A Conversation with Jets WR Corey Davis (10/18)

year underdogs in each of their first six games. Only the Cleveland Browns the two thousand one had won four games. That's crazy as a crazy stet, But I mean as we want. We're, uh, you know, we're in the midst of trying to turn things around here and um, you know it's it's going pretty well. Obviously we got a lot to clean up, but you know it's a good story. Do you think people are still sleeping on you guys? Maybe I feel like we still have a few that's

out there, um sleeping on a still. But that side, you know, we uh, we were about the guys that's inside these walls, in these rooms, um, going out and working with us every single day. So that's how we're focused on. Um. All the outside noises, outside noise, Yes, it's something that you guys talk about amongst yourself. So with outside noise, not that the noise so much is as far as less. Like you know, people talking about lines and saying, well the Jets are underdogs again yes, UM, Honestly,

we don't focus too much on that. UM. I always see like the picks after the games, like that's all the other team, Green Bay or whatever. Um, And obviously that makes us feel some type of weight. But it is what it is. Like I said, we're focused on us and just trying to get better each and every week. You're one of the old guys in the locker room,

even though you're a very young guy. UM. Going to Green Bay and taking down an elite team who had won fifteen Consect games at Lamb Boulfield, who were tenant oh after losses under Matt Lafleur. But what does what does that say about this group? Man? That says a lot. I mean, that's a that's a great team. And we went in there and we did what we were supposed to do, what we expected ourselves to do. UM. You know, like I said, there's a great team run by a

great coach, great quarterback. Um. But you know, we feel like we were a pretty good team too. And um, you know we went in there and we we're playing pretty well, and we we got it done. You were just talking about it before with me, your postseason trips with Tennessee Titans. Do you talk to the young guys

in the locker room what the playoffs are like? I know it's way down the line, but as far as the second season and what you actually have to do to get there, Yeah, I thought him a few times about it now and then when the when the conversation comes up in the locker room. Um. And and you know also what it takes. Um. You know, we when when we went to the postseason, it was it was a player run team. You know, it was guys stepping up, being being leaders and and really running the team, um

how they were supposed to. And you know that that was one of the common denominators of of why we made it to the postseason. Um. You know, the coaches were obviously a huge part of that, um, but the players were stepping up, talking and being the leaders they were supposed to. And there was a lot of the little things that we were doing. Um, that went a

long way. Um. So we you know when I whenever I talked to those young guys, you know, I'll try to harp on that the little things and and um, all the things that it takes to get to that postseason. Is it becoming a player run team here? It is? It is? Um. You know, we got a lot of good dudes in a lock of room, Like I said, a lot of good captains. C J one of them. Um hardy Um. Now zach is is coming into itself

being a great leader leading that huddle. Um. We got a lot of good dudes who can take us to the next level. How about the road success? I mean, and not a lot of young teams I think could go into the situations that you guys have here early in the season and come home with victors. I mean that is tough to to kind of go on the road, especially in this this league, to go on the road and get a win. Um, But we meet personally, I love playing on the road. UM yeah, I kind of

like that atmosphere us against the world. Um. You know, I know if you of the other guys do too, But um, that's what we expect no matter no matter what we play Mtter, when we play, we expect to win and play our solid ball. You play seventeen one game seasons, but do you think the Jets two thousand twenty two season potentially changed with the long ball against the Browns? You guys down late, here's oh and one.

It looked like you're gonna go and too, but then you provided a spark, You get the on side kick, before you know it, g dubs in the end zone. You guys win that game. And then since there, you know, since that first game where you guys lost the Ravens at home, you've won four out of five. I mean that that game was definitely the turning point to me, um, you know, for the season, and it just shows the type of team we have. We got a lot of

dudes who aren't frontrunners, who have no quit in them. Um. And that was that was That was a tough game, um, and who play went all the way down to the last whistle. Um. But that's what we expect ourselves to do. And you know, the work that we put it out here on this field, um, all the stuff that people don't see. UM, you know, it showed that game, the three to three at halftime Week six against the Packers, You're not getting a lot going offensively, but there he

