1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:06,120 Speaker 1: Like on the world you played to win the game. 2 00:00:06,320 --> 00:00:19,440 Speaker 1: He's a Jet touchdown. You're listening to the Official Jets podcast. 3 00:00:20,120 --> 00:00:26,880 Speaker 1: Jets three sixty production two thousand eighteen is here. Ethan 4 00:00:26,880 --> 00:00:29,960 Speaker 1: Greenberg and Eric Allen's here in studio on the Official 5 00:00:30,080 --> 00:00:33,199 Speaker 1: Jets Podcast for the first time. Happy New Year, the 6 00:00:33,200 --> 00:00:36,000 Speaker 1: New Year, Happy New Year, Happy New Year. Got any 7 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:40,440 Speaker 1: good resolutions? No, I do not have any resolute I 8 00:00:40,479 --> 00:00:43,440 Speaker 1: don't think I've ever done that. Have you. Well, when 9 00:00:43,520 --> 00:00:45,640 Speaker 1: you say done that, you mean write them down, you 10 00:00:45,680 --> 00:00:49,400 Speaker 1: mean like made like a promise to myself that December 11 00:00:49,479 --> 00:00:52,519 Speaker 1: thirty one that I'm gonna do this sting Jane. I 12 00:00:52,560 --> 00:00:54,760 Speaker 1: don't know if I have like, Hey, I'm not gonna 13 00:00:54,800 --> 00:00:58,880 Speaker 1: eat chocolate, or I'm gonna work out, not even chocolate 14 00:00:59,320 --> 00:01:01,600 Speaker 1: as a post an hour a day, or maybe I'm 15 00:01:01,600 --> 00:01:04,760 Speaker 1: gonna get my cardio going, or I'm not gonna say 16 00:01:04,800 --> 00:01:08,240 Speaker 1: profanities when I'm mad. I've never done anything where I'm like, 17 00:01:09,080 --> 00:01:11,960 Speaker 1: when the new year is right on the horizon, Okay, 18 00:01:12,040 --> 00:01:15,240 Speaker 1: it's time to change it up. Okay, that's fat. I 19 00:01:15,280 --> 00:01:18,280 Speaker 1: don't look at it as a resolution. I look at 20 00:01:18,319 --> 00:01:21,119 Speaker 1: it as a time to reflect. And then maybe did 21 00:01:21,200 --> 00:01:26,840 Speaker 1: you reflect like tweets. You're very introspective. That's surprising, man. Okay, 22 00:01:26,920 --> 00:01:29,880 Speaker 1: all right, yea we have new goals. Okay, good for 23 00:01:29,920 --> 00:01:32,600 Speaker 1: you tweaking. I don't need the New Year to do that. 24 00:01:32,680 --> 00:01:34,760 Speaker 1: You understand what I'm saying. I don't need the New 25 00:01:34,840 --> 00:01:37,600 Speaker 1: Year to do it anyway. I just think that the 26 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:39,800 Speaker 1: the world does it then because it's a time when 27 00:01:39,800 --> 00:01:43,000 Speaker 1: everyone can turn the page together. Yeah, but the world 28 00:01:43,040 --> 00:01:45,880 Speaker 1: does not turn the page together because there's so many 29 00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:50,600 Speaker 1: different time zones. So I'm just summer when I'm sitting 30 00:01:50,600 --> 00:01:54,320 Speaker 1: in Foxborough. I mean, Australia is already celebrated, you know. 31 00:01:54,440 --> 00:01:56,960 Speaker 1: And I've had a couple of cans of Fosters and 32 00:01:57,160 --> 00:01:59,840 Speaker 1: you know, they're already into January first. And speaking of 33 00:02:00,160 --> 00:02:04,320 Speaker 1: Years Eve, it was ferociously called in New England. You know, 34 00:02:04,400 --> 00:02:06,800 Speaker 1: the the Gillette Stadium is a nice place. I will 35 00:02:06,840 --> 00:02:09,280 Speaker 1: say that the Jets haven't had a lot of success 36 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:12,720 Speaker 1: there of late, so I was very happy to get 37 00:02:12,760 --> 00:02:14,760 Speaker 1: out in New England. But I heard they have good 38 00:02:14,840 --> 00:02:16,760 Speaker 1: clam chowder in the press. Body. Yeah, they have clam 39 00:02:16,840 --> 00:02:19,600 Speaker 1: chowder at a little Tabasco and pepper in there. Yeah, 40 00:02:19,600 --> 00:02:23,359 Speaker 1: clam chowder, solid Tabasco is synonymous to whatever e A 41 00:02:23,520 --> 00:02:27,520 Speaker 1: is eating. No, it's actually buffaloes. Okay, okay, all right, 42 00:02:27,880 --> 00:02:30,200 Speaker 1: any kind of any kind of hot sauce about that? Yeah, 43 00:02:30,280 --> 00:02:34,240 Speaker 1: So you know, both Mike mcagne and Christopher Johnson addressed 44 00:02:34,280 --> 00:02:38,280 Speaker 1: the media season ninety news conferences after Todd Bowles talked 45 00:02:38,280 --> 00:02:41,800 Speaker 1: to the press, and what we know going forward Green's 46 00:02:41,880 --> 00:02:44,880 Speaker 1: is that the Jets aren't happy that they want five 47 00:02:44,960 --> 00:02:47,560 Speaker 1: games this year, and they do think they made some progress, 48 00:02:47,880 --> 00:02:52,080 Speaker 1: mostly in the chemistry department. With that being said, every 49 00:02:52,160 --> 00:02:54,640 Speaker 1: year is new and the Jets are gonna add some 50 00:02:54,680 --> 00:02:57,560 Speaker 1: new pieces right around the corner. With the league year 51 00:02:57,639 --> 00:02:59,760 Speaker 1: beginning in March, they have a lot of money just 52 00:02:59,840 --> 00:03:02,480 Speaker 1: by and Mike mccagnan said, I would probably classify us 53 00:03:02,480 --> 00:03:05,320 Speaker 1: as being potentially very active in free agency, like you know, 54 00:03:05,440 --> 00:03:07,720 Speaker 1: with with the calf space um and hopefully we can 55 00:03:07,760 --> 00:03:09,440 Speaker 1: do some things that help move this team forward. The 56 00:03:09,520 --> 00:03:11,600 Speaker 1: Jets will be very active a free agents. I think 57 00:03:11,600 --> 00:03:14,000 Speaker 1: if you're a Jets fan, you have to be very excited. 58 00:03:14,120 --> 00:03:16,240 Speaker 1: You know that the team is going to have some 59 00:03:16,280 --> 00:03:20,160 Speaker 1: new faces at different positions. Obviously that goes for the 60 00:03:20,200 --> 00:03:23,960 Speaker 1: same for every year. But when you don't have an 61 00:03:23,960 --> 00:03:28,320 Speaker 1: answer at quarterback here. Offseason becomes very interesting, especially through 62 00:03:28,360 --> 00:03:29,960 Speaker 1: the eye of the fan. And that's not to say 63 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:32,519 Speaker 1: that Josh McCown won't be back, because he very well could. 64 00:03:32,919 --> 00:03:35,920 Speaker 1: But we'll talk about this with Chad Pennington a little later. 