1 00:00:04,760 --> 00:00:08,000 Speaker 1: Welcome to another edition of the Official Jets Podcast, powered 2 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:11,440 Speaker 1: by Amazon Web Services Ethan Greenberg Eric Allen. Today we're 3 00:00:11,480 --> 00:00:14,760 Speaker 1: joined by Matt Mayoko, the forty Niners insider for NBC 4 00:00:14,880 --> 00:00:17,880 Speaker 1: Sports Bay Area. We're talking about Michael la flour is 5 00:00:17,920 --> 00:00:21,239 Speaker 1: in focus. But because of all the connections that the 6 00:00:21,320 --> 00:00:23,600 Speaker 1: Jets and forty Niners have, we kind of touched on 7 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:26,960 Speaker 1: a number of people, including head coach Robert Salah. Well, 8 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:29,440 Speaker 1: you gotta jump around if you're talking to somebody has 9 00:00:29,480 --> 00:00:32,000 Speaker 1: covered the forty Niners for more than a quarter century. 10 00:00:32,600 --> 00:00:37,839 Speaker 1: Phenomenal guests gave us a tremendous information. Uh, you know, 11 00:00:37,960 --> 00:00:41,720 Speaker 1: we talked about all Brick at length last week with 12 00:00:41,840 --> 00:00:46,159 Speaker 1: the Orlando leadbetter the Atlantic Journal Constitution. Now Matt was 13 00:00:46,240 --> 00:00:49,880 Speaker 1: able to tell us about the truck of Mike la Fleur, 14 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:53,760 Speaker 1: and he's been tied with Kyle Shanahan throughout his NFL career. 15 00:00:53,800 --> 00:00:57,840 Speaker 1: Actually started out as an intern with Cleveland Browns when 16 00:00:57,840 --> 00:01:01,720 Speaker 1: Shanahan was there. Of course, Shanahan becomes the offensive coordinator 17 00:01:02,080 --> 00:01:07,240 Speaker 1: with Atlanta and la Fleur follows him there. Interestingly enough, 18 00:01:07,760 --> 00:01:11,000 Speaker 1: m la Fleur worked on the same staff there in 19 00:01:11,040 --> 00:01:14,279 Speaker 1: Atlanta with his brother Matt Lafleur, who is now, of course, 20 00:01:15,080 --> 00:01:17,319 Speaker 1: the head coach of the Green Bay Packers, and then 21 00:01:17,400 --> 00:01:20,640 Speaker 1: he's been with Shanahan ever since with the San Francisco 22 00:01:20,760 --> 00:01:25,240 Speaker 1: forty Niners, um so Robert Salo when he got this job, boom, 23 00:01:25,400 --> 00:01:29,320 Speaker 1: he brings La Fleur with him and brings the Shanahan 24 00:01:29,520 --> 00:01:33,080 Speaker 1: offense to New York. And La Flora is very young 25 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:37,120 Speaker 1: and he's never called plays before, but Matt Mayoko had 26 00:01:37,200 --> 00:01:41,399 Speaker 1: great insight. He was inside the quarterbacks room at the 27 00:01:41,440 --> 00:01:44,720 Speaker 1: Senior Bowl when the forty Honers coached the Senior Bowl 28 00:01:44,760 --> 00:01:48,960 Speaker 1: in two thousand nineteen, and he has some great insight 29 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:51,600 Speaker 1: about what La Flora is like, what coach Salo is like, 30 00:01:51,760 --> 00:01:54,280 Speaker 1: and a couple other members on the Jets staff as well. 31 00:01:54,320 --> 00:01:56,560 Speaker 1: I don't want to give too much away, but it 32 00:01:56,640 --> 00:01:59,480 Speaker 1: was I would say it's a positive review overall. And 33 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:02,600 Speaker 1: I think, and you tell me if you disagree with this, 34 00:02:02,640 --> 00:02:05,960 Speaker 1: but it feels like Mayoko is confident in La Fleur 35 00:02:06,440 --> 00:02:09,640 Speaker 1: being the offensive coordinator for the Jets, not only because 36 00:02:09,680 --> 00:02:12,519 Speaker 1: of La Flour and what he brings to the table, 37 00:02:12,560 --> 00:02:15,680 Speaker 1: but because of the staff that's around La Fleur as well. 38 00:02:15,800 --> 00:02:19,000 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, and that speaks to why is Robert Sala here? 39 00:02:19,480 --> 00:02:23,360 Speaker 1: Because he is the CEO, and he surrounded himself with 40 00:02:23,639 --> 00:02:26,280 Speaker 1: very good men and a lot of those guys came 41 00:02:26,360 --> 00:02:30,480 Speaker 1: directly from San Francisco, but a lot of ties um 42 00:02:30,720 --> 00:02:36,000 Speaker 1: to Sala in that coaching staff. But again, these guys, um, 43 00:02:36,040 --> 00:02:38,760 Speaker 1: I think, are known for their work ethic and they're 44 00:02:38,800 --> 00:02:42,960 Speaker 1: known for bringing a culture with them and that's going 45 00:02:43,040 --> 00:02:48,160 Speaker 1: to be instituted throughout the Jets building and on the field. 46 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:51,080 Speaker 1: And Michael Floor, while he might be young in years, 47 00:02:51,400 --> 00:02:55,640 Speaker 1: he knows this offense inside and out. He's got a presence. 48 00:02:55,680 --> 00:02:58,480 Speaker 1: And we know Robert Sale's got a presence, that is 49 00:02:58,560 --> 00:03:01,760 Speaker 1: for sure. And coach Salad did say that nobody knows 50 00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:05,520 Speaker 1: this Kyle Shanahan offense better than Michael Flour And with that, 51 00:03:05,639 --> 00:03:09,000 Speaker 1: let's actually hear from Matt Mayoko. When you heard that 52 00:03:09,120 --> 00:03:13,880 Speaker 1: Robert Sala had accepted the Jets job, were you surprised 53 00:03:13,919 --> 00:03:15,799 Speaker 1: at all that Michael la Fleur was tabbed to be 54 00:03:15,960 --> 00:03:19,440 Speaker 1: his offensive coordinator? Not one bit, now, not at all. 55 00:03:19,720 --> 00:03:22,320 Speaker 1: I kind of figured that that was the way it 56 00:03:22,320 --> 00:03:25,639 Speaker 1: would go. It was to me it was a lot 57 00:03:25,680 --> 00:03:28,120 Speaker 1: more of just where would Robert Sala end up? I mean, 58 00:03:28,160 --> 00:03:31,760 Speaker 1: I think everybody here felt like he was going to 59 00:03:31,800 --> 00:03:33,800 Speaker 1: be a head coach. It was just a matter of where. 