is c D four making the big play. Can you take me through the long ball from Zach that really jumps started things for you guys offensively in the second half. Yeah, I felt like that was the spart that we needed. Um, it was a I knew it was a double move. I knew it was coming up, and um you know kind of asked me about it before that drive, you know, if I wanted it then and Zach did as well. So, UM know, he did a great job Downald up at the right time. Um, old On did a great job

holding up and on that place. C J had a really good block. He had a really good cut on that um which gave Zack a little bit more time to put it up. Great spot. My job was easy. It could have been a touchdown, but Zack said he wanted to make sure that you had the time that he was gonna place the ball and you were definitely gonna get it. Yeah. I mean he did it right. Um and we scored on the next play, you know, So I'm cool with that as long as you know it was six. I'm cool with it. Hey, how about

the streaky got going? Now that's five consecutive games with at least a twenty yard reception. Oh I like that. I didn't even know it, but I'll take it. Yeah. Yeah, how much you pride yourself and making the big play because you know your average per catch is way up there right now. I mean I pride myself. I'm making every every play, every catch, especially the big ones. You know, in the moments that we need him the most. Um. You know, I want the team to call on me,

to call my number. Um, you know I kind of want that. But man, it's a it's a blessing man just to be a part of this team and and just to see how much we're growing complimentary football. What do you think about the defense's efforts against Aaron Rodgers and company holding them down to ten points? But how about special teams? We could talk about them every week? Yeah, boys, those as those guys playing really hard. Um, and it was a really good to see, you know, all three

phases kind of kind of working together. Um, you know, complimentary ball. Um. And they got out there, they got us a score, which is huge. Um. Boyer always puts a huge MS on specer teams, so the solid um, you know, just to try to get us a player, get us field position or make a big play. And they did and it was huge. T J reading Sauce Gardener, you lined up against them throughout training camp? How good

is this? Tannem? The best? Yeah? It the best. I mean we've been saying that we as wide I was have to be on our on our stuff each and every week, you know, for training campany practice coming out here, because they're really good corners and they make us better each and every week, each and every day, and you know, vice versa. So man, it's real good to have those dudes on our team. They could be fired up on the sideline, wasn't What kind of challenges do they pose

receivers out there? And you take it through each guy because they're totally different in terms of the way they attack. They are different. Sauce has really good recovery, he's very physical, UM and he's fast too. I feel like Sauce has a is just really well rounded UM as a corner, and you don't see that as a as a rookie coming in just a league ready corner like that, UM and he holds his own man. It's real good to see. He's always fired up, talking, talking trash, so it turns

me up a little bit. DJ. DJ is a little more quiet, but um, he's always locked in, always on this stuff. Um, you know, he's not going to give a big play too often, you know. And like I said, he's always locked in. And he has great transition, great ball skills too. Son at the tandem is is the best. Like I said, do you have similarities and personality with DJ A little bit? Yeah? I mean he's quiet, Um, I'm super quiet. He's always locked dan. Um, yeah, I

would say that's some similarities. A good dude though. Good people. Hey, let me ask you after the game, Elijah More, Uh want to the social media obviously it's hearts in the right place. He wants to contribute. How can you help him? I guess uh, because you've seen things and abbs and flows in the National Football League and you know where young guys just like, hey times I'm open. I just want to be part of this too. Um, you know, but what goes through your mind when you see it?

And also can you talk to folks about how you guys feel in the room about Elijah because I think that he's so well liked in the room. Yeah, I mean I get it. He just wants to help him be a part of the the team, you know, be a part of what we're doing here and what we're we're accomplishing. Um. So so I get it. But he's a great dude. We love him in a room. We love him on this team. In his locker room. He is a selfless guy. He's far from selfish, like he

always looking out for other people. We're always talking, always always in each other's ear, just you know, trying to stay locked in and stay positive, you know, throughout these days because you know they can they can get long. Um. But he's real good dude man. We love him on his team. Yeah. One of the things that we talked about in the locker room last week when I came up to you, the Jets that entered Week six is the only team in the NFL with four receivers with

more than two hundred yards. And with that being said, I think Cochland across two hundred yards that threshold on Sunday against the Packers. But you told me, hey, listen, this system sometimes it's gonna be different guys every week. Yeah, that's true. I mean we got a lot of playmakers, a lot of dudes who can do a lot with the ball. UM Breeze MC myself, E Garrett. You know, we got a lot of dudes who can do a lot with the ball. So I mean, I get it.

