WEBVTT - A Conversation with Jets Legend Anthony Becht (5/18)

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<v Speaker 1>Official Jets bod is presented by win Bet Betting is

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<v Speaker 1>a team sport bet together at win Bet. Eric Allen

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<v Speaker 1>here at one Jets Drive join by the head coach

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<v Speaker 1>of the Saint Louis BattleHawks, Anthony Beck, who still is

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<v Speaker 1>doing Jets content as an analyst. But let's start right there.

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<v Speaker 1>XFL Year one. How much do you enjoy it?

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<v Speaker 2>Brother?

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<v Speaker 1>Man?

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<v Speaker 2>It was a blast? You know, I think for me,

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<v Speaker 2>you build something from the ground up with your players

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<v Speaker 2>and staff. You go through training camp and you're really

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<v Speaker 2>not sure what you have until you get out there.

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<v Speaker 2>And there was a lot of anticipation, a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>nerves and anxiety for me, first time head coach, trying

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<v Speaker 2>to do everything right, trying to get guys prepared for

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<v Speaker 2>the first time. And then we had an outstanding season.

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<v Speaker 2>Man seven and three kind of got snubbed from the

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<v Speaker 2>playoffs with the rules and whatnot, but we were definitely

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<v Speaker 2>a playoff team, but we had some opportunities at the

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<v Speaker 2>end to seal our fate and get in, but we

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<v Speaker 2>didn't quite get over that hump. But just extremely talented

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<v Speaker 2>football team. We really did a nice job of finding

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<v Speaker 2>really good players to fill our roster, not just our roster,

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<v Speaker 2>but we had about ten other players we released that

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<v Speaker 2>actually played for other teams. So just really good just

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<v Speaker 2>finding the right player too. You know, not only were

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<v Speaker 2>they good players, they were good people, high character, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>minimal issues throughout the season, but we had our standard

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<v Speaker 2>you know, things that came up popped up throughout the year.

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<v Speaker 2>But other than that, man, the experience with the XFL

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<v Speaker 2>did ownership top to bottom first class. Really didn't know

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<v Speaker 2>what to expect, but I knew obviously with Danny Garcia, Duwayne,

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<v Speaker 2>the Rock Johnson and the Redburg Capitol group that they

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<v Speaker 2>were really about the players and from top to bottom,

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<v Speaker 2>where we stayed, where we practiced, the food we ate

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<v Speaker 2>every day, how we traveled on the road, just really

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<v Speaker 2>a plus across the board. Really impressed on you know

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<v Speaker 2>how they did and really set that up for our

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<v Speaker 2>staff and our players. So our players had a great environment.

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<v Speaker 2>We were able to build something fairly quickly. It's another

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<v Speaker 2>thing too, just trying to get a culture build in

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<v Speaker 2>forty days of training camp. You know, these guys never

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<v Speaker 2>met each other, never been around each other, having been

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<v Speaker 2>coached by our guys, didn't know me. So just really

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<v Speaker 2>all in all, from top to bottom. A great process

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<v Speaker 2>and I loved it.

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<v Speaker 1>Man.

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<v Speaker 2>I immersed myself in every possible detail, angle situation that

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<v Speaker 2>I possibly could, and you know, put that time in

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<v Speaker 2>every day that we're there as if I was coaching

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<v Speaker 2>an NFL team, right, So just grind it for you know,

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<v Speaker 2>four and a half five months and just loved it.

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<v Speaker 2>Loved waking up early, loved going to bed late, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>working with the staff, the players, and really ended up

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<v Speaker 2>being a super successful season for twenty twenty three, one.

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<v Speaker 1>Of the four aces in the Jets two thousand draft class.

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<v Speaker 1>Of course, you played more than ten years in the

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<v Speaker 1>National Football League. At what point did he get the

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<v Speaker 1>itch for coaching? When did that brug enter your body?

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<v Speaker 2>You know, after I took a year off after my

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<v Speaker 2>last season in twenty eleven, I really put a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of options out on the table. You know. I was

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<v Speaker 2>really brought into a lot of the teams that I

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<v Speaker 2>played for in the back end of my career to

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<v Speaker 2>really add to the leadership of the locker room, the

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<v Speaker 2>tight end room, add to the group, the experience of

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<v Speaker 2>the knowledge and help the coach that was actually in

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<v Speaker 2>the in the tight end room as well. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>those were things that I just grew to love. I

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<v Speaker 2>loved helping players. I loved helping you know, guys come together,

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<v Speaker 2>understand not only the tight end position, but also galvanize

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<v Speaker 2>a locker room. And those things happened a lot later

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<v Speaker 2>in my career when I was you know, that veteran

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<v Speaker 2>type of player. After I was done, you know, it

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<v Speaker 2>was media, I was coaching. There was my family, my kids,

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<v Speaker 2>A lot of different things there that kind of pointed

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<v Speaker 2>me into a different direction. I was still able to

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<v Speaker 2>coach in a smaller level nflp Agent, collegiate All Star

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<v Speaker 2>games I did those those were great, kind of kept

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<v Speaker 2>my toes in the water a little bit. I trained

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<v Speaker 2>some of the top tight ends coming out of the

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<v Speaker 2>draft for you know, over that stretch of time from

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<v Speaker 2>twenty twelve on and really started towards the end of

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<v Speaker 2>or at least most recently last couple of years, get

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<v Speaker 2>involved in coaching. Went out in the AAF, did that

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<v Speaker 2>full time in that spring league in San Diego, and

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<v Speaker 2>coach Marts really helped propel me, kind of like pushing

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<v Speaker 2>me out of the media side and say, listen, man,

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<v Speaker 2>you got too much knowledge, too much there to give

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<v Speaker 2>back to players, you know, you need to be coaching

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<v Speaker 2>in some capacity. So that was a great start for

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<v Speaker 2>me from a full time standpoint. And then obviously when

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<v Speaker 2>this opportunity with the XFL came about and my kids

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<v Speaker 2>now in college, been able to do a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>other things, this was the right time for me. And

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<v Speaker 2>you know, calling games for ten years with ESPN and

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<v Speaker 2>the college landscape, NFL landscape, working with the Jets, all

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<v Speaker 2>different types of capacities that really kind of helped me

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<v Speaker 2>understand the game, the player a little bit more from

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<v Speaker 2>the college standpoint and currently what the league is doing.

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<v Speaker 2>And for me, just okay, I've learned so much from

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<v Speaker 2>different organizations, from coaches, from other leaders and players I've

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<v Speaker 2>been around. Now it's okay, how can I put that

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<v Speaker 2>together and also now do it the way I want

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<v Speaker 2>to do it. So I'm very fortunate to get the

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<v Speaker 2>head coaching opportunity worked my way, sold a vision to

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<v Speaker 2>the XFL, and then once I got in, man, I

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<v Speaker 2>was all in. I was ready to go. It was

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<v Speaker 2>perfect timing for me, and right now I love what

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<v Speaker 2>I'm doing that It's a great space for me, and

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<v Speaker 2>like I said, this is a space where players want

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<v Speaker 2>the knowledge they have chips on their shoulders and they're

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<v Speaker 2>this close to getting to the goal that they want

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<v Speaker 2>to reach. Whether that's the NFL, whether that's just continuing

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<v Speaker 2>to play football at a professional level, whatever that may be.

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<v Speaker 2>It's my job to fill those holes, and I think

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<v Speaker 2>this is the best space for it.

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<v Speaker 1>You were all in, you dove in to the deep

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<v Speaker 1>waters after that last game, you guys finished seven to three.

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<v Speaker 1>You go to the podium and all the emotions overcame

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<v Speaker 1>you can you talk about that experience you finish up

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<v Speaker 1>that first regular season and all those experiences that you

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<v Speaker 1>guys had coming to a conclusion. What was that like

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<v Speaker 1>for you?

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<v Speaker 2>You know what? Honestly, that scenario was interesting because you know,

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<v Speaker 2>we're in a game where we had to score a

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<v Speaker 2>ton of points. We couldn't give up a lot of points.

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<v Speaker 2>We were doing some things that were really unorthodox. Right.

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<v Speaker 2>You had the game in hand by the third quarter,

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<v Speaker 2>but you still have to push your players and you're

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<v Speaker 2>trying to score more. And it just kind of hit me. Man,

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<v Speaker 2>I've been in their shoes. I know how hard it

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<v Speaker 2>is to play the game at the level you have

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<v Speaker 2>to play at. What your body is going through, what

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<v Speaker 2>these guys have gone through for ten weeks of the

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<v Speaker 2>season in the training room, trying to be available for

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<v Speaker 2>me every single week, playing through injuries, going through training camp,

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<v Speaker 2>and to have to go into that game and try

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<v Speaker 2>to do more than you normally would have to. It

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<v Speaker 2>was emotional for me because I understand those levels that

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<v Speaker 2>you push your body to, and it just, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I was just so appreciative of what the players had done,

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<v Speaker 2>not only in that game, but up to that point.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, they really bought into what I was, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>really selling for them and what I was trying to

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<v Speaker 2>push them to, and every single week they gave it

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<v Speaker 2>my all, and it just kind of hit me a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit on just what we had to do in

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<v Speaker 2>that final game, the limits that they pushed themselves, and

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<v Speaker 2>I just was deeply, you know, had a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>gratitude for what they had done to that point, being

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<v Speaker 2>that you know, that game was in hand into the

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<v Speaker 2>early third quarter and they had to keep pushing themselves

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<v Speaker 2>and pushing themselves. It was great for the fans to see.

