1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:05,280 Speaker 1: Welcome for another edition of the Official Jets Podcast, powered 2 00:00:05,280 --> 00:00:08,639 Speaker 1: by Amazon Web Services e A and Flora Park Holding 3 00:00:08,640 --> 00:00:12,879 Speaker 1: it down Ethan and Hoboken three forty pm Tuesday, March 4 00:00:13,080 --> 00:00:16,400 Speaker 1: twenty four. On today's episode, we're gonna do a little 5 00:00:16,440 --> 00:00:18,680 Speaker 1: bit of draft talk. I know that it's free agency 6 00:00:18,760 --> 00:00:21,560 Speaker 1: right now, but Mel Kiper of ESPN just put out 7 00:00:21,600 --> 00:00:25,079 Speaker 1: his new mock draft, basically a ripple effect of the 8 00:00:25,120 --> 00:00:27,080 Speaker 1: first wave of free agency, and e A and I 9 00:00:27,120 --> 00:00:29,600 Speaker 1: will be going through the top ten and of course 10 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:33,680 Speaker 1: the Jets at eleven basically see who could take who 11 00:00:33,800 --> 00:00:36,800 Speaker 1: come April. We're officially just under a month away from 12 00:00:36,840 --> 00:00:42,240 Speaker 1: the NFL Draft April to April. And Olivia Land is 13 00:00:42,280 --> 00:00:45,920 Speaker 1: caught up with Cynthia Freeland. That'll be our interview today. 14 00:00:46,040 --> 00:00:48,319 Speaker 1: And really this is the second podcast in a row 15 00:00:48,600 --> 00:00:51,200 Speaker 1: where we have some breaking news right off the top. 16 00:00:51,320 --> 00:00:55,480 Speaker 1: Yesterday it was reportedly Jordan Jenkins resigned with the Jets, 17 00:00:55,480 --> 00:00:58,880 Speaker 1: and today the Jets had to say goodbye to Robby Anderson, 18 00:00:58,920 --> 00:01:03,200 Speaker 1: who reportedly signed with the Carolina Panthers and reuniting with 19 00:01:03,280 --> 00:01:07,640 Speaker 1: his college coach Matt Rule reportedly agreed to terms. That's 20 00:01:07,680 --> 00:01:10,120 Speaker 1: Adam Schefter here a couple of minutes ago. As you 21 00:01:10,160 --> 00:01:14,640 Speaker 1: said Greens at his three forty one on Tuesday, things 22 00:01:14,640 --> 00:01:18,880 Speaker 1: in the National Football League just continue to come in 23 00:01:19,040 --> 00:01:23,560 Speaker 1: multiple waves of free agency, reuniting with Matt Rule there 24 00:01:23,560 --> 00:01:26,840 Speaker 1: in Carolina and a former Jet and there are no 25 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:31,280 Speaker 1: signal caller that is Teddy Bridgewater. Of course, Robbie did 26 00:01:31,319 --> 00:01:35,520 Speaker 1: some nice things here for the Jets um band. Joe 27 00:01:35,560 --> 00:01:38,840 Speaker 1: Douglas and Adam Gates both very complimentary if him. But 28 00:01:39,319 --> 00:01:43,280 Speaker 1: with that being said, uh, free agencies fluid, and you 29 00:01:43,440 --> 00:01:48,040 Speaker 1: know this, Joe Douglas will have a plan. All right, 30 00:01:48,120 --> 00:01:50,880 Speaker 1: let's dive into some draft talk here. So what we're 31 00:01:50,880 --> 00:01:54,200 Speaker 1: gonna do is we're gonna go through mel Kiper's one 32 00:01:54,360 --> 00:01:58,000 Speaker 1: through eleven where the Jets selects, and we're gonna basically 33 00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:00,920 Speaker 1: talk about who melt slow at it at each pick, 34 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:04,120 Speaker 1: and then who we think could be other options for 35 00:02:04,160 --> 00:02:07,200 Speaker 1: those teams. And really, when you look at the first 36 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:09,239 Speaker 1: and second pick, you think of Joe Burrow has been 37 00:02:09,919 --> 00:02:12,880 Speaker 1: He's been pegged to the Cincinnati Bengals from the get 38 00:02:12,919 --> 00:02:14,440 Speaker 1: so I don't really want to talk about him and 39 00:02:14,520 --> 00:02:18,160 Speaker 1: Chase Young the same thing in Washington, and especially when 40 00:02:18,160 --> 00:02:20,680 Speaker 1: you think that the Redskins just traded for Kyle Allen. 41 00:02:20,720 --> 00:02:23,760 Speaker 1: I know there was some speculation that maybe two attack 42 00:02:23,800 --> 00:02:26,880 Speaker 1: of Bayla or Justin Herbert could be the guy at 43 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:30,880 Speaker 1: number two. And really from all along, you see a 44 00:02:30,919 --> 00:02:34,359 Speaker 1: lot of the draft pundens say that the draft starts 45 00:02:34,360 --> 00:02:37,639 Speaker 1: at number three because if you're looking for the second quarterback, 46 00:02:37,680 --> 00:02:41,680 Speaker 1: assuming Joe Burrow goes one, who's gonna trade up to three? 47 00:02:41,720 --> 00:02:45,560 Speaker 1: And the two most popular answers are the Chargers and 48 00:02:45,600 --> 00:02:48,400 Speaker 1: the Dolphins. But right now, the way mel Kiper has it, 49 00:02:48,919 --> 00:02:51,720 Speaker 1: no trades in his mock draft, jeff A Couda the 50 00:02:51,760 --> 00:02:57,080 Speaker 1: cornerback from Ohio State number three to the Detroit Lions. Yeah, 51 00:02:57,160 --> 00:03:00,839 Speaker 1: Green's a Couta is the Navy been in there by 52 00:03:01,080 --> 00:03:05,840 Speaker 1: most draft pardons for months. In fact, everybody should read 53 00:03:05,960 --> 00:03:08,600 Speaker 1: up on what you've been doing with the athletics. Dane 54 00:03:08,600 --> 00:03:10,919 Speaker 1: Brugler on New York Just dot com, You guys are 55 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:14,560 Speaker 1: actually going to start up that series again. It's March 56 00:03:14,639 --> 00:03:17,680 Speaker 1: twenty four, were less than a month away from the 57 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:21,400 Speaker 1: two thousand, twenty NFL Draft, and everybody's been looking at 58 00:03:21,440 --> 00:03:24,040 Speaker 1: the Lions right for a long time and saying that 59 00:03:24,240 --> 00:03:28,400 Speaker 1: is the flash point they have their quarterback in place 60 00:03:28,760 --> 00:03:32,919 Speaker 1: in Matt Stafford. Does a Kuda come off the board 61 00:03:32,960 --> 00:03:38,600 Speaker 1: that quickly? And if the Dolphins and or the Chargers 62 00:03:38,920 --> 00:03:42,400 Speaker 1: want to get up the three, what is the price. 63 00:03:42,560 --> 00:03:45,240 Speaker 1: I'm just looking at Miami right now, just the first 64 00:03:45,320 --> 00:03:50,960 Speaker 1: round picks alone. Greens they had the fifth pick, pick pick. 65 00:03:51,640 --> 00:03:54,360 Speaker 1: I think they have more than enough ammunition when you 66 00:03:54,400 --> 00:03:57,720 Speaker 1: look at their whole stockpile two thousand twenty, they can 67 00:03:57,760 --> 00:04:01,360 Speaker 1: get up there if they're targeting to to three. I 68 00:04:01,400 --> 00:04:04,400 Speaker 1: think Detroit, if you're looking at it from alliance perspective, 69 00:04:04,800 --> 00:04:07,800 Speaker 1: fabulous position because you might be able to go back 70 00:04:07,840 --> 00:04:11,200 Speaker 1: to five and or of five or six and get 71 00:04:11,280 --> 00:04:15,560 Speaker 1: the player you want. Yeah, I think you're absolutely right. 