WEBVTT - Listen: Inside the Jets with Steve McLendon (10/14) 0:00:06.080 --> 0:00:08.960 Vive from Vetter Bill Sports and Spirits in inside the 0:00:09.000 --> 0:00:13.200 Windham Hamilton's Park Hotel. The tea Inside the Jets brought 0:00:13.240 --> 0:00:16.439 to you by e Y Building a Better Working World 0:00:16.760 --> 0:00:20.040 and by him and T Bank, the official community bank 0:00:20.120 --> 0:00:23.360 of your New York Jets. No like Here's Eric Gallant 0:00:23.640 --> 0:00:26.880 and Eric Coleman. Welcome to Inside the Jets. Were broadcasting 0:00:26.920 --> 0:00:30.080 live from Vanderbilt Sports e Spirits inside the Windham Hamilton's 0:00:30.120 --> 0:00:32.519 Park Hotel. Inside the Jets is presented by e Y 0:00:33.040 --> 0:00:36.560 A Better Building a Better Working World. Eric on alongside 0:00:36.600 --> 0:00:39.279 my partner Eric Coleman. Later in the show will be 0:00:39.360 --> 0:00:43.080 joined by Big Nose Tackles Steve McClendon, who had a 0:00:43.120 --> 0:00:47.600 great weekend. He signs a contract extension on Saturday. And then, oh, 0:00:48.159 --> 0:00:50.680 the big news of the weekend. The Green and White 0:00:50.800 --> 0:00:54.720 finally get that elusive victory first three of two thousand nineteen. 0:00:55.200 --> 0:01:00.319 It was beautiful with victory over the Dallas Cowboys. We've 0:01:00.360 --> 0:01:03.920 been saying it for weeks. Let's press pause before we 0:01:03.960 --> 0:01:07.200 make any declaration on what the New York Jets are. 0:01:07.360 --> 0:01:11.960 They got their starting quarterback back and he felt good 0:01:12.000 --> 0:01:15.399 like himself for the first time this season. He completes 0:01:15.440 --> 0:01:18.760 twenty three and thirty two passes for three thirty eight yards, 0:01:18.880 --> 0:01:23.360 has two scoring strikes, and he was fantastic. Sam Donald, 0:01:23.760 --> 0:01:26.040 he's back, He is back, and it's great to see 0:01:26.120 --> 0:01:28.440 him back. You know, Uh, not only the play. You know, 0:01:28.480 --> 0:01:31.880 you talked about the passes, the deep shots that he completed, 0:01:32.000 --> 0:01:34.520 but the leadership, you know that, that attitude that he 0:01:34.560 --> 0:01:36.959 brought to the team. Uh, the agility in the pocket. 0:01:37.440 --> 0:01:39.759 Talk about we talked, everyone's been talking about this offensive 0:01:39.800 --> 0:01:42.520 line all year and then when Sam Donald gets back there, 0:01:42.520 --> 0:01:44.360 all of a sudden, all the issues are solved. You 0:01:44.440 --> 0:01:46.399 got a quarterback who can get the ball out quick, 0:01:46.680 --> 0:01:49.080 he's agile, he can move around in the pocket and 0:01:49.400 --> 0:01:52.280 deliver the ball, and everything is solved. So you know, 0:01:52.480 --> 0:01:54.880 having your number one quarterback in there, back in the 0:01:54.920 --> 0:01:57.200 fold does a lot for this team. And it gained 0:01:57.240 --> 0:01:59.280 him a lot of confidence. And I'm excited to see 0:01:59.280 --> 0:02:01.880 what's happened down the stretch. So I'm getting to play 0:02:01.920 --> 0:02:05.960 by playout right now. First play of the game, seventeen 0:02:06.040 --> 0:02:10.120 yards strike to the Marius Thomas and right there Donald said, 0:02:10.280 --> 0:02:12.880 oh yeah, it's gonna be a good day. What's on? 0:02:13.400 --> 0:02:15.040 And you know what, that's I think that's the credit 0:02:15.120 --> 0:02:17.200 to Sam. He's been working for the last two weeks 0:02:17.400 --> 0:02:20.080 with the number ones, getting to feel his receivers, you know, 0:02:20.080 --> 0:02:22.239 whether it be in practice or a game. He got 0:02:22.240 --> 0:02:24.760 the feel for his receivers. And he didn't miss a beat. 0:02:25.000 --> 0:02:27.600 You know, you mentioned his first time being full speed. 