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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to the official JEZZ podcast powered by Amazon Web Services.

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<v Speaker 1>Ethan Greenberg, Eric Allen, joined by Anthony Becked here in Indianapolis.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks for coming on the pot. Yeah, man, this is great.

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<v Speaker 1>It's good to see you guys. Guy like kind of

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<v Speaker 1>a mini radio radio is that what they're calling him? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>so this is good. I see all the teams here

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<v Speaker 1>and like radio rectangle radio fenced in area, and you

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<v Speaker 1>guys look like the most active table, which is always good. Thanks,

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<v Speaker 1>hard working team in the NFL. I'm sorry I apologized

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<v Speaker 1>I rushed you guys back from your lunch. Four stars Listen.

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<v Speaker 1>I have to say that I was here right, you

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<v Speaker 1>were here rady to go. You skip lunch to do

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<v Speaker 1>extra work? Well, Ethan, yeah, actually it was Chick fil A.

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<v Speaker 1>But okay, I a more serious no, what are you

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<v Speaker 1>doing here at the COMMA? Yeah? So last week, um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know Tracy Pelmin part of the NFL Legends. They

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<v Speaker 1>have a bunch of their players coming into Men Tour,

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<v Speaker 1>the positions for each group that that that's attending here

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<v Speaker 1>from the universe, the different college kids. So they asked

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<v Speaker 1>me if I wanted to represent the tight End group

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<v Speaker 1>and I was like absolutely, I mean, this is fantastic.

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<v Speaker 1>So basically what that entails for me is came to

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<v Speaker 1>town and uh, I basically am in every meeting, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>walking with him, I'm eating with every tight end the

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<v Speaker 1>tight end group for this for this year's NFL draft. Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>it's myself, and there's um a national scout that's with

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<v Speaker 1>them that kind of runs the group, uh, Chris Prescott

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<v Speaker 1>from the Chicago Bears, and then there's two other he

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<v Speaker 1>is okay, you remember good, Yeah, And then there's two

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<v Speaker 1>other scouts from two other teams that kind of help out,

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<v Speaker 1>and then there's me. So I just kind of blend in,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, and just kind of give them any kind

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<v Speaker 1>of mentorship advice. UM. I tried to sit down with

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<v Speaker 1>each one of the kids and talk to them and

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<v Speaker 1>just pick their brain. I've seen about there's twenty of

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<v Speaker 1>them here. I've seen about uh fit of teen of

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<v Speaker 1>them live, you know, calling games in college football. I

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<v Speaker 1>know their game. I studied them. And then there's some

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<v Speaker 1>guys like places like Dayton and Portland's State that you know,

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<v Speaker 1>people don't know. And I can't get that film unless

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<v Speaker 1>you YouTube, and you gotta watch the whole two hours

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<v Speaker 1>instead of the cut ups. So uh, you know, some

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<v Speaker 1>of them went to Senior Bowl, watch their Senior Bowl

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<v Speaker 1>practices and just got caught up on the football side.

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<v Speaker 1>But this is just more kind of given this guidance

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<v Speaker 1>for this window right now, and then, like I was

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<v Speaker 1>telling you off the air, Eric about the first year,

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<v Speaker 1>right just giving them some guidance there. Listen, I told me, like,

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<v Speaker 1>I got twelve years of good things, bad things, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>all kinds of information. And then of course, uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>use me as a resource moving forward because they're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>have their agents and all that, but they're not gonna

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<v Speaker 1>know right, they're gonna I don't want these guys to

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<v Speaker 1>to learn on the go. Some things they will and

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<v Speaker 1>that's good. But if anything that I can answer that

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<v Speaker 1>was looking for answers for that I couldn't get, I

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<v Speaker 1>can give that to them. And I think, to me,

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<v Speaker 1>that's a that's a valuable resource to have. So that's

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<v Speaker 1>why I'm here and I hopefully I get to do

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<v Speaker 1>this every year. Did some of the guys recognize Anthony.

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<v Speaker 1>That's a great question. So so you know, look, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>I'm realistic, Okay. I was here twenty years ago to

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<v Speaker 1>the date and uh, you know I have. I had

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<v Speaker 1>met a very few number of these guys when I

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<v Speaker 1>was calling football games. Uh some remember, but but majority

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<v Speaker 1>of them did not know who I was. And I

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<v Speaker 1>didn't hurt my feelings at all. And then as we

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<v Speaker 1>start talking and I let them know my credentials as

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<v Speaker 1>far as what I've gone and and give my little spiel,

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<v Speaker 1>and the the antennis start to go up a little bit,

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<v Speaker 1>and then a couple of them start googling stuff and

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<v Speaker 1>then the next day like, oh, you do that or

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<v Speaker 1>you do this, and then I start reeling off my

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<v Speaker 1>times that I had here, and we'll get into that later.

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<v Speaker 1>But then they really started getting out in and listening

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<v Speaker 1>to me, so, uh, they all know me now, which

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<v Speaker 1>is good, and that's okay. It doesn't hurt my feelings.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, listen, two thousands to two thousand, twenty. Although

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<v Speaker 1>it doesn't seem like you know, a big this twenty years,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, you know it kind of. I went back

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<v Speaker 1>to my room then I was like sat down. I

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<v Speaker 1>was like, wow, I was twenty years ago. So but

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<v Speaker 1>nothing's changed. I think there's only one new drill this year.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a fade catch. Other than that's been exactly the

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<v Speaker 1>same since I was doing it and before then. So, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>to answer your question, no, not too many of them

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<v Speaker 1>knew who I was twenty years ago. Anthony, I want

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<v Speaker 1>I want to go back there for a minute, because

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<v Speaker 1>he hear all these stories about different prospects being asked

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<v Speaker 1>interesting questions per se. Is there one that sticks out

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<v Speaker 1>to you or a couple from from me? Yeah, I

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<v Speaker 1>was asked, man, you know, I don't have taken you

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<v Speaker 1>back a little bit. Yeah, you're right, and uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>but it was such a I had such a kind

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<v Speaker 1>of a clean palette when I came out of school, honestly,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean I had really good grades. You know, I

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't kind of involved in you know, all the other

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<v Speaker 1>riff raff. I didn't get in trouble. You know, I

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<v Speaker 1>kind of saw, uh, you know, the I on the

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<v Speaker 1>prize kind of thing at the end and um. But

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<v Speaker 1>you know, like as I'm looking at the giants, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>they do a big psychological evaluation. You know, it's like

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<v Speaker 1>a three question. I don't know if they still do it.

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<v Speaker 1>I think the guys tell me they did. But you know,

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<v Speaker 1>one of the questions, like, you know, do you prefer

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<v Speaker 1>yourself to be a cat or that. That's what I

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<v Speaker 1>was about to bring up because I saw that on

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<v Speaker 1>Twitter the other day and I'm like, well, how do

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<v Speaker 1>you answer? I'm trying to say, like, okay, well, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>actually as I'm I'm reading and I'm thinking, I'm like, well,

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<v Speaker 1>what are the bad things about each right? Because you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we all know there's a lot of good things that

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<v Speaker 1>I honestly don't. I don't want to offend any of

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<v Speaker 1>the listeners. You know, I don't like cats. I'm just

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<v Speaker 1>not a cat guy, never was, you know, just not

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<v Speaker 1>my cup of tea. You know, I'm not an animal.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not an animal lover. If it's not my animal

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<v Speaker 1>or my pet, I'm I'm cool this and that, I'll

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<v Speaker 1>pet it. You know. I like puppies, but I don't

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<v Speaker 1>want to own one. So I just went with the dog.

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<v Speaker 1>I just know a lot meaner dogs that are out there,

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<v Speaker 1>and just you know, when you think German shepherd a

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<v Speaker 1>trade one and and Doverman pincher, those are like legit skit,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, you're just like man and they're authoritive dogs.

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<v Speaker 1>I was like, I just put a dog, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>So I don't know if that prevented them from drafting me.

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<v Speaker 1>But you know, it didn't work out with us and them,

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<v Speaker 1>so I ended up being the jet, which is good,

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<v Speaker 1>but that was one of the ones. I remember at

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<v Speaker 1>the top of my head. One of the guys told me,

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<v Speaker 1>you guys never have had a dog. Huh when I

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<v Speaker 1>was one years old, before I could remember, we had

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<v Speaker 1>a dog. And then uh, it was only for a year,

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<v Speaker 1>and then after that, I've never had a I've never

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<v Speaker 1>had a like a four legged pet, which means why

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<v Speaker 1>you have fish or exactly see he picks out you listen,

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<v Speaker 1>at least you're listening to me when I'm talking. I did.

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<v Speaker 1>I've had multiple fish. I've had the fair fishes that

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<v Speaker 1>die a month later, all the time, the goldfish in

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<v Speaker 1>the bag. I tried. I tried to keep those things going.

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<v Speaker 1>One time, I got it for like over a year.

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<v Speaker 1>Not to get off topic, but I was able to

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<v Speaker 1>keep it, you know, going for a year, which was good.

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<v Speaker 1>But yeah, and you know, at the aquarium one year,

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<v Speaker 1>it was like, oh, and I had to have something.

