Inside the Jets with Andre Roberts & Henry Anderson (10/22)

both Andre Roberts and Henry Anderson. But as we kick off here on our opening segment, E Coleman or Postmortem. The Jets went into a ballgame against the Minnesota Vikings with an opportunity to sweep a three game homestand and moved to four and three. Unfortunately, they couldn't get it done against a very good football team. The Vikings take home a thirty seven to seventeen triumph. For me, the Jets did a lot of good things yesterday even though

they lost by twenty points. But the bottom line is this team has been living off a takeaways. Defensively, had entered that ball game with fifteen takeaways on the year that was second in the National Football League Day zero against the Vikings. The Vikings conversely had four. The Jets did some good things defensively, got off the field on third down, and handled that Vikings run game in the

first half. What we saw in the second half, though, was the Vikings got a couple of big plays from Lottavius Murray and the Jets just couldn't overcome their own miscuse too many self inflicted wounds to beat a very good football team in the Minnesota Vikings. Yeah, you know, I agree with you. I thought the Jets came off and started off well, you know, playing against the Vikings, a team who a lot of people before the season had up for, you know, super Bowl contenders, and they're

starting to play that way now. You know, obviously a lot of talent on that Vikings team. But at the same time, the Jets did have a couple of self inflicted wounds that kept him from winning that game. You know, the score was there's a big margin, but the game, you know, there were a couple of plays that if they would have went the Jets way the game, the whole game would have been different. So, you know, I thought that a lot of players stepped up and played

some good ball yesterday. But there were a lot of miscuse you know. There were some drop passes, there were some uh, you know, the two runs by Latavia's Murray, a couple of misfits by the by the defense. Um, you know, those are things that can't happen, you know. And and obviously the turnover battle. When you lose the turnover batt or four to nothing, it's gonna be tough to get anybody in the National Football League. You could be playing the Bills, you could be playing the Colts.

If you lose the turnover battle four to zero, you're most likely not gonna win. This just happened to be a very good football team. The Jets in the locker room after the game, they were not lamning entries. But the bottom line here is the Jets were banked up squad going into that game. And you have a rookie quarterback who is going to be a very good player in this league. But when you ask him to put the ball up forty two times, it's gonna be tough to win. And oh, by the way, his top weapon,

Quincy and Noona is out. Terrell Prior was released from the team on Saturday, he has a groin injury, so that puts people in different spots. And then offensively as well, you're talking about bel Paul. He is one of the team's top offensive weapons. He goes down with the neck injury. On the defensive side of the ball, that secondary tremendously banged up. Tremaine Johnson still dealing with that quad issue. You got Buster Screen with the concussion. He's been out,

and then Marcus. You lined up without Marcus May at safety and Doug Middleton went down yesterday. Yeah, you know, the injuries are our reality in the NFL. You know, it's a long season, sixteen game season. By the end of the year, everybody's playing through some sort of injury and teams have to adjust to it. You know, you saw offensively, it was it's kind of that next man up mentality where you have uh, you know, the receiver stepping up. You have big playmakers coming up. Cannon had

a couple of big plays at the running back position yesterday. Defensively, in the secondary, that's the group I've been most impressed with. You know, they lose three starters in the secondary and don't really miss a beat, you know, they gave up a couple of big plays, but you look at Darrel Roberts his place, stepping up and making some big plays. You know that group is the next man up mentality. Uh. You know, they believe in you were only as good

as our weakest link. And they that group really prepares themselves to play well. You know. I think the adversity is something that this team is gonna have to go through, as every team will, and it makes it especially difficult for a team with the rookie quarterback missing some key components. It makes it tough for him to succeed without many of their weapons. A credit to Vikings the defense of the game plan, because they took away the jets bread

and butter. This team is all about having balance offensively, getting it going with the run game, and what we saw Sunday too off and the Jets weren't third and long, third and seven, and Minnesota entered that ball game number one in the National Football League in terms of third down efficiency. What they were able to do is play too high safety, so they did not commit an extra guy to the box. They took care of the run game, and then they were able to take care of the

receivers down in the field. What did you think of Donald's performance? Again, he's another one who said, Okay, listen, I gotta play better. It doesn't matter who's playing with me or around me. The chemistry is fine. And that was the first time you probably played in conditions like that.

