Inside the Jets: Gilchrist and Winters (12/7)

Here in called World New Jersey. Larry Hardisty and Eric Allen and e A for me, this was an unbelievable game. You heard Boba Shusan in the open lose his voice over this contest all weekend long. Everybody's talking about what's gonna happen is the rivalry game. But we knew going in both of these teams really really needed this game,

and it was late time going down the stretch. Ryan Fitzpatrick, they call him Ryan fitz Magic, and it's great for Jet fans to finally have a number one receiver it was Brandon Marshall, and the number two receiver it was Eric Decker. It was both of those guys. E A. They marched down the field and then we have a tie game fits again operating in the hurry up was he was a magician out there. Fourth down, the keeper guy makes the play and and then you go to

Brandon Marshall. Who else you go to Brandon Marshall to tie his baby up? Going overtime, go right down the field again. Unfortunately for the Jets, hey didn't finish with a touchdown there, but they take the lead and then they hang on. That was a gutty, gritty performance. I'll tell you what. This team showed a lot of character and resolve. And we were sitting here at Calandres a couple of weeks ago after the Jets and went down to Houston and fell to five and five overall, and

a lot of people thought the world was falling apart. Okay, now two weeks later, the Jets are sitting here seven or five out a two game win streak, playing meaningful games in December, and if the season ended today, which it doesn't, they'd be in the playoffs, play playing New England. Of course. Yea, who hey, that'd be fun. Let's go up to Foxboro'll be playing who else it's gonna be

New Witlands. Let's go down about that. Listen. Here's the other thing that that impressed me about yesterday offensively was and you talk about Brandon Marshall, who was unbelieving, when you talk about Eric Decker, who was outstanding, was amazing yesterday out of the backfield. Uh, he was just amazing with the way he performed yesterday. Big catches a lot of game. And and that's what we talked about with

Todd Bowls is that his ability to adjust. And Okay, they've taken the runaway from the line of scrimmage seven eight in the box, so what else just knew? So let's get a running back into flat. Even griss Iby had some passes into flat as well, and it's just like a run. Yeah, I'll tell you what. Ryan Fitzpatrick at times early on, he took some shots. The Giants got to him. He was sacked three times in all. And but I thought the line started coming together late

in the game in the second half. And you mentioned Paul what an outlet, and he's been dynamic with his feet and he looks fresh too. That was a career high eight receptions and nine receiving yards he got in the end zone in the first half, and then late on the game tying touchdown drive, he was the first pass out of the backfield with the Jets pick up

twenty and that started things for him. So yesterday that was the first time for the New York Jets that they had two receivers with a hundred yards receiving in Marshall and Decker since Tune and Walker. I mean, we're seeing some rare things right now from those guys on the outside. But like you're saying, we talk about every week, who's the third receiving weapon. Well, yesterday wasn't necessarily a receiver. It was a back and Balalpa gave them a big

time jump. Um. You know, a lot of heroes yesterday, and that's what typically happens when you come down from ten points in the fourth quarter. That's only happened ten times in Jets history, six times on the road, and Jets fans were giving me a lot of a lot of heat about it. They said, a road game, a road game. Well technically technically it was a road game, but uh yeah, you know, I'm still I'm still a

little bit excited about it. But you know the guys. Uh. A few of the guys talked on the conference call today with the local media and Todd both spoke as well, and Boll said, hey, listen, they needed to see this, They needed to see evidence of what happens when you can finish. And I liked what I heard out Antonio Camardi to Larry, he said, you of what, we haven't played a complete game this year yet. We haven't put

it all together offensively, defensively, and on special teams. And the Jets had plenty to correct when uh, they look at that game film. There were some penalties there. We talked about, Uh, fits was under something rust early in that ball game. The defense gave up big plays special teams at times. But with that being said, so much good came out of that ball game. The Jets gave up twenty points in the second quarter, they shut down Eli Manning and company over those final three quarters to

nothing zero points. And look the topic coming in. How many times did the guys last week talk about Odell Beckham Jr. Was Was he the most talked about? He might be the most talked about athlete in the city last week? And with the amazing one amazing catch that he had for big yardage. Uh, and he reaches out and grabs another football with one hand. Okay, so what else is new? But once again, the key thing with him is keep him out of the end zone. He's

gonna make his catches. Yeah, he's a fabulous receiver, but it's about tackling him. It's about keeping him out of the end zone. And really the second the Jet defense shut him down second and then they did in the second half. And he's gonna make his place. He's just too good. It's a great place. I'll tell you what. The Jets have seen a lot of good receivers this year. You know what you think about DeAndre Hopkins and obviously uh, Sammy Watkins, and and the list goes on and on.