60 00:03:34,320 --> 00:03:36,160 Speaker 1: And the one team that I always kind of looked 61 00:03:36,160 --> 00:03:40,960 Speaker 1: at was the Detroit Lions because of just the connections 62 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:45,000 Speaker 1: there to the Detroit area for Robert, and also Michael 63 00:03:45,120 --> 00:03:48,760 Speaker 1: Fleur now Matt la Fleur was Robert Sala and still 64 00:03:48,880 --> 00:03:51,080 Speaker 1: is one of Robert Sala's best friends. I think they're 65 00:03:51,160 --> 00:03:54,080 Speaker 1: best men in each other's weddings, and they've known each 66 00:03:54,080 --> 00:03:59,080 Speaker 1: other for a very long time, and so Roberts had 67 00:03:59,120 --> 00:04:02,480 Speaker 1: that connection with the la Fleur family for quite some time. 68 00:04:02,680 --> 00:04:07,119 Speaker 1: And you knew that the forty Niners systems, both offensively 69 00:04:07,160 --> 00:04:12,480 Speaker 1: and defensively, they're very sound, and you knew that wherever 70 00:04:12,760 --> 00:04:16,160 Speaker 1: Salad would go, he would want to bring that kind 71 00:04:16,160 --> 00:04:20,279 Speaker 1: of Kyle Shanahan kind of offensive system with him. And 72 00:04:20,400 --> 00:04:24,880 Speaker 1: so Mike la Fleur was very much the person that 73 00:04:25,800 --> 00:04:28,240 Speaker 1: you knew that he would be the guy that would 74 00:04:28,240 --> 00:04:32,719 Speaker 1: be tabbed as the guy who would have autonomy to 75 00:04:32,720 --> 00:04:36,320 Speaker 1: to install his offensive system. So in terms of the floor, 76 00:04:36,440 --> 00:04:38,720 Speaker 1: I feel like at least a lot of Jets fans 77 00:04:38,760 --> 00:04:40,760 Speaker 1: don't know a ton about him, mostly because he's so 78 00:04:40,839 --> 00:04:43,679 Speaker 1: young and he's been under Kyle Shanahan for a long time. 79 00:04:44,120 --> 00:04:48,280 Speaker 1: So what can you tell us about Mike la flour Well, 80 00:04:48,320 --> 00:04:51,920 Speaker 1: I mean, he's an energetic guy. He's he's a good guy. 81 00:04:51,960 --> 00:04:56,120 Speaker 1: He connects well with players. I've seen him at the 82 00:04:56,200 --> 00:05:00,640 Speaker 1: Senior Bowl in in nineteen he ran the quarterback meetings 83 00:05:01,160 --> 00:05:05,080 Speaker 1: with the Senior Bowl quarterbacks and that class it was 84 00:05:05,160 --> 00:05:11,080 Speaker 1: Gardner Minshew will Greer was there, Jared Stidham, and Tyree 85 00:05:11,200 --> 00:05:13,799 Speaker 1: Jackson or the quarterbacks. So the four of the irons 86 00:05:13,839 --> 00:05:16,880 Speaker 1: were nice enough. Uh, Kyle, she was nice enough to 87 00:05:16,920 --> 00:05:19,839 Speaker 1: allow me to kind of have access in the meetings 88 00:05:19,839 --> 00:05:22,880 Speaker 1: and watching, and so I did see just how he connects, 89 00:05:22,920 --> 00:05:26,880 Speaker 1: how he stands out a board, commands the room. Very 90 00:05:26,960 --> 00:05:31,880 Speaker 1: knowledgeable guy. Uh, from a football family. His brother, as 91 00:05:31,920 --> 00:05:34,120 Speaker 1: I mentioned, is Matt Lafleur, the head coach of the 92 00:05:34,160 --> 00:05:41,719 Speaker 1: Green Bay Packers. So I think it's been tremendous experience 93 00:05:41,839 --> 00:05:45,640 Speaker 1: for him to have a little bit of coaching experience 94 00:05:45,800 --> 00:05:51,920 Speaker 1: and then come into that Kyle Shanahan system and learn 95 00:05:52,040 --> 00:05:56,080 Speaker 1: from from one of the best. And what Kyle, you know, 96 00:05:56,279 --> 00:05:58,760 Speaker 1: is considered one of the best play callers in the game. 97 00:05:59,680 --> 00:06:02,599 Speaker 1: And so Kyle never gave up the play calling aspect 98 00:06:02,680 --> 00:06:07,200 Speaker 1: of it. But what he did was he delegated to 99 00:06:07,480 --> 00:06:10,640 Speaker 1: Mike Lafleur and Mike McDaniel, who is now the forty 100 00:06:10,720 --> 00:06:14,520 Speaker 1: Niners offensive coordinator. They did not have a offensive coordinator 101 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:19,719 Speaker 1: title with the team for four seasons, but it was 102 00:06:19,800 --> 00:06:22,360 Speaker 1: Mike la Fleur and it was Mike McDaniel who would 103 00:06:22,360 --> 00:06:25,680 Speaker 1: put together the game plan and then present the game 104 00:06:25,720 --> 00:06:29,960 Speaker 1: plan for any given week to Kyle. They would go 105 00:06:30,080 --> 00:06:32,559 Speaker 1: through it. Of course, Kyle Sanahan would have veto power 106 00:06:32,640 --> 00:06:35,200 Speaker 1: and he would could add and subtract and do whatever. 107 00:06:35,680 --> 00:06:40,160 Speaker 1: But the plays being called on game days were basically 108 00:06:40,960 --> 00:06:44,520 Speaker 1: the collective effort of Mike McDaniel and Mike la Fleur. 109 00:06:45,000 --> 00:06:47,720 Speaker 1: And I don't know if you even know this, but 110 00:06:48,200 --> 00:06:51,280 Speaker 1: two years ago, whenever Matt Lafleur became the head coach 111 00:06:51,320 --> 00:06:54,119 Speaker 1: of the Backers, he wanted Mike Lafleur, his own brother, 112 00:06:54,320 --> 00:06:59,440 Speaker 1: on his coaching staff, and Kyle said no because at 113 00:06:59,480 --> 00:07:03,840 Speaker 1: that point, you know, teams were allowed to block coaches 114 00:07:04,040 --> 00:07:08,120 Speaker 1: from coordinator positions. Now you can't block a non coordinator 115 00:07:08,720 --> 00:07:12,640 Speaker 1: from becoming a coordinator. So he couldn't block Mike Lafleur 116 00:07:12,880 --> 00:07:16,680 Speaker 1: this time. And part of it was. He felt like 117 00:07:16,960 --> 00:07:19,280 Speaker 1: it was just gonna be Kyle Shanahan felt like he 118 00:07:19,320 --> 00:07:21,120 Speaker 1: was just gonna be a lateral move, you know, from 119 00:07:21,120 --> 00:07:24,240 Speaker 1: from basically a non play calling position to another non 120 00:07:24,280 --> 00:07:27,040 Speaker 1: play calling position, so he wouldn't have been able to 121 00:07:27,080 --> 00:07:31,720 Speaker 1: block Saw. Because Mike Lafleur, that's gonna be his offense. 122 00:07:31,760 --> 00:07:34,760 Speaker 1: He's gonna design it, and knowing Mike, it's going to 123 00:07:34,840 --> 00:07:38,440 Speaker 1: be a very collaborative effort with all the coaches on staff, 124 00:07:38,480 --> 00:07:41,560 Speaker 1: including Greg Knapp. I know pretty well. He's the passing 125 00:07:41,600 --> 00:07:44,720 Speaker 1: game specialist there, of course, so it'll be a collaborative 126 00:07:44,720 --> 00:07:48,240 Speaker 1: effort um that that Mike la Fleur will be involved 127 00:07:48,280 --> 00:07:50,480 Speaker 1: with every step of the way, and it'll be his 128 00:07:50,520 --> 00:07:53,920 Speaker 1: first time calling plays, certainly at this level, so it'll 129 00:07:53,960 --> 00:07:57,040 Speaker 1: be interesting to see how he adapts to that. Listen, Matt, 130 00:07:57,280 --> 00:07:59,800 Speaker 1: if anyone wants to know anything about the San Francisco 131 00:07:59,840 --> 00:08:02,760 Speaker 1: forty Niners, they come to you because you've been covering 132 00:08:03,520 --> 00:08:06,760 Speaker 1: the forty Niners for more than a quarter century. Now, 133 00:08:07,440 --> 00:08:10,000 Speaker 1: with that being said, I don't look that old, do 134 00:08:10,120 --> 00:08:16,560 Speaker 1: I know? You look great? You look great, I would say, Matt, though, 135 00:08:16,840 --> 00:08:22,760 Speaker 1: how would you describe the Mike Shanahan Kyle Shanahan system, 136 00:08:22,840 --> 00:08:25,480 Speaker 1: because I'm starting to call it this just just the 137 00:08:25,640 --> 00:08:29,600 Speaker 1: Shanahan system that Mike la Fleur is gonna bring here 138 00:08:29,880 --> 00:08:32,400 Speaker 1: to New Jersey and put his own imprints on it. 139 00:08:32,440 --> 00:08:36,320 Speaker 1: But how would you describe how they go about trying 140 00:08:36,360 --> 00:08:40,120 Speaker 1: to attack an opponent's defense. Yeah, that that's a great question, 141 00:08:40,360 --> 00:08:44,320 Speaker 1: and it's it's multi pronged. I think that you know, 142 