WEBVTT - LISTEN | Jets Free Agency Update - Ep. 6 (3/24) 0:00:02.080 --> 0:00:05.600 Welcome to another edition of the Official Jets Podcast, powered 0:00:05.600 --> 0:00:09.440 by Amazon Web Services. E A and form Park holding 0:00:09.440 --> 0:00:13.640 it down Ethan and Hoboken. And on today's show, we're 0:00:13.640 --> 0:00:15.360 gonna talk about a lot of stuff. We're gonna talk 0:00:15.400 --> 0:00:19.400 about the weekend moves that were reported, most notably former 0:00:19.480 --> 0:00:23.919 Colts cornerback Pierre de Zer, Panther's offensive lineman should I 0:00:23.960 --> 0:00:28.040 say former Panther's offensive lineman Greg Van Roten, the Jets 0:00:28.240 --> 0:00:30.479 report of the added marquee Christian let go of a 0:00:30.520 --> 0:00:32.760 couple of players as well. He and I are going 0:00:32.800 --> 0:00:35.760 to break down the state of the Jets secondary, who's 0:00:35.800 --> 0:00:38.600 still left, who's on the team, and then we'll finish 0:00:38.640 --> 0:00:41.800 things up with a little bit of a dream scenario here. 0:00:41.920 --> 0:00:46.760 Pro Football Focus tweeted, who would be your PFF dream secondary? 0:00:46.800 --> 0:00:49.080 E A and I are gonna both give our answers, 0:00:49.440 --> 0:00:52.640 but e A, First things first, Welcome to another week 0:00:52.800 --> 0:00:56.160 of working from home. How how is your weekend? Krediens? 0:00:56.360 --> 0:01:01.360 The weekend was terrific. Was able to it outside with 0:01:02.280 --> 0:01:06.959 the little one and my pop, but listen made sure 0:01:07.040 --> 0:01:10.560 that I was keeping safe distance away from other folks. 0:01:10.600 --> 0:01:13.560 But it was beautiful on Saturday and actually on Sunday 0:01:13.560 --> 0:01:16.119 it was nice as well, so good out for some 0:01:16.720 --> 0:01:21.120 runs again, Uh, keeping my distance away from folks. But 0:01:22.000 --> 0:01:26.039 sunshine was great today. Unfortunately, I'm sure the weather is 0:01:26.080 --> 0:01:29.720 similar in Hoboken. Man. It is rainy, it is cold, 0:01:30.000 --> 0:01:32.520 it is gloomy. But we're still gonna bring you the 0:01:32.600 --> 0:01:36.200 Jets news, the NFL news, and we're gonna brighten up 0:01:36.200 --> 0:01:39.720 your day. Yeah. I feel like if this work from 0:01:39.720 --> 0:01:43.080 home scenario happened when the weather was like it is 0:01:43.160 --> 0:01:46.039 today all the time, I feel like we'd be a 0:01:46.040 --> 0:01:49.440 lot more. It would be a totally different ballgame. Right now, 0:01:49.440 --> 0:01:53.160 it's five fourteen pm on Monday, and it is raining, 0:01:53.240 --> 0:01:56.600 it is gray. This is classic New York winter weather. 0:01:56.680 --> 0:01:59.560 This is not this is not what I was hoping for. 0:01:59.680 --> 0:02:03.120 But that okay, let's talk about um. Actually I was 0:02:03.160 --> 0:02:05.960 about to say, let's talk about some Pierre to Zier news, 0:02:06.160 --> 0:02:08.840 but I'm looking on Twitter right now and breaking news 0:02:08.960 --> 0:02:12.920 from Ian Rappaport and Tom Pellicero, both of them. They 0:02:12.960 --> 0:02:17.040 say that it was reported that the Jets have agreed 0:02:17.280 --> 0:02:20.919 to terms on a one year extension with outside linebacker 0:02:21.120 --> 0:02:25.080 Jordan Jenkins. Good news. I mean, obviously he's got a 0:02:25.120 --> 0:02:29.160 complete his physical and formally signed a contract. But those 0:02:29.160 --> 0:02:32.440 guys from NFL network very busy during this time year 0:02:32.480 --> 0:02:35.760 at the time of year as his ESPN's Adam Schefter 0:02:35.919 --> 0:02:39.640 and so many other insiders who I don't think get 0:02:39.800 --> 0:02:43.840 much sleep during this time. But Jordan Jenkins a great 0:02:43.880 --> 0:02:48.160 locker room presence, a guy who came out of Georgia, 0:02:48.200 --> 0:02:51.160 and I think it continues to develop. And last year 0:02:51.200 --> 0:02:54.680 he at eight sacks screens. He did not play sixteen games. 