But I'll tell you what, Yeah, Odell makes it look too easy sometimes, Like somebody said today, it looked like he was catching the tennis ball with that one hander. But you know, and there was a mix up in coverages there in a seventy two yard uh touchdown there in the first half. And also Antonio Carmardi took blame for the Giants field goal where they got a long pass to their tight end there before a halftime, and then we know the Jets also gave up the punt return.

But with that had all being said, the defense shutting them down in the second half. The offense when they needed ten points late, they got ten points, they got to overtime, and when they got rolling, and Ryan Fitzpatrick was doing rhythm. Wow, he he's playing tremendous. And people want to ask me, Larry, over the past couple of weeks, Hey, what about a late season slide. Isn't that typical Ryan Fitzpatrick. Well, I don't see it because last week he threw four

touchdown passes. This game, he completed seventy his passes for three yards and two touchdowns and wasn't picked off. So Ryan fitz Ryan Fitzpatrick and we talked about it every week. A lot of these guys in this locker room have never participated in the postseason before. And when you think about a guy like Fitzpatrick, and you think about a guy like Brandon Marshall who just eclipsed a thousand yards for the eighth time in nine seasons, you know they

see what's in front of them. But with that being said, the guy said it today, Larry, it's the Tennessee Titans, because then you have to start worrying about everything that happens around you if you don't take care of business. But right now you got Tennessee coming to town and Marcus Mariotta making some place. They won a ballgame yesterday, sometimes shoot out sometimes in the National Football League, it is hard, It is difficult to win. You just gotta find a way to win next week and then go

from there. But the Jets have set themselves up here to do something in December. Laurie Harstay and Eric Allen, we're inside the Jets. This is that Colando's Italian Villas. We are going to be joined a little bit later by Marcus Gilchrist and also by Brian Winners. They'll be

joining us in the latest segment. We'll take your calls if you take your questions via even via Twitter, and there's a bunch of them already that we're lined up, so we'll take them a little bit later in the thing before we go to breaking a Just give me a sense of the feeling in that locker room last night. Big win, and let's stole the rivalry aside. Right now. This was a must win really for both teams and when you get the sense of that defense coming through

shutting them down. You mentioned Ron test Miles with the big interception. It's fourth down. Obviously, John's are going for the kill. They're trying to put seven on the board. They're trying to say, listen, you can't beat this. We're gonna try to go up three scores. Big difference. Yeah, they want for the dagger, no doubt about it. Tom Coughlin, they elected to go and he knows his team better than anybody. I'm not gonna sit here in question what other teams choose to do out there on the ball

field fourth and two. He wanted to make it a three possession game. The Jets stood up. I think it was big just getting an interception, because, yeah, if you get a pass deflection or he throws the ball out of bounds, that's fine, you take over on downs. But the Jets preached about takeaways all the time. So even though it didn't really change the field position that much, I just thought it changed the feeling out there. We'll

get an interception, Tess gets an interception. Oh, by the way, he was the guy who jumped off sides on the fourth and four on the punt which extended that dry even the first place. So the Jets made up for a lot of their mistakes. But you know, we're gonna talk to Brian Winners about this. We're gonna talk to Marcus gill Cursse about this. It was an emotional locker room, you know. Uh, Todd Bowls was in there, presented a

game ball to Woody Johnson. The guys were having a good time in there, and they're allowed to celebrate and they should feel good about themselves because you know, they did finish. They did finish. They and and early in the season they might not have won in this ball game. But to me, this is a sign of a developing ball club. It's a team that's finding ways to win even when they don't play well. And when you make mistakes and have turnovers like like the punt returns like

a turnover, you know, the offside, it's like a turnover. Uh. You overcome that and you and you go on the on the road, even though on the road, and you win, and you win in overtime. That's a big win. That's a momentum win that you try to build on. And that's what the goal is, to put wins together. And that's what you're doing, Sumber eight. You spread and you try to string wins together to get to the postseason. Yeah, so you got Kansas City there at seven and five.