I was down on the field pregame with Anti Anthony Beck our pregame Central Show, which is broadcasting all Jets platforms at eleven am, uh four home games proborly to one o'clock game, And it was cold and the wing gusts were probably around twenty miles par Yeah, I mean, you know, it's cold for everybody out there. Yeah, and you have to make adjustments. But Minnesota has lived for several years off of playing that cover to defense, having a strong front for a front seven, and having those

owners attacking the run game. So you know, I think they were They did do a great job of making the Jets play left hand and taken away what they do, which is the run game, and compliment that with the play action game. When you can't run, the ball is tough to run. The play action game's tough to uh, you know, keep teams off balance offensively, so Minnesota taking away that run, put the ball in Sam Donald's hands, made him throw the ball forty two times, which this

team is not built for. There There rarely are there teams that can have success with their quarterbacks. The last couple of times, the last couple of games, he's been throwing the ball fifty, you know, fifty five times a game and they have not been winning. You know, only Drew Brees can do that. Tom Brady can do it on occasion. You know, you're you're not built to throw the ball around the park, especially with his many injuries

to the receivers. All right, So offensively, I continue to like what I've seen out of Chris Herndon, a fourth round pick out of Miami, and Sam Donald's getting more and more confident with him each week. We saw him with a touchdown reception against Indianapolis Colts, he had a touch reception against the Vikings. He had one called back. But that connection could be one that flourishes for years to come. Yeah, you know, I was excited to see

that connection. You know, Chris hern and a guy who who came in and when Scott saw him, he didn't get to run a forty so not a lot of people had a forty time for They didn't realize the speed that this guy has. You know, a great route runner. You know, he's getting better at blocking. You know, he has some tough guys to block against in practice, so he's getting better continuously with that and he and he and Sam Donald are starting to get a nice rapport.

So you'd like to see the Jets starting to use that tight end position, a position that's been abandoned for the last couple of years. Hopefully, blow Paul is okay because he is such an integral part of this football team. But Trent and Cannon got his feet wet and that was good to see as well, because he has speed to burn. You put him out and they had a beautiful explosion completion in terms of the wheel route in the first half there. So, uh, Cannon getting very valuable

reps as well. Yeah, you know, Cannon is a guy who made some great plays during the preseason. A young player or dynamic speed can make guys miss, you know. I always say for the running backs that the toughest part is learning how to pass block, you know, because you can't play if you can't you know, adjust to the blitz. Uh, you know, pass and you're probably not plass blocking a lot of Virginia states. Yeah, they're getting

you the ball. And he's a playmaker. You know, he's a guy who can develop into a great playmaker, similar to a Bala Pal one of those guys when he kept when he gets the ball to the backfield, he has an opportunity to hit his head on the field goal post whenever he gets the ball, all right. You know, like you mentioned, the Jets had opportunities. As a ball game. It was ten of seven at halftime, seventeen of seven early in the third quarter. When Donald makes one of

his mistakes. They're one of his glaring mistakes where he throws the Robby Anderson and he admitted after the game that just a bad reed because Robbie was covered there and the safety Harrison Smith was all all over the top. Yeah, I mean, listen, those plays are gonna happen. You know, you're gonna make mistakes, and that's the that's what you get when you come in with the rookie quarterback. You know, a lot of times when the rookies get to sit

back and watch, they can learn from others mistakes. But playing against his Minnesota Vikings defense. They have one of the top secondaries in the league. Harrison Smith is all pro. You know, Trey Waynes is a phenomenal player. Xavier Rhodes is a pro bowler. You know, this is the This is not your average secondary that he was playing against. He made things tough on the receivers and they're gonna

do that to teams throughout the rest of the year. Yeah, and then you can even look later in the game. It's twenty to seven and Andre Roberts, who is going to join us on the show as a tremendous kickoff return to get the Jets in the plus territory. And no fault on the rookie here, Sam Donald. He throws a couple nice check downs one did Isaiah Croal and also he moves his legs to get out of the pocket and he finds Eric Thomlinson and those guys just

gotta make those catches. Yeah, you know, you have to come through, especially when you're struggling offensively. You need some players to come through, make those routine catches and move the chains, get that momentum going, because when you're having a tough game offensively, all it takes sometimes is one or two big plays to get your momentum, to get everyone's confidence going, and next thing you know, you're back in that game. And then another opportunity. It's twenty seven seventeen.

