WEBVTT - Jets-Saints Game Preview (12/14) 0:00:00.240 --> 0:00:05.800 Like game on the world, you played to win the 0:00:05.880 --> 0:00:17.880 games a Jet toucksdown can't win your Listening to the 0:00:17.920 --> 0:00:25.000 Official Jets Podcast Jets three sixty production, Week fifteen of 0:00:25.079 --> 0:00:28.680 the NFL season is here Ethan Greenberg and Eric Allen 0:00:28.800 --> 0:00:31.960 here bringing you the game preview all the Official Jets 0:00:32.000 --> 0:00:35.839 Podcast Jet Saints as the Jets traveled down to Knowledge. 0:00:36.240 --> 0:00:39.440 But let's not bury the lead here e A. Josh 0:00:39.520 --> 0:00:43.080 McCown suffered a broken hand against the Broncos in Week fourteen. 0:00:43.200 --> 0:00:46.120 Done for the year, which means Bryce Petty will get 0:00:46.120 --> 0:00:48.840 his first start of two thousand seventeen this Sunday career 0:00:49.200 --> 0:00:52.839 from McCown. He brought a lot to this organization. I 0:00:52.880 --> 0:00:56.720 think when he signed with the Jets in the spring, 0:00:57.360 --> 0:00:59.920 a lot of people said, hey, listen, yeah, you're just 0:01:00.080 --> 0:01:03.520 getting a journeyman quarterback. And maybe he comes here and 0:01:03.560 --> 0:01:07.000 he holds the clipboard from one of the younger quarterbacks. 0:01:07.000 --> 0:01:09.600 But McCown came in and I think he added it up. 0:01:09.920 --> 0:01:14.000 Completing nearly sevent of his past He had finished third 0:01:14.000 --> 0:01:17.600 in the NFL, third NFL well at the at the time, 0:01:17.720 --> 0:01:21.640 right and then what eighteen touchdown passes five touchdowns on 0:01:21.680 --> 0:01:24.800 the ground. But you know, numbers don't tell the story. 0:01:24.800 --> 0:01:28.440 With Josh McCown, you were covering this team throughout the 0:01:28.520 --> 0:01:31.080 year as well, Greens, and he was so well liked 0:01:31.080 --> 0:01:34.600 by his teammates, so appreciated by his coaching staff. He 0:01:34.680 --> 0:01:38.440 was a perfect guy for this system at this time. 0:01:38.800 --> 0:01:43.160 Worked well with John Morton, a first year play caller 0:01:43.319 --> 0:01:46.039 with the Jets, and he was in sync with Jeremy Bates, 0:01:46.080 --> 0:01:48.480 the quarterbacks coach, a guy who worked with and had 0:01:48.560 --> 0:01:52.600 some success with in Chicago, and he made the players 0:01:52.640 --> 0:01:56.960 around him better. Robbie Anderson is breaking out, Jermaine Curses 0:01:57.040 --> 0:02:00.280 having the best year of his career, Austin So, Marion 0:02:00.360 --> 0:02:04.760 Jenkins career high and receptions um and you can go 0:02:05.080 --> 0:02:07.520 down the list. So he really brought a lot to 0:02:07.600 --> 0:02:10.840 this organization. Not only are you happy before Josh McCown 0:02:11.480 --> 0:02:14.120 for the level he played at because I think he 0:02:14.200 --> 0:02:17.359 kind of proved a lot of critics wrong, but also 0:02:17.520 --> 0:02:21.760 he helped this organization, this team take a step forward 0:02:22.280 --> 0:02:27.160 by creating a culture and also helping miss scouting staff 0:02:27.240 --> 0:02:31.600 evaluate what they have. You can tell how much McCown 0:02:31.639 --> 0:02:34.080 means to this team no matter who you speak to, 0:02:34.480 --> 0:02:37.760 whether it's e A and Bart Scott on Inside the Jets, 0:02:37.760 --> 0:02:41.320 which is also on the Official Jets Podcast. Morris Claiborne 0:02:41.360 --> 0:02:42.920 was your guest this week and he was saying that 0:02:43.000 --> 0:02:45.440 his heart was pumping when he saw mccowun come out 0:02:45.480 --> 0:02:47.840 for a couple of plays after he took a shot 0:02:47.919 --> 0:02:50.160 to the mid section, and then he had that same 0:02:50.320 --> 0:02:53.320 gut feeling when McCown went right to the locker room. 0:02:53.360 --> 0:02:56.680 Master he broke his left hand following a Shane Raight hit, 0:02:57.200 --> 0:02:59.960 but you could tell from there. And Chad Pennington all 0:03:00.000 --> 0:03:02.000 so says this every week that we have them all 0:03:02.040 --> 0:03:04.920 in the Official JEZ podcast game preview, and you mentioned 0:03:04.919 --> 0:03:07.800 it is that he allows the organization to take a 0:03:07.800 --> 0:03:11.760 look at what you have. And I think McCown's presence, 0:03:11.960 --> 0:03:16.320 his leadership, combined with the expectations and the numbers he 0:03:16.360 --> 0:03:18.960 put up made this season very special for him, which 0:03:19.040 --> 0:03:21.440 is why he ended up choking up at the podium. 