WEBVTT - Jets-Bears Game Preview (10/26) 0:00:00.120 --> 0:00:04.200 The game is over, New York, Jeff the world. You 0:00:04.480 --> 0:00:08.640 play to win the game. He's got a Jet tousdown. 0:00:17.360 --> 0:00:20.480 You're listening to the Official New York Jets Podcast, a 0:00:20.680 --> 0:00:26.400 Jets three sixty production. What's up, everybody in the Official 0:00:26.520 --> 0:00:30.240 Jet Podcast? Back in studio? Ethan Greenberg, Eric Allen, we're 0:00:30.240 --> 0:00:34.599 always in studio. Were new director's chairs? Yeah, we got 0:00:34.640 --> 0:00:37.200 an upgrade into studio. Yeah, did you know that? Because 0:00:37.200 --> 0:00:39.520 you got a black fest on and black pants today 0:00:39.920 --> 0:00:42.280 and we have black cushions on the chairs. That is 0:00:42.320 --> 0:00:45.240 not a coincidence. Okay, I'm just kidding it in quick 0:00:46.240 --> 0:00:49.360 all right, Jets Bears this Sunday we gate the midway 0:00:49.400 --> 0:00:52.680 point of the NFL regular season, are just about fair. 0:00:53.479 --> 0:00:55.960 We spoke to Jeff Dickerson of ESPN. He covers the 0:00:56.000 --> 0:00:59.880 Bears for ESPN Chicago. I guess it would be that's correct. Well, 0:01:00.160 --> 0:01:02.120 just like which some men, he is ESPN New York, 0:01:02.320 --> 0:01:05.720 he's ESPN New York, or he's ESPN New York dot com. 0:01:05.760 --> 0:01:08.320 Now I don't know what there's some technicality, Well we 0:01:08.440 --> 0:01:11.679 better figure that out. Whatever. Just been covering the team 0:01:11.720 --> 0:01:14.039 for a long time, Always great to talk with. He 0:01:14.120 --> 0:01:16.480 was on the podcast. Last year, he was not on 0:01:16.520 --> 0:01:18.840 the podcast. We we almost had him for the mock 0:01:18.920 --> 0:01:21.640 draft back in April, but we we had to we 0:01:21.680 --> 0:01:23.639 had to call an audible there because he was busy 0:01:24.240 --> 0:01:27.520 in Bristol actually at ESPN. So it's finally nice to 0:01:27.520 --> 0:01:30.319 have Jeff aud He had some good insight about the 0:01:30.400 --> 0:01:33.240 status of Khalil Mack, who was a little bit banged 0:01:33.319 --> 0:01:35.560 up with an ankle. He's big time banged up. I 0:01:35.600 --> 0:01:39.040 would say, we don't know, we're not inside the trainer's room, 0:01:39.200 --> 0:01:41.920 but he played on it. It's not like he's been out. Yeah, 0:01:41.920 --> 0:01:44.520 there's but there's a lot of guys out there played 0:01:44.920 --> 0:01:47.440 every Sunday or hobbled a little bit, just like I 0:01:47.640 --> 0:01:52.840 would say Isaiah krol elsbund battling that foot ankle issue, 0:01:53.360 --> 0:01:56.000 and it's probably impacted them a little bit. I would 0:01:56.160 --> 0:01:59.280 definitely agree with that, especially when you look at mac stats. 0:01:59.280 --> 0:02:02.640 He had a sack in his first four games, and 0:02:02.680 --> 0:02:05.000 then he's telling and that hasn't had in the past 0:02:05.000 --> 0:02:07.560 two Well, what I thought was fascinating last weekend. I 0:02:07.600 --> 0:02:10.560 didn't see the game, but I did read Jeff Dickerson, 0:02:10.639 --> 0:02:13.200 and I did read a lot of people in Chicago 0:02:13.760 --> 0:02:19.559 is they deployed Mac and Leonard Floyd in coverage situations 0:02:19.600 --> 0:02:22.320 a lot against Tom Brady. Now you're damn if you do. 0:02:22.560 --> 0:02:25.400 You're damned if you don't against the Patriots, and they're 0:02:25.560 --> 0:02:28.560 very unique offense. But I don't know if you got 0:02:28.639 --> 0:02:31.680 a thoroughbred and let him run man. Yeah, that seems 0:02:31.680 --> 0:02:34.800 a little interesting to me too. Caught me by surprise, 0:02:34.840 --> 0:02:38.040 because if you have someone that's debatedly the best pass 0:02:38.120 --> 0:02:40.919 rusher in the NFL, you would want him to rush 0:02:41.080 --> 0:02:44.080 the passer. Yeah, so we're gonna have to monitor his injury. 