0:02:27.800 --> 0:02:29.880 That first week he had Mono, he didn't even know it, 0:02:30.120 --> 0:02:32.040 and then he misses the next four games. And it 0:02:32.160 --> 0:02:33.760 was so great to see him out there with the 0:02:33.840 --> 0:02:36.200 energy that he was playing with, the accuracy he was 0:02:36.240 --> 0:02:38.799 delivering the ball with and uh, and just the confidence 0:02:38.800 --> 0:02:40.880 of the whole team was great to see. Okay, so 0:02:40.919 --> 0:02:43.800 he might have not have the arm of brutt Farv 0:02:43.919 --> 0:02:45.680 and he might not throw it out of the stadium 0:02:45.760 --> 0:02:49.679 like like Josh Allen, but this guy has elite arm 0:02:49.760 --> 0:02:53.639 strength and he can throw it from different angles, so 0:02:54.000 --> 0:02:57.440 that makes it easier for him to find passing lanes. 0:02:57.760 --> 0:03:01.040 And wow, this guy has magical feet in the pocket. 0:03:01.120 --> 0:03:03.079 I'm not putting him in the Hall of Fame just yet, 0:03:03.280 --> 0:03:07.200 but I'm saying when you watch him play, just no 0:03:07.280 --> 0:03:10.160 reason not to be excited. Oh no, you know, because 0:03:10.160 --> 0:03:11.800 he does a great job at delivering the ball on 0:03:11.840 --> 0:03:14.200 the run. As you mentioned in the pocket, he can 0:03:14.240 --> 0:03:18.120 move around the maneuver around the defenders. He did. It 0:03:18.200 --> 0:03:20.959 was a first and ten in the third quarter. When 0:03:20.960 --> 0:03:23.560 he converted a pass to Jamison Crowder. He was moving 0:03:23.600 --> 0:03:25.919 to his left through it to his right. Crowder makes 0:03:25.960 --> 0:03:28.200 him one handed catch, I mean, And it just showed 0:03:28.360 --> 0:03:31.280 the agility of Sam Donald, the accuracy he waited, you know, 0:03:31.360 --> 0:03:33.560 he waited for Jamison Crowder to find the hole in 0:03:33.600 --> 0:03:37.640 his own. Uh. He's accurate, He anticipates his receivers. Really 0:03:37.640 --> 0:03:40.040 a special player. This offense is only gonna get better 0:03:40.080 --> 0:03:43.160 because Chris Herndon is going to return. And remember he 0:03:43.240 --> 0:03:46.360 was second on the Jets last year in terms of receptions, 0:03:46.400 --> 0:03:52.040 receiving yards and touchdowns. But everybody was getting involved yesterday 0:03:52.120 --> 0:03:55.600 to Mary's Thomas, he had a few catches. Robbie Anderson 0:03:55.720 --> 0:03:58.600 five catches for a hundred twenty five yards. Robbie Anderson 0:03:58.680 --> 0:04:01.360 had eleven catches through the is four games. And we 0:04:01.400 --> 0:04:05.360 had talked about him developing into a better route runner. 0:04:05.680 --> 0:04:10.120 Well against the Cowboys, we saw it on display. Yeah, Robbie, 0:04:10.160 --> 0:04:11.840 you know he can do it all. He could run 0:04:11.880 --> 0:04:14.000 every route in the route tree. He had that ninety 0:04:14.000 --> 0:04:16.919 two yard touchdown on the stutter and go. Great route 0:04:16.920 --> 0:04:20.760 by him, great delivery by Sam Donald, just just providing 0:04:20.760 --> 0:04:22.880 big plays. But it was great to see Sam hit 0:04:22.920 --> 0:04:25.800 all these different receivers. I think on the first couple 0:04:25.800 --> 0:04:28.360 of drives he had seven different receivers, eight receivers and 0:04:28.440 --> 0:04:30.359 all I believe eight receivers and that would you know 0:04:30.400 --> 0:04:32.960 what that shows me that he's taken with the defense 0:04:33.000 --> 0:04:36.000 gives him. He's scanning the field. He's not favoring one player, 0:04:36.240 --> 0:04:39.239 He's he's finding the open man, taking his time, and 0:04:39.560 --> 0:04:41.120 I gotta give a lot of credit to him for that. 0:04:41.240 --> 0:04:43.880 He's decisive in the pocket too. He goes through his 0:04:44.000 --> 0:04:48.760 reads quickly. You don't see him wait too long. He knows, okay, 0:04:48.839 --> 0:04:51.039 if one's not there, I'm coming off of it. And 0:04:51.080 --> 0:04:54.839 he makes instant decisions. Yeah, I mean, and that's what 0:04:54.920 --> 0:04:57.880 it takes playing quarterback in this league. Everyone is so 0:04:57.960 --> 0:05:01.359 athletic in the secondary at the lineback position that the 0:05:01.400 --> 0:05:04.320 coverage is tight, you have to throw your wide receivers open. 0:05:04.520 --> 0:05:05.960 You can't sit there and wait for a guy