1 00:00:04,240 --> 00:00:07,120 Speaker 1: Welcome to another edition of the Official Jets Podcast, towered 2 00:00:07,120 --> 00:00:09,840 Speaker 1: by Amazon Web Services. Ethan Greenberg Garrick Allen in the 3 00:00:09,880 --> 00:00:12,520 Speaker 1: home studios. We'll hear from part Scott later in the 4 00:00:12,560 --> 00:00:14,920 Speaker 1: show for our vic Tor Knox Swiss Army Knife Player 5 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:18,800 Speaker 1: of the Game segment. We were joined by Matthias Farley 6 00:00:18,840 --> 00:00:21,360 Speaker 1: on this episode. One of the coolest guys on the team, 7 00:00:21,400 --> 00:00:25,360 Speaker 1: heavily involved in the community, Special Teams captain and he's 8 00:00:25,360 --> 00:00:28,319 Speaker 1: a member of the Jets social justice team that was 9 00:00:28,400 --> 00:00:31,160 Speaker 1: recently assembled. Yeah, it shouldn't go on to the radar 10 00:00:31,200 --> 00:00:34,639 Speaker 1: here during the New York Jets season, as this happened 11 00:00:34,720 --> 00:00:39,800 Speaker 1: right before Christmas to holiday season, the Jets announced one 12 00:00:39,880 --> 00:00:43,760 Speaker 1: million dollar donation to four partner organizations as part of 13 00:00:43,800 --> 00:00:49,879 Speaker 1: the team's social justice, inclusion and diversity efforts. Those organizations 14 00:00:49,920 --> 00:00:54,960 Speaker 1: Greens All Stars, Project, Innocence Project, New York Urban League, 15 00:00:55,120 --> 00:00:59,440 Speaker 1: and Year Up. And why Matthias was such a great 16 00:00:59,520 --> 00:01:03,360 Speaker 1: guest today is we could talk to him about the 17 00:01:03,480 --> 00:01:08,760 Speaker 1: Jets efforts um as far as addressing the social on 18 00:01:09,000 --> 00:01:13,920 Speaker 1: justices in this country. And also, like you mentioned before, 19 00:01:14,400 --> 00:01:17,679 Speaker 1: just a cool dude, a good football player, a Special 20 00:01:17,720 --> 00:01:20,720 Speaker 1: Teams captain, a leader in the locker room. He's got 21 00:01:20,800 --> 00:01:24,640 Speaker 1: some interesting style. He loves to travel, he's got a dog. 22 00:01:25,280 --> 00:01:29,319 Speaker 1: He's lately. Yeah, he kinda. He's gott of a renaissance 23 00:01:29,360 --> 00:01:32,440 Speaker 1: ma'n mathiast Farley, Yeah he is. He's really cool, dude. 24 00:01:32,480 --> 00:01:34,600 Speaker 1: And let's just get right into it. Let's hear from 25 00:01:34,640 --> 00:01:37,080 Speaker 1: a thist Farley. So there's a lot that we can 26 00:01:37,080 --> 00:01:40,440 Speaker 1: get into between the win yesterday against the Browns. Were 27 00:01:40,480 --> 00:01:43,880 Speaker 1: recording on Monday loving fifteen am or so, we can 28 00:01:43,920 --> 00:01:46,640 Speaker 1: talk about your background, your family's background. I mean, there's 29 00:01:46,680 --> 00:01:49,720 Speaker 1: a lot that we can get into. And you know, 30 00:01:49,760 --> 00:01:53,360 Speaker 1: I think with that, I think something important that we 31 00:01:53,400 --> 00:01:55,880 Speaker 1: should know. It is just your role in the community 32 00:01:55,880 --> 00:01:58,320 Speaker 1: here and how much you've taken that head on. I 33 00:01:58,360 --> 00:02:01,080 Speaker 1: just want to know where where does that start for you? 34 00:02:01,160 --> 00:02:03,720 Speaker 1: And why did you want to become such a focal 35 00:02:03,800 --> 00:02:08,000 Speaker 1: point in the community. Well, it really starts from my 36 00:02:08,000 --> 00:02:10,280 Speaker 1: my upbringing. You know, I grew up very humbly in Charlotte, 37 00:02:10,320 --> 00:02:13,320 Speaker 1: North Carolina. I can remember very vividly a couple of 38 00:02:13,320 --> 00:02:18,200 Speaker 1: Panthers players coming to my little elementary school. Um I 39 00:02:18,320 --> 00:02:20,480 Speaker 1: was probably in third or fourth grade and had a 40 00:02:20,520 --> 00:02:22,120 Speaker 1: huge impact. I mean I was like these guys are 41 00:02:22,360 --> 00:02:25,920 Speaker 1: you know, living, walking, breathing superheroes. In a lot of ways, 42 00:02:26,080 --> 00:02:28,560 Speaker 1: My older brothers at three little brothers, Time, Nathan and Keenan, 43 00:02:28,919 --> 00:02:30,799 Speaker 1: they all played sports, always looked up to them a lot, 44 00:02:30,800 --> 00:02:34,640 Speaker 1: and just you know, always kind of you know, idolized 45 00:02:34,680 --> 00:02:36,480 Speaker 1: athletes in a way, I guess, or just you know, 46 00:02:36,520 --> 00:02:38,320 Speaker 1: any but time somebody would come share their time, it 47 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:40,639 Speaker 1: really been a lot to me. And so now being 48 00:02:40,639 --> 00:02:43,240 Speaker 1: on the opposite end of that and having the opportunity 49 00:02:43,240 --> 00:02:46,480 Speaker 1: to just go be an encourager, um use this platform 50 00:02:46,480 --> 00:02:47,960 Speaker 1: that we've all been given. You know, it's not a 51 00:02:47,960 --> 00:02:50,359 Speaker 1: platform that lasts forever. And uh, you know, I think 52 00:02:50,360 --> 00:02:53,360 Speaker 1: it's really important to go out and do good wherever 53 00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:56,919 Speaker 1: you can because while you're back by the NFL shield, 54 00:02:56,960 --> 00:02:59,840 Speaker 1: the Jets organization, uh you know, in the market and 55 00:02:59,840 --> 00:03:02,480 Speaker 1: we play, and I think it's really important whatever team 56 00:03:02,480 --> 00:03:04,320 Speaker 1: you're on, to go out and just really try to 57 00:03:04,320 --> 00:03:05,919 Speaker 1: give it back because you don't know whose life it 58 00:03:05,960 --> 00:03:08,560 Speaker 1: could impact. Ultimately. There's so many things I want to 59 00:03:08,560 --> 00:03:12,080 Speaker 1: cover with you today. Some are fund some are serious, 60 00:03:12,080 --> 00:03:16,560 Speaker 1: and then other topics just include talking about ball. But 61 00:03:16,600 --> 00:03:20,760 Speaker 1: what can you tell me about the Jets social Justice, 62 00:03:20,960 --> 00:03:26,480 Speaker 1: Diversity and Inclusion team, Uh that where club ownerships are 63 00:03:26,480 --> 00:03:30,440 Speaker 1: part of it, senior executives and player leadership because you're 64 00:03:30,560 --> 00:03:34,240 Speaker 1: part of that. And the four areas that you guys 65 00:03:34,360 --> 00:03:40,520 Speaker 1: chose to focus on here in making an impact poverty, race, equality, 66 00:03:41,120 --> 00:03:44,960 Speaker 1: diversity and inclusion and criminal justice reform. Why those four 67 00:03:45,120 --> 00:03:48,800 Speaker 1: and how did this all originate? Well, obviously, this year 68 00:03:48,800 --> 00:03:51,000 Speaker 1: has been a crazy year in a lot of ways. Uh. 69 00:03:51,080 --> 00:03:53,560 Speaker 1: You know, there's been a lot of social injustice unrest. 