They're in a six game win streak right now, they're Well, you got Pittsburgh sitting there at seven and five. You got the Buffalo Bills at six and six, the Houston Texans at six and six, the Colts at six and six. You can't worry about that if you're a player in that locker room. Me and you can talk about it all day. We can look at the schedules and things like that, but these guys gotta focus on the Titans and then go from there. But this is a fascinating

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general tires. To find your local try State Tire Pros dealer, visit try State Tire Pros dot com. All right, Larry, let's bring in uh the quarterback in the second area, that is New Jet Safety, Marcus Gilchrist Gilly. Thanks for being here, Glad to be here. Marcus, got a big crow here. Uh. Family wise, can you tell us who's joining your thought? Uh? Yeah, I have my lovely girlfriend here, Nicole, along with my daughter and uh my parents are here

in town for the weekend. What's your daughter's name, Sophia? Yeah, Sophia, and she's very young. So this is the first time probably seeing dad on the radio. Right, definitely awesome, So okay, I said, you guys get with twenty points, but I really think the defense only gave up ten points looking back at this ball game because punt return and also you guys uh stood up there after there was a

turnover deep in your end forcing the field goals. So the guys today on the conference call, Antonio Camari talked about this. Gilli said, in the first half, we played more zone, but then once we started going on the second half, we played a little bit more man and the outside. Can you tell me about the adjustments you guys made in the second half. Yeah, I mean that's that's what this game is all about, making adjustments on we didn't have two good of a half in the

first half, we felt as a defense. Um, the coaches came in and we made the right adjustments. And I think a lot of that goes with us on the sideline. We're always coming back to the sideline discussing with each other where we seene out there on the field, and we were able to make the changes and uh and adjust on the fly. So Marcus, what what's the challenge

when you have so many different moving parts. You got the injuries, you got other guys stepping up and coming into the secondary, the communication and everything that's so key. Snakes man up. H I know every team in America probably talks about it, next man up, But it's as cliche as it sounds. That's the way it has to be. Um. Unfortunately, in this game, you're gonna have injuries. UM, you're gonna have things. They're gonna happen, You're gonna have up, You're

gonna have up and down. So we have to have the next man up. And that's the mentality that every guy has to have on a team. But Yep, we talked about it every week. I knew he was gonna answer that like that because I talked to Gilly about this in the locker room. Obviously, you got one of that ball game without Darrell Reavers, one of the games top cornerbacks, Marcus Williams was down. You lost Kelvin Prior

in the backfield with the stinger. So Tis comes in, ron Tz Miles comes in, guy was on your practice spot earlier this year and makes a momentum changing play in the fourth quarter. What was that like being on the field for so long and then preventing points and what do you think that did at that moment for you guys as a defensive unit and the whole team. Uh, I couldn't be more proud of than Haney guy on the team than Rontz, my Ola guy who who's just patient.

He's been patiently waiting his time to be able to play. And I always talk to him about being prepared when preparation meets the opportunity, being prepared for when his opportunity become he could make the most of it. And uh, you know, it was good to see him make a big time play, a crucial play on fourth down fours. But I mean getting a stop like that, you know,

it does want us for the team. Actually we got on the row um after that interception, so you know, all in all, I think um as a defense to come up with a stop like that was really big. Were you're tired or frustrated being on the field because a bunch of penalties on that drive and then there were times and you guys thought you had actually stopped him and unfortunately like Ts had the off side pinally, but he more than made up for with the interception.

But uh, you guys are on the field forever more than eleven minutes. That's the part of the game. Uh, it's gonna happen. Um, that's what we trained the all season four. That's what we have O t a s fort this where we have camped for m we practice situational football all the time. So UM it's it's something that, UM, we don't want to happen, but we're prepared for it.

And I'll tell you what, Larry, He's set situational football the Giants zero three inside the red zone as far as converting with touchdowns, absolutely, and that's something this defense you have to pride yourself in being tough in the red zone, getting off the field on third down, trying to minimize the big place they're gonna happen from time

to time, but just trying to minimize those big plays definitely. UM, I think the keys to having a good defense is um having third down, third down stops, creating turnovers and stopping the run. And UM, I think we were able to collectively as a defense put that all the together

in the second half now for you. But what's so interesting in watching the NBA is it depending on the scheme, he could be covering a wide receiver, he could be covering a tight end, and it's just amazing to watch you and make the adjustment, and it's all about position right, just covering whoever it is. It's it's about being your skip, knowing your scheming, being in the right position. Uh definitely. Uh.

The first thing playing defense, you have to know your assignment. Um. Whatever the limitations of a coverage, the limitations of a defense, um, that comes first and foremost, and that allows you to be able to play faster. So um definitely. UM. I take pride in being able to do all of those things. Speaking of that, you enter the National Football League with San Diego Chargers and your first role responsibility is playing cornerback. How does that help you now that experience playing a

safety position. Well, I've done it since a young age. I started off actually playing safety, but in high school will play a corner and safety, and college I played corner and safety, So it's not that big of a deal for me. It's an easy transition for me. I've always felt like if you'r DV should be able to play any of those positions in my opinion, and I

take pride in being able to do it. Markets skill crust is our guests Larry Harshty and Eric Allen since ide the Jet, your colonels on nine Dads having the ESPN. What does the Stets have been like for you coming here to the Jets this year? What has it been like? What, What's what's been the excitement for you? Uh? It's been an adjustment. Um. You you're used to being somewhere for four years and you're used to a culture, a certain culture.