to 0:05:06.000 --> 0:05:07.760 get open and then throw it, because then it's too 0:05:07.839 --> 0:05:10.520 late or you're getting sacked. You have on that fifth step. 0:05:10.560 --> 0:05:12.719 On a five step drop, the ball has to be 0:05:12.760 --> 0:05:15.000 coming out on the third step. You know, the ball 0:05:15.040 --> 0:05:17.280 has to come out quick. You have to understand where 0:05:17.279 --> 0:05:19.720 the ball is supposed to be placed, only where your 0:05:19.760 --> 0:05:22.200 receiver can catch it. And Sam did an amazing job 0:05:22.200 --> 0:05:24.240 of that last week. And I'm excited to see how 0:05:24.279 --> 0:05:27.440 he progresses because that's just the beginning and it's just 0:05:27.440 --> 0:05:29.480 gonna get better. Of course, next week he plays a 0:05:29.520 --> 0:05:32.560 tough defense. Yeah, we'll get to the pictures later. And 0:05:32.600 --> 0:05:36.000 he didn't make the cardinal mistake of taking points off 0:05:36.000 --> 0:05:39.200 the board when the Jets could have put the hammer 0:05:39.800 --> 0:05:43.120 on the nail there in the second half, he's going 0:05:43.160 --> 0:05:46.680 for Jamison crowd and said inside the time yard line instead, 0:05:46.720 --> 0:05:50.160 that's intercepted. That leaves the door open for the Cowboys 0:05:50.160 --> 0:05:52.159 and the name mounted the church. Yeah, he tried to 0:05:52.200 --> 0:05:55.400 force a slant route into Jamison Crowder. But those things 0:05:55.400 --> 0:05:57.919 are gonna happen. You know what, quarterbacks, whether it be 0:05:57.960 --> 0:06:00.919 Peyton Manning, uh Tom Brady, they're gonna give you a 0:06:00.960 --> 0:06:04.000 couple of opportunities. Chances are maybe not so much Tom Brady, 0:06:04.160 --> 0:06:06.200 but most quarterbacks are gonna give you one or two 0:06:06.279 --> 0:06:09.000 chances to get an interception as a defender, so you 0:06:09.040 --> 0:06:10.920 just have to take advantage of it. And fortunately for 0:06:10.960 --> 0:06:13.680 the Cowboys, they took advantage of it, and the Jets 0:06:13.760 --> 0:06:16.599 were able to, you know, continue to to They put 0:06:16.640 --> 0:06:18.479 enough points on the board where it didn't really matter 0:06:18.520 --> 0:06:20.880 at the end. Everybody was talking about the usage of 0:06:21.040 --> 0:06:24.040 Levan Bawler earlier, saying, oh, well, maybe you're giving this 0:06:24.040 --> 0:06:28.560 guy too many touches. Well, no, because what happened Sunday 0:06:28.600 --> 0:06:33.000 against the Dallas Cowboys was the Jets were so effective 0:06:33.200 --> 0:06:37.840 with the play action passed absolutely and the linebackers I 0:06:37.880 --> 0:06:41.480 saw several times Jalen Smith and and Sean Lee biting 0:06:41.520 --> 0:06:43.440 on the play action. They had to really honor it. 0:06:43.640 --> 0:06:45.559 And when you give the ball, when you're stubborn running 0:06:45.560 --> 0:06:48.000 the football, when you have a Levian Bell back there, 0:06:48.480 --> 0:06:50.600 you have to respect that run. The safeties are gonna 0:06:50.640 --> 0:06:52.839 be tighter and that opens up the play action shots 0:06:52.880 --> 0:06:57.000 that Robby Anderson, the Marius Thomas going across the field. 0:06:57.480 --> 0:06:59.679 Play action sets all that stuff up, and it starts 0:06:59.680 --> 0:07:02.880 with y and crowd is such an explosive weapon from 0:07:02.880 --> 0:07:05.800 the slot. What we saw a few weeks ago when 0:07:05.839 --> 0:07:09.760 the Jets played New England's first time was Jamison Crowder 0:07:09.880 --> 0:07:13.200 was playing outside. Now you really have your offense starting 0:07:13.240 --> 0:07:16.640 to come together because your quarterbacks back to Mary's Thomason 0:07:16.720 --> 0:07:19.760 the outside, Robbie Anderson's on the outside, Jamison Crowder's in 0:07:19.800 --> 0:07:23.280 the slot, and oh, by the way, Chris Hernan's coming back, 0:07:23.480 --> 0:07:26.000 and it's gonna start to open up for Levy on Bell. 0:07:26.080 --> 0:07:29.760 How do you think the offensive line responded, because they 0:07:29.800 --> 0:07:32.880 got fourteen behind them. He's gonna make those quick decisions. 