WEBVTT - The Chad Pennington Podcast 0:00:11.440 --> 0:00:14.720 Welcome to another installment of Jets Audibles. Eric Allen here 0:00:14.760 --> 0:00:17.439 with my partner Chad Pennington. Well, Chad, you saw it 0:00:17.480 --> 0:00:22.119 in person and then you went back down to Kentucky 0:00:22.400 --> 0:00:27.520 and checked out the Jets dismantling of the Tennessee Titans 0:00:27.560 --> 0:00:31.200 by a thirty to eight score. What stood out to 0:00:31.280 --> 0:00:35.400 you about the way the Green and White won their 0:00:35.479 --> 0:00:39.880 third straight game. Well, Eric, first of all, I think 0:00:39.920 --> 0:00:42.599 it's important to know that a winning team did what 0:00:42.640 --> 0:00:44.600 a winning team was supposed to do, and a losing 0:00:44.640 --> 0:00:47.440 team did what a losing team normally does. And that's 0:00:47.479 --> 0:00:50.839 what happened in this game. The winning team being the Jets, 0:00:50.880 --> 0:00:54.360 and having trying to make a playoff push, did what 0:00:54.400 --> 0:00:57.320 winners were supposed to do, and that's make plays that 0:00:57.400 --> 0:01:01.520 were there, take advantage of opportunities, not allow a team 0:01:01.520 --> 0:01:03.480 that is struggling to stay in the game. And the 0:01:03.560 --> 0:01:08.000 Jets were able to do that with zero halftime leave 0:01:08.120 --> 0:01:11.760 That was really important. I was impressed with the efficiency. 0:01:11.959 --> 0:01:15.720 First of all, the Jets offense only three punts and 0:01:15.760 --> 0:01:18.240 all of them those came I believe in the second half. 0:01:19.080 --> 0:01:20.960 I'm not so sure that they even had a three 0:01:20.959 --> 0:01:23.640 and ount um if they did it was in the 0:01:23.760 --> 0:01:27.360 drive that didn't matter. They even when they didn't score point, uh, 0:01:27.400 --> 0:01:30.399 they were moving the football effectively and they had a 0:01:30.480 --> 0:01:33.120 nice combination of the run in the past, the flash 0:01:33.200 --> 0:01:37.080 and game came in big time for them as an offense. Defensively, 0:01:37.160 --> 0:01:41.440 they were a solid uh four sacks. Wilkerson with three sacks, 0:01:41.920 --> 0:01:44.360 did a lot of really good things coverage wise. So 0:01:44.959 --> 0:01:47.440 I think we are seeing a team in the last 0:01:47.480 --> 0:01:51.560 three weeks UM that is really coming together and starting 0:01:51.560 --> 0:01:55.160 to put together complete games, and they're hitting their stride, 0:01:55.240 --> 0:01:58.720 which is extremely important in these last three weeks of 0:01:58.800 --> 0:02:01.400 trying to make them playoff run in your mind, chat, 0:02:01.480 --> 0:02:05.120 was that the most complete thirty minutes of football the 0:02:05.200 --> 0:02:09.840 Jets have played this year? It was complete. As far 0:02:09.919 --> 0:02:14.000 as the result, there were certainly a couple of plays 0:02:14.040 --> 0:02:18.040 that need to be corrected, uh in the defensive side 0:02:18.280 --> 0:02:21.240 where the Titans just flat out did not make the play. 0:02:21.280 --> 0:02:23.360 They dropped the ball and didn't make the play, and 0:02:23.400 --> 0:02:26.560 so that needs to be corrected. But as far as 0:02:26.560 --> 0:02:28.799 the result and what you're trying to get accomplished in 0:02:28.840 --> 0:02:32.799 a half football, no question about it. Howard Couraged, are 0:02:32.880 --> 0:02:36.359 you by the run game and what the Jets were 0:02:36.400 --> 0:02:40.080 able to do and put up nearly two hundred yards 0:02:40.120 --> 0:02:44.400 against a tough Titans front, and Chris Ivory reaches a 0:02:44.480 --> 0:02:46.919 hundred yards for the third time the season, and now 0:02:46.960 --> 0:02:50.720 he's closing in on a thousand yards well the first time. 0:02:50.760 --> 0:02:54.079 Impressed by the effort all three running backs are giving 0:02:54.120 --> 0:02:56.560 in the running game. You watch all three of these guys, 0:02:56.600 --> 0:02:59.240 they run similar I think that is because of the 0:02:59.320 --> 0:03:02.440 way Chris Ivory runs the football in the example that 