0:03:21.520 --> 0:03:25.200 It's been the best because of the guys. No, no, 0:03:25.400 --> 0:03:29.800 not no numbers, you know, it's been the best because 0:03:29.800 --> 0:03:38.720 of the group of men in the locker room. I'm 0:03:38.760 --> 0:03:40.280 just proud to be part of it. If you go 0:03:40.400 --> 0:03:42.840 around and you talk to national writers who go to 0:03:42.960 --> 0:03:46.120 different stops along the way throughout the league. He is 0:03:46.160 --> 0:03:51.080 on everybody's top three as most professional and one of 0:03:51.120 --> 0:03:55.080 the nicest guys out there in the world. So I 0:03:55.120 --> 0:03:58.840 mean as far as our football world is concerned. So 0:03:59.160 --> 0:04:02.680 he definitely has earned the respect of so many people 0:04:02.760 --> 0:04:05.200 along the way. And I think we're gonna look back 0:04:05.240 --> 0:04:08.880 at this signing and say, you know what, he brought 0:04:08.920 --> 0:04:11.760 a lot to this organization And we'll have to see 0:04:11.800 --> 0:04:16.279 what happens now because McCown one year contract. Maybe he 0:04:16.320 --> 0:04:17.960 calls the quits at the end of this year, we 0:04:17.960 --> 0:04:20.880 don't know. Maybe he resigns with the Jets. We have 0:04:21.040 --> 0:04:24.160 no idea, but he If you're looking for a man 0:04:24.279 --> 0:04:27.400 to put his best foot forward, that's what you've got 0:04:27.440 --> 0:04:30.440 from Josh McCown. And it's so ironic because Todd Bowles 0:04:30.480 --> 0:04:34.280 was talking about last week because everybody was asking him 0:04:34.320 --> 0:04:37.880 about what's the difference about Josh McCown, and he said, 0:04:38.040 --> 0:04:41.839 you know, he's been able to stay healthy this year, 0:04:42.200 --> 0:04:45.760 and then Game thirteen, that happens. He took a big 0:04:45.760 --> 0:04:47.640 shot earlier in that game, like you mentioned, in the 0:04:47.680 --> 0:04:52.120 second quarter, and eventually he goes down. So he's got 0:04:52.200 --> 0:04:54.320 some decisions to make an off season. The Jets has 0:04:54.400 --> 0:04:56.599 some decisions to make an off season, all right, So 0:04:56.720 --> 0:05:00.120 now with Petty sliding in, Petty last year start at 0:05:00.200 --> 0:05:03.600 four games, he played in six, he had three touchdowns, 0:05:03.640 --> 0:05:06.560 seven picks. It's a different system though, because last year 0:05:06.640 --> 0:05:09.000 was Chan Gailey, this year is John Morton. The West 0:05:09.000 --> 0:05:12.360 Coast system a little more past friendly. And we'll check 0:05:12.360 --> 0:05:14.440 in with Chad Pennington to see what he thinks of 0:05:14.480 --> 0:05:17.920 this system and how it fits with Bryce Petty's ability. 0:05:18.000 --> 0:05:20.320 But what do you think about this offense and what 0:05:20.360 --> 0:05:24.120 are you looking for in Bryce in his third year 0:05:24.200 --> 0:05:25.919 and his second season in which he's gonna get some 0:05:25.960 --> 0:05:27.960 playing time. Well, I think he's gonna be Pompty's an 0:05:28.000 --> 0:05:31.520 excitable guy. I think he's been waiting for his opportunity patiently. 0:05:31.960 --> 0:05:34.440 I think Todd Bowles and the rest of the organization 0:05:34.480 --> 0:05:37.040 will be very excited to watch him play. Todd Bowles 0:05:37.080 --> 0:05:40.680 did say that, uh, this week opportunity for him. You know, 0:05:40.760 --> 0:05:43.240 he'll get the majority of the rest this week and 0:05:43.320 --> 0:05:45.839 I'll be well prepared to play come the game one Sunday. 