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<v Speaker 1>We had an aquarium. We bought all these fish and

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<v Speaker 1>then eventually we just got you know, well, speaking of cats,

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<v Speaker 1>the jets traded the Big Cat to the New York

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<v Speaker 1>Giants because you just mentioned the Giants and like that.

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<v Speaker 1>That there brings it all full circle math, psychological evaluation.

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<v Speaker 1>If you just have cat in your name, then that's

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<v Speaker 1>where they're going to have an extra. The Jets have

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<v Speaker 1>an extra third round pick, and so four picks in

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<v Speaker 1>the first thirty rounds. We'll have to see if the

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<v Speaker 1>Giants signed Leonard Williams to an extension, because I believe

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<v Speaker 1>that could become the pick could become a fourth round

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<v Speaker 1>pick uh next year as opposed to a fifth round pick.

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<v Speaker 1>That's all based on whether Giants side Leonard Waves to

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<v Speaker 1>an extension. But let's go back twenty years to your

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<v Speaker 1>combine measurements. The glasses are coming on vertical leap for

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<v Speaker 1>Anthony back thirty three point five inches. That was my meteor.

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<v Speaker 1>That's like the median. That was my one thing. And

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<v Speaker 1>as I'm looking at this, this is not correct, but

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<v Speaker 1>the four correct. Dick Haley, long time, long time scalt

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<v Speaker 1>at the Jets. When I ran my forty, he gave

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<v Speaker 1>me my time. He had me down at a four

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<v Speaker 1>six uh eight four six eight is my time. So

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<v Speaker 1>this came from where I don't know where that came from.

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<v Speaker 1>I did not run at the combine line. I ran

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<v Speaker 1>into pro that. So I'm going with the team that

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<v Speaker 1>drafted me and the guy obviously Dick Kelly, if anybody

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<v Speaker 1>knows anything. Yeah, so four six eight at two seventy

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<v Speaker 1>pounds is the legit time that I did that I

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<v Speaker 1>ran that. I'm going with. You know, that's wild. What

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<v Speaker 1>about the twenty yard shuttle four point zero eight seconds accurate? Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>four point eight point point four point zero eight is accurate.

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<v Speaker 1>That is a Now, if you just look over the

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<v Speaker 1>course of time and you look at who those kind

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<v Speaker 1>of times and who's running those, you're talking about elite

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<v Speaker 1>tight ends that are low and weight that you know

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<v Speaker 1>are just super fast freaks. And then a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>receivers are having a hard time hitting four oh eight

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<v Speaker 1>uh in some of their shuttle time. So that time

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<v Speaker 1>twenty years ago would still be and it might be

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<v Speaker 1>the best time only till we'll talk about this in

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<v Speaker 1>another episode. It might be the best time of the

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<v Speaker 1>tight ends this year. I'm going out in the limb

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<v Speaker 1>and the guys that we have here, I don't think

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<v Speaker 1>you'll see any of these tight ends, not that that's

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<v Speaker 1>a bad thing. They're gonna get some times that are

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be good and they're gonna wild team with four

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<v Speaker 1>twos and four and that's that's good for teams, it's

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<v Speaker 1>really good. But the four oh weight will open eyes

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<v Speaker 1>even more in that would be what is it? What

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<v Speaker 1>is the twenty yard shuttle for people who don't know. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>so it's basically, you start in the middle of a

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<v Speaker 1>cone and five yards to your right there's a cone,

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<v Speaker 1>and five yards to the left there's a cone. So

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<v Speaker 1>you start in the middle and you go to the right,

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<v Speaker 1>you touch the cone, then you go all the way

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<v Speaker 1>across to the second cone, which brings you to fifteen yards,

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<v Speaker 1>so five over, ten across, and then run back to

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<v Speaker 1>the middle, which gives you a twenty yard shuttle back

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<v Speaker 1>and forth. And uh, you know when when you're training

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<v Speaker 1>for these things, you know, guys don't I was talking

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<v Speaker 1>a lot. I'm like, oh, how much did you train

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<v Speaker 1>for these drills that we do it once a week

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<v Speaker 1>would be our combine drill stuff. Well, I trained this

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<v Speaker 1>stuff after the Senior Bowl. I did nothing except drills

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<v Speaker 1>for whatever. It was a month. It was a month

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<v Speaker 1>right to the contents about the same time every day

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<v Speaker 1>we did those drills, and we mastered it, and it

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<v Speaker 1>came down the angles, it came down the geometry. I

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<v Speaker 1>promise you none of these kids are talking about those

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<v Speaker 1>were with their trainers. I'm promised you they weren't. But

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<v Speaker 1>there is a specific way to get yourself around and

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<v Speaker 1>then when you start practicing, you get the body lean

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<v Speaker 1>and stuff like that. So I knew coming in man,

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<v Speaker 1>and back then you didn't know what the drills were.

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<v Speaker 1>So none of the agents really knew unless you had

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<v Speaker 1>an inn with a scout, and we hired our agency

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<v Speaker 1>hired a scout, so I had all the information. Now

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<v Speaker 1>they know, and it's actually shocking to me. I actually

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<v Speaker 1>watched guys now last year that still don't look like

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<v Speaker 1>they've never run the drill before, which is a shame

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<v Speaker 1>because they should know. But information out there, so you know,

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<v Speaker 1>like the Gauntlet, you see guys around the gaunt, like

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<v Speaker 1>how these guys have run this thing perfect? Guys are

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<v Speaker 1>going in figurate some we'll talk about that, but yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>so that that's the drill. That's what I did, and

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<v Speaker 1>that is honestly, that's an elite and on the big

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<v Speaker 1>pumping my head up you guys know the numbers. That's

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<v Speaker 1>an elite time. Uh, and you'll see receivers that won't

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<v Speaker 1>get that time. So I'm proud of that. For well,

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<v Speaker 1>would you have run that's one of your shuttle in

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<v Speaker 1>right now, right now, more more or less than double

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<v Speaker 1>your best time. Uh. You know what, right now, I

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<v Speaker 1>showed my kid how to do one because he's in

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<v Speaker 1>high school and they have these drills and stuff, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>at these camps that he goes to, and um, you

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<v Speaker 1>know what, I bet you I could I could swing

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<v Speaker 1>uh a low high five probably, I'll tell I don't

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<v Speaker 1>have the flextion, you know. No, Well, still, I mean

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<v Speaker 1>what he's getting those kind of times. I mean that's

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<v Speaker 1>even the biggest sloppiest lineman is getting below a six.

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<v Speaker 1>I'd say, well, I know, but I'm saying, listen, you're

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<v Speaker 1>not a guy works out too much anymore. You still

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<v Speaker 1>could rock. Don't put me on the spotlight. Yeah, he

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<v Speaker 1>had his back with the lunch thing. Now he's coming back.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not coming I'm just saying, is that that's good

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<v Speaker 1>just waking up and getting in the funnel. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>as I'm around some of these young guys and I

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<v Speaker 1>see some of my some of the coaches and some

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<v Speaker 1>former players that I played with that our coaches and scouts,

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<v Speaker 1>and they're kind of shape and stuff, and I guess

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<v Speaker 1>I gotta star nine stars. What about the bench? You

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<v Speaker 1>didn't bench here? I did not bench. Uh. Yeah, So

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<v Speaker 1>I'll be honest with you. My bench was not one

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<v Speaker 1>of my strong points. And I wanted to maximize the

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<v Speaker 1>time that I could continue to bench and grow. So

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<v Speaker 1>I went into my pro day and did it um

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<v Speaker 1>and uh, I passed on it. I was trying, like

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<v Speaker 1>the industry standard was to get the twenty and I

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<v Speaker 1>couldn't get to that. But I will say this, the

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<v Speaker 1>bench is not being as good as a blocker as

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<v Speaker 1>I was. The bench was not a dictator of you know,

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<v Speaker 1>how well I I benched and you know and all

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<v Speaker 1>that stuff. Yeah I did so I did nineteen times

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<v Speaker 1>in my pro day, which was you know, right right

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<v Speaker 1>about the standard. Some guys will get below that. Some

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<v Speaker 1>you'll see tight ends. Now. I think West co had

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<v Speaker 1>four uh last year, which that's pretty damn strong, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>when you're talking about bench and West Virginia guy, right,

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<v Speaker 1>so uh, not all of us were as strong as him,

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<v Speaker 1>but you know, um uh that that twenty numbers a

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<v Speaker 1>kind of a good standard number to get to it.