70 00:03:53,800 --> 00:03:56,480 Speaker 1: You know, I don't think that's uh not been going on. 71 00:03:56,520 --> 00:03:58,520 Speaker 1: I think it's just become more to the forefront. And 72 00:03:58,600 --> 00:04:01,360 Speaker 1: so uh, you know Mr Johnson as well as the 73 00:04:01,400 --> 00:04:06,440 Speaker 1: whole Johnson family too, not only verbally support uh the 74 00:04:06,480 --> 00:04:10,760 Speaker 1: initiatives of the players or organizations that we've we've partnered with. Uh, 75 00:04:10,800 --> 00:04:12,520 Speaker 1: they really put their money where their mouth is in 76 00:04:12,520 --> 00:04:14,080 Speaker 1: a lot of ways and really have gone out into 77 00:04:14,080 --> 00:04:16,839 Speaker 1: the community collectively, you know, as long with the Council 78 00:04:16,839 --> 00:04:20,840 Speaker 1: and Player Council uh, and and targeted for great organizations 79 00:04:20,839 --> 00:04:22,800 Speaker 1: that we're gonna be able to build relationships with that 80 00:04:22,839 --> 00:04:24,600 Speaker 1: are going to have a lasting impact. So it's not 81 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:28,880 Speaker 1: just you know this happened, this is upsetting a little 82 00:04:28,880 --> 00:04:30,520 Speaker 1: dialogue about it, then it kind of goes away. This 83 00:04:30,560 --> 00:04:33,400 Speaker 1: is something that's gonna be ongoing, uh here in the community, 84 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:35,920 Speaker 1: and I I think it's gonna be really beneficial for everyone 85 00:04:35,960 --> 00:04:38,280 Speaker 1: moving forward to you know, see that you know, ownership 86 00:04:38,360 --> 00:04:42,479 Speaker 1: of teams and uh you know that leadership within the organization, 87 00:04:42,960 --> 00:04:46,120 Speaker 1: and then players are all getting involved in uniting over 88 00:04:46,200 --> 00:04:49,200 Speaker 1: these these really important issues in our country today. So 89 00:04:49,240 --> 00:04:52,000 Speaker 1: it's really um special to be a part of an 90 00:04:52,080 --> 00:04:54,720 Speaker 1: organization where you have ownership that backs you in that 91 00:04:54,760 --> 00:04:57,600 Speaker 1: way and really goes out and uh, you know, gets 92 00:04:57,600 --> 00:04:59,320 Speaker 1: into the trenches with you and wants to make a 93 00:04:59,400 --> 00:05:01,640 Speaker 1: change as well. But is that something you volunteered for, 94 00:05:01,880 --> 00:05:04,279 Speaker 1: Matthias as far as you wanted to be part of 95 00:05:04,320 --> 00:05:07,640 Speaker 1: that player leadership committee. Is that something where you guys 96 00:05:07,640 --> 00:05:11,320 Speaker 1: had a meeting or did some of the guys say, hey, Matthias, 97 00:05:11,320 --> 00:05:13,200 Speaker 1: would you be interested in doing that? Or maybe somebody 98 00:05:13,240 --> 00:05:16,160 Speaker 1: in the organization, because like Ethan just pointed out, you're 99 00:05:16,360 --> 00:05:20,440 Speaker 1: very active in the community with Jesse Lender's vice president 100 00:05:20,440 --> 00:05:22,760 Speaker 1: of community relations, and you did a lot of things 101 00:05:23,160 --> 00:05:26,640 Speaker 1: at your previous stop with the Indianapolis Colts. Yeah, it's 102 00:05:26,680 --> 00:05:28,400 Speaker 1: definitely something that was brought to my attention. I jumped 103 00:05:28,440 --> 00:05:30,440 Speaker 1: at the opportunity to be a part of it. Uh, 104 00:05:30,560 --> 00:05:31,919 Speaker 1: you know, like I said, it's going back to this 105 00:05:31,960 --> 00:05:37,360 Speaker 1: platform we have, we can really evoke change, we can vote, conversations, dialogue. 106 00:05:37,880 --> 00:05:40,160 Speaker 1: You know, social justice at the end of the day, 107 00:05:40,200 --> 00:05:42,680 Speaker 1: is something that has been going on for injustice, I 108 00:05:42,680 --> 00:05:44,320 Speaker 1: should say, has been going on for a very very 109 00:05:44,400 --> 00:05:46,279 Speaker 1: long time in our country, and it really starts just 110 00:05:46,360 --> 00:05:49,400 Speaker 1: having conversations and conversations where you know, people can speak 111 00:05:49,440 --> 00:05:51,719 Speaker 1: and be heard. But also you know, bigger than that 112 00:05:51,800 --> 00:05:55,919 Speaker 1: here what's going on and the JETS organization is just 113 00:05:55,960 --> 00:05:58,080 Speaker 1: we're going out into the community and seeking out those 114 00:05:58,120 --> 00:06:02,480 Speaker 1: conversations and um, those connections and relationships with people in 115 00:06:02,480 --> 00:06:05,400 Speaker 1: the community. So it's really something that's kind of at 116 00:06:05,400 --> 00:06:08,400 Speaker 1: the at the forefront of you know, the change that 117 00:06:08,480 --> 00:06:11,400 Speaker 1: everybody is looking to, uh, you know, be a part of. 118 00:06:11,440 --> 00:06:13,640 Speaker 1: And I think it's really special and rare to have 119 00:06:13,680 --> 00:06:17,119 Speaker 1: an opportunity, uh to do it at this level with bias. 120 00:06:17,200 --> 00:06:19,080 Speaker 1: You don't have to answer this if you don't want to, 121 00:06:19,200 --> 00:06:22,760 Speaker 1: but have you ever had an encounter with social injustice, 122 00:06:22,760 --> 00:06:24,760 Speaker 1: whether it's you were family member, and what made you 123 00:06:25,240 --> 00:06:29,320 Speaker 1: like why is this issue in the country so important 124 00:06:29,320 --> 00:06:30,760 Speaker 1: to you, and why do you want to be on 125 00:06:30,800 --> 00:06:33,880 Speaker 1: the forefront of the team that e a just uh 126 00:06:34,040 --> 00:06:36,480 Speaker 1: detailed out. Yeah, I mean I have, I mean I 127 00:06:36,520 --> 00:06:37,919 Speaker 1: don't want to. I'm not gonna sit here and you know, 128 00:06:38,279 --> 00:06:40,040 Speaker 1: hash out all through it. But at the end of 129 00:06:40,040 --> 00:06:42,680 Speaker 1: the day, it's it's something that a lot of Americans 130 00:06:42,760 --> 00:06:44,880 Speaker 1: experience on a day and day ot basis, and it's 131 00:06:44,880 --> 00:06:47,080 Speaker 1: a lot something that a lot of Americans don't experience 132 00:06:47,640 --> 00:06:49,320 Speaker 1: on a day in and and day out basis. And so 133 00:06:49,480 --> 00:06:53,200 Speaker 1: I think just um, seeing other people's perspective, seeing other 134 00:06:53,200 --> 00:06:56,840 Speaker 1: people's side of the story. Uh, they're experienced, you know, 135 00:06:56,880 --> 00:06:58,960 Speaker 1: living in this country, which is still the greatest country 136 00:06:58,960 --> 00:07:02,159 Speaker 1: on earth. But it's not like there's, um, you know, 137 00:07:03,040 --> 00:07:05,760 Speaker 1: perfection or you know, it's not like anything is perfect anywhere. 138 00:07:05,800 --> 00:07:08,920 Speaker 1: So UM, I'm really really excited to be a part 139 00:07:08,920 --> 00:07:13,040 Speaker 1: of the uh, the positive dialogue that what's what we 140 00:07:13,120 --> 00:07:16,440 Speaker 1: do moving forward? Conversation. You know, things have happened, you know, 141 00:07:16,480 --> 00:07:20,320 Speaker 1: I'm sure people have experienced things much worse than I've experienced. Um. 142 00:07:20,360 --> 00:07:23,520 Speaker 1: You know, I'm a a child of a biracial marriage. 