00:08:44,520 --> 00:08:47,559 Speaker 1: so much of it is, you know, the the outside 143 00:08:47,640 --> 00:08:50,880 Speaker 1: zone running system, and we saw it with with Mike 144 00:08:50,920 --> 00:08:54,280 Speaker 1: Shanahan and with Alex Gibbs, the offensive line coach back 145 00:08:54,360 --> 00:08:57,640 Speaker 1: in the day, where they could just it seemingly just 146 00:08:57,800 --> 00:09:01,600 Speaker 1: plug in running backs and that if you're on the team, 147 00:09:01,640 --> 00:09:03,600 Speaker 1: you're going to get a thousand yards. And it was 148 00:09:04,800 --> 00:09:09,040 Speaker 1: one after the other after the other. Um. But so 149 00:09:09,120 --> 00:09:13,840 Speaker 1: much of it is knowing the defense they're playing against, 150 00:09:14,640 --> 00:09:17,600 Speaker 1: and knowing the rules of the defense they're playing against, 151 00:09:17,679 --> 00:09:21,920 Speaker 1: and kind of stressing them to test their rules. Well. 152 00:09:22,040 --> 00:09:26,079 Speaker 1: One of the things that Kyle does is he doesn't 153 00:09:26,080 --> 00:09:31,600 Speaker 1: want any standalone plays in a game plan. In other words, 154 00:09:32,320 --> 00:09:34,840 Speaker 1: they're just not gonna pick plays out of thin air 155 00:09:35,080 --> 00:09:37,359 Speaker 1: and put them in a game plan and run them 156 00:09:37,440 --> 00:09:41,000 Speaker 1: in games. There has to be a reason for them. 157 00:09:41,040 --> 00:09:43,480 Speaker 1: So even if a play fails, you know, let's say 158 00:09:43,480 --> 00:09:46,520 Speaker 1: a play gets you know, running play gets thrown for 159 00:09:46,559 --> 00:09:51,840 Speaker 1: a four yard loss, they don't consider it a negative 160 00:09:51,920 --> 00:09:57,439 Speaker 1: play necessarily because that plays in there for a reason, 161 00:09:57,720 --> 00:10:00,959 Speaker 1: and it's it could be to set up another play 162 00:10:01,040 --> 00:10:04,560 Speaker 1: down the road. Uh, and so it it's it really 163 00:10:04,840 --> 00:10:12,800 Speaker 1: tests the defense by showing different formations, motions and and 164 00:10:12,840 --> 00:10:15,559 Speaker 1: even in the running game, you know, there are plays 165 00:10:15,679 --> 00:10:18,079 Speaker 1: or actually in the running game or passing game, there 166 00:10:18,120 --> 00:10:21,400 Speaker 1: are plays that start off you know, the first split 167 00:10:21,480 --> 00:10:25,000 Speaker 1: second of a play looks like maybe a play that 168 00:10:25,160 --> 00:10:29,800 Speaker 1: was run in the first quarter, but it's completely different. 169 00:10:30,160 --> 00:10:35,280 Speaker 1: And if they can catch defenses cheating or anticipating, uh, 170 00:10:35,520 --> 00:10:37,920 Speaker 1: that's what they're trying to do. And then the down 171 00:10:38,160 --> 00:10:41,960 Speaker 1: the other side of that is to create some indecision 172 00:10:42,120 --> 00:10:45,040 Speaker 1: with the defense. You know, the team's defensive teams that 173 00:10:45,040 --> 00:10:48,480 Speaker 1: are able to diagnose a play from formation and the 174 00:10:48,480 --> 00:10:51,719 Speaker 1: way a play starts out is one thing. But what 175 00:10:51,800 --> 00:10:55,479 Speaker 1: they do is they test the defense by showing them 176 00:10:55,559 --> 00:10:59,120 Speaker 1: the same looks on occasion or the same principles on occasion, 177 00:10:59,440 --> 00:11:04,560 Speaker 1: but then give having switch ups that really exposed the defense, 178 00:11:04,600 --> 00:11:07,040 Speaker 1: so that that's probably the main thing that that that 179 00:11:07,240 --> 00:11:10,360 Speaker 1: offense will will try to do and try to exploit 180 00:11:10,520 --> 00:11:13,640 Speaker 1: against the defense they're playing. What kind of players or 181 00:11:13,679 --> 00:11:17,120 Speaker 1: what type of players do you think fit this offense best. 182 00:11:17,160 --> 00:11:19,920 Speaker 1: I know it's hard to project what exactly Mike Laflour 183 00:11:20,000 --> 00:11:22,599 Speaker 1: will do and how will throw in his own wrinkles. 184 00:11:22,600 --> 00:11:26,160 Speaker 1: But in the Shanahan system and what you've seen, how 185 00:11:26,200 --> 00:11:29,960 Speaker 1: would you describe the perfect players that fit in this system? Well, 186 00:11:30,080 --> 00:11:34,000 Speaker 1: I mean, first off, I'd say smart and in good character, 187 00:11:34,800 --> 00:11:39,000 Speaker 1: football character and off the field character. Um. I think 188 00:11:39,040 --> 00:11:43,080 Speaker 1: that you know, for each I think athleticism is a 189 00:11:43,080 --> 00:11:45,920 Speaker 1: big thing, and that goes for the offensive line as well. 190 00:11:46,640 --> 00:11:50,600 Speaker 1: Athleticism is a big thing. For running backs, it's you know, 191 00:11:50,720 --> 00:11:53,040 Speaker 1: kind of guys who fit that zone blocking scheme of 192 00:11:53,480 --> 00:11:55,600 Speaker 1: one cut and get up the field kind of no 193 00:11:55,760 --> 00:12:00,320 Speaker 1: nonsense running, uh, not a lot of dancing. Um. I 194 00:12:00,360 --> 00:12:04,000 Speaker 1: think for for wide receivers, it's it's versatile guys. You know, 195 00:12:04,000 --> 00:12:08,439 Speaker 1: guys who can run the jet sweep and and um, 196 00:12:08,760 --> 00:12:12,480 Speaker 1: you know, can get open quickly against man coverage. And 197 00:12:12,679 --> 00:12:14,839 Speaker 1: I mean, I think those are some of the principles 198 00:12:14,840 --> 00:12:16,960 Speaker 1: some of the things that they'll be looking for as 199 00:12:17,000 --> 00:12:20,080 Speaker 1: they build that thing out. Um, you know guys that 200 00:12:20,080 --> 00:12:23,280 Speaker 1: that are willing to be coached and uh, you know 201 00:12:23,320 --> 00:12:29,600 Speaker 1: fit what they're looking for from that standpoint of athleticism 202 00:12:29,400 --> 00:12:31,920 Speaker 1: is a big thing. And you know John Benton, the 203 00:12:32,000 --> 00:12:34,719 Speaker 1: offensive line coach, will you know, he'll be hammering the 204 00:12:35,160 --> 00:12:37,840 Speaker 1: same things. You know, they'll be working on the same 205 00:12:38,320 --> 00:12:41,640 Speaker 1: drills from the first day of O T a s 206 00:12:41,679 --> 00:12:43,800 Speaker 1: if there are O T s this year, all the 207 00:12:43,840 --> 00:12:45,720 Speaker 1: way through the end of the season. You know, every 208 00:12:45,800 --> 00:12:52,560 Speaker 1: practice they just try to you know, solidify the you know, 209 00:12:52,640 --> 00:12:57,520 Speaker 1: the the skills the techniques that they that has been 210 00:12:57,600 --> 00:13:00,640 Speaker 1: so successful and really time tested through the years. And 211 00:13:00,960 --> 00:13:02,880 Speaker 1: like you said, dating all the way back to my 212 00:13:03,040 --> 00:13:08,280 Speaker 1: Channahan system with Denver and Washington and basically everywhere Kyle 213 00:13:08,360 --> 00:13:12,200 Speaker 1: has been they've kind of had the same elements of 214 00:13:12,280 --> 00:13:14,640 Speaker 1: being able to run the ball, use play action off 215 00:13:14,640 --> 00:13:17,319 