0:05:46.160 --> 0:05:48.000 He knows he's got an opportunity to step up and 0:05:48.040 --> 0:05:50.960 make plays. And look forward to family plan. What you 0:05:50.960 --> 0:05:54.600 want to see from Bryce is to make sure that 0:05:54.960 --> 0:05:59.600 his accuracy is up there and you're staying on time. 0:05:59.800 --> 0:06:03.359 Mean yes, I'm not just talking about specific plays with 0:06:03.440 --> 0:06:06.719 going through progressions one to three, but staying that time, 0:06:06.760 --> 0:06:11.080 meaning that the offense is making the plays they have to, 0:06:11.440 --> 0:06:16.240 staying on schedule and moving the chains this week, this 0:06:16.320 --> 0:06:18.679 is a tough test. So you're going to his Saints 0:06:18.680 --> 0:06:22.880 team that year's passed their defense was quite suspect. I 0:06:22.920 --> 0:06:24.720 don't think you can say that about the Saints no 0:06:25.080 --> 0:06:28.640 any longer. Know, the Saints passing defense at least last 0:06:28.720 --> 0:06:31.560 year was thirty second in the league. This year their fifteen. 0:06:32.040 --> 0:06:34.120 And we'll touch on them a little bit later. But 0:06:34.279 --> 0:06:35.960 you know, without further ado, I think it's time to 0:06:35.960 --> 0:06:39.720 bring in our quarterback, Chad Pennington. Chad, you've been talking 0:06:39.800 --> 0:06:44.000 all year about how well Josh McCown has played, what 0:06:44.120 --> 0:06:47.360 a shot and arm he has given this team. How 0:06:47.520 --> 0:06:50.080 tough was it for you, as a former competitor to 0:06:50.080 --> 0:06:54.360 watch him go down against the Denver Broncles. Well, Eric is, 0:06:54.440 --> 0:06:56.599 it's very tough. And the reason that it's tough, you 0:06:56.640 --> 0:07:00.520 know how hard, you know how well he played and 0:07:00.640 --> 0:07:05.320 how he's been able to keep the team stable. And 0:07:05.400 --> 0:07:07.680 you know what his age is, and when you get 0:07:07.720 --> 0:07:09.279 to his age, you just never know if you have 0:07:09.320 --> 0:07:12.760 another down left, if you have another you don't know 0:07:13.640 --> 0:07:16.280 what your future holds. And so to have to end 0:07:16.320 --> 0:07:19.120 your season like that is certainly difficult. He was so 0:07:19.240 --> 0:07:23.080 emotional after the game because he knew what it meant. 0:07:23.320 --> 0:07:26.000 He had tears in his eyes and you know he 0:07:26.120 --> 0:07:30.520 loves this team playing in this moment. And I'll tell 0:07:30.520 --> 0:07:33.000 you what yed. He had a career year here with 0:07:33.040 --> 0:07:35.880 the New York Jets. He did and he made a 0:07:35.920 --> 0:07:39.840 lot of people better. UM allowed the organization to really 0:07:39.880 --> 0:07:42.480 take a deep look at a lot of different positions 0:07:43.160 --> 0:07:46.600 to make sure the organization gets better in the future. UM. 0:07:46.680 --> 0:07:49.520 And you can see that. And I think a situation 0:07:50.240 --> 0:07:52.600 UM that we saw with Josh and the press conference 0:07:52.680 --> 0:07:58.200 that really humanizes these football players and can bring back 0:07:58.240 --> 0:08:01.000 that human aspect that we sometimes forget as fans that 0:08:01.080 --> 0:08:05.080 these guys aren't robots, the human beings and they really 0:08:05.080 --> 0:08:08.000 put a lot into what they do and they really 0:08:08.080 --> 0:08:11.920 value the relationships that they build on these teams and 0:08:12.000 --> 0:08:14.640 with these organizations, and they know how important those are. 0:08:15.320 --> 0:08:18.440 And so although fantasy football allows us to get caught 0:08:18.520 --> 0:08:20.920 up in the stats, most of our players in the 0:08:21.040 --> 0:08:24.600 NFL really value the time spent with each other. That 0:08:24.800 --> 0:08:27.080 is a bond that you build. Now see any point, 0:08:27.160 --> 0:08:31.120 guys thirty eight years old, he's played fifteen years of 0:08:31.160 --> 0:08:33.840 the National Football League, and yes he hasn't been a 0:08:33.880 --> 0:08:37.040 starter all of his stops, but this