I know a lot of people left Mountlife Stadium at that point after the Vikings had taken that seventeen point lead. But Donald comes back and it's a ten point game with ten minutes remaining, and the Jets had the ball out close to midfield and Donald's looking for Andre Roberts. I thought the traffic at his feet affected him, impacted him where he couldn't step into the throw, and unfortunately

that ball was picked and eventually the Vikings put it away. Yeah, you know, sometimes you get those those balls where you're throwing the dig routes and the ball sales on you. Minnesota does a great job of playing that zone coverage where you have defenders underneath, guys coming over the top, where it's a short window, you know, and those mistakes

are gonna be made. But again, another opportunity that the Jets had that they kind of shoot themselves in the foot, or if they don't make that mistake, maybe they're in the game, you know, there's three or four plays in this game that Jets were that the Jets didn't or if they did make, they'd be right in there. And that's exactly the point. People wake up Monday morning. They don't watch the game and say the Jets, we're not

in that ball game. They lose by twenty points. If you watch the game and you bring it back, the three or four plays could be a different outcome. But that is life in the National Football League, and the Jets bottom line is stepped up in class yesterday. Beating the Colts is one thing. Beating the Broncos on a short week is one thing. But the Vikings they're on another level. Yeah, you know, you know, like I said at the beginning of the show, they're a team that's

gonna be up to win the NFC North. You know, they're they're they're up there with the Green Bay Packers of the of the NFC. I think they have a phenomenal talent. You know, they went with the wind now mentality, getting Kirk Cousins, you know, quarterback who who's a gun slinger. He has some great weapons out there. And Stefind Diggs and Adam Feeling, who's about who has been setting records, you know since he started playing. You know, he phenomenal talent.

Latavia's Murray stepped up big time yesterday and you know they were missing down Cook. But Latavius has been a phenomenal player his whole career, even when he was back in Oakland. All right. Inside the Jets is supported by Selective Insurance Responses Everything. Eric Allen and Eric Coleman here at Vanderbilt Sports and Spirits inside the Windham Hamilton's Park Hotel. We will come right back with Andre Roberts and motion

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Eric Eric Ellen and Eric Coleman here alongside Andre Roberts, Art player Guest segment is presented by M ANDT Bank, the official community bank of your New York Jets so we're just talking about Andre before you joined us. How tough were those conditions at My Life Stadium. It reminded me of the old Metal Lands. Yeah, it was pretty crazy. Um, the worst I've ever played in. UM. Last year when we played here in Atlanta was kind of like a tropical storm. Yeah, and it was. It was kind of windy,

but it wasn't anything like what I experienced last game. Now, Andre, in a day and age where it seems like they're trying to get rid of the kickoff and make special teams almost obsolete, how have you continue to thrive and be so successful in your career. It's interesting they're trying

to take out that that return specialist thing. Um, But you know, when you have guys back there that could be explosive, that can be dynamic, especially guys that can do both kickoff and palm return, I think it could be pretty special. So you after the game, Andre described your day as up and down. There were a couple of field goals I mean fumbles. Uh, Fortunately you guys didn't give up points after those were able to recall over those. And then you had a fifty three yard

kickoff return that led to a field goal. And a forty two yard return that led to a touchdown in the fourth quarter. Yeah, um, almost two yards. And the kickoff return game, which you really like it was a huge UM. But in the punt return game, but not much going on the muff punt. Unfortunately we got that back. But you know, that's the kind of up and down I was thinking about, UM, but special teams in general. Uh,

you know, we had kind of a messed up snap there. Um, some of our punts were kind of but it was a windy game, and uh, we kind of take it with a grain assault and understand what the elements were what we had to deal with. But we also understand that, you know, we're gonna have some windy games coming up soon. All the games uh so far, I mean going out to the end of the season are all outside. So we're gonna we're gonna have some win and we got

to deal with it right way. Do you put that on yourself to provide this team a spark because they're in the second half. You almost single handedly put this team right back in the ball given you have that fifty three yard to return most definitely UM kick return or a punt return. UM. I feel like when I do get a good opportunity, have a chance to either take it to the house or I have a big return.

So I think my teammates that expect that out of me, especially now, and I try to provide that every time I took the ball. Now. Now, coming into playing the Vikings, they're typically known for their their very good special teams units. Do you guys take that as a challenge upon yourself? Is you know this week we're playing the Vikings, we have to win their special teams battle if we're gonna have an opportunity to win this game. You take it

as a challenge every week. Um, you don't take any team lightly, regardless of what they did last week or what they did last year or you know who they have, so, um, we don't take any team lightly. We take everybody like they're the best special teams. We gotta beat them all. But how difficult was it whether you're feeling a punt yesterday or or a kickoff when that wind is swirling like it was, because you can't get a beat on the ball some times because it can be in midflight

and either hang off or slightly changed directions on you. Yeah, I did that a couple of times. Um, it's one of those things where we kind of do practice in the wind from time to time. We practice outside. Obviously last week if you're outside at all, it was windy all week, so we got a little bit of work with that. But um, like I said before, I put that on myself, I have to practice that, get better with that, and um, sometimes it's a little inconsistent with