143 00:07:23,520 --> 00:07:25,000 Speaker 1: My dad's white, my mom is black, So I kind 144 00:07:25,000 --> 00:07:28,360 Speaker 1: of grew up in this uh you know, obviously seeing 145 00:07:28,360 --> 00:07:29,960 Speaker 1: those sides of things, having a black parent and a 146 00:07:29,960 --> 00:07:32,840 Speaker 1: white parent, UM, just how they've loved each other. That 147 00:07:32,960 --> 00:07:35,160 Speaker 1: I think it, you know, had myself and all my 148 00:07:35,240 --> 00:07:37,640 Speaker 1: siblings grow up with this view of the world that 149 00:07:37,640 --> 00:07:39,480 Speaker 1: people are just people, and so to be in a 150 00:07:39,520 --> 00:07:42,000 Speaker 1: place where you know, you can echo that message that yeah, 151 00:07:42,040 --> 00:07:44,320 Speaker 1: you know, it might be different, might look different, we 152 00:07:44,360 --> 00:07:46,200 Speaker 1: might have different interests, but at the end of the day, 153 00:07:46,240 --> 00:07:49,160 Speaker 1: you know, we all need oxygen, we all need we 154 00:07:49,200 --> 00:07:50,800 Speaker 1: all need water, we all need to eat. You know, 155 00:07:50,840 --> 00:07:54,360 Speaker 1: there's all those basic human necessities that we all share. 156 00:07:54,680 --> 00:07:56,280 Speaker 1: So I think when we focus on the things that 157 00:07:56,560 --> 00:07:59,680 Speaker 1: bring us together posted things that tear us apart, we 158 00:07:59,720 --> 00:08:03,440 Speaker 1: can Mattias, are you proud of the way athletes have 159 00:08:03,520 --> 00:08:08,520 Speaker 1: responded during the pandemic UM to all these social social 160 00:08:08,560 --> 00:08:12,720 Speaker 1: injustices out there, Because I've been working in the National 161 00:08:12,720 --> 00:08:16,680 Speaker 1: Football League for twenty plus years, and I think sometimes 162 00:08:16,760 --> 00:08:21,240 Speaker 1: there's a lot of pressure on players professional athletes not 163 00:08:21,280 --> 00:08:24,560 Speaker 1: only to perform on the field, but also to take 164 00:08:24,600 --> 00:08:28,600 Speaker 1: it take a stance on a number of issues that 165 00:08:29,200 --> 00:08:36,240 Speaker 1: people want addressed in the community. And also UM has 166 00:08:36,320 --> 00:08:39,000 Speaker 1: that drawn. Did that draw you to football when you 167 00:08:39,040 --> 00:08:41,959 Speaker 1: were a kid? The melting pot inside the locker room. 168 00:08:42,080 --> 00:08:44,240 Speaker 1: That's what guys have always talked about, that I might 169 00:08:44,280 --> 00:08:47,640 Speaker 1: be sitting next to somebody who is a different race, 170 00:08:48,280 --> 00:08:52,000 Speaker 1: a different religion. Uh, you know, and the list goes on. 171 00:08:52,320 --> 00:08:54,720 Speaker 1: But inside a locker room, you guys all had that 172 00:08:54,840 --> 00:08:58,000 Speaker 1: common belief and you're moving You've got to try to 173 00:08:58,040 --> 00:09:00,840 Speaker 1: move forward together. Uh. Is that one of the things 174 00:09:00,840 --> 00:09:04,040 Speaker 1: that drew you to football? And I know it's a 175 00:09:04,040 --> 00:09:06,839 Speaker 1: long winded question, but you're getting back to my first point. 176 00:09:07,320 --> 00:09:10,520 Speaker 1: Like the way athletes, not only the National Football League 177 00:09:10,520 --> 00:09:13,800 Speaker 1: and inside the organization here have responded, but kind of 178 00:09:14,000 --> 00:09:17,720 Speaker 1: around the world globally. As far as standing up, well, 179 00:09:17,720 --> 00:09:21,920 Speaker 1: I think it's been a huge uniting force. You know. Obviously, Uh, 180 00:09:22,000 --> 00:09:24,760 Speaker 1: teams got and compete against each other. You know, you're 181 00:09:24,760 --> 00:09:27,760 Speaker 1: always you're all chasing the same end result, whether it 182 00:09:27,840 --> 00:09:30,280 Speaker 1: be you know, a Super Bowl trophy and NBA championship, 183 00:09:30,760 --> 00:09:35,120 Speaker 1: MLS championship, European Software Championship. You know, there's all sorts 184 00:09:35,120 --> 00:09:38,080 Speaker 1: of things that everybody's competing against each other to obtain. 185 00:09:38,280 --> 00:09:42,760 Speaker 1: But I think when something brings everybody together in the 186 00:09:42,800 --> 00:09:47,479 Speaker 1: way it has like this social injustice in our country. UM, 187 00:09:47,520 --> 00:09:49,160 Speaker 1: I think it's really special. I think it's really special 188 00:09:49,200 --> 00:09:51,600 Speaker 1: to be a part of. I think, uh it has 189 00:09:51,640 --> 00:09:53,640 Speaker 1: a huge impact because you know, while we might be 190 00:09:54,320 --> 00:09:56,360 Speaker 1: going head to head, you know, trying to run through 191 00:09:56,360 --> 00:09:58,840 Speaker 1: each other day in and day out on a football 192 00:09:58,880 --> 00:10:02,280 Speaker 1: field or you know, whatever the arena of competition is. 193 00:10:02,320 --> 00:10:03,840 Speaker 1: But when you can put all that down, come together, 194 00:10:03,920 --> 00:10:05,760 Speaker 1: but you know, there's something that's it's bigger than sports, 195 00:10:05,760 --> 00:10:06,840 Speaker 1: you know what I mean. There's a lot of people's 196 00:10:06,840 --> 00:10:10,440 Speaker 1: lives day and day out that are affected by what's 197 00:10:10,520 --> 00:10:13,120 Speaker 1: going on. And you know, going back to just having 198 00:10:13,120 --> 00:10:15,200 Speaker 1: the platform to really speak up for the people who 199 00:10:15,200 --> 00:10:17,800 Speaker 1: don't have the opportunity to voice that, I think it's 200 00:10:17,840 --> 00:10:21,080 Speaker 1: super important. A lot of guys come from those uh areas, 201 00:10:21,080 --> 00:10:24,920 Speaker 1: in those situations you know where you might experience, um, 202 00:10:24,960 --> 00:10:27,719 Speaker 1: you know, social injustice in some way that shapes your 203 00:10:27,720 --> 00:10:30,320 Speaker 1: life in a in a negative way potentially. And so 204 00:10:30,480 --> 00:10:34,800 Speaker 1: to be surrounded by people who are black, white, brown, 205 00:10:35,160 --> 00:10:38,599 Speaker 1: you know, from different countries. You know those guys in 206 00:10:38,600 --> 00:10:41,400 Speaker 1: the league, I don't you know we had you know, 207 00:10:41,440 --> 00:10:44,360 Speaker 1: Australian guy the team last year. There's there's the initiatives 208 00:10:44,360 --> 00:10:47,240 Speaker 1: of like, uh, England, there's a couple of running backs 209 00:10:47,240 --> 00:10:50,360 Speaker 1: throughout the league, so it's it's really brought um a 210 00:10:50,400 --> 00:10:52,800 Speaker 1: lot of awareness and a lot of camaraderie within the 211 00:10:52,840 --> 00:10:54,880 Speaker 1: locker room of guys. Yes you go to battle with yes, 212 00:10:54,960 --> 00:10:56,960 Speaker 1: you know, you're with each other all time. But when 213 00:10:57,000 --> 00:11:00,080 Speaker 1: you really get to a serious topic like social in 214 00:11:00,120 --> 00:11:01,800 Speaker 1: justice in our country and what we can do to 215 00:11:01,920 --> 00:11:04,320 Speaker 1: change at using our platform, when you have guys of 216 00:11:04,360 --> 00:11:08,760 Speaker 1: all socio economic backgrounds, racist ethnicities, all that stuff, I 217 00:11:08,760 --> 00:11:12,040 Speaker 1: think it's super awesome. And then I think sports have 218 00:11:12,080 --> 00:11:16,680 Speaker 1: always been just a super amazing outlet for me my 219 00:11:16,840 --> 