meant everything to 0:08:37.120 --> 0:08:40.959 him this year, There's no question about it. And he 0:08:41.000 --> 0:08:44.319 really it's as a veteran and I experienced this too. 0:08:44.480 --> 0:08:47.040 As a veteran, you get into certain situations where you 0:08:47.120 --> 0:08:50.240 just really like the makeup of your team and the 0:08:50.360 --> 0:08:53.160 and the people and the teammates you work with on 0:08:53.200 --> 0:08:55.920 a daily basis really energize you to get up in 0:08:55.960 --> 0:08:58.280 the morning every day and go to work and try 0:08:58.360 --> 0:09:00.440 to be successful. And so he had one of those 0:09:00.440 --> 0:09:03.800 situations here in New York and he was really enjoying that. 0:09:04.040 --> 0:09:07.120 Even talking to him on the field before the Kansas 0:09:07.160 --> 0:09:09.920 City game, I could tell that he was enjoying what 0:09:10.080 --> 0:09:13.040 he was doing. And sometimes it's really easy this game 0:09:13.080 --> 0:09:16.000 and the business of this game can make you negative 0:09:16.040 --> 0:09:19.240 about your profession and you try to fight through that. 0:09:19.320 --> 0:09:21.440 And when you get those years where you feel really 0:09:21.520 --> 0:09:24.840 upbeat about what you're doing and you're energized about it. 0:09:24.840 --> 0:09:27.120 It makes it so rewarding. And that's where he was 0:09:27.200 --> 0:09:30.360 at this point. How does this affect the rest of 0:09:30.400 --> 0:09:33.200 the offense, Because we've talked about this before on the 0:09:33.280 --> 0:09:37.880 Official Jazz Podcast. Game previews at McCown allowed the organization 0:09:37.960 --> 0:09:40.920 to take a deeper look at the players surrounding him, 0:09:41.040 --> 0:09:44.200 and he raised them up. So, now, what do you 0:09:44.240 --> 0:09:46.520 expect from this offense for the rest of the three weeks, 0:09:46.679 --> 0:09:50.520 whether it's Bryce Petty this week or potentially Christian Hackenburg 0:09:50.559 --> 0:09:55.480 down the road. Well, I certainly expect that the players 0:09:55.520 --> 0:09:58.080 who have played well thus far continue to play well. 0:09:58.520 --> 0:10:02.640 But I think the evaluation that now is completely on 0:10:02.880 --> 0:10:05.920 the two young quarterbacks. I think the organization has been 0:10:05.960 --> 0:10:09.720 able to see because of the accounts play what they 0:10:09.800 --> 0:10:12.680 have and the other players. They know exactly what they 0:10:12.720 --> 0:10:16.520 can do and should do. And now the young quarterbacks 0:10:16.600 --> 0:10:19.520 know what these players can do. So these two young quarterbacks, 0:10:19.520 --> 0:10:21.320 when they get their chance to play, they've got to 0:10:21.360 --> 0:10:23.880 go out now show that you know what I have. 0:10:24.640 --> 0:10:28.760 I'm worthwhile and I have value in this organization as well, 0:10:29.080 --> 0:10:31.400 and I can help this team win, and that is 0:10:31.440 --> 0:10:34.400 completely that. That's the name of the game these last 0:10:34.400 --> 0:10:36.360 three weeks for these two young guys, when they get 0:10:36.360 --> 0:10:39.120 their opportunities, they have to go play well. They have 0:10:39.280 --> 0:10:41.160 to prove that they deserve to be on this team. 0:10:41.160 --> 0:10:43.280 And that's just the bottom up. What changes for Patty 0:10:43.360 --> 0:10:45.680 this week? As a backup quarterback, You're not getting too 0:10:45.679 --> 0:10:48.959 many reps. Now he is the guy. John Morton is 0:10:49.000 --> 0:10:51.520 going to be working on a game plan with Petty 0:10:51.600 --> 0:10:54.040 this week. And one thing we talked about last year 0:10:54.360 --> 0:10:59.000 with you was you like Petty's ability to make place 0:10:59.160 --> 0:11:02.480 when things don't look like they're going according to planned. 