It can't be frustrating at times, you know, because one week you might get one target, you might get zero, and the next week you might get eight or nine. Um. And you know, we always want to be that guy. We're competitives, competitors, and you know we want our number to be called all the time. But um, we got to understand that there's a lot of dudes who can do a lot with the ball in this offense. And as long as we're winning, Um, you know, I'm cool

with it. How tough for those conditions Sunday in Green Bay because we're watching from afar we see the rain coming down. But in terms of the footing, it was a little tough. It was running about a quarter and a half UM. But it was a little slick out there, a little cold too. Probably it's our first little really cold game this year. It wasn't too bad, but football weather until we call it so good out there, though too bad. You played college in the Midwest. You like

playing in a venue like that, I do. I like playing the cold. It kind of makes you lock in a little bit more. Um, dudes don't want to hit in the cold either. So yeah, uh, what do you think about Zack? Three games in three wins. It's really excelled in the fourth quarter. Um, from your vantage point, what do you see? Yeah, he's poised, he's confident, he's no, he's he's not panicking and that's really good to see, especially when you know the way that these games have

been going. He stayed locked in, stay poison. He stayed the same Zack, which is is good to see in his second year. He's coming into a sof man and he's got a lot of confidence and he's running a good operation. Yeah, good to see Corey. Y're two for you here. How different does it feel as you approach week seven? Not just the winning, but the overall comfortability. Yeah, I mean it's huge. Um, you know, we're starting to get into the thick of the season. Um, so recovery

has to be heightened. A lot of things has to has to kind of go up because we're at the point of season or you know, it's easy to slack off. You know, you kind of getting your routine. Is just easy to slack off and just say hey, okay, uh to certain things and just not do it. But like I said, we're in the thick of the season to where you gotta stay locked in and probably even do more so um than what we've been doing. You started off hot last season, but then you got banged up

maybe around that midway point. What did you do as far as this offseason that might have been a little bit different from your approach in the past. Yeah, I mean I'm always working on my body and trying to do as much as I can, you know, because this league understand how hard it is to stay healthy. Um. You know, endurability is one of the most important things.

So I just want to stay on the field, play every game, and so I've been trying to take care of my body best I could be consciant of what I'm pinning in it, um, and you know, just stay on top of my recovery. But you changed a little bit in terms of either a weight or speed. I know you did something. Yeah, my weight dropped a little bit when I came into camp. Um. You know that was something that I kind of wanted to do. Get my weight down and get my plane weight down. Um,

and I felt good, feel great. You know this stuff has been really good with me, really patient with me, and you know, trying to find that right playing weight um and I think we found it. Bring this up multiple times with you. But the run blocking aspect, what's the mentality for you when you know, hey, listen, maybe Breecee is gonna get the ball or mc is gonna get the ball, and I know I'm gonna be asked to take care of business and outside. I mean, I'm

not gonna lie. I like blocking every now and then, Um it's our chance to kind of go in there and tee off. But blocking really comes down to wills and want to you know, and and and really giving it up for your brothers. Like I said, we've got a lot of dudes who can do a lot with the ball, bree mc um. So if I could take a hit off those guys, free m up, I'm gonna

do it every time. Uh. Speaking of brothers, when you walk into one Jets Drive, this is a place where your older brother Titus lined up and he came here and spent a part of his career here. What close through your mind? Yeah, I mean, I'm not gonna lie, it's Um. I think about Bro every day, especially coming in this building knowing that you know, this is the last place that he played. Um, you know, it definitely means something to me. Um. You know, my brother was

was my best friend. We talked every day. We bonded over football, you know, that was our thing I played. I started playing because he started playing. Um. But man, for some reason, I just feel like he's with me when I'm here. Um. And there's a reason for me being here. There's a reason for everyone being here. You know. I don't believe in coincidence. Um, but man, I know I'm here for a reason. So what was he like as a person? He was He joked too much, like