0:02:54.720 --> 0:02:58.560 I think if he had played sixteen games, maybe four, 0:02:59.200 --> 0:03:02.280 Greg William him he would have got double digit sacks 0:03:02.560 --> 0:03:06.119 for the first time in his career. Uh. Tough tenaceous guy. 0:03:06.280 --> 0:03:10.200 Remember he's playing an outside linebacker positions, so again has 0:03:10.280 --> 0:03:14.200 to turn things inside. And the Jets did play the 0:03:14.280 --> 0:03:16.440 run as well as anybody in the National Football League 0:03:16.520 --> 0:03:19.680 last year. Number two overall. Yeah, I think Jordan Jenkins 0:03:19.720 --> 0:03:23.160 is one of those classic players where he gets better 0:03:23.240 --> 0:03:25.440 each year that he's in the league, and such as 0:03:25.480 --> 0:03:28.359 the case so far. He had seven sacks, which led 0:03:28.360 --> 0:03:31.200 the team in eighteen than he had eight sacks last 0:03:31.200 --> 0:03:34.079 season for and uh that was a career high and 0:03:34.120 --> 0:03:37.080 a team high in two thousand nineteen. So it's a 0:03:37.080 --> 0:03:39.800 good move by the Jets. And we know that Joe 0:03:39.840 --> 0:03:42.280 Douglas wants to add to corner and he wants to 0:03:42.320 --> 0:03:45.560 add to edge on defense. He alluded to that in Indianapolis. 0:03:45.640 --> 0:03:47.920 And when you look at the moves, not only with 0:03:48.000 --> 0:03:51.160 Jordan Jenkins, you know, a minute ago or however long 0:03:51.160 --> 0:03:53.680 ago it was reported. Then you look at what happened 0:03:53.680 --> 0:03:58.520 over the weekend. The Jets reportedly resigned or reportedly signed, 0:03:58.520 --> 0:04:02.280 not resigned, rather he aired his ear. They re signed 0:04:02.480 --> 0:04:06.600 Arthur Millette, and then they reportedly signed Marquis Christians. So 0:04:07.000 --> 0:04:10.080 the Jets and Joe Douglas are doing a lot in 0:04:10.160 --> 0:04:13.440 the secondary right now. You have to imagine that edges 0:04:13.520 --> 0:04:16.360 coming up next to whether that be through free agency 0:04:16.480 --> 0:04:18.760 or through the draft, that I actually don't think that 0:04:18.880 --> 0:04:21.800 Joe Douglas is done in the secondary, and I think 0:04:21.920 --> 0:04:24.920 I don't think he's done at all in free agency 0:04:24.920 --> 0:04:26.400 at all. I feel like he's just getting the ball 0:04:26.480 --> 0:04:31.000 rolling here multiple tiers, and you know, and Joe Douglas is, 0:04:31.320 --> 0:04:36.400 you know, systematic in this approach. The Jets are not 0:04:36.440 --> 0:04:38.880 gonna be rushed and anything they're doing, they're gonna make 0:04:38.880 --> 0:04:41.800 moves that are smart for their organization. Not only in 0:04:41.800 --> 0:04:45.920 two thousand twenty, but long term, because all these deals 0:04:45.960 --> 0:04:51.279 have cap ramifications. You mentioned to Sere interesting Greens because 0:04:52.080 --> 0:04:54.840 he played last couple of seasons with Indianapolis Colts and 0:04:55.080 --> 0:05:00.560 prior to Joe Douglas signing Rex Hogan on as assistant 0:05:00.640 --> 0:05:04.440 GM and the Jets, Hogan was with the Colts in 0:05:04.440 --> 0:05:07.599 two thousand, seventeen and eighteen. Here's a guy who's a 0:05:07.600 --> 0:05:12.320 bigger cornerback six one. Some I have listed him as 0:05:12.800 --> 0:05:15.599 as big as six too, but we'll go at six one. 0:05:15.760 --> 0:05:18.720 Last year, he led the Colts with the eleven past defenses, 0:05:18.800 --> 0:05:22.400 the two interceptions and five past defenses in one game 0:05:22.440 --> 0:05:26.880 against the Carolina Panthers in weeks sixteen, thirty six career starts, 0:05:27.360 --> 0:05:31.240 five interceptions, and thirty four past defenses. And I know 0:05:31.279 --> 0:05:34.159 a lot of people probably thinking, well, why the Colts 0:05:34.160 --> 0:05:36.760 get rid of them? Well, we're not there. The other 0:05:36.839 --> 0:05:39.920 thing that the factor into the equation is they just 0:05:40.040 --> 0:05:43.359 made a twenty five million dollar financial commitment commitment to 0:05:43.400 --> 0:05:46.279 Philip Rivers. So what do you