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<v Speaker 1>I thought that was close enough. So that's what I

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<v Speaker 1>did at the protest. I have a two part question

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<v Speaker 1>for you. The first is how different are the combine

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<v Speaker 1>drills than just normal football, because you're talking about train

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<v Speaker 1>inning and you know, I'm just gonna use the forty

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<v Speaker 1>yard dash an example because everyone loves the forty it's

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<v Speaker 1>it's such a formula from mechanics from the stands to

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<v Speaker 1>getting out. And then the second part, you mentioned the gauntlet.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know if you know that they're timing the

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<v Speaker 1>gauntlet this year. They're timing it, So I just want

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<v Speaker 1>to engage that. What time is reasonable? I don't know, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>that's what I'm saying. I yeah, I don't I don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>Where do you start with that? I don't know. I mean, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I guess you can time it. You know, the guy

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<v Speaker 1>does it right, if he stays in the straight line

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<v Speaker 1>and he catches the thing smooth, that's a good that's

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<v Speaker 1>a good gauntlet. Now you've got to make sure you're

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<v Speaker 1>going full speed and you can kind of tell if

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<v Speaker 1>the guy is. But if there's anything off the center

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<v Speaker 1>of the line. And you know to what a gauntlet

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<v Speaker 1>is if you remember, the guys catch the ball one two,

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<v Speaker 1>and they turn and they run down the line and

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<v Speaker 1>they go left the right. The balls get thrown to

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<v Speaker 1>them by quarterbacks, and then they finish at the end,

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<v Speaker 1>turn up the field and score runder the coach or

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<v Speaker 1>the cone, and that that's a dictator that dictates it

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<v Speaker 1>for me. I mean as far as a time, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not quite sure what that's gonna mean for me or

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<v Speaker 1>anybody watching it or any scouts. But maybe it sets

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<v Speaker 1>the bar moving forward, don't Don't you think it would

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<v Speaker 1>just make a receiver who might be slow playing it

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<v Speaker 1>think twice about running let's say, as opposed to running

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<v Speaker 1>faster psychologically, Yeah, I would say that would help. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>if they're telling me it was time, then I would

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<v Speaker 1>want to have the best time. Then I would want

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<v Speaker 1>to go, you know, faster. So that hopefully gets everybody

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<v Speaker 1>just going full speed, which is important because that's a

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<v Speaker 1>part of it. Being able to control your body at

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<v Speaker 1>the fastest speed when the ball is coming at you.

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<v Speaker 1>It's not the easiest thing to do, you know, so uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know that that will dictate a bunch. But I mean, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>that'll be uh, that'll be interesting. But I go, on,

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<v Speaker 1>that's a good drill. I can usually tell if guy's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be a good pro or not just off that

0:14:43.480 --> 0:14:46.400
<v Speaker 1>drill by the wrong thing to assess, because guys can

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<v Speaker 1>always get better. But the fact that you've been able

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<v Speaker 1>to train for this and not do it right is

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<v Speaker 1>you know that that kind of bombs You mentioned Mr

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<v Speaker 1>Hayley before. Um did you meet with the Jets at

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<v Speaker 1>the combine? Um? I did not know. Yeah, And you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's funny because these guys, they have their meetings all week,

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<v Speaker 1>so they'll sit in the middle. They'll talk to different teams,

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<v Speaker 1>and then they'll also have formal meetings with other uh

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<v Speaker 1>NFL teams with like the GM and the head coach,

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<v Speaker 1>and some guys kind of sit around and they feel

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<v Speaker 1>like they're not getting called upon or or I have

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<v Speaker 1>many meetings to go to. And I said, don't worry

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<v Speaker 1>about that. I said, the team that drafted me didn't

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<v Speaker 1>talk to me at all. I didn't meet anybody uh on.

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't even take an official trip uh to the Jets.

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<v Speaker 1>I went to the I went to a Giant's official trip.

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<v Speaker 1>I went to uh Cleveland Browns as an official trip,

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<v Speaker 1>and uh, I think that was uh. I may have

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<v Speaker 1>a one more place I can't remember, but that was it.

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<v Speaker 1>So I had no communication with the Jets barter of fact,

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<v Speaker 1>I thought I was going. We We felt pretty good

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<v Speaker 1>about number fourteen to green Bay. Green Bay ultimately picked

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<v Speaker 1>Bubba Frank's, the other first round tight end that year.

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<v Speaker 1>But up to the day before the draft, they had me, well,

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<v Speaker 1>at least they told my agent, Ron Wolfe, said that

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<v Speaker 1>they had me rated above him. But inside I heard

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<v Speaker 1>Ron wolf flew down to Miami that the day before

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<v Speaker 1>the draft and worked him out one more time because

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<v Speaker 1>Bubba didn't work out well for some reason. His times

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<v Speaker 1>were messed up. He he lost weight game weight, and

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<v Speaker 1>he went down one more time before the draft, and

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<v Speaker 1>I guess he sealed the deal. So uh, he cost

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<v Speaker 1>me some money up front, you know, I tell him

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<v Speaker 1>Bubba Frank's cost me money. And the fact that Chad

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<v Speaker 1>Pennington didn't go to the Steelers of the forty niners

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<v Speaker 1>and bumped down the seventeen, that cost me money. Because

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<v Speaker 1>when I did, when I did, hear from Parcels and

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<v Speaker 1>this guy after I said, you know, we're one of

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<v Speaker 1>the better tight ends. We like you over Bubba Franks.

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<v Speaker 1>Then I was thinking out, once he's off the board,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna go seventeen. And then uh, I didn't go there,

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<v Speaker 1>So chattles me some money too. He cost me some cash,

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<v Speaker 1>and I tell him out all the time, so he

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<v Speaker 1>buys dinner all the time. He was a quarterback, so

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<v Speaker 1>he's got the cash. And by the way, you talked

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<v Speaker 1>about the hundreds of some of these guys beat your

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<v Speaker 1>marks from the combine twenty years ago. Are you a

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<v Speaker 1>guy who carries around hundreds in your wallet? Or would

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<v Speaker 1>you have to a t M at Basorry, did drop

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<v Speaker 1>my world or whatever? Uh? You know your answer. I'll

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<v Speaker 1>tell you I don't normally carry cash, but there are

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<v Speaker 1>times throughout the year when I have like stipend myself

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<v Speaker 1>where I'm traveling, where I may or may not have

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<v Speaker 1>each one a few hundreds uh on me, you know?

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<v Speaker 1>So uh you know. I don't want to give you

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<v Speaker 1>exact time because obviously there's listeners and if they see me,

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<v Speaker 1>it might be that time of year, and I don't

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<v Speaker 1>want anybody to kind of jump on me and attack

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<v Speaker 1>me or anything like that. I don't think anybody's trying

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<v Speaker 1>to trying to come up in attack. I could probably

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<v Speaker 1>handle a couple, but you know, once you start, it

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<v Speaker 1>might be you know, distraction. Then you got pick pocketers. Okay, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>twenties are good because there's it's sticking. They're breakable, They're

0:17:43.000 --> 0:17:45.800
<v Speaker 1>easily breakable. So I mean, you talked about a packet.

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<v Speaker 1>This is such a random question, and this is probably

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<v Speaker 1>you know, this could be a combine question. But I

0:17:51.840 --> 0:17:57.840
<v Speaker 1>was asked once in in college, would you rather fight? Um, shoot,

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<v Speaker 1>what is it? It's like a hundred one duck sized

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<v Speaker 1>horse or a hundred or the opposite. I I gotta

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<v Speaker 1>think of the The sounds like a real good question.

0:18:10.760 --> 0:18:15.520
<v Speaker 1>It's great Anthony was talking about by a pack a

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<v Speaker 1>duck size, a duck sized horse or a hundred ducks?

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<v Speaker 1>Is that what it is? Hold on, but you'd rather

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<v Speaker 1>fight one horse sized duck or a hundred duck sized horses?

0:18:33.960 --> 0:18:36.760
<v Speaker 1>A hundred duck sized horses because you know, listen, you

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<v Speaker 1>get a big duck, they start bobbing their head and

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<v Speaker 1>poking with that big I don't want to do that

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<v Speaker 1>business because I'm not I'm not as quick. I feel

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<v Speaker 1>there's a quickness factor. I see them doing it when

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<v Speaker 1>they're small and they can really jab and do their

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<v Speaker 1>different things. That's not my that's not my cup of tea.

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<v Speaker 1>So I feel like being tall and just have the

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<v Speaker 1>element of squashing. You know, I don't think that a

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<v Speaker 1>hundred duck sized horses. I'm glad, d D. I'm glad

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<v Speaker 1>not taking either. Um. Now, since you're working with the

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<v Speaker 1>tight ends here in Indianapolis, I would say right now,

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<v Speaker 1>if you're a Jets fan, you feel pretty comfortable where

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<v Speaker 1>you're at with the tight ends. Ryan Griffin came on,

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<v Speaker 1>you signed him to an extension, uh late in the season.

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<v Speaker 1>Chris Herndon basically had a lost year, but he should

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<v Speaker 1>come back a hundred percent for you. You mentioned tray

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<v Speaker 1>one West go before. The Jets also resigned Daniel Brown

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<v Speaker 1>so he will not enter free agency. So right now,

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<v Speaker 1>I look at the position and say a lot of depth.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm quite excited if I'm a fan about the tandem

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<v Speaker 1>of Griffin and Herndon. And I don't know if this

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<v Speaker 1>is a team that is going to be looking at

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<v Speaker 1>the tight end position through that first four or five

0:19:47.960 --> 0:19:50.679
<v Speaker 1>round range. Yeah, I don't think so either. UM, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you still gotta evaluate them and do those things. I

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<v Speaker 1>know coach Dunn has been around and I've seen him

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<v Speaker 1>quite a bit. Uh, you know, just making sure they

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<v Speaker 1>do their homework on those tight ends. But you know, yeah, you're,

0:19:59.400 --> 0:20:02.000
<v Speaker 1>like you said, the fact that you're getting Herndon back

0:20:02.040 --> 0:20:03.920
<v Speaker 1>that that makes the group larger because he didn't start

0:20:03.960 --> 0:20:06.119
<v Speaker 1>the season and he wasn't healthy throughout the season. So

0:20:06.400 --> 0:20:08.600
<v Speaker 1>to have all those guys back, to have them healthy

0:20:08.640 --> 0:20:11.040
<v Speaker 1>and use those guys, you got a full gamut of

0:20:11.080 --> 0:20:13.600
<v Speaker 1>what you need. And then of course, as Westcoe got

0:20:13.680 --> 0:20:15.359
<v Speaker 1>some playing time more towards the end of the season,

0:20:15.400 --> 0:20:17.840
<v Speaker 1>he became a better player. I know they're very high

0:20:17.840 --> 0:20:19.280
<v Speaker 1>on him. They like what he brings to the table.