65 00:03:35,960 --> 00:03:38,800 Speaker 1: Is that he has some tough decisions to way, whether 66 00:03:39,080 --> 00:03:40,760 Speaker 1: you know, he wants to retire and spend time with 67 00:03:40,760 --> 00:03:44,360 Speaker 1: his family, if he wants to come back. Jack mccagnan said, 68 00:03:44,360 --> 00:03:46,640 Speaker 1: we'd welcome Josh back. Well, yeah, but the Jets have to, 69 00:03:47,120 --> 00:03:51,840 Speaker 1: you know, determine ultimately whether he fits in their plans, 70 00:03:51,880 --> 00:03:55,000 Speaker 1: their immediate plans as well as Josh McCown's thirty eight 71 00:03:55,040 --> 00:03:58,040 Speaker 1: years old, he's coming off a career season. He was 72 00:03:58,640 --> 00:04:02,960 Speaker 1: beloved figure within organization, and he played tremendously on the field. 73 00:04:03,040 --> 00:04:05,680 Speaker 1: Let's not take away from what McCown did. And of 74 00:04:05,720 --> 00:04:11,040 Speaker 1: course he was named team MVP making those thirteen starts. Um. 75 00:04:11,240 --> 00:04:14,440 Speaker 1: But uh yeah, you know, but there's gonna be some 76 00:04:14,520 --> 00:04:17,720 Speaker 1: interesting names on the free agency market and we're gonna 77 00:04:17,760 --> 00:04:20,919 Speaker 1: have to see how the dominos fall and we'll learn 78 00:04:21,080 --> 00:04:25,919 Speaker 1: about different teams plans in the weeks and months ahead. 79 00:04:26,240 --> 00:04:28,480 Speaker 1: Oh and by the way, the Jets have the sixth 80 00:04:28,520 --> 00:04:32,599 Speaker 1: overall picks, so definitely gonna be some opportunities to plug 81 00:04:32,680 --> 00:04:35,839 Speaker 1: up some holes with marquee players through the draft, through 82 00:04:35,880 --> 00:04:39,360 Speaker 1: free agency. Obviously, it's a time will tell game as 83 00:04:39,360 --> 00:04:43,080 Speaker 1: of now because it's January and nothing comes until Mark. 84 00:04:43,200 --> 00:04:45,360 Speaker 1: But the landscape is so much different than last year 85 00:04:45,400 --> 00:04:48,359 Speaker 1: because last year we went in. Yes, the Jets won 86 00:04:48,680 --> 00:04:50,960 Speaker 1: five games in two thousand seventeen and won five games 87 00:04:50,960 --> 00:04:53,520 Speaker 1: in two thousand and sixteen, But after the two thousand 88 00:04:53,640 --> 00:04:58,080 Speaker 1: sixteen season, we were wondering what was going to be 89 00:04:58,680 --> 00:05:03,039 Speaker 1: the futures. Anna Marshall and Nick Mangold and Durrell reave 90 00:05:03,120 --> 00:05:09,359 Speaker 1: this and Nick Folk and Reno, Jock Amani and Ryan 91 00:05:09,400 --> 00:05:13,000 Speaker 1: Fitzpatrick and all those guys. The Jets part of the 92 00:05:13,040 --> 00:05:16,280 Speaker 1: ways with a lot of veterans who had contributed here, 93 00:05:17,160 --> 00:05:19,080 Speaker 1: and some of them have contributed for a long time. 94 00:05:19,120 --> 00:05:22,640 Speaker 1: Some of those guys are gonna be Ring Honor inductees 95 00:05:22,680 --> 00:05:25,159 Speaker 1: for this organization and a couple of them could be 96 00:05:25,240 --> 00:05:28,159 Speaker 1: Hall of Famers. David Harris is the guys trying to 97 00:05:28,160 --> 00:05:30,760 Speaker 1: get a Super Bowl ring with New England Patriots right now. 98 00:05:31,040 --> 00:05:33,080 Speaker 1: But the Jets had a part ways with a lot 99 00:05:33,080 --> 00:05:36,120 Speaker 1: of guys last offseason. This offseason is a completely different 100 00:05:36,120 --> 00:05:40,720 Speaker 1: field because it's gonna be who fits us, We gotta 101 00:05:40,800 --> 00:05:45,000 Speaker 1: make our additions. Now you have a lot more flexibility 102 00:05:45,080 --> 00:05:47,840 Speaker 1: going into this offseason, and I think the Jets are 103 00:05:47,839 --> 00:05:51,240 Speaker 1: gonna get a lot better, not only with what they 104 00:05:51,360 --> 00:05:54,240 Speaker 1: do in free agency, but also with the draft because 105 00:05:54,240 --> 00:05:56,400 Speaker 1: you mentioned number six. Overall, they got three picks in 106 00:05:56,440 --> 00:06:01,479 Speaker 1: the top forty nine. Pair two's courtesy the Sheldon Richardson deal. 107 00:06:01,560 --> 00:06:03,920 Speaker 1: And how good does that deal look right now? Sheldon 108 00:06:04,000 --> 00:06:06,800 Speaker 1: richards a very talented player, no doubt about that, but 109 00:06:07,080 --> 00:06:10,239 Speaker 1: he could become a free agent himself. And the Jets 110 00:06:10,279 --> 00:06:13,720 Speaker 1: picked up Germaine Curse and they have an additional second 111 00:06:13,800 --> 00:06:17,360 Speaker 1: round pick. And even though free agency the league year 112 00:06:17,440 --> 00:06:20,880 Speaker 1: turns in March, the Jets will have opportunities to resign 113 00:06:20,920 --> 00:06:23,280 Speaker 1: their own players until that point, so they never hit 114 00:06:23,320 --> 00:06:25,920 Speaker 1: the market. So the guy that sticks out to me 115 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:29,280 Speaker 1: other than Josh McCown is Damario Davis because he came 116 00:06:29,360 --> 00:06:31,640 Speaker 1: here in June, had a tremendous year. He loved it 117 00:06:31,640 --> 00:06:34,760 Speaker 1: here and he loves it here and he was the 118 00:06:34,839 --> 00:06:37,600 Speaker 1: leader of the defense. So that's someone that I mean, 119 00:06:37,600 --> 00:06:40,120 Speaker 1: all these guys say you got you gotta give mccagnon 120 00:06:40,160 --> 00:06:43,240 Speaker 1: a lot of credit. You thinking Damario Davis, a two 121 00:06:43,279 --> 00:06:46,800 Speaker 1: thousand and twelve draft pick. He goes and spends his 122 00:06:46,880 --> 00:06:49,480 Speaker 1: first couple of years here, then he goes in Cleveland. 123 00:06:49,760 --> 00:06:54,680 Speaker 1: But mcagnan acquired him in a swap for Colvin Prior. Yeah, 124 00:06:54,760 --> 00:06:56,880 Speaker 1: like you said, Kelvin Prior no longer in the National 125 00:06:56,880 --> 00:07:00,400 Speaker 1: Football League. A nice signing with Morris Clayborne. Or worked 126 00:07:00,400 --> 00:07:02,919 Speaker 1: with the Jets training staff throughout the year, and he 127 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:05,400 Speaker 1: stayed healthy for most of the year. I know he 128 00:07:05,480 --> 00:07:09,760 Speaker 1: battled UH some various elements, but Morris claymore and gave 129 00:07:09,800 --> 00:07:11,920 Speaker 1: you a lot. Austin Safari and Jenkins was a waiver 130 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:14,640 Speaker 1: claim in two thousand sixteen. He had a career year. 131 00:07:14,880 --> 00:07:17,560 Speaker 1: And of course you think about what McCollum gave you 132 00:07:18,000 --> 00:07:21,480 Speaker 1: UH free agent signing last March. So you gotta give 133 00:07:21,560 --> 00:07:24,040 Speaker 1: mccagnet a lot of credit for some of these guys 134 00:07:24,120 --> 00:07:26,320 Speaker 1: he picked up. You mentioned the other day in my 135 00:07:26,440 --> 00:07:30,360 Speaker 1: office the trade for Terrence Brooks before this season, the 136 00:07:30,440 --> 00:07:33,200 Speaker 1: guy who gives you some at the safety position, that 137 00:07:33,280 --> 00:07:38,000 Speaker 1: acquired him from the Eagles in exchange for UH Dexter McDougald. 