he is an outgoing man. He was, like I said, jokes all the time. Did not know when to stop, even when it was way past like okay, like time to stop joking up. We did it, um, super playful man, huge heart. You two little boys, well, he loved to death. Um with a big heart. Man. We love people. Super respectful and he's a great player, a great balling. Yeah, the scrab was a baller. He's a great baller. Man. I learned everything from him. I mean we we kind

of play similar. Um, Like I said, I learned everything from him and um he played a Central Michigan and he was there with Conklin for a little bit. So Conklin's always held me like you guys really played like just to like like the exact same and I'm like, man like, that's who. I learned everything from Ben watching them ever since I was a little kid, and I still watched him to this day. He's a great player. Man.

He's like two and just short of the metal, but he's a little bit more, you know, stocky, and you can do a lot with the ball man. I missed Bro for sure. How cool is that when Tyler comes up to you and talks about his remembrances and his

experiences with your bron It's it's super cool. Um. You know, I'd like to go talk to Konga just to hear stories about, you know, when when my brother was there with him, and he was there for a year with him, so he doesn't know too much, but he knew a little bit about my brother, and no any chance I get to just ask him about telling me a story whatever. I always ask how ours young boys doing? They're great, man. They're in Florida right now, live in life, playing ball

like six and four. Believe now it could be way off. Man. They're they're getting big. Man. They're looking just like him, looked just like his mother as well, their mother as well. Down the line was uncle Corey gonna tell I'm gonna tell him a lot everything about their pops, man, everything. I can't wait to, uh, you know, when they get older, I tell them all the stories about him and how

how great of a Manny was. Um. Can you talk about fatherhood and your daughter and how old she is now and her name and and and what it's like for you when you when you're able to leave here and spend some time with her. Yeah, man, little xavy little as she's about to be two in December nine, had a couple of months. Um, but she she already hit the terrible twos. She's turned up all the time. Um, but man, I love being a father. Uh, just the perspective I have, you know, ever since she was born

as totally shifted. Um, you know, going home, um, where I have a good day bad day, great game, bad game. She does not care. She's gonna love her daddy regardless of what those stats look like. And um, you know, I gotta make a conscience ever to just kind of check myself at the door, you know. Um or if it's a good game or a bad game. I can't dwell on that because she wants her dad. And man, it's a it's a great feeling though. I love my wife and she does a great job, you know with

my little girl. Um, and we love we love being her parents. How unique is they're having a little girl because I'm a father and my daughter. At first, when I found out I was having a girl, I would never It was like I don't know how I'm gonna be in and I don't know how I'm going to relate. And then now she's growing, it's like I can never imagine not having one. That's exactly how it is. Man. Now that they're older, is like, man, what was life like before? Yeah? But man, I love her to death.

Yeah that's awesome. Okay, So we're taping the pod here on the Monday. Will you watch Lebroncos tonight because you're getting them on a short week coming up you can watch them be locked in taking notes and all ain't good notes. But i'n'ta be locked in. Yeah, it should be a good game. Do you typically watch one day night football no matter who? Okay, yeah, yeah that's all that's me and WFE these times, just to you know,

on wine and Weston Bowl. Okay, cool? And then going out, do you have any do you have any traditions or routines in terms of road going out to the Mountain West. Yeah, I mean it's definitely different going out, especially playing at Denver play the last four years, so I know a little bit about it. Um. You definitely gotta be on your stuff as far as like take care of your body hydration, um, because you will feel the effect when you're there. So he's gotta be on your stuff. I'm

excited to play it though. You guys road warriors right now, you're three and on the road. Yeah yeah, let's go. Yeah yeah. And I wanted to get your thoughts on this only division in the National Football League with not a team who has a less than five hundred records. You got the Patriots or three and three. The Dolphins are three and three. You guys four and two and the Buffalo Bills five and one. What are your thoughts

on that? Lead? Is good in there? Now? This division is pretty good people, Um, but that is pretty crazy. I don't even know that. Hey, Corey, great catching offers always, My God, thank you. I appreciate win Bett is bringing the excitement of Wind Las Vegas to online sports betting and casino play. Get in on all your favorite teams, players, and sports from boosted parlays to live in game odds on every major sport. They have what you need to win.