0:11:02.640 --> 0:11:05.040 What do you expect from him now that he's had 0:11:05.080 --> 0:11:07.839 a week he got in there a few snaps against 0:11:07.880 --> 0:11:12.160 the Denver Broncles. Well, he's certainly. I don't think his 0:11:12.320 --> 0:11:16.480 mental preparation changes as far as his study habits. Obviously 0:11:16.559 --> 0:11:19.680 his physical preparation changes. But because now he gets the 0:11:19.679 --> 0:11:22.760 reps in practice, the other thing that will change is 0:11:23.120 --> 0:11:27.480 the relationship between Morton and Bryce Patty. They've got to 0:11:27.520 --> 0:11:30.440 really increase their communication so that Morton gets a good 0:11:30.440 --> 0:11:33.199 feel for how Bryce thinks and Bryce gets a good 0:11:33.200 --> 0:11:35.720 field for how Because Morton thinks now he calls plays, 0:11:36.240 --> 0:11:39.640 that's going to be a big time key for this week. 0:11:39.720 --> 0:11:42.920 And then finally, I think we saw last year that 0:11:43.000 --> 0:11:46.400 he does have grit. He does uh, you know, have 0:11:46.600 --> 0:11:49.480 that that mental makeup to be able to fight through adversity. 0:11:49.840 --> 0:11:52.200 We saw that in the San Francisco game last year, 0:11:52.840 --> 0:11:55.080 and so we know that now we have to be 0:11:55.120 --> 0:11:57.760 able to see can he put some games together where 0:11:57.800 --> 0:12:01.280 he can prove himself that he has value and that 0:12:01.400 --> 0:12:05.040 he can continue to improve uh, and then he has 0:12:05.120 --> 0:12:10.400 made progress. The biggest thing I want to see physically quarterback, 0:12:10.480 --> 0:12:12.880 I want to see his accuracy improved. I want to 0:12:12.880 --> 0:12:16.320 see him hit the gimme layups when they're there and 0:12:16.360 --> 0:12:19.439 then be at least on the more complex reads and 0:12:19.520 --> 0:12:21.840 things like that. He has to improve his accuracy. How 0:12:21.880 --> 0:12:26.640 do you think John Morton system fits Bryce Petty compared 0:12:26.679 --> 0:12:30.680 to last year when Petty started four games for the Jets, 0:12:30.679 --> 0:12:35.000 but it was under Chan Gaily system. Well, I actually 0:12:35.080 --> 0:12:38.080 I feel like it fits a young quarterback well. With 0:12:38.200 --> 0:12:41.520 coach Morton being part of the West Coast ideology, I 0:12:41.559 --> 0:12:44.840 think you'll have a lot of progression reads um where 0:12:45.320 --> 0:12:47.640 a lot of quessure won't be put on the quarterback 0:12:47.679 --> 0:12:51.559 to decipher coverages per se. Sometimes sometimes it's just about 0:12:51.559 --> 0:12:55.120 the progression regardless of the covers. Also, think being able 0:12:55.160 --> 0:12:57.199 to get the ball out of his hand quickly with 0:12:57.360 --> 0:13:00.760 shallow crosses in the screen game, and all these different 0:13:00.760 --> 0:13:03.679 ways that they can help get him into rhythm as 0:13:03.679 --> 0:13:06.920 fast as they can is important. The biggest challenge for 0:13:07.000 --> 0:13:09.800 Bryce will be going down into the super but Super Dome. 0:13:10.400 --> 0:13:13.200 You're playing the New Orleans Saints at home. Uh, it's 0:13:13.320 --> 0:13:16.440 really really tough to play there. You've got a defense 0:13:16.480 --> 0:13:18.520 that's played really well this year as well as an 0:13:18.520 --> 0:13:21.680 offense that's as explosive as any offense in the league. 0:13:21.960 --> 0:13:24.880 So it's it's a big task, but we'll certainly be 0:13:24.880 --> 0:13:26.400 able to see what he's made up. Well, let's go 0:13:26.400 --> 0:13:31.360 inside the chess match. John Morton had two coaching stints 0:13:31.440 --> 0:13:34.160 under Sean Payton. But Sean Payton is the guy who's 0:13:34.200 --> 0:13:37.560 calling the offensive plays for the Saints. Dennis Allen is 0:13:37.600 --> 0:13:42.040 the defensive coordinator. What will Dennis Allen and the Saints 0:13:42.160 --> 0:13:45.920 try to do against the young quarterback Sunday. Well, I 0:13:45.960 --> 0:13:49.840 think typically people think that with a young quarterback you 0:13:50.000 --> 0:13:51.880 just heat him up with pressure and play man to 0:13:51.920 --> 0:13:55.240 cut man covers. But actually, for me, I always thought 0:13:55.280 --> 0:13:58.440 that made it easy for a young quarterback. Um, anytime 0:13:58.520 --> 0:14:01.400 you try to heat him up and it's single coverage outside, 0:14:01.440 --> 0:14:03.840 there's no thinking process involved. All they've got to know 0:14:03.960 --> 0:14:06.160 is are they hot to get rid of the ball quickly? 