00:11:19,960 Speaker 1: entire life. Uh, you know, I've always loved everybody. I 220 00:11:20,000 --> 00:11:22,800 Speaker 1: love people at the end of the day, Like I said, 221 00:11:22,800 --> 00:11:25,480 Speaker 1: growing up in a biracial household and made it pretty 222 00:11:25,520 --> 00:11:32,160 Speaker 1: simple to love everybody because you know, I'm related to everybody. So, um, 223 00:11:32,200 --> 00:11:34,320 Speaker 1: you know, locker rooms are really special places. I think 224 00:11:34,360 --> 00:11:36,280 Speaker 1: you really learned a lot about yourself in the locker room. 225 00:11:36,320 --> 00:11:38,800 Speaker 1: I think you learned about uh, you know, so many 226 00:11:38,840 --> 00:11:41,360 Speaker 1: other people's experiences to get in that locker room. You know. 227 00:11:41,440 --> 00:11:44,000 Speaker 1: I think it's uh, it's a really really special place 228 00:11:44,040 --> 00:11:46,680 Speaker 1: where uh there's a lot of things that are stripped away. 229 00:11:46,800 --> 00:11:48,400 Speaker 1: You know, you know people in the context of being 230 00:11:48,440 --> 00:11:51,520 Speaker 1: a teammate um first and foremost, and you guys like, oh, 231 00:11:51,520 --> 00:11:53,079 Speaker 1: you got kids, You've got a family. You know, you're 232 00:11:53,080 --> 00:11:55,000 Speaker 1: one of x amount of children. So you start learning 233 00:11:55,000 --> 00:11:58,040 Speaker 1: with people's stories and what it took uh for them 234 00:11:58,040 --> 00:12:00,600 Speaker 1: to get there, the sacrifices that are people made that 235 00:12:00,720 --> 00:12:03,000 Speaker 1: enabled them to get there. You know, everybody has a 236 00:12:03,080 --> 00:12:05,800 Speaker 1: path to you know, be in a locker room at 237 00:12:05,800 --> 00:12:07,920 Speaker 1: whatever level that is. And so I think there is 238 00:12:07,960 --> 00:12:12,480 Speaker 1: something intangible and special about just being around that many 239 00:12:12,559 --> 00:12:15,079 Speaker 1: people who are working towards this end goal, whether they 240 00:12:15,080 --> 00:12:17,040 Speaker 1: come from different backgrounds or not, and just kind of 241 00:12:17,040 --> 00:12:19,560 Speaker 1: putting everything aside, like you know what, I have your back, 242 00:12:19,600 --> 00:12:22,360 Speaker 1: and I think when that's felt on and off the field, 243 00:12:22,360 --> 00:12:25,160 Speaker 1: that team obviously is going to be a lot closer 244 00:12:25,160 --> 00:12:27,880 Speaker 1: and then do things that you know, impact the community 245 00:12:27,880 --> 00:12:29,560 Speaker 1: in which they play. And I think the Jets are 246 00:12:29,559 --> 00:12:32,280 Speaker 1: doing an amazing job of that with these initiatives. On 247 00:12:32,400 --> 00:12:36,120 Speaker 1: a totally different, much lighter note, You play the ukulele, 248 00:12:36,200 --> 00:12:38,400 Speaker 1: don't you, Yeah, it's out of tune. I have it, 249 00:12:38,760 --> 00:12:42,280 Speaker 1: grab it if you want to play it. I'm not 250 00:12:42,320 --> 00:12:49,800 Speaker 1: gonna play Oh you're not gonna play it, but it's 251 00:12:49,800 --> 00:12:54,720 Speaker 1: not too that sounds terrible. I have no musical here, 252 00:12:54,960 --> 00:12:59,120 Speaker 1: so I'm relying on you. So who would you like 253 00:12:59,240 --> 00:13:02,920 Speaker 1: to listen to? Who plays that instrument? Who's good at 254 00:13:02,920 --> 00:13:06,000 Speaker 1: playing that instrument? So I went to Notre Dame UH 255 00:13:06,120 --> 00:13:09,880 Speaker 1: for college, had an amazing experience there. Became really good 256 00:13:09,920 --> 00:13:15,080 Speaker 1: friends with Corey Robinson Um. He played wide receiver, super 257 00:13:15,120 --> 00:13:18,680 Speaker 1: super awesome guy, and he played the ukulele. And Corey 258 00:13:18,760 --> 00:13:22,440 Speaker 1: was one of those people that, uh he was an 259 00:13:22,440 --> 00:13:27,960 Speaker 1: All American football player, super talented, you know, freakishly talented um, 260 00:13:28,040 --> 00:13:30,280 Speaker 1: but was so interested in so many other things at 261 00:13:30,320 --> 00:13:31,760 Speaker 1: the same time. You know, you often meet people like 262 00:13:31,840 --> 00:13:36,080 Speaker 1: I like football and whatever you like. I like watching football, 263 00:13:36,160 --> 00:13:40,080 Speaker 1: like okay, but Corey wasn't like that. Corey had all 264 00:13:40,080 --> 00:13:41,760 Speaker 1: these different interests. So he would always play the ukule 265 00:13:41,920 --> 00:13:44,440 Speaker 1: Who bring the ukulele to camp? He said, around and singing, 266 00:13:44,440 --> 00:13:47,960 Speaker 1: so you know there's always, uh, you know, a blast 267 00:13:48,000 --> 00:13:50,280 Speaker 1: for everybody. And he would like make up songs were playing, 268 00:13:50,320 --> 00:13:52,160 Speaker 1: just jam and it was really peaceful, chill. So I 269 00:13:52,200 --> 00:13:54,240 Speaker 1: was like, you know, I think I would like to 270 00:13:54,280 --> 00:13:57,920 Speaker 1: be like Corey More and so I got a ukulele. 271 00:13:57,960 --> 00:13:59,439 Speaker 1: He taught me a couple of things. I started get 272 00:13:59,480 --> 00:14:02,280 Speaker 1: on YouTube and learning a little bit. Uh how about 273 00:14:02,280 --> 00:14:07,840 Speaker 1: some Eddie? Better you playing any eddie? M now? Okay, alright, 274 00:14:08,400 --> 00:14:13,720 Speaker 1: very very very rudimentary in my approach. Hey, Greg Doyle, 275 00:14:13,920 --> 00:14:17,760 Speaker 1: formerly in the Indianapolis Star. He wrote a column about you, 276 00:14:19,440 --> 00:14:23,440 Speaker 1: and one of the quotes in there, wow, not one 277 00:14:23,440 --> 00:14:25,560 Speaker 1: of the quotes, one of his lines. One of his statements. 278 00:14:25,600 --> 00:14:30,080 Speaker 1: He kayaks in Lake Lugano in Switzerland and rides a 279 00:14:30,160 --> 00:14:33,280 Speaker 1: gondola on the canals of Venice and leaves all that 280 00:14:33,400 --> 00:14:36,600 Speaker 1: beauty for a day of his offseason vacation to visit 281 00:14:36,720 --> 00:14:42,840 Speaker 1: Li Lickenstein. Yeah. Yeah, that's Matthias Farley. Huh. Well, after 282 00:14:42,920 --> 00:14:45,640 Speaker 1: my rookie I I've never really got out of my 283 00:14:45,680 --> 00:14:48,000 Speaker 1: comfort zone in a major way, I don't think. And 284 00:14:48,080 --> 00:14:50,080 Speaker 1: so I was like, oh, you know, I've always wanted 285 00:14:50,080 --> 00:14:54,920 Speaker 1: to go to Europe. So I went, uh mobbed around 286 00:14:54,920 --> 00:14:57,560 Speaker 1: for like ten days. It was really really awesome. It 287 00:14:57,640 --> 00:15:01,400 Speaker 1: was an incredible experience. And then I've part of are 288 00:15:01,520 --> 00:15:04,960 Speaker 1: not partnered, but became a part of an organization that, 289 00:15:05,280 --> 00:15:08,040 Speaker 1: uh it's called American Football. Without barriers. And every year 290 00:15:08,080 --> 00:15:11,360 Speaker 1: we've gone a trip. So we've gone to uh, we've 291 00:15:11,360 --> 00:15:14,480 Speaker 1: got a Portugal, We've gone to Budapest, We've gone to Germany. UH, 292 00:15:14,640 --> 00:15:16,600 Speaker 1: we just do football