138 00:07:38,040 --> 00:07:40,080 Speaker 1: So the list goes on and on. We saw Coney 139 00:07:40,160 --> 00:07:47,240 Speaker 1: really making some early contributions. But listen, little boy Xavier Cooper. Oh, Coop, Yeah, 140 00:07:47,280 --> 00:07:50,640 Speaker 1: Cooper played well for the defensive line UH down the stretch, 141 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:52,760 Speaker 1: but hey, thanks can change in a hurry in the 142 00:07:52,800 --> 00:07:54,560 Speaker 1: National Football League. And I was just talking to Letter 143 00:07:54,640 --> 00:07:59,800 Speaker 1: Williams about it and during his season ending UH interview 144 00:07:59,840 --> 00:08:03,800 Speaker 1: with aust the Content team, and I said, isn't it weird? 145 00:08:04,120 --> 00:08:05,960 Speaker 1: You've been on a league for three years and you 146 00:08:06,040 --> 00:08:08,800 Speaker 1: came in and everybody's talking about this defensive line. David Snacks, 147 00:08:08,840 --> 00:08:14,520 Speaker 1: Harrison was here, Mohammad Wokerson, Sheldon Richardson. My point is, Greens, 148 00:08:14,520 --> 00:08:17,200 Speaker 1: things change in a hurry in the National Football League. 149 00:08:17,280 --> 00:08:26,200 Speaker 1: All right, let's check in with Chad Pennington. Chad are 150 00:08:26,760 --> 00:08:29,200 Speaker 1: you doing man? All right? Buddy? How are you good? 151 00:08:29,560 --> 00:08:34,240 Speaker 1: Me and Greenberg, how have you been down there in 152 00:08:34,320 --> 00:08:37,319 Speaker 1: Kentucky for the New year? Well, fellas, we've been freezing 153 00:08:37,360 --> 00:08:39,680 Speaker 1: as well, but we had a deep freeze. We didn't 154 00:08:39,679 --> 00:08:42,520 Speaker 1: get the cyclone to hit us, but we certainly felt 155 00:08:42,520 --> 00:08:45,000 Speaker 1: the cold air for sure. Have you been letting the 156 00:08:45,360 --> 00:08:47,480 Speaker 1: horses out of the barn? Are they staying in the 157 00:08:47,520 --> 00:08:50,160 Speaker 1: stables a lot, so I was taking them out to 158 00:08:50,240 --> 00:08:53,079 Speaker 1: get a little sunshine. Makes us I've been taking them 159 00:08:53,080 --> 00:08:57,560 Speaker 1: back to the to the barn, especially overnight, no doubt. Okay, 160 00:08:57,600 --> 00:09:00,480 Speaker 1: So Chad, when you look back at the Jet season, 161 00:09:00,520 --> 00:09:02,920 Speaker 1: they finished with a five and eleven record. That's the 162 00:09:03,120 --> 00:09:07,320 Speaker 1: exact mark that they had in two thousand and sixteen. 163 00:09:07,559 --> 00:09:10,280 Speaker 1: But we've been talking about it on the podcast throughout 164 00:09:10,320 --> 00:09:14,240 Speaker 1: the year. We this team showed a lot of signs 165 00:09:14,240 --> 00:09:18,600 Speaker 1: of progress and on a macro level, what did you 166 00:09:18,640 --> 00:09:22,120 Speaker 1: see from the Jets this season and what do they 167 00:09:22,120 --> 00:09:24,800 Speaker 1: got to do mover four? Well, I think first of all, 168 00:09:24,880 --> 00:09:29,280 Speaker 1: you you did see a staff who, um really got 169 00:09:29,280 --> 00:09:31,200 Speaker 1: a lot out of the team. I thought that the 170 00:09:31,240 --> 00:09:35,360 Speaker 1: staff did a really good job scheme and putting the 171 00:09:35,400 --> 00:09:38,959 Speaker 1: players in positions to make plays and trying to develop 172 00:09:39,080 --> 00:09:41,199 Speaker 1: some of the young talent on the team. I thought 173 00:09:41,240 --> 00:09:45,480 Speaker 1: that was a plus, no doubt. Obviously, you have to 174 00:09:45,480 --> 00:09:49,040 Speaker 1: be excited about your two safeties, your young linebackers. You 175 00:09:49,080 --> 00:09:52,360 Speaker 1: feel like you have speed there. Um. If there was 176 00:09:52,400 --> 00:09:55,080 Speaker 1: one part of the defense that may have underperformed a 177 00:09:55,080 --> 00:09:58,400 Speaker 1: little bit at times, and it probably would be due 178 00:09:58,400 --> 00:10:02,640 Speaker 1: to the fact of losing players as well as not 179 00:10:02,760 --> 00:10:05,120 Speaker 1: having some cohesence there may be in the defensive line 180 00:10:05,160 --> 00:10:07,079 Speaker 1: just a little bit, may may need to expect a 181 00:10:07,080 --> 00:10:09,040 Speaker 1: little bit more from the defensive line, just being able 182 00:10:09,080 --> 00:10:12,240 Speaker 1: to be able to get pressure on the quarterback without 183 00:10:12,320 --> 00:10:15,920 Speaker 1: having to blitz um as much. But the most part, 184 00:10:15,960 --> 00:10:20,880 Speaker 1: the defensive effort was solid. Offensively, you saw some signs 185 00:10:20,920 --> 00:10:24,280 Speaker 1: of shining moments of players that really came into their 186 00:10:24,280 --> 00:10:28,839 Speaker 1: own Robby Anderson, ball Pale thought Safarian Jenkins really did 187 00:10:28,840 --> 00:10:33,120 Speaker 1: a good job at tighty end and Josh McCown had 188 00:10:33,160 --> 00:10:36,880 Speaker 1: some nice moments as a quarterback. And so you take 189 00:10:37,120 --> 00:10:39,600 Speaker 1: take some of those positives and then look where can 190 00:10:39,640 --> 00:10:42,880 Speaker 1: the team get better? Where can it really make strides? 191 00:10:43,240 --> 00:10:47,440 Speaker 1: And I think obviously everyone's first question and wanting an 192 00:10:47,480 --> 00:10:50,400 Speaker 1: answer would be at the quarterback position. Whereas the team 193 00:10:50,440 --> 00:10:54,560 Speaker 1: headed as far as the quarterback position is concerned, Chad, 194 00:10:54,679 --> 00:10:56,840 Speaker 1: what's the thing you like most about this team? Because 195 00:10:56,880 --> 00:10:59,720 Speaker 1: we've touched on a number of things throughout the season, 196 00:10:59,760 --> 00:11:03,040 Speaker 1: but few were trying to convince someone on the side 197 00:11:03,040 --> 00:11:05,240 Speaker 1: of the road that the Jets are pointed in the 198 00:11:05,320 --> 00:11:07,960 Speaker 1: right direction. What do you point to? Well, first of all, 199 00:11:08,160 --> 00:11:11,600 Speaker 1: point to uh just a film and the games that 200 00:11:12,160 --> 00:11:16,120 Speaker 1: all of us watched, UH and being able to see 201 00:11:16,120 --> 00:11:18,840 Speaker 1: how the team was in just about every game they played. 