0:02:44.160 --> 0:02:47.240 Stead it's throughout the week, but you know, the Jets 0:02:47.320 --> 0:02:49.360 hit the midway point. What do you think about the 0:02:49.360 --> 0:02:52.640 Green and White three seven games right now? I think 0:02:52.680 --> 0:02:56.480 that similar to last season, some up, some down, but 0:02:56.560 --> 0:02:59.680 I would say that overall things are a little bit 0:02:59.680 --> 0:03:01.480 better and last year that I think there's a little 0:03:01.480 --> 0:03:04.240 bit of a different vibe that made That could be 0:03:04.400 --> 0:03:07.520 mainly because of the fact that the Jets have their 0:03:07.600 --> 0:03:10.080 quarterback of the future and Sam Donald, and coming into 0:03:10.080 --> 0:03:12.840 the season, everyone said with a rookie QB, you're gonna 0:03:13.000 --> 0:03:15.399 ride your eyes, You're gonna ride your lows. They're both 0:03:15.400 --> 0:03:18.359 gonna exist last week against the Viking was a rather 0:03:18.440 --> 0:03:21.760 low point the week before against the Colts, or rather 0:03:21.840 --> 0:03:25.720 high point. Jabal Adams talked about this time last year. 0:03:25.800 --> 0:03:27.720 The Jets were three and three last year, then went 0:03:27.760 --> 0:03:29.680 to three and four and then went to three and five, 0:03:30.160 --> 0:03:31.959 and he was talking about how he doesn't want to 0:03:32.040 --> 0:03:34.280 let that happen again and that this team is a 0:03:34.280 --> 0:03:38.760 little feel a little bit different. This team is a 0:03:38.960 --> 0:03:44.400 great team. We have three man roster full of a 0:03:44.440 --> 0:03:46.200 lot of talent. Let's just put it like that. And 0:03:47.200 --> 0:03:51.000 there's there's no we're waiting for for next year rebuild. 0:03:51.400 --> 0:03:53.480 There's there's none of it. Um. At the end of 0:03:53.520 --> 0:03:56.400 the day, I think this team right here, can can 0:03:56.640 --> 0:04:01.880 you know, be special? A calendar year later, here we 0:04:01.920 --> 0:04:04.760 are and the Jets are the same exact record as 0:04:04.800 --> 0:04:07.720 they did a year ago. The roster is completely different. 0:04:08.000 --> 0:04:10.240 You're not playing with the thirty eight thirty nine year 0:04:10.240 --> 0:04:14.000 old quarterback in Josh McCown. This year has a different 0:04:14.040 --> 0:04:16.599 field because you do have a twenty one year old 0:04:16.640 --> 0:04:20.799 signal caller who's leading the show now and not only now, 0:04:20.839 --> 0:04:24.200 but the foreseeable future and it could be for a 0:04:24.320 --> 0:04:28.039 decade to come. That's what you hope. So are you 0:04:28.080 --> 0:04:30.200 agree with me and that you feel like things are 0:04:30.240 --> 0:04:33.039 better than may were last year? Well, I think we're 0:04:33.040 --> 0:04:35.839 gonna find out, right. I don't think you can say it. 0:04:36.440 --> 0:04:39.200 I think the belief is there within the locker room. 0:04:39.240 --> 0:04:43.640 And you certainly mentioned what Jamal Adams said. Jermaine Curse, 0:04:43.680 --> 0:04:46.400 who had nine receptions against the Colts but had zero 0:04:46.480 --> 0:04:50.719 receptions against the Vikings, he said, what are you gonna 0:04:50.800 --> 0:04:54.560 do when adversity strikes? And we say we are a 0:04:54.560 --> 0:04:57.000 gritty team, Well, we have to be a gritty team. 0:04:57.360 --> 0:05:00.920 And the Jets over the last a year and a 0:05:01.000 --> 0:05:03.600 half or so have struggled on the road. We know 0:05:03.680 --> 0:05:06.360 that they opened up the season with the win over 0:05:06.400 --> 0:05:10.560 the Detroit Lions, but uh, it would be really something 0:05:10.640 --> 0:05:14.800 to go to Chicago, who is and I think a 0:05:15.000 --> 0:05:18.320 very similar outfit to the Jets, not in terms of personnel, 0:05:18.360 --> 0:05:21.800 but where they are in terms of their built They 0:05:21.839 --> 0:05:25.640 have a young quarterback that they're trying to get to 0:05:25.680 --> 0:05:30.080 the next level. They've added some pieces around him. Defensively, 0:05:30.240 --> 0:05:33.599 They've been stout at times this year, and they traded 0:05:33.640 --> 0:05:36.880 for a superstar in Khalil mac But the Jets could 0:05:36.920 --> 0:05:40.159 catch a break this week with Mac being less than 0:05:40.160 --> 0:05:42.679 all right, I have a good question for you after 0:05:42.800 --> 0:05:46.919 we roll into Jeff Dickerson interview. So without further ado, 0:05:47.000 --> 0:05:54.880 here's our chat with Jeff Dickerson. I think it's time 0:05:54.920 --> 0:05:56.760 to go out to the Windy City to speak to 0:05:56.880 --> 0:06:00.440 Jeff Dickerson of ESPN. Jeff, thanks so much for coming 0:06:00.480 --> 0:06:04.040 on the Official Jets podcast. Oh guys, it's my pleasure. 