think about the move 0:05:46.920 --> 0:05:51.720 of bringing in Pierre to Zer. I like it because 0:05:52.240 --> 0:05:55.200 you said we're gonna talk about the cornerback position. Um. 0:05:56.720 --> 0:06:02.520 After the Jets make those pair of moves releases. Remember 0:06:02.880 --> 0:06:07.080 Tremay Johnson and Daryl Roberts were opening day starters in 0:06:07.120 --> 0:06:11.640 two thousand nineteen, Greens. So they come to an agreement 0:06:11.720 --> 0:06:14.800 with Brian Pool and they made an official on Saturday 0:06:14.839 --> 0:06:18.359 after agreeing to terms. And that's such a critical position, 0:06:18.400 --> 0:06:21.960 the nickel position. We talked about that, but they needed 0:06:22.000 --> 0:06:24.920 help on the boundary. Now you bring in a guy 0:06:25.200 --> 0:06:28.960 who's got experience. Um, he's gonna turn thirty in September, 0:06:29.360 --> 0:06:35.560 former teammate of Nate Harriston actually in Indianapolis, and listen, 0:06:35.560 --> 0:06:38.080 if they were going out and playing tomorrow and they're not. 0:06:38.920 --> 0:06:42.839 Maybe your two corners are a couple long guys, and 0:06:42.839 --> 0:06:45.400 to see her in that blessed bless Austin. But Arthur 0:06:45.480 --> 0:06:52.120 Mullett gives you um depth and versatility behind them as well. So, UM, 0:06:52.160 --> 0:06:55.480 I think it's smart move, Greens. Uh, you know, because 0:06:55.920 --> 0:06:59.080 right now you're bringing in a guy who he started 0:06:59.120 --> 0:07:01.560 for a number of years in the National Football League 0:07:01.640 --> 0:07:06.120 and he's quite capable of filling out a position outside 0:07:06.120 --> 0:07:09.800 of numbers. Yeah, I feel like I feel like I 0:07:09.960 --> 0:07:13.520 very much like the way that the roster is shaping up. 0:07:13.960 --> 0:07:16.800 Even though it feels like they're not a ton of moves, 0:07:16.800 --> 0:07:19.800 there's still like a good handful. But I like the way. 0:07:20.000 --> 0:07:23.560 I like the trajectory that this roster is heading on 0:07:23.680 --> 0:07:25.840 right now. And when you look at the secondary, let's 0:07:25.840 --> 0:07:28.520 just talk quickly about who the Jets added at the 0:07:28.560 --> 0:07:32.400 safety spot. Marquis Christian, who you would assume is going 0:07:32.560 --> 0:07:35.800 to back up Marcus May and Jamal Adams one and 0:07:35.920 --> 0:07:38.640 number two be a special team's core guy for brand 0:07:38.720 --> 0:07:42.080 boyer Well. And he's only twenty five years old. So 0:07:42.200 --> 0:07:44.560 that's what I'm looking at in free agency. And he 0:07:44.640 --> 0:07:47.040 did some good things with the Rams Rams last year. 0:07:47.080 --> 0:07:51.360 In fact, former Rams defensive coordinator With Phillips said they 0:07:51.440 --> 0:07:55.280 used them as a hybrid linebacker at times and sub packages. 0:07:55.560 --> 0:07:58.320 So you bring in a guy like that. He's got 0:07:58.360 --> 0:08:01.800 some coverage abilities at times. Last year in l A 0:08:02.080 --> 0:08:05.400 he was asked to play one on one coverage taken 0:08:05.400 --> 0:08:08.840 on tight ends. Now the Jets are set at that 0:08:09.120 --> 0:08:12.760 safety position from a starting perspective with Jamal Adams and 0:08:12.840 --> 0:08:16.160 Marcus May. We know that, but we were talking when 0:08:16.240 --> 0:08:18.480 we did that, when we did the roster reset on 0:08:18.520 --> 0:08:21.400 the podcast. Is the depth behind him, who were the 0:08:21.440 --> 0:08:26.360 guys potentially going to be there while they get Christian 0:08:26.560 --> 0:08:29.640 into the mix, and you mentioned his special teams fraud 0:08:29.680 --> 0:08:33.680 with uh twelve special teams to pass four years in 0:08:33.880 --> 0:08:37.800 l A. Yeah, and just to give a quick reset. 