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six games. I'll tell you what it is. It's exciting, right because we knew that we had a lot of talent on his team, but we didn't know that all the ingredients can come together so quickly. I think one of the major ingredients that kind of put this running game over the top, you know, is if the play of Dwayne Brown, what does that say about the character? Right? What does that say about the player? The player could have had an opportunity to get a guaranteed contract, walk

Away never had to play a down. But I think he's teaching the young players the value of this league and playing in this game and just how special it is and every time you have an opportunity to get an opportunity to play this lovely game, because it runs

out of out for all of us. I mean, if I my body hadn't broken down, I would still love to be playing and competing and being in that environment, I think Dwayne Brown is kind of, you know, leading by example, you know, because he doesn't have to say how important and how great the game is and how you should fight for every year, every down that you're able and capable and healthy enough to play. I think

he's showing it. His play has been inspiring and beautiful to watch, and it's really been an uptick to this rug game. Joe Douglas has done a phenomenal job with this roster, and casing point is Dwayne Brown. He has some tackle issues there in the summer. You bring Brown and thinking that potentially he could be reserved swing tackle. Then Bacton goes down, you gotta make a move. You bring him in. And to your point, Dwayne Brown could

have shut it down. He could have collected his paycheck, but he wants to be out there with this young group who continues to impress. That's three straight games. We know the Green Bay Packers are scuffling right now, but what kind of statement to the Jets just make to the rest of the National Football League when they go into Lambeau and win by seventeen points and that was a dominant game on both sides of the line. Of scrimmage.

I mean we had so you know, you're looking to see what that defensive line did to arguably one of the best quarterbacks to ever play the game. And we knew that this was going to be a game in which Green Bay wanted to get right right. You heard Zaire Alexander, you know, saying that, hey, you know, by lot to the Jets, then you know we'll be concerned.

But also just the fact that we knew that they were going home where they had one fifteen in a row going in the regular season, going in their building, knowing that how important it was for them to get a victor and get right because they're coming off a loss. To manage all that emotion early on, making a slug best,

but not make any critical mistakes early on. You know, some things you probably want to take back, probably want to go forward on fourth and one to try and get an opportunity so you can kick the field goal and not have a three point swing. To manage all that, but man to see them come out of the third quarter and make the necessary adjustments. You know, I love this to this two linebacker mean it's two running back set,

you know. And on the other side, I love the rotation and Benny Curry coming out, and there was the veterans making pivoto plays and pivotal times, Benny Curry early on setting the edge being able to be disruptive the line games that they were able to run kind of a coming out party to the rest of the world about how great Quinny Williams is and how great he's

been playing. Finally he's able to put some statistics behind that, and guys like Kawan Alexander kind of making big plays and you know, not coming up and falling for the cheese like most people fall for Aaron Rodgers when he scrambles, and he used the throats that over your head, stand within the zone and inside and making a huge stop on fourth down. It was a collective team effort and it's probably the best game collectively that the Jets of

play offense defense, special team games. Y'all know Clemens wanted to get credit for the block field goal, but unfortunately he wears the wrong color gloves. It was easy for us to figure out that that was quinnin but then for him to come back and make the play on the punt on the punt block to put points on the board. And every time the Packers had a response,

the Jets responded in short order. And that's great to see from a young team that is playing well beyond their years, because I believe that that game in Cleveland, what's the cawless and then believing that the game is never over. I'm glad you mentioned that because we had Corey Davis at the top of this podcast. He was such a key figure in that game and then a

key figure in this game. Again, like you said, three three second half, not much going for the Jets offensively, great play call from Michae Lafleur and Zach Wilson, hits up, hits Corey Davis long down the field, could have been a touchdown. But with that being said, Corey Davis has made a lot of big plays for this team this year. Yeah, I feel like he's a really comple now. Last year, it was a lot of pressure coming in the first year,

brought in to be the savior. But I think early on this season, with the emergence of Garrett Wilson, it kind of allowed him to settle down into a role that he's familiar with, kind of sharing the spotlight and not having a spotlight and all the pressure squarely on his shoulders. We saw when he was in you know, when he was in Tennessee. You know, he was sharing