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<v Speaker 2>It was exciting. We had some great plays, but you know,

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<v Speaker 2>also knowing that man, these guys, you know, guys had

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<v Speaker 2>hamstrings knees, you know, all kinds of different things, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>lower backs, elbows, hands, thumbs, fingers. I mean just you

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<v Speaker 2>know where you really could have pulled back in that opportunity,

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<v Speaker 2>we had to push forward, and they did it without

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<v Speaker 2>any excuse, without any you know, sideways looking at me

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<v Speaker 2>and they and they really finished the season strong. So

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<v Speaker 2>it was just more of an emotion towards the gratitude

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<v Speaker 2>of the players.

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<v Speaker 1>How about the gratitude for the fans. Man Saint Louis

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<v Speaker 1>was rocking, did you guys say, the best attendance in

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<v Speaker 1>the XFL.

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<v Speaker 2>They killed it, really, you know. And I tried to

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<v Speaker 2>immerse myself with the fan base early on. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>we didn't have a team when I was hired last February,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, so I had to do a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>the leg work and interactions. I tried to touch as

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<v Speaker 2>many fans on social media as possible, just you know,

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<v Speaker 2>trying to do different things in the market. When I

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<v Speaker 2>went up there probably four or five times prior to

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<v Speaker 2>the season starting, and I just promised, I said, look,

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<v Speaker 2>I needed them to show up every week. I needed

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<v Speaker 2>as many fans as possible where I wanted them to

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<v Speaker 2>break the spring attendance records every single week, and I

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<v Speaker 2>promised them that in return, I'd give them a good product.

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<v Speaker 2>I just believed in what we had from a players standpoint,

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<v Speaker 2>I believed in what we could build, and I believed

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<v Speaker 2>in the vision that I had, And even though there

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<v Speaker 2>was probably not a lot of clarity on what it

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<v Speaker 2>would be game one, I just knew if we did

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<v Speaker 2>it the right way, found the right players, that we

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<v Speaker 2>could give these fans not only just football, but give

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<v Speaker 2>them a winning product, give them something, you know, to

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<v Speaker 2>show up and cheer for every single week, and give

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<v Speaker 2>them the opportunity to see a team push their way

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<v Speaker 2>and try to get to the goal of winning a championship.

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<v Speaker 2>And we were able to do that. But they showed up,

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<v Speaker 2>they showed out. I think we broke the attendance record

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<v Speaker 2>the I think we had the five highest attendance rated

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<v Speaker 2>crowds in our five home games in five straight consecutive weeks.

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<v Speaker 2>But man, they were awesome. Face paint outfits, T shirts,

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<v Speaker 2>shoulder pads, helmets, swords, hawk feathers. I mean, they lined

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<v Speaker 2>up before the game's entranced into this into the domeforce

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<v Speaker 2>waited for us, came early, and they were great on

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<v Speaker 2>third down, man, I really pushed the envelope. I wanted

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<v Speaker 2>that place to be a difference maker, and it was

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<v Speaker 2>great for our players because, you know, Eric like, it's

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<v Speaker 2>one thing to play the game, to push and do

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<v Speaker 2>things at the professional level to try to continue to

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<v Speaker 2>enhance your game, but also under the pressures and constraints

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<v Speaker 2>of a crowd, noise, of scenarios and situations where the

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<v Speaker 2>noise and the crowd mat especially when you had guys

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<v Speaker 2>on defense trying to communicate. The crowds loud, they're trying to,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, make it hard for the offense. If you're

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<v Speaker 2>able to play under those constraints as well, that's almost

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<v Speaker 2>as realistic as playing in the NFL, and that's what

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<v Speaker 2>those guys need as well. So I'm just very thankful

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<v Speaker 2>for the fan base coming out every single week and

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<v Speaker 2>supporting our team, and just glad we're able to give

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<v Speaker 2>them a winner year one.

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<v Speaker 1>What can you tell us about your relationship with The Rock,

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<v Speaker 1>Dwayne Johnson, Because if anybody's following you on social media,

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<v Speaker 1>the Rock was all over what Saint Louis was doing,

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<v Speaker 1>and of course his involvement in the XFL is well known.

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<v Speaker 1>That's widely publicized, but it seemed like you guys had

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<v Speaker 1>quite a few back and forth throughout the year we did.

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<v Speaker 2>He's so passionate about what this league is, what it's about.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, he was selling the entire time. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>that fifty four number. He was that guy that was

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<v Speaker 2>on the outskirts, that needed that opportunity, that needed that

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<v Speaker 2>league to really help him get to the draft, to

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<v Speaker 2>the NFL. He wasn't able to get drafted, He wasn't

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<v Speaker 2>able to get that chance, went to the Canadian League,

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<v Speaker 2>wasn't quite the developmental league that he was looking for.

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<v Speaker 2>And you know, look it worked out for him obviously,

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<v Speaker 2>and what he's doing now, but he's really passionate about

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<v Speaker 2>helping these players, allowing them and give them that opportunity

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<v Speaker 2>to kind of pursue themselves. I mean, this is kind

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<v Speaker 2>of a per you know, you'd be surprised how many

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<v Speaker 2>guys are in this kind of purgatory between college and

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<v Speaker 2>NFL that have either gotten a chance, gotten there, was invited, practiced,

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<v Speaker 2>made a couple of years, still have it, but yet

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<v Speaker 2>can't latch on because their skills haven't been able to

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<v Speaker 2>continue to develop, because they haven't been able to play more.

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<v Speaker 2>They just they're there, but you know, they didn't get

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<v Speaker 2>that opportunity to continue to show and shine. And this

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<v Speaker 2>is what this league is for. You're talking about thousands

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<v Speaker 2>of players that went to showcases, that tried to reach

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<v Speaker 2>out to me on social media, just any way possible

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<v Speaker 2>to try to get a chance, and you're evaluating you're

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<v Speaker 2>trying to pick fifty one players to be on your roster.

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<v Speaker 2>It's incredibly hard. And you know, our league was able

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<v Speaker 2>to allow four hundred plus players to kind of continue

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<v Speaker 2>their dream and show that they can, you know, play

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<v Speaker 2>at a high level, play at a higher level. And

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<v Speaker 2>we're seeing that now in the back end, guys getting signed,

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<v Speaker 2>invited to mini camps. You guys had a few players,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, just really a unique opportunity for these players

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<v Speaker 2>to really get their shot after they've worked so hard

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<v Speaker 2>and continue to get it through our company and XFL

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<v Speaker 2>in our league. You know, Dwayne just really did a

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<v Speaker 2>great job pushing that envelope for them and speaking to

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<v Speaker 2>them personally. We all came together in training camp and

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<v Speaker 2>all the ownership was there, and then of course the

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<v Speaker 2>led work of Danny Garcia, the first female she's a

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<v Speaker 2>woman of football right. She's our commissioner, she's our leader,

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<v Speaker 2>our chairwoman, and she did a great job of just

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<v Speaker 2>putting together what needed to be there and showing nothing

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<v Speaker 2>and being there for the fans and the players at

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<v Speaker 2>the stadiums, at the games, at the practices, and really

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<v Speaker 2>developing a league that can help these guys shine and

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<v Speaker 2>pursue their dreams.

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<v Speaker 1>What was your mindset as a head coach you taking

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<v Speaker 1>on this role for the first time in a new league.

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<v Speaker 1>How did you go about connecting with the guys? But

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<v Speaker 1>also what kind of personality do you think your team

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<v Speaker 1>took on to the field that kind of embodied everything

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<v Speaker 1>that you wanted them to have.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, I just only knew one way as a

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<v Speaker 2>player how to do it. Head down, lunch pail, blue collar, fight,

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<v Speaker 2>be be available, be accountable. Uh. You know the discipline

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<v Speaker 2>it takes to play four quarters. Uh, minimizing mistakes and

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<v Speaker 2>making sure the mental side was was as clear and

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<v Speaker 2>and and and and really the ability for them to

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<v Speaker 2>to push through adversity uh and come out on the

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<v Speaker 2>other side in a positive way. Number One, I had

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<v Speaker 2>to gain my players trust and that that encompasses a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of things. It encompasses Okay, what we're doing on

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<v Speaker 2>the practice field, why we're doing it. You know, why

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<v Speaker 2>we're tackling today. You know, we don't have a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of time to do these things. Why are these things important?

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<v Speaker 2>But also from a personal level, understanding that every player,

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<v Speaker 2>when I sit and talk to them in front of

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<v Speaker 2>a large space in our team meeting, that they're not

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<v Speaker 2>going to really some guys are going to take in

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<v Speaker 2>things differently. It may work for them, it may not.

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<v Speaker 2>But when we break it down on the field and

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<v Speaker 2>I get to know these guys, understanding who they are,

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<v Speaker 2>why they're playing, what their why is, and what pushes them.

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<v Speaker 2>Some guys, you can they want to get it. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>they want to want you to get in their backside

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<v Speaker 2>right every single day in practice. They want to push

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<v Speaker 2>you a limit. Some guys you got to pull them

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<v Speaker 2>to the side and talk to them, you know. I mean, look,

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<v Speaker 2>you can't coddle every player, but you've got to be

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<v Speaker 2>able to deliver the message properly so you get the

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<v Speaker 2>most out of it from each and every player. And

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<v Speaker 2>then also the mental side, the mental wealth and well

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<v Speaker 2>being of these players. I really kept my door open

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<v Speaker 2>for them because I want a clarity for them, and

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<v Speaker 2>I wanted to offer help if I could in any

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<v Speaker 2>way possible for me because a lot of these guys

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<v Speaker 2>aren't coming from riches. A lot of these guys aren't

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<v Speaker 2>coming from situations that are great. You know, we're paying

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<v Speaker 2>our guys really good for four months. They make really

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<v Speaker 2>decent money for that four month span. But kids, family, friends, girlfriends, wives,

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<v Speaker 2>they're living together, they're roommateing, you know, twenty six year

0:15:21.400 --> 0:15:24.240
<v Speaker 2>old guys have roommates. I mean, it's you know, there's

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of factors that go into it. As you're

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<v Speaker 2>striving to reach your goal that some of them may

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<v Speaker 2>never reach, quite frankly, So you know, just for those

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<v Speaker 2>guys to understand they can come to me and they're

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<v Speaker 2>going to get that same guy every single day. So

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<v Speaker 2>got to be able to push their buttons, push the

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<v Speaker 2>envelope for them and get the most out of them

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<v Speaker 2>on a day to day basis. Totally be engaged with that.