Speaker 1: of it. And he's had, you know, quarterbacks who had 216 00:13:17,360 --> 00:13:23,120 Speaker 1: really good seasons, whether he's with Houston, UH, Cleveland, Washington, 217 00:13:23,360 --> 00:13:28,680 Speaker 1: Atlanta and now the forty Niners. So perfect segue right 218 00:13:28,720 --> 00:13:32,360 Speaker 1: there by the veteran covering the forty Niners. Why is 219 00:13:32,400 --> 00:13:36,440 Speaker 1: this a quarterback friendly system? Think about Jimmy Garoppolo two 220 00:13:36,440 --> 00:13:39,640 Speaker 1: thousand nineteen, starting sixteen games for the first time in 221 00:13:39,720 --> 00:13:43,240 Speaker 1: his career. They went thirteen games, advanced the Super Bowl 222 00:13:43,280 --> 00:13:46,040 Speaker 1: at a time point lead. Unfortunately, weren't able to close 223 00:13:46,080 --> 00:13:48,440 Speaker 1: the deal there. And you go back to two thousand 224 00:13:48,520 --> 00:13:51,760 Speaker 1: sixteen in Atlanta and Matt Ryan was never better than 225 00:13:51,800 --> 00:13:56,600 Speaker 1: that two thousand sixteen campaign. A lot of similarities, unfortunately, 226 00:13:56,600 --> 00:13:59,079 Speaker 1: because Atlanta had that second half lead and they were 227 00:13:59,120 --> 00:14:03,320 Speaker 1: unable to put the Patriots away. But quarterbacks have excelled 228 00:14:03,440 --> 00:14:07,720 Speaker 1: in this system time and time again. Yeah, I think 229 00:14:07,760 --> 00:14:11,160 Speaker 1: it's because they are coached up so well to know 230 00:14:11,280 --> 00:14:13,640 Speaker 1: what to expect. You know, so much of being a 231 00:14:13,720 --> 00:14:17,800 Speaker 1: quarterback in the NFL is anticipation and you know, even 232 00:14:18,200 --> 00:14:22,040 Speaker 1: knowing maybe not knowing where to go with the ball 233 00:14:22,120 --> 00:14:26,600 Speaker 1: pre snap, but certainly knowing where not to go with 234 00:14:26,680 --> 00:14:29,520 Speaker 1: the ball pre snap based on the kind of defense 235 00:14:29,600 --> 00:14:31,600 Speaker 1: that that they're seeing in the in the play call. 236 00:14:32,240 --> 00:14:35,920 Speaker 1: So what Kyle is able to do, or what Mike 237 00:14:36,000 --> 00:14:40,680 Speaker 1: Lafleur will will try to accomplish as well, is to 238 00:14:40,760 --> 00:14:45,120 Speaker 1: create situations where there are guys running wide open and 239 00:14:45,200 --> 00:14:50,640 Speaker 1: it's if if they get that the defensive call their 240 00:14:50,760 --> 00:14:55,080 Speaker 1: right defense against this play call this is going to happen, 241 00:14:55,320 --> 00:14:58,240 Speaker 1: and they really do a good job of coaching up 242 00:14:58,280 --> 00:15:02,480 Speaker 1: their their quarterbacks to for to anticipate that. You know, 243 00:15:02,560 --> 00:15:07,120 Speaker 1: if this safety is here, this play over here is 244 00:15:07,160 --> 00:15:12,120 Speaker 1: gonna be wide open, and so it's being able to 245 00:15:12,240 --> 00:15:16,320 Speaker 1: use the elements of the running game, uh, setting things up. 246 00:15:16,920 --> 00:15:19,480 Speaker 1: And I mean a lot of times. You know, we 247 00:15:19,520 --> 00:15:22,360 Speaker 1: see George Kittle all the time. It's kind of funny, 248 00:15:22,360 --> 00:15:24,040 Speaker 1: you know, you sit up there and you're you're watching 249 00:15:24,040 --> 00:15:27,120 Speaker 1: the free hours play and you kind of smirk and 250 00:15:27,120 --> 00:15:29,560 Speaker 1: you go, it might be a good idea for that 251 00:15:30,040 --> 00:15:34,120 Speaker 1: defense to to cover George Kittle. He's a pretty But 252 00:15:34,520 --> 00:15:36,960 Speaker 1: if we see it time and time again, we're just 253 00:15:37,400 --> 00:15:41,640 Speaker 1: you know, whether the motions, the routes they're they're running, 254 00:15:41,680 --> 00:15:44,920 Speaker 1: how one route might be a clearing route to set 255 00:15:45,000 --> 00:15:48,360 Speaker 1: something up underneath for another guy. You will see guys, 256 00:15:48,960 --> 00:15:51,080 Speaker 1: I would I would venture to guess you will see 257 00:15:51,080 --> 00:15:53,720 Speaker 1: guys from the first game of the season, several times 258 00:15:53,720 --> 00:15:57,600 Speaker 1: a game just running wide open and you'll see defensive 259 00:15:57,600 --> 00:16:00,120 Speaker 1: backs turning, turning around and looking at each other and 260 00:16:00,160 --> 00:16:02,720 Speaker 1: throwing their hands up, going I thought you were supposed 261 00:16:02,720 --> 00:16:04,680 Speaker 1: to be there. I thought you were so and that's 262 00:16:04,680 --> 00:16:07,480 Speaker 1: what they do. They really test the rules and really 263 00:16:07,520 --> 00:16:12,160 Speaker 1: stress defenses in that way. You mentioned Greg Nap, you 264 00:16:12,200 --> 00:16:16,480 Speaker 1: mentioned John Benton too, assistant coaches now with the Jets, 265 00:16:16,480 --> 00:16:19,720 Speaker 1: and that forty Niners Jets connection that is starting to establish. 266 00:16:19,800 --> 00:16:21,600 Speaker 1: I know we're talking about Michael for but what can 267 00:16:21,640 --> 00:16:24,880 Speaker 1: you tell us quickly about Nap and Benton. Well, yeah, 268 00:16:24,960 --> 00:16:27,000 Speaker 1: John is going to be you know, I think they 269 00:16:27,040 --> 00:16:30,200 Speaker 1: do all kinds of blocking schemes, but he's very much 270 00:16:30,360 --> 00:16:34,040 Speaker 1: into the techniques of that zone, that outside zone. It's 271 00:16:34,080 --> 00:16:37,000 Speaker 1: kind of the bread and butter, and he will be 272 00:16:37,040 --> 00:16:39,800 Speaker 1: looking for you know, they put a lot on the 273 00:16:39,800 --> 00:16:43,320 Speaker 1: plates of their offensive lineman the center of the guards 274 00:16:43,960 --> 00:16:46,560 Speaker 1: to get out there, and they're very well schooled, and 275 00:16:46,680 --> 00:16:49,760 Speaker 1: so you know, I would think that, uh, you're gonna 276 00:16:49,800 --> 00:16:55,200 Speaker 1: see you know, dramatic bumping production from the running game. 277 00:16:55,560 --> 00:17:01,360 Speaker 1: You know. Great Nap, I know, Uh, he's he's worked 278 00:17:01,360 --> 00:17:04,119 Speaker 1: with Peyton Manning, he's been or the league a long time, 279 00:17:04,600 --> 00:17:08,800 Speaker 1: very good quarterbacks coach. Uh and and he's he's just 280 00:17:09,400 --> 00:17:13,080 Speaker 1: a good guy as well relates to players. So it's 281 00:17:13,080 --> 00:17:16,120 Speaker 1: a really I really like that coaching staff. I mean, 282 00:17:16,240 --> 00:17:18,240 Speaker 1: it's it's a bunch of guys. We haven't even talked 283 00:17:18,280 --> 00:17:21,160 Speaker 1: about the defensive side yet, but you know there are 284 00:17:21,200 --> 00:17:24,440 Speaker 1: there's some a good connection, a good combination, I said, 285 00:17:24,520 --> 00:17:26,840 Speaker 1: should say, of guys who've who've been around. Greg Nap 286 00:17:26,840 --> 00:17:30,160 Speaker 1: has been around for a while. You michaela Flour who 287 00:17:30,200 --> 00:17:33,719 Speaker 1: can really lean on on