0:07:33.040 --> 0:07:36.280 He's also gonna shuffle in the pocket by himself time 0:07:36.280 --> 0:07:41.040 and get the ball out quick. But again yesterday, starting 0:07:41.520 --> 0:07:45.720 left guard Alex Lewis, right tackle Chiumadoga, and all by 0:07:45.760 --> 0:07:49.120 the way, left tackle Calvin Beacham goes out in the fourth, 0:07:49.440 --> 0:07:51.760 so you have to bring in Brandon Show who was 0:07:51.800 --> 0:07:54.240 your starter right tackle at the beginning of the season. 0:07:54.640 --> 0:07:58.360 He's your left tackle, and they had to hold up 0:07:58.440 --> 0:08:02.160 and the Jets when they had to respond on remember 0:08:02.200 --> 0:08:03.520 they went down the field and they kicked in an 0:08:03.520 --> 0:08:05.840 important field goal. Yeah, you know, the offensive line really 0:08:05.840 --> 0:08:08.800 did a great job of coming together, communicating, being on 0:08:08.840 --> 0:08:10.960 the same page, and of course it helps to have 0:08:11.000 --> 0:08:13.800 Sam Donald getting the ball out quick. But the running 0:08:13.800 --> 0:08:16.000 game compliments that as well. And I think that as 0:08:16.040 --> 0:08:18.600 they continue to get players back healthy, as they continue 0:08:18.640 --> 0:08:20.960 to get the starters back, it's just gonna get better. 0:08:20.960 --> 0:08:23.520 You know, they're gonna start running the football. Well, Lean's 0:08:23.520 --> 0:08:25.880 gonna he's gonna pa He's gonna get over a hundred 0:08:25.920 --> 0:08:28.080 yards rushing, and that's just gonna make things easier for 0:08:28.080 --> 0:08:30.760 all the receivers. For Sam Donald, you add Chris Herndon 0:08:30.800 --> 0:08:33.400 into the fold. Those are mismatches across the board. The 0:08:33.480 --> 0:08:37.920 turning point in this game, second quarter, Jets up seven three, 0:08:39.640 --> 0:08:42.360 You got Dallas driving. I got a third and one 0:08:43.000 --> 0:08:45.880 right around the ten yard line, get a stuff and 0:08:46.040 --> 0:08:49.880 run stuff there for Alonzo. Fakasi was one of the 0:08:49.920 --> 0:08:53.280 big fellas in there on that stuff. That is fourth 0:08:53.320 --> 0:08:57.200 and two Dallas instead of kicking the field goal, they 0:08:57.280 --> 0:09:02.480 go for. Prescott tries to maneuver outside, Terrell bash him, 0:09:02.800 --> 0:09:06.240 sets the edge and here you go. Everybody's flowing to 0:09:06.280 --> 0:09:09.880 the football. Leonard Williams had a good push and Quinn 0:09:09.960 --> 0:09:14.280 and Williams showed his lateral ability. Everybody wanted to know, 0:09:14.559 --> 0:09:18.400 why is this rookie special? Well, he can move side 0:09:18.400 --> 0:09:22.280 to side and for a big guy. That's really unique. 0:09:22.480 --> 0:09:24.959 And then you had to finish your Jamal Adams, he 0:09:25.000 --> 0:09:28.400 makes they combined on the tackle next play ninety two 0:09:28.480 --> 0:09:32.600 yards play action to Robbie. And that's the importance of 0:09:32.600 --> 0:09:35.840 playing great team defense. Eleven has to the ball. You know, 0:09:35.920 --> 0:09:37.520 run like your hair is on fire. If you if 0:09:37.520 --> 0:09:39.400 you're not in the play, you might you might be 0:09:39.440 --> 0:09:41.320 in the play, someone may miss a tackle. And I 0:09:41.320 --> 0:09:44.600 think that that urgency, that passion for the ball game 0:09:44.920 --> 0:09:47.360 is what helped get the Jets over the top. You know, 0:09:47.400 --> 0:09:49.440 you talk about that fourth and one, there were several 0:09:49.480 --> 0:09:54.040 players in on that play, Dak Prescott running behind arguably 0:09:54.040 --> 0:09:56.240 one of the best offensive lines in football. They were 0:09:56.280 --> 0:09:58.480 missing too tackles, they were missing two tackles, but still, 0:09:58.520 --> 0:10:00.679 you know, with that being said, they're still we're running 0:10:00.679 --> 0:10:04.520 behind a great offensive line. The Jets defense, they penetrated, 0:10:04.520 --> 0:10:07.840 they pursued, they held the gap, they helped their their contained. 