You used to a city. Uh, you used to your teammates, you used to your coaches, um, and you know, to come all way across the other side of the country. Uh, it's definitely adjustment. But we as football players, that's what we do. UM. When we go out on the field, we have to adjust. Um. In everyday life, you have to adjust. That's what we do. So UM, you know, I've I've enjoyed every bit of it. Your former teammates in San Diego, Now, who are are really struggling this year?

Did they talk to you and say, Wow, look at where you're at right now? And Uh? Not really. We just talked about life in general and how how each other's families are doing and things like that. Who are you close with Diego? Um? I talk a lot with Brandon Flowers and Eric Weddle and god like that. That was a good secondary that. Oh yeah, absolutely was. You talk about making adjustments. What's the adjustment like with your family?

How's that play? Oh yeah, that's definitely an adjustment. Happening to be a dad? Now what's that like? That? It's no other feeling like they going into what everybody always tells you. Um, you know, it's no other feeling like you know, you're you're not gonna understand until it happens, and you you kind of be like, oh yeah, but sure enough, Um when she came out, there's no feeling

like it. And it's a joy. That's that's above any anything else what I do and Field cannot overshadow me being a parents and it changes things right now you look at things. You have an added responsibility. So there's even the bigger change left he put It definitely puts things in the perspective. Now you're sleeping, Uh pretty good. Uh. I got a great girlfriend there. Uh takes on a lot for me, So I'm blessed to have that. Uh. Marcus of course played college ball at Clemson. We're just

talking about it. The Tigers in that c A's semifinals now earned a trip there with the defeat of the North Carolina tar Heels on Saturday night. What do you think about that team this year and how proud proud are you of your alma mater? Definitely a proud alumni. UM. I was able to go to the game when they played in Syraca at Syracuse UM, you know, just to be around the coaches and and a lot of guys that I played with being at the game. We brought

back those old fieldings. So to see those guys being so successful right now, you know, can't I can't be nothing but happy. So Marcus, now you get to talked about the Giant game, you get to look at that and that's over. Now you just got get ready for Tennessee. You don't get you to enjoy these wins, right, you

just move right on the Tennessee. I know you haven't really started to digress or break them down yet, but just talking about facing a rookie quarterback and Mariota who's been you know, roll heerted much publicized and what do you you know some of the things you've just seen from him. I heard about it. Well, it doesn't look like a rookie. I think he's playing pretty well. They got a lot of good players around him, a lot of good players at the skill position. UM. I think

they have a really good defense as well too. So it's gonna be a challenge for every week is a challenge in the NFL. There's no gimmes. UM. Yeah, So I'm I'm gonna have to put our best foot forward and and prepare the same way we have all year. Marcus Larry asked me about it before, about that locker room scene, and this is your fifth year in the National Football League. When you guys came off the field and Todd Bowls presenting that game ball to Woody Johnson

and you guys had a little bit of celebration. Just how emotional was it for you guys? As players like I said, It's it's hard to come by these wins, UM in the NFL, such a competitive league, and to win it the way we wanted UM, when we we've lost a lot of close games this year and we haven't been able to finish, and to finish the way we've finished UM definitely brought a lot of electricity to that locker room after the game. What were you doing

when the Giants lined up for the game time? Game time? Field goal, thinking about blocking it? And where are you? Where are you coming off? Are you off the edge? Uh? I'm cramartis off of the edge and trying to jump between the the tackle and the wing. And you're just listening because you're going forward, so obviously you're not watching the ball turn right around as soon as it happen. And who do you look for? I just went sprinting,

Marcus girl, christ listen, it's victory Monday. That means you had the day off. We thank you for giving that up and bringing the family out, and good luck next week and the rest of the season. Thank you, Marcus Girl. Crest, Ladies and gentlemen join the New York Jets and the Institute of Culinary Education for season three of the Jets. Cooking School is presented by Chase. For more information, visit