0:03:02.480 --> 0:03:05.720 he sets running the football. All three of these running 0:03:05.720 --> 0:03:10.000 backs Ivory pal and really they run in a similar 0:03:10.000 --> 0:03:15.079 fashion meme. They run um, not recklessly, but passionately. They 0:03:15.160 --> 0:03:18.520 run with a purpose. They're not running just to get 0:03:18.560 --> 0:03:20.600 tackled or to go out of bounds or fighting for 0:03:20.680 --> 0:03:24.480 that extra yard. That's important in your running game as 0:03:24.520 --> 0:03:27.200 you move through the season because defenders start to wear 0:03:27.280 --> 0:03:30.400 down and that physicality of your running game becomes a 0:03:30.520 --> 0:03:34.360 tone center. And so I thought that the Jets offensive 0:03:34.400 --> 0:03:37.320 line did a really good job of taking care of 0:03:37.360 --> 0:03:40.480 the eighth element when the Titans were trying to defend 0:03:40.480 --> 0:03:43.080 the run, and they were still creating holes even when 0:03:43.080 --> 0:03:46.680 they were outnumbered and giving the running back some daylight 0:03:47.040 --> 0:03:51.440 and not allowing quick penetration early in the run played 0:03:51.480 --> 0:03:54.640 where the running backs get started and they weren't having 0:03:54.680 --> 0:03:56.920 to make their first cut or their first move until 0:03:56.960 --> 0:04:00.000 they penetrated the line of scrimp. Can you imagine it before? 0:04:00.000 --> 0:04:02.120 Were the game when we're in the coaches club that 0:04:02.240 --> 0:04:04.800 you wanted to see the special teams step up? And 0:04:04.840 --> 0:04:08.920 I thought they really did, especially early. The Jets kept 0:04:08.960 --> 0:04:12.680 on scoring, but their kickoff coverage was a lot better. 0:04:12.800 --> 0:04:16.320 I thought they had improved in that area on Sunday. 0:04:17.000 --> 0:04:20.840 I agree there weren't any true explosive plays, but there 0:04:20.839 --> 0:04:23.720 weren't any major negative plays either, and there weren't any 0:04:23.800 --> 0:04:26.640 game changing place from a negative side with kick coverage 0:04:27.200 --> 0:04:30.320 and and mistakes and mental air. So that's certainly an 0:04:30.360 --> 0:04:34.120 improvement something that they can expand upon and build upon 0:04:34.480 --> 0:04:36.680 for these next three weeks. What do you think about 0:04:36.680 --> 0:04:40.279 the way Bulls and Casey Rodgers continue to attack on 0:04:40.520 --> 0:04:45.360 third down? Because Tomorio Davis told me, uh this this 0:04:45.440 --> 0:04:49.960 week that, A, you know, these guys have a tremendous package, 0:04:50.000 --> 0:04:53.360 and they really opened things up on third down showing 0:04:53.440 --> 0:04:55.840 different looks, and the Green and White continue to get 0:04:55.839 --> 0:04:59.320 off the field right now. Well, First of all, they're 0:04:59.360 --> 0:05:02.200 doing a good job. They're solid in first and second 0:05:02.240 --> 0:05:05.760 down production to create the third down situations that they want, 0:05:05.800 --> 0:05:09.159 so they can use their schemes to their advantage. When 0:05:09.160 --> 0:05:12.000 you're behind the change as a defense, it's it's difficult 0:05:12.000 --> 0:05:14.440 to implement those schemes because you're on your heels and 0:05:14.520 --> 0:05:17.080 you're just trying to stop the bleeding. And so they're 0:05:17.080 --> 0:05:20.560 able to eliminate the first and second down production and 0:05:20.600 --> 0:05:22.520 now be ahead of the game and ahead of the 0:05:22.560 --> 0:05:25.640 sticks from a defensive standpoint to be able to implement 0:05:25.720 --> 0:05:27.880 some of these schemes. The one thing that I saw 0:05:27.960 --> 0:05:31.160 that they've started to implement and do uh An add 0:05:31.200 --> 0:05:34.800 to their package is their matchup zone where it's similar 0:05:34.880 --> 0:05:38.159 to the game of basketball where you're playing zone, but 0:05:38.279 --> 0:05:42.200 you're matching up and when the offender comes into your area, 0:05:42.320 --> 0:05:44.400 now you have him man and that that makes it 0:05:44.440 --> 0:05:48.160 difficult