0:10:08.120 --> 0:10:10.720 Everyone did their job. Nobody's you know, trying to be 0:10:10.760 --> 0:10:13.160 a superman. Everyone just does their job and plays within 0:10:13.240 --> 0:10:15.520 their role, and that's how you win games. Inside the 0:10:15.600 --> 0:10:18.280 Jets is supported by vant Bank, the official community bank 0:10:18.320 --> 0:10:21.480 of your New York Jets. Eric go on alongside Eric Coleman. 0:10:21.559 --> 0:10:25.760 Later we're gonna be joined by nose tackle Steve McClendon. 0:10:26.280 --> 0:10:28.600 So the Cowboys make that run in the second half 0:10:28.640 --> 0:10:33.000 after the turnover, they calmed down. Prescott scores with under 0:10:33.000 --> 0:10:36.520 a minute remaining. It's two and it's a two point 0:10:36.600 --> 0:10:39.600 conversion time. If they make it, you probably had it 0:10:39.720 --> 0:10:45.760 overtime or maybe that sets up for some more Donald dramatics. 0:10:45.840 --> 0:10:50.200 But Greg Williams sends the house. Six guys coming in all. 0:10:50.520 --> 0:10:54.280 Jamal Adams has been such an effect of Blitzer for 0:10:54.320 --> 0:10:57.160 this team, and once again he got to the quarterback. Yeah, 0:10:57.240 --> 0:10:59.319 it was a great play call by Greg Williams to 0:10:59.559 --> 0:11:02.080 bring the house. I thought Marcus made did an excellent 0:11:02.120 --> 0:11:05.400 job in coverage, not giving ground on Jason on Jason Witten. 0:11:05.640 --> 0:11:07.319 You know, as a safety, I gotta talk about my 0:11:07.600 --> 0:11:09.560 safety and of course, because it's not it's not an 0:11:09.559 --> 0:11:11.760 easy thing to do, you know. Jason Witten is probably 0:11:11.800 --> 0:11:16.000 six sixty pounds and he outweighs and he's taller than 0:11:16.080 --> 0:11:18.040 Marcus May. But he did a great job of holding 0:11:18.080 --> 0:11:21.520 his leverage and the defensive line got penetration. Jamal Adams 0:11:21.559 --> 0:11:23.760 found the crack. You know, he's a former running back 0:11:23.800 --> 0:11:25.720 to you know, they find holes and he does an 0:11:25.720 --> 0:11:28.040 excellent job of finding those holes. Was able to get 0:11:28.040 --> 0:11:31.240 pressure on deck and forced the errant throw and they 0:11:31.240 --> 0:11:32.880 were off the field. That's how you do it. Just 0:11:33.040 --> 0:11:36.800 how sudden is he as a blitzer because you know, 0:11:36.960 --> 0:11:40.160 the big guys, they're supposed to pick up their man 0:11:40.920 --> 0:11:43.360 their defensive alignment, but they got to keep their eyes 0:11:43.400 --> 0:11:47.199 on who's coming. It seems like every time thirty three 0:11:47.280 --> 0:11:49.800 is coming, nobody can get a hand on him. Well, 0:11:50.120 --> 0:11:51.679 they can't get a hand on him because they got 0:11:51.720 --> 0:11:54.200 their hands full with the defensive Linda, I mean you 0:11:54.200 --> 0:11:57.720 talk about Steve McClinton, Quinnon, Williams, you know, Leonard Williams, 0:11:57.760 --> 0:12:00.480 all these guys. You can't just block them with one 0:12:00.480 --> 0:12:02.200 hand and then let me let me go, let me 0:12:02.200 --> 0:12:04.440 go get this safety was coming in. Blitz You got 0:12:04.440 --> 0:12:06.920 your hands full, and that's that's what's really opened up 0:12:06.920 --> 0:12:10.040 the gap. The aggressiveness, the athleticism of the defensive line. 0:12:10.200 --> 0:12:13.480 The linebackers are are blitzing with passion and really just 0:12:13.559 --> 0:12:15.960 the effort of the defense. Really taking on Greg Williams 0:12:16.000 --> 0:12:18.520 attitude is what's rubbing off from this team. So you 0:12:18.559 --> 0:12:20.160 had to give you a shot out to your safety. 0:12:20.240 --> 0:12:23.080 So let's talk about the play from Marcus May's vanished point. 