camps over there. So I went 293 00:15:16,640 --> 00:15:18,560 Speaker 1: to that Switzerland trip that kind of sparked my love 294 00:15:18,600 --> 00:15:21,480 Speaker 1: of traveling, you know, outside of the country and then 295 00:15:22,720 --> 00:15:25,840 Speaker 1: get to do it with you know, seventeen to twenty 296 00:15:25,840 --> 00:15:28,320 Speaker 1: other guys who play on different teams and you know, 297 00:15:28,320 --> 00:15:30,240 Speaker 1: you're really getting to go be like an ambassador of 298 00:15:30,280 --> 00:15:32,640 Speaker 1: sporting different countries. Has been a really cool experience. You're 299 00:15:32,640 --> 00:15:35,520 Speaker 1: a dude, is kind of open everything, right, Yeah, for 300 00:15:35,560 --> 00:15:37,360 Speaker 1: the most part. You know, I'm really chill at the 301 00:15:37,400 --> 00:15:38,680 Speaker 1: end of the day, like I like to you know, 302 00:15:38,720 --> 00:15:40,760 Speaker 1: hang out my wife, hang out my dog and play golf. 303 00:15:40,800 --> 00:15:43,080 Speaker 1: But I'm you know, I'm getting to go, you know, 304 00:15:43,480 --> 00:15:45,920 Speaker 1: on a random trip to swhich went for sure. Do 305 00:15:45,960 --> 00:15:49,960 Speaker 1: you still have the German short hair pointers? I do? 306 00:15:53,280 --> 00:15:56,000 Speaker 1: I have one. I have one. We got a lot 307 00:15:56,040 --> 00:16:00,680 Speaker 1: of it. We got a lot of visitors on the show. Yeah, 308 00:16:00,800 --> 00:16:03,520 Speaker 1: it's Harper. I got Harper my senior year of college. 309 00:16:04,200 --> 00:16:07,120 Speaker 1: She's the most consistent thing in my life until my 310 00:16:07,200 --> 00:16:09,920 Speaker 1: wife and I got married. Yeah, I was gonna correct 311 00:16:09,920 --> 00:16:13,800 Speaker 1: it right there. You know, she's definitely gone through all 312 00:16:13,800 --> 00:16:16,600 Speaker 1: the transitions and all that stuff. So, you know, I 313 00:16:16,600 --> 00:16:19,320 Speaker 1: feel like, based on what the ages said and just 314 00:16:19,360 --> 00:16:22,080 Speaker 1: talking to you, feel like you have or if you 315 00:16:22,160 --> 00:16:24,120 Speaker 1: had a bucket list would be pretty cool. So do 316 00:16:24,160 --> 00:16:26,080 Speaker 1: you have a bucket list or just can you talk 317 00:16:26,120 --> 00:16:28,360 Speaker 1: about some things that are kind of on the short 318 00:16:28,400 --> 00:16:29,760 Speaker 1: list of what you'd like to do, whether it be 319 00:16:29,840 --> 00:16:33,120 Speaker 1: travel or just something like skydiving, whatever it is. I 320 00:16:33,160 --> 00:16:35,360 Speaker 1: don't really have a crazy bucket list, to be honest 321 00:16:35,400 --> 00:16:38,920 Speaker 1: with you, you know, I think so often times everyone 322 00:16:38,920 --> 00:16:41,040 Speaker 1: gets so focused on the things that I hope to 323 00:16:41,080 --> 00:16:42,160 Speaker 1: do this, I hope to do this, I hope to 324 00:16:42,160 --> 00:16:44,920 Speaker 1: do this, and then you leave yourself, you know, potentially 325 00:16:44,960 --> 00:16:47,600 Speaker 1: disappointed at the end of your life. And I really, 326 00:16:47,640 --> 00:16:49,880 Speaker 1: you know, I'm trying to live in the mindset that 327 00:16:50,880 --> 00:16:54,160 Speaker 1: you never know when things are going to to end, really, 328 00:16:54,320 --> 00:16:56,440 Speaker 1: you know, and to to focus really on the present 329 00:16:56,440 --> 00:16:58,320 Speaker 1: and being president in each and every moment and not 330 00:16:59,560 --> 00:17:01,400 Speaker 1: I want to be in a in a space where 331 00:17:01,400 --> 00:17:03,160 Speaker 1: I can always like, you know, yes, let's go do that. 332 00:17:03,400 --> 00:17:07,760 Speaker 1: But I don't have like a crazy bucket list. You know, 333 00:17:07,800 --> 00:17:09,679 Speaker 1: I would like to play random golf courses all over 334 00:17:09,720 --> 00:17:11,720 Speaker 1: the world. I think that would be really fun. What's 335 00:17:11,760 --> 00:17:14,359 Speaker 1: your handicap right now? I was, I don't know, probably 336 00:17:14,480 --> 00:17:18,080 Speaker 1: like a thousand. Come on, you thought you brought up 337 00:17:18,080 --> 00:17:21,600 Speaker 1: golf a couple of times already, so we know you're great. 338 00:17:21,600 --> 00:17:26,240 Speaker 1: It's a great fast time. I really enjoyed. Uh, frustrating 339 00:17:26,840 --> 00:17:29,520 Speaker 1: in a lot of ways, but I really do like 340 00:17:29,680 --> 00:17:31,520 Speaker 1: it's the opposite of football, right. You have to slow 341 00:17:31,760 --> 00:17:33,360 Speaker 1: It's very similar to football in the sense that you're 342 00:17:33,400 --> 00:17:35,639 Speaker 1: repeating the same motions over and over again. It's just 343 00:17:35,680 --> 00:17:39,120 Speaker 1: slower and you, you know, opposed to having no time 344 00:17:39,160 --> 00:17:40,600 Speaker 1: to think and you're just reacting. You have to like, 345 00:17:40,640 --> 00:17:46,720 Speaker 1: how did I do that? Again? I can? Yeah, we 346 00:17:46,800 --> 00:17:50,359 Speaker 1: all do. I could see you playing across the pond, 347 00:17:50,480 --> 00:17:53,240 Speaker 1: we should say, on a links course. I could see 348 00:17:53,240 --> 00:17:55,680 Speaker 1: Matthiahs doing that. I want to I want to ask 349 00:17:55,720 --> 00:17:58,320 Speaker 1: you about the clothes man, How do you go about 350 00:17:59,040 --> 00:18:02,880 Speaker 1: what you're going to? Where do you consider what you 351 00:18:03,040 --> 00:18:05,560 Speaker 1: do what you put on a style or is it 352 00:18:05,680 --> 00:18:09,359 Speaker 1: just a field? That's a good question. I really do 353 00:18:09,440 --> 00:18:12,000 Speaker 1: love fashion. I think fashion is really really cool. Uh, 354 00:18:12,160 --> 00:18:15,560 Speaker 1: maybe not so fashion. I like people's individual styles, you know, 355 00:18:15,640 --> 00:18:17,760 Speaker 1: growing up without a lot of resources, I would get 356 00:18:17,760 --> 00:18:20,400 Speaker 1: a lot of my clothes from like second hand stores, 357 00:18:20,440 --> 00:18:21,920 Speaker 1: a good will. We have to store up the street 358 00:18:22,000 --> 00:18:25,840 Speaker 1: value village, and you know, uh, you go in there, 359 00:18:25,880 --> 00:18:27,040 Speaker 1: you never know what you're gonna find. You have like 360 00:18:27,080 --> 00:18:29,720 Speaker 1: tin bucks maybe, and you're gonna you know, try to 361 00:18:29,760 --> 00:18:34,040 Speaker 1: get as much stuff as possible. So uh, it's kind 362 00:18:34,040 --> 00:18:35,840 Speaker 1: of how I grew up, just mixing matching stuff. I 363 00:18:35,880 --> 00:18:38,320 Speaker 1: really just wear all black most of the time. I 364 00:18:38,359 --> 00:18:40,719 Speaker 1: love shoes. I think, shoot, when your little shoes are 365 00:18:40,760 --> 00:18:43,720 Speaker 1: like your car. We always had beater cars, so you know, 366 00:18:43,760 --> 00:18:44,960 Speaker 1: if you had a nice pair of shoes, if you 367 00:18:45,080 --> 00:18:47,760 Speaker 1: like to walk in anywhere. I've always really love shoes. 