the spotlight with you know, a j. Brown. And now I think just emerging to Garrett Wilson, kind of drawing the coverage of Zaire Alexander marrying him wherever he goes kind of speaks to how people see the packing order as far as who's number one to stop who's number two? And I think it opens everything else for everybody else. You know, as long as Garret Wilson is allowed to be able to be that guy that you know, the opposing team really fears because of his ability to take

short stuff, his short error quickness. And I think Corey Davis is comfortable now in a role that he's a lot more um familiar with. You're a football scientist. You mentioned before how much you love that personnel package. When the Jail insert both Breeese Hall and Michael Carter. What kind of stress does that put on a defense? And why did the Jets continue to thrive when both of those guys are out there in the field Because they continue to grow the package, right and like, because they're

so versatile. So you can't just say okay, when they're out there, it's gonna be a run or or there they're running to this guy that guy. This time, they had Breece Hall up in the what we call the off you receive um tight end, you know, playing pretty much to the you tight end. And that's the old school fake toss trap. That's the same play that my coach used to run back at Southeastern in That was our old trap play. Thirty five trap was what we called it, and it was it was funny to see

it being dusted off and brought up. But you have to bring and go back to all the two backs sets, you know. I mean, I can wait. I can't wait to see him do the old flat that the Seattle Seahawks ushed to do back in the day. And they had to full back in the in the tailback flat and they ran the leads the flat field type of defenders. You know, you gotta dust everything off because all great coordinators adjust to the personnel that they have, and this

is a personnel group that special. Once again, they both continue to catch the ball exceptionally. Well. I don't want to jink some but I don't think that I've seen the ball hit the ground for the most part, you know, since the Cleveland game where the kind of under threw some things. I think they're sure handed. I think they're putting getting guys in space, and it's a it's a testament to this offensive line being able to hold up and make zac feel comfortable and embolding to be able

to make accurate throw and quit decisive of decisions. As a competitor yourself, do you feel a little bit for a guy like Elijah Moore, who it definitely is well liked inside that locker room. I talked to Corey about that before, and he just wants to contribute. And if you put in the work and you are a good talented player, um, obviously you want to make contributions yourself.

So I think you're happy for the team success, but you also can understand, hey, you know, I want to help the group out as well in any way I can't. Of course, of course, this has been brewing for a couple of weeks, right, We've talked about, you know, the lack of targets, and he's been opened a couple of times. You know. Unfortunately, you gotta think Zach only completed ten balls and you have to stick with the game, playing

super tight. You know, running the ball was working, and sometimes it gets lost and you forget to get guys involved. I guarantee you that they'll find ways to get him involved in the next game. You know. You think about that sweet that Burials guy Ha scored a touchdown on. That's something that is very suited for Elijah Moore as well. You know, he's a guy that you can sneak in some of these personnel groups when unfortunate, when you go with two tailbacks, that takes a guy off the field.

So I mean, as more people continue and say, try to make the adjustment to Corey Davis, you know, I mean we see this all the time, right with guys with three headed munsters. We see it sometimes sometimes it's te Higgins, sometimes the Jamark Chase. Sometimes it's uh Tyler boy. Right. It's unfortunately, sometimes when you have a wealth of riches, sometimes you just tend to go to people and some

people can feel left out a little bit. I think they'll go back and they'll make a conservative effort to make him a big part of the game play and get him early touches, get him going, and then play off of that. You know he'll be put in the fifteen play script. Make sure that he's able to get the ball. Put him in some unique situations, just like they do with Briefs Hall, just like do with Michael Carter, to take advantage of their unique um talent, and they'll

find a way to get him the ball. In all to be fine and to be a cool and talk about it in the next week. Yeah, no doubt about. Everybody's happy about winning. And the Jets are four and to remember last year they won four games throughout the entire season. There is definitely a belief here at one Jets Drive that they're just getting started opposite side of

the ball real quick. This is four games now where the Jets have held opposition offenses to less than three yards three hundred yards and against Green Bay, who has a very good rushing offense, they get anything going on the ground. You mentioned Quinny and Williams before he's playing at another level, Um, and I wanted to ask you too, as a whole, this whole dynamic with Read and Sauce Gardner,

how does that change everything up? Because the Jets are winning at the line of scrimmage, but then in the defensive actor you gotta give Michael Carter the second um credit as well. That inside fade, that slot fade that the Packers tried on them. He was stepped first up with the receiver incomplete ball. So I mean they're getting contributions from all over and they're good at every level.