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<v Speaker 1>He is he's very physical, he's strong, he's aggressive on

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<v Speaker 1>the field, he's nasty, he's a finisher, and they just

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<v Speaker 1>you know, you can't find that out there. As I

0:20:28.760 --> 0:20:30.240
<v Speaker 1>look at the names in this draft, I don't know

0:20:30.240 --> 0:20:32.480
<v Speaker 1>if there's any of those guys that want to do that.

0:20:32.600 --> 0:20:34.720
<v Speaker 1>So that is, you know, and and plus he, like

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<v Speaker 1>you said, he can move around a little bit, run

0:20:36.520 --> 0:20:38.919
<v Speaker 1>some intomedia routes and do those things. So you know,

0:20:39.119 --> 0:20:41.119
<v Speaker 1>again another year under his belt where his head was

0:20:41.160 --> 0:20:43.320
<v Speaker 1>swimming early on the year. But and I think that's

0:20:43.359 --> 0:20:45.480
<v Speaker 1>good because they threw a lot at him where now

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<v Speaker 1>he'll you know, come into this season feeling a little better,

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<v Speaker 1>feeling more confident. You should see a different player and

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<v Speaker 1>hopefully get more playing time and make that group a

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<v Speaker 1>whole lot better with those guys. Is it a leap

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<v Speaker 1>to think that if you do have a healthy Herndon,

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<v Speaker 1>I know he just played one professional season, but we

0:21:00.280 --> 0:21:05.080
<v Speaker 1>saw what Griffin was and that connection he established with

0:21:05.080 --> 0:21:07.359
<v Speaker 1>Sam Donald is a leape to say, hey, maybe this

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<v Speaker 1>could be one of the better one two punches in

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<v Speaker 1>the NFL at the position. Well, it's nice to have

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<v Speaker 1>two options to guys that can run routes. I mean,

0:21:15.040 --> 0:21:17.440
<v Speaker 1>obviously Ryan Griffin had I had a nice uh you know,

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<v Speaker 1>had some nice catches throughout the year, some red zone stuff,

0:21:20.359 --> 0:21:22.800
<v Speaker 1>which yeah, he was. I mean, he's a big kid.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I didn't realize how you know, tall, he's

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<v Speaker 1>like a true sick just slightly with his six six right,

0:21:28.160 --> 0:21:30.080
<v Speaker 1>so he's like a true six six. So when you

0:21:30.119 --> 0:21:33.600
<v Speaker 1>see him, he's just like he's a towering guy. But yeah,

0:21:33.640 --> 0:21:35.679
<v Speaker 1>he's in a fishing blocker. He does. He did some

0:21:35.680 --> 0:21:38.720
<v Speaker 1>good stuff on the edge this year. He still runs well,

0:21:38.800 --> 0:21:41.680
<v Speaker 1>which is good, and uh, you know those things are good.

0:21:41.720 --> 0:21:43.520
<v Speaker 1>And then hern didn't look at you know, you just

0:21:44.080 --> 0:21:46.440
<v Speaker 1>you gotta you gotta get your act together as kind

0:21:46.480 --> 0:21:48.280
<v Speaker 1>of your you know where you're where you're gone right.

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<v Speaker 1>You don't want any distractions. You don't want to get suspending.

0:21:50.520 --> 0:21:52.159
<v Speaker 1>You wanna you know, you want to be on You

0:21:52.200 --> 0:21:53.960
<v Speaker 1>want to be where you need to be so we

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<v Speaker 1>can utilize you. The best ability we always talk about

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<v Speaker 1>is availability, and that's the biggest thing with Chris. Going

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<v Speaker 1>through an offseason, going through a trainee camp and being

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<v Speaker 1>able to start game one will do him great and

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<v Speaker 1>we can see some of the great things or more

0:22:05.440 --> 0:22:08.040
<v Speaker 1>of the great things that he showed from the year before.

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<v Speaker 1>So that'll be key. He's got to have a big year.

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<v Speaker 1>In my opinion, that's just because he should. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>that's the kind of player that I think we all

0:22:15.600 --> 0:22:17.440
<v Speaker 1>think he is and that he needs to go out

0:22:17.480 --> 0:22:19.560
<v Speaker 1>there and show that, not prove it. We know we

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<v Speaker 1>can do. He just gotta do it now and be

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<v Speaker 1>available every week and continually, you know, grow that tandem,

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<v Speaker 1>not just between those two tight ends with the quarterback

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<v Speaker 1>for Trayvon westco to go through the draft, be drafted rookie,

0:22:33.000 --> 0:22:35.800
<v Speaker 1>mindee camp, training camp, like there's no downtime, and then,

0:22:35.880 --> 0:22:39.080
<v Speaker 1>like you said, you're thrown into the fire. And I

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<v Speaker 1>feel like most rookies are thrown into the fire like that.

0:22:41.840 --> 0:22:45.880
<v Speaker 1>So how much can he grow as a blocker from

0:22:46.000 --> 0:22:48.199
<v Speaker 1>year one to year two? Because at the end of

0:22:48.200 --> 0:22:51.119
<v Speaker 1>the season, John Dunne said he's progressed nicely. But to

0:22:51.240 --> 0:22:54.800
<v Speaker 1>finally have time to sit back, you know, relax a little,

0:22:54.880 --> 0:22:57.439
<v Speaker 1>then get back to work, how much more efficient do

0:22:57.440 --> 0:22:59.199
<v Speaker 1>you think he can be as a blocker? Yeah, I

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<v Speaker 1>mean it comes down to when he when he understands

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<v Speaker 1>how to be a technician with his footwork and know

0:23:06.800 --> 0:23:09.600
<v Speaker 1>how to put it all together on impact. I mean,

0:23:09.720 --> 0:23:11.720
<v Speaker 1>everything else is there. I mean, when you do it

0:23:11.840 --> 0:23:14.200
<v Speaker 1>right and you're as aggressive and as a finisher as

0:23:14.240 --> 0:23:18.200
<v Speaker 1>he is, that's scary proposition. And you know coach Done

0:23:18.240 --> 0:23:20.479
<v Speaker 1>knows that, and that's gonna be a big thing. I

0:23:20.520 --> 0:23:23.040
<v Speaker 1>know that for sure. I know guys that just are

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<v Speaker 1>extremely good. You know, they they're strong at the attack,

0:23:26.359 --> 0:23:28.280
<v Speaker 1>this and that, but they don't understand how to get

0:23:28.320 --> 0:23:31.800
<v Speaker 1>their feet go to their opponent get their footwork down

0:23:31.800 --> 0:23:33.320
<v Speaker 1>so they can put it all together. And when they

0:23:33.320 --> 0:23:36.080
<v Speaker 1>do that, those guys become elite. And it took me

0:23:36.320 --> 0:23:38.160
<v Speaker 1>a while to to to figure that out. I mean,

0:23:38.280 --> 0:23:40.120
<v Speaker 1>I thought I was a good blocker when I came out,

0:23:40.400 --> 0:23:42.480
<v Speaker 1>but quite honestly, I was. I was still behind because

0:23:42.480 --> 0:23:44.560
<v Speaker 1>I didn't know the technique. And then I learned it

0:23:44.640 --> 0:23:46.280
<v Speaker 1>my first year, second year, and the third year. All

0:23:46.280 --> 0:23:48.760
<v Speaker 1>of a sudden, now you start understanding. And of course

0:23:48.800 --> 0:23:51.040
<v Speaker 1>as we move forward, that was the master plan to

0:23:51.080 --> 0:23:53.280
<v Speaker 1>be that guy, because that gave me the extra years

0:23:53.280 --> 0:23:54.720
<v Speaker 1>of my career that I wanted. What do you like

0:23:54.840 --> 0:23:59.200
<v Speaker 1>most about Joe Douglas right now? And this is really

0:23:59.200 --> 0:24:03.960
<v Speaker 1>a start, uh the first professional offseason as general manager.

0:24:04.040 --> 0:24:06.080
<v Speaker 1>He got hired in June, and I know a lot

0:24:06.080 --> 0:24:10.119
<v Speaker 1>of people had problems with the timing externally, but Joe

0:24:10.200 --> 0:24:12.800
<v Speaker 1>has one on record to say it actually helped me

0:24:12.920 --> 0:24:17.040
<v Speaker 1>coming in because I was able to evaluate everything that

0:24:17.160 --> 0:24:20.240
<v Speaker 1>was going on for five six months, put my processes

0:24:20.400 --> 0:24:24.960
<v Speaker 1>in place. And now here's his first true offseason at GM.