0:06:04.080 --> 0:06:06.120 Great to be with you. We almost had you on 0:06:06.200 --> 0:06:08.680 for the mock draft, but times in the ligne, so 0:06:08.760 --> 0:06:11.160 now we get you on during the season. So let's 0:06:11.200 --> 0:06:14.280 talk a little Jets Bears this Sunday, of course, is 0:06:14.720 --> 0:06:17.240 the Bears are very I think are very interesting team 0:06:17.320 --> 0:06:21.120 so far throughout the regular season. And obviously the big 0:06:21.160 --> 0:06:24.359 splash move here is Khalil Mack in the beginning of 0:06:24.400 --> 0:06:26.800 the year. And you see the stats, and you know, 0:06:26.839 --> 0:06:29.440 you watch the primetime games and you see Khalil Mac 0:06:29.720 --> 0:06:33.039 really be in a force. But what really has Khalil 0:06:33.160 --> 0:06:37.280 Mac meant to the Chicago Bears defense. Oh, I would 0:06:37.320 --> 0:06:40.480 say everything, And I think you can look at when 0:06:40.480 --> 0:06:43.600 he first injured his ankle against Miami two games ago 0:06:43.680 --> 0:06:47.160 in the first quarter. The Bears defense really hasn't been 0:06:47.200 --> 0:06:50.200 the same since that point. Uh. He is the heart 0:06:50.200 --> 0:06:52.960 and stall of that defense because he is such an 0:06:53.000 --> 0:06:56.640 impact player. I mean, he cannot only treasure the quarterback, 0:06:56.640 --> 0:06:58.760 but he can play the run. I saw him have 0:06:58.800 --> 0:07:01.400 a pick six in that first game against Green Bay. 0:07:01.720 --> 0:07:04.800 He's just a tremendous player who I still cannot believe 0:07:05.240 --> 0:07:08.200 the Raiders traded away to the Bears, but I guess 0:07:08.200 --> 0:07:11.600 that is what it is. But the problem with clil Mac, though, guys, is, 0:07:11.640 --> 0:07:14.360 you know, the ankle was not right against the Patriots 0:07:14.480 --> 0:07:17.840 last Sunday. He was only credited with one tackle in 0:07:17.880 --> 0:07:20.800 that game. He spent most of that game dropping back 0:07:20.800 --> 0:07:23.840 in the past coverage, which we found so strange and 0:07:23.960 --> 0:07:27.760 so bizarre. Um, the Bears haven't really given much indication 0:07:27.800 --> 0:07:29.840 as to what his status is gonna be this weekend. 0:07:30.520 --> 0:07:33.480 But you can rush assured that if that ankle is 0:07:33.680 --> 0:07:36.760 hurting him and bothering him the same way against the 0:07:36.840 --> 0:07:39.760 Jet that it did against the Patriots, even though it's 0:07:39.840 --> 0:07:42.880 you know, not Tom Brady back there at quarterback, Um, 0:07:42.920 --> 0:07:45.320 that's gonna be a problem for the Bears defense when 0:07:45.400 --> 0:07:48.520 he's not right. Just a defense this isn't right. Yeah, 0:07:48.520 --> 0:07:52.560 that's what I'm wondering, and I've read you here getting 0:07:52.920 --> 0:07:56.360 my preparation and for the Jets and the Bears this 0:07:56.400 --> 0:08:01.360 weekend is that he dropped a lot along with Leonard 0:08:01.360 --> 0:08:03.960 Floyd against the Patriots and Tom Brady. And this is 0:08:04.000 --> 0:08:06.280 a different animal with the Jets, and we know the 0:08:06.360 --> 0:08:09.600 Jets aren't the caliber offense that the Patriots have. But 0:08:09.760 --> 0:08:13.120 with that being said, and you said that Khalil Mack 0:08:13.200 --> 0:08:15.200 has not been right the last couple of weeks, is 0:08:15.200 --> 0:08:17.600 there any possibility you think the team would shut him 0:08:17.680 --> 0:08:21.840 down for a week or two in order, uh, for 0:08:22.520 --> 0:08:26.480 look into the long term. It really is a great question. 