0:12:24.280 --> 0:12:28.320 He got very physical with Witten. He's within a few 0:12:28.400 --> 0:12:30.640 yards of the line of scrimmage. What goes through your 0:12:30.640 --> 0:12:34.600 mind in coverage there? Make sure that hey, he doesn't 0:12:34.600 --> 0:12:36.920 complete the ball, but also I don't get a penalty. Yeah, 0:12:36.960 --> 0:12:39.360 well down there in the red zone. Listen, he's not 0:12:39.440 --> 0:12:42.120 running past you. You have to find a point as 0:12:42.120 --> 0:12:44.040 a safety when that tight ends coming off the ball 0:12:44.240 --> 0:12:46.680 and find your leverage point. Am I gonna be outside leverage? 0:12:46.679 --> 0:12:49.520 Inside leverage? You have to pick a side on on 0:12:49.600 --> 0:12:53.360 that time. Uh, Marcus chose outside leverage. He stood his ground. 0:12:53.600 --> 0:12:55.719 Jason Witten was looking to contact him and then kind 0:12:55.720 --> 0:12:58.360 of box him out, but with the pressure, Doc had 0:12:58.400 --> 0:13:01.520 to throw the ball quick. He threw low. Marcus didn't 0:13:01.559 --> 0:13:02.920 back up. You know, a lot of a lot of 0:13:02.960 --> 0:13:05.280 defensive backs will make that mistake in the red zone 0:13:05.280 --> 0:13:07.240 of backing up. And then they catched the ball right 0:13:07.280 --> 0:13:09.080 at the goal line. Marcus did a great job of 0:13:09.120 --> 0:13:11.800 standing at the goal line, standing strong, and Uh, it 0:13:11.880 --> 0:13:15.160 was just a great play overall by the whole defense. Yeah, Whitten, 0:13:15.400 --> 0:13:18.559 if you watch them run routes yesterday. He's throwing the 0:13:18.720 --> 0:13:21.559 arm far out there like he's trying to create I 0:13:21.600 --> 0:13:23.680 didn't do that all the time. I can't stand. It's 0:13:23.720 --> 0:13:26.679 almost like a power forward and basketball dropping down on 0:13:26.720 --> 0:13:29.199 the blocks. Right. Uh So what did you make of 0:13:29.280 --> 0:13:32.880 the defense's effort. That's the first time in two thousand 0:13:33.000 --> 0:13:35.959 nineteen they've given up more than a hundred yards to 0:13:36.160 --> 0:13:39.400 a running back in Ezekiel Alliott. He earned it. I 0:13:39.400 --> 0:13:41.720 think they held him about three point eight yards to carry. 0:13:42.280 --> 0:13:46.240 The Cowboys converted on third down. But what the defense 0:13:46.280 --> 0:13:49.760 did very well I thought he was they held up 0:13:49.760 --> 0:13:51.719 in the red zone. Yeah, I mean that's important. You 0:13:52.080 --> 0:13:53.920 have to hold up in the red zone force teams 0:13:53.920 --> 0:13:56.960 the field goals. But it's just complimentary football. The defense 0:13:57.000 --> 0:13:59.319 has been playing lights out all season. Now you have 0:13:59.440 --> 0:14:01.400 the offense and points on the board, and it makes 0:14:01.400 --> 0:14:03.560 the game a little different. You know, you're not, uh, 0:14:03.760 --> 0:14:05.640 you're not stopping the run. You're not gearing up just 0:14:05.760 --> 0:14:07.360 to stop the run. And then they hit you with 0:14:07.400 --> 0:14:09.880 a play action because because you're playing from behind. When 0:14:09.880 --> 0:14:11.840 you play with the lead, it's a completely different game. 0:14:12.040 --> 0:14:14.960 You're able to opin your ears back get after the quarterback. Uh, 0:14:15.080 --> 0:14:17.280 play more aggressive, and I think that's the kind of 0:14:17.280 --> 0:14:19.400 defense this team wants to play. You know, you play 0:14:19.480 --> 0:14:21.000 with the cushion, play with a little bit of lead 0:14:21.040 --> 0:14:24.440 and makes things totally different. Jordan Jenkins is back in 0:14:24.520 --> 0:14:28.280 the lineup, came up with a sack yesterday, set an edge. 0:14:28.800 --> 0:14:31.280 I thought he was a physical force. You saw Brandon 0:14:31.320 --> 0:14:34.360 Copeland back in the lineup, and I think this defense 0:14:34.440 --> 0:14:37.040 is only gonna get better because c J. Mosley is 0:14:37.160 --> 0:14:40.520 nearing a return. What are your expectations for this group 0:14:40.880 --> 0:14:43.800 once fifty seven gets back? That is a four time 0:14:43.920 --> 0:14:47.080 Pro bowler, one of the top inside linebackers, if not 0:14:47.240 --> 0:14:50.440 the top inside linebacker on all football. I mean it's 0:14:50.480 --> 0:14:52.160 only gonna get better. You know, when you have