because that's a mixture of zone and man, and 0:05:48.560 --> 0:05:50.640 when you have those things oiled up, it can be 0:05:50.720 --> 0:05:53.440 very effective for defense. Gives you another tool in your 0:05:53.440 --> 0:05:56.560 toolbox to use. So not only are they using zone, 0:05:56.600 --> 0:05:59.480 not only are they using straight man. Now they're using 0:05:59.520 --> 0:06:03.080 matchup zones, which gives them a lot of different tools 0:06:03.160 --> 0:06:06.120 and weapons to use in their coverage schemes. And you 0:06:06.160 --> 0:06:10.000 think the Jets are creating matchups up front, one on 0:06:10.000 --> 0:06:13.520 one matchups that they've been able to exploit. You mentioned 0:06:13.880 --> 0:06:17.520 the sack totals they had five and all against the Titans, 0:06:17.520 --> 0:06:20.800 and Mariota is an elusive quarterback and we can get 0:06:20.800 --> 0:06:23.120 out of the pocket. But the Jets did their job 0:06:23.200 --> 0:06:26.080 is staying in their rush lanes and none they got 0:06:26.080 --> 0:06:29.520 to the quarterback. Well on what they're doing a really 0:06:29.560 --> 0:06:33.120 good job of their testing the rules of past protections 0:06:33.160 --> 0:06:38.080 of these teams. Every offensive scheme and every team they 0:06:38.120 --> 0:06:42.800 have specific rules to pass protect and protect the quarterback with. 0:06:43.000 --> 0:06:45.040 And you have rules that are running back has, you 0:06:45.040 --> 0:06:48.000 have rules that tight ends have and that the five 0:06:48.080 --> 0:06:51.960 offensive linemen have, and all those rules work hand in hand, 0:06:52.600 --> 0:06:55.599 and everybody has to understand the rules and who has 0:06:55.680 --> 0:06:58.919 what gap, who's responsible for what defender, who's responsible for gap, 0:06:59.320 --> 0:07:01.520 and certain things happen. We have to make an adjustment 0:07:01.520 --> 0:07:05.080 on the fly based upon our rules and what um 0:07:05.240 --> 0:07:08.200 the defense is doing in the scheme that they're using. 0:07:08.279 --> 0:07:12.400 As the Jets defenses are using, they're testing those rules 0:07:12.480 --> 0:07:16.680 and they're creating hesitancy in an offensive line. They're creating 0:07:17.280 --> 0:07:20.840 um lack of aggression with the quarterback and trying to 0:07:20.920 --> 0:07:23.960 and they're just creating a lot of communication problems. And 0:07:24.000 --> 0:07:26.720 so that's that's really important because sometimes it's not about 0:07:27.040 --> 0:07:29.040 whether or not you can get a guy free on 0:07:29.080 --> 0:07:32.480 the quarterback. It's just testing those rules to create an 0:07:32.600 --> 0:07:35.040 edge and be able to get one of your best 0:07:35.120 --> 0:07:37.840 one on one players in a position to win his 0:07:38.000 --> 0:07:40.680 one on one matchup. And then conversely on the other 0:07:40.720 --> 0:07:42.440 side of the ball. I know you have to be 0:07:42.640 --> 0:07:49.240 enjoying the way Ryan Fitzpatrick and Jan Gaily continue to 0:07:49.320 --> 0:07:54.840 be in sync because this offense is operating with high 0:07:54.960 --> 0:07:58.920 efficiency so far, and they continue to get better the 0:07:58.960 --> 0:08:01.800 last couple of weeks. You look get fits now over 0:08:01.880 --> 0:08:04.520 the past three games, the Jets three game winning streak 0:08:04.600 --> 0:08:07.200 here the first of the Top Bowls ERA nine touchdowns, 0:08:07.280 --> 0:08:13.400 zero interceptions. Well, that's the word um efficiency and Van 0:08:13.520 --> 0:08:16.320 Hitting used to always talk to us as quarterbacks about 0:08:16.920 --> 0:08:23.040 being effective, efficient, and consistent, and that's what Ryan Fitzpatrick 0:08:23.200 --> 0:08:26.040 is doing right now. He's being effective in the passing game, 0:08:26.480 --> 0:08:29.880 meaning executing the place correctly. He's being efficient in the 0:08:29.920 --> 0:08:32.920 passing game meaning that when the big play or the 0:08:32.960 --> 0:08:35.600 big completion is not there, he's finding his check down, 0:08:36.120 --> 0:08:39.959 finding his secondary