0:08:26.520 --> 0:08:28.680 It's a great debate to have as well, because the 0:08:28.720 --> 0:08:31.200 Bear already had their bye week, so there's not a 0:08:31.200 --> 0:08:34.400 lot of time for kobil Mac to getting an ankle right. 0:08:35.040 --> 0:08:37.440 I guess is you know, look, he's likely not going 0:08:37.480 --> 0:08:40.400 to practice much all of them get to the end 0:08:40.440 --> 0:08:43.120 of the week. In his ankle, is it feeling any 0:08:43.160 --> 0:08:45.920 better than it did last week? They might have to 0:08:45.960 --> 0:08:50.560 have that hard conversation about possibly deactivating him for one 0:08:50.679 --> 0:08:53.520 game just to make sure that he's good to go 0:08:53.679 --> 0:08:56.439 for the stretch run. Kobel Mack has never missed a 0:08:56.480 --> 0:08:59.600 game I can't imagine he wants to start doing that now, 0:09:00.160 --> 0:09:03.000 but he is so important to this defense in the 0:09:03.000 --> 0:09:06.640 grand scheme of things that maybe you could sacrifice a 0:09:06.679 --> 0:09:11.240 week if he's shown no improvement, maybe another week of 0:09:11.360 --> 0:09:14.880 rest and recovery and treatment gets him to the point 0:09:14.880 --> 0:09:16.960 where he feels good enough like he can actually go 0:09:16.960 --> 0:09:18.640 out there and make more of an impact they did 0:09:18.640 --> 0:09:21.600 against the Patriots. We'll see, We'll see what his status 0:09:21.640 --> 0:09:24.000 is this week, if he talks. We couldn't get him 0:09:24.040 --> 0:09:27.200 in the locker room after the Patriots game. He he 0:09:27.280 --> 0:09:29.720 pulled the old veteran move or he pulled the stuff 0:09:29.720 --> 0:09:31.240 out of the locker and said he was going to 0:09:31.280 --> 0:09:33.680 treatment and just never came back. That's the old veteran 0:09:33.720 --> 0:09:36.360 moved there for the postgame locker room. So we haven't 0:09:36.400 --> 0:09:40.080 spoken to him yet, but obviously he was not happy 0:09:40.200 --> 0:09:42.760 with his performance. And yeah, I mean that ankle was 0:09:43.320 --> 0:09:46.920 he wasn't even eight percent he was he was se 0:09:47.720 --> 0:09:50.560 this did not look healthy playing out there against New England. 0:09:50.880 --> 0:09:54.040 You know, outside of Khalil mac though, this Bears defense 0:09:54.160 --> 0:09:56.440 is highly regarded as one of the best in the league, 0:09:56.480 --> 0:10:00.120 even last year. So outside of Khalil Mack is what 0:10:00.240 --> 0:10:04.520 is the strength and the identity of this Bears defense? Well, 0:10:04.559 --> 0:10:09.320 really everything. I can't overstate just how much Mac sets 0:10:09.320 --> 0:10:13.440 the table for everyone else. Because when he's not applying 0:10:13.520 --> 0:10:18.800 that pressure, um a secondary is it nearly as effective. 0:10:19.400 --> 0:10:24.480 They're really instantly that identity after Phil Mac. So when 0:10:24.559 --> 0:10:27.680 he's not able to do the things that he normally does, 0:10:28.320 --> 0:10:31.559 the entire defense suffers. And again, I just think you've 0:10:31.600 --> 0:10:33.880 seen how they've played the last two weeks without him 0:10:33.920 --> 0:10:37.719 being at full strength. It is concerning um. Even with 0:10:37.840 --> 0:10:40.040 the Jets coming up, but then Buffalo the week after, 0:10:40.400 --> 0:10:42.400 the Bears one of those teams guys that could either 0:10:42.880 --> 0:10:45.559 win these next two games or lose these next two games. 