a 0:14:52.160 --> 0:14:55.280 player of c. J. Mosley's caliber to have him on 0:14:55.320 --> 0:14:59.960 the defense from a leadership standpoint, from a athleticism stand 0:15:00.000 --> 0:15:02.080 a point, Uh, you know he's a physical tackler. He 0:15:02.080 --> 0:15:04.320 does a good job in the past game and and 0:15:04.400 --> 0:15:06.600 what they've done over these last couple of games is 0:15:06.640 --> 0:15:09.080 at a depth. You know, they've got Cashman, they got 0:15:09.120 --> 0:15:11.160 double Huett, all kinds of reps that they would have 0:15:11.200 --> 0:15:14.040 normally wouldn't normally get you know, if Avery Williamson or 0:15:14.040 --> 0:15:17.080 steam of C. J. Williams is uh is healthy. So 0:15:17.120 --> 0:15:19.000 they got more depth on the team. That's gonna make 0:15:19.040 --> 0:15:21.680 them better. They're gonna push one another and it's over overall, 0:15:21.720 --> 0:15:23.720 it's gonna help out. We had you at on the 0:15:23.760 --> 0:15:26.640 show last week. What do you make about what he's 0:15:26.640 --> 0:15:29.720 brought to this team in terms of being a physical 0:15:29.720 --> 0:15:33.440 presence on the inside and taking that responsibility head on 0:15:33.560 --> 0:15:36.000 being the mic linebacker, because again we thought he was 0:15:36.040 --> 0:15:39.120 filling in just for Avery Williamson and not not taking 0:15:39.120 --> 0:15:42.120 a shot at Avery. But when you're the weak side linebacker, 0:15:42.480 --> 0:15:45.880 maybe a little bit less responsibility in terms of being 0:15:46.000 --> 0:15:48.920 central command. Even though you're helping out mic linebacker. You 0:15:48.960 --> 0:15:50.960 gotta make sure everybody's on the same page. Yeah, well, 0:15:51.000 --> 0:15:53.200 I mean it's and it's also different when you're out 0:15:53.200 --> 0:15:55.840 there next to c. J. Mosley. You know, you're next 0:15:55.880 --> 0:15:57.920 to a guy who's calling the shots and and running 0:15:57.960 --> 0:15:59.720 the show. Now all of a sudden, you have to 0:15:59.720 --> 0:16:01.360 be them and running the show, and you have a 0:16:01.440 --> 0:16:03.560 rookie next to you. It's it's a different game, you know, 0:16:03.560 --> 0:16:05.680 because you're responsible for him. You have to make sure 0:16:05.720 --> 0:16:07.920 your communication, make sure you're on the same page and 0:16:07.960 --> 0:16:10.280 it's a different ballgame. But I think nevill has done 0:16:10.280 --> 0:16:12.280 a great job. He was he was excellent in pass 0:16:12.320 --> 0:16:15.440 coverage yesterday on on Jason Witting on some vertical routes, 0:16:15.800 --> 0:16:18.400 uh covering Zeke out of the backfield. I thought they 0:16:18.440 --> 0:16:20.480 both did a great job in there. And yeah, I 0:16:20.480 --> 0:16:23.120 mean when we keep saying it, but special teams played well. 0:16:23.240 --> 0:16:25.840 The offense made big plays, and the defense has played 0:16:25.840 --> 0:16:27.840 the same way they've been playing all year. The depth 0:16:27.880 --> 0:16:30.760 of the defensive line stands out to me. Kyle Phillips 0:16:30.760 --> 0:16:35.440 is undrafted free agent out of Tennessee Heat about seven tackles. 0:16:35.520 --> 0:16:39.520 On Sunday, we mentioned Fatakasi and his development, and I 0:16:39.560 --> 0:16:42.080 can't wait to talk to Steve mcclennan about it because 0:16:42.440 --> 0:16:45.040 I think mcclennon is a great role model for some 0:16:45.120 --> 0:16:49.200 of these young guys consider considering his story. Undrafted free 0:16:49.200 --> 0:16:52.640 agent out of Troy. Now he's thirty three years old 0:16:52.680 --> 0:16:55.240 and he's still playing at a high level, playing better 0:16:55.240 --> 0:16:57.440 than he than he has in the past. I mean, 0:16:57.480 --> 0:16:59.360 you get better with age, and that just is a 0:16:59.440 --> 0:17:02.480 tribute to his professionalism, you know, working hard in the offseason, 0:17:02.640 --> 0:17:06.160 preparing his body, uh, reading this guy and report, understanding 0:17:06.160 --> 0:17:08.680 his opponent, and then that all