202 00:11:19,200 --> 00:11:23,560 Speaker 1: That's the first step of being competitive weekend and week out. 203 00:11:23,960 --> 00:11:27,920 Speaker 1: And now it's about adding the right pieces to not 204 00:11:28,000 --> 00:11:31,160 Speaker 1: only be competitive, but now turn those close losses into 205 00:11:31,280 --> 00:11:34,240 Speaker 1: victories and being able to buy for a playoff spot. 206 00:11:34,480 --> 00:11:37,400 Speaker 1: Josh McConn is thirty eight years old. His family resides 207 00:11:37,480 --> 00:11:40,839 Speaker 1: back in Texas. This past season, he set career highs 208 00:11:40,840 --> 00:11:46,960 Speaker 1: and completions completion percentage passer this year and touchdowns passing 209 00:11:47,000 --> 00:11:50,960 Speaker 1: touchdowns with eighteen. He also made a career high thirteen starts. 210 00:11:51,000 --> 00:11:54,240 Speaker 1: He loved it here. He was a great presence in 211 00:11:54,320 --> 00:11:58,640 Speaker 1: the locker room. The Jets appreciated his contributions. Now we 212 00:11:58,840 --> 00:12:02,760 Speaker 1: turn to the business side of pro football. What do 213 00:12:02,840 --> 00:12:06,720 Speaker 1: the Jets have to do as they evaluate their position 214 00:12:07,040 --> 00:12:10,320 Speaker 1: and conversely, what does Josh have to do as he 215 00:12:10,360 --> 00:12:13,520 Speaker 1: looks forward Now? Well, personally, Josh has to take a 216 00:12:13,520 --> 00:12:17,439 Speaker 1: look at what he wants to get accomplished. UM with 217 00:12:17,520 --> 00:12:21,160 Speaker 1: his family. I know that he has UH kids now 218 00:12:21,200 --> 00:12:23,120 Speaker 1: that are getting up in age in the middle school 219 00:12:23,200 --> 00:12:25,720 Speaker 1: years moving into high school. When those are such precious 220 00:12:25,800 --> 00:12:28,920 Speaker 1: years to be involved with your boys and your girls 221 00:12:28,960 --> 00:12:32,280 Speaker 1: and watch them grow. And I can say that because 222 00:12:32,320 --> 00:12:35,440 Speaker 1: I'm going through that right now. So that's something personally 223 00:12:35,480 --> 00:12:39,040 Speaker 1: for him that's a tough decision to make, and so 224 00:12:39,200 --> 00:12:41,160 Speaker 1: it will be interesting to see what he decides to do. 225 00:12:41,200 --> 00:12:44,559 Speaker 1: It wouldn't surprise me at all he decided to, uh, 226 00:12:44,640 --> 00:12:46,800 Speaker 1: you know, say that this was his last year playing 227 00:12:47,160 --> 00:12:50,920 Speaker 1: and he'll move back to Texas and and really focus 228 00:12:50,960 --> 00:12:52,920 Speaker 1: on his family. That would not surprise me. But at 229 00:12:52,920 --> 00:12:55,000 Speaker 1: the same time, it would surprise me the other way 230 00:12:55,040 --> 00:12:57,520 Speaker 1: either if he wanted to stay a couple of years. 231 00:12:57,559 --> 00:13:00,400 Speaker 1: That's going to be a decision between he and his 232 00:13:00,480 --> 00:13:04,640 Speaker 1: wife and trying to make the best decision for their family. Um, 233 00:13:04,720 --> 00:13:07,240 Speaker 1: and then moving forward, you know, looking at the quarterback position, 234 00:13:07,280 --> 00:13:09,760 Speaker 1: I think it's really really interesting because he can go 235 00:13:10,040 --> 00:13:14,360 Speaker 1: so many different ways based upon free agency and draft 236 00:13:14,480 --> 00:13:17,560 Speaker 1: and who you already have in the room. Uh. I'll 237 00:13:17,559 --> 00:13:20,160 Speaker 1: talk with a good friend of mine, Byron left, which 238 00:13:20,440 --> 00:13:23,280 Speaker 1: the other day and uh, he just finished up coaching 239 00:13:23,320 --> 00:13:25,839 Speaker 1: with the Arizona this year. But I thought he made 240 00:13:25,880 --> 00:13:29,880 Speaker 1: an interesting point. He said that for him, having three 241 00:13:29,960 --> 00:13:34,160 Speaker 1: quarterbacks in the room is crucial to the success of 242 00:13:34,200 --> 00:13:37,600 Speaker 1: that room. The two quarterback systems he doesn't believe works 243 00:13:37,720 --> 00:13:41,520 Speaker 1: as well UM, and that whole dynamic of of who 244 00:13:41,559 --> 00:13:46,200 Speaker 1: those three quarterbacks are UM can really help determine how 245 00:13:46,240 --> 00:13:48,840 Speaker 1: successful you are in that room as far as the 246 00:13:48,920 --> 00:13:53,280 Speaker 1: young guy you're developing, a veteran who's keeping the room stable, 247 00:13:53,360 --> 00:13:57,400 Speaker 1: and then your starter. Whatever that dynamic is, is very important, 248 00:13:57,440 --> 00:13:59,480 Speaker 1: and I thought that was an interesting point that he made. 249 00:14:00,120 --> 00:14:02,359 Speaker 1: We have a lot of time to talk about quarterbacks 250 00:14:02,360 --> 00:14:06,680 Speaker 1: who potentially will hit the market, uh in March. It's 251 00:14:06,800 --> 00:14:09,000 Speaker 1: January right now. And a couple of guys who just 252 00:14:09,040 --> 00:14:13,000 Speaker 1: declared for the two thousand eighteen NFL draft, Josh Rosen 253 00:14:13,080 --> 00:14:16,319 Speaker 1: from u c l A. Sam Donald from up the 254 00:14:16,360 --> 00:14:20,360 Speaker 1: Street at US see the Jets picking number six. Overall, 255 00:14:20,440 --> 00:14:23,280 Speaker 1: here's the NFL draft order for your chat. Cleveland at 256 00:14:23,360 --> 00:14:26,120 Speaker 1: number one, the Giants, and number two Indianapolis and number 257 00:14:26,160 --> 00:14:29,640 Speaker 1: three Cleveland again at number four, that's not a misprint, 258 00:14:29,680 --> 00:14:32,560 Speaker 1: and then Denver at number five. If you think about 259 00:14:32,760 --> 00:14:37,160 Speaker 1: three teams up there before the Jets, they could be 260 00:14:37,160 --> 00:14:41,760 Speaker 1: in the market potentially for a quarterback. Cleveland, the Giants. 