0:24:25.520 --> 0:24:29.280
<v Speaker 1>I mean, listen, you know he's never uh had a

0:24:29.400 --> 0:24:31.680
<v Speaker 1>draft class that he could call his own. I mean,

0:24:31.720 --> 0:24:34.760
<v Speaker 1>this is his first opportunity. He has worked his way

0:24:34.840 --> 0:24:37.640
<v Speaker 1>up from ground zero all the way up to where

0:24:37.680 --> 0:24:40.040
<v Speaker 1>he is now. He learned as an area scout, he

0:24:40.160 --> 0:24:43.000
<v Speaker 1>learned as a as a now a regional scout. Then

0:24:43.040 --> 0:24:45.480
<v Speaker 1>he moved the national and then he got the different areas.

0:24:45.480 --> 0:24:47.400
<v Speaker 1>And then you talk about the teams he was with

0:24:47.760 --> 0:24:51.520
<v Speaker 1>and their success, you know, being around, uh, the Baltimore

0:24:51.600 --> 0:24:53.960
<v Speaker 1>Ravens and the success they had there, and then bouncing

0:24:54.000 --> 0:24:57.600
<v Speaker 1>over to the Philadelphia Eagles, learning from Howie Roseman and

0:24:57.640 --> 0:24:59.720
<v Speaker 1>all those kind of guys in those pieces, and now

0:24:59.760 --> 0:25:02.919
<v Speaker 1>you're finally ready and you're right. At the time, it

0:25:03.080 --> 0:25:05.320
<v Speaker 1>was scary what what the Jets were gonna do with

0:25:05.359 --> 0:25:07.160
<v Speaker 1>the general managup is, But the fact they we're able

0:25:07.200 --> 0:25:09.800
<v Speaker 1>to get a guy like him was a bonus. I

0:25:09.840 --> 0:25:13.159
<v Speaker 1>think a lot of people's mindset and thought process changed

0:25:13.240 --> 0:25:15.560
<v Speaker 1>when they actually got him, Like, all right, it wasn't

0:25:15.560 --> 0:25:17.040
<v Speaker 1>as bad as we thought. Is this guy is gonna

0:25:17.080 --> 0:25:19.680
<v Speaker 1>be a legit guy. So now I'm excited to see

0:25:19.720 --> 0:25:21.280
<v Speaker 1>how he goes. And I think the one thing where

0:25:21.480 --> 0:25:23.679
<v Speaker 1>we've always kind of been pressed upon him is he's about,

0:25:24.200 --> 0:25:26.479
<v Speaker 1>you know, inside out, building a team inside out, So

0:25:26.720 --> 0:25:28.479
<v Speaker 1>like I'm all about that because I think, you know,

0:25:28.720 --> 0:25:30.520
<v Speaker 1>there's a lot of skilled players out there that can

0:25:30.560 --> 0:25:32.920
<v Speaker 1>help football teams. But if you don't have the interior guys,

0:25:32.920 --> 0:25:35.680
<v Speaker 1>a defensive line, the offensive lineman to get those guys

0:25:35.720 --> 0:25:37.560
<v Speaker 1>where they need to go, whether it's through holes as

0:25:37.600 --> 0:25:40.359
<v Speaker 1>a back, or protection to get balls to the receiver

0:25:40.560 --> 0:25:43.320
<v Speaker 1>or the the help protect the quarterback, you're out. You're

0:25:43.359 --> 0:25:45.840
<v Speaker 1>out of luck. So, uh we saw a little movement

0:25:45.880 --> 0:25:48.360
<v Speaker 1>obviously last year with some guys bringing some lineman in

0:25:48.760 --> 0:25:52.480
<v Speaker 1>Lewis and whatnot. Uh So, I think this is gonna be,

0:25:52.560 --> 0:25:54.199
<v Speaker 1>you know, with this draft heavy with a lot of

0:25:54.200 --> 0:25:56.600
<v Speaker 1>guys like that, and of course there are some free agents.

0:25:56.640 --> 0:25:58.359
<v Speaker 1>You know, I don't know how the money's gonna be spent.

0:25:58.640 --> 0:26:00.439
<v Speaker 1>You know, if I'm the general manager or I'm going

0:26:00.480 --> 0:26:02.600
<v Speaker 1>to use the the chunk of the change if I

0:26:02.640 --> 0:26:05.240
<v Speaker 1>can have got an interior guy. There's shirts out there,

0:26:05.400 --> 0:26:08.240
<v Speaker 1>there's guys where you know, are are really good guys.

0:26:08.280 --> 0:26:09.960
<v Speaker 1>You just gotta do your homework. You know, some guys

0:26:09.960 --> 0:26:11.880
<v Speaker 1>are coming off injuries, some guys you know, where are

0:26:11.920 --> 0:26:14.800
<v Speaker 1>they and it doesn't make it reasonable enough to spend money.

0:26:14.840 --> 0:26:16.320
<v Speaker 1>And of course you know with free agency guys, we

0:26:16.359 --> 0:26:19.320
<v Speaker 1>all know, we you tend to overspend because you know,

0:26:19.359 --> 0:26:21.440
<v Speaker 1>it's just like those guys are kind of available, you're

0:26:21.440 --> 0:26:25.400
<v Speaker 1>putting spots, and uh, that's the importance of a free agency,

0:26:25.480 --> 0:26:28.199
<v Speaker 1>right it is you can get sometimes you get a

0:26:28.200 --> 0:26:31.640
<v Speaker 1>starter in that second tier, that initial wave. You have

0:26:31.760 --> 0:26:35.760
<v Speaker 1>to overspend otherwise you're not getting. And those skill positions

0:26:35.800 --> 0:26:37.639
<v Speaker 1>sometimes are a little easier to find. That when you're

0:26:37.680 --> 0:26:40.040
<v Speaker 1>talking about Lyneman being across the league, that there's not

0:26:40.119 --> 0:26:43.560
<v Speaker 1>many good ones, let alone the depth those guys get

0:26:43.600 --> 0:26:45.480
<v Speaker 1>sucked up. So you don't really find guys hanging around,

0:26:45.520 --> 0:26:47.320
<v Speaker 1>right you got you know, even free agency, it is like, man,

0:26:47.320 --> 0:26:49.119
<v Speaker 1>if you can't hang on them, then you must have

0:26:49.160 --> 0:26:51.440
<v Speaker 1>a really good line if you can't hang onto a guy,

0:26:51.520 --> 0:26:53.560
<v Speaker 1>right So, and that really is the problem the issue.

0:26:53.600 --> 0:26:56.480
<v Speaker 1>So they normally have something like a nagging injury or

0:26:56.520 --> 0:26:58.040
<v Speaker 1>this and that, and they're just trying to cut bait

0:26:58.119 --> 0:27:00.520
<v Speaker 1>on that salary. So you just got to be I've

0:27:00.520 --> 0:27:03.439
<v Speaker 1>seen it go bad sometimes and and obviously you know

0:27:03.840 --> 0:27:05.600
<v Speaker 1>Joe's seen at all. I mean he's been at those

0:27:05.680 --> 0:27:08.000
<v Speaker 1>those things when those free agency times have gone, and

0:27:08.040 --> 0:27:10.120
<v Speaker 1>those teams that he's with had to get those kind

0:27:10.119 --> 0:27:12.320
<v Speaker 1>of linemen. He's got that experience watching it and it

0:27:12.320 --> 0:27:14.760
<v Speaker 1>will be key obviously with free agency wherever they go,

0:27:14.880 --> 0:27:17.240
<v Speaker 1>and of course in the draft as well. You cover

0:27:17.720 --> 0:27:21.639
<v Speaker 1>college football throughout the season, so just keeping keeping this

0:27:21.720 --> 0:27:24.200
<v Speaker 1>on the offensive line. Talk how many of the top

0:27:24.840 --> 0:27:29.320
<v Speaker 1>tackles have you seen live? Between Jedrick Wills out of Alabama,

0:27:29.440 --> 0:27:33.200
<v Speaker 1>Tristan Worfs Iowa, McKay Beckton out of Louisville, and then

0:27:33.240 --> 0:27:35.680
<v Speaker 1>Andrew Thomas out of Georgia. I saw all of them.

0:27:35.720 --> 0:27:38.080
<v Speaker 1>I saw Thomas twice this year. I saw him last

0:27:38.160 --> 0:27:43.920
<v Speaker 1>year twice. Um worse Okay, I saw him uh twice

0:27:43.960 --> 0:27:47.560
<v Speaker 1>as well this year and last year. He's my favorite guy.

0:27:47.680 --> 0:27:49.520
<v Speaker 1>I like him not. Thomas to me is just a

0:27:49.600 --> 0:27:52.119
<v Speaker 1>road grade animal and that's great, but you I do

0:27:52.240 --> 0:27:54.640
<v Speaker 1>need a guy that is smooth all the way around,

0:27:54.640 --> 0:27:56.320
<v Speaker 1>and I just feel like, you know that worse is

0:27:56.680 --> 0:27:58.600
<v Speaker 1>I'm excited to see him works at the COM mean,

0:27:58.600 --> 0:28:00.760
<v Speaker 1>there's some athletic dudes and that are gonna be doing

0:28:00.800 --> 0:28:03.440
<v Speaker 1>these drills. You know. Beckton's kind of that wow, like

0:28:03.880 --> 0:28:06.159
<v Speaker 1>we've never seen a guy this big. You know, what

0:28:06.280 --> 0:28:10.359
<v Speaker 1>is it? What's his met six? I mean that's you know,

0:28:10.400 --> 0:28:12.240
<v Speaker 1>you think about it like it's kind of like a

0:28:12.280 --> 0:28:14.280
<v Speaker 1>pony show kind of thing. But he's like a legit

0:28:14.359 --> 0:28:18.600
<v Speaker 1>dude who's very athletic as well basketball player, uh coming up.