72 00:04:15,600 --> 00:04:18,320 Speaker 1: I think the Dolphins have the ammunition to get up 73 00:04:18,360 --> 00:04:20,840 Speaker 1: to three. And really I don't know why the Lions 74 00:04:20,920 --> 00:04:24,080 Speaker 1: wouldn't fall back to five if those two teams make 75 00:04:24,120 --> 00:04:27,480 Speaker 1: a trade. It feels like the Lions could, in theory, 76 00:04:27,560 --> 00:04:30,840 Speaker 1: still take somebody like Jeff Acuda at five. I'm interested 77 00:04:30,880 --> 00:04:33,400 Speaker 1: to see where the Giants go, and the Giants right 78 00:04:33,400 --> 00:04:36,560 Speaker 1: now have the number four overall pick. In mel Kiper's 79 00:04:36,600 --> 00:04:40,200 Speaker 1: mock draft, he has them taking Isaiah Simmons, who's You know, 80 00:04:40,240 --> 00:04:42,840 Speaker 1: he's listed at linebacker, but he's a Swiss Army knife 81 00:04:43,120 --> 00:04:46,080 Speaker 1: for the Clempton Tigers. He's played safety, he's played linebacker, 82 00:04:46,120 --> 00:04:49,280 Speaker 1: he's played nickel, he's played outside corner. He plays everywhere 83 00:04:49,320 --> 00:04:52,640 Speaker 1: for the Tigers. And a lot of other mock drafts 84 00:04:52,680 --> 00:04:56,640 Speaker 1: also have the Giants taking an offensive lineman, similar to 85 00:04:56,760 --> 00:04:58,679 Speaker 1: what the Jets want to do and what the Bills 86 00:04:58,680 --> 00:05:00,760 Speaker 1: did last year. You build a all around your young 87 00:05:00,880 --> 00:05:05,400 Speaker 1: quarterback end in the offensive line scenario, such would be 88 00:05:05,440 --> 00:05:08,279 Speaker 1: the case for Daniel Jones. Now this is saying that 89 00:05:08,560 --> 00:05:10,919 Speaker 1: Dave Gettlman GM of the Giants would go on the 90 00:05:10,960 --> 00:05:13,920 Speaker 1: defensive side of the ball and take a player really 91 00:05:14,360 --> 00:05:17,760 Speaker 1: that can play anywhere on the field. Well, Simmons seems 92 00:05:17,839 --> 00:05:21,480 Speaker 1: like a unique player. You might be the most versatile 93 00:05:21,640 --> 00:05:24,560 Speaker 1: player in the entire draft class. Isn't that fair to say, Greens? 94 00:05:24,640 --> 00:05:29,240 Speaker 1: You just mentioned everything that he did at Clemson. You know, 95 00:05:29,520 --> 00:05:32,280 Speaker 1: I'd love to be in these draft meetings when the 96 00:05:32,320 --> 00:05:37,640 Speaker 1: team's watch tape of Simmons because how do they want 97 00:05:37,640 --> 00:05:39,719 Speaker 1: to use them on the next level? And I'm not 98 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:44,160 Speaker 1: saying we're moving in the National Football League now to 99 00:05:44,440 --> 00:05:51,600 Speaker 1: more of a position less um player. Evaluation scale, I think, 100 00:05:51,720 --> 00:05:55,279 Speaker 1: and Simmons is a perfect example of that. Now, if 101 00:05:55,480 --> 00:05:59,120 Speaker 1: you're the Giants, though, and you have a quarterback entering 102 00:05:59,480 --> 00:06:02,479 Speaker 1: his second season and they do have a new coach 103 00:06:02,520 --> 00:06:05,719 Speaker 1: there the Giants, is he your guy? I'm not saying 104 00:06:05,720 --> 00:06:09,080 Speaker 1: the Giants are gonna take a quarterback at four, but 105 00:06:09,200 --> 00:06:11,560 Speaker 1: if you know he's your guy, do you want to 106 00:06:11,560 --> 00:06:16,080 Speaker 1: take that investment and give him a tackle? Because the 107 00:06:16,120 --> 00:06:19,880 Speaker 1: Giants do, even though they've made a move or two 108 00:06:19,880 --> 00:06:22,160 Speaker 1: in free agency, they have some question marks up front. 109 00:06:22,160 --> 00:06:27,520 Speaker 1: Green's yes, they do. And Nate Solder still on the team. 110 00:06:27,600 --> 00:06:31,560 Speaker 1: He plays left tackle, and they had some struggles, uh all, 111 00:06:31,720 --> 00:06:34,000 Speaker 1: on the line last year. And you know, it'll be 112 00:06:34,080 --> 00:06:37,400 Speaker 1: very interesting to see if the first tackle comes off 113 00:06:37,440 --> 00:06:39,560 Speaker 1: the board at four, which if the Jets were in 114 00:06:39,600 --> 00:06:41,919 Speaker 1: the market, might not bode well for them at eleven 115 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:45,240 Speaker 1: based on the ripple effect. And you know, really quickly 116 00:06:45,279 --> 00:06:47,599 Speaker 1: here before we hear from Olivia, you look at the 117 00:06:47,680 --> 00:06:51,200 Speaker 1: Chargers at six, another possible trade up option, or maybe 118 00:06:51,240 --> 00:06:54,200 Speaker 1: they just sit where they are. And I know basically 119 00:06:54,240 --> 00:06:58,320 Speaker 1: every my draft has them selecting either to a or 120 00:06:58,400 --> 00:07:01,720 Speaker 1: Justin Herbert. Whoever, the Dolphins do not select in In 121 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:04,960 Speaker 1: each person's respective mock draft. But then I've also seen 122 00:07:05,000 --> 00:07:06,560 Speaker 1: a couple of mock drafts and I want to get 123 00:07:06,560 --> 00:07:09,840 Speaker 1: your opinion on this that have the Chargers taking a 124 00:07:09,920 --> 00:07:13,360 Speaker 1: tackle to protect whoever plays back there, assuming it's not 125 00:07:13,560 --> 00:07:17,320 Speaker 1: justin Herbert or to a Well, I'm looking at the 126 00:07:17,400 --> 00:07:20,360 Speaker 1: Charges right now and saying, I think they've already made 127 00:07:20,400 --> 00:07:24,400 Speaker 1: some line improvements trade turners there. They picked up Brian 128 00:07:24,440 --> 00:07:28,440 Speaker 1: Boulog on free agency, the former longtime Green Bay Packle's 129 00:07:28,560 --> 00:07:33,000 Speaker 1: right tackle, so pouncy. You're hoping, if you're a Chargers fan, 130 00:07:33,120 --> 00:07:36,080 Speaker 1: that he is going to be your center for sixteen 131 00:07:36,120 --> 00:07:40,360 Speaker 1: games next season. So I think they've done a couple 132 00:07:40,360 --> 00:07:42,960 Speaker 1: of moves here in free agency where they've fortified the 133 00:07:43,000 --> 00:07:46,040 Speaker 1: line quite a bit. I still think the play for 134 00:07:46,080 --> 00:07:50,280 Speaker 1: them is going after a quarterback. I'm just wondering if 135 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:56,080 Speaker 1: the Dolphins and the Chargers have both their mindset on 136 00:07:56,240 --> 00:07:59,880 Speaker 1: getting to uh no matter what. The wild card here 137 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:04,800 Speaker 1: is the Carolina Panthers. Yes, they reached agreement with Robbie 138 00:08:04,800 --> 00:08:09,840 Speaker 1: Anderson according to Adam Schufter today, but they also officially 139 00:08:09,920 --> 00:08:14,200 Speaker 1: released Cam Newton. With the Chargers and Anthony Lynn be interested, 140 00:08:14,400 --> 00:08:16,880 Speaker 1: they got to Rod Taylor. They're a veteran who did 141 00:08:16,880 --> 00:08:19,440 Speaker 1: some nice things with the Buffalo Bills. But