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<v Speaker 2>But also it can't be coach speak every day. You

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<v Speaker 2>have to be able to connect with your guys and

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<v Speaker 2>I tried my best to do that, and ultimately, when

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<v Speaker 2>we got to the field in game one, we saw

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<v Speaker 2>guys that were present in the moment that were you know,

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<v Speaker 2>prepared to what to do the obstacle that we're ahead

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<v Speaker 2>of them, to fight through for four quarters, to play

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<v Speaker 2>with that hustle to to to be you know properly,

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<v Speaker 2>I guess, you know, don't go out there and be

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<v Speaker 2>on sportsman life to stay away from those kind of

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<v Speaker 2>those penalties that really hurt our team and to really

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<v Speaker 2>you know, play with the passion and understand it every

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<v Speaker 2>week means something and it's big, and it's the resume

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<v Speaker 2>and just you got to stay on them in this league,

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<v Speaker 2>and i'd say for coach solid too in a professional ranks.

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<v Speaker 2>With the generation that you're dealing with now, your message,

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<v Speaker 2>the way you teach things has to be constant every

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<v Speaker 2>single week and day. You have to be made You

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<v Speaker 2>have to make sure you're pushing and continually saying and

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<v Speaker 2>pushing the same thing sometimes almost because it's got to

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<v Speaker 2>be ingrained in them on a day to day basis.

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<v Speaker 2>If you explain something, you go through something, you teach something,

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<v Speaker 2>and you assume they're going to pick it up orther,

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<v Speaker 2>you assume they're going to learn it a certain way

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<v Speaker 2>that and that's it, it's done. Is a really naive

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<v Speaker 2>for you as a coach and a leader, a man

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<v Speaker 2>of LEADERSHI have to think that way because unfortunately, in

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<v Speaker 2>the generation win, there's a lot of distractions. There's a

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<v Speaker 2>lot of things now that are out there that aren't

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<v Speaker 2>quite as concise as maybe when I played, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>just two decades ago, which isn't that long, but it

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<v Speaker 2>was a different time. We didn't have those things. So

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<v Speaker 2>doing all those things in a short amount of time,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, trying to just be strategic with it was

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<v Speaker 2>my plan. And ultimately it really comes down to can

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<v Speaker 2>you win and lose? You know how your win and

0:17:26.880 --> 0:17:28.679
<v Speaker 2>your performance come down to it. We were able to

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<v Speaker 2>do a really good job of it. So I'll go back,

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<v Speaker 2>I'll critique myself like everybody gets assessed, players, coaches, and

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<v Speaker 2>again try to make it better. For twenty twenty four.

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<v Speaker 1>Win percentage of seventies not too bad. In year one.

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<v Speaker 1>You mentioned Robert Sala there. We've worked quite a few

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<v Speaker 1>Jets game days together over the past few years. What

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<v Speaker 1>was your reaction when you heard that not only did

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<v Speaker 1>Aaron Rodgers want to play in the National Football League

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<v Speaker 1>this season, but he wanted to play for the Jets.

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<v Speaker 2>It's unbelievable, unbelievable for the organization. You know, we looked

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<v Speaker 2>at this thing, Eric, and we watched these young players

0:18:07.520 --> 0:18:09.520
<v Speaker 2>come in the last couple of years with coach Sala

0:18:09.600 --> 0:18:12.880
<v Speaker 2>and Joe Douglas, and what their plan was year one,

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<v Speaker 2>year two, and now with this year three to add

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<v Speaker 2>that piece, that golden piece at the quarterback position. And

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<v Speaker 2>this isn't disrespectful to Zach Wilson or anyone else that's

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<v Speaker 2>on the roster. When you get a chance to get

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<v Speaker 2>a guy like Aaron Rodgers, a guy that can arguably

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<v Speaker 2>can take you to a championship with the pieces you

0:18:30.480 --> 0:18:35.520
<v Speaker 2>have around you immediately, that's just it's monstrous. And you

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<v Speaker 2>got a lot of young, good, talented players that play

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<v Speaker 2>the game for the right reasons, that go out there

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<v Speaker 2>and work hard, have great character, and are really mature

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<v Speaker 2>above their years. And you have all these pieces now

0:18:48.040 --> 0:18:51.040
<v Speaker 2>where you feel like you can make that push. What's

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<v Speaker 2>that last piece of the puzzle? You know, I think

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<v Speaker 2>any team in the league, regardless of their quarterback they have,

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<v Speaker 2>would love to have an Aaron Rodgers. I think he's

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<v Speaker 2>got a lot of football left. He seems very passionate about,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, making this decision, pushing forward and making the

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<v Speaker 2>most of it, and he believes he can win. I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>if I'm Aaron Rodgers, I'm sitting there, I'm thinking, Okay, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>New York, great market, sounds great, But man like I'm not.

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<v Speaker 2>I got all the notoriety, I have all the money,

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<v Speaker 2>all these things. I got to go somewhere where I

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<v Speaker 2>can win. And I'm sure he had other options and

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<v Speaker 2>places to look at. And when he looked at this

0:19:21.760 --> 0:19:23.919
<v Speaker 2>roster top to bottom, he looked at the coaching staff.

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<v Speaker 2>Robert Salah, you know, Nathaniel Hacket, who comes in as

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<v Speaker 2>the coordinatory, be able to really plug yourself in and

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<v Speaker 2>be another coach on the field. I mean that recipically

0:19:33.760 --> 0:19:37.200
<v Speaker 2>for me, as I look at AJ mccerrn, similar understands

0:19:37.200 --> 0:19:39.879
<v Speaker 2>our system knows what Bruce Grakowski the plays. I mean,

0:19:39.920 --> 0:19:42.359
<v Speaker 2>immediately can jump in. Now he can be like an

0:19:42.400 --> 0:19:45.640
<v Speaker 2>additional OC for your players and play at a high level.

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<v Speaker 2>And now he just has to go out and perform.

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<v Speaker 2>And we all know that he's done that at a

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<v Speaker 2>very high level for his entire career. And you know,

0:19:52.920 --> 0:19:54.840
<v Speaker 2>we've seen players like Tom Brady and some of these

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<v Speaker 2>players play longer in their career. The way the rules

0:19:58.119 --> 0:20:00.399
<v Speaker 2>are set up. This is great, man, and this is

0:20:00.400 --> 0:20:03.440
<v Speaker 2>going to be a phenomenal season. You know. Look, there's

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of pressure that comes with it too, not

0:20:05.760 --> 0:20:08.080
<v Speaker 2>for him, but for everyone else to perform at that level.

0:20:08.720 --> 0:20:10.760
<v Speaker 2>To be able to go out there now and turn

0:20:10.800 --> 0:20:13.639
<v Speaker 2>that switch on and think of yourself as one of

0:20:13.640 --> 0:20:16.880
<v Speaker 2>the better teams in the NFL and do that week

0:20:16.920 --> 0:20:19.199
<v Speaker 2>the week. You know that for the coaching staff the

0:20:19.240 --> 0:20:22.040
<v Speaker 2>same way Robert solid that this is a team now

0:20:22.080 --> 0:20:25.399
<v Speaker 2>that has to make that huge jump, right. It's not

0:20:25.560 --> 0:20:27.760
<v Speaker 2>just getting to the playoffs, you know. To me, it's

0:20:27.760 --> 0:20:30.840
<v Speaker 2>pushing forward winning a playoff game, getting to that goal

0:20:31.200 --> 0:20:34.040
<v Speaker 2>of potentially winning a Super Bowl. But man, that piece

0:20:34.560 --> 0:20:37.520
<v Speaker 2>that's there now, I can't wait to see it. I mean,

0:20:37.520 --> 0:20:41.320
<v Speaker 2>this might be the most defining moment in Jet's history

0:20:41.359 --> 0:20:44.280
<v Speaker 2>as far as when you talk about the leadership and

0:20:44.320 --> 0:20:47.520
<v Speaker 2>the player at that position, where it's been the last two, three,

0:20:47.600 --> 0:20:50.199
<v Speaker 2>four decades, all the way back to Joe Namath. This

0:20:50.280 --> 0:20:53.639
<v Speaker 2>is pretty incredible. So it's a special time and you

0:20:53.720 --> 0:20:55.960
<v Speaker 2>pray for all those other pieces to be healthy and

0:20:56.000 --> 0:20:58.800
<v Speaker 2>get through the season, and if you had that man

0:20:58.920 --> 0:21:01.359
<v Speaker 2>and the pieces that Joe Uggas has continued to put

0:21:01.600 --> 0:21:05.840
<v Speaker 2>on this football team. It's unprecedented where we are in

0:21:06.200 --> 0:21:08.120
<v Speaker 2>the organization and the era for the Jets.

0:21:08.440 --> 0:21:12.520
<v Speaker 1>You play in between the white lines at thirty nine

0:21:13.000 --> 0:21:15.920
<v Speaker 1>and Rogers is going to turn forward in December. What

0:21:16.160 --> 0:21:18.679
<v Speaker 1>is he right now? What does he physically bring to

0:21:18.760 --> 0:21:22.119
<v Speaker 1>the field at this point? And you just mentioned it.