the wind. You never know what, especially when disgusting like it was on Sunday. But I gotta catch them all. Now, now can we talk. We're gonna talk injuries now, Quincy and done walked down. You know you lose, you lose prior you gets released after an injury. A lot of opportunities in the receiving room. How do you take advantage of, you know, both being the head guy on special teams and preparing yourself offensively to come in and play at

that receiver positions. Well, I've been preparing every week, um, as if I was gonna play and as if I was gonna start. So obviously, Um, being behind those guys, you don't get the same reps. Just like a backup quarterback or a backup par it back, you won't get the same amount of reps as those starters. But um, I always prepare like a little bit of starter, and you know, myself and others have to step up in the place of q Andre seventeen and the fourth Donald

tried to go to you. But what did you see as far as from your perspective on the route and what was the thought processor? Um, it was just a dagger out a fifteen yard in and uh looking at the film especially, Uh Sam met a lot of pressure in his face, so he expected me to roll out of it, Uh sooner than later. And uh we just

didn't connect. Uh. Those are kind of the nuances that you get from practicing, being able to get those reps in practice as opposed to just having to watch and and get mental reps and you know, run your routes after practice not getting those reps. Um, well we practiced that and um, you know, and practice it's a little bit slower when you don't have a pass rush coming after quarterback because you know, in practice, our guys can't

hit the quarterback. So UM, that's one of those things we kind of need to speed up a little bit more, um and understand in game time situation, especially in the fourth quarter. Uh, you know you're gonna have to be a little bit faster in those situations. Is that something you take care of on Monday or can you take care of that immediately after when you guys go to the bench because there's so many things going on. Um, that's something you take care of after the game. Yeah, yeah, UM. Okay.

So Andre, you're a free agent before coming here to the Green and White in the spring, what was the process like and how did you land here? As a Jet? Free agency is always fun you get to come back to the table. Um. But there were some teams. Uh, obviously I was looking forward to uh meeting and and going to and UM at the end of the process, Uh that Jets had the best opportunity for me at

the receiver position and the return position. Obviously, UM, I did some good things in Atlanta, Detroit and the return games, so they wanted me to come here and be exposed for them in that aspect. But when I got here, you know, I said, earned my job and they saw some good things in me as a returner and the receiver, so I stuck. Now that as a special teamer, there's obviously a sense of pride and being that guy on special teams, in the kickoff game, in the punt game.

Do you pride yourself on being that person that gets double teams every time? You know? Because when when when I back, when I played on special teams, it was always you know what, you gotta watch up for this guy? Do you take pride to being that person? I take a lot of pride in that. Um One thing about being a returner is different from offense, where everybody knows you're gonna get the ball as you as a punt

returner and kick returner. So it's not like a couple of guys or three, three or four guys are coming after you. It's it's all ten or eleven guys. If you don't, you know, include the kicker, or include the kicker. But um uh, that's one thing I do take a lot of pride in and and no, I have a big responsibility for this team. As a reminder inside the Jets, in November five will be a closed military appreciation of that.

We look forward seeing you the following week on November twelve, So November five will be a closed military appreciation event. Speaking of the military, how much did that have an influence on you? Grown up a big part of my life. Both my parents were in the military, retired army and uh I went to the cidtles so I have a lot of friends that are still in the military. So, um, it was a big part of my life. Moved around

a little bit. I was born in Alaska, lived most of my life and uh in South Carolina, moved to Texas and around a little bit. But it's a huge part of my life. So it is the military still in the cards. Say when you hang them up, do you still have aspirations to to become a part of the military. No, um and nothing like that. Um, when I get done playing football and let my body rest and hopefully sell some chicken at Zack. Well, okay, so what are your parents still active? And can you tell

us what they both did or currently do? And also growing up in a military household, how different was that in addition to the moving around. Maybe from what you saw of your friends. Uh so yeah, Um, both my parents were retired now. My mom retired as a first sergeant, my dad retired as a command sergeant major. Um, so they're pretty pretty high ranked and growing up. Um, you know, it's a little bit stricter in my in my household,