routes. And because of those two things, 0:08:40.000 --> 0:08:42.600 he's now being consistent in the passing game, and it's 0:08:42.640 --> 0:08:46.360 something that the team can rely on that they're not 0:08:46.400 --> 0:08:48.360 just using the passing game to get a big chunk 0:08:48.400 --> 0:08:51.320 of yards. They're using the passing game as an extension 0:08:51.320 --> 0:08:53.600 of the running game. I think what has happened to 0:08:54.120 --> 0:08:56.280 now that the running game is picking back up. You 0:08:56.320 --> 0:09:00.800 saw the evidence in play action from the gun from 0:09:00.880 --> 0:09:04.360 underneath and being able to draw up the linebackers and 0:09:04.480 --> 0:09:08.080 creating space between the linebackers and the secondary. With the 0:09:08.120 --> 0:09:10.760 play action game which has allowed Decker and Marshall to 0:09:11.000 --> 0:09:14.640 uh do some really good things downfield. Fitz doesn't really 0:09:14.679 --> 0:09:17.320 seem to ever get rattled. And you gotta like that 0:09:17.440 --> 0:09:20.000 as a former quarterback, the way you approach the game 0:09:20.040 --> 0:09:23.200 yourself and just thinking about Gaily and him in the 0:09:23.240 --> 0:09:26.160 red zone. You know that first touchdown the other day, 0:09:26.200 --> 0:09:29.800 Brandon Marshall, he was on the sideline and what fits 0:09:29.920 --> 0:09:33.400 did their play action to Chris Ivory, like you mentioned, 0:09:33.760 --> 0:09:35.680 that was out of the gun, A little play action 0:09:36.000 --> 0:09:40.480 he freezes a safety just long enough where Eric Decker 0:09:41.440 --> 0:09:45.240 has well one on one matchup games inside leverage and 0:09:45.440 --> 0:09:47.760 Fitz makes it look easy. But it's all the little 0:09:47.760 --> 0:09:50.200 things that Jets are doing right now. And he even 0:09:50.240 --> 0:09:53.320 picked up a block from Ivory after the play action 0:09:54.880 --> 0:09:58.200 well right, And it takes everybody to execute a play 0:09:58.200 --> 0:10:01.959 in another's a cliche, but it's truly does the difference 0:10:01.960 --> 0:10:05.960 between the offensive football and defensive football. And defense sometimes 0:10:05.960 --> 0:10:08.000 you can have a mistake and somebody makes a great 0:10:08.000 --> 0:10:10.600 tackle or makes up for it. Normally, in an offense, 0:10:11.280 --> 0:10:13.559 if everybody's not clicking on the same page and making 0:10:13.559 --> 0:10:16.440 them right the season at the same time, disaster happens 0:10:16.480 --> 0:10:18.800 and you have a lack of production. And so you're 0:10:18.800 --> 0:10:23.080 getting more consistency with everybody across the offensive side doing 0:10:23.120 --> 0:10:26.000 their job and doing it effectively. And and you know, 0:10:26.240 --> 0:10:28.480 the touchdown, the first touchdown to Decker was a great 0:10:28.520 --> 0:10:32.160 example of that, with the past protection, the play action fake, 0:10:33.120 --> 0:10:35.440 the freeze of the safety to keep him from moving 0:10:35.480 --> 0:10:37.719 to the right side of the field to allow a 0:10:37.840 --> 0:10:40.720 Decker to run his post route. Uh, there's some really 0:10:40.760 --> 0:10:44.080 good what I call high level football. There was some 0:10:44.200 --> 0:10:47.480 high level football going on with that play. As well 0:10:47.480 --> 0:10:49.680 as with the Jets in general. When it comes to offense, 0:10:50.280 --> 0:10:53.120 the Decker and Marshall, are you surprised by this kind 0:10:53.120 --> 0:10:55.960 of production? You play with Brandon, you knew he was 0:10:56.000 --> 0:11:00.360 a terrific receiver, but these guys have never played gather 0:11:00.800 --> 0:11:05.480 with this quarterback before, and they've combined for twenty touchdowns. 