0:21:22.119 --> 0:21:25.359
<v Speaker 1>It's not like Rogers is the only piece here. But

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<v Speaker 1>what he Johnson said at the beginning of the offseason,

0:21:27.680 --> 0:21:31.200
<v Speaker 1>quarterbacks been the missing piece. So you find that missing piece.

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<v Speaker 1>What does Rogers have to be for the Jets?

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<v Speaker 2>The same guy he's been his entire career. You know,

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<v Speaker 2>the fact that he's there now like currently as we

0:21:39.680 --> 0:21:42.600
<v Speaker 2>speak is great. He gets that, right, he knows the

0:21:42.640 --> 0:21:44.159
<v Speaker 2>importance of it. He's not a guy that's going to

0:21:44.200 --> 0:21:47.399
<v Speaker 2>be sticking around in past years. He's going to train himself.

0:21:47.440 --> 0:21:48.800
<v Speaker 2>He's going to get to where he needs to be

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<v Speaker 2>and prepare himself for the season. So the fact that

0:21:51.160 --> 0:21:54.960
<v Speaker 2>he's he understands that there's not that you know, that

0:21:54.960 --> 0:21:59.400
<v Speaker 2>that sense of self selfishness that Okay, yeah, I'm there,

0:21:59.400 --> 0:22:00.879
<v Speaker 2>I get it, I know the offense, I don't have

0:22:00.920 --> 0:22:02.639
<v Speaker 2>to be He knows he's got to build the report

0:22:02.680 --> 0:22:06.760
<v Speaker 2>with receivers, with the lineman, with all these guys to

0:22:06.880 --> 0:22:10.040
<v Speaker 2>really build something so it works quickly. That that's the goal.

0:22:10.160 --> 0:22:12.520
<v Speaker 2>Week one, you need to come out the gate firing.

0:22:12.560 --> 0:22:14.760
<v Speaker 2>And it's not an easy schedule, man. This is a

0:22:14.840 --> 0:22:17.040
<v Speaker 2>schedule early on that's going to be you know, it's

0:22:17.080 --> 0:22:21.960
<v Speaker 2>going to test the fortitude of this team because you know,

0:22:22.040 --> 0:22:23.320
<v Speaker 2>if you want to get where you want to be

0:22:23.560 --> 0:22:25.639
<v Speaker 2>and and you want to get to those goals, you

0:22:25.680 --> 0:22:27.960
<v Speaker 2>got to beat those teams. You got to play those teams,

0:22:28.359 --> 0:22:30.040
<v Speaker 2>and they're going to get that chance this year. So

0:22:31.119 --> 0:22:33.000
<v Speaker 2>you know, he's going to be prepared. I think that's

0:22:33.040 --> 0:22:35.359
<v Speaker 2>the number one thing. The fact that he's there leads

0:22:35.400 --> 0:22:37.120
<v Speaker 2>me to believe that he is going to have himself

0:22:37.160 --> 0:22:40.800
<v Speaker 2>ready to go, and then ultimately can he help prepare

0:22:41.359 --> 0:22:45.520
<v Speaker 2>and get everybody else around him ready? Is it his responsibility? No,

0:22:46.000 --> 0:22:50.800
<v Speaker 2>but it's his responsibility to build that camaraderie, to build

0:22:50.800 --> 0:22:54.400
<v Speaker 2>that team, and that's the quarterbacks job. That he knows

0:22:54.440 --> 0:22:55.959
<v Speaker 2>that that's what he did in Green Bay for all

0:22:55.960 --> 0:22:59.159
<v Speaker 2>these years, and that's why those players loved playing with him. Lineman,

0:22:59.280 --> 0:23:03.159
<v Speaker 2>running backsight ends, they loved playing with Aaron Rodgers, and

0:23:03.200 --> 0:23:05.880
<v Speaker 2>now he's got to kind of do that over again.

0:23:05.960 --> 0:23:07.919
<v Speaker 2>And I think the best thing about it is he

0:23:08.000 --> 0:23:11.000
<v Speaker 2>did it away in Green Bay that maybe, okay, he

0:23:11.080 --> 0:23:13.480
<v Speaker 2>thought was a good way he kind of tried to

0:23:13.480 --> 0:23:16.479
<v Speaker 2>do things. But now he uses those experiences and now

0:23:16.600 --> 0:23:19.480
<v Speaker 2>comes here fresh where nobody really knows, with a couple

0:23:19.480 --> 0:23:21.920
<v Speaker 2>of players that have been around him, obviously, like Lizard

0:23:21.960 --> 0:23:25.760
<v Speaker 2>and Randall, to really build something and do it the

0:23:25.800 --> 0:23:28.199
<v Speaker 2>way that he wants it so that everybody's on the

0:23:28.200 --> 0:23:30.960
<v Speaker 2>same page. And I think that starts with play calling.

0:23:31.200 --> 0:23:34.119
<v Speaker 2>The play caller, all that stuff is in line, and

0:23:34.200 --> 0:23:36.720
<v Speaker 2>I just think you play a little harder. Okay, if

0:23:36.720 --> 0:23:38.840
<v Speaker 2>you're a lineman, a tight end. I remember, you know

0:23:38.840 --> 0:23:41.560
<v Speaker 2>when I used to block for Curtis Martin, you know,

0:23:42.119 --> 0:23:44.159
<v Speaker 2>Hall of Fame back, You just you didn't want to

0:23:44.240 --> 0:23:46.440
<v Speaker 2>let that man down, right because you saw he played

0:23:46.480 --> 0:23:48.760
<v Speaker 2>through injury. I saw the things that he did on

0:23:48.800 --> 0:23:52.080
<v Speaker 2>a day to day basis, and it just took personal

0:23:52.119 --> 0:23:54.840
<v Speaker 2>responsibility for me to go out there and be great

0:23:54.920 --> 0:23:56.800
<v Speaker 2>for him as best or be as great as I

0:23:56.800 --> 0:23:59.399
<v Speaker 2>could be in that moment. And I think that's what

0:23:59.440 --> 0:24:01.879
<v Speaker 2>the lineman and guys like that will feel a sense

0:24:01.920 --> 0:24:04.680
<v Speaker 2>of I gotta protect this guy. I gotta catch this ball.

0:24:04.680 --> 0:24:06.800
<v Speaker 2>If I'm a tight end, if I'm a running back,

0:24:06.800 --> 0:24:09.520
<v Speaker 2>I gotta get these yards. I gotta pass protect because

0:24:09.520 --> 0:24:11.600
<v Speaker 2>he earns that respect. I saw that in Tampa with

0:24:11.640 --> 0:24:15.320
<v Speaker 2>Tom Brady, same kind of situation. Guys stepped up their game.

0:24:16.840 --> 0:24:19.880
<v Speaker 2>It was barely sacked. They protected him and he went

0:24:19.920 --> 0:24:21.840
<v Speaker 2>out there and did his thing at a high level.

0:24:21.920 --> 0:24:24.639
<v Speaker 2>So this is really an interesting time and I just

0:24:24.680 --> 0:24:26.760
<v Speaker 2>think that those are the things that I'm interested to

0:24:26.840 --> 0:24:29.720
<v Speaker 2>see how that grows and develops, and how guys strain

0:24:29.840 --> 0:24:31.920
<v Speaker 2>a little more, not that they weren't in the past,

0:24:32.040 --> 0:24:34.720
<v Speaker 2>not that they weren't playing one hundred percent, but sometimes

0:24:34.800 --> 0:24:36.679
<v Speaker 2>in your mind mentally you just push it to the

0:24:36.720 --> 0:24:39.040
<v Speaker 2>next envelope because you want to be great around a

0:24:39.040 --> 0:24:40.600
<v Speaker 2>guy that's as great as Alan Rodgers.

0:24:40.960 --> 0:24:43.720
<v Speaker 1>Do you see the parallels there with Brady. Brady had

0:24:43.720 --> 0:24:49.000
<v Speaker 1>that illustrious twenty year run essentially with New England. Then

0:24:49.040 --> 0:24:52.960
<v Speaker 1>he comes to Tampa that first year. Where the most

0:24:53.000 --> 0:24:56.680
<v Speaker 1>significant difference, I would say, ab the way I look

0:24:56.760 --> 0:24:59.240
<v Speaker 1>at it is you just mentioned it, is that Aaron

0:24:59.359 --> 0:25:02.520
<v Speaker 1>Rodgers to a place where he's already got familiarity with

0:25:02.640 --> 0:25:06.679
<v Speaker 1>the coordinator, like he loves Nathaniel Hackett. Those guys have

0:25:06.720 --> 0:25:10.320
<v Speaker 1>an established relationship. And you said he could be an

0:25:10.359 --> 0:25:14.439
<v Speaker 1>extension of the coaching staff and essentially another coach on

0:25:14.480 --> 0:25:19.479
<v Speaker 1>the field where Brady goes to a very talented Tampa roster,

0:25:20.320 --> 0:25:24.119
<v Speaker 1>but he and Bruce arians had to come together and

0:25:24.200 --> 0:25:26.560
<v Speaker 1>figure out that system over time.

0:25:27.119 --> 0:25:29.080
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, no, that that's that was big. I mean, he

0:25:29.600 --> 0:25:32.160
<v Speaker 2>talked about that being a foreign language when he came

0:25:32.200 --> 0:25:34.159
<v Speaker 2>in there and learning the system. A lot of the

0:25:34.200 --> 0:25:36.760
<v Speaker 2>things are the same, but the terminologies that was challenging

0:25:36.800 --> 0:25:40.320
<v Speaker 2>for him. And ultimately that that was that slow start

0:25:40.320 --> 0:25:42.000
<v Speaker 2>that they had that first year. Now they were able

0:25:42.040 --> 0:25:43.679
<v Speaker 2>to pick it up in the back end and it clicked.

