Sam Donald and make sure that 0:42:38.239 --> 0:42:43.240 these turnovers do not become a trend moving forward because 0:42:43.600 --> 0:42:49.480 seven interceptions combined going from the Patriots to the Jet buyers, Well, 0:42:49.560 --> 0:42:53.080 I think it's just gonna be helping Sam understand that 0:42:53.120 --> 0:42:54.560 he doesn't have to do it all on his own. 0:42:54.640 --> 0:42:56.919 You know, he doesn't have to make the huge play 0:42:57.040 --> 0:42:58.840 every time. Are you seeing that? Are you seeing a 0:42:58.920 --> 0:43:01.120 pressing quarterback? You know I am at times. You know, 0:43:01.200 --> 0:43:02.840 he wants to make that big play for the offense. 0:43:02.880 --> 0:43:04.920 He wants to keep it going and uh and the 0:43:05.200 --> 0:43:07.640 most important thing for a quarterback is to end the 0:43:07.719 --> 0:43:09.439 driving a kick. You know, whether that be an extra 0:43:09.520 --> 0:43:11.640 point of field goal or a punt. You can't turn 0:43:11.719 --> 0:43:15.920 over the football and give that defense. I see that influence. Yea, 0:43:16.600 --> 0:43:18.640 I'm a guy, so I mean, you got it in 0:43:18.880 --> 0:43:21.040 the drive with a kick, you can't turn over the football. 0:43:21.320 --> 0:43:25.000 And you have to really value that football, you know, 0:43:25.360 --> 0:43:27.440 as the weapon that it is because it gives other 0:43:27.520 --> 0:43:30.640 opposing offenses opportunities to score. And you know, if you 0:43:30.640 --> 0:43:32.600 can keep drives going, take care of the football, you 0:43:32.680 --> 0:43:36.080 give your defensive breaking. It just helps everybody. Once again, 0:43:36.160 --> 0:43:38.720 we're not going to bury the lead here on inside 0:43:38.760 --> 0:43:43.440 the Jets. Adam Schefter reporting earlier today that the Jets 0:43:43.640 --> 0:43:47.880 and Giants have agreed on principal in principle on a 0:43:48.000 --> 0:43:51.920 trade that will send the Big Cat Letter Williams cross 0:43:52.000 --> 0:43:55.280 Town in exchange for a third round pick next April 0:43:55.360 --> 0:43:58.080 and a fifth round pick one that becomes a fourth 0:43:58.200 --> 0:44:02.040 round pick it besides a contract before the start of 0:44:02.360 --> 0:44:05.880 the league year. Do you anticipate Joe Douglas to be 0:44:06.280 --> 0:44:11.200 even more busy overnight here into Tuesday. Yeah, I'm sure 0:44:11.239 --> 0:44:12.680 he's filled in some calls. I mean, this is the 0:44:12.719 --> 0:44:16.120 talented team and and maybe there's some guys on this 0:44:16.200 --> 0:44:18.600 team that aren't in the Jets future that they can 0:44:18.680 --> 0:44:21.279 get compensated for and maybe the Jets are gonna go 0:44:21.360 --> 0:44:23.439 deal and bring in some players, bring in some talent 0:44:23.520 --> 0:44:25.719 from other teams. You never know, but I'm sure he's 0:44:25.719 --> 0:44:28.640 gonna be busy fielding calls, making phone calls, to do 0:44:28.719 --> 0:44:31.040 whatever it takes to make this team a winner. Yeah, 0:44:31.040 --> 0:44:33.840 and I know Robbie Anderson. We got about forty seconds 0:44:33.920 --> 0:44:37.320 or so. Robbie Anderson was asked about it in the 0:44:37.440 --> 0:44:40.000 locker room. He said that I'd like to be a Jet, 0:44:40.120 --> 0:44:42.600 and we'll have to see what happens. Because a lot 0:44:42.640 --> 0:44:45.560 of people have said that teams would express interest in 0:44:45.600 --> 0:44:47.680 a guy like him. Well, I mean, he's a dynamic player. 0:44:47.760 --> 0:44:49.640 But you know, ultimately you would love to keep a 0:44:49.719 --> 0:44:52.719 player with that much talent in house. You know, you 0:44:52.800 --> 0:44:55.240 brought him in here as a young player, you developed 0:44:55.320 --> 0:44:57.880 him and helped him grow, and he to see him 0:44:57.920 --> 0:45:00.719 finish and turned into a great receiver year would be 0:45:00.840 --> 0:45:04.120 very rewarding. Yeah, we'll have to see what happens. I'm 0:45:04.160 --> 0:45:07.880 sure Joe Douglas is gonna be in uh store for 0:45:08.200 --> 0:45:12.920 a very busy night. But Jets Dolphins, you anticipate the 0:45:14.040 --> 0:45:17.040 Dolphins best shot, right, Yeah, at least for the first 0:45:17.200 --> 0:45:19.320 couple of quarters. You know, I think the Jets have 0:45:19.440 --> 0:45:23.759 the ability to to Okay, there we go. That's all 0:45:23.800 --> 0:45:26.120 we got time for this week. We'll see you next 0:45:26.160 --> 0:45:28.840 week at Vanderbilt Sports and Spirits.