0:10:45.559 --> 0:10:48.160 I mean, there's no predicting how the Bears are gonna bear. 0:10:48.520 --> 0:10:51.600 It's gonna be probably a close game and exciting game. 0:10:52.200 --> 0:10:54.840 But without that pressure and those sacks from Mac, just 0:10:54.960 --> 0:10:58.560 a different defense. Again, what have your impressions been first 0:10:58.640 --> 0:11:01.680 year head coach Matteggie. Yeah, I like him a lot, 0:11:01.720 --> 0:11:04.880 I really do. I think he is innovative. I mean, 0:11:04.920 --> 0:11:07.520 he's young, he's got the offensive background. I think a 0:11:07.600 --> 0:11:10.280 lot of teams are looking for now. I feel like 0:11:10.280 --> 0:11:13.000 people are buying into what he's selling. You know, the 0:11:13.080 --> 0:11:17.320 offense works. It really does. If the receivers are open. 0:11:17.400 --> 0:11:20.840 The quarterback Mitchell Robinski is sometimes not finding or seeing 0:11:21.360 --> 0:11:23.640 the open guy, which is another issue the Bears are 0:11:23.679 --> 0:11:26.560 facing at the moment. But everything I've seen for Matt 0:11:26.679 --> 0:11:31.560 Naggie is positive. He's likable, he's a good spokesperson for 0:11:31.600 --> 0:11:35.000 the organization, which John Fox was not. There's just a 0:11:35.000 --> 0:11:38.160 whole different vibe and feel with the Bears through six 0:11:38.200 --> 0:11:40.800 games under Matt Naggie than they were under those three 0:11:40.840 --> 0:11:44.840 horrific years under John Fox. Schematically, what can the Jets 0:11:45.000 --> 0:11:48.280 defense expect? Like you mentioned, Naggi comes from the and 0:11:48.480 --> 0:11:51.800 you read coaching trade. He likes to take deep shots 0:11:51.800 --> 0:11:54.680 down the field. Now again, the hold up has been 0:11:55.280 --> 0:11:59.160 that those routes appear to be open often during games, 0:11:59.720 --> 0:12:02.680 but the quarterback just isn't seen the play. That's an issue, 0:12:03.040 --> 0:12:05.520 and I think that's why you look at Travisky and 0:12:05.600 --> 0:12:08.560 you see some really good moments and some not so 0:12:08.640 --> 0:12:11.680 good moments. He's kind of all over the map, but 0:12:11.920 --> 0:12:13.720 they like to flood the zone. It's a very West 0:12:13.760 --> 0:12:16.800 Coast style of offense. Um. I think Tarik Cone is 0:12:16.840 --> 0:12:19.240 really sort of a guy that that sets it all off. 0:12:19.280 --> 0:12:22.080 I think the offense can flow through him more so 0:12:22.240 --> 0:12:25.040 than Jordan Howard because Tarik con can attack the edges, 0:12:25.440 --> 0:12:27.240 he can run between the tackles that he has to. 0:12:27.840 --> 0:12:30.400 He's an effective weapon in the flat out of the backfield. 0:12:30.679 --> 0:12:33.040 He can run up the field. So you're gonna see 0:12:33.040 --> 0:12:36.319 a lot of different looks. Um, you've seen personnel groupings 0:12:36.360 --> 0:12:39.599 this year where Chase Daniels is on the field. They 0:12:39.679 --> 0:12:42.920 almost through a pig last week. The Bradley Soul. You've 0:12:42.960 --> 0:12:45.240 never heard of Bradley Soul and for good reason, he's 0:12:45.240 --> 0:12:47.920 a backup offensive lineman that report as an eligible receiver. 0:12:48.240 --> 0:12:51.440 And for some reason, Tropisky throwing the ball who knows right? 0:12:51.760 --> 0:12:55.080 But um, I mean Neggie tries to keep you off balance. 0:12:55.360 --> 0:12:57.600 He tried to keep you guessing. So I would look 0:12:57.640 --> 0:13:00.959 for a lot of innovative and creative looks. Do not work, 0:13:01.840 --> 0:13:04.040 but the Bears do get a lot of points for creativity. 0:13:04.880 --> 0:13:06.440 I think it's a good offense again, I think you'll 0:13:06.440 --> 0:13:09.200 see on Sunday. Um. I think the players are gonna 0:13:09.200 --> 0:13:11.760 be there to be had for the Bears. The question 0:13:11.840 --> 0:13:14.280 is will the quarterback make it happen and not leave 0:13:14.320 --> 0:13:17.319 big players on the field. So you mentioned Mitchell Drubinsky 0:13:17.679 --> 0:13:19.840 and some of his problems. Well, one is, can you 0:13:19.920 --> 0:13:21.760 just talk about some of the other problems that you 0:13:21.840 --> 0:13:24.920 think that Mitchell Troubinsky has been facing this year? And secondly, 0:13:25.040 --> 0:13:27.480 is on the other side of the spectrumers, What are 0:13:27.480 --> 0:13:31.000 the some of the things that he's done well so far? Yeah, well, 0:13:31.040 --> 0:13:33.360 I mean, listen, he