You mentioned Kwan Alexander before h. C. J. Molesley continues to thrive and then they put Quincy Williams in the lineup. He's fourteen tackles, yeah, and they were they were impactful, uh, physical tackles that you know, set the set the tone as well, you know, like when you talk about Michael Carter's and I had him as my unsun hero on my pregame show, talking about how we don't really talk about him enough, you know, and I think people don't even realize because he's so quiet and you know, he

doesn't give a big place. He just goes about and does his business. Yeah, I think we don't realize that he's a young player as well. He's only in his second year as well, and we don't give him the credit because he seems like he's older and wisely, to be honest, years everybody here knows how you know, The Jets have always had start studied names, but they always have unsung heroes rather as Brad Smith, Whether's Eric Smith,

Whether's Drew Coleman, James Hetty Bowl. So I think Michael Carter is a guy that we don't pay enough attention to. Dwhite Lowry, you know, we don't pay attention to. But he's a name that you can't have this level of success without him playing at extremely high level. Because guys are gonna start saying, we gotta stay away from saulce d J. Reid. I think is that they're gonna say

the same thing. They're gonna try and attack the safeties and coverage, and they're gonna try to attack the corners, mean that the nickel and Michael Carter has shown that he's one of the best nickels in the game already too, in my opinion, one of the best. If not, you know, top five, he's definitely up there. If he's not one, definitely top five. All right, So what do you make of the FC East only division of football that does

not have a team under five? Patriots and Dolphins three and three, the New York Jets four and two, and the Bills secured that big road win against the Chiefs the playoff rematch there in week six and arrow. Yeah, concerned a little bit about Zappie Bailey because I feel like he may be a better player than Mac Jones in that offense. What he's been able to throw the football. Uh, and they're they're going back to the old school. They

just run the ball, you know. So it's gonna be intriguing matchup when the Jets face the Patriots about who could win the battle within the trenches, you know, because this is about more about anchoring and being able to stop a potent run game. You know, it's gonna be exciting to see how they decided to match up. But first first order of business is going out and and playing the Denver Broncos team that have, you know, the number one defense and all the football and try and

not let them get right against the Jets. As tonight they're gonna go and be on a short week playing against the Chargers. You know, maybe the Chargers can beat them up a little bit, but you know, you want to understand that you have to stay focused because you can't get a big win on the road against a team like the Packers and then go on land a in in Denver, which is a very difficult place to play altitude sickness. Not everybody responds the same to it.

Figuring out that the field is a little slit grass is a little longer. Make sure that everything is right, and make sure that you can have a guy like you know, Russell Wilson that's struggling, but he can get right at any time you don't want to get right against you. Why is he scuffling so much? Obviously new system, new team, but he doesn't look like the same player.

So I mean, has he started regression? And for the Jets this week on the immediate front burner, how can they make sure that he doesn't get right no matter what happens to against the Chargers. Well, I always get concerned with the Jets when they play a quarterback that's mobile, that can run and chooses to run. Because Russell traditionally waits to be able to run to start running. I want, I hope that they you know, able to keep him

in the pocket, keep him contained. We talked about earlier on the season how they were losing their their their laying integrity, giving up edges and gods like Jacoby Brissett, guys like Joe Burrow was being able to skate. You know, Russell Wilson is a Houdini at times. He can buy time. He's a very stout player, even though he's not big. He's short and stocky. You know, he's hard to bring down and he can make you missing. He is an athlete.