comes. The game kind 0:17:08.680 --> 0:17:10.800 of slows down as you get older, and I think 0:17:10.800 --> 0:17:13.919 you're seeing Steve take advantage of that and really starting 0:17:13.960 --> 0:17:16.280 to play at the top of his game. Okay, So 0:17:16.440 --> 0:17:19.760 New England's up first, and we're gonna break down that 0:17:19.920 --> 0:17:24.919 matchup again here later on on inside the Jets. But 0:17:25.119 --> 0:17:28.560 let's take a peek at the schedule, okay, because after 0:17:28.600 --> 0:17:31.920 the Patriots, you're at Jacksonville they're two and four. Then 0:17:31.960 --> 0:17:35.240 you go to Miami they're on five. Then you're home 0:17:35.280 --> 0:17:37.440 to the Giants, they're two and four. Then you're at 0:17:37.480 --> 0:17:39.640 Washington they're one and five. They just got their first 0:17:39.720 --> 0:17:42.320 victory over there four mentioned Miami Dolphins. Then you're at 0:17:42.359 --> 0:17:46.159 home to the Oakland Raiders, who are an improved bunch 0:17:46.280 --> 0:17:50.800 at three and two right now, at Cincinnati oh and six, 0:17:51.400 --> 0:17:55.879 and then home to Miami oh and five. That stretching games. 0:17:56.000 --> 0:18:00.960 That's two three, that's seven games combined. Mark those teams 0:18:01.119 --> 0:18:04.240 eight and thirty one. The team that I saw in 0:18:04.280 --> 0:18:07.679 the field Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys is going to 0:18:07.880 --> 0:18:11.240 do some damage up ahead. I mean, the schedule does 0:18:11.280 --> 0:18:14.359 a very favorable, especially when you look at the first 0:18:14.560 --> 0:18:17.919 five games that they've the first six games that they're playing, 0:18:18.280 --> 0:18:20.119 and they have to be excited for that. But you know, 0:18:20.200 --> 0:18:22.120 as a as a young team, they have to remember that. 0:18:22.320 --> 0:18:24.880 You know, when you start having success, it doesn't breed success, 0:18:25.200 --> 0:18:28.080 it breeds complacency. So it's gonna take the veteran players 0:18:28.080 --> 0:18:30.360 on the team to keep those players fired up, keep 0:18:30.400 --> 0:18:33.080 them motivated to go out there and dominate opponents. Don't 0:18:33.080 --> 0:18:36.000 beat yourself and play to your potential because if they 0:18:36.040 --> 0:18:38.199 don't do that, then they're gonna lose more games. But 0:18:38.240 --> 0:18:40.120 if they do, and then it's gonna be a nice 0:18:40.240 --> 0:18:43.760 streak for the Jets. Yeah, and the Patriots coming up next, 0:18:43.800 --> 0:18:47.159 and they just continue to win. Off to an undefeated 0:18:47.200 --> 0:18:50.480 start once again. I'm gonna talk to Adam Gates about 0:18:50.480 --> 0:18:54.440 it when we tape for the Adam Gaze Show, which 0:18:54.480 --> 0:18:57.960 air Sunday morning's the CBS thirty also New York Sets 0:18:58.040 --> 0:19:01.480 Common Jets app upa plug, Gotta put it out there. 0:19:02.119 --> 0:19:05.359 But if I'm him, I throw out the game film 0:19:05.440 --> 0:19:08.359 in terms of offensively, unless I want to take a 0:19:08.400 --> 0:19:14.000 look at the Patriots defense because my offense is completely different. Now, yeah, 0:19:14.040 --> 0:19:16.160 it is. It is a different offense. You have different 0:19:16.160 --> 0:19:18.720 players out there on the field. So I mean, although 0:19:18.760 --> 0:19:21.760 they've played in such a short span, is two different teams, 0:19:21.800 --> 0:19:24.000 you know. And I think the Jets have matured a lot, 0:19:24.160 --> 0:19:26.760 They've learned from their mistakes and they're continuing to grow. 0:19:26.840 --> 0:19:29.520 All right, Well, big Steve mclenn is here and we're 0:19:29.520 --> 0:19:32.480 gonna come right back with him. You are listening to 0:19:32.600 --> 0:19:39.760 Inside the Jets on ESPN New York. Layby on Belbot 0:19:39.800 --> 0:19:42.920 on set back, Donald take the step handoff, belt running left, 0:19:42.960 --> 0:19:45.560 boots the pile, He's at the goal on is he Yes? 0:19:45.640 --> 0:19:49.800 He is? 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