is a very good athlete. You'll 0:13:33.360 --> 0:13:35.600 see that this weekend. Um, And if you've seen him 0:13:36.000 --> 0:13:38.040 run the ball out of the pocket and eighty one 0:13:38.120 --> 0:13:40.400 rushing yards against the Patriots, that was the second most 0:13:40.679 --> 0:13:43.400 rushing yards ever by a quarterback against the Bill Belichick 0:13:43.480 --> 0:13:46.800 New England team. We saw that crazy Legs Hirst touchdown 0:13:46.840 --> 0:13:50.040 against the Patriots and that was great. Covered yards on 0:13:50.160 --> 0:13:52.240 that one, and then he had a big thirty nine 0:13:52.320 --> 0:13:54.880 yard scramble on third down that was huge for the 0:13:54.880 --> 0:13:57.960 Bears in the second half. He's a great athlete and 0:13:58.000 --> 0:14:00.160 the arm is good enough where he can get at 0:14:00.160 --> 0:14:02.520 the ball where it needs to go. Um. He has 0:14:02.559 --> 0:14:04.920 had moments this year when he's been really locked in. 0:14:05.000 --> 0:14:08.600 He had six touchdowns against the Buccaneers back in Week three. 0:14:08.840 --> 0:14:10.520 I thought he played really well in the second half 0:14:10.520 --> 0:14:13.200 against the Dolphins, and in the overtime they lost that 0:14:13.280 --> 0:14:16.439 game because they turned the ball over multiple times inside 0:14:16.440 --> 0:14:19.320 the red zone. But again, I think the dilemma is 0:14:19.800 --> 0:14:23.280 you've got this good that Trabinsky does, but there's also 0:14:23.440 --> 0:14:27.160 the times where he's not accurate. He missed on twenty 0:14:27.240 --> 0:14:30.280 four pass attempts against the Patriots. That's a lot of misses. 0:14:30.840 --> 0:14:33.840 We have the Statar ESPN we used called tight window throws, 0:14:34.400 --> 0:14:37.480 and at one point on Sunday Trabinsky was over ten 0:14:38.040 --> 0:14:41.400 with two picks on what we call tight window throws. 0:14:42.280 --> 0:14:46.040 That's not good. Um, guys will be open, he'll airmail 0:14:46.080 --> 0:14:48.400 the ball over their head. So I think it's just 0:14:48.600 --> 0:14:51.160 a product of a byproduct of a guy that did 0:14:51.200 --> 0:14:55.000 not play a lot in college, played in this archaic 0:14:55.120 --> 0:14:59.720 offense last year, is learning this new system. There's a 0:14:59.720 --> 0:15:02.920 lot coming at him, and he's just not where he 0:15:02.960 --> 0:15:06.080 needs to be right now. I think with the mental 0:15:06.160 --> 0:15:10.360 stuff to consistently be an above average player, he has 0:15:10.480 --> 0:15:14.400 way above average talent, but the great ones typically played 0:15:14.520 --> 0:15:18.840 pretty well week after week. He's not at that point yet. 0:15:19.160 --> 0:15:21.720 I think there again, there were times against New England 0:15:22.000 --> 0:15:24.400 that you look great. There are other times that it 0:15:24.520 --> 0:15:26.880 left you scratch in your head. So I think right now, 0:15:27.120 --> 0:15:30.200 trying to get him more consistent is that Bears the 0:15:30.200 --> 0:15:33.920 biggest objective. I have a two part question here. Part 0:15:34.000 --> 0:15:38.640 A would be the Bears rushing offense. Is that solid 0:15:39.160 --> 0:15:43.960 or is it more of um? You can point to 0:15:44.800 --> 0:15:47.960 the reason the stats are good is because Traubinsky is 0:15:48.080 --> 0:15:50.920 using his legs so much. And the second part of 0:15:50.960 --> 0:15:57.560 this is how can this jet's defense exploit potential mismatches 0:15:57.840 --> 0:16:01.800 against the Bears. Yeah, well, I think the rushing offense 0:16:01.840 --> 0:16:04.840 is a concern because I just don't think Jordan Howard 0:16:04.880 --> 0:16:08.120 fits into what the Bears do anymore. On offense, He's 0:16:08.120 --> 0:16:09.800 had a really down Here's the guy that have back 0:16:09.840 --> 0:16:11.720 to back when bouts in the yard seasons. I mean, 0:16:12.400 --> 0:16:15.000 I'm not putting police when I say this. Don't jump 0:16:15.040 --> 0:16:19.000 out at me, but like, statistically speaking, what