0:08:38.440 --> 0:08:42.000 So because it feels like there's so many moves that 0:08:42.040 --> 0:08:43.800 go on that it's almost like you need to take 0:08:43.840 --> 0:08:45.640 the time and figure out what actually happened and how 0:08:45.679 --> 0:08:48.840 the roster shapes up. And right now in the second 0:08:48.840 --> 0:08:50.720 area for the Jets, of course you have Jamal Adams 0:08:50.720 --> 0:08:53.040 and Marcus May and then to your point, if you 0:08:53.080 --> 0:08:55.400 were to play tomorrow, it would probably be Pierre to Zier, 0:08:55.480 --> 0:08:59.120 Blessed Austin and then Arthur Mallets in the mix, Nate Harrison, 0:08:59.240 --> 0:09:02.000 Kyran Brown still on the roster. So the Jets still 0:09:02.000 --> 0:09:05.920 have work to do in the secondary, but still getting 0:09:05.960 --> 0:09:08.600 off on the right foot. And I think that the 0:09:08.679 --> 0:09:10.520 Pierre de Zier move is a good one for the 0:09:10.600 --> 0:09:12.880 Jets and we'll see obviously how it plays out. But 0:09:12.960 --> 0:09:17.440 he was great, and yeah, I got the sense that 0:09:17.480 --> 0:09:20.520 he was banged up last year which hindered his play. 0:09:20.600 --> 0:09:23.200 And you know, if Rex Hogan, who was there in 0:09:23.200 --> 0:09:26.760 Indianapolis when Pierre Desier was there, he gives the stamp 0:09:26.800 --> 0:09:30.000 of approval and yeah, I feel like I feel like 0:09:30.000 --> 0:09:31.960 it was a good move when it's all said and done. Yeah, 0:09:32.000 --> 0:09:34.640 you needed you needed a guy with more veteran experience 0:09:34.679 --> 0:09:37.319 out there, right because we're talking about blasts and we're 0:09:37.360 --> 0:09:39.719 talking about Nate and we're talking about guys like that. 0:09:39.840 --> 0:09:42.679 And Arthur got in the mix as well. But um, 0:09:42.880 --> 0:09:44.640 I don't want to say this guy fall into your 0:09:44.720 --> 0:09:47.760 lap because you have to be prepared for everything. But 0:09:47.880 --> 0:09:50.760 when he was out there, the Jets move quickly. The 0:09:50.760 --> 0:09:55.040 other thing about Pierre de Sire is great guy in 0:09:55.160 --> 0:10:00.880 terms of locker room and also community. So he kind 0:10:00.920 --> 0:10:04.240 of fits the Joe Douglas mold in terms of player 0:10:04.840 --> 0:10:08.880 uh as far as who's he bringing into the locker room, 0:10:08.920 --> 0:10:11.360 and a lot of these guys fit the bill, I 0:10:11.400 --> 0:10:13.559 would say, and he's one of them. YEA, let's not 0:10:13.800 --> 0:10:17.080 talk about Greg Van Roten, who the Jets reportedly signed 0:10:17.080 --> 0:10:20.120 over the weekend. A kid that's coming back home. I 0:10:20.160 --> 0:10:21.880 don't know if you saw his tweet over the weekend. 0:10:21.920 --> 0:10:25.360 It was him and the Jets almost like a Jets one, 0:10:25.480 --> 0:10:28.240 not a onesie, but a little kids shirt. And he's 0:10:28.480 --> 0:10:32.360 he's from the area, and I feel like again, Joe 0:10:32.400 --> 0:10:36.439 Douglas just keeping his word, reportedly adding all these offensive linemen, 0:10:36.800 --> 0:10:39.280 why not add another another one of the bunch. And 0:10:39.679 --> 0:10:42.000 if you were to play tomorrow, I'm gonna steal your 0:10:42.040 --> 0:10:44.760 little anecdote from before. Where do you think he would 0:10:44.800 --> 0:10:47.160 line up? Meaning where do you think Greg Van Roten 0:10:47.200 --> 0:10:51.640 would mind up tomorrow? Whoa we? I have no idea 0:10:51.960 --> 0:10:55.120 and I'm not trying to avoid the question. What I 0:10:55.120 --> 0:10:57.800 would say is that last year he started a loving 0:10:57.880 --> 0:11:01.800 games for the Carolina Panthers. Douglas is doing here is clear. 0:11:01.880 --> 0:11:04.880 He said he was going to address the offensive line. Um. 0:11:05.040 --> 0:11:09.320 Now on that interior, think about Jonathan Harrison, who was 0:11:09.360 --> 0:11:12.559 your starter at center last year. You're bringing Connor mcgoverned 0:11:12.679 --> 0:11:18.000 from the Denver Broncos, who started what thirty one games 0:11:18.040 --> 0:11:19.720 I want to say the last two years or maybe 0:11:19.760 --> 0:11:23.200 all thirty two to lass two years for the Broncos 0:11:23.280 --> 0:11:27.360 at the center position. But he has also uh he 0:11:27.440 --> 0:11:30.360 also has gained experience playing guard earlier in his career, 0:11:30.440 --> 0:11:32.559 so he's kind of one of those guys who can 0:11:32.600 --> 0:11:35.599 play both center and guard as well. You bring in 0:11:35.679 --> 0:11:40.680 band Rotten, you you re signed officially resigned Alex Lewis, 0:11:40.720 --> 0:11:44.440 who started twelve games for you a year ago. Brian 0:11:44.480 --> 0:11:47.280 Winters is still on the roster. Ben Roten is a 0:11:47.360 --> 0:11:51.480 guy well traveled, played north of the border in Toronto. 