with the 142 00:08:19,520 --> 00:08:23,280 Speaker 1: Chargers moving into that new stadium, want to take a 143 00:08:23,440 --> 00:08:28,760 Speaker 1: flyer on Cam Newton. Yeah, I think that's a fascinating 144 00:08:29,760 --> 00:08:31,880 Speaker 1: I think it'll be fascinating to see where Cam goes, 145 00:08:31,920 --> 00:08:35,160 Speaker 1: where Jamis Winston also goes. He remains unsigned as we 146 00:08:35,200 --> 00:08:37,920 Speaker 1: record this podcast. You know they could break any second 147 00:08:37,960 --> 00:08:40,679 Speaker 1: that he reportedly agreed to term somewhere. But for now, 148 00:08:40,760 --> 00:08:44,920 Speaker 1: let's hear from Olivia land As, who spoke with Cynthia Freeland, 149 00:08:44,920 --> 00:08:48,800 Speaker 1: and then on the backside will go through seven through eleven. Now, 150 00:08:48,840 --> 00:08:52,560 Speaker 1: before we kind of got rolling here, we were talking 151 00:08:52,600 --> 00:08:54,679 Speaker 1: about some of the stuff you've been doing to keep 152 00:08:54,720 --> 00:08:58,480 Speaker 1: yourself occupied, and you mentioned how you're dabbling in some 153 00:08:58,559 --> 00:09:02,040 Speaker 1: teaching right now uson I UM. I have a lot 154 00:09:02,040 --> 00:09:04,960 Speaker 1: of friends with kids and they're having hard time with 155 00:09:05,000 --> 00:09:08,959 Speaker 1: this homeschooling and one particular area that is a really 156 00:09:09,160 --> 00:09:12,600 Speaker 1: big source of concerned math um where I have some 157 00:09:12,600 --> 00:09:16,600 Speaker 1: some expertise. I am not a teacher, and I give 158 00:09:16,720 --> 00:09:18,719 Speaker 1: so much more every day. I have more and more 159 00:09:18,760 --> 00:09:21,600 Speaker 1: respect for teachers because I'm not gonna lie to you. 160 00:09:21,800 --> 00:09:25,960 Speaker 1: Watching and listening to what these kids have to these parents. 161 00:09:26,040 --> 00:09:28,440 Speaker 1: So I've been basically trying to take some of my 162 00:09:28,480 --> 00:09:33,040 Speaker 1: football knowledge and football experience and turn it into hopefully 163 00:09:33,120 --> 00:09:36,280 Speaker 1: fun lesson plans. And then kids have been sending me 164 00:09:36,360 --> 00:09:40,520 Speaker 1: homework and we go over it in small groups on zoom. 165 00:09:40,600 --> 00:09:43,280 Speaker 1: So I am not a teacher, but I'm pretending to 166 00:09:43,320 --> 00:09:46,120 Speaker 1: be a teacher during this quarantine time to help the 167 00:09:46,160 --> 00:09:50,959 Speaker 1: parents out with a little bit of math fun too. 168 00:09:51,679 --> 00:09:55,280 Speaker 1: It's it's awesome that you're using your skills to help others, 169 00:09:55,320 --> 00:10:02,360 Speaker 1: so hopefully we will see um trying. You're self appointed, 170 00:10:03,600 --> 00:10:05,840 Speaker 1: It gives it gives a huge perspective, right, and a 171 00:10:05,880 --> 00:10:12,480 Speaker 1: lot of appreciation for educators. Definitely not so so hard 172 00:10:13,160 --> 00:10:15,560 Speaker 1: So well, Cynthia, I want to dive a little bit 173 00:10:15,679 --> 00:10:18,920 Speaker 1: more into what you do for the NFL network. We 174 00:10:18,960 --> 00:10:22,480 Speaker 1: already mentioned how you are a data scientists and predictive 175 00:10:22,520 --> 00:10:25,440 Speaker 1: analytics expert. You actually do a lot of content with 176 00:10:25,480 --> 00:10:29,719 Speaker 1: the jets. When you look at your job and this 177 00:10:29,760 --> 00:10:32,200 Speaker 1: free agency period, with how unique this has been with 178 00:10:32,280 --> 00:10:37,679 Speaker 1: the coronavirus pandemic going on, how exactly does a data 179 00:10:37,800 --> 00:10:42,200 Speaker 1: scientist or predictive analysts expert play into the role of 180 00:10:42,240 --> 00:10:45,360 Speaker 1: free agency and predicting what can be some of the 181 00:10:45,400 --> 00:10:49,240 Speaker 1: best met needs for certain teams. So it's really about 182 00:10:49,800 --> 00:10:54,360 Speaker 1: having a plan, being collaborative, and then executing that plan. Now, 183 00:10:54,400 --> 00:10:57,080 Speaker 1: I think the first day of free agency, you know, 184 00:10:57,120 --> 00:10:58,319 Speaker 1: people were like, what is it just Canna do the 185 00:10:58,480 --> 00:11:03,000 Speaker 1: sony and people were you know, it didn't seem like 186 00:11:03,040 --> 00:11:06,040 Speaker 1: the big splashy moves were going the Jets way, which 187 00:11:06,160 --> 00:11:11,000 Speaker 1: honestly was really good. Then the deals start could come through. 188 00:11:11,360 --> 00:11:16,080 Speaker 1: You see a corner that really played above average last season, 189 00:11:16,120 --> 00:11:19,000 Speaker 1: Brian Pool being re signed for five million. That is 190 00:11:19,040 --> 00:11:24,040 Speaker 1: a great contract. It is what's that I said, a 191 00:11:24,040 --> 00:11:27,679 Speaker 1: good snag for great snag because it's all about return 192 00:11:27,760 --> 00:11:31,480 Speaker 1: on investment for the strategy that you want to enact. Right, So, 193 00:11:31,520 --> 00:11:35,440 Speaker 1: if your strategy is to play defense with the pieces 194 00:11:35,480 --> 00:11:37,560 Speaker 1: you've already paid for. C. J. Mosley was a big 195 00:11:37,600 --> 00:11:40,760 Speaker 1: acquisition last year, so now you have to take the 196 00:11:40,800 --> 00:11:43,560 Speaker 1: pieces you that you have and you know, look, the 197 00:11:43,640 --> 00:11:46,360 Speaker 1: run defense for the Jets is a huge source of 198 00:11:46,360 --> 00:11:50,760 Speaker 1: strength last season. The past defense could could use some work. 199 00:11:51,120 --> 00:11:55,840 Speaker 1: So reinforcing that with the right types of players at 200 00:11:55,840 --> 00:11:58,880 Speaker 1: the right price, that's really how you create the best 201 00:11:58,960 --> 00:12:02,600 Speaker 1: strategy to win, especially in the division that now you know, 202 00:12:02,600 --> 00:12:05,040 Speaker 1: it's anyone's division. Really, you know, like there's a lot 203 00:12:05,080 --> 00:12:07,840 Speaker 1: of question marks kind of on every team. And you 204 00:12:07,920 --> 00:12:10,840 Speaker 1: have a quarterback that your coach believes in, which, by 205 00:12:10,880 --> 00:12:13,280 Speaker 1: the way, that's that's a really big deal. So there's 206 00:12:13,320 --> 00:12:17,079 Speaker 1: a lot of really interesting things happening. Reinforcing the old line, 207 00:12:17,400 --> 00:12:21,200 Speaker 1: figuring out how to protect your asset. The most valuable 208 00:12:21,600 --> 00:12:24,920 Speaker 1: player on any team is the quarterback, just is right. 