0:14:06.600 --> 0:14:09.080 And if they're not, then focus on the outside receiver 0:14:09.160 --> 0:14:11.240 and it's one on one. It's like you wouldn't practice. 0:14:11.640 --> 0:14:16.120 How can they take a lesson from jen Verse page 0:14:16.160 --> 0:14:18.560 per se where they got off to a slow start 0:14:18.640 --> 0:14:22.560 and try to translate it to this Sunday where if 0:14:22.600 --> 0:14:25.160 you let the Saints jump on you early and that 0:14:25.240 --> 0:14:28.680 dome starts rocking, that's a recipe for disaster down there. 0:14:29.240 --> 0:14:32.200 In any road game. Uh, if you can get off 0:14:32.240 --> 0:14:36.000 to a faster start, be it with good drives offensively 0:14:36.160 --> 0:14:38.920 or some good three and out thoughts on defense, it 0:14:39.040 --> 0:14:41.360 takes that crowd out of it early and allows you 0:14:41.400 --> 0:14:43.160 just to focus on the game of football and not 0:14:43.280 --> 0:14:47.120 have to deal with the other elements. So um, offensively, 0:14:47.240 --> 0:14:50.080 protecting the ball, just just thinking about first down, just 0:14:50.160 --> 0:14:53.480 to accumulate first down, don't worry about scoring. Anytime you 0:14:53.520 --> 0:14:55.360 go against you read you feel like you gotta put 0:14:55.440 --> 0:14:57.880 up forty to have a chance to win. With this 0:14:57.960 --> 0:15:00.760 year's Saints team, they're running the ball really effectively, and 0:15:00.880 --> 0:15:04.120 so defensively you got to focus on mark Ingram and 0:15:04.160 --> 0:15:07.560 the run game. Uh. And then in the secondary, really 0:15:07.600 --> 0:15:09.440 take a look at their play action game. They do 0:15:09.480 --> 0:15:12.360 a good job with that, moving through around and using 0:15:12.360 --> 0:15:14.160 that play acting game to push the ball down the 0:15:14.200 --> 0:15:18.000 field offensively, accumulate first downs and let's see what happens. Jay, 0:15:18.200 --> 0:15:21.080 great analysis is always. We look forward to catching up 0:15:21.120 --> 0:15:25.880 with you next week. Hopefully the Christmas shoppy is going 0:15:25.920 --> 0:15:29.080 well for you. So far, we are hanging in there 0:15:29.120 --> 0:15:33.600 and pushing through Eric. We certainly are so Green's Bryce 0:15:33.600 --> 0:15:35.560 Patty will make his first start of two thousand and 0:15:35.600 --> 0:15:38.520 seventeen seasons down in New Orleans. As Chad said, is 0:15:38.600 --> 0:15:41.480 that you gotta be accurate with some of those easy ones, 0:15:42.040 --> 0:15:44.560 uh to keep that offense on schedule. And I think 0:15:44.560 --> 0:15:46.880 balance is gonna be huge for this team this week 0:15:46.920 --> 0:15:48.920 because you don't want to fall behind like you did 0:15:49.160 --> 0:15:52.280 in Denver and then you're always playing catch up and 0:15:52.320 --> 0:15:54.920 then they can pin their ears back and come at 0:15:54.960 --> 0:15:57.200 Bryce Patty. You want to have some balance, and how 0:15:57.240 --> 0:16:00.320 about Louise in a lightning. How about Matt four Tay 0:16:00.360 --> 0:16:02.760 and Eli McGuire going back, those are two guys with 0:16:03.200 --> 0:16:07.000 some Louisiana connections that'll be pumped to play the Dome. 0:16:07.040 --> 0:16:10.200 I know Eli McGuire told you and he told me 0:16:10.280 --> 0:16:12.800 on two separate occasions, that he has a lot of 0:16:12.840 --> 0:16:15.120 friends and family going to this game. But it's not 0:16:15.240 --> 0:16:18.600 his first time playing at the Super Dome down there, 0:16:18.680 --> 0:16:20.840 because he played there. I believe in what he said 0:16:20.920 --> 0:16:23.920 three out of his four years at Louisiana Lafayette in 0:16:24.120 --> 0:16:27.800 Bowl games, So he's