I'm sure. UM, And you know, moving around a little bit. Fortunately. UM. I moved around when I was younger. So I was in Alaska for two years, don't really remember it. UM. Went to Texas for four years, definitely remember that. UM. Going to elementary school. UM, and then moved to South Carolina. Parents, went to Korea, moved to St. Coquartery with my grandparents, then came back to South Carolina. I finish high school there. So I was fortunate enough to finish high school with

my friends. That's cool. So does that at all prepare you for life in the NFL, because if you're if you're gonna stay around for long enough in the NFL, you're gonna hit some hit a couple of teams. Does that help with the with the moving around and changing most definitely? UM. I think that's one of the reasons why I love to travel now. UM. Obviously, when you're in the NFL, you kind of want to stick with one team. But it's my fifth team and I'm enjoying

the moves. So it's been good. So where's butt your your most recent destinations in terms of travel in all season anyway? Uh? Well right now Australia, Australia, Australia. Um, I just had a had a baby, uh five months now and uh he was born in Australia. Is a little citizen. Yeah, give a right of a plot Jackson Jackson cool. So, Um, I've been going going back and forth there. Obviously not during the season. They'll be coming over here on the thirties actually, but um, this offseason

I was over there a bunch. So how does that change your perspective not having a little one. Yeah, this is my My whole floor is pretty much at play, matt. Um, I'm trying to get ready. You know, they're they've been over in Australia, so I've kind of been I make shift dad, kind of just trying to make them some things happen, getting the crib here and there. But I haven't had to do too much. When I was over there,

I had to uh change some diapers. But she's been holding down the fort, so I know I have some big things come whenever they get hire. But you got a good lady, so so you're gonna be one of those dads that's gonna maybe prove the entire house right most definitely, And then when you have your second kid, it's just gonna go by the wayside. You know what,

I'm gonna try to keep it the same. I'm gonna just make sure I have all the um plugs locked in with with plastic and try to keep everything the same. But I'm sure it'll be a little bit easier with the second. Well, listen, you've got a lot of great things going on in your life on and off the field. I think you've been an instant impact for this team throughout the first seven games. It's already the season is already reaching its midway point. But Andre, we thank you

so much for stopping by Tonight. We're gonna come right back here on Inside the Jets with Henry Anderson, play action, Donald Fires running to the inside and as Cock that's a Jet touchdown. Chris Herndon, let's from Sam Donal that time the kids converting the red zone. Welcome back to Inside the Jets. We are broadcasting live from Vanderbilt Sports and Spirits inside the Windham Hamilton Park Hotel Great Spot

with Andre Roberts, Eric Allen alongside Eric Coleman. And now we have a second player guest segment presented by m ANDT Bank, the official community bank of your New York Jets. Let's bring in another guy who joined the Jets a little bit before Andre Roberts. I think Henry Anderson, the former Coulton, has come in and made an instant impact on defense. Henry, thanks, thanks so much for joining us. I appreciate you. So what's the story third day of

the draft. You're a veteran in the National Football League. You remember the Indianapolis Colts. What are you doing on the third day of the draft when you're the thinking, hey, yeah, I just probably got a lazy saturday at Yeah. I was like, I was just honestly chilling in my, uh my house in Indie playing video games. What video game where you're playing pub g Player Unknowns Battlegrounds. It's kind of like Fortnite but a little bit different, but just

chilling playing video games. And then I have my phone nice to me look down as the GM's name on it, and I figured I should probably put down the put down the video game and pick up the phone. And uh, yeah, he told me that they were just they're gonna trade me to to New York. Um he talked a little bit after that, but um, soon after, Coach Bowls called, Um d Lion coach called, and UM got everything set up to fly up here? How crazy was that it was?

It was weird just because like one second, Um, you're thinking you're gonna be in an indie for the for the next year, and then all of a sudden you get a call and like your whole life change is pretty much in an instant. So it was definitely weird. Um, how does the GM deliver that message? By the way, Hey, Andry, how's it going. It's Chris. I just wanted to tell you I was shipping in to New York. I mean,

he he was. He had mentioned that, like obviously that's kind of the the the crabby part of the business, um, because you you, I had a good relationship with him, He had a good relationship with me, Um, and like we're not together and like we're different teams now, so UM, it's you know, it's a tough part of the business. But uh, you know, he he he and I both thought that it was gonna kind of work out better for me and and I was grateful for the opportunity.

Now do you blame that that that trade on you guys? Changing from a three four to the four three defense. Yeah, Um, I know like the scheme. I fit better in a three four UM than a four three And I wasn't really the prototypical like four three D and that they that they were looking for in Indy, So UM, I think that was part of it. UM, And I had some injury issues during during my time in Indianapolis, so I think that played a role as well. So UM,

I understood the move for sure. Uh. And I'm I was definitely happy that that they moved me to a team that that was three or four defense. Can you talk about the difference between playing defensive end and a three four versus the four three? Yeah, So like three or four d n UM, you're usually close to around three for like two ninety pounds, and you're you're taking on double teams from UM the tackle tight end and sometimes you're bumped down inside on the guard taking on

double teams from the garden tackles. So you're a little bit bigger and you're kind of eating up blocks UM, and it's kind of three fours are typically designed to to where the linebackers are are making a lot of tackles. UM. Four three ends are a lot quicker just kind of shooting off the ball, getting up the field. UM. And it's just a different scheme. So so after getting double teamed all the time, how do you find time to continue to make plays in the second in the backfield?