368 00:18:47,800 --> 00:18:49,879 Speaker 1: But I don't know, I kind of get try to 369 00:18:49,880 --> 00:18:51,760 Speaker 1: get out of my comfort zone too. When it comes 370 00:18:51,800 --> 00:18:54,639 Speaker 1: to wearing random stuff. I think it's fun too. You know, 371 00:18:54,800 --> 00:18:57,480 Speaker 1: people think you would only wear this or that, pigeonhole 372 00:18:57,560 --> 00:19:00,480 Speaker 1: you and then you show up and some like, I 373 00:19:00,480 --> 00:19:03,679 Speaker 1: don't know, bootcut jeans, and people are real, what are 374 00:19:03,720 --> 00:19:09,399 Speaker 1: you doing? Who do you? Who? Do you say? Whose 375 00:19:09,400 --> 00:19:15,280 Speaker 1: style individually do you like on the team. Then it 376 00:19:15,400 --> 00:19:19,399 Speaker 1: can't be anybody conservative because that's just not your way. Yeah. No, 377 00:19:19,480 --> 00:19:23,720 Speaker 1: I think Marcus May dresses really well. Art Milette dress 378 00:19:23,760 --> 00:19:26,959 Speaker 1: as well. Connor McDermott, he's a big dude with some swad, 379 00:19:27,160 --> 00:19:29,080 Speaker 1: you know. I think that's always something you've gotta, you know, 380 00:19:29,160 --> 00:19:32,360 Speaker 1: tip your hat too. It's hard for big dudes. Never 381 00:19:32,400 --> 00:19:36,320 Speaker 1: selecting McDermott. Yeah, you know what. I think he'll be 382 00:19:36,359 --> 00:19:40,600 Speaker 1: super clean. You'd like all right, but Dermott, hey are 383 00:19:40,640 --> 00:19:43,960 Speaker 1: mazed glasses prescription or not? I think they are prescription 384 00:19:44,119 --> 00:19:51,320 Speaker 1: because I quinnin Williams is fresh often. Frankie's fresh. I 385 00:19:51,320 --> 00:19:53,520 Speaker 1: could never dress like Frankie because he's always wearing shorts 386 00:19:53,520 --> 00:19:57,760 Speaker 1: no matter how cold it is. Frankie's got that Island 387 00:19:57,840 --> 00:20:00,640 Speaker 1: vibe no matter whether i' don't have it. I don't 388 00:20:00,680 --> 00:20:02,960 Speaker 1: have it like that. But you definitely got very real, 389 00:20:03,320 --> 00:20:06,880 Speaker 1: real Oost juice sweatshirt. You got one of those. Yeah, 390 00:20:06,920 --> 00:20:09,240 Speaker 1: I've actually ordered all the Crew next. I'm waiting for 391 00:20:09,280 --> 00:20:13,159 Speaker 1: their ride. I'm a big Crew neck fan. I had 392 00:20:13,200 --> 00:20:14,840 Speaker 1: to work out in them, so you know it'll be 393 00:20:14,880 --> 00:20:20,000 Speaker 1: a good you know, a good offseason. Uh, you know, 394 00:20:20,040 --> 00:20:25,240 Speaker 1: everyday rotation teammates got to you had a hell of 395 00:20:25,440 --> 00:20:28,240 Speaker 1: year at Notre Dame two thousand twelve, but it ended 396 00:20:28,280 --> 00:20:33,840 Speaker 1: against Alabama. Yeah, thank you. Notre Dame's playing Alabama this weekend. 397 00:20:34,960 --> 00:20:38,840 Speaker 1: What's gonna happen. You're gonna be watching that game? Absolutely? Absolutely. 398 00:20:38,920 --> 00:20:40,600 Speaker 1: I'm a die hard, you know, I'm I'm rolling with 399 00:20:40,640 --> 00:20:43,680 Speaker 1: my Irish boys all day, every day. Obviously two thousand 400 00:20:43,680 --> 00:20:46,439 Speaker 1: and twelve didn't go the way we wanted, uh, but 401 00:20:46,880 --> 00:20:49,920 Speaker 1: you know, a chance had another opportunity. You know, I 402 00:20:50,080 --> 00:20:52,280 Speaker 1: took my hat to everybody on the team. You know, 403 00:20:52,320 --> 00:20:55,120 Speaker 1: they're definitely really any team who's gotten to this point 404 00:20:55,160 --> 00:20:57,480 Speaker 1: in the college football season or you know, the NFL season, 405 00:20:57,480 --> 00:21:00,200 Speaker 1: as well as taking a lot of resiliency and eyes 406 00:21:00,240 --> 00:21:03,120 Speaker 1: really being you know, locked in. It's probably a lot 407 00:21:03,160 --> 00:21:06,520 Speaker 1: harder to do in college, you know. So my eye 408 00:21:06,520 --> 00:21:11,400 Speaker 1: goes off to all everybody involved. Yeah, you got anything else? No, 409 00:21:11,720 --> 00:21:13,159 Speaker 1: I wish you a lot of luck this weekend. We 410 00:21:13,240 --> 00:21:16,080 Speaker 1: gotta have you back on the podcast though, because we 411 00:21:16,119 --> 00:21:20,480 Speaker 1: didn't talked too much about Jets football. But here's the 412 00:21:20,520 --> 00:21:22,960 Speaker 1: thing with the Eyes is that I think that people 413 00:21:23,000 --> 00:21:25,640 Speaker 1: who have been listening to the podcast throughout the year, 414 00:21:26,200 --> 00:21:28,760 Speaker 1: with myself and Ethan, we've had the tremendous guests on 415 00:21:28,960 --> 00:21:33,240 Speaker 1: But the common the common theme here is that it's 416 00:21:33,320 --> 00:21:35,720 Speaker 1: not that we're selecting people. It just happens to be 417 00:21:35,920 --> 00:21:38,200 Speaker 1: that you've got a good group in that locker room. 418 00:21:38,240 --> 00:21:43,119 Speaker 1: Don't yet, you guys have totally stuck together. And we 419 00:21:43,200 --> 00:21:46,200 Speaker 1: talked about character and culture. We're seeing that come through 420 00:21:46,280 --> 00:21:48,080 Speaker 1: here as you guys closed the year, don't you think 421 00:21:48,520 --> 00:21:51,200 Speaker 1: absolutely absolutely? You know, it really is a special group. 422 00:21:51,240 --> 00:21:53,439 Speaker 1: I think, Um, you know, obviously the year has not 423 00:21:53,520 --> 00:21:56,439 Speaker 1: go gone how any of us wanted it to go, 424 00:21:56,600 --> 00:21:58,560 Speaker 1: how we've prepared for it to go, how we you know, 425 00:21:58,680 --> 00:22:02,840 Speaker 1: came into uh football season expecting it to go. But 426 00:22:02,880 --> 00:22:05,600 Speaker 1: guys have really stuck together, and I think that it 427 00:22:05,640 --> 00:22:07,919 Speaker 1: speaks more some of the character of the guys in 428 00:22:07,960 --> 00:22:12,200 Speaker 1: the locker room. You know, it's a it's a different year. 429 00:22:12,200 --> 00:22:14,159 Speaker 1: There's no fans, you know, there's there's a lot of 430 00:22:14,240 --> 00:22:17,240 Speaker 1: energy that you have to bring yourself. Um that we've 431 00:22:17,280 --> 00:22:19,760 Speaker 1: we've definitely had some ups and downs, a lot of downs, 432 00:22:19,880 --> 00:22:22,240 Speaker 1: and I think to have a locker room of guys 433 00:22:22,280 --> 00:22:25,280 Speaker 1: that still show up to work, everybody shows up trying 434 00:22:25,280 --> 00:22:27,840 Speaker 1: to get better at something each and every day, and 435 00:22:27,880 --> 00:22:30,679 Speaker 1: guys have really learned a lot about each other. I 436 00:22:30,720 --> 00:22:33,560 Speaker 1: think COVID has made this group even closer in a 437 00:22:33,560 --> 00:22:35,479 Speaker 1: lot of ways. You know, there's different protocols, well, how 438 00:22:35,480 --> 00:22:37,239 Speaker 1: to do they move the locker room around, so you know, 439 00:22:37,680 --> 00:22:40,640 Speaker 1: typically you'll have you know, the line on this side, 440 00:22:40,680 --> 00:22:43,119 Speaker 1: d lemon of this, uh linebackers over here, titans every 441 00:22:43,200 --> 00:22:45,240 Speaker 1: so you're kind of always in your little pot or group, 442 00:22:45,320 --> 00:22:48,600 Speaker 1: But because everybody kind of got mixed in together, it 443 00:22:48,720 --> 00:22:51,399 Speaker 1: really uh, I think it really made the locker room 444 00:22:51,440 --> 00:22:54,920 Speaker 1: a lot tighter. It's been a special group, A very 445 00:22:54,920 --> 00:22:56,240 Speaker 1: grateful to have been a part of it. And then 446 00:22:56,280 --> 00:22:58,000 Speaker 1: you know, to win these last two games, you know, 447 00:22:58,280 --> 00:23:01,960 Speaker 1: given how the first thirteen went, I just again speaks 448 00:23:02,000 --> 00:23:03,679 Speaker 1: to the testament of the character of the guys in there. 