0:11:52.000 --> 0:11:55.080 Uh born in Rockville Center, So, like you said, a 0:11:55.080 --> 0:11:59.240 local guy. He actually played in the boomer as siasin 0:11:59.440 --> 0:12:02.560 I'm probably Challenge All Star Game back in two thousand 0:12:02.559 --> 0:12:05.920 and eight, Greens, how about that I covered? I covered 0:12:05.920 --> 0:12:09.040 the Empire game my first season, and I guess that 0:12:09.080 --> 0:12:13.559 would be the Jets really coming full circle there. Yeah, 0:12:14.080 --> 0:12:18.280 just think about another guy. When you do your research 0:12:18.320 --> 0:12:21.560 and you find out more about these guys, what is 0:12:21.640 --> 0:12:25.679 this resonate? Now? What does this make you think of? 0:12:26.160 --> 0:12:27.960 Let me let me read this to you. If you 0:12:28.040 --> 0:12:30.120 really want to you have to be willing to sacrifice 0:12:30.200 --> 0:12:31.800 a lot to get it. Because if you're one of 0:12:31.840 --> 0:12:33.960 the guys like I was an undraft the free agent 0:12:34.000 --> 0:12:35.760 and not coming out of a big college, I didn't 0:12:35.800 --> 0:12:38.280 have the pedigree of a lot of other of a 0:12:38.320 --> 0:12:40.760 lot of other players, so you just have to kind 0:12:40.760 --> 0:12:43.840 of scratch and claw your way. I knew from a 0:12:43.880 --> 0:12:46.920 young age that football was something that I wanted to 0:12:46.520 --> 0:12:52.079 pursue scratch and crawl former undrafted free agent Pro Football Focus. So, 0:12:52.280 --> 0:12:55.320 by the way, in your prep, uh, you pointed this 0:12:55.400 --> 0:12:58.800 out that he was the Carolina Panthers most improved player 0:12:58.800 --> 0:13:01.680 in two thousand nine team. So when I hear that 0:13:01.800 --> 0:13:04.600 quote and then we take a look at this kid 0:13:04.720 --> 0:13:07.840 who grew up in Rockville Center and find out a 0:13:07.840 --> 0:13:10.360 little bit more about his journey, I think about Joe 0:13:10.400 --> 0:13:15.520 Douglas right, And to your point, not only did PFF 0:13:15.840 --> 0:13:19.720 rank him the most improved Carolina Panther, but he got 0:13:20.320 --> 0:13:24.120 some big props from five time Pro Bowl guard Trey Turner, 0:13:24.360 --> 0:13:27.360 who played the opposite position. So Greg Manroon played left 0:13:27.400 --> 0:13:30.080 guard for the Panthers and Trey Turner played right guard 0:13:30.440 --> 0:13:33.880 for the Panthers. So Tray Turner gave him some major props. 0:13:34.200 --> 0:13:37.040 And I feel like he's you know, it's funny. I 0:13:37.080 --> 0:13:39.760 feel like you don't often see stories like this, but 0:13:39.920 --> 0:13:43.200 I I when you do, they really kind of hit home. 0:13:43.240 --> 0:13:47.440 Because to your points, small school, undrafted played early on 0:13:47.520 --> 0:13:50.520 his and his career in Green Bay was cut, goes 0:13:50.559 --> 0:13:53.360 north of the border, plays with the Toronto Argonauts, and 0:13:53.360 --> 0:13:56.000 then actually finds a home in the NFL with the 0:13:56.000 --> 0:13:58.920 Carolina Panthers, and I feel like you see a lot 0:13:58.960 --> 0:14:02.560 of players that come from the CFL, not a whole 0:14:02.600 --> 0:14:04.520 lot of them stick. I mean, you think of somebody 0:14:04.559 --> 0:14:07.320 like Cam Wake, but Greg Van Rowden could be in 0:14:07.320 --> 0:14:10.760 that mold where he comes back to the NFL after 0:14:10.880 --> 0:14:14.360 playing a couple of seasons up north and then he sticks. 