261 00:14:42,080 --> 00:14:44,280 Speaker 1: Eli Manning has had a tremendous career as you know 262 00:14:44,760 --> 00:14:48,480 Speaker 1: competed against him a number of times throughout your career 263 00:14:48,640 --> 00:14:51,320 Speaker 1: as a pro chat. And then the Denver Broncos, who 264 00:14:51,360 --> 00:14:54,400 Speaker 1: I think have a playoff roster, they did not get 265 00:14:54,440 --> 00:14:58,800 Speaker 1: playoff caliber quarterbacking at any point this season. And we'll 266 00:14:58,800 --> 00:15:01,600 Speaker 1: have to see what happens and pro free agency in 267 00:15:01,640 --> 00:15:04,400 Speaker 1: the trade market. But what do you think about the 268 00:15:04,480 --> 00:15:07,720 Speaker 1: Jets position? I mentioned those two top quarterbacks. Then you 269 00:15:07,840 --> 00:15:12,400 Speaker 1: got Josh Allen who is entering the draft out of 270 00:15:12,440 --> 00:15:15,040 Speaker 1: Wyoming as well. A lot of people are high on 271 00:15:15,080 --> 00:15:19,960 Speaker 1: Baker Mayfield out of Oklahoma, Lamar Jackson out of Louisville, 272 00:15:20,520 --> 00:15:24,120 Speaker 1: Mason Rudolph out of Oklahoma State. So the list goes 273 00:15:24,160 --> 00:15:25,760 Speaker 1: on and on. What do you think about the Jets 274 00:15:25,800 --> 00:15:30,960 Speaker 1: position right now? At number six overall and with the 275 00:15:31,040 --> 00:15:33,760 Speaker 1: money they have to spending free agency and you know, 276 00:15:33,880 --> 00:15:37,080 Speaker 1: addressed a lot of areas a lot to handle there 277 00:15:37,120 --> 00:15:40,360 Speaker 1: for well, it's it's actually it's unique, and it's a 278 00:15:40,400 --> 00:15:44,480 Speaker 1: little bit tricky. I think, Um, your evaluations in your 279 00:15:44,520 --> 00:15:48,000 Speaker 1: scouting department are really critical here as far as the 280 00:15:48,080 --> 00:15:52,080 Speaker 1: college talent as well as the free agent talent. Their 281 00:15:52,120 --> 00:15:54,280 Speaker 1: work is cut out for them this off season. It 282 00:15:54,440 --> 00:15:57,960 Speaker 1: is not very clear at all as far as what 283 00:15:58,040 --> 00:15:59,960 Speaker 1: could and could not happen? What do you know about 284 00:16:00,040 --> 00:16:03,760 Speaker 1: any of these guys just yet? And Uh, I believe 285 00:16:03,800 --> 00:16:05,320 Speaker 1: you told me the other day. You'll be down in 286 00:16:05,600 --> 00:16:10,440 Speaker 1: uh Mobile, Alma, Alabama working for the NFL legends again. Um, 287 00:16:10,880 --> 00:16:12,840 Speaker 1: so the senior ball you'll be able to see Josh 288 00:16:12,880 --> 00:16:15,800 Speaker 1: Allen practice. You'll be able to see Baker Mayfield practice. 289 00:16:15,840 --> 00:16:19,119 Speaker 1: But what what do you know just from your cursory 290 00:16:19,240 --> 00:16:23,040 Speaker 1: glances at these guys when you're not shuttling the boys 291 00:16:23,120 --> 00:16:27,000 Speaker 1: back and forth and running the football leagues down there. Uh. 292 00:16:27,080 --> 00:16:29,440 Speaker 1: And you're so involved with the USA Football as well, 293 00:16:29,920 --> 00:16:32,200 Speaker 1: doing tremendous things. But what do you know about any 294 00:16:32,240 --> 00:16:36,280 Speaker 1: of these guys who are going to be drafted here 295 00:16:36,320 --> 00:16:41,200 Speaker 1: in a few months. Well, I think the three top 296 00:16:41,600 --> 00:16:45,480 Speaker 1: quarterbacks there in the draft, um, Josh Allen. Uh, there 297 00:16:45,520 --> 00:16:50,360 Speaker 1: has always been a huge concern on completion percentage when 298 00:16:50,400 --> 00:16:54,520 Speaker 1: your completion were sentence in colleges sitting there at h 299 00:16:54,560 --> 00:16:58,840 Speaker 1: in the fifties. Um, that that to me is a concern. Um. 300 00:16:58,880 --> 00:17:01,560 Speaker 1: And that's where you really have the determined Okay, was 301 00:17:01,600 --> 00:17:06,119 Speaker 1: that based on decision making? Was it based on pure inaccuracy? 302 00:17:06,240 --> 00:17:09,800 Speaker 1: What does the film tell you why that completion percentage 303 00:17:09,880 --> 00:17:13,040 Speaker 1: is like that, because you should see an upticking completion 304 00:17:13,040 --> 00:17:17,119 Speaker 1: percentage as a guy progresses through his career. UM. With 305 00:17:17,200 --> 00:17:21,600 Speaker 1: Sam Donald, I think decision making is one of his Uh. 306 00:17:21,640 --> 00:17:25,920 Speaker 1: You saw this year where UM decisions were being made 307 00:17:25,960 --> 00:17:29,480 Speaker 1: that were questionable and certainly put their team in bad 308 00:17:29,520 --> 00:17:32,400 Speaker 1: situations sometimes, So you really got to take a look 309 00:17:32,440 --> 00:17:35,160 Speaker 1: at that. And then with Josh Rosen, I think you've 310 00:17:35,160 --> 00:17:38,639 Speaker 1: really got to try to evaluate what he's all about. UM. 311 00:17:39,000 --> 00:17:41,960 Speaker 1: Is he a guy that is about himself or is 312 00:17:42,000 --> 00:17:44,520 Speaker 1: the guy that you know can really come in and 313 00:17:44,600 --> 00:17:49,280 Speaker 1: have those leadership qualities needed to be the CEO of 314 00:17:49,359 --> 00:17:52,000 Speaker 1: your offense and quite frankly of your organization when it 315 00:17:52,040 --> 00:17:54,160 Speaker 1: comes to in between the white lines. I think those 316 00:17:54,200 --> 00:17:56,320 Speaker 1: are the three big questions for those three guys. We're 317 00:17:56,320 --> 00:17:58,720 Speaker 1: gonna find out a lot about all these guys here 318 00:17:58,720 --> 00:18:01,000 Speaker 1: coming up in the a couple of months with the 319 00:18:01,080 --> 00:18:03,840 Speaker 1: combine the pro days. Like I mentioned, a couple of 320 00:18:03,840 --> 00:18:06,280 Speaker 1: those guys will be at the Senior Bowl. But I'll 321 00:18:06,280 --> 00:18:10,640 Speaker 1: tell you what, the guy who not every Saturday had 322 00:18:10,680 --> 00:18:13,000 Speaker 1: the greatest stats in the world because I think people 323 00:18:13,040 --> 00:18:15,439 Speaker 1: were stacking the box left and writing ast them for 324 00:18:15,560 --> 00:18:18,560 Speaker 1: my money, say, Kwan Berkley might be the bust overall 325 00:18:18,600 --> 00:18:22,080 Speaker 1: player in the entire draft. There's no question Eric Keiths 326 00:18:22,160 --> 00:18:25,320 Speaker 1: kind of been a forgotten guy. Um. People are so 327 00:18:25,440 --> 00:18:28,800 Speaker 1: hot on him early in the season, and when you 328 00:18:28,800 --> 00:18:32,879 Speaker 1: watch him play, I mean, he is uh gosh, here 329 00:18:33,440 --> 00:18:46,359 Speaker 1: look at my goodness. He makes it look so seamless 330 00:18:46,440 --> 00:18:50,600 Speaker 1: and easy. H and you know that they're not UM. 331 00:18:50,920 --> 00:18:53,080 Speaker 1: And you can certainly see where he could be an 332 00:18:53,119 --> 00:18:58,359 Speaker 1: instant game changer for any team that he's drafted by. 333 00:18:58,800 --> 00:19:03,199 Speaker 1: He has that ability to really change the direction of 334 00:19:03,200 --> 00:19:06,960 