449 00:23:03,680 --> 00:23:05,440 Speaker 1: And I love that we all have for each other 450 00:23:05,480 --> 00:23:06,639 Speaker 1: and for the game. And you know, we're gonna go 451 00:23:06,680 --> 00:23:09,600 Speaker 1: out there and compete at the high level. We can 452 00:23:09,680 --> 00:23:11,920 Speaker 1: weaken and week out, and no one's going out there 453 00:23:11,920 --> 00:23:15,120 Speaker 1: with any expectation but to try to get a win. Awesome, 454 00:23:15,320 --> 00:23:18,680 Speaker 1: Matthias appreciate the time, man. Yeah, great catching up. Happy 455 00:23:18,680 --> 00:23:21,239 Speaker 1: New Year, Happy New Year to y'all. Take care. Like 456 00:23:21,280 --> 00:23:24,200 Speaker 1: we said earlier, E a great dude, very interesting guy. 457 00:23:24,240 --> 00:23:26,639 Speaker 1: I think you said it perfectly, A renaissance man. So 458 00:23:26,720 --> 00:23:29,720 Speaker 1: let's turn the page now, as the Jets, after winning 459 00:23:29,720 --> 00:23:32,960 Speaker 1: two in a row, now face the New England Patriots 460 00:23:33,040 --> 00:23:36,600 Speaker 1: in Foxboro to close out the two thousand twenty season 461 00:23:37,720 --> 00:23:41,000 Speaker 1: number two overall selection of draft. So we don't have 462 00:23:41,040 --> 00:23:43,720 Speaker 1: to talk about that anymore, do we. We will certainly 463 00:23:43,760 --> 00:23:46,159 Speaker 1: talk about the draft in the weeks and months ahead, 464 00:23:46,200 --> 00:23:49,240 Speaker 1: but the Jets don't go into this game with their 465 00:23:49,280 --> 00:23:53,840 Speaker 1: fan base not knowing what's going on. Uh. As far 466 00:23:53,920 --> 00:23:57,520 Speaker 1: as their draft status is concerned, they do have a 467 00:23:57,640 --> 00:24:01,879 Speaker 1: second first round pick that will be determined by the 468 00:24:01,920 --> 00:24:05,439 Speaker 1: way the Seattle Seahawks finished up. But uh, the Jets 469 00:24:05,440 --> 00:24:08,200 Speaker 1: fans don't have to worry about the Jacksonville Jaguars this week. 470 00:24:08,320 --> 00:24:10,800 Speaker 1: Jaguars gonna pick number one overall. Number two is not 471 00:24:10,880 --> 00:24:14,440 Speaker 1: a bad spot being at all. The Jets will certainly 472 00:24:14,480 --> 00:24:18,040 Speaker 1: have their options, but you have to hand it to 473 00:24:18,119 --> 00:24:20,200 Speaker 1: the guys in this locker room. The way they have 474 00:24:20,320 --> 00:24:23,960 Speaker 1: finished the season at oh and thirteen, and they took 475 00:24:24,320 --> 00:24:29,119 Speaker 1: pounding in that thirteen game in Seattle, you thought, well, 476 00:24:29,320 --> 00:24:32,639 Speaker 1: this team really could finish winless. But boy, have they 477 00:24:32,720 --> 00:24:35,840 Speaker 1: got themselves off the matt go out to Los Angeles. 478 00:24:35,920 --> 00:24:38,000 Speaker 1: They were a better team beating the Rams, and then 479 00:24:38,000 --> 00:24:41,480 Speaker 1: they came back and took down the Cleveland Browns. And 480 00:24:41,520 --> 00:24:43,080 Speaker 1: I know a lot of people are gonna talk about 481 00:24:43,880 --> 00:24:46,720 Speaker 1: what the Browns were dealing with from a COVID situation, 482 00:24:46,840 --> 00:24:49,679 Speaker 1: especially at the wide receiver position, and no doubt that 483 00:24:49,760 --> 00:24:52,680 Speaker 1: impacted them. But it's not like the Jets aren't dealing 484 00:24:52,760 --> 00:24:58,400 Speaker 1: with a ton of injuries and a roster shuffling themselves. Yeah, 485 00:24:58,400 --> 00:25:02,439 Speaker 1: the defensive line particular literally played extremely well. I mean, 486 00:25:02,520 --> 00:25:05,280 Speaker 1: Nathan Sheppard had his second sack of as many games. 487 00:25:05,359 --> 00:25:07,919 Speaker 1: John Franklin Myers had an increased role with theil Quinnon 488 00:25:07,960 --> 00:25:11,240 Speaker 1: Williams and he's been great this year. John Franklin Myers 489 00:25:11,280 --> 00:25:13,760 Speaker 1: that is. And Frankie Luvu had a force bumble to 490 00:25:13,880 --> 00:25:16,600 Speaker 1: elp bash him, had to force fumbles. I mean, really 491 00:25:16,840 --> 00:25:20,880 Speaker 1: a very very good performance from that defensive line against 492 00:25:21,160 --> 00:25:24,200 Speaker 1: the NFL's number three rushing attack. And now looking ahead 493 00:25:24,200 --> 00:25:27,080 Speaker 1: to the Patriots, Yeah, it'll be interesting to see what 494 00:25:27,200 --> 00:25:29,919 Speaker 1: happens with New England because they're locked out of the 495 00:25:29,920 --> 00:25:32,520 Speaker 1: playoffs right there. There's no way that they're getting in 496 00:25:32,600 --> 00:25:35,840 Speaker 1: so you know Willoughby, Cam Newton, Willoughby, Jared Sidham. That's 497 00:25:35,840 --> 00:25:40,600 Speaker 1: something that has been a topic for debate among I'd 498 00:25:40,640 --> 00:25:43,320 Speaker 1: say many analysts the past couple of weeks after New 499 00:25:43,320 --> 00:25:46,560 Speaker 1: England was officially eliminated from the playoffs and the Jets 500 00:25:46,560 --> 00:25:49,400 Speaker 1: almost beat the Patriots on Monday Night Football in Week nine. 501 00:25:50,240 --> 00:25:53,000 Speaker 1: Go out and just win the game and finish with 502 00:25:53,200 --> 00:25:56,600 Speaker 1: three game winning streak. Yeah, three and thirteen and not 503 00:25:56,680 --> 00:25:59,920 Speaker 1: good enough for anybody inside the organization, not good enough 504 00:26:00,000 --> 00:26:04,119 Speaker 1: for anybody inside the locker room. With that being said, um, 505 00:26:04,240 --> 00:26:09,080 Speaker 1: these guys demand respect by the way they have rallied 506 00:26:09,119 --> 00:26:12,000 Speaker 1: here down the stretch. And again it will not impact 507 00:26:12,080 --> 00:26:15,880 Speaker 1: any draft status at the top of the draft, at 508 00:26:15,880 --> 00:26:20,520 Speaker 1: the top of draft. And this is unfamiliar to rain 509 00:26:20,920 --> 00:26:24,159 Speaker 1: for all of us because the New England Patriots have 510 00:26:24,280 --> 00:26:28,200 Speaker 1: not missed the playoffs since two thousand and eight, and 511 00:26:28,440 --> 00:26:32,360 Speaker 1: they have not they've had a command of the division 512 00:26:32,480 --> 00:26:35,320 Speaker 1: all the way. You go back to two thousand two, 513 00:26:35,880 --> 00:26:39,959 Speaker 1: Uh Tom, when Tom Brady was playing full time, and 514 00:26:40,000 --> 00:26:43,800 Speaker 1: that was the last time uh Brady led Patriots team 515 00:26:43,960 --> 00:26:47,119 Speaker 1: did not win the a f C. East. Of of course, 516 00:26:47,160 --> 00:26:49,520 Speaker 1: Matt Castle led them in two thousand and eight, but 517 00:26:49,560 --> 00:26:51,760 Speaker 1: the Jets won the division with the nine seven record 518 00:26:51,800 --> 00:26:56,120 Speaker 1: in two thousand two. Um, yeah, you're right, because if 519 00:26:56,160 --> 00:27:00,840 Speaker 1: the Jets going into Foxborough and be the Paths at 520 00:27:00,880 --> 00:27:05,040 Speaker 1: julyt they would have came this close to sweeping them 521 00:27:05,119 --> 00:27:08,479 Speaker 1: this season. This is a change landscape inside the division. 