It seems like you're always in the backfom Well, I mean he the coaching staff has kind of put it on me that they the role that they've kind of carved out for me has been, uh going in there on third down and getting after the passer UM. And it's kind of a new role for me. In India was kind of an every down h d N UM, but coming here and and you know, being more of a pass rushing d N. It's been new to me.

But I've tried to do the best I can at it, UM, and it's it's kind of giving me a little more freedom to where I when I'm in there, I can just kind of fire off the ball, UM, get up field and try to recab it in the backfield. So UM, I've enjoyed like the role and and and whatever what it entails, UM and definitely looking forward to UM continue with these guys up front. Inside. The Jettic is presented by e Y building a better working world. Eric Allen

here with Eric Coleman and our guests. Segment is Jets defensive lineman Henry Anderson. Well, you had the luxury what what I would say a lot of people would say is a luxury of Okay, I'm losing weight in Indianapolis to become a four three defensive van. Now I got to go to New York and be a three four the lineman on the interior again. So I have to gain a lot of weight in a hurry. How do

you go about that? Yeah, it was It was pretty hard, um because I was like to last year and Indie playing playing d N there, and then since they switched defenses, I dropped down to a little little below to seventy UM during the off season, and then obviously once I got the call on draft or on h Yeah, once once I got the call on draft Day that I was getting traded, I was like, yeah, I'm going back to a three four team, so I probably gonna have

to add add all that weight back. So the past few months of losing weight has been pretty much for nothing. So I was pretty much from that moment like the night I flew in, I actually came here and had a couple of burgers, wings, some fries, so I was I was trying to put the weight back on pretty quick. But yeah, it was. I mean, I definitely uh loosened up my diet a little bit once I knew I'd

be getting the weight back. Still try to eat pretty healthy, kind of had more a few more cheap meals than I was having when during my uh weight lost phase.

But wasn't it hard though? Yeah? It was. I mean just because you're like especially during because I came here in the middle of the off season program when we're having pretty hard workouts and runs, and um, I was just constantly like I don't know, pop people think, oh, you get to gain all this weight, like you must be you must be loving life, You're just getting to

eat whatever you want. But it was like, nah, like you're just it's like a job, just constantly having to find time to eat and get a snack in here, like not even hungry, you just have to keep eating. So it was, uh, yeah, I'm kind of glad that that whole process is over. Um kind of at a steady right now. So I'm glad that that's all over with.

Why isn't working out so much for the Jets. Like I said, Uh, you have been paying dividends for this team since they get and you've really flourished in this position as a guy coming in those subsituations getting pressure on the quarterback. Yeah, it's uh, like I was saying, it's it's a lot different than my role in indeed, but um, it's nice having like the rotation that we have where um, you know, we're constantly bringing in fresh

guys on the d line. Um, and India, i'd be out there on third down kind of already kind of already guessed from like first and second down. So the third down comes and you're a little bit more tired. Um, you don't feel like as quick as you want to be, especially um when you're trying to work quick pass rush moves against the offensive linement. So I mean in this in with the rotation we have where um, you know, I'll usually be on the sideline first and second down,

I can come in on third down fresh ready to go. Uh, and I just kind of feel like I can move at a different speed than the dude on't lined up across from. So um it's been you know, it's been different. But the rotation we have is definitely has has helped a lot. Now not with as many defensive lineman as you have, and with that rotation, I know, I'm sure it gets very competitive. Do you guys have like a

sack pot? You know, all the teams I played on us to put together some money for the first defensive lineman to get a sack. Do you guys do anything special like that during I wish, Nah, I wish, But me and Leo kind of have like we were He's got three, I got two and a half. So we're kind of pushing each other and and you know, trying to get those numbers up. But now we don't have any uh no sack pot or anything like. How have you changed your pass rushing style since entering the National