familiar with the noise, maybe not 0:16:28.160 --> 0:16:31.400 the Saints noise, but he's familiar with how loud he 0:16:31.440 --> 0:16:33.720 can get down there and talk. Talking about the balance 0:16:34.400 --> 0:16:39.240 is the Saints average about thirty one plus minutes in 0:16:39.360 --> 0:16:42.280 time of possession. So if you can neutralize the amount 0:16:42.280 --> 0:16:44.880 of time that Drew Brees in the top offense in 0:16:44.920 --> 0:16:47.440 the NFL, is on the field, that's gonna bode well 0:16:47.920 --> 0:16:50.800 for the Jets no matter what the equation is. But yeah, 0:16:51.080 --> 0:16:53.560 I think moving forward, if you can establish a ground game. 0:16:53.920 --> 0:16:56.320 We've talked about this last week is the Jets average 0:16:56.360 --> 0:16:59.440 thirty five rush attempts in their victories throughout the course 0:16:59.480 --> 0:17:01.240 of the season. I go to the other side of 0:17:01.240 --> 0:17:03.280 the ball and say, I think two are the keys 0:17:03.320 --> 0:17:06.560 for the Jets this week are Marcus May Jamal Adams. 0:17:06.680 --> 0:17:09.200 New Orleans likes to pound it up the middle of Ingram. 0:17:09.440 --> 0:17:13.000 They can hit the edges with Alvin Kamara. But with 0:17:13.040 --> 0:17:16.360 that being said, the one thing the Jets did very 0:17:16.400 --> 0:17:19.600 well against the Broncos was they contained the rush game. 0:17:19.840 --> 0:17:23.720 Adams and May are sound tacklers, but they're gonna be 0:17:23.840 --> 0:17:26.679 key this week because they have to make sure that 0:17:26.720 --> 0:17:29.959 breeze doesn't go over the top. Because when the Saints 0:17:30.000 --> 0:17:34.520 start becoming effective running the football, that sets everything up 0:17:34.800 --> 0:17:39.040 play action wise. You mentioned Camara and Ingram debatably the 0:17:39.119 --> 0:17:43.119 best running back duel in the end to Yeah, I 0:17:43.160 --> 0:17:44.919 haven't looked at the stats, but you're right there. I 0:17:44.920 --> 0:17:47.440 would say that they have to beat what Kamara does 0:17:47.760 --> 0:17:50.760 as far as average per temp bolt in the rush 0:17:50.840 --> 0:17:53.280 game and the receiving game is incredible. The other thing 0:17:53.359 --> 0:17:55.400 is these guys are getting to the end zone. Mark 0:17:55.520 --> 0:17:59.199 Ingram has nine touchdowns, Camara has seven just on the ground. 0:17:59.320 --> 0:18:03.040 Camara has a Levin told right, Yeah, So Camara has 0:18:03.359 --> 0:18:06.640 taken the league by storm. He's electric and just watching 0:18:06.640 --> 0:18:09.320 the Thursday night game against the Falcons, in which the 0:18:09.320 --> 0:18:14.000 Saints lost, you could tell how fast paced the Saints 0:18:14.040 --> 0:18:17.200 team moves. And they're gonna be in their home field, 0:18:17.840 --> 0:18:20.400 on their turf. You know, the Saints fans are gonna 0:18:20.400 --> 0:18:23.520 be bringing their loudest versions of themselves, so it is 0:18:23.520 --> 0:18:25.600 gonna be a tough test. All right, let's go down 0:18:25.640 --> 0:18:28.359 to the big easy to check in with Larry Holder 0:18:28.400 --> 0:18:30.760 of NOLA dot com. Let's dive in a little bit 0:18:30.760 --> 0:18:40.080 more into these Saints. Hello, Larry, Yeah, how's it going, sir? Good? 0:18:40.119 --> 0:18:43.400 How are you? Let's dive in here to this weekend's 0:18:43.440 --> 0:18:46.320 matchup Jet Saints. Obviously, when you think of this New 0:18:46.400 --> 0:18:49.199 Orleans team, you think of the offense. So how has 0:18:49.240 --> 0:18:53.920 this offense been so effective mostly on the ground? And 0:18:53.960 --> 0:18:57.080 what have mark Ingram and Alvin Kamara meant to this 0:18:57.200 --> 0:19:01.040 Saints team this year? Yeah, it's been, uh, kind of 0:19:01.080 --> 0:19:04.080 an oddity because we're so used to seeing Drew Brees 0:19:04.200 --> 0:19:07.240 have to take this offense on his back and kind 0:19:07.280 --> 0:19:10.159 of do his thing. But like I honestly think it 0:19:10.240 --> 0:19:13.440 started a little