209 00:12:24,960 --> 00:12:29,560 Speaker 1: So ultimately, you know, finding ways to reinforce the assets 210 00:12:29,600 --> 00:12:31,840 Speaker 1: that you already have. You've already paid for love Bell. 211 00:12:31,880 --> 00:12:34,520 Speaker 1: It's a sun cost. You can't go back and reconsider it. 212 00:12:34,640 --> 00:12:37,640 Speaker 1: You have to take the hundred nine million dollars for 213 00:12:37,760 --> 00:12:39,880 Speaker 1: this year's cap and allocate it in a way that 214 00:12:39,920 --> 00:12:42,280 Speaker 1: gives you the best chance to win. And that's really 215 00:12:42,360 --> 00:12:45,800 Speaker 1: I've been really you know, it's it's not a sexy 216 00:12:45,920 --> 00:12:48,439 Speaker 1: offseason for the Jets. You know, I don't mean to 217 00:12:48,800 --> 00:12:52,120 Speaker 1: you know, sure, Brian's Pool Gray super sexy, great, but 218 00:12:52,200 --> 00:12:58,640 Speaker 1: like a bunch of alignment three pound men also sexy, 219 00:12:58,720 --> 00:13:02,320 Speaker 1: but very meaningful, impactful. Well, when you look at the 220 00:13:02,400 --> 00:13:05,080 Speaker 1: Jets specifically, and I know that you were talking about 221 00:13:05,880 --> 00:13:09,920 Speaker 1: um finding the pieces that already worked implementing them. And 222 00:13:09,960 --> 00:13:12,160 Speaker 1: you know, the Jets haven't, like you said, necessarily made 223 00:13:12,160 --> 00:13:14,559 Speaker 1: a huge splash in that first wave of free agency. 224 00:13:14,800 --> 00:13:17,360 Speaker 1: But when you take a look at the Green and 225 00:13:17,400 --> 00:13:20,760 Speaker 1: White and some of their needs at this point in time, 226 00:13:21,120 --> 00:13:24,559 Speaker 1: when you consider some of the data that you are 227 00:13:24,600 --> 00:13:26,960 Speaker 1: reviewing on a day to day basis, what sticks out 228 00:13:26,960 --> 00:13:29,560 Speaker 1: to you most about some of the immediate needs of 229 00:13:29,559 --> 00:13:32,760 Speaker 1: this team. Well, obviously, look, I spent a lot of 230 00:13:32,800 --> 00:13:35,160 Speaker 1: my thesis when I was in school, and you know, 231 00:13:35,360 --> 00:13:39,040 Speaker 1: figuring out how to really become impactful in the sports 232 00:13:39,080 --> 00:13:42,800 Speaker 1: analytics space and football, particularly because my background. I worked 233 00:13:42,920 --> 00:13:46,000 Speaker 1: actually at the league office in on Park Avenue in 234 00:13:46,040 --> 00:13:49,320 Speaker 1: a financial strategy capacity ahead of the last c b A, 235 00:13:49,720 --> 00:13:52,800 Speaker 1: trying to figure out what's the right blend of products 236 00:13:52,840 --> 00:13:56,120 Speaker 1: and product for the league office. It's games, right, is it? 237 00:13:56,440 --> 00:13:59,600 Speaker 1: Sixteen and four? Seventeen and three? How many playoff games? 238 00:13:59,640 --> 00:14:02,280 Speaker 1: It's fun because I was in the league office ahead 239 00:14:02,280 --> 00:14:05,400 Speaker 1: of the last set of negotiations and the same things 240 00:14:05,440 --> 00:14:08,160 Speaker 1: came up in this set of negotiations. Really interesting to 241 00:14:08,160 --> 00:14:11,880 Speaker 1: see how it all evolved. But as I was doing that, 242 00:14:12,040 --> 00:14:14,480 Speaker 1: I noticed that there was a void in being able 243 00:14:14,520 --> 00:14:17,760 Speaker 1: to really connect the dots with you know, on field 244 00:14:17,880 --> 00:14:21,240 Speaker 1: and create a strategy that was team specific to create 245 00:14:21,240 --> 00:14:23,440 Speaker 1: the best products a k A chances to win as 246 00:14:23,480 --> 00:14:25,760 Speaker 1: defined by a team. Right. So when I look at 247 00:14:26,040 --> 00:14:28,880 Speaker 1: at what the Jets needs are, I think, you know, look, 248 00:14:28,880 --> 00:14:32,400 Speaker 1: they've started your address O line for sure. But you 249 00:14:32,480 --> 00:14:35,480 Speaker 1: almost can never address an O line too much, right, Like, 250 00:14:35,760 --> 00:14:38,920 Speaker 1: you know you can, you can, you can keep you know, 251 00:14:39,040 --> 00:14:42,080 Speaker 1: trying until get the right combination. And then, by the way, 252 00:14:42,080 --> 00:14:45,080 Speaker 1: like do you want to run outside zone rushing or what? 253 00:14:45,240 --> 00:14:47,080 Speaker 1: How do you want to use leve Bell best? Because 254 00:14:47,080 --> 00:14:49,040 Speaker 1: you paid for him, he's there, and how does that 255 00:14:49,080 --> 00:14:51,640 Speaker 1: work with Sam Donald? And oh, by the way, there 256 00:14:51,640 --> 00:14:54,120 Speaker 1: are questions at wide receiver and you've got to solve 257 00:14:54,160 --> 00:14:57,200 Speaker 1: those two. And in such a deep class and draft 258 00:14:57,280 --> 00:15:01,160 Speaker 1: in the draft for wide receivers, that's an interesting sort 259 00:15:01,200 --> 00:15:03,440 Speaker 1: of like, well, how do you want to play that strategy? 260 00:15:03,480 --> 00:15:06,240 Speaker 1: Which one is your favorite, which one matches what Adam 261 00:15:06,280 --> 00:15:08,280 Speaker 1: Gates wants to do? How do you want to make 262 00:15:08,280 --> 00:15:10,760 Speaker 1: it all work together? And by the way, there's four 263 00:15:10,800 --> 00:15:14,240 Speaker 1: tackles in this class that are really strong would be 264 00:15:14,280 --> 00:15:18,640 Speaker 1: great fits for the Jets. And I say, tackles very specifically, right, 265 00:15:18,720 --> 00:15:22,440 Speaker 1: So for me, short up the tackle, figure out how 266 00:15:22,520 --> 00:15:24,920 Speaker 1: to use the new pieces that you've got. Yes, George 267 00:15:24,920 --> 00:15:27,280 Speaker 1: Fant is now there. I'm I'm aware, you know, I'm 268 00:15:27,400 --> 00:15:30,160 Speaker 1: I'm following it too. But you can almost again, you 269 00:15:30,160 --> 00:15:34,080 Speaker 1: can almost never address an old line too much. And 270 00:15:34,120 --> 00:15:38,160 Speaker 1: I think the work that you're doing is so absolutely incredible, 271 00:15:38,200 --> 00:15:41,200 Speaker 1: and I think it's something that's been missing from the 272 00:15:41,280 --> 00:15:44,240 Speaker 1: NFL for a really long time. I wanted to circle 273 00:15:44,280 --> 00:15:47,720 Speaker 1: back really quickly. You did mention so the offensive line, 274 00:15:47,720 --> 00:15:51,120 Speaker 1: and we've already seen Joe Douglas taking the steps to 275 00:15:51,160 --> 00:15:54,000 Speaker 1: address the offensive line, but I wanted to circle back 276 00:15:54,240 --> 00:15:58,040 Speaker 1: on something you had said, mentioning how you notice there 277 00:15:58,120 --> 00:16:00,840 Speaker 1: was something missing and then you were able to come 278 00:16:00,880 --> 00:16:03,720 Speaker 1: up with this approach. And I'm assuming you had to 279 00:16:03,720 --> 00:16:05,360 Speaker 1: pitch it and then be able to get where you're 280 00:16:05,400 --> 00:16:08,760 Speaker 1: at today. What were some of the other steps that 281 00:16:08,840 --> 00:16:11,600 Speaker 1: you had to take to implement this new approach that 282 00:16:11,680 --> 00:16:13,800 Speaker 1: you've brought to the NFL, because I think it's been 283 00:16:13,880 --> 00:16:19,359 Speaker 1: so valuable for so many teams. Thank you. I like that. Um, Ultimately, 284 00:16:20,080 --> 00:16:23,280 Speaker 1: it's like like anything else, just like your job, just 285 00:16:23,400 --> 00:16:25,920 Speaker 1: like you know, an accountant or a teacher, or any 286 00:16:26,000 --> 00:16:30,120 Speaker 