0:11:05.840 --> 0:11:08.840 Ducker is on pace to reach a thousand yards as well. 0:11:08.880 --> 0:11:15.280 The twenty touchdowns ties a franchise season high for two receivers. Well, 0:11:15.520 --> 0:11:19.599 when you look at their individual capabilities, I'm not surprised 0:11:19.760 --> 0:11:23.320 at their production. I'm surprised that it's been able to come, 0:11:23.360 --> 0:11:26.920 like you said, so quickly, knowing that, uh, their teammates 0:11:26.960 --> 0:11:30.080 for the first time together. Uh, they have a quarterback 0:11:30.200 --> 0:11:33.320 that they're working for the first time that doesn't happen, 0:11:33.520 --> 0:11:35.760 and so that that is a tribute to them as 0:11:35.760 --> 0:11:39.120 receivers as well as Ryan as a Venter quarterback. And 0:11:39.160 --> 0:11:41.599 the work that they're putting in, the communication and the 0:11:42.120 --> 0:11:45.040 talks that they're having trying to learn each other and 0:11:45.080 --> 0:11:48.320 to get better. I think that's been most impressive. When 0:11:48.360 --> 0:11:50.360 you look at the passage, what do you think about 0:11:50.400 --> 0:11:53.160 this ballgame coming up? You've got a short week. Dallas 0:11:53.200 --> 0:11:56.960 has struggled mightily this year. Four and nine, I think 0:11:56.960 --> 0:12:00.720 they still might mathematically be alive, but there are even 0:12:00.760 --> 0:12:04.280 two games behind in the NFC East. They are just 0:12:04.600 --> 0:12:08.520 one in five at home so far this season. And 0:12:08.559 --> 0:12:10.800 the number that stands out to me about the Cowboys 0:12:10.920 --> 0:12:14.959 right now last in the NFL in turnover margin. They've 0:12:15.000 --> 0:12:20.640 had only I believe eight takeaways this season. Well, this 0:12:20.760 --> 0:12:24.040 is a what we would call a wounded animal so 0:12:24.160 --> 0:12:27.199 to speak. That, um, you certainly don't want to breathe 0:12:27.200 --> 0:12:31.880 life into uh. And right there is your number one 0:12:31.960 --> 0:12:35.240 point to this game, Eric is the turnover ratio and 0:12:35.280 --> 0:12:38.679 the ability of being able to cause turnovers you do 0:12:38.760 --> 0:12:41.280 not want to get. This is a complete turnover game 0:12:41.840 --> 0:12:44.600 for the Jets. They've got to make sure that they 0:12:44.640 --> 0:12:49.680 do not breathe life into the Cowboys by having turnovers 0:12:49.720 --> 0:12:53.480 and and being able to give the Cowboys a short 0:12:53.559 --> 0:12:57.560 field momentum, a spark. You have to to try to 0:12:57.720 --> 0:13:01.120 see if Matt Castle can prove to you that he 0:13:01.160 --> 0:13:05.040 can beat you straight up with no easy ones and 0:13:05.080 --> 0:13:07.560 no help. And if they do that, I think the 0:13:07.640 --> 0:13:10.600 Jets will will win this game. If if they make 0:13:10.679 --> 0:13:13.720 Matt Castle and the Cowboys play as solid four quarters 0:13:14.000 --> 0:13:17.319 without any help from either side. Are you somewhat surprised 0:13:17.320 --> 0:13:20.840 by the Cowboys lack of offense production? I know Tony 0:13:20.960 --> 0:13:25.720 Romo is elite quarterback and he's outstanding, and obviously that's 0:13:25.720 --> 0:13:29.040 a big time blow. With that being said, castles by 0:13:29.120 --> 0:13:31.839 effective at times in the National Football League. They still 0:13:31.880 --> 0:13:35.640 have some weapons there, Darren mcvadden, you think about Jason Witten, 0:13:35.720 --> 0:13:38.679 one of the better UH receiving tight ends in football. 0:13:38.800 --> 0:13:42.679 Does Brian is still an outstanding receiver in his own right. 0:13:43.280 --> 0:13:47.559 Have you been surprised their struggles so much, how much 0:13:47.600 --> 0:13:52.679 they've struggled without Romo the lineup I have, I would 0:13:52.679 --> 0:13:55.760 think with all of the players that you have mentioned 0:13:56.800 --> 0:13:59.920 that they would shouldn't be around the six and seven range, 0:14:00.000 --> 0:14:02.800 off the four nine range when it comes to records, 0:14:02.840 --> 0:14:05.760 and so I have been surprised. Um, but you know, 0:14:05.800 --> 0:14:08.440 it's difficult and you're dealing with injuries. You you take 0:14:08.640 --> 0:14:10.880 a big time I think it shows the value that 0:14:10.920 --> 0:14:14.080 Tony Romo brings to that team. And maybe there's a 0:14:14.120 --> 0:14:16.640 self evaluation to say, maybe we put too much on 0:14:16.720 --> 0:14:20.880 Tony