0:14:14.400 --> 0:14:16.880 And it's one of the things where it must really 0:14:16.960 --> 0:14:19.840 come full circle for somebody like him to come back 0:14:19.880 --> 0:14:22.760 to the team that he grew up rooting for. It 0:14:22.880 --> 0:14:25.400 must be really cool for him. And I think that again, 0:14:25.440 --> 0:14:29.800 the Jets offensive line continues to get bolstered way even 0:14:29.920 --> 0:14:35.040 before the draft comes around. And he exactly take a tackle, 0:14:35.120 --> 0:14:39.640 then Green's exactly U. Joe Douglas is not gonna head 0:14:39.680 --> 0:14:41.840 into the draft saying he needs a tackle. But I 0:14:41.880 --> 0:14:46.000 will say this that there's been five guys the Jets 0:14:46.000 --> 0:14:49.520 have been connected with up front this offseason. We mentioned 0:14:49.600 --> 0:14:55.640 Louis resigning, that's official. Then media reports are that the 0:14:55.760 --> 0:14:59.560 Jets have picked up tackle George Phan guy played left 0:14:59.560 --> 0:15:02.440 and rights I third tight end um. A lot of 0:15:02.440 --> 0:15:05.920 people like his ceiling. The former college basketball player at 0:15:05.920 --> 0:15:11.440 Western Kentucky, Connor McGovern solid starter at center for the 0:15:11.480 --> 0:15:17.120 Denver Broncos. Josh Andrews, he provides you some more depth, 0:15:17.240 --> 0:15:19.960 I would say, on the interior, and then Greg Van 0:15:20.080 --> 0:15:23.720 Rote another guy who lines up with the guard position, 0:15:23.800 --> 0:15:28.520 So one tackle right, and then uh, while specifically when 0:15:28.520 --> 0:15:32.640 you're just talking about McGovern, Van Rotten and Lewis, you're 0:15:32.680 --> 0:15:37.560 thinking about the three interior guys, So listen, Uh, Douglas 0:15:37.600 --> 0:15:40.560 is going to continue to look to bolsters offensive line. 0:15:40.680 --> 0:15:44.440 In no way would I say, okay, well, that this 0:15:44.520 --> 0:15:48.160 is what the Jets are done with in because like 0:15:48.200 --> 0:15:51.480 you said, before the draft, and even if they didn't 0:15:51.520 --> 0:15:54.800 grab a tackle, a lot of people think that, hey, 0:15:54.960 --> 0:15:57.680 that's obviously gonna be interested in the New York Jets 0:15:57.720 --> 0:16:00.320 at the number eleven position. If they do indeed stay there, 0:16:00.520 --> 0:16:04.280 they do have four picks in the top eighty overall, 0:16:04.520 --> 0:16:08.400 So again, no surprise at all if the Jets go 0:16:08.880 --> 0:16:12.680 looking to help fortify that line early in the draft. 0:16:13.320 --> 0:16:15.200 You know, I think you can start to see the 0:16:15.240 --> 0:16:18.720 puzzle coming together with the different pieces that Joe Douglas 0:16:18.760 --> 0:16:21.920 has reportedly put on this roster. And I think if 0:16:21.920 --> 0:16:24.000 you're a Jets fan, you have to be excited because 0:16:24.280 --> 0:16:28.320 we're only less than a week from the official start 0:16:28.400 --> 0:16:31.280 of free agency, and we're actually recording this one week 0:16:31.600 --> 0:16:34.920 after the legal tampering period officially opened, so for the 0:16:35.000 --> 0:16:37.520 Jets to add all the players that they reportedly have 0:16:37.920 --> 0:16:40.480 and still have the second and third waves of free 0:16:40.480 --> 0:16:42.440 agency and the draft, I think you really have to 0:16:42.600 --> 0:16:45.440 like and I think if you're a fan, you're encouraged 0:16:45.720 --> 0:16:48.480 where this team is headed. And one thing on the 0:16:48.480 --> 0:16:50.600 offensive lineman that I want to bring up the guys 0:16:50.640 --> 0:16:53.120 that have reportedly signed with the Jets is one of 0:16:53.120 --> 0:16:56.160 the words Joe Douglas used was versatility. And that's something 0:16:56.240 --> 0:16:58.360 that was a t set of trait that he was 0:16:58.440 --> 0:17:00.680 looking for an offensive line, and he said that at 0:17:00.680 --> 0:17:03.640 the Combine press conference. And when you look at guys 0:17:03.720 --> 0:17:06.600 like George pant