Greg because Greg has been 288 00:17:33,760 --> 00:17:37,119 Speaker 1: in that chair a lot in the past. You have 289 00:17:37,400 --> 00:17:42,040 Speaker 1: Taylor Embree, you have Miles Austin. Uh so you have 290 00:17:42,160 --> 00:17:46,320 Speaker 1: this really good connection of of guys who have experience 291 00:17:46,720 --> 00:17:50,920 Speaker 1: and young guys and and fresh ideas. So, uh yeah, 292 00:17:51,119 --> 00:17:53,800 Speaker 1: I think Greg Nap is one of these guys that, 293 00:17:54,560 --> 00:17:57,800 Speaker 1: um I kind of liken him to, you know, a 294 00:17:58,240 --> 00:18:03,320 Speaker 1: backup quarterback or or a veteran quarterback who is there 295 00:18:03,840 --> 00:18:08,080 Speaker 1: to really assist the young quarterback and and kind of 296 00:18:09,400 --> 00:18:13,879 Speaker 1: provide his knowledge to make the young quarterback better. I 297 00:18:13,960 --> 00:18:16,440 Speaker 1: kind of see Greg in the same way because he's 298 00:18:16,440 --> 00:18:18,000 Speaker 1: been through it all and he's seen a lot of 299 00:18:18,040 --> 00:18:21,359 Speaker 1: different things in the NFL, so many different directions we 300 00:18:21,359 --> 00:18:24,639 Speaker 1: can go with you, Matt. So I'm gonna throw two 301 00:18:24,760 --> 00:18:27,680 Speaker 1: questions at you, and they're not connected. Uh. Since you've 302 00:18:27,680 --> 00:18:30,199 Speaker 1: covered the forty niners for so long, what do you 303 00:18:30,240 --> 00:18:34,160 Speaker 1: think about Jeff Albrick being named the defensive coordinator here 304 00:18:34,240 --> 00:18:38,240 Speaker 1: a long time forty nine are linebacker of course, drafted 305 00:18:38,280 --> 00:18:41,720 Speaker 1: in two thousand out of Hawaii, and I believe he 306 00:18:41,720 --> 00:18:46,040 Speaker 1: played there ten seasons. And then let's get to Robert Sala, 307 00:18:46,240 --> 00:18:48,639 Speaker 1: the head coach of the New York Jets. Do you 308 00:18:48,720 --> 00:18:52,560 Speaker 1: think that experience in San Francisco will really help him 309 00:18:52,600 --> 00:18:54,720 Speaker 1: coming to New York a team that won two games 310 00:18:54,800 --> 00:18:58,200 Speaker 1: last year, considering what the forty Niners did their first 311 00:18:58,280 --> 00:19:02,640 Speaker 1: three seasons and totally remaking that roster, putting their systems 312 00:19:02,640 --> 00:19:05,440 Speaker 1: in place, and then ultimately getting to a championship game 313 00:19:05,480 --> 00:19:08,679 Speaker 1: in that third year. Yeah, I think so much of 314 00:19:08,840 --> 00:19:12,920 Speaker 1: what Robert Sala will do is just and I'm sure 315 00:19:12,920 --> 00:19:16,320 Speaker 1: it's been said already a lot and it almost becomes cliche, 316 00:19:16,440 --> 00:19:20,560 Speaker 1: but talked about the culture inside the building, Well, it's 317 00:19:20,560 --> 00:19:22,439 Speaker 1: going to take a while to get the culture the 318 00:19:22,440 --> 00:19:25,320 Speaker 1: way he wants it. I mean, I think that you know, 319 00:19:25,359 --> 00:19:29,199 Speaker 1: anytime you see a coach or new regime come in, 320 00:19:29,359 --> 00:19:31,439 Speaker 1: it takes them a while to kind of figure out 321 00:19:31,480 --> 00:19:34,960 Speaker 1: both on the field, you know, schematically, and also just 322 00:19:35,040 --> 00:19:37,159 Speaker 1: kind of in the locker room, which guys fit and 323 00:19:37,280 --> 00:19:40,280 Speaker 1: which guys don't, and so that that takes a while 324 00:19:40,320 --> 00:19:42,840 Speaker 1: to to kind of sort out. It's not something that 325 00:19:42,960 --> 00:19:45,679 Speaker 1: just takes place overnight. But the thing I think that 326 00:19:45,840 --> 00:19:49,960 Speaker 1: can take place overnight is the culture within the coaching staff. 327 00:19:50,359 --> 00:19:52,640 Speaker 1: And I mean looking at at the staff that he's 328 00:19:52,680 --> 00:19:56,120 Speaker 1: put together, I mean that's a that's a really solid 329 00:19:56,200 --> 00:19:59,639 Speaker 1: staff and I would expect nothing less from from Robert 330 00:19:59,640 --> 00:20:03,040 Speaker 1: Sala And you know, he made his Hey, you know, 331 00:20:03,119 --> 00:20:06,040 Speaker 1: he got the opportunity. He got in the door with 332 00:20:06,119 --> 00:20:08,960 Speaker 1: the Jets, and I think every team that had an 333 00:20:09,040 --> 00:20:12,399 Speaker 1: opening except for the Houston Texans, I think they were 334 00:20:12,400 --> 00:20:15,359 Speaker 1: the only team that did not interview him for a job. 335 00:20:16,119 --> 00:20:19,159 Speaker 1: What got him in the door was the performance of 336 00:20:19,200 --> 00:20:21,880 Speaker 1: the forty diners defense, in other words, what he did 337 00:20:21,920 --> 00:20:25,080 Speaker 1: as a defensive coordinator. But that's not why I think 338 00:20:25,080 --> 00:20:26,680 Speaker 1: he's going to be a good coach, and I don't 339 00:20:26,720 --> 00:20:29,440 Speaker 1: think that's why he got the Jets job. I think 340 00:20:29,440 --> 00:20:33,199 Speaker 1: he got the Jets job and he became a really 341 00:20:33,240 --> 00:20:38,879 Speaker 1: good head coaching candidate because of his interpersonal skills and 342 00:20:38,960 --> 00:20:41,760 Speaker 1: his vision for how he expects things to fit together, 343 00:20:42,320 --> 00:20:46,600 Speaker 1: and so much of that is just how creating the 344 00:20:46,720 --> 00:20:52,520 Speaker 1: right environment to in a winning environment. And from his standpoint, 345 00:20:52,560 --> 00:20:57,159 Speaker 1: it doesn't mean, Hey, I'm gonna be the head coach, 346 00:20:57,240 --> 00:21:00,280 Speaker 1: but I'm also going to be the defensive coordinator. He 347 00:21:00,440 --> 00:21:04,080 Speaker 1: sees it as I'm I'm the head coach of the team, 348 00:21:04,440 --> 00:21:07,199 Speaker 1: and I'm gonna oversee everything. But I'm not gonna be 349 00:21:07,240 --> 00:21:09,480 Speaker 1: coming you know, I'm not gonna be a micro manager 350 00:21:10,080 --> 00:21:13,840 Speaker 1: for uh Jeff Albrick. And Jeff Albrick one of the 351 00:21:13,960 --> 00:21:17,560 Speaker 1: smartest players I've ever covered. And you know, I remember 352 00:21:17,560 --> 00:21:21,639 Speaker 1: when he was decided to retire a few years back. 353 00:21:21,920 --> 00:21:24,679 Speaker 1: I mean he had already, you know, the last several 354 00:21:24,720 --> 00:21:27,159 Speaker 1: years of his career. I mean he was compiling like 355 00:21:27,440 --> 00:21:32,840 Speaker 1: binders of information of what he would do as a 356 00:21:32,920 --> 00:21:36,959 Speaker 1: coach and as a coordinator. You know, he had everything 357 00:21:37,040 --> 00:21:39,400 Speaker 1: mapped out, you know that that he would do. So 358 00:21:39,480 --> 00:21:42,280 Speaker 1: he's been preparing for this for a long time, even 359 00:21:42,320 --> 00:21:45,960 Speaker 1: going back to his playing days. And so I see 360 00:21:46,080 --> 00:21:49,800 Speaker 1: Robert Sala as somebody who will pop in the the 361 00:21:50,760 --> 00:21:53,840 Speaker 1: offensive meeting