I see Dot E d U slash Jets. When we return for the another stormentive inside the Jets, will turn my attention to the offensive line. Brian Winters will step to the microphone. Next ESPN drops back, looks left ros Marcel, He's got it. That's a jet cuts down trending, Marcel walls off the defender and the gets are a point after away from a time twenty seven seconds to go. Now back to in Inside the Jets on ninety eight

point seven ESPN. Here's Larry Hardisty and Eric. We have a word from Fandel before Brian Winners joins us on the Inside the Jets. From Fandel Probly one week fantasy football leaguing on FanDuel today home to more winners than any other site. Go to FanDuel dot com for your free account right now. All right, Larry, let's bring in right guard Brian Winters. Thanks for joining us tonight. Thanks

for having me. Brian. Actually, before we talk a little bit of football, you said, uh, you got going with your holiday decorations today at home? Right it is. I finally got around to it. Uh it was you know, I had had a day off finally, so it was good. It was. And so what were your honeydees? What did you take care? Yeah? I actually got the tree today, so that was big. I was big. Uh, decorated the outside of the house, did a little decoration on the inside.

So it feels very odd though, guys, I mean that's December and it's it was about sixty I'm not complaining, no, no, no, no, we'll we'll be never bring this weapon about about this. So, so briant to take me back to yesterday. You're and Baba Susan, we just played the shoes and drop of

the Brandon Marshall touchdown to tie the game. What's the feeling of of the offense going down the field driving trying to get that game time to Yeah, you know, you know, I don't know if you heard and fits his uh you know, postgame interviews he was talking about everyone in the huddle. Their pois was. Everyone was you know, calm, and they knew we were gonna go down the field and you know, be successful in that drive. And you know, obviously it showed out and you know we we everything

fell into place. You know, all the parts were rolling. So it was great to be a part of. What's it like for you as an offensive lineman when you're in no situations where hey, listen, we gotta score, we gotta score quickly. So it's all about temple right now. It is, and you know, you just go back to basics. You know, you gotta do everything that you know you were coached to do, and you know, take care of your assignment and if all leavin me and take care

of their assignment on the field. You know, we should be successful. Is that difficult for you because I know, you guys up front, you like to power off the ball and attack, but at that point, you know the guys are coming at you. But also with that being said, giants certainly wear down. I think late in that ball game they did. You know, they have a you know, a very talented front, you know, with Jenkins and Pierre

Paul obviously and uh you know all front. You know, the whole front is, you know, obviously a great front. So we came into that game, you know, obviously you know expecting you know, Pierre Paul and you know Jenkins be moving around, and we just had to stay poised and do what we had to do to complete the game. And you know, it obviously worked out for us. From

a confidence level. What is it like when you're in that huddle and you've got a guy like Ryan Fitzpatrick who has been there before, he knows what to do, and he just there's gonna be a certain calm in the huddle, even though at the time, just like we got to get it going, as he said that, we gotta get this ball down the field. He comes in the huddle, you know, smiling, being himself, just like how he is you know in the start of the game.

You know, his poisesnbelievable because you know, if you want to go to the huddle, you know, you want to see the leader, you know, being calm, so it makes you feel calm. So you know, obviously when I see him, you know, the guy who's throwing the ball and you know has you know, the biggest job on the field, poison calm. You know, it makes us feel a lot better. What are you thinking when he takes off and run as he's have to do at times, that fourth time

conversion with one of the don't get hurt. You know he slid once yesterday though he got him credit. Yeah, you know one time he took a do you know dive first and he was a little scary. You know, I was right, there was a good collision, but he got up. He was good. Brian. Does he ever have any uh moments of levity in the huddle? You know there's an old Joe Montana story in the Super Bowl where he looked it off into alignment in the huddle and say, hey, guys, they're Sean Candy. Yeah, yeah, any

moments like that, No, nothing too bad. But you know he'll come in like sometimes during practice you don't have some jokes in the huddle. You know, he always does this thing where he says, eyes, we all gotta like look at him, real serious and whatever. But even in that situation, he came into hollow and he was looking around. He was like, hey eyes. You know, it was cool, like it brought us back down a little bit and we weren't nervous. And you know, football is a fun game.

You know, you can't put too much stress on it. But you know, obviously it's a stressful moment. But you know, like you said, we got the job done. So field goal Giants, field goal team lining up, You're on the sideline. What's going through your well? I didn't know this coming up, but I it was the first field goal he's he's missed, and you know, obviously, now I was I was ready, you know, I know our defense, you know I was

gonna do everything in their power to stop him. And you know, I was just on the sidelines, just you know, praying for the best, pacing back and forth. What has changed this year for you guys? Up front. As far as blocking schemes are concerned, you know, I don't know if it's so much blocking schemes. I think it's more, you know, how comfortable we all with playing with each other. You know, Uh, obviously we gotta a new addition at