experience on both the right and the 0:17:06.680 --> 0:17:09.320 left side. You look at Connor McGovern and Greg Van 0:17:09.400 --> 0:17:13.119 Roton both have experience. For McGovern center and guard. For 0:17:13.240 --> 0:17:16.720 Van Rotten, both guard positions and center. And then you 0:17:16.760 --> 0:17:20.080 look at Alex Lewis, I don't know if he's played 0:17:20.080 --> 0:17:22.720 another guard position other than left. But then you look 0:17:22.720 --> 0:17:25.600 at guys on the roster like Jonathan Harrison, he has 0:17:25.640 --> 0:17:28.159 experienced in almost every position so it's clear to me 0:17:28.680 --> 0:17:32.240 that Joe Douglas is looking for versatility. Would also be 0:17:32.359 --> 0:17:36.360 were mess Greens if we didn't mention h Josh Andrews, 0:17:36.440 --> 0:17:39.520 who played in parts of nine games with the Colts 0:17:39.520 --> 0:17:42.240 over the past two seasons at bull center at guards. 0:17:42.320 --> 0:17:45.639 So again one of those guys who can shift to 0:17:45.960 --> 0:17:50.000 center and he can play guard. Last year his most 0:17:50.040 --> 0:17:53.240 offensive snaps game in Week nine against the Pittsburgh Steelers 0:17:53.720 --> 0:17:57.840 as a former cult building for and injured Ryan Kelly. 0:17:57.920 --> 0:18:01.800 That's another guy reportedly Jets have come to an agreement with. 0:18:02.160 --> 0:18:09.080 So five in all, one is official and four are 0:18:09.760 --> 0:18:14.560 um four. I should say our agreements in place in 0:18:14.720 --> 0:18:20.320 four the five overall our interior players. Okay, let's let's 0:18:20.320 --> 0:18:24.199 circle back to the secondary here because I know that 0:18:24.280 --> 0:18:26.800 you you brought this to my attention Pro Football Focus 0:18:26.920 --> 0:18:31.480 earlier today tweeted out build your dream secondary with current 0:18:31.600 --> 0:18:36.320 NFL players and they want three corners and two safeties. So, 0:18:36.960 --> 0:18:38.800 and you wanted to give your answer, But how do 0:18:38.840 --> 0:18:40.120 you want to do this? You want to you want 0:18:40.119 --> 0:18:42.040 to come to a joint answer. You want to go 0:18:42.640 --> 0:18:45.200 your five and then my five. No, we can come 0:18:45.240 --> 0:18:48.320 with the joint answer. You know What I will say, though, Greens, 0:18:48.960 --> 0:18:52.080 and maybe it depends on how you're gonna go, and 0:18:52.160 --> 0:18:55.960 because we might have a big time disagreement, I may 0:18:56.160 --> 0:18:59.239 have to go on my own. What I will say is, 0:18:59.640 --> 0:19:02.959 if doing this the right way, and I like how 0:19:03.359 --> 0:19:05.760 p FF is doing this and putting that out there, 0:19:06.800 --> 0:19:09.240 I think this should have an a f C East 0:19:09.280 --> 0:19:14.320 flavor because when I think of elite secondary players, I'm 0:19:14.400 --> 0:19:17.880 starting in the a f C East. Okay, So, so 0:19:17.920 --> 0:19:20.040 are we just limiting this to the a f C 0:19:20.160 --> 0:19:23.720 East or you want to go everywhere? Oh no, we'll go. 0:19:23.880 --> 0:19:26.600 We're going everywhere. I'm saying. I see, I say, well, 0:19:26.640 --> 0:19:31.160 I mean to your point, well, there's I think there's 0:19:31.240 --> 0:19:35.520 two corners and one safety that you could pencil in 0:19:35.920 --> 0:19:38.359 for three of these five slots. And if we're on 0:19:38.400 --> 0:19:41.320 the same page here, I'm pretty sure you'd say Stefan 0:19:41.440 --> 0:19:47.760 Gilmore White, and Jamal Adams. Done done, done, check those boxes. 