room. He'll he'll be in the defensive meeting room. 362 00:21:53,880 --> 00:21:59,199 Speaker 1: He'll be there to share ideas and offer suggestions or 363 00:21:59,640 --> 00:22:02,840 Speaker 1: be there to answer questions. I'm sure Jeff will lean 364 00:22:02,920 --> 00:22:06,040 Speaker 1: on him a lot, But I think it's it's gonna 365 00:22:06,080 --> 00:22:11,639 Speaker 1: be a really fascinating experience watching them performed, because I 366 00:22:11,680 --> 00:22:14,439 Speaker 1: think that, like I said, it's not so much the 367 00:22:14,640 --> 00:22:17,760 Speaker 1: XS and those that was impressive about Robert Sala. It 368 00:22:17,840 --> 00:22:21,280 Speaker 1: was just how he managed people and how in my mind, 369 00:22:21,320 --> 00:22:24,960 Speaker 1: he really is a CEO type and somebody that people 370 00:22:25,000 --> 00:22:27,320 Speaker 1: are gonna want to coach for and players are gonna 371 00:22:27,320 --> 00:22:30,359 Speaker 1: want to play for. That was a fantastic breakdown. I 372 00:22:30,400 --> 00:22:33,800 Speaker 1: feel like we've asked you about every single Jets assistant 373 00:22:33,800 --> 00:22:35,600 Speaker 1: coach at this point, including the head coach and the 374 00:22:35,640 --> 00:22:42,840 Speaker 1: offensive coordinates. We haven't talked Mike Rudenberg. We haven't. There's 375 00:22:42,880 --> 00:22:45,600 Speaker 1: a couple that might hit the cutting room floor, which 376 00:22:45,640 --> 00:22:48,639 Speaker 1: is okay because my last question to you, Matt is 377 00:22:49,119 --> 00:22:52,360 Speaker 1: with free agency approaching, the forty Niners have a lot 378 00:22:52,440 --> 00:22:56,240 Speaker 1: of players with expiring contracts. Who do you think makes 379 00:22:56,280 --> 00:22:59,159 Speaker 1: the most sense for the Jets if they decided to 380 00:22:59,160 --> 00:23:02,000 Speaker 1: go in that direction. Yeah, I think there are quite 381 00:23:02,000 --> 00:23:04,640 Speaker 1: a few. I would put number one at that lit 382 00:23:04,920 --> 00:23:09,520 Speaker 1: on that list would be Kawan Williams. Nickelback really good 383 00:23:09,560 --> 00:23:12,200 Speaker 1: at what he does and they call him the Shark 384 00:23:12,359 --> 00:23:16,320 Speaker 1: here because he's a little guy but man, he plays 385 00:23:16,640 --> 00:23:20,240 Speaker 1: with some ferocity and they can do a lot of 386 00:23:20,240 --> 00:23:22,439 Speaker 1: different things with him. Robert Sala has a lot of 387 00:23:22,480 --> 00:23:25,440 Speaker 1: trust in him because that is not an easy position, 388 00:23:25,480 --> 00:23:28,600 Speaker 1: that might be the most difficult position on the defensive side, 389 00:23:28,600 --> 00:23:33,440 Speaker 1: playing you know, the slot uh receiver, that nickelback position, 390 00:23:33,560 --> 00:23:37,320 Speaker 1: and he's a local guy there. I would think that 391 00:23:36,760 --> 00:23:39,760 Speaker 1: the well, the Fortners definitely want him back, but I 392 00:23:39,760 --> 00:23:42,400 Speaker 1: think the Jets that would be very high on their 393 00:23:42,440 --> 00:23:45,640 Speaker 1: list and somebody that's he's not going to break the bank. Uh. 394 00:23:45,680 --> 00:23:49,600 Speaker 1: It's gonna be interesting to see what the Jets would 395 00:23:49,680 --> 00:23:52,840 Speaker 1: do if they would want Richard Sherman. He's not coming 396 00:23:52,880 --> 00:23:55,480 Speaker 1: back to the forty nine ers and he's kind of 397 00:23:55,520 --> 00:23:58,080 Speaker 1: in that spot though where he has some health issues. 398 00:23:58,400 --> 00:24:01,440 Speaker 1: There might be a time, uh in the very near 399 00:24:01,480 --> 00:24:06,720 Speaker 1: future where he can transition to safety. Whether the Jets 400 00:24:06,720 --> 00:24:08,720 Speaker 1: would want to do that, I don't know. But you're 401 00:24:08,720 --> 00:24:11,680 Speaker 1: talking about a really good locker room guy, someone who's 402 00:24:11,720 --> 00:24:16,800 Speaker 1: incredibly smart, knows the defense better than anybody, so he 403 00:24:16,840 --> 00:24:21,960 Speaker 1: could really be an asset as far as helping the 404 00:24:22,000 --> 00:24:25,399 Speaker 1: locker room kind of getting grained into that style. So 405 00:24:25,480 --> 00:24:29,000 Speaker 1: those are two names that definitely come to mind. For 406 00:24:29,119 --> 00:24:32,199 Speaker 1: guys that I would think the Jets would certainly go 407 00:24:32,280 --> 00:24:35,040 Speaker 1: after Kawan Williams. It would shock me if they did it, 408 00:24:35,400 --> 00:24:37,760 Speaker 1: and then Richard Sherman would be a possibility as well. 409 00:24:37,960 --> 00:24:42,199 Speaker 1: Final final question here, Um, because you've been so good. 410 00:24:42,760 --> 00:24:47,440 Speaker 1: You were in that room watching Shanahan work with the 411 00:24:47,520 --> 00:24:51,400 Speaker 1: quarterbacks and Mike Lafleur. What I've heard about him so 412 00:24:51,480 --> 00:24:54,560 Speaker 1: far early on in his Jets tenure is he really 413 00:24:54,600 --> 00:25:00,240 Speaker 1: commands a room. Green's before talked about his age, but 414 00:25:00,840 --> 00:25:03,240 Speaker 1: I don't think people view him as a guy in 415 00:25:03,320 --> 00:25:06,480 Speaker 1: his young thirties, just as somebody who really knows the 416 00:25:06,560 --> 00:25:09,560 Speaker 1: offense in and out, and much like sala is going 417 00:25:09,600 --> 00:25:13,480 Speaker 1: to be working with the players to make them better. Yeah. No, 418 00:25:13,640 --> 00:25:17,159 Speaker 1: I think he's got he's got the it factor. You know, 419 00:25:17,240 --> 00:25:21,280 Speaker 1: he's Yeah, he does have a command, he's very smart, 420 00:25:21,359 --> 00:25:25,000 Speaker 1: he's he's you know, he speaks well, he's uh, you know, 421 00:25:25,080 --> 00:25:28,600 Speaker 1: he's decisive. And you know, when I'm sitting in a room, 422 00:25:29,119 --> 00:25:31,399 Speaker 1: you know they're they're talking to foreign language, right, I 423 00:25:31,400 --> 00:25:34,639 Speaker 1: mean I really have no idea what they're talking about. 424 00:25:34,760 --> 00:25:40,720 Speaker 1: But even not knowing, you know, the terminology, the playbook. Um, 425 00:25:41,480 --> 00:25:44,800 Speaker 1: the way he's able to explain things and relate things 426 00:25:45,119 --> 00:25:50,720 Speaker 1: and engage people. Um no, as I've just been really 427 00:25:50,920 --> 00:25:54,800 Speaker 1: impressed with him. And I mean there's a reason, you know, 428 00:25:54,840 --> 00:25:57,760 Speaker 1: conn and put a lot on their plates, you know, 429 00:25:57,920 --> 00:26:01,240 Speaker 1: put a lot of Mike la Fleur's play. And after 430 00:26:01,359 --> 00:26:03,199 Speaker 1: year one, I think his I think he came to 431 00:26:03,240 --> 00:26:06,920 Speaker 1: the forty Nags with maybe the title Passing Games Specialist 432 00:26:07,680 --> 00:26:12,080 Speaker 1: and then after a year, uh, Kyle decided to give 433 00:26:12,160 --> 00:26:16,000 Speaker 1: him a title change to Passing Game Coordinator. So you 434 00:26:16,040 --> 00:26:20,800 Speaker 1: know it was you know, ceremonial in some ways, but also, hey, 435 00:26:20,920 --> 00:26:22,720 Speaker 1: I think of you as a coordinator. You're not the 436 00:26:22,760 --> 00:26:25,560 Speaker 1: offensive coordinator, but I think of you as a coordinator. 