he did 0:16:19.160 --> 0:16:22.600 over the first two years of his Bears career, only 0:16:22.640 --> 0:16:25.440 guys like Walter Payton have done better. I mean, he 0:16:25.640 --> 0:16:29.400 really from a statistical standpoint, has done very well, did 0:16:29.520 --> 0:16:32.040 very well. But I don't think he's fast enough for 0:16:32.080 --> 0:16:34.800 this offense. I don't think this offense is big on 0:16:35.080 --> 0:16:37.480 you know, the big plotting guy between the tackles with 0:16:37.560 --> 0:16:40.600 this RPO style. So I just think that, you know, 0:16:40.600 --> 0:16:42.760 and then plus he had a bad fumble around the 0:16:42.760 --> 0:16:45.520 goal line against the Dolphins two weeks ago. That's not 0:16:45.600 --> 0:16:48.520 gonna endear him to Matt Naggie. So I don't think 0:16:48.560 --> 0:16:52.000 beyond this year he's got much of a future in Chicago. 0:16:52.480 --> 0:16:54.840 So I think the running a tag, I wouldn't say 0:16:55.280 --> 0:16:57.880 the status are misleading. I think it's been pretty disappointing 0:16:57.920 --> 0:17:00.200 this year, and it really starts with Jordan how Ward 0:17:00.240 --> 0:17:04.080 and the Bears relative um lack of usage with him. 0:17:04.119 --> 0:17:07.200 So I think that's number one as far as exploring mismatches. 0:17:07.240 --> 0:17:09.080 I mean, I think really what the Jets have to do, 0:17:09.160 --> 0:17:12.800 honestly is if you take away to Ricon and you 0:17:12.920 --> 0:17:15.919 forced Trabisky to be accurate with his passes, and you 0:17:16.040 --> 0:17:18.159 forced the Bears to give the ball to Jordan Howard, 0:17:18.560 --> 0:17:20.840 I think that's playing in your favor because I don't 0:17:20.840 --> 0:17:23.440 think Rabinsky has shown except for that Tampa game, which 0:17:23.480 --> 0:17:26.680 was terrific, that's been kind of an outlier. I think 0:17:26.720 --> 0:17:29.560 Drabinsky has shown that he can be accurate with those 0:17:29.600 --> 0:17:32.680 throws for four quarters. I just talked about the Bears 0:17:32.720 --> 0:17:35.719 reluctance to kind of buy in the Jordan Howard this season, 0:17:36.160 --> 0:17:39.480 so the Jets defense could absolutely cause the Bears some 0:17:39.480 --> 0:17:42.240 some problems. The Bears also, I should point out, gave 0:17:42.240 --> 0:17:46.000 a fourteen point on special teams last so if you 0:17:46.080 --> 0:17:48.280 throw those out the window, maybe it's a different story 0:17:48.280 --> 0:17:50.920 against the Patriots. So I don't think the Jets will 0:17:51.040 --> 0:17:54.400 completely stymy the Bears offense, but you can absolutely force 0:17:54.480 --> 0:17:57.200 them into make a mistakes. And Drabinsky, his decision making 0:17:57.200 --> 0:17:59.840 at times this year has been suspect. When the Jets 0:18:00.080 --> 0:18:04.320 offense works, they're running the football. How have the Bears 0:18:04.359 --> 0:18:08.280 been against the rush this year? Not great? Last week, 0:18:08.440 --> 0:18:11.800 I'll tell you, um, Sony Michelle got hurt early in 0:18:11.800 --> 0:18:15.080 that game for the Patriots, and then they still managed 0:18:15.119 --> 0:18:18.280 to run the ball late in the game, and they've 0:18:18.359 --> 0:18:20.320 led about three and a half minutes off the clock 0:18:20.440 --> 0:18:22.320 when the Bears knew they were gonna run the ball. 0:18:22.920 --> 0:18:25.760 So the run defense has not been that spectacular. Um, 0:18:25.760 --> 0:18:30.160 they aren't down getting up rushing many rushing touchdowns or anything. Um. 0:18:30.200 --> 0:18:32.439 But but yeah, I think that's something that is going 0:18:32.480 --> 0:18:35.200 to have to be watched closely. I think Day Trevisan 0:18:35.480 --> 0:18:38.040 is a very good inside linebacker. He's probably the best 0:18:38.080 --> 0:18:40.120 guy against the run. I'll tell you someone the Bears 0:18:40.119 --> 0:18:42.959 are waiting for to kind of have a big, you know, 0:18:43.080 --> 0:18:46.639 coming out party even versus the run, is ro Kuan Smith, 0:18:46.680 --> 0:18:49.520 their