left guard, you know, and um with James Carpenter. But I just feel like everyone's more comfortable where they are now, and you know, the positions that we're in. But you know, obviously we love the scheme that we're you know, blocking for and you know, a lot more power, a lot more downhill running, and it's great because that's step of players that we have on the offensive line and you know, just big physical guys. What did that Miami game do

for you? Obviously that was the first time Willie was hurt this year. Willie Cologne eventually placed on an injury reserve. But you know, you're throwing in the fire, no doubt about it. But this team has confidence in you, and you went out and handled yourself very well against one

of the top defensive interior players all football and the DOMKINSU. Yeah, you know, I I'm gonna take it just like any other game you know, I've played against him before, and um, you know, there's a lot of good players out there. Just happened he was the one in front of me at that time. So that's you know, I just handled my business. You didn't handle your business. And Chris every went off in that game. And then then when Willie is uh put on the shelf. I mean, you've played

really well. And I'll tell you what. The Jets through the ball a lot yesterday because they had to right especially late, and when the Giants hold the ball for more than eleven minutes, you don't have a lot of time, so you gotta throw the football a lot. But that being said, Ivory still average four point seven yards and carry.

Yesterday they only had ton carries off. Yeah, what's it like on the offensive lines, alignment, the defenses on the field, the living minutes, as he said, living plus match, You're just like, we gotta get back on the field. What's that like being on the sideline just waiting for the get back out there? Yeah, it's you know, it's obviously you're looking over the playbook, you're looking at you know, their fronts and everything, but there's only so much you

can do when you're waiting out there. You're just hoping that the defense can get off the field, you know, because obviously you know you don't want them on the field. You want you want to offense be on the field the majority of the time. So, um, you know, just like you said, paying back and forth, what do you think about being in the situation right now? Seven and five four games left? You guys right now? Your head coach said it today Top Bowls. We control our own destiny. True,

I you know, totally agree with that. He tells us that every day, and um, you know, I think everything in front of us is all tangible, it's all all can happen. You know. We like, like he said, we control our own destiny, and we're gonna take a one game at a time and not look forward or you know,

look back. Probably what's been the secret that you guys have been able to and yesterday was really a rarity that fits got roughed up early with a couple of sacks, But you guys have really protected him very nicely through the season. What's been the secret and keeping him up right, keeping this jersey plant. You know, it's just learning and studying.

You know, we get together as a unit, you know, after meetings and go over the fronts and go over the defenses and see the schemes that they're doing, especially on third downs, and we just you know, try to do everything in our power to you know, make things easier for him. And obviously having Nick Mangled up front, you know, guy was unbelievably smart and know a game

better than anyone that I've ever met. So it's good to have someone like m and be surrounded by other great players and you know, just to be able to talk to other people and just get a feel. Do you agree with that old sudden sentiment that Offensive Line is one of the closer knit groups in that locker room. I would say so. I would definitely say so. You know, I'm real close with Brenno and um Nick and everyone on the line. You know, we all have a you know,

a different bond than other people. But you know, like I said, you know, it goes as we go. So you know, if us five aren't working well together, then you know, I got a problem. I know, you guys don't like to commit punallies. Nobody wants to commit penalties. And I'm not saying I support this, but I did like what I saw a big carp. Yesterday, Brenna was getting into it. He was engaged with a lineman, somebody was on top of him, and then you saw a big carp come out of nowhere. And that's one where

I'm like, you can take the fifteen on everybody. You're protecting your gut a Solda, is you gotta protect your brother? Yeah? So you know, it's it's interesting because listening to the top bows in the post game talking about how we've been I've been preaching about the team to come together

to finish. When you look back and you see that finish, what's that feeling like to to finish, to come from behind, to get a win like that, when you know that you've had some games maybe if you had done that earlier, you've been a little better positions, and you know it's great because you know, obviously doesn't always work out that way. Um So actually going through and you know, believing in one another and going out there and finishing a game,

it's it's unbelievable. There's no words for it. To bring team closer to you feel a little close. Yeah, what's your comfort level with the guys up front? Because that's one thing that all you guys to a man, we're talking about early on in the training camp. Not a lot of young guys up front. If you think about it, you got an elite for a few years. Now, you've got mang Goals has been around the Breaker, Shaw, Fergus

and Breno. It's his second year here. James Carpenter, he's got big time experience, playing a couple of Super Bowls the past couple of seasons with the Seattle Seahawks. Yeah and yeah, like you said, everyone has a lot of a lot of years in the NFL. I don't know. I I haven't really done the math, but I mean the Brickshaw has been in for ten, Nick's been in for ten, Brandon has been in for nine, car five and I'm three. I'm so I'm the youngest on the