1: job you have to there's there's an element of trust 287 00:16:30,600 --> 00:16:33,720 Speaker 1: in and being able to deliver. Like so your boss 288 00:16:33,720 --> 00:16:36,480 Speaker 1: says OLIVERA you were you work from home during this time, 289 00:16:36,600 --> 00:16:39,520 Speaker 1: create these podcasts, make content that we want. There's a 290 00:16:39,600 --> 00:16:42,480 Speaker 1: level of trust there that you're going to do the 291 00:16:42,560 --> 00:16:45,320 Speaker 1: things that are your You have an understanding of what 292 00:16:45,400 --> 00:16:47,720 Speaker 1: your audience is looking for and how they can find it. 293 00:16:47,720 --> 00:16:50,480 Speaker 1: It's the same thing with analytics and sports. The good 294 00:16:50,520 --> 00:16:56,520 Speaker 1: teams have a lock step between coach and front office 295 00:16:56,760 --> 00:17:00,800 Speaker 1: and their analytics staff. In the scout, they use all 296 00:17:00,840 --> 00:17:04,040 Speaker 1: of the tools available in their tool belt, and analytics 297 00:17:04,160 --> 00:17:07,479 Speaker 1: is one that helps create strategy. But when when it 298 00:17:07,480 --> 00:17:10,359 Speaker 1: comes to me, and because I touch all of the teams, 299 00:17:10,359 --> 00:17:12,199 Speaker 1: I get a chance to speak to many teams and 300 00:17:12,240 --> 00:17:14,840 Speaker 1: I get a chance to try to you know, look, 301 00:17:14,880 --> 00:17:17,720 Speaker 1: I tell I'm lucky. I'm super lucky because I get 302 00:17:17,720 --> 00:17:21,440 Speaker 1: to tell really positive stories. Because you know, when you're 303 00:17:21,760 --> 00:17:24,960 Speaker 1: when you're covering all of the teams, then you know 304 00:17:25,400 --> 00:17:28,600 Speaker 1: what is a bad What is a bad thing for 305 00:17:28,680 --> 00:17:30,720 Speaker 1: one team is actually often a good thing for another. 306 00:17:31,080 --> 00:17:34,159 Speaker 1: So you're you're trying to find positives and I'm able 307 00:17:34,200 --> 00:17:37,880 Speaker 1: to be to be useful because teams will ask me. 308 00:17:38,160 --> 00:17:40,679 Speaker 1: They'll be like, Cynthia, can you help me? When I 309 00:17:40,800 --> 00:17:43,040 Speaker 1: when I consult for teams, they'll be like, can you 310 00:17:43,040 --> 00:17:48,000 Speaker 1: help me, like structure and organize the analytics staff that 311 00:17:48,040 --> 00:17:50,240 Speaker 1: I have so that we can solve a question about 312 00:17:50,520 --> 00:17:52,600 Speaker 1: I'm going to use one that's absolutely not the jets, 313 00:17:52,680 --> 00:17:54,880 Speaker 1: you know, just because to keep everything, you know, because 314 00:17:54,880 --> 00:17:57,800 Speaker 1: I trust is a big deal. Right, helps you're out 315 00:17:57,800 --> 00:18:01,840 Speaker 1: which running back we should target of these five given 316 00:18:01,880 --> 00:18:03,920 Speaker 1: that we want to do this, and help me structure 317 00:18:03,960 --> 00:18:06,680 Speaker 1: my team so that the people who are my analytic 318 00:18:06,720 --> 00:18:09,560 Speaker 1: staff here they're feeling more useful. That's what the good 319 00:18:09,600 --> 00:18:12,440 Speaker 1: teams are doing. And I feel that's my favorite type 320 00:18:12,440 --> 00:18:15,560 Speaker 1: of projects because then I get to help people kind 321 00:18:15,560 --> 00:18:17,920 Speaker 1: of like you know, I think, I mean maybe maybe 322 00:18:17,920 --> 00:18:19,720 Speaker 1: I'm always a teacher, right like now that I think 323 00:18:19,720 --> 00:18:23,080 Speaker 1: about this, it sounds like it. Yeah, but I want 324 00:18:23,080 --> 00:18:26,600 Speaker 1: people to feel happy and satisfied. It math isn't very sexy. 325 00:18:26,760 --> 00:18:30,399 Speaker 1: It advanced math and going through and trying to you 326 00:18:30,440 --> 00:18:33,159 Speaker 1: know a lot of it is. Writing computer code also 327 00:18:33,240 --> 00:18:36,919 Speaker 1: not necessarily the most sexy thing, right, So you know, 328 00:18:37,000 --> 00:18:39,320 Speaker 1: you want to be around football and football is so 329 00:18:39,400 --> 00:18:41,800 Speaker 1: much fun and it the energy and you get wins 330 00:18:41,800 --> 00:18:44,240 Speaker 1: and losses, which is like, that's awesome in life, and 331 00:18:44,240 --> 00:18:47,320 Speaker 1: there they're almost inconsequence quental wins and losses, like when 332 00:18:47,359 --> 00:18:49,280 Speaker 1: I was a banker, you have a loss, like you 333 00:18:49,280 --> 00:18:51,800 Speaker 1: can get fired and it's scary, right you have lost here. 334 00:18:51,880 --> 00:18:54,399 Speaker 1: Yet eventually if you have too many losses, you get fired. 335 00:18:54,440 --> 00:18:56,760 Speaker 1: But you know you get you get a chance next 336 00:18:56,760 --> 00:18:59,359 Speaker 1: Sunday again to go out there and improve yourself. So 337 00:18:59,720 --> 00:19:02,480 Speaker 1: it's interesting to see when you when you talk to teams, 338 00:19:02,720 --> 00:19:06,359 Speaker 1: making people useful and like strategizing how to you know, 339 00:19:06,600 --> 00:19:08,960 Speaker 1: use all of the different things available to it. There's 340 00:19:09,000 --> 00:19:11,880 Speaker 1: so many different data points now with the next gen 341 00:19:12,000 --> 00:19:14,720 Speaker 1: stats coming out, with people learning how to write different 342 00:19:14,720 --> 00:19:17,800 Speaker 1: types of computer code, there's tons of different ways that 343 00:19:17,880 --> 00:19:19,919 Speaker 1: you can be useful. And it's really about how you, like, 344 00:19:20,240 --> 00:19:23,639 Speaker 1: you know, create the structure that the coach trusts and 345 00:19:23,680 --> 00:19:27,199 Speaker 1: the GM trust and that people can use. Thanks to 346 00:19:27,240 --> 00:19:31,160 Speaker 1: Olivia and to Cynthia for joining the Official Jets podcast. Hey, 347 00:19:31,200 --> 00:19:33,399 Speaker 1: let's pick up right where we left off here so 348 00:19:33,480 --> 00:19:35,520 Speaker 1: we can get in seven to eleven because we're gonna 349 00:19:35,560 --> 00:19:37,159 Speaker 1: have a lot of thoughts once the Jets are on 350 00:19:37,240 --> 00:19:40,640 Speaker 1: the board you mentioned the Carolina Panthers. Mel Kuiper has 351 00:19:40,640 --> 00:19:44,720 Speaker 1: them selecting Derek Brown, the defensive tackle out of Auburn 352 00:19:44,760 --> 00:19:49,640 Speaker 1: who's widely regarded as the best interior guy. Javon Kinlaw 353 00:19:49,680 --> 00:19:51,960 Speaker 1: is also in that conversation, But Derek Brown is like 354 00:19:52,000 --> 00:19:54,719 Speaker 1: a he didn't test well at the Combine, but his 355 00:19:54,760 --> 00:19:58,439 Speaker 1: tape is so good. And I think the Panthers also, 356 00:19:58,640 --> 00:20:01,959 Speaker 1: I mean, I'm kind of viewing this with a jet scope. 