Romo. Maybe maybe we you know, we I think 0:14:20.920 --> 0:14:23.880 a lot of times he gets um the short end 0:14:23.920 --> 0:14:26.800 of the stick as far as criticism, but you are 0:14:26.880 --> 0:14:30.240 seen he his true value to that organization and he 0:14:30.280 --> 0:14:33.720 means a lot to that organization. And maybe as an organization, 0:14:33.880 --> 0:14:35.520 you've got to look at and say, well, how do 0:14:35.880 --> 0:14:38.040 what do we do to give him the best chance 0:14:38.040 --> 0:14:40.760 to even be better than what he is? Maybe we've 0:14:40.800 --> 0:14:43.920 put too much on him, because it certainly has shown 0:14:43.920 --> 0:14:46.680 itself this year with his absence. It's almost like they 0:14:46.720 --> 0:14:51.400 can't function without him. No, and how much confidence? How 0:14:51.480 --> 0:14:53.880 much confidence do you have in this Jets team now 0:14:54.360 --> 0:14:57.840 by what they've shown you the last three games, especially 0:14:57.880 --> 0:15:01.120 the last two weeks, because you know the way the 0:15:01.160 --> 0:15:03.840 media is a lot of people who put it in 0:15:04.320 --> 0:15:07.000 the players minds that hey, potentially this might be a 0:15:07.040 --> 0:15:11.760 trap game after an emotional comeback victory over the Giants. 0:15:11.800 --> 0:15:15.360 But the Jets, I thought, really displayed the maturity last week. 0:15:15.680 --> 0:15:19.240 So moving forward, how do you anticipate they'll come out 0:15:19.320 --> 0:15:22.480 here Saturday night as they continue to try to make 0:15:22.520 --> 0:15:27.560 a push. Well, I hope they come out energized, fired up, 0:15:27.800 --> 0:15:32.240 realizing the opportunity that they have. This game reminds me 0:15:32.360 --> 0:15:35.000 of the Monday night game into the Bigs against the 0:15:35.040 --> 0:15:38.400 Dolphins where we have to win that game as a 0:15:38.480 --> 0:15:42.160 Jet team to continue our playoff push. That's certainly one 0:15:42.160 --> 0:15:43.920 of those type of games that the Jets are in 0:15:44.120 --> 0:15:48.760 right now. Um, they have a great momentum and energy 0:15:48.840 --> 0:15:51.000 behind them with the three game winning streak that they 0:15:51.000 --> 0:15:54.360 have created, but it will be a tough game until 0:15:54.440 --> 0:15:57.360 you have to take the mindset that Cowboys aren't going 0:15:57.400 --> 0:16:00.360 to go away. You have to put the m away 0:16:00.400 --> 0:16:03.480 as a team. You can't expect any type of breaks 0:16:03.600 --> 0:16:06.560 going your way. You have to earn everything and you 0:16:06.600 --> 0:16:09.080 really have to play close to the vest and realizing 0:16:09.120 --> 0:16:12.920 that we cannot give them any daylight, that we cannot 0:16:12.960 --> 0:16:14.920 give them any line at the end of the tunnel 0:16:14.920 --> 0:16:18.160 as a team to create that spark to make them 0:16:18.160 --> 0:16:20.240 think that they can squeak out a win. Alright, Jets 0:16:20.240 --> 0:16:22.400 fans are in for a treat this weekend because it's 0:16:22.480 --> 0:16:26.120 Saturday night prime time. They can watch that ball game. 0:16:26.200 --> 0:16:29.320 Hopefully the Jets can secure their fourth consecutive win and 0:16:29.360 --> 0:16:33.920 move to nine and five. Then on Sunday, a lot 0:16:34.000 --> 0:16:39.440 of Jets Nation will turn to Pittsburgh in Denver, the 0:16:39.560 --> 0:16:43.880 Steelers hosting the Denver Broncos. The Steelers of course eight 0:16:43.960 --> 0:16:47.320 and five right now, the Kansas City Chiefs eight and 0:16:47.400 --> 0:16:51.120 five as well. When you look at that ball game, 0:16:51.760 --> 0:16:57.320 what fascinates you about that matchup? Well, I think that 0:16:57.600 --> 0:17:02.440 the Steelers are like a shot and bloody water right now. Um, 0:17:02.440 --> 0:17:05.960 with the injury to Andy Dawton. Uh, you're talking about 0:17:06.000 --> 0:17:08.480 having life to a team realizing that you actually have 0:17:08.520 --> 0:17:12.879 a chance to win a division and uh, whereas before 0:17:12.960 --> 0:17:15.439 you were just trying to hold onto your wild