0:19:47.840 --> 0:19:51.400 Those are my three I would rank, And I don't 0:19:51.400 --> 0:19:55.080 care who you rank first. I would put Gilmore and 0:19:55.280 --> 0:20:00.160 White at the top at the cornerback position. Jamal Adams, 0:20:01.040 --> 0:20:04.840 he's best safety in football right now. Uh, at least 0:20:04.920 --> 0:20:07.520 last year his season. It would be hard to make 0:20:07.560 --> 0:20:11.760 an argument that I'd put somebody ahead of him, So 0:20:12.400 --> 0:20:14.520 I would stick with those three guys out of the 0:20:14.720 --> 0:20:20.119 FC East. So who would you say as your third 0:20:20.240 --> 0:20:24.000 corner out of because there's three corner spots and I 0:20:24.000 --> 0:20:26.399 don't think one of them is supposed to be a 0:20:26.440 --> 0:20:29.679 slot guy. I mean that wasn't included in the copy. 0:20:29.800 --> 0:20:33.480 So if you're picking a third corner to represent your 0:20:33.600 --> 0:20:36.480 dream secondary, who who are you going with? I don't know. 0:20:36.560 --> 0:20:38.840 That's a great question. Do you want a ball hawking 0:20:38.840 --> 0:20:42.480 in there? Well, I mean the guy that comes to 0:20:42.560 --> 0:20:44.359 my mind. I don't know if you agree with this. 0:20:45.040 --> 0:20:47.600 The guy that comes to my mind would be Jalen Ramsey. 0:20:47.640 --> 0:20:51.040 But I don't know. I feel like I'm missing somebody. 0:20:51.080 --> 0:20:53.199 But to me, the first guy that came to my 0:20:53.240 --> 0:20:56.719 mind would be Jalen Ramsey. I like that call, no 0:20:56.720 --> 0:20:59.159 doubt about it. Um, And I know this guy is 0:20:59.200 --> 0:21:02.880 a safety, but I'm just thinking about his skills would 0:21:02.880 --> 0:21:08.120 allow him to play it at a third quarter position. 0:21:08.760 --> 0:21:12.800 How about makeup Fitzpatrick? Yeah that's fair, but would you 0:21:12.800 --> 0:21:15.399 consider him a safety or you consider MC? I consider 0:21:15.440 --> 0:21:17.320 him a safety, but I'm fooling around with my line 0:21:17.400 --> 0:21:19.679 up a little bit. Okay, that's fairy. Well, if you 0:21:19.760 --> 0:21:23.000 put Minca, that's kind of a backdoor way to include 0:21:23.040 --> 0:21:24.720 him as a corner. So then who would you choose 0:21:24.720 --> 0:21:26.840 as your second safety? I don't know, what do you 0:21:26.880 --> 0:21:30.080 think about Eddie Jackson? I like Eddie Jackson. It's a 0:21:30.119 --> 0:21:33.119 little uh see. I was thinking about Durwin James, but 0:21:33.200 --> 0:21:36.480 I don't know how similar. I don't know how having 0:21:36.520 --> 0:21:38.480 a similar player to Jamal. I don't know how that 0:21:38.520 --> 0:21:40.520 would play out in the second area. Obviously there are 0:21:40.560 --> 0:21:45.000 two outstanding players. But Eddie Jackson is a ball hawk, 0:21:45.080 --> 0:21:48.119 and I think that pairing him with Jamal would be 0:21:48.160 --> 0:21:51.399 a nice little one to punch. But I think you 0:21:51.440 --> 0:21:56.320 can't really go wrong with either of those guys. Yeah, yeah, listen. 0:21:56.520 --> 0:22:01.040 Uh it's a fun little exercise. And the way Marcus 0:22:01.080 --> 0:22:03.320 May was playing at the end of the two thousand 0:22:03.480 --> 0:22:07.560 nineteen season, if you put this list together, maybe the 0:22:07.640 --> 0:22:11.760 next offseason, maybe he's gonna be considered for Yeah, you know, 0:22:12.000 --> 0:22:14.800 and I think that, you know, just based on last season. 0:22:14.800 --> 0:22:16.359 You know, who else had a great year last year? 0:22:16.400 --> 0:22:18.320 And I don't necessarily know if i'd put him in 0:22:18.800 --> 0:22:21.160 for top five. But Devin mccordy. If you're talking about 0:22:21.200 --> 0:22:25.160 AFC East flavor. He had another great year for the Patriots, 0:22:25.200 --> 0:22:27.680 and he was leading the league and interceptions at one point. 0:22:27.680 --> 0:22:29.960 I don't know if you finished as such, but there's 0:22:30.000 --> 0:22:31.679 so many I feel like you could go in a 0:22:31.720 --> 0:22:35.560 thousand ways, so we're you're right, You're right, I would 0:22:35.560 --> 0:22:37.719 do that third quarter. I don't think you can go 0:22:37.800 --> 0:22:41.960 wrong with Jalen Ramsey. Make I was just thinking of 0:22:42.000 --> 0:22:43.919 a way to get him on the field because he 0:22:44.080 --> 0:22:47.399 I think he's got special ball hawking qualities. Okay, so 0:22:47.440 --> 0:22:49.959 we're going at true, true or false. This is the 0:22:49.960 --> 0:22:53.159