Football League? The book on you has always been this guy has a tremendous motor, and from watching you here early in the season, that is a accurate. Yeah, it's uh. I was actually my rookie year, I was a terrible pass rush. Yeah. I was really bad. Um college. I mean my senior year in college, h I had eight and a half sacks, So I mean I had I had a lot of success in college rushing the pastor UM. But in the league, like offensive lineman or just they do a lot of like crafty you know, crafty vets

stuff that you don't really see at the college level. Um, they're punches different, their sets are different. So it took me, I mean, and I'm still getting used to it. I've got a long ways to go as a pass rusher. But UM, I got a little more comfortable out there recognizing UM and kind of learning and understanding past sets by the by the offensive lineman and UM just continuing to work hands, hands and feet and you know, working

edges on the on the offensive line. I think that's a great point and I'd like you to elaborate on that a little bit. When you mean, when you talk past sets, what does that mean for folks out there

listening as far as what are your keith? Yeah, I mean, so third down, I mean most of the time, if it's third and three plus, third and four plus, I'm thinking past like they're not they're probably not gonna run the ball if it's if it's third and three plus, UM, So I'm once I'm out there, I'm just thinking get off the ball. Um. But the thing is, like I mean, some offensive lineman will the snap of the ball, they'll jump right out at you, punch you right in the chest.

And then some offensive lineman will, um kind of we call it soft set anywhere they'll they'll just kick back and almost like kick back into the quarterback, and they won't give you any hand like like they won't shoot their hands at you. They'll just kinda they want you to just run straight into them so they can hug you up and and just kind of let you sit in the middle of them. So, um, different guys and like within all that, there's they punched with different hands.

Sometimes they'll punch the inside hand and um, you know, kind of wait with the outside hand until you work your move and then try to grab you. So there's just a bunch of different little nuances, um that you try to pick up as you watch film and stuff like that. But um, the more reps that I've gotten, the more like the more comfortable I've I've been pass Russian.

So it's still work in progress though. So so with all the rules, you know, there's a lot of controversy the first couple of weeks in the NFL with defensive lineman hitting quarterbacks. How has that changed the way you approached hitting the quarterback and do you feel like you've made the adjustment. Yeah, I mean it's such a it's it's it's such a hard rule just because like in certain cases, you can definitely, you can definitely pull off

and kind of roll to the side. But then I mean certain situations you're running head on and like some quarterbacks in the league aren't easy, like if you're trying to if you're trying to sack Ben Roethlisburger, like Cam Newton, like you don't have the luxury of just like rolling off to the side, and because they're just as big as you. Yeah, like these guys are gonna break the tackle if I try to roll off to the side. So,

I mean, it's it's hard. Um, I know a lot of it's there's been a lot of questionable calls the first few leeks of the season. Um, honestly, I haven't really changed anything the size that I've gotten. I've actually I kind of hit Tyrod pretty hard in the Cleveland game, but I guess I didn't land on top of him because they didn't throw the flag. But um, yeah, I'm coming. I usually rush on the right side so I'm coming from the quarterback's blind side, and usually if I do

sack them, I'm kind of falling. It's I'm not falling like straight on top of them anyway, So I haven't had to adjust anything too much, um thus far. But uh yeah, I'm just hoping I don't get I don't get called for that, because that's a pretty big fun these days. All right, Listen, we gotta have you come back on because there's about twenty five topics that we didn't get to that I'd like to talk to you about. But Henry, you're off to a very good start with

your new team. Uh. Big time edition, great value by Mike mcagnan getting you for a seventh round pick Um, thanks for stopping by tonight, and Eric Coleman and myself will come back for our final segment here on Inside the Jets. Welcome back this side of the Jets. We are broadcasting live from Vanderbilt Sports and Spirits inside the Windham Hamilton's Park Hotel. Eric Allen alongside Eric Coleman. Wow, those guys, both of them, Andre Roberts and Henry Anderson.

Impressive dudes and they can play football too. Big pickups from Mike Mike mcagnan in here in the off season. Absolutely, And you always talk about bringing in good character guys. You know, both of those, both of those gentlemen are are are great people off the field and on the field, hard workers, great examples for the young players to follow, and uh, they're producing for the Jets more importantly. You know what, we didn't get a chance to talk to

Anderson about his nickname. Everyone around the building calls him Goose, but nobody has figured out the nickname, so we didn't get We have to have him back on for another segment. And then Andre Roberts interesting background, moving all over the place, growing up in a military family. Uh, and he came here in the off season under the radar signing, and I don't think a lot of people knew what he could bring to the table. He's been an explosive return

man for this team. Yeah, I mean and happening. An explosive return man is something that's taken for granted. He's a guy that can help this offense with field position, changing the size of the field and really be a weapon. You know, he's a good leader on special teams. Comes from Atlanta with with a special teams coach Keith Armstrong.