offensive line. So you know, they have so much experience. You know, I get to learn from them every day and it's it's really a blessing. I couldn't be in a better situation. Brandon got Tennessee coming up now. Brandon Marshall was a guest on The Michael k Show in the New York Yet Spotlight and uh, Brandon said, this is not the Tennessee team that don't look at the record. This is a team that's better than their record. As you get to this time of the season, is that

what you have to do? Put the record aside, focusing on what you're seeing on film exactly because everyone's playing, you know, to prove themselves. It's really not about the record. It's about how they want to finish. You know. Late season is where you gotta finish. And that's what every team is trying to do right now. Yeah, and you guys have a great opportunity in front of UH yourselves right now. And and everybody in the locker room knows that.

And uh, I asked Gilly about this and Larry and I obviously talked about it, UH to open the show. But how emotional was that lock room? Like you're saying, this is your third year in the National Football League, but just coming off the field, what was that like for you as a player with your brothers? It was was unbelievable. I haven't been in AH, you know, you know something part of that since I've been in the NFL, and it was you know, great, UH to experience that,

especially against you know, what they call arrival. Um. So it was nice, and it was you know, it's something that I'll always cherish. Yeah, Brian, thanks for a couple of minutes. Go back, put the tree up now, put the legs on the tree and then everything will be set. I'll appreciate, right, Brian. Genal over to the perfect setting for a fund with France, fine food and drank. The Massion Hotel, Rod Steakhouse and UK's Red Dog is located on Madison Avenue in Morristown. Won't we return on this

edition of Inside the Jets. Well, I guess we'll go to our Twitter mail bag at a New York Jets at hardness to and ESPN will take your questions. Next ESPN. He takes the snap, drops back under presser. He'll scramble, He'll run. He's got the first down bits Pat flicked out of it. Twenty two did he runs fright, picks up the six he needed and about eight more. Now back to Inside the Jets on ninety eight point seven ESPN. Here's Larry Hardisty and Eric Gallen and it's the final

segment of this Monday nightition of Inside the Jets. Here on ESPN, Els had to twitterland and get some questions from our jet fans my first one, and it's ironic that somebody asked this. They asked, is Jeff Coumberland going to get involved in the offense at all at the tight end? And yesterday Kellen Davis got the reception at the tight end spot. So when you look at how chan Gilly lines up his offense, he he loves to have his tight ends kind of in the blocking mode.

But he had what five wide and on a couple of occasions with with three four receivers and either blah power or whis I be lined up? So he likes to spread the field a little bit. But I do think there will be occasions at certain schemes where you will have a chance to see the time that making some place. Yeah, he certainly does mix things up, Larry. I'm just looking at the play counts right now. Colin Davis did play thirty five snaps in Cumberland. That's the

seasonal low two snaps. Uh, yesterday, I think everything's game planing specific. You're gonna see, uh things change here as we moved down to stretch. But yeah, Todd Bowls was asked about that today. He said, is nothing that Jeff was not doing it was just certain looks they wanted to get out there on the football field yesterday. And like you talked about before, and you know, and people ask both of us about the tightime position all the

time while I'm looking at Quincy and NeuRA. He played fifty three snaps Sunday against the Giants, and the Jets consider him a tweener, not really just a receiver, but a guy who can help you as far as a block or a big receiver six to two pounds, So you gotta keep that in mind. Another thing is, we know what happened. Jason Marrow didn't have a season. He got hurt early place that a season under injured reserve, so he can't come off the season under injured reserve

right now. Uh So, obviously it's Kellen Davis, who primarily is a blocker and Jeff Comberland, who possesses tremendous speed. But the Jets right now are in an offense that favors getting the ball to the receivers and their backs out of the backfield that's where we're at, and having them make place. And the Numbe had a big catch. I wanted the drives to keep a drive alive and

he's played well since he's been back. So I think that that versatility when you look at what they've done, even though the defensive side of the ball e a of late, they're going for speed. The more speed they can get on the field at one time, that's what they're trying to do to try to you know, cause some mismatches in their advantage. Yeah, you know. And that's one thing, uh that we can talk about here real briefly is that Top Bowls gave an update on the

Jets injuries today. Durrell Rievs has missed the past two games. He was at MetLife Stadium yesterday. Bull said he is able to do some light activity right now. He remains a concussion protocol. So we'll have to see maybe Durrell Rivers can rejoin the secondary this week. You know, it's very early in the week yet, but it looks like the Jets mike lose Mike Cattapano for the season and he's a speed guy who they were using at defensive ent.