0:28:18.840 --> 0:28:20.959
<v Speaker 1>I mean he did all kinds of athletic stuff like

0:28:21.040 --> 0:28:24.040
<v Speaker 1>off the field, like people would talk about at campus

0:28:24.680 --> 0:28:27.720
<v Speaker 1>at Lowellville and uh, you know, again, he's kind of

0:28:27.720 --> 0:28:29.040
<v Speaker 1>one of those I don't know if he's a wild

0:28:29.040 --> 0:28:31.720
<v Speaker 1>card because there's there's proven things that he's done. But

0:28:32.880 --> 0:28:35.040
<v Speaker 1>I know, I don't know. I just I've seen him.

0:28:35.080 --> 0:28:38.680
<v Speaker 1>I've seen him literally like just fold dudes up and finished.

0:28:38.760 --> 0:28:41.240
<v Speaker 1>I mean, so he's got that in him. But he's

0:28:41.280 --> 0:28:43.240
<v Speaker 1>in that. He's in that world, man. I mean, he's

0:28:43.280 --> 0:28:45.680
<v Speaker 1>got really good tape. And then you know you talked

0:28:45.680 --> 0:28:48.560
<v Speaker 1>about the the Bama tackle. I mean those guys are

0:28:48.600 --> 0:28:51.920
<v Speaker 1>good Jones from Houston. Guys got like I've seen him

0:28:51.960 --> 0:28:55.080
<v Speaker 1>twice this year as well. Guys got like I think,

0:28:55.160 --> 0:28:58.000
<v Speaker 1>started every game in a Houston uniform. And the experience

0:28:58.080 --> 0:28:59.920
<v Speaker 1>is awesome. And you can get guys that played a

0:29:00.000 --> 0:29:03.000
<v Speaker 1>lot of games. Um, you see Austin Jackson at all

0:29:03.040 --> 0:29:07.960
<v Speaker 1>out of USC. Austin Jackson did not have USC. UM

0:29:08.000 --> 0:29:10.360
<v Speaker 1>I had USC when we had a doga came out,

0:29:10.360 --> 0:29:12.320
<v Speaker 1>so I got to see a little bit of him. So,

0:29:12.640 --> 0:29:15.600
<v Speaker 1>you know, again I won't dig too deep on those

0:29:15.800 --> 0:29:17.600
<v Speaker 1>tab but those guys you're all talking about are in

0:29:17.640 --> 0:29:21.160
<v Speaker 1>the conversation. Uh potentially for the Jets and a lot

0:29:21.200 --> 0:29:23.400
<v Speaker 1>of other teams that they those guys may get, you know,

0:29:23.440 --> 0:29:25.000
<v Speaker 1>pushed up a little higher. What do you like about

0:29:25.000 --> 0:29:27.800
<v Speaker 1>works that makes him your top guy or your favorite? Well,

0:29:27.880 --> 0:29:29.880
<v Speaker 1>you know, any time you're coming from IHA, you're you're

0:29:29.920 --> 0:29:33.360
<v Speaker 1>coming from a program that technically you're doing things that

0:29:33.600 --> 0:29:35.960
<v Speaker 1>NFL teams doing the run game. You know, they really

0:29:36.000 --> 0:29:38.920
<v Speaker 1>haven't gone towards the spread runs, so there's not a

0:29:38.920 --> 0:29:41.760
<v Speaker 1>lot of the sideways, you know, not a lot of

0:29:41.800 --> 0:29:45.520
<v Speaker 1>the you know, not attacking your opponent. They're still doing

0:29:45.600 --> 0:29:49.080
<v Speaker 1>power runs. They're still doing uh you know, full zone

0:29:49.120 --> 0:29:52.560
<v Speaker 1>inside zone runs. You gotta literally you gotta step forward

0:29:52.880 --> 0:29:56.400
<v Speaker 1>and attack guys. So technical, technically wise, he's gonna be

0:29:56.720 --> 0:30:00.520
<v Speaker 1>very very strong. But athleticism, why pass set People talk

0:30:00.560 --> 0:30:02.760
<v Speaker 1>about his arms are short? I don't know what short arms?

0:30:02.760 --> 0:30:04.280
<v Speaker 1>I mean, you know, if you're if you never give

0:30:04.360 --> 0:30:06.280
<v Speaker 1>up a sack and you're protecting the whole time, and

0:30:06.320 --> 0:30:08.320
<v Speaker 1>what the heck is the difference, and he's going against

0:30:08.600 --> 0:30:12.360
<v Speaker 1>epinessa is at a very highly rated defensive end for Iowa.

0:30:12.400 --> 0:30:15.160
<v Speaker 1>He's going against him every every day, right and they've

0:30:15.160 --> 0:30:17.560
<v Speaker 1>had several defensive linemen come out the last couple of

0:30:17.600 --> 0:30:19.840
<v Speaker 1>years that have been uh in the draft that are

0:30:19.840 --> 0:30:22.480
<v Speaker 1>playing in the NFL. So I just, you know, I

0:30:22.520 --> 0:30:26.560
<v Speaker 1>think all around, he's just a special player and uh,

0:30:26.600 --> 0:30:28.760
<v Speaker 1>you know, he's gonna open some eyes even more at

0:30:28.760 --> 0:30:31.120
<v Speaker 1>the combine because big guys doing those kind of things

0:30:31.120 --> 0:30:33.440
<v Speaker 1>are are interesting. What do you think a better suited

0:30:33.480 --> 0:30:36.160
<v Speaker 1>for Thomas? You mentioned he's a road grader. You like

0:30:36.240 --> 0:30:39.360
<v Speaker 1>him on the right side, Uh, yeah, I do. I

0:30:39.400 --> 0:30:42.400
<v Speaker 1>mean I think works two on the right side initially,

0:30:42.440 --> 0:30:45.000
<v Speaker 1>you know, yeah, uh those are guys that kind of

0:30:45.040 --> 0:30:47.480
<v Speaker 1>come in and you can play that position, but you

0:30:47.480 --> 0:30:49.280
<v Speaker 1>know they're not limited to the left side. But you know,

0:30:49.320 --> 0:30:51.280
<v Speaker 1>Thomas is just a guy that just literally is just

0:30:51.320 --> 0:30:54.000
<v Speaker 1>trying to if you're trying to improve your run game,

0:30:54.240 --> 0:30:56.480
<v Speaker 1>He's gonna be a good pass protector. But occasionally he's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna you know, those speed guys are you know, he's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna have to work through that, and it's fine. I mean,

0:31:00.720 --> 0:31:02.640
<v Speaker 1>you know, he's done it well and he's done it

0:31:02.720 --> 0:31:06.520
<v Speaker 1>poorly sometimes, but you know, you know, to me, running

0:31:06.520 --> 0:31:08.520
<v Speaker 1>game is an important part of this equation too. For

0:31:08.560 --> 0:31:10.960
<v Speaker 1>the Jets. When you got a guy like Bell on

0:31:11.000 --> 0:31:13.360
<v Speaker 1>your team, you gotta find ways to open up whole

0:31:13.360 --> 0:31:14.800
<v Speaker 1>so we can get him into the second one you

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<v Speaker 1>want to restricted free agents for the Jets? What jumps

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<v Speaker 1>out at you the most because when you were talking,

0:31:20.400 --> 0:31:24.680
<v Speaker 1>when you we're talking about tackles and you're seeing worse man,

0:31:24.800 --> 0:31:28.920
<v Speaker 1>Maybe Thomas is potentially right tackles. Maybe the Jets resign

0:31:28.960 --> 0:31:32.600
<v Speaker 1>a guy like a Calvin Beecham and short term he

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<v Speaker 1>still is your left tackle. Who knows, but he's at

0:31:35.000 --> 0:31:38.600
<v Speaker 1>u f a uh. Jordan Jenkins fifteen secs the last

0:31:38.680 --> 0:31:44.040
<v Speaker 1>two years playing strong side linebacker for you. Um, he's

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<v Speaker 1>an unrestricted free agent, Robbie Anderson, he might be the

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<v Speaker 1>most coveted, young, talented receiver on the market. If Amurray

0:31:52.840 --> 0:31:57.160
<v Speaker 1>Cooper indeed does stay in Dallas, UM, you have a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of interesting decisions to make in the house before

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<v Speaker 1>you get the march A team. Well, you know, listen,

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<v Speaker 1>you obviously you want to try to keep Robbie if

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<v Speaker 1>you can. The market will dictate if you can or

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<v Speaker 1>not right, because you do have other things you have

0:32:09.880 --> 0:32:11.920
<v Speaker 1>to find for this football team. There are some other

0:32:12.000 --> 0:32:14.640
<v Speaker 1>receivers out there that that are good, but you're talking