Speaker 1: a team, UM pretty quickly, Um, because of what he 335 00:19:07,000 --> 00:19:09,159 Speaker 1: can do on the field. Chad. Last question for me 336 00:19:09,280 --> 00:19:14,160 Speaker 1: here is what's your philosophy of quarterbacks through free agency 337 00:19:14,280 --> 00:19:17,720 Speaker 1: versus the draft, Because obviously the big question with the 338 00:19:17,800 --> 00:19:20,640 Speaker 1: draft is the quarterback going to be successful in the NFL? 339 00:19:21,040 --> 00:19:25,200 Speaker 1: And usually top guys that are drafted, you know, one 340 00:19:25,320 --> 00:19:28,200 Speaker 1: to six, whatever it, maybe those are guys that fans 341 00:19:28,320 --> 00:19:33,560 Speaker 1: are clamoring to start from day one. Whereas through free agency, yes, 342 00:19:33,600 --> 00:19:37,359 Speaker 1: you're spending more money, but you're also getting you You 343 00:19:37,680 --> 00:19:40,680 Speaker 1: theoretically know what you're getting in the person you bring 344 00:19:40,720 --> 00:19:44,840 Speaker 1: in the building. Well, The decision that has to be 345 00:19:44,880 --> 00:19:47,480 Speaker 1: made and has to be thought about is when if 346 00:19:47,480 --> 00:19:50,680 Speaker 1: you bring in a free agent, what type of free 347 00:19:50,680 --> 00:19:54,560 Speaker 1: agent is he? Is he the type that understand that 348 00:19:54,680 --> 00:19:57,439 Speaker 1: he um is going to be the guy for a 349 00:19:57,480 --> 00:20:00,680 Speaker 1: couple of years and needs to groom a young guy. 350 00:20:00,840 --> 00:20:03,800 Speaker 1: Some guys can do that, some guys can't. Uh, And 351 00:20:03,840 --> 00:20:05,840 Speaker 1: you have to understand when you're bringing in that free 352 00:20:05,840 --> 00:20:09,080 Speaker 1: agent is he capable of doing that? Are you bringing 353 00:20:09,080 --> 00:20:11,120 Speaker 1: in free agent that's just the starter period and you're 354 00:20:11,119 --> 00:20:13,919 Speaker 1: not even worried about the draft that that's that's the 355 00:20:13,960 --> 00:20:16,560 Speaker 1: other thing. And so that's the decision that really has 356 00:20:16,600 --> 00:20:19,040 Speaker 1: to be made, and sometimes that's not there's not enough 357 00:20:19,119 --> 00:20:22,520 Speaker 1: emphasis put on that as far as the man that 358 00:20:22,600 --> 00:20:25,320 Speaker 1: you're bringing into the walker room and into the building 359 00:20:25,960 --> 00:20:28,239 Speaker 1: and what he brings to the table other than just 360 00:20:28,320 --> 00:20:31,280 Speaker 1: playing on the field, because that determines what the rest 361 00:20:31,320 --> 00:20:35,000 Speaker 1: of that room, the quarterback room looks like um And 362 00:20:35,040 --> 00:20:38,200 Speaker 1: so that there will be a lot said based upon 363 00:20:38,240 --> 00:20:40,560 Speaker 1: who they do bring in free agent wise, if the 364 00:20:40,640 --> 00:20:43,520 Speaker 1: Jets do, and then what that means for the draft, 365 00:20:44,040 --> 00:20:47,320 Speaker 1: who do you anticipate will be playing in the super Bowl? 366 00:20:47,359 --> 00:20:49,840 Speaker 1: As you look at it right now, as we had 367 00:20:49,880 --> 00:20:52,560 Speaker 1: in the divisional weekend well a f C, I think 368 00:20:52,600 --> 00:20:56,240 Speaker 1: it's certainly comes down to the Steelers and and Staces. 369 00:20:56,280 --> 00:20:59,040 Speaker 1: I don't think the Jaguars nor the Titans have a 370 00:20:59,280 --> 00:21:02,399 Speaker 1: chance at all and winning these games on Sunday. I 371 00:21:02,480 --> 00:21:05,479 Speaker 1: think those two teams are the are the two elague 372 00:21:05,480 --> 00:21:07,919 Speaker 1: teams in the a f C. And the reason that 373 00:21:07,960 --> 00:21:10,240 Speaker 1: the Steelers do have a chance to beat the Patriots 374 00:21:10,320 --> 00:21:14,359 Speaker 1: because they have the offensive firepower UH to compete and 375 00:21:14,440 --> 00:21:17,800 Speaker 1: to score point for point, and it's really gonna come 376 00:21:17,840 --> 00:21:22,399 Speaker 1: down two in New England. Can Pittsburgh's defense get a 377 00:21:22,440 --> 00:21:26,880 Speaker 1: few stops UH to create an advantage for Pittsburgh's offense 378 00:21:27,680 --> 00:21:29,880 Speaker 1: Gonna be very difficult to do. You know, Losing that 379 00:21:29,960 --> 00:21:33,720 Speaker 1: game in the regular season completely flipped the tide on 380 00:21:33,800 --> 00:21:36,080 Speaker 1: the Steelers and made it much more difficult for them 381 00:21:36,080 --> 00:21:38,479 Speaker 1: to try to win the a f C. In the NFC, 382 00:21:39,680 --> 00:21:44,240 Speaker 1: it's a really interesting dynamic. You have three um Dome 383 00:21:44,359 --> 00:21:48,040 Speaker 1: teams and UH, the Saints get the benefit of going 384 00:21:48,080 --> 00:21:50,359 Speaker 1: to Minnesota, which I think if they had to go 385 00:21:50,480 --> 00:21:54,800 Speaker 1: outdoors and play Philly or being outdoor stadium, this divisional 386 00:21:54,880 --> 00:21:57,439 Speaker 1: round game would be completely different. But I'm really interested 387 00:21:57,480 --> 00:22:00,800 Speaker 1: to see how Drew Brees and the Saint offense plays 388 00:22:00,840 --> 00:22:04,440 Speaker 1: against the Vikings defense indoors, even though it's in Minnesota, 389 00:22:04,560 --> 00:22:07,120 Speaker 1: it is indoors, and those elements are gone the one 390 00:22:07,119 --> 00:22:10,560 Speaker 1: element you're doing with this crowd noise um and and 391 00:22:10,640 --> 00:22:13,760 Speaker 1: so that would be interesting. Um. And then with with 392 00:22:13,800 --> 00:22:16,320 Speaker 1: the Falcons, can they deal with the elements and feeling 393 00:22:16,920 --> 00:22:19,200 Speaker 1: this game was inside? I think you know, you would 394 00:22:19,240 --> 00:22:23,439 Speaker 1: really say, hey, they've got the edge. Um. So that 395 00:22:23,640 --> 00:22:27,000 Speaker 1: those two games I think are completely up for grabs. Uh, 396 00:22:27,040 --> 00:22:29,960 Speaker 1: and they could go either way. I think the winner 397 00:22:29,960 --> 00:22:32,440 Speaker 1: of the New Orleans Minnesota game this weekend wins the 398 00:22:32,480 --> 00:22:36,400 Speaker 1: Super Bowl. Wow, yep, sign me up, because I think 399 00:22:36,600 --> 00:22:40,880 Speaker 1: Minnesota right now probably has the most complete roster in football, 400 00:22:41,359 --> 00:22:42,960 Speaker 1: but we don't know what we're gonna get out of 401 00:22:42,960 --> 00:22:46,480 Speaker 1: case Keenum and he's facing one of the best who 402 00:22:46,480 --> 00:22:50,000 Speaker 1: ever played your position, cheat and Drew Brees. And while 403 00:22:50,040 --> 00:22:54,320 Speaker 1: they got stuffed with the run game last week against Carolina, 404 00:22:55,040 --> 00:22:57,840 Speaker 1: Breeze wanted with his right arm, and he can do 405 00:22:57,920 --> 00:23:00,840 Speaker 1: that again if they get man Hannah up front where 406 00:23:00,840 --> 00:23:04,520 Speaker 1: Breeze doesn't have any time at all. I can see 407 00:23:04,800 --> 00:23:09,320 Speaker 1: Minnesota winning that game. And uh, and going on obviously 408 00:23:09,359 --> 00:23:11,919 Speaker 1: and staying at home and playing at home there in 409 00:23:11,920 --> 00:23:14,440 Speaker 1: the Super Bowl. I just think that the winner in 410 00:23:14,560 --> 00:23:18,560 Speaker 1: this game, you can beat either one of the clubs 411 00:23:19,280 --> 00:23:22,520 Speaker 1: over there in the A f C side, because I 412 00:23:22,560 --> 00:23:28,000 Speaker 1: feel like they're more complete. And even though the both 413 00:23:28,040 --> 00:23:31,880 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh and New England had those prolific offenses, I think 414 00:23:31,960 --> 00:23:36,200 Speaker 1: New Orleans has a match for everybody because the run 415 00:23:36,240 --> 00:23:39,320 Speaker 1: game and breeze with the past game and they haven't 416 00:23:39,320 --> 00:23:44,480 Speaker 1: depended on breeze so much this season. And then I'll 417 00:23:44,480 --> 00:23:47,600 Speaker 1: worry about New Orleans defense. I worry about that they 418 00:23:47,640 --> 00:23:51,800 Speaker 1: have played better, much better than the few years passed. 419 00:23:51,960 --> 00:23:56,200 Speaker 1: But I just worry, you know that a little bit soft. Um, 420 00:23:56,840 --> 00:24:01,280 Speaker 1: there's no question. And what's obviously scares them about Minnesota 421 00:24:01,320 --> 00:24:04,960 Speaker 1: and the Philadelphia is just quarterback play. Look at look 422 00:24:04,960 --> 00:24:08,240 Speaker 1: at the National Championship game. I mean the quarterback play 423 00:24:08,480 --> 00:24:12,119 Speaker 1: wasn't the difference in those two teams, who had athletes everywhere, 424 00:24:12,560 --> 00:24:16,800 Speaker 1: solid defenses. Um, The difference in the first half was 425 00:24:16,840 --> 00:24:20,359 Speaker 1: that the quarterback played for Georgia was outstanding and the 426 00:24:20,520 --> 00:24:23,320 Speaker 1: Alabama quarterback play was non existent. And then in the 427 00:24:23,359 --> 00:24:26,440 Speaker 1: second half, when Alabama got the quarterback play it needed, 428 00:24:27,119 --> 00:24:29,560 Speaker 1: and that's what it turned the tide. And and that's 429 00:24:29,560 --> 00:24:32,600 Speaker 1: where you really see it because when you get down 430 00:24:32,640 --> 00:24:34,440 Speaker 1: to it, a quarterback is going to have to make 431 00:24:34,520 --> 00:24:39,200 Speaker 1: some plays whipped his arm to really create that separation 432 00:24:39,240 --> 00:24:41,399 Speaker 1: that your team needs. And the two a f C 433 00:24:41,600 --> 00:24:45,760 Speaker 1: teams in Pittsburgh and in New England they have that. Uh. 434 00:24:45,960 --> 00:24:49,679 Speaker 1: NFC wise, the Saints and the Falcons have that, and 435 00:24:49,760 --> 00:24:54,879 Speaker 1: the questions lie with with Philadelphia and Minnesota. But there 436 00:24:54,880 --> 00:24:57,159 Speaker 1: are the two teams that have the home field advantage. 437 00:24:57,520 --> 00:25:00,840 Speaker 1: So you can certainly see them getting through because of 438 00:25:00,880 --> 00:25:02,919 Speaker 1: the home field advantage. But then once you get the 439 00:25:02,960 --> 00:25:05,320 Speaker 1: Super Bowl, there's no home field advantage. What does it 440 00:25:05,440 --> 00:25:10,080 Speaker 1: look like? Now? It's gonna be fascinating. Well, that was fun. Yeah, 441 00:25:10,119 --> 00:25:12,080 Speaker 1: we're gonna have to catch up with the real soon 442 00:25:12,160 --> 00:25:14,000 Speaker 1: because you're going down to the senior ball to the 443 00:25:14,119 --> 00:25:16,960 Speaker 1: mobile real quickly. What are you gonna be doing? Uh? 444 00:25:16,960 --> 00:25:20,879 Speaker 1: And down and during Senior Week, So the NFL Legis 445 00:25:20,880 --> 00:25:25,920 Speaker 1: community has sent three of us down to Mobile, all 446 00:25:25,960 --> 00:25:28,680 Speaker 1: three of us Winter Wheeler, Donovan, Darius and myself. We 447 00:25:28,800 --> 00:25:32,560 Speaker 1: played at the senior boat UM and so uh, it's 448 00:25:32,600 --> 00:25:36,240 Speaker 1: one of those um extensions of the NFL to really 449 00:25:36,800 --> 00:25:39,600 Speaker 1: begin to build relationships with our young players and our 450 00:25:39,640 --> 00:25:44,159 Speaker 1: prospects now instead of after they're done playing from a 451 00:25:44,240 --> 00:25:49,200 Speaker 1: league perspective. Two, to use um places like the Senior Bowl, 452 00:25:49,359 --> 00:25:54,000 Speaker 1: the combine the draft to really introduce the Legis community 453 00:25:54,040 --> 00:25:57,120 Speaker 1: to these young prospects where things are going well now, 454 00:25:57,240 --> 00:25:59,800 Speaker 1: that's because they see our faith and they know that 455 00:25:59,800 --> 00:26:02,560 Speaker 1: we care about it now when they do become a 456 00:26:02,600 --> 00:26:05,040 Speaker 1: former player, and right now they can't think about that, 457 00:26:05,160 --> 00:26:08,240 Speaker 1: but there isn't inevitability there that that will happen, that 458 00:26:08,320 --> 00:26:10,640 Speaker 1: they have a place to go and people that care 459 00:26:10,680 --> 00:26:14,679 Speaker 1: about them and their and their success off the field 460 00:26:15,040 --> 00:26:18,280 Speaker 1: and after football is over, and so really establishing those 461 00:26:18,320 --> 00:26:21,600 Speaker 1: relationships and having at the presence now it's so important. 