0:25:43.680 --> 0:25:45.520
<v Speaker 2>But because you got a guy like Tom Brady that

0:25:45.520 --> 0:25:48.399
<v Speaker 2>can handle that. But it's really it's it's gonna be

0:25:48.400 --> 0:25:51.280
<v Speaker 2>easy for Nathaniel, it's gonna be easy for Aaron obviously

0:25:51.320 --> 0:25:54.760
<v Speaker 2>because they know it. Because of theirs youth in this team,

0:25:54.960 --> 0:25:58.520
<v Speaker 2>really good youth, talented youth that they're gonna have to

0:25:58.520 --> 0:26:02.119
<v Speaker 2>pick up a new system, you know, like and Garrett Wilson.

0:26:02.160 --> 0:26:05.159
<v Speaker 2>You know, there's gonna be some similarities, but terminologies are

0:26:05.160 --> 0:26:08.560
<v Speaker 2>different wordings, different so you have to rego through that process.

0:26:08.680 --> 0:26:10.879
<v Speaker 2>And they picked it up great last year, which was great,

0:26:11.080 --> 0:26:13.119
<v Speaker 2>but now they're gonna have to do it again. And

0:26:13.200 --> 0:26:15.679
<v Speaker 2>I just see those guys excelling. I know, guys like

0:26:15.680 --> 0:26:17.320
<v Speaker 2>Breest Hall, I know what he's about. He's going to

0:26:17.400 --> 0:26:20.719
<v Speaker 2>be a better player than he was last year. Garrett Wilson,

0:26:20.760 --> 0:26:24.359
<v Speaker 2>you watch him play multiple quarterbacks, the numbers he put up.

0:26:24.440 --> 0:26:26.960
<v Speaker 2>Now he's got a guy like Aaron Rodgers, Like I

0:26:27.160 --> 0:26:29.199
<v Speaker 2>just to me, a sky is the limit on how

0:26:29.200 --> 0:26:32.240
<v Speaker 2>good he can be. There were more proven talented players

0:26:32.280 --> 0:26:35.280
<v Speaker 2>around Brady and Tampa than there are with the Jets,

0:26:35.680 --> 0:26:39.239
<v Speaker 2>but don't misconsue that as not as talented, because they

0:26:39.240 --> 0:26:41.960
<v Speaker 2>do have the talent. And then defensively, the pieces were

0:26:41.960 --> 0:26:45.639
<v Speaker 2>there to really hold teams when you got those leads

0:26:45.680 --> 0:26:48.360
<v Speaker 2>and really do some good things on the defensive side,

0:26:48.560 --> 0:26:50.520
<v Speaker 2>which is good. The fact you have a defensive coach,

0:26:51.040 --> 0:26:53.880
<v Speaker 2>head coach that now, okay, all those efforts, those things

0:26:53.920 --> 0:26:56.320
<v Speaker 2>and we saw from last year how well they played

0:26:56.320 --> 0:26:59.280
<v Speaker 2>throughout the season and improved from the year before. Those

0:26:59.320 --> 0:27:01.480
<v Speaker 2>things are going to you know, be even bigger now

0:27:01.800 --> 0:27:05.680
<v Speaker 2>and helpful in my opinion, because if you get now

0:27:05.680 --> 0:27:07.760
<v Speaker 2>where you become a team that's a little more offensive

0:27:07.760 --> 0:27:10.240
<v Speaker 2>and you put up points. The way the other team

0:27:10.280 --> 0:27:13.600
<v Speaker 2>plays against you is a little bit more riskier if

0:27:13.600 --> 0:27:16.240
<v Speaker 2>you can get those leads. Now it's reversed. So now

0:27:16.280 --> 0:27:18.800
<v Speaker 2>that that's a positive for the defense, and I think

0:27:18.800 --> 0:27:20.920
<v Speaker 2>that can allow them to be even better than they were.

0:27:21.080 --> 0:27:24.520
<v Speaker 2>So the growth in the development of the system of

0:27:24.600 --> 0:27:27.359
<v Speaker 2>everybody learning it outside of the quarterback is going to

0:27:27.440 --> 0:27:30.800
<v Speaker 2>be really something that's important. And that's why Aaron's there

0:27:30.880 --> 0:27:33.760
<v Speaker 2>right now, right, So that's that extra guy, and it's

0:27:33.800 --> 0:27:35.919
<v Speaker 2>it's going to be vitally important for the skill players

0:27:35.960 --> 0:27:38.040
<v Speaker 2>and the running backs and the line to really get

0:27:38.080 --> 0:27:41.160
<v Speaker 2>on this quickly, and they will because that's their job.

0:27:41.240 --> 0:27:42.800
<v Speaker 2>This is how you do it. I mean it can

0:27:42.880 --> 0:27:45.520
<v Speaker 2>it's easily done OTAs all this stuff is there for

0:27:45.600 --> 0:27:47.920
<v Speaker 2>them to get it, so when they hit training camp

0:27:47.960 --> 0:27:51.760
<v Speaker 2>they can hit the ground running. But again, it's nice

0:27:51.800 --> 0:27:54.200
<v Speaker 2>to know that your quarterback and your OCO will be

0:27:54.280 --> 0:27:56.680
<v Speaker 2>on the same page, have a good feel, and those

0:27:56.720 --> 0:27:59.439
<v Speaker 2>things will mesh well. And now it's just coordinating. Okay,

0:28:00.080 --> 0:28:04.119
<v Speaker 2>you utilize the talent within the system that Nathaniel Hackett's running,

0:28:04.560 --> 0:28:07.760
<v Speaker 2>so you can maximize the play from the people that

0:28:07.800 --> 0:28:08.359
<v Speaker 2>are on the field.

0:28:09.040 --> 0:28:11.960
<v Speaker 1>So your son Rocoll plays quarterback at Iowa State for

0:28:12.040 --> 0:28:15.960
<v Speaker 1>Matt Campbell. I gotta imagine that you guys had big

0:28:16.000 --> 0:28:19.840
<v Speaker 1>smiles on your faces for a second consecutive draft weekend

0:28:19.960 --> 0:28:25.480
<v Speaker 1>because Brice Hall, after the Jets selection of Will McDonald

0:28:25.600 --> 0:28:28.320
<v Speaker 1>with the fifteenth pick in this year's first round, said

0:28:28.320 --> 0:28:32.640
<v Speaker 1>the New York Cyclones. Because the Jets not only draft

0:28:32.800 --> 0:28:35.920
<v Speaker 1>Hall last year and he was fantastic in his first

0:28:36.000 --> 0:28:40.760
<v Speaker 1>seven games, but they signed Ellen Lazard free agency, a

0:28:40.800 --> 0:28:43.200
<v Speaker 1>former Cyclone, and then they come back in the first

0:28:43.280 --> 0:28:44.480
<v Speaker 1>round with Will McDonald.

0:28:44.480 --> 0:28:47.560
<v Speaker 2>What do you think? Really awesome? Rocco got to throw

0:28:47.600 --> 0:28:49.360
<v Speaker 2>to Allen a couple times when he came back to

0:28:49.400 --> 0:28:54.080
<v Speaker 2>the facility. You know, in the offseason, it's just great man.

0:28:54.120 --> 0:28:56.560
<v Speaker 2>Breese Hall. They still stay in touch. Breese Hall is

0:28:56.600 --> 0:29:00.320
<v Speaker 2>just an incredible player. She's a home run hit man.

0:29:00.360 --> 0:29:03.240
<v Speaker 2>He just, uh, he's big time. I knew he would

0:29:03.240 --> 0:29:05.560
<v Speaker 2>be better in the league. I mean, for whatever was

0:29:05.600 --> 0:29:07.200
<v Speaker 2>a five six games that he played, he was the

0:29:07.200 --> 0:29:10.440
<v Speaker 2>best back in the NFL arguably right yards from scrimmage.

0:29:10.440 --> 0:29:14.320
<v Speaker 2>Everything he did and he was the component for this team.

0:29:14.600 --> 0:29:14.760
<v Speaker 1>Uh.

0:29:14.840 --> 0:29:18.120
<v Speaker 2>When he comes back, he's healthy, that's huge. And then

0:29:18.120 --> 0:29:21.200
<v Speaker 2>Will McDonald obviously got to watch every snap of him

0:29:21.240 --> 0:29:25.600
<v Speaker 2>last year, going to all the games. Extremely talented player,

0:29:27.320 --> 0:29:30.680
<v Speaker 2>elite pass rusher. The dude's got a major chip on

0:29:30.720 --> 0:29:33.600
<v Speaker 2>his shoulder. You know, you guys will document the stories.

0:29:33.600 --> 0:29:35.560
<v Speaker 2>He's come from nothing. Man, This kid is as humble

0:29:35.560 --> 0:29:38.320
<v Speaker 2>as it gets. Works his butt off and I mean

0:29:38.360 --> 0:29:40.800
<v Speaker 2>probably a little bit misused at Iowa State because of

0:29:40.800 --> 0:29:42.360
<v Speaker 2>the defensive structure that they have.

0:29:43.840 --> 0:29:45.120
<v Speaker 1>To help on a tackle last year.

0:29:45.200 --> 0:29:47.400
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, yeah, you know, I did love that, but I

0:29:47.480 --> 0:29:49.920
<v Speaker 2>get it that's where they were. He's just not you know,

0:29:50.040 --> 0:29:54.000
<v Speaker 2>that body type. Hurt that right, but he was still effective.