357 00:20:02,000 --> 00:20:04,119 Speaker 1: So a lot of mock drafts have had receiver and 358 00:20:04,200 --> 00:20:07,160 Speaker 1: O line at eleven for the Jets, and I think 359 00:20:07,200 --> 00:20:10,199 Speaker 1: the Panthers probably not in the market for a receiver 360 00:20:10,280 --> 00:20:12,399 Speaker 1: at seven, but they could be in the market, I 361 00:20:12,440 --> 00:20:15,480 Speaker 1: would assume for a tackle at seven also. Yeah, but 362 00:20:15,600 --> 00:20:18,480 Speaker 1: you think about Rule and what he did a great 363 00:20:18,560 --> 00:20:21,040 Speaker 1: job at Temple and then he goes to Baylor in 364 00:20:21,119 --> 00:20:24,800 Speaker 1: that program was in ashes when he got there, and 365 00:20:24,840 --> 00:20:27,720 Speaker 1: what they did last year going to the Big Twelve 366 00:20:27,960 --> 00:20:31,560 Speaker 1: title game. They were a couple of quarters away from 367 00:20:31,600 --> 00:20:35,720 Speaker 1: making the College Football semifinals. So outstanding job on the 368 00:20:35,760 --> 00:20:39,000 Speaker 1: college level. Now he's taken his shot in the National 369 00:20:39,000 --> 00:20:43,679 Speaker 1: Football League with Carolina. Brown the more you talk about 370 00:20:43,800 --> 00:20:47,400 Speaker 1: Rule the more I think he does make sense there 371 00:20:47,440 --> 00:20:51,800 Speaker 1: because rules background is defense. You know, let's just keep 372 00:20:51,840 --> 00:20:54,400 Speaker 1: things rolling. We're looking at the Cardinals now at number eight, 373 00:20:54,440 --> 00:20:57,639 Speaker 1: and mel Kiper has them selecting Tristan Worth's and a 374 00:20:57,680 --> 00:20:59,800 Speaker 1: couple of weeks ago, this was a popular spot for 375 00:21:00,040 --> 00:21:05,199 Speaker 1: Ceedee Lamb, who played with Kyler Murray at Oklahoma, and 376 00:21:05,200 --> 00:21:10,359 Speaker 1: Ceedee Lamb's the receiver, and now that they've traded for 377 00:21:10,440 --> 00:21:14,720 Speaker 1: DeAndre Hopkins, probably looking at a tackle here, or depending 378 00:21:14,720 --> 00:21:18,280 Speaker 1: on how certain things play out ahead of them, maybe 379 00:21:18,280 --> 00:21:21,320 Speaker 1: they look at somebody like Derek Brown if he falls, 380 00:21:21,560 --> 00:21:24,520 Speaker 1: or Isaiah Simmons, or even somebody I don't know if 381 00:21:24,520 --> 00:21:27,120 Speaker 1: he would fall this far, but somebody like Jeff Akuda. 382 00:21:27,520 --> 00:21:29,600 Speaker 1: Maybe he makes sense for the Cardinals at a because 383 00:21:29,600 --> 00:21:32,359 Speaker 1: Patrick Peterson's getting up there in age, and I know 384 00:21:32,400 --> 00:21:35,960 Speaker 1: they uh picked Byron Murphy last year in the second round, 385 00:21:36,280 --> 00:21:41,720 Speaker 1: but maybe they wanna improve their secondary. I think the 386 00:21:41,760 --> 00:21:44,919 Speaker 1: Cardinals are really interesting actually, so they already fortified the 387 00:21:44,960 --> 00:21:49,320 Speaker 1: tackle position, but you could set yourself up for a 388 00:21:49,320 --> 00:21:51,679 Speaker 1: long time if you go tackle here and you just 389 00:21:51,800 --> 00:21:55,679 Speaker 1: made an investment number one overall Kyler Murray. Now you 390 00:21:55,760 --> 00:21:58,960 Speaker 1: give them the shiny new toy who for my money, 391 00:21:59,119 --> 00:22:03,080 Speaker 1: Deandreakins is as good as any receiver in the National 392 00:22:03,119 --> 00:22:08,720 Speaker 1: Football League. He's always open Greens Uh, He physically is 393 00:22:08,880 --> 00:22:15,280 Speaker 1: just beasts and he makes the extraordinary look ordinary. Wouldn't 394 00:22:15,280 --> 00:22:19,240 Speaker 1: it be interesting if they took another tackle here to 395 00:22:19,440 --> 00:22:23,800 Speaker 1: protect Murray who has great movement skills um Or You 396 00:22:23,840 --> 00:22:26,960 Speaker 1: definitely could see him going with the receiver to Uh. 397 00:22:26,960 --> 00:22:30,000 Speaker 1: And who would it be because it seems to me 398 00:22:30,160 --> 00:22:32,600 Speaker 1: Greens And you talked to Dane about this a lot 399 00:22:33,000 --> 00:22:38,760 Speaker 1: during your pro Prospect profile series that Lamb is more 400 00:22:38,920 --> 00:22:43,480 Speaker 1: the thicker guy uh stout uh and Judy is probably 401 00:22:43,920 --> 00:22:48,040 Speaker 1: more in short area spaces. The quicker guy maybe the 402 00:22:48,080 --> 00:22:52,520 Speaker 1: more accomplished route runner. But both both of these guys 403 00:22:52,800 --> 00:22:57,000 Speaker 1: are tremendous targets. And who's your head coach, Cliff Kingsbury, 404 00:22:58,320 --> 00:23:01,000 Speaker 1: no doubt about it. And I think the Cardinals are 405 00:23:01,040 --> 00:23:03,000 Speaker 1: gonna be interesting because they could go in a number 406 00:23:03,040 --> 00:23:05,960 Speaker 1: of ways. And let's when you look at the Jaguars 407 00:23:05,960 --> 00:23:09,960 Speaker 1: at nine, this is interesting too because Gardner Minshew is 408 00:23:10,000 --> 00:23:13,240 Speaker 1: clearly he clearly won the job over Nick Foles, who 409 00:23:13,320 --> 00:23:16,280 Speaker 1: was traded to the Bears, and mel Kiper has the 410 00:23:16,359 --> 00:23:21,040 Speaker 1: Jaguars selecting Javon Kinlaw, the defensive tackle out of South Carolina. Now, 411 00:23:21,080 --> 00:23:25,560 Speaker 1: the Jaguars also have two first round picks, so so 412 00:23:25,680 --> 00:23:28,439 Speaker 1: do they want to make a move for one a 413 00:23:28,560 --> 00:23:32,000 Speaker 1: quarterback and move up or do they sit where they 414 00:23:32,040 --> 00:23:34,840 Speaker 1: are and take whoever comes to them, or do they 415 00:23:35,040 --> 00:23:37,560 Speaker 1: also want to trade up for somebody else, like I 416 00:23:37,640 --> 00:23:41,000 Speaker 1: don't know, let's say Isaiah Simmons, just to say somebody 417 00:23:41,000 --> 00:23:44,679 Speaker 1: as an example. They have the ammunition to load up 418 00:23:44,720 --> 00:23:46,880 Speaker 1: if they want. They also have like three third round 419 00:23:46,880 --> 00:23:48,840 Speaker 1: picks there or two or three third round picks and 420 00:23:49,680 --> 00:23:51,919 Speaker 1: three fourth round picks. Like they're loaded. They have the 421 00:23:51,920 --> 00:23:54,960 Speaker 1: ammunition to go where they want. I don't think the 422 00:23:55,040 --> 00:23:59,280 Speaker 1: Jaguars trade up unless they're targeting a quarterback. That they 423 00:23:59,320 --> 00:24:03,320 Speaker 1: are not going move up unless they have a quarterback 424 00:24:03,440 --> 00:24:06,080 Speaker 1: in mind. And then also, what's gonna happen with that 425 00:24:06,160 --> 00:24:10,560 Speaker 1: great pass rusher there who they just franchised. Yeah, I 426 00:24:10,560 --> 00:24:13,199 Speaker 1: think it's gonna be very interesting. You're talking about Yannick 427 00:24:13,240 --> 00:24:16,760 Speaker 1: and Jack? Yeah, why don't you pronounce it for me 428 00:24:16,840 --> 00:24:20,200 Speaker 1: and go way? Yeah? One, they just put the tag 429 00:24:20,280 --> 00:24:25,240 Speaker 1: on him. He wants a long term contract. Would he 430 00:24:26,080 --> 00:24:30,359 Speaker 1: be on the move? Draft weekend will will they entertain offers. 