But you know, we continue to see Sheldon Richardson moved all over the place outside linebacker, sometimes moving inside on in sub packages, on passing downs, playing d N and then Lorenzo Malden. The Jets love his emergence, his continuing development. Uh. You know, you think about Malden, He's got three sacks this year. Vic Beasley going into you Esterday's game for Atlanta. This is not a knock on Big Beasley, but I'm

just saying he was a top ten pick. He had two sacks, and Malden had played maybe a quarter of the snaps that a guy like Beasley had. So you're gonna see malden snaps continue to increase in the Jets like what they see out of him. But yes, definitely getting more speed defensively, and you're seeing Aaron Henderson get a lot of run uh as part of that inside linebacker rotation along with Tamario Davis. I know, much like you, I'm always asked Devin Smith he was great last week?

What happened to him this week? And it's a situation where the scheme dictates where you go. If Devin Smith is not open, you're not throwing it to Devil. You're not throwing it to Devin Smith. You know, if he's covered, you go the other way. When whenever defensive coordinators see speed, that makes them react right the way, and what they try to do is take that speed away from you.

And we always talk about where's that third receiver coming from. Well, yesterday, the third receiver, as you mentioned earlier, was Blah Power. Last week the third receiver was Devin Smith. We'll see what the dervacy was gonna be against Tennessee on Sunday. Right, Jeremy Curley is suffering from a migraine, and you know, and it could be any one of a number of

people right now, but uh, you know Devin Smith. You know, you love to see the consistency and the Jets are eventually they think they're confident that they're gonna get there with him. Is it gonna happen in two thousand and fifteen, We don't know. But that doesn't mean he can can not be a factor here down the stretch, because, like

you said, you have to pay attention to him. And one of these times they're gonna hit on a vertical route down the field and then that's gonna back up the safety and then that means, oh, can I go over the top on Brandon Marshall every down? Or do I have to sneak a peek over here at Devin Smith. And also you still have Eric Decker who will continues to do day image whether he's playing outside or inside. That was his first a hundred yard receiving game of

two thousand and fifteen. The Jets have a great tandem at receiver here, and we have not seen this in a long time. Yeah, I mean a long time. And they have a quarterback right now who's in rhythm, who's getting rid of the football, who knows the offense, who's very confident, who the players believe in. So you got

a good mix. Now you gotta clean some things up on both sides of the ball and on special teams, and then you know, Tennessee, like you're you guys were mentioning to Marcus Skillchris was here today saying that this kid, Marcus Mariotta, does not look like a rookie quarterback. Here's some stats for you. Sixty passer, nineteen touchdowns, only nine interceptions, Only nine interceptions for a rookie Larry He's been sacked thirty times. Though the Jets are gonna have opportunities to

get after him. What you don't want to happen on Sunday is for him to escape, to break contain against Jacksonville, he showed his athletic ability not only throwing the football but he's an inaccurate pastor, but also breaking contain, tucking the ball under and he can get after you can't let Mariotta get out there in open field. He is a talented player. Him and Jamis Winston are playing tremendous football.

The judge won't see any of Winston this year, but though both of those rookies have impressed me this year. They have. And and the thing about Marioda was when you watched him in college, everybody was wide open. So my concern was, listen, this is the NFL, and nobody's gonna be that wide open. Is he going to be able to fit the ball into a small space and you keep the turnovers down? And as you mentioned from

his stats, he's been able to do that. Yeah. And I'm fascinated to see what Todd Bulls does here this week because him alongside defensive coordinator Casey Rodgers against Eli Any, they said early on, we're gonna back off a little bit, We're gonna play zone in the second half, we're gonna man up on the outside, and you know they're gonna throw a lot of different looks at the rookie quarterbacks, and I I imagine here they're calling for good weather

on Sunday, a great turnout from the Jets fans, and I think people are gonna be pumped because they know what's on the line here, and you know, you want the rookie quarterback to have a difficult time communicating with everybody out there, and if the Jets can get in an early lead and they can start dictating here because this is a Tennessee team who does have some talent, but honestly, it's a three and nine ball club and you're bringing a three and nine ball club into your stadium.

This isn't take care of business kind of game. Absolutely nice job, partner. Thanks Let see you next Monday. That wraps up this edition of Inside the Jet Special. Thanks for I guess Brian Winners and Marcus Gilchrist and their families who came out tonight. Thank you also to the folks who came by to enjoy some food here at Colandos. Thank you for joining us and watching the Jail Special. Thanks to Gerald Ray and Brian back in the New York studios. He I got to go back to work.

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