522 00:27:08,480 --> 00:27:11,160 Speaker 1: We talked about it all off season. Remember we're doing 523 00:27:11,160 --> 00:27:15,560 Speaker 1: all the previews with the division. Buffalo, they look like 524 00:27:16,480 --> 00:27:19,000 Speaker 1: a contender in the FC. I don't know if anybody's 525 00:27:19,000 --> 00:27:22,520 Speaker 1: gonna take down Kansas City, but the Bills are. If 526 00:27:22,520 --> 00:27:25,960 Speaker 1: you're gonna pick any team to compete with them, I 527 00:27:26,000 --> 00:27:29,280 Speaker 1: don't know if you would take somebody over Buffalo right now. 528 00:27:29,359 --> 00:27:34,040 Speaker 1: Miami they can make the playoffs here this weekend, um. 529 00:27:34,200 --> 00:27:36,760 Speaker 1: And they are also right on your heels as far 530 00:27:36,800 --> 00:27:39,960 Speaker 1: as draft positioning. If if the draft was held today, 531 00:27:40,000 --> 00:27:42,320 Speaker 1: Miami would have the number three overall pick because they 532 00:27:42,320 --> 00:27:45,600 Speaker 1: have Houston's pick. So they're set up long term. And 533 00:27:45,640 --> 00:27:47,840 Speaker 1: the Jets are gonna have some changes in the off season, 534 00:27:47,880 --> 00:27:49,800 Speaker 1: as all teams do, and then we're gonna have to 535 00:27:49,840 --> 00:27:53,439 Speaker 1: see what New England looks like in one but the 536 00:27:53,680 --> 00:27:58,119 Speaker 1: FC East is certainly um looking a lot different. The 537 00:27:58,200 --> 00:28:00,960 Speaker 1: landscape has changed and a lot of teams are getting 538 00:28:00,960 --> 00:28:04,439 Speaker 1: the x X together right now, no doubt. And for 539 00:28:04,520 --> 00:28:08,760 Speaker 1: a closer look at this Sunday's matchup Jets Patriots, let's 540 00:28:08,800 --> 00:28:11,360 Speaker 1: hear from Bart Scott for r Vic Torknox Swiss Army 541 00:28:11,400 --> 00:28:14,240 Speaker 1: Knife player for the game segment. Okay, Bart, what's your 542 00:28:14,280 --> 00:28:16,920 Speaker 1: matchup to watch? As the Jets stick on the Patriots 543 00:28:16,960 --> 00:28:21,040 Speaker 1: in the seasonale in Foxborough? It's gonna be Sam Burma, right, 544 00:28:21,080 --> 00:28:24,640 Speaker 1: he hasn't you know yet to beat the Patriots as 545 00:28:24,760 --> 00:28:27,720 Speaker 1: a Jet. I'm excited to see how he's gonna perform, 546 00:28:27,720 --> 00:28:30,040 Speaker 1: how he's gonna try and build off of this performance 547 00:28:30,040 --> 00:28:32,160 Speaker 1: from last week. See if you can continue to be clean. 548 00:28:32,240 --> 00:28:35,080 Speaker 1: You know, Bill is gonna try and take away um 549 00:28:35,080 --> 00:28:36,800 Speaker 1: Plan eight for him and make him, you know, win 550 00:28:36,960 --> 00:28:39,320 Speaker 1: left handed. I don't know if Plan A is Crowder 551 00:28:39,720 --> 00:28:42,280 Speaker 1: his security blanket or if it's the running game. UM 552 00:28:42,440 --> 00:28:44,400 Speaker 1: don't know if Frank Gore is gonna come and play. 553 00:28:44,480 --> 00:28:47,800 Speaker 1: I know he's had a injured long um. So it's 554 00:28:47,800 --> 00:28:50,400 Speaker 1: gonna be about Sam and you know, if he can 555 00:28:50,640 --> 00:28:53,160 Speaker 1: lead this team to victory and if he can find 556 00:28:53,200 --> 00:28:55,880 Speaker 1: something to really grow on and be able to take 557 00:28:55,920 --> 00:28:58,440 Speaker 1: the next step and hopefully going to the off season 558 00:28:58,440 --> 00:29:01,880 Speaker 1: to get better. I'm going to Donald's weapons on the outside. 559 00:29:01,880 --> 00:29:04,800 Speaker 1: That's Brashott Perriman, who had more than a hundred yards 560 00:29:04,840 --> 00:29:09,160 Speaker 1: receiving against the Patriots the first time these two teams met, 561 00:29:09,320 --> 00:29:12,360 Speaker 1: a game the Jets should have won against j C. 562 00:29:12,600 --> 00:29:17,200 Speaker 1: Jackson and also Jason mccordy. No Stefan Gilmore in the 563 00:29:17,280 --> 00:29:19,760 Speaker 1: lineup for the Patriots. Once again, the Jets will not 564 00:29:19,800 --> 00:29:23,760 Speaker 1: see Gilmore at all this year. J C. Jackson eight interceptions. 565 00:29:24,000 --> 00:29:26,720 Speaker 1: We saw the Patriots play a lot of man coverage 566 00:29:26,800 --> 00:29:31,480 Speaker 1: against the Jets in their first meeting, but like Bart said, 567 00:29:31,600 --> 00:29:35,280 Speaker 1: he has his target on Sam Donald. I'm looking at 568 00:29:35,320 --> 00:29:39,080 Speaker 1: Donald's targets on the outside and very fascinated to see 569 00:29:39,080 --> 00:29:42,440 Speaker 1: the matchup to see if the Patriots continue to play 570 00:29:42,480 --> 00:29:46,320 Speaker 1: a lot of man against these Burners on the outside, 571 00:29:46,360 --> 00:29:49,480 Speaker 1: this might be an opportunity for Denzel Mims to end 572 00:29:49,600 --> 00:29:52,600 Speaker 1: his rookie year in stock And then for me, I'm 573 00:29:52,600 --> 00:29:54,400 Speaker 1: gonna go on the defensive side of the ball. I'm 574 00:29:54,440 --> 00:29:57,320 Speaker 1: gonna stick with the defensive line that played very well 575 00:29:57,400 --> 00:30:01,520 Speaker 1: last week against the Cleveland Brown with Nathan Shepherd Forloronzo Potocci, 576 00:30:01,640 --> 00:30:04,040 Speaker 1: John Franklin Myers, then even some of the linebackers like 577 00:30:04,160 --> 00:30:08,480 Speaker 1: Terrell Bashuman, Frankie Luvu against the Patriots that have many 578 00:30:08,560 --> 00:30:11,560 Speaker 1: running backs like Sony Michelle, rex Burke, had, James White, 579 00:30:12,360 --> 00:30:14,840 Speaker 1: Damien Harrits, and then of course Cam Newton fret with 580 00:30:14,880 --> 00:30:18,360 Speaker 1: his legs of neutralized Cam Newton. If they can neutralize 581 00:30:18,360 --> 00:30:20,440 Speaker 1: that running game, that would give the Jets a very 582 00:30:20,480 --> 00:30:23,280 Speaker 1: good chance to win, much like last week against the 583 00:30:23,280 --> 00:30:26,200 Speaker 1: Cleveland Browns, putting the ball in Cam Newton's hands and 584 00:30:26,440 --> 00:30:29,560 Speaker 1: daring him to throw the ball against the Jets secondary 585 00:30:29,600 --> 00:30:31,920 Speaker 1: and the Jets defense. Okay, it's all we have for 586 00:30:32,440 --> 00:30:34,880 Speaker 1: r Vic Porknox Swiss Army Knight, Player of the Game 587 00:30:34,960 --> 00:30:37,960 Speaker 1: segment and that's another edition in the books of the 588 00:30:38,000 --> 00:30:41,280 Speaker 1: Official Jets Podcast powered by Amazon Web Services. Bart, thank 589 00:30:41,320 --> 00:30:43,960 Speaker 1: you so much for doing this all season long.