431 00:24:30,359 --> 00:24:34,199 Speaker 1: Will teams be calling the Jaguars because most teams in 432 00:24:34,200 --> 00:24:36,800 Speaker 1: the National Football League those are the two things you're 433 00:24:36,800 --> 00:24:41,720 Speaker 1: gonna target on defense needs pass rushers. You never can 434 00:24:41,760 --> 00:24:44,439 Speaker 1: have enough pass rushers in NFL. The second part of 435 00:24:44,440 --> 00:24:48,200 Speaker 1: that equation, of course, is cornerbacks. And mel Kiper's mock 436 00:24:48,280 --> 00:24:50,960 Speaker 1: draft were now at number ten of the Cleveland Browns, 437 00:24:51,000 --> 00:24:54,080 Speaker 1: and most mock drafts from a Jets perspective have had 438 00:24:54,119 --> 00:24:57,360 Speaker 1: them taking a receiver or an offensive tackle. In terms 439 00:24:57,400 --> 00:25:00,960 Speaker 1: of offensive tackle and Keiper's mock draft, the second one 440 00:25:01,040 --> 00:25:03,400 Speaker 1: comes off the board at ten. The first one came 441 00:25:03,440 --> 00:25:07,040 Speaker 1: off at eight Tristan Worth's. The second one is McKay Beckton, 442 00:25:07,320 --> 00:25:10,840 Speaker 1: who's the mountain of a man going to the Cleveland Browns, 443 00:25:10,880 --> 00:25:13,840 Speaker 1: who agreed to terms and I believe that they confirmed 444 00:25:14,040 --> 00:25:18,440 Speaker 1: that they signed Jack Conklin this free agency period. Well, yeah, 445 00:25:18,640 --> 00:25:23,200 Speaker 1: so the fit there is is Beckton a guy who 446 00:25:23,200 --> 00:25:27,560 Speaker 1: can project at left tackle on the next level. Um 447 00:25:27,600 --> 00:25:31,240 Speaker 1: because at Louisville Green's he's playing on the right side. 448 00:25:31,280 --> 00:25:36,240 Speaker 1: Correct He played this past season on the left side 449 00:25:36,280 --> 00:25:38,159 Speaker 1: and the year before that on the right side, so 450 00:25:38,400 --> 00:25:42,000 Speaker 1: he has experienced at both Okay, So at three sixty plus, 451 00:25:42,880 --> 00:25:46,920 Speaker 1: is that guy going to take care of Baker on 452 00:25:46,960 --> 00:25:50,359 Speaker 1: the left side because I we talked to certain people 453 00:25:50,560 --> 00:25:52,480 Speaker 1: think that he's best suited to play on the right 454 00:25:52,480 --> 00:25:57,679 Speaker 1: side on Sundays. McKay Beckton, Tristan Worfs, Jedrick Wills, and 455 00:25:57,680 --> 00:26:00,840 Speaker 1: Andrew Thomas have all played right tack at one point 456 00:26:01,160 --> 00:26:03,520 Speaker 1: or another in their collegiate career. The only two that 457 00:26:03,560 --> 00:26:07,240 Speaker 1: have played the left side are Mackay Beckton and Andrew Thomas, 458 00:26:07,280 --> 00:26:09,960 Speaker 1: and so far in this mock draft, Beckton comes off 459 00:26:10,000 --> 00:26:12,720 Speaker 1: at ten Andrew Thomas still on the board when the 460 00:26:12,800 --> 00:26:15,840 Speaker 1: Jets select at eleven. And now let's dive in here. 461 00:26:17,640 --> 00:26:21,960 Speaker 1: The New York Jets in mel Kiper's mock draft select 462 00:26:22,119 --> 00:26:26,560 Speaker 1: Jedrick Wills, the offensive tackle out of Alabama, over the 463 00:26:26,600 --> 00:26:29,480 Speaker 1: other tackle, Andrew Thomas, and they have their pick of 464 00:26:29,520 --> 00:26:34,879 Speaker 1: the litterat receiver in the scenario if they so choose, Yeah, 465 00:26:34,960 --> 00:26:38,800 Speaker 1: and listen, don't you think the Jets are going if 466 00:26:38,840 --> 00:26:43,199 Speaker 1: they stay at eleven. This is likely not exactly the 467 00:26:43,240 --> 00:26:45,720 Speaker 1: way Kiper put it out here as far as the 468 00:26:45,760 --> 00:26:51,080 Speaker 1: top ten, but this scenario you could certainly envision it 469 00:26:51,520 --> 00:26:55,600 Speaker 1: where no receiver has been taken off the board and 470 00:26:56,280 --> 00:27:02,080 Speaker 1: you're staring looking at Lamb and Judy and at least 471 00:27:02,320 --> 00:27:07,040 Speaker 1: one tackle, maybe two tackles, And if you're Joe Douglas, 472 00:27:07,119 --> 00:27:09,360 Speaker 1: I think that's a great situation to be in if 473 00:27:09,440 --> 00:27:14,480 Speaker 1: this is the way how it plays out. Yeah, I 474 00:27:14,520 --> 00:27:16,720 Speaker 1: absolutely agree. I mean, I've seen mok traft cy A 475 00:27:17,080 --> 00:27:20,159 Speaker 1: that have all four tackles off the board by the 476 00:27:20,160 --> 00:27:23,280 Speaker 1: time the Jets select at eleven, and that could change. 477 00:27:23,880 --> 00:27:27,800 Speaker 1: That was before the free agency period opened, So free 478 00:27:27,840 --> 00:27:30,720 Speaker 1: agency obviously has a big ripple effect for the draft, 479 00:27:31,280 --> 00:27:34,880 Speaker 1: and I think it'd be uh, really interesting to see 480 00:27:34,880 --> 00:27:39,520 Speaker 1: what Joe Douglas does, especially when you factor in what 481 00:27:39,640 --> 00:27:42,359 Speaker 1: we just learned at the beginning of this podcast that 482 00:27:42,560 --> 00:27:46,080 Speaker 1: Robby Anderson sign or reportedly agreed to terms with the 483 00:27:46,080 --> 00:27:50,040 Speaker 1: Carolina Panthers. So let me add something here. It was like, 484 00:27:50,240 --> 00:27:52,560 Speaker 1: it wouldn't shock me at all if if Joe Douglas 485 00:27:52,560 --> 00:27:54,920 Speaker 1: decided to pick a receiver no matter who he signs 486 00:27:54,920 --> 00:27:56,760 Speaker 1: in free agency. Agree is a couple of updates and 487 00:27:56,840 --> 00:28:01,520 Speaker 1: free agency to earlier Today reports National Reports. Philip doors Set, 488 00:28:02,280 --> 00:28:05,080 Speaker 1: who played the last two years with the New England Patriots, 489 00:28:05,119 --> 00:28:07,320 Speaker 1: had four touchdowns each of the past two seasons with 490 00:28:07,359 --> 00:28:11,399 Speaker 1: Tommy TV twelve throwing him of football. He has agreed 491 00:28:11,440 --> 00:28:17,120 Speaker 1: to terms of Seattle Seahawks, Emmanuel Sanders and system. Familiarity 492 00:28:17,119 --> 00:28:19,719 Speaker 1: with Adam Case, experience a lot of success with him 493 00:28:19,800 --> 00:28:21,560 Speaker 1: in Denver a few years back, a little bit of 494 00:28:21,600 --> 00:28:24,520 Speaker 1: an older guy thirty three years old, I think now 495 00:28:24,600 --> 00:28:28,280 Speaker 1: he signed on to play with Drew Brees for forty 496 00:28:28,280 --> 00:28:32,360 Speaker 1: one year old Drew Brees in New Orleans. So, uh, 497 00:28:32,440 --> 00:28:35,760 Speaker 1: free agency certainly is not done. But a couple of those, 498 00:28:36,200 --> 00:28:39,520 Speaker 1: uh you know, more prominent names I guess have come 499 00:28:39,560 --> 00:28:43,680 Speaker 1: off the board. Expect the Jets to continue to fill 500 00:28:43,720 --> 00:28:46,400 Speaker 1: out the roster as we go. We know that's going 501 00:28:46,440 --> 00:28:49,840 Speaker 1: to happen. Uh. So many waves and multiple tiers of 502 00:28:50,040 --> 00:28:53,920 Speaker 1: free agency. Um, but this is when you have to 503 00:28:53,960 --> 00:28:57,920 Speaker 1: trust your evaluations. Meaning so when these guys go and 504 00:28:58,880 --> 00:29:02,720 Speaker 