card 0:17:16.080 --> 0:17:18.119 plane life and now you actually have a chance to 0:17:18.160 --> 0:17:22.600 possibly steal a division, which is huge. And so I 0:17:22.640 --> 0:17:25.720 think this is a huge game for both teams. Uh, 0:17:25.840 --> 0:17:28.119 Steelers having a chance to try to win the a 0:17:28.240 --> 0:17:32.320 f C North, the Broncos trying to secure a first 0:17:32.440 --> 0:17:36.080 round by which is huge. So this is the biggest 0:17:36.080 --> 0:17:38.440 game of the week when it comes to the a 0:17:38.560 --> 0:17:42.399 f C playoff picture. And uh, right now, to be honest, 0:17:42.440 --> 0:17:45.640 I think the Steelers have the edge, I really do. 0:17:46.080 --> 0:17:49.760 And how they're playing, uh, their offense, this is gonna 0:17:49.760 --> 0:17:53.320 be a great match to watch. A very explosive Todd 0:17:53.400 --> 0:17:58.560 Haley orchestrated offense with Pittsburgh against a Denver defense that 0:17:58.720 --> 0:18:02.000 that's extremely stinging and so it will be a really 0:18:02.040 --> 0:18:05.159 good matchup to watch from a football same point, Yeah, 0:18:05.200 --> 0:18:08.560 and I think Jets Nation is definitely gonna be rooting 0:18:08.560 --> 0:18:13.400 for the Denver Broncos here is Sunday. Obviously, Pittsburgh's eight 0:18:13.440 --> 0:18:18.000 and five. But conversely, you just mentioned the Broncos and Cincinnati. 0:18:18.320 --> 0:18:21.960 Both those teams have ten and three marks. They play 0:18:22.040 --> 0:18:26.520 each other in two weeks, So if Pittsburgh did beat 0:18:27.600 --> 0:18:32.560 Denver this week, that would mean the Broncos are ten 0:18:32.640 --> 0:18:35.200 and four, and then all of a sudden, the division 0:18:35.320 --> 0:18:39.320 might be in play for the Kansas City Chiefs as well. 0:18:39.720 --> 0:18:43.680 So when everybody's trying to break down these wild cards scenarios, 0:18:43.760 --> 0:18:46.879 it's awfully difficult because there are three games remaining and 0:18:47.000 --> 0:18:50.560 some of these teams are still gonna play each other well, 0:18:50.560 --> 0:18:53.440 and that's what this year has been extremely exciting in 0:18:53.880 --> 0:18:57.080 in that element, as far as we thought we had 0:18:57.440 --> 0:19:01.240 a good vibe about what would happen at the division leaders, 0:19:01.720 --> 0:19:04.760 and with the wild card spots, it look like that 0:19:04.800 --> 0:19:08.080 the division leaders were taking care of business other than 0:19:08.240 --> 0:19:10.720 the a f C South, which is completely up for 0:19:10.720 --> 0:19:13.480 grabs and you're only going to get one team coming 0:19:13.520 --> 0:19:17.040 out of that division. But now You're exactly right. Not 0:19:17.160 --> 0:19:19.680 only do you have your wild card spots up for grabs, 0:19:20.119 --> 0:19:24.679 you maybe possibly have two division spots up for grabs 0:19:24.720 --> 0:19:26.840 as well, which a couple of weeks ago looked like 0:19:26.920 --> 0:19:30.160 that was completely out of a question, and now it's 0:19:30.200 --> 0:19:32.879 completely in the question. Yeah, because who's gonna make the 0:19:32.920 --> 0:19:38.600 push here? Because that Pittsburgh Dunver game is huge across 0:19:38.680 --> 0:19:43.240 the board speaking about two divisions and the wild card race, 0:19:43.359 --> 0:19:48.679 because if Pittsburgh wins, obviously maybe they can make a 0:19:48.760 --> 0:19:55.280 move on Cincinnati. Conversely, if Dunver wins that, I mean, 0:19:55.320 --> 0:20:00.080 if Dunver wins that ball game, then your talk and 0:20:00.160 --> 0:20:04.480 about you're talking about I'm looking at the standings right now. 0:20:04.600 --> 0:20:10.320 So Pittsburgh wins, they're going to nine and five. Cincinnati, Um, 0:20:10.560 --> 0:20:13.399 Cincinnati's ten and three. But let's let's move to the 0:20:13.480 --> 0:20:18.080 FC West real quick. So if Denver wins, then Pittsburgh 0:20:18.080 --> 0:20:20.960 would drop to eight and six and the Jets could 0:20:21.040 --> 0:20:24.040 have a chance to move ahead of Pittsburgh no matter 0:20:24.119 --> 0:20:27.919 what happens, just based on