437 00:26:25,960 --> 00:26:27,720 Speaker 1: And I can tell you one thing. I mean, Kyle 438 00:26:27,760 --> 00:26:31,600 Speaker 1: Shanahan is tough. You know, he's he's tough on his players, 439 00:26:31,680 --> 00:26:34,960 Speaker 1: He's tough on his coaches. He expects you know, I 440 00:26:35,000 --> 00:26:38,000 Speaker 1: don't know about perfection, but he expects a very high 441 00:26:38,200 --> 00:26:43,560 Speaker 1: level of, uh, of just being competent and and knowing 442 00:26:43,600 --> 00:26:48,159 Speaker 1: your stuff. And so for Michael Fleur to to withstand, 443 00:26:48,320 --> 00:26:51,680 Speaker 1: you know, many years working with Kyle Shanahan probably tells 444 00:26:51,760 --> 00:26:54,640 Speaker 1: you everything you need to know. And just how important 445 00:26:54,800 --> 00:26:59,080 Speaker 1: was for Kyle Wile while he had that opportunity to 446 00:26:59,440 --> 00:27:01,800 Speaker 1: lock him in and make sure he didn't go anywhere. 447 00:27:02,440 --> 00:27:06,960 Speaker 1: He made that a priority. Is that Michael Flour is 448 00:27:07,000 --> 00:27:10,800 Speaker 1: going nowhere and tell you know that time comes where 449 00:27:11,080 --> 00:27:13,679 Speaker 1: I have to let him go and let him spread 450 00:27:13,720 --> 00:27:15,720 Speaker 1: his wings. And now that time is here with the 451 00:27:15,760 --> 00:27:19,200 Speaker 1: New York Jacks, great stuff from Mayoko, and we touched 452 00:27:19,240 --> 00:27:21,679 Speaker 1: on free agency. At the end of that interview he 453 00:27:21,720 --> 00:27:25,600 Speaker 1: mentioned Kawan Williams and Richard Sherman. Well, just really quick 454 00:27:25,600 --> 00:27:28,960 Speaker 1: on free agency. We're recording. It's March one, so the 455 00:27:29,080 --> 00:27:31,840 Speaker 1: legal tampering period. Well, first of all, it's crazy that 456 00:27:31,920 --> 00:27:35,520 Speaker 1: it's March first. The madness is here, Eathan, the madness 457 00:27:35,600 --> 00:27:39,960 Speaker 1: is here. We're approaching the one year anniversary of the 458 00:27:40,040 --> 00:27:41,760 Speaker 1: day in which we were told that we were not 459 00:27:41,880 --> 00:27:45,240 Speaker 1: going to come back to the office for the foreseeable future. 460 00:27:45,600 --> 00:27:48,120 Speaker 1: That was March thirteenth of last year. I remember getting 461 00:27:48,119 --> 00:27:50,640 Speaker 1: the email was Friday thirteen. You're good with that. So 462 00:27:51,200 --> 00:27:54,320 Speaker 1: for people at home to give some more insight on 463 00:27:54,560 --> 00:27:57,720 Speaker 1: who you are. After we did the bioblast on Michael 464 00:27:57,800 --> 00:28:02,000 Speaker 1: Flour and find found out more information on him. Ethan 465 00:28:02,119 --> 00:28:05,119 Speaker 1: is the kind of guy who will park his car 466 00:28:05,440 --> 00:28:11,600 Speaker 1: at one jets drive and visually can remember every license 467 00:28:11,680 --> 00:28:15,560 Speaker 1: plate on the business side. That's very impressive. I don't 468 00:28:15,560 --> 00:28:18,439 Speaker 1: know about every single license plate, but there there are 469 00:28:18,440 --> 00:28:21,280 Speaker 1: some license plates up here. I've been called occasionally as 470 00:28:21,280 --> 00:28:23,800 Speaker 1: the rain Man of the license plate. Well, let's give 471 00:28:23,880 --> 00:28:26,159 Speaker 1: some context, because I think the one day I was 472 00:28:26,200 --> 00:28:30,040 Speaker 1: filling something out like I don't know my license plate number, Yeah, 473 00:28:30,119 --> 00:28:32,520 Speaker 1: and you randomly jumped to my office and you just 474 00:28:32,920 --> 00:28:36,520 Speaker 1: you just threw it out there, and I was stunned. Yeah. Well, 475 00:28:37,280 --> 00:28:39,800 Speaker 1: my favorite story is one of our former co workers 476 00:28:39,920 --> 00:28:42,520 Speaker 1: was staying out of a hotel and he wanted to 477 00:28:42,560 --> 00:28:46,160 Speaker 1: valet his car and he was at the concierge desk 478 00:28:46,240 --> 00:28:49,360 Speaker 1: and needed his license plate. So instead of remembering it 479 00:28:49,560 --> 00:28:53,640 Speaker 1: or going out to his car, he texted me and said, hey, 480 00:28:53,640 --> 00:28:56,800 Speaker 1: that's my license plate number, and I gave him his 481 00:28:56,840 --> 00:28:58,880 Speaker 1: plate number, and then you know, his car went into 482 00:28:58,920 --> 00:29:01,600 Speaker 1: valet system. But can I just tell you that's wild. 483 00:29:01,800 --> 00:29:04,640 Speaker 1: And I always have my iPhone out when I'm near 484 00:29:04,720 --> 00:29:07,880 Speaker 1: my daughter. Here, I'm gonna bring this salt together. We're 485 00:29:07,880 --> 00:29:11,800 Speaker 1: gonna connect things because she's always doing fun things she's 486 00:29:11,840 --> 00:29:14,720 Speaker 1: at that age. And the other day I was she 487 00:29:14,800 --> 00:29:18,040 Speaker 1: was running around the house talking, look kind of getting 488 00:29:18,080 --> 00:29:22,680 Speaker 1: some words out now. But she just took me around 489 00:29:22,720 --> 00:29:26,640 Speaker 1: the entire house and she knew, instinctively knew that I 490 00:29:26,680 --> 00:29:29,560 Speaker 1: was looking for my glasses and she turned around she 491 00:29:29,680 --> 00:29:32,240 Speaker 1: picked up the glasses off the floor, which I didn't 492 00:29:32,240 --> 00:29:38,240 Speaker 1: know where the glasses were. Here here you go. Seriously, yes, 493 00:29:38,360 --> 00:29:42,200 Speaker 1: So the point here is that you're that guy with 494 00:29:42,360 --> 00:29:45,400 Speaker 1: something's but like people need it and they need a 495 00:29:45,520 --> 00:29:49,080 Speaker 1: visual like you can come up with things sometimes and 496 00:29:49,160 --> 00:29:53,520 Speaker 1: I'm like, wow, where did that come from? Thank you? 497 00:29:53,560 --> 00:29:56,400 Speaker 1: So with that being said, we're approaching the one year 498 00:29:56,440 --> 00:29:59,560 Speaker 1: COVID anniversary at one Jets Drive, which is not an 499 00:29:59,600 --> 00:30:02,720 Speaker 1: anniverse street to be celebrated because hopefully things are coming 500 00:30:02,720 --> 00:30:04,880 Speaker 1: back to normal. We're on the upswing, or at least 501 00:30:04,880 --> 00:30:08,760 Speaker 1: I hope. So dude, we gotta get Yeah, it's just 502 00:30:08,960 --> 00:30:12,320 Speaker 1: too Yeah, I will say, I do like the no 503 00:30:12,440 --> 00:30:15,880 Speaker 1: commute to and from work, but I'm ready. I'm ready 504 00:30:15,920 --> 00:30:18,400 Speaker 1: to be back in the saddle at the bed MGM studio. 