1: they look at their overall board, where is LAMB, where 505 00:29:02,760 --> 00:29:07,800 Speaker 1: is Judy? And then where is the tackle, whe whether 506 00:29:07,840 --> 00:29:10,640 Speaker 1: it wills, whether it be packed in? Where are they 507 00:29:10,720 --> 00:29:13,760 Speaker 1: and they are they close together? And what is more 508 00:29:13,800 --> 00:29:18,520 Speaker 1: of a need? Because you never go kneed over best 509 00:29:18,560 --> 00:29:23,840 Speaker 1: player available, but if it's close greens, then that's when 510 00:29:23,880 --> 00:29:26,960 Speaker 1: the tie comes into an equation. We don't know. These 511 00:29:27,000 --> 00:29:29,960 Speaker 1: are not finished products yet, the Jets offensive line, nor 512 00:29:30,280 --> 00:29:33,360 Speaker 1: the Jets receiver group, of course, especially on a day 513 00:29:33,360 --> 00:29:38,080 Speaker 1: we're hearing about Robby Anderson and Green of terms with Carolina. Yeah, 514 00:29:38,120 --> 00:29:41,360 Speaker 1: I think that the Jets in this scenario are in 515 00:29:41,440 --> 00:29:44,520 Speaker 1: a very good spot because they can select a tackle, 516 00:29:44,880 --> 00:29:47,600 Speaker 1: assuming that they have a good grade on on one 517 00:29:47,640 --> 00:29:50,560 Speaker 1: of the tackles left available of the core for that 518 00:29:50,600 --> 00:29:53,280 Speaker 1: would be Jeddrick Wills, who mel kayper pegs to the Jets, 519 00:29:53,360 --> 00:29:56,400 Speaker 1: or Andrew Thomas, and then to your point, pick of 520 00:29:56,440 --> 00:29:58,320 Speaker 1: the literate receiver. So I think the Jets are in 521 00:29:58,360 --> 00:30:00,479 Speaker 1: a good spot. And Matt Miller said this is how 522 00:30:00,520 --> 00:30:03,440 Speaker 1: all closed out the podcast. In terms of Jerry Judy. 523 00:30:03,760 --> 00:30:07,600 Speaker 1: He said, when I watched Jerry Judy, I see Odell Beckham, 524 00:30:07,640 --> 00:30:09,720 Speaker 1: and then when you think of someone like Ceedee Lamb, 525 00:30:10,040 --> 00:30:13,600 Speaker 1: I've heard him compared to more of a similar game 526 00:30:13,640 --> 00:30:15,920 Speaker 1: to DeAndre Hopkins. Not to say that any of those 527 00:30:15,960 --> 00:30:19,720 Speaker 1: two players are going to become, you know, Pro bowlers, 528 00:30:19,760 --> 00:30:23,120 Speaker 1: all pros like Odell and DeAndre Hopkins, but if you 529 00:30:23,160 --> 00:30:25,960 Speaker 1: want to describe their style of game, those are the 530 00:30:25,960 --> 00:30:27,959 Speaker 1: comparisons that are being made to the top of the 531 00:30:28,000 --> 00:30:31,280 Speaker 1: class in the current state of the NFL. And I've 532 00:30:31,320 --> 00:30:34,360 Speaker 1: also seen Dane Brugler said that when you look at 533 00:30:34,400 --> 00:30:37,120 Speaker 1: Jerry Judy, he's almost he He has a very similar 534 00:30:37,200 --> 00:30:40,920 Speaker 1: game to a former Alabama first round pick and Calvin Ridley. 535 00:30:41,040 --> 00:30:45,360 Speaker 1: Extremely sharp route runner, gets open, good hands. So the 536 00:30:45,440 --> 00:30:49,440 Speaker 1: Jets are in a good spot regardless of what happens back, 537 00:30:49,680 --> 00:30:52,120 Speaker 1: I just wanted to get you get to your comments here. 538 00:30:52,400 --> 00:30:57,400 Speaker 1: Will's real real quickly. Will's more draft pund this right now. 539 00:30:57,480 --> 00:31:02,000 Speaker 1: Projecting him right tackle correct, yes, because he's played right 540 00:31:02,000 --> 00:31:05,160 Speaker 1: tackle and all of his high school career and collegiate career, 541 00:31:05,760 --> 00:31:09,600 Speaker 1: so obviously teams are gonna look at him at left, 542 00:31:09,680 --> 00:31:12,719 Speaker 1: but they might just say, hey, listen, lock and load, 543 00:31:13,000 --> 00:31:15,720 Speaker 1: we're putting him on the right side. Something to consider. 544 00:31:16,560 --> 00:31:20,400 Speaker 1: I think this offensive tackle class up top is probably 545 00:31:20,920 --> 00:31:24,280 Speaker 1: one of the better ones, at least from a projection 546 00:31:24,400 --> 00:31:27,600 Speaker 1: standpoint that we've seen in the in the past. And 547 00:31:27,720 --> 00:31:30,280 Speaker 1: to what we've been saying all along here at eleven. 548 00:31:31,520 --> 00:31:33,520 Speaker 1: If this is the way the draft shakes out, the 549 00:31:33,600 --> 00:31:35,480 Speaker 1: Jets are in a good spot. Is going to be 550 00:31:35,520 --> 00:31:37,840 Speaker 1: an album player too, And I know that was the 551 00:31:37,880 --> 00:31:40,160 Speaker 1: guy A lot of people are talking about before the year, 552 00:31:40,200 --> 00:31:44,440 Speaker 1: and now these other three guys did play awfully well, 553 00:31:45,120 --> 00:31:50,400 Speaker 1: uh maybe interviewed well, uh, performed, They've done nice jobs 554 00:31:50,400 --> 00:31:53,160 Speaker 1: throughout the off season. But I would say Andrew Thomas, 555 00:31:53,240 --> 00:31:56,640 Speaker 1: let's not think about him in a mix. Yeah, I think. 556 00:31:57,320 --> 00:32:00,560 Speaker 1: I think. I talked about this with Charles Davis at 557 00:32:00,560 --> 00:32:03,160 Speaker 1: the combine and I asked him, don't you feel like 558 00:32:03,200 --> 00:32:06,959 Speaker 1: Andrew Thomas might have slid down in the rankings just 559 00:32:07,040 --> 00:32:10,120 Speaker 1: because he's been under the microscope for longer than the 560 00:32:10,160 --> 00:32:12,360 Speaker 1: rest of these players. It's almost like you forget that 561 00:32:12,480 --> 00:32:15,280 Speaker 1: he's a very good player. He's anchored the left side 562 00:32:15,320 --> 00:32:17,920 Speaker 1: of the line for George of the past two seasons. Again, 563 00:32:18,000 --> 00:32:20,600 Speaker 1: would it makes sense to draft a receiver at eleven, 564 00:32:20,640 --> 00:32:24,280 Speaker 1: whether it's C. D. Judy, even somebody like Henry Ruggs. Yeah, 565 00:32:24,320 --> 00:32:27,080 Speaker 1: as long as it fits your scheme and as long 566 00:32:27,080 --> 00:32:29,719 Speaker 1: as the greatest proper and it's not too rich in 567 00:32:29,800 --> 00:32:35,640 Speaker 1: your eyes at that spot, and you bet, and the 568 00:32:35,720 --> 00:32:39,160 Speaker 1: Jets could very well take receivers and rounds two and three, 569 00:32:39,600 --> 00:32:42,240 Speaker 1: and Jets have some ammunition too, And we'll break that 570 00:32:42,280 --> 00:32:44,640 Speaker 1: down as we get closer to the draft. And that 571 00:32:44,760 --> 00:32:48,360 Speaker 1: was a little draft centered podcast here on the Official 572 00:32:48,440 --> 00:32:51,080 Speaker 1: Jets Podcast, powered by A. W. S. E A and 573 00:32:51,120 --> 00:32:54,920 Speaker 1: I back tomorrow with another pod, Free Agency Draft. We 574 00:32:55,040 --> 00:32:57,960 Speaker 1: cover it all here. He a keep doing the work 575 00:32:58,000 --> 00:33:01,000 Speaker 1: from home, keep grinding and we'll talk to him. Yeah. Man, 576 00:33:01,400 --> 00:33:03,200 Speaker 1: the sun is out. I love it. I got to 577 00:33:03,240 --> 00:33:11,400 Speaker 1: get outside.