0:29:54.520 --> 0:29:57.720
<v Speaker 2>But again, cranking him outside now, putting them on an

0:29:57.800 --> 0:30:00.840
<v Speaker 2>island with somebody, I just it's gonna be fun to

0:30:00.880 --> 0:30:03.120
<v Speaker 2>watch because for him, I think it's going to add

0:30:03.160 --> 0:30:05.000
<v Speaker 2>a layer of his game that he hasn't been able

0:30:05.000 --> 0:30:09.960
<v Speaker 2>to really show as much, you know, being out there

0:30:10.000 --> 0:30:13.080
<v Speaker 2>every single time now, and you know, he's probably not

0:30:13.120 --> 0:30:15.320
<v Speaker 2>going to be used much in that run stopping game,

0:30:15.360 --> 0:30:18.120
<v Speaker 2>and you know, it's a passing league, so he's going

0:30:18.200 --> 0:30:20.760
<v Speaker 2>to be used in a lot of those scenarios. I think,

0:30:20.840 --> 0:30:22.800
<v Speaker 2>you know, he could easily be a double digit guy

0:30:22.880 --> 0:30:28.160
<v Speaker 2>year one. I just I just see it. And you know, again,

0:30:28.400 --> 0:30:30.680
<v Speaker 2>size is always effective. But we've seen guys come into

0:30:30.680 --> 0:30:33.840
<v Speaker 2>the league, uh you know a little bit underskis longer,

0:30:33.880 --> 0:30:35.520
<v Speaker 2>guys have been able to get it done. He'll get

0:30:35.560 --> 0:30:39.280
<v Speaker 2>stronger and he'll get bigger, but you know, he's always

0:30:39.320 --> 0:30:41.160
<v Speaker 2>been a guy that can play. He's got an incredible

0:30:41.200 --> 0:30:43.959
<v Speaker 2>motor number one, so you know, against the run, chasing

0:30:44.000 --> 0:30:47.960
<v Speaker 2>things down across the field, backside, outside, he's got all that.

0:30:48.120 --> 0:30:49.880
<v Speaker 2>Now you know he can do that, and he's got

0:30:49.880 --> 0:30:53.440
<v Speaker 2>a verage of pass moves that you know with his flexibility,

0:30:53.520 --> 0:30:55.880
<v Speaker 2>dip spin, it's a little bit of a different level.

0:30:56.040 --> 0:30:57.560
<v Speaker 2>You know, you're not you don't see that every day

0:30:57.600 --> 0:30:59.960
<v Speaker 2>in practice. And you know Carl last on the X

0:31:00.400 --> 0:31:02.320
<v Speaker 2>high motor guy, right like, he goes as hard as

0:31:02.360 --> 0:31:05.720
<v Speaker 2>you can possibly go. But the things that will can do,

0:31:06.360 --> 0:31:08.600
<v Speaker 2>you know with his body because he's not as big,

0:31:08.960 --> 0:31:12.680
<v Speaker 2>the flextion, the dipping, the spin, the balance of staying

0:31:12.720 --> 0:31:15.160
<v Speaker 2>on your feet, all those different things, that's a game

0:31:15.280 --> 0:31:17.920
<v Speaker 2>changer now when you look at it. So really excited

0:31:17.960 --> 0:31:20.600
<v Speaker 2>to see him, but yeah, I always state ties are

0:31:20.600 --> 0:31:22.960
<v Speaker 2>great man. I love it. You know, and it's the

0:31:23.040 --> 0:31:25.760
<v Speaker 2>reason why my son picked the school. I mean, you know,

0:31:25.800 --> 0:31:31.640
<v Speaker 2>Matt Campbell has developed players, developed men, high character, elite players.

0:31:31.640 --> 0:31:33.600
<v Speaker 2>You look at every year, they're getting guys drafted at

0:31:33.640 --> 0:31:37.080
<v Speaker 2>the highest level. Xavier Hutchinson got drafted this year. Receiver

0:31:37.200 --> 0:31:39.160
<v Speaker 2>is going to be phenomenal in Houston. I think he

0:31:39.200 --> 0:31:41.160
<v Speaker 2>got drafted later than he should have. I think he's

0:31:41.160 --> 0:31:42.480
<v Speaker 2>going to be a really good player. He'll be a

0:31:42.520 --> 0:31:45.800
<v Speaker 2>starter for them at the receiver position. So they're putting

0:31:45.800 --> 0:31:47.800
<v Speaker 2>players out and I had several of them on my

0:31:47.880 --> 0:31:51.200
<v Speaker 2>team because I just know the fabric that they come from, right,

0:31:51.280 --> 0:31:53.480
<v Speaker 2>so I just know that I can count a lot

0:31:53.520 --> 0:31:56.240
<v Speaker 2>of the intangible things that I need I don't have

0:31:56.280 --> 0:31:59.480
<v Speaker 2>to develop. They're gonna have that, and they're gonna be

0:31:59.480 --> 0:32:02.600
<v Speaker 2>able to just by attrition pass that on right to

0:32:02.680 --> 0:32:04.680
<v Speaker 2>the other guys that I had on my team, like

0:32:04.760 --> 0:32:08.240
<v Speaker 2>Mike Rose the linebacker and and Keem Butler. These guys

0:32:08.240 --> 0:32:09.760
<v Speaker 2>are going to be playing in the league next year.

0:32:09.760 --> 0:32:11.320
<v Speaker 2>I know they're gonna sign. They're going to do those

0:32:11.320 --> 0:32:13.440
<v Speaker 2>things because those are the kind of guys that the

0:32:13.480 --> 0:32:16.200
<v Speaker 2>league wants. But they still have talent. So it's great

0:32:16.240 --> 0:32:18.120
<v Speaker 2>to see you know, who knows. We'll see what the

0:32:18.160 --> 0:32:21.760
<v Speaker 2>future lies with the Cyclone players moving forward. But I

0:32:21.760 --> 0:32:24.640
<v Speaker 2>think it's awesome. Man, these are good players. These guys

0:32:24.880 --> 0:32:27.520
<v Speaker 2>get it and they come in a little bit beyond

0:32:27.560 --> 0:32:30.640
<v Speaker 2>their years, which I think helps them succeed. We saw

0:32:30.680 --> 0:32:33.920
<v Speaker 2>that last year with Breese and and hopefully we see

0:32:33.920 --> 0:32:34.760
<v Speaker 2>that this year with Will.

0:32:35.320 --> 0:32:38.960
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, so ab says Will McDonald, would not be a

0:32:39.000 --> 0:32:41.000
<v Speaker 1>surprise for him to come out of the gate with

0:32:41.080 --> 0:32:43.960
<v Speaker 1>double digit sacks. You know that Jets are gonna put

0:32:44.040 --> 0:32:49.320
<v Speaker 1>him in fortuitous positions as far as the concerned.

0:32:49.440 --> 0:32:52.160
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, another thing too, like let's go like put him

0:32:52.200 --> 0:32:55.560
<v Speaker 2>out there, like we need him to be involved like

0:32:55.640 --> 0:32:59.320
<v Speaker 2>a sap and and and just put them into the

0:32:59.480 --> 0:33:02.120
<v Speaker 2>into the into the fire. You know, I remember John

0:33:02.160 --> 0:33:05.000
<v Speaker 2>Abraham getting drafted. You know, he was more of a

0:33:05.000 --> 0:33:08.000
<v Speaker 2>situational guy early in his career. But hey, let's go like,

0:33:08.120 --> 0:33:11.080
<v Speaker 2>let's play him. Let's get this guy to learn and

0:33:11.200 --> 0:33:14.240
<v Speaker 2>understand the tempo, the play of what it takes to

0:33:14.240 --> 0:33:17.120
<v Speaker 2>be a premier pass rusher going against the very best

0:33:17.120 --> 0:33:19.520
<v Speaker 2>tackles in the league every single week, and let him

0:33:19.560 --> 0:33:22.760
<v Speaker 2>get those reps. And even if you're sacrificing on taking

0:33:22.800 --> 0:33:25.880
<v Speaker 2>a chance in some of those second down circumstances where

0:33:25.920 --> 0:33:28.360
<v Speaker 2>it may be a run or pass, and you take

0:33:28.400 --> 0:33:32.120
<v Speaker 2>those chances. He's still he can still play the run.

0:33:32.480 --> 0:33:34.560
<v Speaker 2>It's just that he's got to be creative on how

0:33:34.560 --> 0:33:37.520
<v Speaker 2>he attacks and gets to that back and he's got

0:33:37.520 --> 0:33:40.520
<v Speaker 2>those weapons in his toolbox. So I want to see

0:33:40.600 --> 0:33:43.840
<v Speaker 2>him on the field often as much as possible, and

0:33:44.240 --> 0:33:47.280
<v Speaker 2>let's go because this team is in dire need for

0:33:47.320 --> 0:33:49.560
<v Speaker 2>a guy that can do it at his level, and

0:33:49.640 --> 0:33:53.760
<v Speaker 2>he needs those reps, constant reps every single day and

0:33:53.800 --> 0:33:55.920
<v Speaker 2>every single week on Sundays.