505 00:30:18,800 --> 00:30:23,240 Speaker 1: With that being said, Free Agency is St. Patrick's Day 506 00:30:23,440 --> 00:30:26,240 Speaker 1: March seventeenth, but two days before that it opens the 507 00:30:26,320 --> 00:30:30,360 Speaker 1: legal tampering period and the region. Why I'm bringing this 508 00:30:30,440 --> 00:30:33,600 Speaker 1: up is because next week we're gonna break down free 509 00:30:33,640 --> 00:30:35,920 Speaker 1: agency a little more. We're gonna hear from Robert Sale 510 00:30:36,000 --> 00:30:38,800 Speaker 1: and Joe Douglas later this week, so we'll have more 511 00:30:38,840 --> 00:30:41,280 Speaker 1: of an update to provide in terms of the happenings 512 00:30:41,280 --> 00:30:43,760 Speaker 1: that one Jet strive and maybe what types of players 513 00:30:43,960 --> 00:30:46,600 Speaker 1: the Jets are gonna be looking for in free agency. 514 00:30:46,680 --> 00:30:49,280 Speaker 1: But it's coming right around the corner. We've talked about 515 00:30:49,280 --> 00:30:51,960 Speaker 1: how important this offseason is for the Jets with the 516 00:30:52,000 --> 00:30:56,400 Speaker 1: financial flexibility, with the draft capital, and the first stage, 517 00:30:56,720 --> 00:30:59,320 Speaker 1: the first big stage of the off season is about 518 00:30:59,360 --> 00:31:02,280 Speaker 1: to be underway in the blink of an eye. It's 519 00:31:02,280 --> 00:31:06,200 Speaker 1: almost cliche to call it a critical offseason because we 520 00:31:06,240 --> 00:31:08,800 Speaker 1: say that every year, right, so it's critical for everybody. 521 00:31:08,840 --> 00:31:12,200 Speaker 1: There's only one team who's crowned champions. But for the Jets, 522 00:31:12,240 --> 00:31:15,920 Speaker 1: this really feels like the start of a new era 523 00:31:16,080 --> 00:31:18,960 Speaker 1: because you do have Joe Douglas in place, who had 524 00:31:19,040 --> 00:31:23,360 Speaker 1: his first draft and first free agency period last year, 525 00:31:23,440 --> 00:31:25,520 Speaker 1: so this will be a second, but this is his 526 00:31:25,680 --> 00:31:30,080 Speaker 1: first with Robert Sala and a new offensive coordinator michaela Flour, 527 00:31:30,200 --> 00:31:34,520 Speaker 1: new defensive coordinator Jeff all Brick. Of course, um Sala 528 00:31:34,800 --> 00:31:39,760 Speaker 1: retained special teams coordinator Brandt Boyer, and I thought it 529 00:31:39,800 --> 00:31:42,280 Speaker 1: was really cool. And since we've been talking about the 530 00:31:42,360 --> 00:31:46,200 Speaker 1: Jets coaching staff, how about Leon Washington coming back? Uh 531 00:31:46,280 --> 00:31:49,080 Speaker 1: former Pro Bowl player for the Green and White. A 532 00:31:49,080 --> 00:31:51,360 Speaker 1: couple of years ago he told Randy Lang that he 533 00:31:51,400 --> 00:31:54,600 Speaker 1: wanted to get involved in coaching. Who would have thought 534 00:31:54,800 --> 00:31:57,840 Speaker 1: a couple of years later after seeing him at Jets House. Now, 535 00:31:57,920 --> 00:32:01,120 Speaker 1: Leon Washington is going to be making home at our 536 00:32:01,160 --> 00:32:04,160 Speaker 1: place once again. I used to love Leon and when 537 00:32:04,240 --> 00:32:07,200 Speaker 1: when I was growing up, and I love Leon watching 538 00:32:07,280 --> 00:32:09,120 Speaker 1: him as a player as a kick returner, I think 539 00:32:09,120 --> 00:32:12,800 Speaker 1: it was him that I don't I don't know why 540 00:32:12,840 --> 00:32:14,920 Speaker 1: I have this. I mean, it's stuck in my mind. 541 00:32:14,960 --> 00:32:18,480 Speaker 1: There was a kickoff and Mike west Off was a 542 00:32:18,520 --> 00:32:22,120 Speaker 1: special teams coordinator at the time, and it was like 543 00:32:22,160 --> 00:32:27,120 Speaker 1: a little dribbler on the sideline and Leon stuck one 544 00:32:27,160 --> 00:32:30,680 Speaker 1: ft out of bounds, picked up the ball and sure 545 00:32:30,760 --> 00:32:32,480 Speaker 1: enough there was a flag on the play and the 546 00:32:32,560 --> 00:32:38,040 Speaker 1: Jets got the ball on their own forty You know what, Um, 547 00:32:38,080 --> 00:32:42,840 Speaker 1: it's funny. Andrew Agro, who works in corporate sponsorships with 548 00:32:42,880 --> 00:32:46,800 Speaker 1: the Jets, he always brings up that play because then, yeah, 549 00:32:46,840 --> 00:32:49,600 Speaker 1: that just gives you a little bit of light on 550 00:32:50,320 --> 00:32:52,800 Speaker 1: Leon who he was as a player. I mean, how 551 00:32:52,840 --> 00:32:55,280 Speaker 1: many guys in the National Football League knew they could 552 00:32:55,320 --> 00:32:59,239 Speaker 1: take advantage of that rule like Leon did? And he 553 00:32:59,360 --> 00:33:01,720 Speaker 1: was the ALTI MIT team players. So when we talk 554 00:33:01,800 --> 00:33:04,480 Speaker 1: about building a culture here, he's the perfect tip because 555 00:33:04,560 --> 00:33:06,920 Speaker 1: Leon did a little bit of everything. He could run it, 556 00:33:07,000 --> 00:33:09,800 Speaker 1: he could catch it, he was a very good special 557 00:33:09,840 --> 00:33:13,040 Speaker 1: teams player. Any role he was asked to do, he 558 00:33:13,240 --> 00:33:15,360 Speaker 1: thrived in. And he was a well like dude in 559 00:33:15,400 --> 00:33:18,920 Speaker 1: the locker room. I also think Ethan, you grew up 560 00:33:18,960 --> 00:33:21,960 Speaker 1: in New York, he was a fan favorite for you 561 00:33:22,240 --> 00:33:25,640 Speaker 1: and I think a lot of other people. So intelligent head, 562 00:33:25,720 --> 00:33:28,480 Speaker 1: he guy, and I think he's gonna help the culture out. Um. 563 00:33:28,560 --> 00:33:33,160 Speaker 1: So uh very much looking forward to now what the 564 00:33:33,240 --> 00:33:37,040 Speaker 1: Jets do in free agency preceding the draft, because we'll 565 00:33:37,120 --> 00:33:40,760 Speaker 1: dive into it a lot deeper next week, UM, as 566 00:33:40,760 --> 00:33:43,400 Speaker 1: we preview free agency and then we look ahead to 567 00:33:43,440 --> 00:33:46,400 Speaker 1: the draft. You're continuing to do that with the athletics team, 568 00:33:46,440 --> 00:33:51,440 Speaker 1: Brewler with the podcasts and some editorial as well. But yeah, 569 00:33:51,480 --> 00:33:54,720 Speaker 1: it is a critical offseason. Um. But the Jets have 570 00:33:54,800 --> 00:33:59,560 Speaker 1: a lot of flexibility. Um, but let's remember and we'll 571 00:33:59,560 --> 00:34:02,240 Speaker 1: get into it more next week. Again, it's all about 572 00:34:02,320 --> 00:34:06,320 Speaker 1: draft and developing, and I think the Jets have a 573 00:34:06,520 --> 00:34:10,600 Speaker 1: staff that is going to help these players. A young 574 00:34:10,719 --> 00:34:14,120 Speaker 1: roster really developed, and La Fleur is one of those guys. 575 00:34:14,239 --> 00:34:16,840 Speaker 1: Very well said, and I won't I won't say anything 576 00:34:16,880 --> 00:34:19,040 Speaker 1: more about free agency because I will fight my tongue 577 00:34:19,320 --> 00:34:21,560 Speaker 1: for next week's episode. And that's how we closed out 578 00:34:21,600 --> 00:34:24,920 Speaker 1: this episode of the Official Jet Podcast powered by Amazon 579 00:34:24,960 --> 00:34:34,120 Speaker 1: Web Services. 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