So I get concerned sometimes when the Jets played players like that, because you know that's that other element for those off scheduled plays. You know, they have tremendous still talent at the at the position, but if they can make them one dimensional again. We all know that Melvin

Gordon is a fumble waiting to happen. So I expect them to be very physical going at the ball and if they can get some extra possessions, you know, on the outside, being able to hold forth because the offense is gonna have tough sled against one of the best defense in the game. You were a member of the last New York Jets team that actually one at Denver that came in two thousand and ten. That's the last Jets team that made the playoffs. The Jets are going

for a fourth consecutive win on the road. The last team who did that wasn't two thousand ten New York Jets. Are you seeing Are you seen any kind of similarities the way this group can get after you defensively and now they're establishing an offensive identity where they can ground

and pound a little bit. Well, I mean, I think I think you kind of hit the nail on the head when you talk about the similarities, right, you can you know, say, Okay, Dwayne Brown is Damon Woody, you know, and and not not to put anybody else in main gold and fanticas type of realm, but you know, Bara Tucker is one of the best guys. You know, best

players in the league. You know, length and Umson. Right, you can say it's like a Brandon Moore or a guy or or maybe like fact, so I can see the similarities that they know built built this team in the trenches, much like our teams were built in the trenches. We had one of the best offensive lines, and we had one of the best defensive lines, and we had guys on the outside that can make plays. We really

want to talk about, you know, Braylon Networds. You want to talk about, Jericho Contry, you want to talk about you know, Santonio Holmes and then we were able to get production at the running back position. Guys that can take it. You know, Thomas Jones his first year there in two thousand nine, one of his best career years,

LT show that he still had jews. So yeah, absolutely, you know, I think they're slightly different, but it's a lot of similarities by the fact that they were both built built in the you know, in the trenches, and everything else you know, spawned from that. You know, you can say Quentin quinnin uh Quintin Um Williams and myself

both hit stick guys. David Harris was more um lethargic and you know, one of those you know, great thinkers, but a playmaker, tackle machine like C. J. Mosley, and you know, so you can I can see a lot of similar you know, I want to put Salts out there as an island yet, but you know, to to two great pairs of corners. So I mean, we know the recipe and we know the identity, and this team reflects you know what um New York's all about, great hard work in a relentless effort. All right, so let's

end here. I need a prediction. Do you think if somebody asked you, Hey, you had to put your money on yes or no. Are the Jets gonna be a postseason team in two thousand and twenty two. Let me throw this stad at you. Teams since started four and two have made the postseason sixty three point six percent of the time. Yeah, I would hedge my bed and say, you know, maybe they get in as a wild card.

We know the Buffalo is probably gonna win a division, but because of the failure of the f C West, because of the failure of the a f C South, um and right now, the failure of the a f C North. Right, the fact that you know, since Nay is in Baltimore tied, but they can't really seem to kind of get any traction. I mean, I absolutely believe that as possible. But I'll have a better ideal on

it um after the Buffalo game. Um, if they're able to go out there and take care of business, win the next two out of three, they put themselves in a tremendous position to be able to finish strong. Because, like I said about this roster, what I love about it is it's not a lot of great players. It's a lot of good players, and we have a lot of good players, you know, instead of a couple of

great players. You can you can withstand injuries because this league has become about a bottle of attrition as we see a lot of guys that have great players, but the great players get hurt and now your backup isn't as great. So I think it's a testament that you can lose to Jamaine Johnson and then plug in a Benny Curry and feel like there's certain things that he does better than Jamaine Johnson. You know Bart Scott right now a slight lean, yes, but still in approving mode.

He wants to see what the Jets do this. I'm still hungry. I don't want to give him a seal of approval until Untidy show me a little bit more. Yeah, I'm not trying to put the cart ahead of the horse. I'm just saying looking at a big picture. Over time, you gotta feel you gotta feel great. You know, the first half of the season, you know, the first quarter of the season, a little bit going into the second quarter. You put yourself in great position to be able to

to be in the tournament. That's right, and because you have so much depth at certain positions, you can withstand injuries that other teams can't. There's no doubt about that. So but the upcoming game, of course, is at Denver. Then the Jets return home and they face the New England Patriots before that date against the Buffalo Bills. Interesting part of the schedule because after the Broncos you have

three consecutive games inside the division. The Jets already have one division win, but you got New England Buffalo by at New England, and now we're gonna know, really, uh, we're gonna know significantly where the Jets stand at death on absolutely all right, brother, let's see you soon. M