0:32:14.680 --> 0:32:18.520
<v Speaker 1>about youth explosiveness. You know, Joe was talking about guys

0:32:18.560 --> 0:32:20.120
<v Speaker 1>that you know just play man. He's one of he

0:32:20.200 --> 0:32:23.160
<v Speaker 1>fits that equation. And you know, like we talked about,

0:32:23.240 --> 0:32:26.080
<v Speaker 1>there are there is gonna be a uh you know,

0:32:26.320 --> 0:32:30.040
<v Speaker 1>free agency tends to overpay guys and if other teams

0:32:30.080 --> 0:32:32.640
<v Speaker 1>are out there throwing around some money and he's in

0:32:32.720 --> 0:32:34.440
<v Speaker 1>that upper you know, like you said, Mark Cooper is

0:32:34.480 --> 0:32:37.160
<v Speaker 1>probably going back to Dallas. A J. Green is another

0:32:37.240 --> 0:32:39.920
<v Speaker 1>guy up there, but you know he's coming off injury

0:32:40.000 --> 0:32:41.560
<v Speaker 1>and he's older. I mean, you know, where do you

0:32:41.600 --> 0:32:43.200
<v Speaker 1>want to put your money? And I don't know if

0:32:43.240 --> 0:32:46.240
<v Speaker 1>that that makes a lot of sense, uh for the

0:32:46.360 --> 0:32:52.080
<v Speaker 1>Jets just just who do they just sign? Um? Yeah?

0:32:54.360 --> 0:32:57.640
<v Speaker 1>Young guy? You know, maybe sometimes another place is better

0:32:57.760 --> 0:32:59.360
<v Speaker 1>for a guy. I mean, I like that kid coming

0:32:59.360 --> 0:33:02.600
<v Speaker 1>out of college. I really did just never really panned

0:33:02.640 --> 0:33:06.000
<v Speaker 1>out in Washington whatever it maybe so you know, maybe

0:33:06.080 --> 0:33:07.600
<v Speaker 1>he can come here and be a difference and you

0:33:07.680 --> 0:33:09.680
<v Speaker 1>got him kind of you know, per se on the cheap,

0:33:09.720 --> 0:33:11.720
<v Speaker 1>which is good. So uh, you know, look, I I

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<v Speaker 1>would think, I look, I'm gonna try to get Robbie back,

0:33:14.880 --> 0:33:17.000
<v Speaker 1>And the only reason why I wouldn't is because someone

0:33:17.200 --> 0:33:20.400
<v Speaker 1>is offering him an an outlandish contract. And you know

0:33:20.440 --> 0:33:22.320
<v Speaker 1>he's gonna have a little leverage there as a player

0:33:22.360 --> 0:33:24.920
<v Speaker 1>because there should be another team that that wants him

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<v Speaker 1>to come back. Now you talk about the offensive line,

0:33:27.040 --> 0:33:29.600
<v Speaker 1>I think that's a kind of uh, you know, go

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<v Speaker 1>as it as it comes up kind of thing. Let's

0:33:32.120 --> 0:33:34.840
<v Speaker 1>see what the free agency is available, let's go through

0:33:34.920 --> 0:33:37.640
<v Speaker 1>the draft, and then what can we accumulate from there.

0:33:37.680 --> 0:33:39.160
<v Speaker 1>And now we'll start saying, Okay, well you know why

0:33:39.200 --> 0:33:40.840
<v Speaker 1>we gotta keep this guy. We don't have to keep

0:33:40.880 --> 0:33:43.080
<v Speaker 1>this guy. And I think with Calvin Beacham, that's where

0:33:43.080 --> 0:33:45.680
<v Speaker 1>you are. Good player. You know you can count on

0:33:45.880 --> 0:33:47.280
<v Speaker 1>this and that, but you know you may be able

0:33:47.320 --> 0:33:50.280
<v Speaker 1>to get something a little different moving forward. So you know,

0:33:50.360 --> 0:33:52.720
<v Speaker 1>I think there's no rush on him in the in

0:33:52.760 --> 0:33:54.280
<v Speaker 1>the in the fact that you do have some other

0:33:54.360 --> 0:33:57.560
<v Speaker 1>things happening before before and see what happens, but that

0:33:57.720 --> 0:34:02.320
<v Speaker 1>line is gonna look a lot different no matter what happens. Uh. Lastly,

0:34:02.360 --> 0:34:03.920
<v Speaker 1>I just wanted to get your thoughts on the wide

0:34:03.960 --> 0:34:06.760
<v Speaker 1>receiver position because that's been the talk at Indie here

0:34:07.360 --> 0:34:09.239
<v Speaker 1>for a couple of days. This is one of the

0:34:09.920 --> 0:34:14.439
<v Speaker 1>most deep talented classes that I can remember. You're talking

0:34:14.440 --> 0:34:18.399
<v Speaker 1>about guys like Jerry, Judy, Henry Ruggs, um Ceedee, Lamb.

0:34:18.520 --> 0:34:21.960
<v Speaker 1>He might be the first wide receiver that comes off

0:34:22.040 --> 0:34:25.479
<v Speaker 1>the board. You could have as many as six, maybe

0:34:25.520 --> 0:34:27.919
<v Speaker 1>seven receivers first round. I don't know, they're talking about

0:34:27.960 --> 0:34:31.479
<v Speaker 1>twenty receivers in the first three rounds as we're talking.

0:34:31.520 --> 0:34:33.080
<v Speaker 1>Pull up the list of those guys that are here

0:34:33.120 --> 0:34:36.200
<v Speaker 1>on the combine. Yeah, because but I'll talk about the guy.

0:34:36.400 --> 0:34:38.719
<v Speaker 1>I think the consensus who I've talked to here at

0:34:38.760 --> 0:34:41.040
<v Speaker 1>the combine, I think everybody thinks that Judy is the guy.

0:34:41.480 --> 0:34:44.440
<v Speaker 1>They think that he's the primed receiver that if they

0:34:44.480 --> 0:34:46.680
<v Speaker 1>were to throw their their pick at and they need

0:34:46.760 --> 0:34:48.920
<v Speaker 1>a receiver in that market, will get him. Lamb is

0:34:48.920 --> 0:34:52.040
<v Speaker 1>another guy. Again, he's very close, he's very talented, and

0:34:52.440 --> 0:34:54.000
<v Speaker 1>you know, if that's the guy that they end up

0:34:54.000 --> 0:34:56.360
<v Speaker 1>getting because he's going, then they'd be very happy with

0:34:56.480 --> 0:34:59.799
<v Speaker 1>him as well. Um, it is a deep class. Uh.

0:35:00.160 --> 0:35:03.000
<v Speaker 1>You know, there's multiple receivers. You know, l s U

0:35:03.160 --> 0:35:07.080
<v Speaker 1>has a pretty good receiver. He's not bad. I mean,

0:35:07.280 --> 0:35:08.560
<v Speaker 1>you know, I think we saw a lot of him

0:35:08.640 --> 0:35:10.760
<v Speaker 1>this year and I'm telling you now he's pretty too.

0:35:10.920 --> 0:35:13.200
<v Speaker 1>He can dominate from the inside too. Yeah you know

0:35:13.360 --> 0:35:19.080
<v Speaker 1>that that's that's impressive. So that this list is alphabetical, unfortunately,

0:35:19.160 --> 0:35:24.320
<v Speaker 1>but like Brandon Aiyu popular name. Okay, so here's so

0:35:24.440 --> 0:35:27.400
<v Speaker 1>like a guy like uh, you know Limboden. Okay, he

0:35:28.200 --> 0:35:30.080
<v Speaker 1>let me scan this for you. So second, so like

0:35:30.160 --> 0:35:32.080
<v Speaker 1>a guy like Limbo and you wouldn't think, but he's

0:35:32.160 --> 0:35:34.320
<v Speaker 1>like one of the more dynamic players in the SEC.

0:35:34.480 --> 0:35:37.040
<v Speaker 1>Think about an atom Rando. Well that kind of a player,

0:35:37.440 --> 0:35:40.200
<v Speaker 1>a guy like um, you know, a Tasom Hill kind

0:35:40.200 --> 0:35:42.040
<v Speaker 1>of guy. He can do that. He's gonna be a

0:35:42.080 --> 0:35:44.520
<v Speaker 1>guy that I think may go higher than people think

0:35:44.600 --> 0:35:47.040
<v Speaker 1>because he's got that skill set that he can run,

0:35:47.160 --> 0:35:49.640
<v Speaker 1>passing and really catch. So that that those are things

0:35:49.680 --> 0:35:52.800
<v Speaker 1>are good. Uh. We talked about the Chase clay pool

0:35:52.920 --> 0:35:54.960
<v Speaker 1>pool kid from Notre Dame. Weighed in at two or

0:35:55.080 --> 0:35:57.759
<v Speaker 1>thirty eight pounds. Starting to look like a hybrid kind

0:35:57.760 --> 0:35:59.680
<v Speaker 1>of tight end guy. So now you're talking about man,

0:35:59.719 --> 0:36:01.880
<v Speaker 1>we can have him. Put him in the slot and

0:36:02.000 --> 0:36:05.000
<v Speaker 1>he could be super dangerous. He's a mismatch problem if

0:36:05.040 --> 0:36:08.440
<v Speaker 1>a linebacker has to cover him game over, and then

0:36:08.480 --> 0:36:11.160
<v Speaker 1>the safety is a challenge because he's a bigger guy

0:36:12.280 --> 0:36:17.040
<v Speaker 1>height and weight wise. Uh. The guy from Minnesota Johnson

0:36:17.160 --> 0:36:21.359
<v Speaker 1>Tyler Johnson to me, I think that dude is he's

0:36:21.400 --> 0:36:25.120
<v Speaker 1>a really really good player. I think he's underrated. Uh,

0:36:25.239 --> 0:36:27.680
<v Speaker 1>he's as smooth as they came. I watched him in

0:36:27.760 --> 0:36:30.960
<v Speaker 1>that Bowl game against All Burn and he just annihilated them.