record. And then you have 0:20:28.480 --> 0:20:32.600 the Broncos sitting here. If they lose Kansas City, the 0:20:32.680 --> 0:20:35.359 division comes and play for them, because Kansas City is 0:20:35.400 --> 0:20:38.480 at nine and five, Chad and Denver would be ton 0:20:38.520 --> 0:20:41.159 and four, and if they ever got a chance where 0:20:41.560 --> 0:20:45.119 they even up there, they would move past Denver because 0:20:45.359 --> 0:20:49.600 they have a better divisional record. Yeah, here's the bottom 0:20:49.640 --> 0:20:54.200 line for the Jets. They need both division leaders um 0:20:54.240 --> 0:20:56.840 to win and they need the two hald card spot 0:20:57.320 --> 0:21:01.560 teams to lose because if the wild card spot teams 0:21:01.600 --> 0:21:05.600 continue to win and the division leaders lose, the problem 0:21:05.600 --> 0:21:08.000 with that the Jets have is that these division leaders 0:21:08.040 --> 0:21:11.480 already have ten wins and so it would get really 0:21:11.560 --> 0:21:14.560 dicey at the end. Knowing that they already have can win. 0:21:15.400 --> 0:21:17.360 All they need is one win out the last three 0:21:17.440 --> 0:21:20.760 games to get to eleven, which really makes it difficult 0:21:21.240 --> 0:21:23.439 for the Jets. But if you have a flip flop 0:21:23.480 --> 0:21:26.399 in division leaders, those division leaders then probably become the 0:21:26.440 --> 0:21:28.600 wild card spots and the wild card spots become the 0:21:28.640 --> 0:21:32.080 division leaders. That's probably the worst scenario for the Jets. 0:21:32.080 --> 0:21:35.359 Whereas if the division leaders stay the division leaders in 0:21:35.440 --> 0:21:40.000 Cincinnati in Denver and the wild card spots continue to lose, 0:21:40.080 --> 0:21:43.080 that bodes well for the Jets and securing that wild 0:21:43.080 --> 0:21:46.760 card position. The bottom line is, we'll see what happens 0:21:46.760 --> 0:21:50.520 and Todd Bull said, hey, I'm just rooting for our 0:21:50.600 --> 0:21:53.719 team right now, and we'll lift up We'll lift up 0:21:53.760 --> 0:21:56.760 our hide at that end of the season. But with 0:21:56.800 --> 0:22:00.000 all that being said, you know, the way this league works, 0:22:00.040 --> 0:22:04.000 funny and strange things happen. I think if the Jets 0:22:04.080 --> 0:22:08.560 went out, they'll get in. I'm not saying I haven't 0:22:08.560 --> 0:22:11.520 gone through any scenarios and went through oh this has 0:22:11.560 --> 0:22:13.760 to happen or that has to happen, or things like that. 0:22:13.960 --> 0:22:17.080 I just think if you want out and you got 0:22:17.160 --> 0:22:22.440 to eleven, history tells you that's gonna earn your playoff berth. 0:22:23.840 --> 0:22:26.600 No question. I have witnessed where eleven and five did 0:22:26.600 --> 0:22:30.840 not get a team two and eight. There's no question 0:22:30.880 --> 0:22:34.800 about it. Um the Jets, they continue to win. They 0:22:34.880 --> 0:22:37.600 not only put put themselves in a good position, they 0:22:37.640 --> 0:22:40.920 put pressure on the other team. And and you're you're 0:22:41.160 --> 0:22:43.720 taking your your fade into your own hands, which that's 0:22:43.720 --> 0:22:46.960 what you want. And you know, lastly here what I 0:22:47.080 --> 0:22:50.679 like is that this is a short week, so the 0:22:50.760 --> 0:22:53.280 Jets don't even have to worry about the Patriot talk 0:22:53.400 --> 0:22:56.399 to you know, right now they're getting more questions about 0:22:56.440 --> 0:22:58.959 Pittsburgh and Kansas City than they are in New England. 0:22:59.000 --> 0:23:02.040 And that's good because two weeks the Jets will face 0:23:02.040 --> 0:23:03.920 the Patriots at home. Are you ready for a couple 0:23:03.960 --> 0:23:10.920 of questions? Absolutely? All right. Let's take our first call, Chad, Eric, 0:23:11.080 --> 0:23:13.399 how you doing. It's Erica Jets found down here in Miami. 0:23:13.400 --> 0:23:15.840 You got a question for you guys. With Devin Smith 0:23:15.880 --> 0:23:18.240 potentially out for the rest of the year, who do 0:23:18.280 --> 0:23:20.920