462 00:26:21,600 --> 00:26:24,760 Speaker 1: And that's that's the reason for the NFL Legends Community. A. Right, 463 00:26:24,800 --> 00:26:27,320 Speaker 1: that's gonna be awesome down there, but we'll definitely catch 464 00:26:27,440 --> 00:26:31,000 Speaker 1: up before you take the trip down to Alabama. You 465 00:26:31,040 --> 00:26:33,400 Speaker 1: don't have to go too far ourselves. Jead Pennington, thanks 466 00:26:33,400 --> 00:26:37,760 Speaker 1: as always, Thank you guys. All right, that was Chad Pennington. EA, 467 00:26:37,960 --> 00:26:41,359 Speaker 1: you gave your predictions, Chad gave his. I'm going to 468 00:26:41,400 --> 00:26:44,679 Speaker 1: Saints Patriot. That's my call. I think the Saints go 469 00:26:44,800 --> 00:26:49,320 Speaker 1: to Minnesota two times in the postseason. They never play outdoors, 470 00:26:49,600 --> 00:26:51,760 Speaker 1: like Chad Pennington says, I think that helps them. And 471 00:26:51,800 --> 00:26:54,840 Speaker 1: then I think New England doubles down against the Steelers, 472 00:26:54,960 --> 00:26:57,560 Speaker 1: gets the win in Gewlette Stadium, and then they'll be 473 00:26:57,600 --> 00:27:00,159 Speaker 1: looking for number six. New England has had a lot 474 00:27:00,240 --> 00:27:04,480 Speaker 1: of people's numbers over the years and included and that 475 00:27:04,640 --> 00:27:07,399 Speaker 1: has been the Pittsburgh Steelers. I did not watch that 476 00:27:07,480 --> 00:27:10,160 Speaker 1: first meeting, and I think that I think the Jets 477 00:27:10,160 --> 00:27:12,240 Speaker 1: were on the road, that was the four o'clock game 478 00:27:12,520 --> 00:27:15,760 Speaker 1: that week, um did not see any of that action. 479 00:27:16,680 --> 00:27:20,760 Speaker 1: With that being said, I think Pittsburgh is gonna go 480 00:27:20,840 --> 00:27:23,920 Speaker 1: to New England Championship weekend taking care of business. They 481 00:27:23,960 --> 00:27:26,840 Speaker 1: they're gonna take down the Patriots. And I'm not saying again, 482 00:27:27,560 --> 00:27:28,919 Speaker 1: I know a lot of people are gonna roll their 483 00:27:28,960 --> 00:27:31,719 Speaker 1: eyes whatever. I just feel that way. I feel New 484 00:27:31,720 --> 00:27:37,639 Speaker 1: England's vulnerable. I think Pittsburgh offensively has the ability to 485 00:27:37,720 --> 00:27:42,200 Speaker 1: put it all together and make just enough stops against 486 00:27:42,280 --> 00:27:45,040 Speaker 1: the Patriots offense to win. But I agree with Chad, 487 00:27:45,720 --> 00:27:48,119 Speaker 1: I don't give Tennessee and Jackson On much of a 488 00:27:48,240 --> 00:27:51,720 Speaker 1: chance to win this weekend. And on the other side, listen, 489 00:27:51,920 --> 00:27:55,240 Speaker 1: I've just been thoroughly impressed by everything New Orleans has 490 00:27:55,280 --> 00:27:58,119 Speaker 1: done since the beginning of the season. I give him 491 00:27:58,119 --> 00:28:01,360 Speaker 1: I have a slight edge over Minnesota, and whoever's coming 492 00:28:01,359 --> 00:28:03,480 Speaker 1: out of that game was going to represent the NFC 493 00:28:03,520 --> 00:28:05,520 Speaker 1: in the Super Bowl, and I think as you and 494 00:28:05,560 --> 00:28:08,160 Speaker 1: I think that team will win the Super I think 495 00:28:08,160 --> 00:28:11,840 Speaker 1: a Falcon Saints NFC championship would be tremendous. It would 496 00:28:11,880 --> 00:28:16,040 Speaker 1: be those teams hate each other um and those games 497 00:28:16,040 --> 00:28:18,080 Speaker 1: are great. And not to mention the NFC South, they 498 00:28:18,119 --> 00:28:20,960 Speaker 1: got some talent down there. Because the Saints and Panthers 499 00:28:20,960 --> 00:28:23,240 Speaker 1: played three times. That was a season that was all 500 00:28:23,280 --> 00:28:25,439 Speaker 1: of the game, and I give New Orleans a lot 501 00:28:25,560 --> 00:28:29,400 Speaker 1: of credit for winning that third battle. It's really hard 502 00:28:29,480 --> 00:28:31,920 Speaker 1: to beat a team, especially a team who was solid 503 00:28:31,960 --> 00:28:36,080 Speaker 1: and pretty complete, well rounded on both sides of the ball, 504 00:28:36,160 --> 00:28:38,640 Speaker 1: like Carolina. They beat him three times from one year. 505 00:28:38,800 --> 00:28:40,960 Speaker 1: That's tough thing to do, and they got it done. 506 00:28:41,640 --> 00:28:45,480 Speaker 1: Some nail binning moments for the Saints fans. But listen, 507 00:28:45,760 --> 00:28:48,480 Speaker 1: as Randy Lang wrote, New York just stm last week, 508 00:28:48,480 --> 00:28:52,720 Speaker 1: the Jets were three and one against teams who participated 509 00:28:53,440 --> 00:28:56,160 Speaker 1: on wild in wild Card weekend. The other thing we 510 00:28:56,200 --> 00:29:00,400 Speaker 1: should mention is that the Jets played very very well 511 00:29:00,600 --> 00:29:04,360 Speaker 1: against every playoff team because you think about their battle 512 00:29:04,400 --> 00:29:09,960 Speaker 1: with Atlanta there, clash with Carolina here at MetLife Stadium, 513 00:29:10,400 --> 00:29:13,440 Speaker 1: and then their home game against New England the last 514 00:29:13,440 --> 00:29:15,479 Speaker 1: game of the year. A little bit different, Bryce Petty 515 00:29:16,160 --> 00:29:19,120 Speaker 1: in the lineup for Josh McCown, but buying large. The 516 00:29:19,200 --> 00:29:23,280 Speaker 1: Jets very competitive this year. Todd Bowles said it in 517 00:29:23,320 --> 00:29:28,480 Speaker 1: a season ending message to the Jets. Here one Jets 518 00:29:28,560 --> 00:29:32,440 Speaker 1: drive with no excuses. He doesn't want anybody saying, oh, well, 519 00:29:32,480 --> 00:29:35,560 Speaker 1: we were competitive, or we stay close, or it was 520 00:29:35,600 --> 00:29:37,959 Speaker 1: just a couple of plays, things like that. That's the 521 00:29:38,080 --> 00:29:41,400 Speaker 1: Jets match or I think heading into the off season, 522 00:29:41,480 --> 00:29:44,800 Speaker 1: no excuses, get it done, baby, and just looking ahead 523 00:29:44,840 --> 00:29:46,480 Speaker 1: real quick. Not going to dive into it. But the 524 00:29:46,560 --> 00:29:49,560 Speaker 1: Jets are playing a lot of the current playoff teams 525 00:29:49,600 --> 00:29:52,720 Speaker 1: next season two. Because you got the Vikings, he got 526 00:29:52,720 --> 00:29:55,320 Speaker 1: the Jaguars, the Bills, the Titans, and of course the 527 00:29:55,360 --> 00:29:58,160 Speaker 1: Patriots every year twice a year as along with the Bill. 528 00:29:58,240 --> 00:30:01,040 Speaker 1: So we'll touch on the schedule at a later date. 529 00:30:01,080 --> 00:30:03,560 Speaker 1: But that's all. We got e a's and e g. 530 00:30:03,800 --> 00:30:07,280 Speaker 1: S Super Bowl picks and playoffs, and Chad Pennington, so 531 00:30:07,640 --> 00:30:10,239 Speaker 1: make sure to stay tuned. Just because football is no 532 00:30:10,320 --> 00:30:12,920 Speaker 1: longer here, it doesn't mean that he and I stopped. 533 00:30:12,960 --> 00:30:16,240 Speaker 1: There will always be a podcast on the Official Jets 534 00:30:16,240 --> 00:30:18,480 Speaker 1: Podcast Network, so make sure to stay tuned.