bit last year because mark Ingram had 0:19:13.840 --> 0:19:15.800 his one of his actually had his best season in 0:19:15.840 --> 0:19:19.600 the NFL last year rush for over a thousand yards, 0:19:19.600 --> 0:19:22.440 and that's the first time anyone has done that with 0:19:22.480 --> 0:19:25.240 the Saints since Duds McAlister in two thousand and six. 0:19:25.320 --> 0:19:27.399 So I think they were they were thinking after that 0:19:27.480 --> 0:19:30.360 season they were going to try to gear it along 0:19:30.359 --> 0:19:32.960 those lines. Um. I think what they did with the 0:19:33.000 --> 0:19:35.840 offensive line, they kind of beast that up in the offseason. 0:19:35.920 --> 0:19:38.400 Larry Warford, a guard, is known as a real road 0:19:38.440 --> 0:19:41.160 grader in the run game. Uh. Like they got fortunate 0:19:41.200 --> 0:19:44.360 to have Ryan ram Check as a first round pick, 0:19:44.400 --> 0:19:46.639 their second first round pick, and so I think the 0:19:46.680 --> 0:19:50.800 offensive line has gotten better. Uh and so, and then 0:19:50.840 --> 0:19:53.960 you add Alvin Kamarat to the mix. Look, they had 0:19:54.160 --> 0:19:57.760 Adrian Peterson, and I think they knew after even Week one, 0:19:58.400 --> 0:20:00.480 uh that day were going to try to face him out. 0:20:00.600 --> 0:20:05.400 Use Kimara and Ingram and their combined success has made 0:20:05.480 --> 0:20:09.040 them more unpredictable than I've seen in the past. Even 0:20:09.080 --> 0:20:11.560 though you might say, oh wow, it's hard to it's 0:20:11.560 --> 0:20:13.480 easy to predict that they're gonna run the football. But 0:20:14.160 --> 0:20:16.920 stopping into the different story and then you look at 0:20:16.960 --> 0:20:19.800 both how both of those backs they can be diverse, 0:20:19.880 --> 0:20:23.000 They can catch the ball out of the backfield. Mcalan Kimarah. 0:20:23.400 --> 0:20:26.040 We know whose prognosis is uncertain this week because he 0:20:26.080 --> 0:20:29.440 had to leave the game last week against the Falcons 0:20:29.480 --> 0:20:32.320 with a concussion. Uh. He says he's going to be 0:20:32.359 --> 0:20:35.200 good to go, but obviously, uh, you can't go by that. 0:20:35.320 --> 0:20:38.080 He's gonna have to go through the protocol and and 0:20:38.240 --> 0:20:40.679 pass through the test. But look, it's a different Saints 0:20:40.720 --> 0:20:42.480 often than what we've seen in the past. And I 0:20:42.520 --> 0:20:45.320 do think that, Uh, you know, you can look at 0:20:45.359 --> 0:20:47.800 as May eight. Uh, if you need to dial upt 0:20:47.880 --> 0:20:51.040 Drew Brees, you can, but you don't have to. And 0:20:51.080 --> 0:20:54.320 I think that makes the Saints different than some of 0:20:54.320 --> 0:20:56.720 the teams we've seen here in New Orleans in the past. 0:20:56.720 --> 0:21:01.120 This Saints team has got immediate dividend from this two 0:21:01.160 --> 0:21:04.640 thousand and seventeen draft class. Uh. Can you tell us 0:21:04.720 --> 0:21:07.639 about these picks and what they've been able to do 0:21:07.800 --> 0:21:12.400 here early in their careers. Yeah, they've really struck gold 0:21:12.440 --> 0:21:16.280 and the Saints have they in the past few years 0:21:16.320 --> 0:21:20.200 when kind of their mediocre years of seven and nine 0:21:20.760 --> 0:21:23.240 they've missed. But like they started hitting on some draft 0:21:23.280 --> 0:21:26.440 picks last year. But they really hit on him this year, 0:21:26.480 --> 0:21:29.600 all you gotta do is star with Marshawn Lattimore. Uh, 0:21:29.880 --> 0:21:33.080 you know, he has become to me, he's you could 0:21:33.119 --> 0:21:35.919 easily argue he's the defensive rookie of the year. Uh 0:21:36.040 --> 0:21:38.919 you know, he had an interception last week and he 0:21:39.080 --> 0:21:42.560 when he's on the field, he takes away half the field. 0:21:42.640 --> 0:21:44.800 And I don't know in in the history of the 0:21:44.840 --> 0:21:47.400 Saints franchise that they've ever had a guy like that, 0:21:47.440 --> 0:21:50.479