0:33:56.160 --> 0:33:59.080
<v Speaker 1>What do you think about the arms race? What is

0:33:59.240 --> 0:34:02.960
<v Speaker 1>which is the AFC East? The Bills have won the

0:34:03.080 --> 0:34:06.960
<v Speaker 1>last three division championships. You got Miami who made the

0:34:07.000 --> 0:34:11.319
<v Speaker 1>playoffs last season AB and they were there toe to

0:34:11.320 --> 0:34:14.760
<v Speaker 1>toe with the Bills in the postseason with Skyler Thompson

0:34:15.040 --> 0:34:18.320
<v Speaker 1>playing quarterback. They add Jalen Ramsey in the offseason and

0:34:18.400 --> 0:34:22.799
<v Speaker 1>Vic Fangio is their new defensive coordinator. Buffalo's made some

0:34:22.920 --> 0:34:25.520
<v Speaker 1>changes to the roster, most notably I guess you would

0:34:25.520 --> 0:34:28.359
<v Speaker 1>say adding Dalton Kincaid out of Utah. So maybe they're

0:34:28.360 --> 0:34:30.800
<v Speaker 1>gonna see more two tight end sets for the Bills

0:34:30.800 --> 0:34:34.680
<v Speaker 1>in Josh Allen. The Jets will host will host the

0:34:34.719 --> 0:34:39.600
<v Speaker 1>Buffalo Bills twenty two years after nine to eleven. Of course,

0:34:39.600 --> 0:34:43.000
<v Speaker 1>in September eleventh there at METLFE Stadium to open the season.

0:34:43.040 --> 0:34:44.879
<v Speaker 1>You talk about the gaunt with the Jets are gonna

0:34:44.920 --> 0:34:47.960
<v Speaker 1>have those first six games, and then New England is

0:34:48.000 --> 0:34:51.520
<v Speaker 1>always tough as well. They bring Bill O'Brien back to

0:34:51.560 --> 0:34:54.480
<v Speaker 1>beat the offensive coordinator, so you figure there would be

0:34:54.480 --> 0:34:57.600
<v Speaker 1>better offensively, but we might be looking at a division

0:34:58.480 --> 0:35:01.160
<v Speaker 1>where New England's looking up at everybody.

0:35:02.280 --> 0:35:07.640
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, incredibly incredibly tough division. Everybody is continuing to amp up,

0:35:07.960 --> 0:35:10.719
<v Speaker 2>and you know you'd like to see, obviously the Jets

0:35:10.719 --> 0:35:12.800
<v Speaker 2>where they finally get those pieces in place where everybody's

0:35:12.880 --> 0:35:15.080
<v Speaker 2>kind of trickling trying to find a way, But this

0:35:15.160 --> 0:35:17.640
<v Speaker 2>is this is how it is, man. Every team is

0:35:17.640 --> 0:35:19.799
<v Speaker 2>trying to get to that pinnacle every single year. So

0:35:19.880 --> 0:35:22.080
<v Speaker 2>this division is going to be outstanding. I think the

0:35:22.160 --> 0:35:25.120
<v Speaker 2>Jets should feel good about how they played against these

0:35:25.160 --> 0:35:27.920
<v Speaker 2>teams in the division last year, and now the pieces

0:35:27.920 --> 0:35:30.560
<v Speaker 2>that you have coming back that you've added in the

0:35:30.600 --> 0:35:33.160
<v Speaker 2>offseason clearly is going to take you to a level

0:35:33.160 --> 0:35:35.920
<v Speaker 2>that you feel really good about defensively. Obviously for the

0:35:36.000 --> 0:35:38.759
<v Speaker 2>Jets that that's a huge point because they played well

0:35:38.840 --> 0:35:41.760
<v Speaker 2>pretty much against everyone in the division throughout the years,

0:35:41.800 --> 0:35:44.319
<v Speaker 2>so it was really getting that spark offensively. How many

0:35:44.320 --> 0:35:46.719
<v Speaker 2>games did we watch Eric where we just if we

0:35:46.840 --> 0:35:48.719
<v Speaker 2>just had a score here, we just had to drive here,

0:35:48.760 --> 0:35:51.440
<v Speaker 2>Like those things are so vitally important because of the

0:35:51.480 --> 0:35:53.640
<v Speaker 2>way the defense played. All those pieces are back, So

0:35:54.280 --> 0:35:55.800
<v Speaker 2>I think that's just going to be a huge difference

0:35:55.800 --> 0:35:59.080
<v Speaker 2>on the field. Yeah, when you look at our schedule,

0:35:59.120 --> 0:36:01.080
<v Speaker 2>I think we looked at the schedule last year. You know,

0:36:01.120 --> 0:36:04.799
<v Speaker 2>there was a guy out there, a former NFL guy,

0:36:04.840 --> 0:36:07.640
<v Speaker 2>Brady Quinn that talked about eight or nine through them

0:36:07.840 --> 0:36:10.440
<v Speaker 2>because he looked at that schedule and thought it was devastating. Well, yeah,

0:36:10.480 --> 0:36:12.560
<v Speaker 2>we look at the schedule this year and we say, okay, yeah,

0:36:12.960 --> 0:36:15.319
<v Speaker 2>from last year, the way they play this is tough.

0:36:15.400 --> 0:36:17.359
<v Speaker 2>But we don't know how things are going to shake out.

0:36:17.400 --> 0:36:20.840
<v Speaker 2>You never know how those things unfold, and and you know,

0:36:20.920 --> 0:36:24.400
<v Speaker 2>sometimes it's it's the teams that are playing the Jets

0:36:24.560 --> 0:36:27.080
<v Speaker 2>are in their mind, what are they thinking, Like, man,

0:36:27.080 --> 0:36:30.080
<v Speaker 2>we got to deal with them. They're they're pesky. They

0:36:30.080 --> 0:36:33.040
<v Speaker 2>were pesky last year and they didn't have a great offense,

0:36:33.520 --> 0:36:37.160
<v Speaker 2>and now they got Aaron Rodgers and now things change, right,

0:36:37.200 --> 0:36:39.520
<v Speaker 2>So now it's it's a different mindset on how teams

0:36:39.560 --> 0:36:42.880
<v Speaker 2>think about you, which is vitally important in this process

0:36:42.880 --> 0:36:46.359
<v Speaker 2>as well. So Joe Douglas his staff continues to load up,

0:36:46.760 --> 0:36:50.600
<v Speaker 2>continue to get young players establish themselves. And now you're

0:36:50.640 --> 0:36:53.359
<v Speaker 2>a problem even though your division stronger, maybe the best

0:36:53.360 --> 0:36:56.960
<v Speaker 2>division of football, and your schedule looks demanding. But you

0:36:57.080 --> 0:36:59.040
<v Speaker 2>got to look at on the flip side, teams don't

0:36:59.040 --> 0:37:01.160
<v Speaker 2>want to play you either. You need to take advantage

0:37:01.160 --> 0:37:04.200
<v Speaker 2>of those situations. And I just look at it that way.

0:37:04.320 --> 0:37:07.480
<v Speaker 2>I look at the schedule, I see I can see eleven, twelve,

0:37:08.040 --> 0:37:10.279
<v Speaker 2>ten to twelve. I can see those things happening for

0:37:10.320 --> 0:37:12.520
<v Speaker 2>this team. But one week at a time, man, they

0:37:12.600 --> 0:37:14.960
<v Speaker 2>got to figure it out. Come out guns of blazing

0:37:15.320 --> 0:37:18.800
<v Speaker 2>to start the season and get to the playoffs early.

0:37:18.920 --> 0:37:22.360
<v Speaker 2>Like come out so you have a swagger and a

0:37:22.360 --> 0:37:25.879
<v Speaker 2>confidence about yourself where you're believing week two, three, four,

0:37:26.200 --> 0:37:28.279
<v Speaker 2>so that when you're making that push and you get

0:37:28.320 --> 0:37:30.240
<v Speaker 2>to that back end, there'll be some ups and downs.

0:37:30.239 --> 0:37:33.120
<v Speaker 2>Guys finding the same page to speed the tempo, they

0:37:33.120 --> 0:37:34.920
<v Speaker 2>can they still have enough to win those games and

0:37:34.960 --> 0:37:37.440
<v Speaker 2>get through it and then bam on the back end

0:37:37.480 --> 0:37:39.640
<v Speaker 2>of the season, which we know, we'll blink our eyes

0:37:39.640 --> 0:37:41.879
<v Speaker 2>and we'll be there. Then now you see the team

0:37:41.880 --> 0:37:43.480
<v Speaker 2>that Okay, this is the team we drafted, these are

0:37:43.480 --> 0:37:44.960
<v Speaker 2>the players we brought in. This is where we want

0:37:44.960 --> 0:37:46.799
<v Speaker 2>to be, and now we're going to make that push

0:37:47.400 --> 0:37:50.160
<v Speaker 2>in year, in that vital year. Now. So that's what

0:37:50.200 --> 0:37:52.520
<v Speaker 2>I see for the for the twenty twenty three season.

0:37:53.080 --> 0:37:58.560
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, let's end here as a guy who played with

0:37:58.760 --> 0:38:03.400
<v Speaker 1>the last division winner two thousand and two, Jets win

0:38:03.440 --> 0:38:05.480
<v Speaker 1>the division at nine to seven. You play to win

0:38:05.520 --> 0:38:10.200
<v Speaker 1>the games. What do you think about the environment that

0:38:10.360 --> 0:38:14.239
<v Speaker 1>is going to be at MetLife this season as far

0:38:14.320 --> 0:38:18.520
<v Speaker 1>as Aaron Rodgers come to town. You saw the Jets

0:38:18.600 --> 0:38:21.640
<v Speaker 1>take those steps from four and thirteen where they embraced

0:38:21.680 --> 0:38:24.879
<v Speaker 1>the youth movement. They nearly double that win total last year,

0:38:25.160 --> 0:38:28.600
<v Speaker 1>go to seven and ten. That was a playoff team,

0:38:28.840 --> 0:38:34.200
<v Speaker 1>had not you endured so many injuries and gotten some

0:38:34.320 --> 0:38:37.480
<v Speaker 1>consistent play from the quarterback position. But I mean they

0:38:37.520 --> 0:38:39.040
<v Speaker 1>finished with a six game losing streak.