top ten pick. Very quiet this year. A couple 0:18:49.520 --> 0:18:52.600 of players here there, but nothing like people were saying, well, 0:18:52.720 --> 0:18:55.640 here's your defensive rookie of the year, Bubba. He had 0:18:55.640 --> 0:18:58.680 a great career at Georgia, hasn't been that great memory, 0:18:58.720 --> 0:19:01.800 held out all the free season because of his contract, 0:19:02.520 --> 0:19:05.240 or almost almost all preseason. Then he got hurt and 0:19:05.280 --> 0:19:07.879 missed the tailor of the preseason, so he doesn't have 0:19:07.920 --> 0:19:09.720 a lot to draw upon here. Yet he's still kind 0:19:09.720 --> 0:19:12.280 of green. I think the Jets could probably take advantage 0:19:12.280 --> 0:19:14.280 of that. But against the run, I would say the 0:19:14.320 --> 0:19:17.399 Bears are just kind of average. They're better when Khalil 0:19:17.480 --> 0:19:20.760 Max on the field playing against the run, but last 0:19:20.800 --> 0:19:23.359 week their run defense was nothing to get excited about. 0:19:23.920 --> 0:19:26.160 Just just going off of the question here. So if 0:19:26.200 --> 0:19:28.639 you're if you're Jeremy Bates and this Jets offense, I 0:19:28.680 --> 0:19:32.600 know it's earlier in the week, but how do opponents 0:19:32.680 --> 0:19:35.639 typically have success against his Bears defense. And what do 0:19:35.680 --> 0:19:39.920 you envision the Jets might do to exploit the Bears defense, 0:19:40.000 --> 0:19:43.959 even if Khalil Mack is on the field. Not sure? Well, 0:19:43.960 --> 0:19:45.520 I mean, I think you got to get the ball quick. 0:19:45.680 --> 0:19:48.640 I think that's of course what Tom Brady does. Um 0:19:48.680 --> 0:19:52.320 even brock Oshwiler got the ball out relatively quickly against 0:19:52.359 --> 0:19:55.160 the Bears defense. It's just, you know, the first four games, 0:19:55.560 --> 0:19:58.240 I would have said, good luck, you know. I mean, 0:19:58.280 --> 0:20:00.760 because the first four games with the Bears, Dee was 0:20:00.800 --> 0:20:03.000 outstanding and you were going to do much against them. 0:20:03.040 --> 0:20:06.800 Mac was healthy, everyone's healthy. They were sacking the quarterback 0:20:06.840 --> 0:20:09.080 on average at four point five times per game. That 0:20:09.160 --> 0:20:11.320 was number one in the NFL. They were taking the 0:20:11.320 --> 0:20:14.320 ball away force and bubbles. But again, I think this 0:20:14.440 --> 0:20:18.560 version of the defense if Mac is not healthy, I 0:20:18.600 --> 0:20:21.439 think their defense that you can you can attack. I 0:20:21.440 --> 0:20:23.880 think you can run on them. I think you can 0:20:24.040 --> 0:20:26.320 hit those quick hitters, and you know, you gotta do 0:20:26.480 --> 0:20:30.879 make the Bears tackle you in space. They've missed a 0:20:30.920 --> 0:20:34.520 lot of big open field tackles this year. Big I'm 0:20:34.560 --> 0:20:38.040 talking about big splash plays versus the Dolphins where they're 0:20:38.040 --> 0:20:41.520 safety that he Jackson, Adrian Amos just weren't making the play. 0:20:41.680 --> 0:20:45.760 So it's not this invincible defense that it was earlier 0:20:45.800 --> 0:20:48.879 this year. Unless you know, they tape up that ankle 0:20:49.000 --> 0:20:51.480 or do whatever they gotta do to get Mac right, 0:20:51.920 --> 0:20:54.399 and and he's out there just you know, dancing on 0:20:54.520 --> 0:20:57.840 Sam's Arnold on Sunday, then maybe it's a different story. 0:20:57.920 --> 0:21:00.439 But but if he's not right, I do think Jeffkin 0:21:00.520 --> 0:21:04.040 games contraction that I certainly can't ask you if this 0:21:04.119 --> 0:21:06.800 is a must win for the Bears here as we 0:21:07.000 --> 0:21:10.080 reach week eight. But with that being said, there's three 0:21:10.080 --> 0:21:13.840 and three. They easily could be four and two, maybe 0:21:13.880 --> 0:21:17.320 five and one, when when you look at what has 0:21:17.359 --> 0:21:21.400 transpired for them over the season's first six games, how 0:21:21.440 --> 0:21:24.560