0:36:31.000 --> 0:36:33.359
<v Speaker 1>They couldn't cover him. And I think he's a guy

0:36:33.440 --> 0:36:35.800
<v Speaker 1>to me where he goes. Uh, he is gonna be

0:36:36.000 --> 0:36:38.640
<v Speaker 1>a guy to to to think about moving forward for there.

0:36:38.719 --> 0:36:41.520
<v Speaker 1>So those are a couple of guys I think off

0:36:41.560 --> 0:36:43.920
<v Speaker 1>the top of my head. I like den Denzel Min's

0:36:44.600 --> 0:36:48.239
<v Speaker 1>Baylor kid. Yeah he's a good Yeah, he's a he's

0:36:48.280 --> 0:36:50.320
<v Speaker 1>got great size, he's a great blocker, and he's a

0:36:50.360 --> 0:36:54.280
<v Speaker 1>big time playmaker down the field. People Jones, kJ Hamler

0:36:54.320 --> 0:36:57.400
<v Speaker 1>and Michael Pittman. I mean, there's like a stupid amount

0:36:57.520 --> 0:37:00.399
<v Speaker 1>of James prochet s m U you don't need probably

0:37:00.440 --> 0:37:02.320
<v Speaker 1>went in front of and that guy had a special season.

0:37:02.440 --> 0:37:05.200
<v Speaker 1>Jalen reagor TC. You had a good year. So it's deep,

0:37:05.320 --> 0:37:06.759
<v Speaker 1>and you know how it starts. You know, one guy

0:37:06.840 --> 0:37:08.680
<v Speaker 1>goes and then all of a sudden, the dominos go

0:37:08.960 --> 0:37:12.120
<v Speaker 1>oh and you know, I mean here's another guy Colorado.

0:37:12.239 --> 0:37:14.839
<v Speaker 1>You know, he probably thinks he's the best receiver, uh

0:37:14.920 --> 0:37:17.040
<v Speaker 1>coming out of the draft. So look, if you need one,

0:37:17.160 --> 0:37:19.040
<v Speaker 1>and the Jets are in the market for it potentially,

0:37:19.120 --> 0:37:21.040
<v Speaker 1>but you're here in Judy's the top of this. Yeah,

0:37:21.080 --> 0:37:23.560
<v Speaker 1>that I would say the consensus ceedee lamb maybe right

0:37:23.800 --> 0:37:25.520
<v Speaker 1>yeah right there. Yeah, and then you know, look, it

0:37:25.600 --> 0:37:27.680
<v Speaker 1>could be it could be any of those guys going next.

0:37:27.880 --> 0:37:32.239
<v Speaker 1>And we're hearing Tyreek Hill comparisons for uh yeah, yeah,

0:37:32.480 --> 0:37:35.759
<v Speaker 1>I mean that's that's another burner. Yeah, another burner. So

0:37:35.920 --> 0:37:38.839
<v Speaker 1>you know you've got speed guys that can catch. You know, look, man,

0:37:38.880 --> 0:37:41.319
<v Speaker 1>if you're looking for explosive weapons, this is the year

0:37:41.360 --> 0:37:43.560
<v Speaker 1>to get it. And if you're looking for some tackles,

0:37:43.680 --> 0:37:45.920
<v Speaker 1>alignment guys that you know, you feel good, you think

0:37:46.320 --> 0:37:49.040
<v Speaker 1>you think ultimately the Jets data loving that will be

0:37:49.120 --> 0:37:53.439
<v Speaker 1>the decision. Attackle or receiver. Yeah, I'm taking I'm taking

0:37:53.440 --> 0:37:56.320
<v Speaker 1>alignments you are. That's just me. But I would especially

0:37:56.400 --> 0:37:59.160
<v Speaker 1>given the depth of this class, right, yeah, like that.

0:37:59.280 --> 0:38:01.000
<v Speaker 1>Do you think that play he's a factor? Of course,

0:38:01.000 --> 0:38:02.840
<v Speaker 1>I think so. Yeah. I think if you do your homework,

0:38:02.880 --> 0:38:04.440
<v Speaker 1>you know, you get your scouts, you can get a

0:38:04.480 --> 0:38:08.399
<v Speaker 1>receiver in a second, real productive guy. I hope, Yeah,

0:38:08.400 --> 0:38:11.759
<v Speaker 1>I think you can. I mean absolutely. Alright, well man,

0:38:12.120 --> 0:38:15.919
<v Speaker 1>thanks for coming on the podcast here in India. Everything here, Yeah,

0:38:16.000 --> 0:38:17.880
<v Speaker 1>this is great. Yeah, and we didn't even get to

0:38:17.960 --> 0:38:19.759
<v Speaker 1>the three cone number that I had, but we'll put

0:38:19.800 --> 0:38:22.840
<v Speaker 1>it out there. But that's a six nine three cone

0:38:23.360 --> 0:38:26.800
<v Speaker 1>um that's I mean, yeah, google it. It's it's like

0:38:26.920 --> 0:38:32.680
<v Speaker 1>it's like impressive. I mean, receiver. If receivers likes if

0:38:32.920 --> 0:38:35.480
<v Speaker 1>if receivers get six nine four, like, teams will be

0:38:35.560 --> 0:38:39.160
<v Speaker 1>really happy about that. Think about that. I did it

0:38:39.200 --> 0:38:41.239
<v Speaker 1>at two d seventy pounds, so that's like, you know,

0:38:41.480 --> 0:38:43.479
<v Speaker 1>next level stuff. It's a lead stuff. But I trained,

0:38:43.680 --> 0:38:45.560
<v Speaker 1>I trained for those things, you know, like, oh, well

0:38:45.600 --> 0:38:47.120
<v Speaker 1>didn't match up the way, but well yeah, you know,

0:38:47.280 --> 0:38:49.600
<v Speaker 1>sometimes it does. But I was able to just prepare

0:38:49.640 --> 0:38:53.200
<v Speaker 1>myself for that and ultimately help me DK metcalf. I'm

0:38:53.280 --> 0:38:55.080
<v Speaker 1>just using this as an example because he had a

0:38:55.120 --> 0:39:01.600
<v Speaker 1>bad one. You didn't even touch me and his shuttle

0:39:01.680 --> 0:39:03.360
<v Speaker 1>is a four or five. That's a that's a disgrace.

0:39:03.440 --> 0:39:06.080
<v Speaker 1>But he's a good player. Well, he is a good player.

0:39:06.640 --> 0:39:11.920
<v Speaker 1>Do you see the comparison here on the tweet? Wow,

0:39:12.120 --> 0:39:15.319
<v Speaker 1>speaking of the underwear Olympics and one of the worst.

0:39:15.400 --> 0:39:17.680
<v Speaker 1>That all right, that's how we're ending the Official Jets

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<v Speaker 1>Podcast powered by Amazon Web Services. You think you think

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<v Speaker 1>he's going to be back in New England bonus bonus content.

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<v Speaker 1>I think, yeah, okay, so what are you hearing. I

0:39:28.239 --> 0:39:32.360
<v Speaker 1>think there's a legitimate chance, stronger than people think that

0:39:32.920 --> 0:39:36.280
<v Speaker 1>he may leave. I initially thought that that's not happening.

0:39:36.840 --> 0:39:40.480
<v Speaker 1>But there's a there's a there's a small bug in

0:39:40.560 --> 0:39:43.759
<v Speaker 1>the air that says that there potentially is a team

0:39:43.800 --> 0:39:47.440
<v Speaker 1>in the market for him. And I'm say, hey, get out,

0:39:47.640 --> 0:39:49.279
<v Speaker 1>get out of town. If that's good, you know, for

0:39:49.520 --> 0:39:52.440
<v Speaker 1>for for Jets fans, right, let's go take that. Take that.

0:39:52.560 --> 0:39:54.399
<v Speaker 1>But if that bug's right there, there may be one

0:39:54.480 --> 0:39:57.640
<v Speaker 1>team in the market. And uh, I think he's he's

0:39:57.680 --> 0:40:00.640
<v Speaker 1>thinking long and hard about it. And if the Patriots,

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<v Speaker 1>obviously you're gonna do everything you can they keep them,

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<v Speaker 1>but there may be one alright, miss no charge. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't think it's gonna be charges all right. No mystery

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<v Speaker 1>is how we end here on the Official Jets Podcast

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<v Speaker 1>powered by Amazon Web Services. Anthony, thanks a lot and

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<v Speaker 1>good luck to your thanks and your tight ends.