I played for one of the best in the league, so you know he's gonna be have great discipline and really, you know, has had a great year thus far, and Anderson has fit in very well on that defensive front because you're asking him to come in and not play three knobs. He's the guy's coming in and being that situational pass rusher, and he's thriving doing that. Not only is he getting to the quarterback and getting some heads, and he's got the two and a half sacks, which

is a career high. He's also very long, so that provides a lot of issues for those inside offensive linements, the guards who got to take care of him because he's got that long reach and he could get his hands up against opposing quarterbacks. Yeah, you know, and he's a player that that's just getting started, you know with his production. You mentioned a career high two and a half sacks, But the sky's a limit for this guy. You know, he's come in, He's been a great asset.

He mentioned using his hands so well. He does a great job of He's starting to understand how offensive linemen are starting to attack him, use it against them. And it's really become a great competition between he and Leonard Williams. You know that they're getting after the quarterback, getting pressure on the quarterback, which makes things easier for guys like myself who are in the secondary. No, you're always thinking about yourself, Eric, Yeah, uh, what do you think about

this matchup? This week? The Jets go to Chicago after the three game homestand back on the road again, and then they'll start a FC East play in earnest because their next three games after the Bears FC East divisional foes, including a return matchup with the Dolphins. But first things first, this is going to be a desperate Bearers team because they are three and three, they easily could be four and two, five and one, maybe even six and all. Yeah, you know this is this is a tough Bears team.

You know, not many people had them mentioned at the top of the NFC North. That's a tough division this year with Detroit, Chicago, Green Bay and Minnesota, who the Jets just faced a tough division. But the Bears have a lot of talent. Uh. They got an instant upgrade getting Khalil Mack one of the defensive the best defensive players in the NFL. Mr Bisky is doing a great job offensively throwing the ball around. A couple of weeks

ago had six touchdown passes. So he's a guy who can catch fire and really be an issue at quarterback. Mac has been hobbled with the ankle. He's still been playing through it. But how do you go about blocking him? And you can't go I gotta imagine you're not going one on one on one again. You're gonna need help from the backs. You're gonna need help from the titles. Absolutely, you have to block him for by committee, you know.

And he's not one of these pass rushers that you can say, you know what, he's a great pass rusher, let's run at him because he's great at stopping the run as well. You know, does a good job of pursuing from the backside, force him from the front side, and obviously one of the better pass rushers. You're gonna need Tomlinson, You're gonna need Blo power, you donna need several players to understand where he is every single play and get away from as soon as possible. Conversely, you

mention a Rabinsky. I think he is a quarterback who's still finding himself. In his second season, he had the big day against the Buccaneers with the six touchdown passes. Against New England, what you saw from him was a propensity maybe to escape that pocket and use his feet, and he'll do that at times. Where do you think he is at here early in his career. Well, you know, listen,

this guy has a ton of talent. You're right with the with the apprehension to throw the ball down the field against great secondaries, second leading rusher on the team. So it shows you how much he's been on the run. But he is a play or that has all the armed talent, doesn't have many reps though. You know, he didn't play much at North Carolina, came in last year, played some good football, but but not really where he

wanted to be. He's a guy, like you said, is finding himself, finding his game and really uh progressing as a quarterback each week. Well, that offense they run, though you're seeing it from the Andy Reid tree, what do the Jets have to prepare for in terms of the offensive scheme for that scheme? You know, uh, Andy read that that tree. They like to use a lot of crossing routes, a lot of cross country routes, which is

over the top of the linebackers. Uh. You know, you see it with Tarik Hill making those big plays running away from the secondary. They do a great job attacking the ball vertically. Uh. And obviously the run game in the screen game is a is an important piece of what they do offense. Now, obviously the Bears don't have a Hill on the roster, but they got guys they Teller Gabriel Allen Robinson is a big play guy to

make plays down the field to Reek call. And of course and and and they'll try to run the football as well on the other side of the ball. How do the Jets get that balance they want against the Bearers defense, Well, you know it's gonna be tough. You know that they're gonna have to find a way to establish that run. And it's tough when you have guys like Trevith on defense, you have guys like Khalil Mack on defense. Uh, excellent players on the front seven. But again,

the Jets have done it against better defenses. They did it against the Broncos, They've had success against other teams. So establishing that run, Trent Can is gonna have to have another big game. If Bala Palace still injured, you know they're gonna need some guys to step up. You can't have as many drop passes as they have last week. They need to help out their quarterback as much as possible. Two similar teams, I think, and we'll have to see

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