0:38:39.080 --> 0:38:39.279
<v Speaker 2>Ga B.

0:38:39.400 --> 0:38:42.680
<v Speaker 1>You were seven to four, as we know very well.

0:38:42.719 --> 0:38:44.960
<v Speaker 1>But now you add Rogers to the equation, what do

0:38:45.000 --> 0:38:46.879
<v Speaker 1>you think it's going to be like as a guy

0:38:46.920 --> 0:38:49.680
<v Speaker 1>who played in front of these fans and they're so

0:38:50.160 --> 0:38:53.000
<v Speaker 1>hungry for a winning winner, so starving for a winner,

0:38:53.000 --> 0:38:54.560
<v Speaker 1>what do you think the environment's going to be like

0:38:54.600 --> 0:38:55.359
<v Speaker 1>at home this year?

0:38:55.719 --> 0:38:57.960
<v Speaker 2>Is this where I make my Saint Louis BattleHawks fans

0:38:58.000 --> 0:38:59.960
<v Speaker 2>pitch to the Jets fans as well to get them

0:39:00.400 --> 0:39:03.480
<v Speaker 2>listen that look, if you're a Jet fan, okay, and

0:39:03.560 --> 0:39:08.000
<v Speaker 2>you've been upset, you've been waiting like you talk about,

0:39:08.400 --> 0:39:10.399
<v Speaker 2>or you've been a diehard that's been there every single

0:39:10.440 --> 0:39:13.600
<v Speaker 2>week for the last decade, two decades, show up this year.

0:39:13.880 --> 0:39:17.080
<v Speaker 2>I just to me, it's just such a game changer.

0:39:17.760 --> 0:39:20.960
<v Speaker 2>You look at some of these teams, Kansas City, Seattle,

0:39:21.040 --> 0:39:25.920
<v Speaker 2>when they're at home, it is a different animal, different perspective.

0:39:25.920 --> 0:39:29.040
<v Speaker 2>Players have to deal with another piece of trying to

0:39:29.040 --> 0:39:32.000
<v Speaker 2>win a game. You know, you look at those stadiums

0:39:32.040 --> 0:39:35.360
<v Speaker 2>filled and listen. Jet fans have been incredible. When I

0:39:35.400 --> 0:39:37.160
<v Speaker 2>go to the games, I love seeing them. They're tailgating.

0:39:37.200 --> 0:39:39.680
<v Speaker 2>There's so many passionate fans. But we got to get

0:39:39.719 --> 0:39:41.840
<v Speaker 2>more coming back. We got to get more in those seats.

0:39:41.880 --> 0:39:44.719
<v Speaker 2>We got to get more folks showing up early. Too

0:39:45.480 --> 0:39:47.640
<v Speaker 2>early on is the best. The weather's great, right, so

0:39:47.680 --> 0:39:50.880
<v Speaker 2>that to me is a huge factor in it. But

0:39:51.760 --> 0:39:54.319
<v Speaker 2>I just feel like, man, players really feed off that.

0:39:55.120 --> 0:39:59.480
<v Speaker 2>Players know that that can help them. It hurts opposing

0:39:59.480 --> 0:40:03.160
<v Speaker 2>teams off, especially in those crucial downs. Man, we see

0:40:03.200 --> 0:40:05.920
<v Speaker 2>it so many times every single week. If that place

0:40:06.000 --> 0:40:08.120
<v Speaker 2>is rocking and rolling, every one of them seats is

0:40:08.600 --> 0:40:11.800
<v Speaker 2>filled throughout, and you got these players, they will feed

0:40:11.800 --> 0:40:13.720
<v Speaker 2>off that, man, and it could be a special season.

0:40:13.760 --> 0:40:16.000
<v Speaker 2>You don't want to miss that, you know if I'm

0:40:16.160 --> 0:40:18.640
<v Speaker 2>talking from a fans perspective, because this could be a

0:40:18.640 --> 0:40:22.160
<v Speaker 2>special year and there's always going to be those we'll

0:40:22.160 --> 0:40:24.520
<v Speaker 2>wait and see. I'll wait till they win or But

0:40:24.680 --> 0:40:26.279
<v Speaker 2>to me, why, I mean, like, if you're a true

0:40:26.320 --> 0:40:29.759
<v Speaker 2>Jet fan and your schedule's open, let's go, like, show up,

0:40:30.239 --> 0:40:33.799
<v Speaker 2>be there. This organization is now doing everything they can

0:40:33.880 --> 0:40:36.600
<v Speaker 2>to give you the players to put a product on

0:40:36.640 --> 0:40:38.560
<v Speaker 2>the field. You can be proud of the fact that

0:40:38.600 --> 0:40:41.240
<v Speaker 2>they went out and got Aaron Rodgers and made that happen.

0:40:41.560 --> 0:40:45.160
<v Speaker 2>Speaks volumes about where Woody Johnson is, Joe Douglass and

0:40:45.239 --> 0:40:47.600
<v Speaker 2>this team is trying to be right. They're not trying

0:40:47.600 --> 0:40:49.680
<v Speaker 2>to just compete in the division. They're trying to win

0:40:49.719 --> 0:40:53.640
<v Speaker 2>a championship. It's like a legit real thing for this

0:40:53.719 --> 0:40:56.919
<v Speaker 2>team now on what they have. Don't miss these year,

0:40:57.040 --> 0:40:58.839
<v Speaker 2>two year, three year run that they're going to have

0:40:59.320 --> 0:41:01.719
<v Speaker 2>where it can be really special. So I can't wait

0:41:01.719 --> 0:41:03.719
<v Speaker 2>to see the crowd Week one. I can't wait till it.

0:41:03.960 --> 0:41:05.680
<v Speaker 2>What it looks like, it's going to be awesome and

0:41:06.680 --> 0:41:09.040
<v Speaker 2>it's going to be a special season. So yes, show up,

0:41:09.080 --> 0:41:12.080
<v Speaker 2>I mean the fans are it's going to be awesome. Man.

0:41:12.080 --> 0:41:15.480
<v Speaker 2>I can't wait to see that crowd and really how

0:41:15.520 --> 0:41:17.359
<v Speaker 2>that's going to be an advantage for this team this year.

0:41:17.800 --> 0:41:21.480
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, think about those first four games the Bills nine

0:41:21.480 --> 0:41:25.239
<v Speaker 1>to eleven. Then you come back Week three, the Patriots,

0:41:25.280 --> 0:41:28.359
<v Speaker 1>a long time nemesis. They got a fourteen game win

0:41:28.440 --> 0:41:31.160
<v Speaker 1>streak over the Jets in the regular season. I've been

0:41:31.200 --> 0:41:33.480
<v Speaker 1>on Rockers saying the streak ends there. I don't want

0:41:33.480 --> 0:41:36.080
<v Speaker 1>to get too far ahead of myself, ab But then

0:41:36.400 --> 0:41:40.879
<v Speaker 1>Week four it's Aaron Rodgers Patrick Mahomes head to head

0:41:40.920 --> 0:41:45.560
<v Speaker 1>for the first time in their careers. And then after

0:41:45.600 --> 0:41:48.440
<v Speaker 1>a Week five day to Denver, the Jets come home

0:41:48.880 --> 0:41:52.960
<v Speaker 1>and play the second Super Bowl participant from last year,

0:41:53.000 --> 0:41:56.560
<v Speaker 1>the Philadelphia Eagles, So it is going to be a

0:41:56.640 --> 0:42:00.480
<v Speaker 1>fun slate throughout. The Jets are must see TV. The

0:42:00.600 --> 0:42:03.080
<v Speaker 1>NFL knows that. That's why they put them on five

0:42:03.160 --> 0:42:06.760
<v Speaker 1>times in primetime in the Black Friday Game as well.

0:42:07.440 --> 0:42:10.680
<v Speaker 1>We are so happy about the success you had so

0:42:10.840 --> 0:42:14.319
<v Speaker 1>far have had so far in the XFL. The head

0:42:14.360 --> 0:42:17.799
<v Speaker 1>coach of the Saint Louis BattleHawks, that's Anthony Beck. But

0:42:17.880 --> 0:42:21.840
<v Speaker 1>he also hopefully is coming back for some analysis in

0:42:21.920 --> 0:42:24.440
<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty three of the New York Jets as well, because,

0:42:24.520 --> 0:42:28.440
<v Speaker 1>like you just mentioned, hey man, we must see a

0:42:28.560 --> 0:42:31.040
<v Speaker 1>must watch and we got to have your analysis next.

0:42:30.920 --> 0:42:33.759
<v Speaker 2>Season, no doubt. You know you mentioned the schedule. I

0:42:33.800 --> 0:42:36.560
<v Speaker 2>love the schedule makers for the primetime action because that

0:42:36.640 --> 0:42:39.080
<v Speaker 2>gives me some more wiggle room to get from Ames,

0:42:39.080 --> 0:42:42.439
<v Speaker 2>Iowa to where I need to be in Florham Park

0:42:42.480 --> 0:42:44.359
<v Speaker 2>in the stadium. So yeah, it's it's gonna be great.

0:42:44.440 --> 0:42:47.239
<v Speaker 2>I can't wait. It's gonna be fun. It'll start off

0:42:47.239 --> 0:42:50.040
<v Speaker 2>for me in the preseason calling two of the preseason

0:42:50.080 --> 0:42:53.120
<v Speaker 2>games and we'll see what the what the year looks

0:42:53.160 --> 0:42:55.720
<v Speaker 2>like but looking forward to working with you again Thanks

0:42:55.719 --> 0:42:56.520
<v Speaker 2>brother Yod,