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and this just tells you where the season is going. Man. You guys finally believe. Our Player segment is presented by mt T Bank, the official community bank of your New York Jets. Jermaine Curse, what did you think about the home faithful Thursday night? You guys put it on the Buffalo Bill is pretty good, but the atmosphere was electric. That was your first game in terms of prime time

at Melife Stadium. It was good to get a win. Uh. Um for we've we've been on the three game losing streets, so we wanted to come out and kind of make a statement for us and be able to um come out there and just compete. Um. I thought it was a big one for us. But the crowd itself, but

everything about the energy was great. Um, you know that tenders has been getting better and better each game, and um, you know when you start seeing stuff like that, you know, just to be able to get the crowd involved in that momentum carrying onto each game and each week, um is a big thing. Jed Nations, I have to understand he's coming from the twelfth man. I know where he's coming from. I know. I remember going out there one time and I was like, listen, this crowd is crazy

out here in Seattle. But then I went to a high school. We practiced, and then it had like a little overhang and everything we said came and bounced right back down. So you know, you know, Paul Oudy man, you gotta give it to him for the technology. Man, It's it's a crazy atmosphere. But know what I'm saying, You know he used his Microsoft background to make sure that that that know, it was crazy because I mean it was definitely there. You couldn't even speak to anybody.

So Destinations, you gotta understand, you gotta, you gotta, you gotta take it up a nut. Through nine games thirty one receptions, three eighty yards, four touchdowns. You were acquired September one in the trade with the Seahawks. How have you been able to make it look like a seamless transition. I wouldn't have, man, I wouldn't call it seamless, but uh,

it was definitely a quick transition. I wouldn't really even say there was a transition at all, because as soon as I got uh to New York or New Jersey, I went straight to the facility and I spent the first two days just literally um cramming in the playbook, and I was told I was going to start the first game, So I'm like, all right, I gotta learn a lot um in one week. The good thing is, um you know, they say the NFL is a copycat league, and so a lot of the stuff that we ran

or we are running, it's a copycat league. So everybody kind of runs concepts the same concept. So it was just for me to um change the terminology and and try to remember that. But the smaller details I'm still working on. You know, coaches like certain things a lot different um in different areas, so that's something I kind of had to adjust to. But it speaks to your football acumen. You know, I don't think you're giving yourself

enough credit. I mean, you talk about before Sefarren Jenkis came in, you were the go to guy and I think the defensive starter to like maybe move their move their coverage to you and roll to you and creating opportunities for Safarren Jenkins and as they continue to try and take him away, I'm sure to open back up

for you. But how important was it because you had a veteran quarterback that can kind of speak that non verbal communication with you and be able to you know, maybe if you guys aren't on the same page, you can give you that look and you guys kind of you speak the same language because you are veterans. Um,

it was definitely helpful. Me and Josh we started right away of just kind of working on the time and stuff, whether that was um at the beginning of practice and just running routes and you know, specific routes that we're gonna run in the game. And UM, so we kind of we watched film a little bit together and just kind of trying to get on the same page. And you know, at the beginning of the season, we started

to really connect and Um. You know, I was fortunate enough to be able to make some plays, and then as the season got gone, we started getting some more guys going, like like you mentioned Austin and Robbie Anderson has been a huge um helping the in the past. Game he's been he's been explosive, and I'm trying to figure out when teams are gonna stop taking the goal ball from him because he's just gonna keep taking him the top. It's it's amazing that they're still like I

see guys trying to press Bell, but they're squatting on him. Like, listen, have you not read the scouting report. He's probably one of the fastest guys I've been around in the NFL. I mean, he's definitely stretches the field. He's becoming a more complete receiver too, isn't he. Yeah. I mean he's been approven each week, and he just puts the work in each um, each and every day, whether that's in the film study or out there working on his craft on the field. Now, you know, trades are part of

the game. You know, how did you handle when you got the news that you have been trading? You're not only leaving from the west coach specifical, the worst west and you're coming all the way over to the east coast. How did you wrap your head around that? And you know, I know I can imagine that the adjustment is still taking place, you know, moving your family and up routing that. You know, explain to the listeners what that what that's all about. Well, for me, it was a bitter sweet moment.

I mean just the I played in Seattle for five years for the Seahawks, and um, I grew up in the state of Washington. I lived like an hour south of Seattle. I played high school football, college football, and then I was blessing not to play pros in the league. And just the relationships I built over time with the guys, um, you know, especially after the years. We want a Super Bowl there. You know a lot of those guys I played for five or six years, and you know, those

relationships transition, you know outside of football. You know, those are some of my I call him brothers because we were truly a family over there. And um, so for that that was kind of the bitter party. But the sweet party I was just I was looking forward to a new opportunity. I think it was time for me to start a new chapter in my life and kind

of get out of Seattle. Was all was interested, you know, thinking about whether, um, the opportunity of playing outside of Seattle would be like, and just the opportunity to that I would have here I was pretty excited about. And just starting with the brand new team and an up and coming team. UM. You know a lot of people kind of doubted what the Jets we're gonna do this year. And when I first got into the facility, I just

immediately just started talking to UM a lot of the players. UM. Leonard Williams was the first guy I started talking to and just having those conversations of where everybody's mindset was at UM, because in the NFL, you know, just winning period is just like this small of the difference, but this small of the difference UM takes a lot of work and a lot of dedication and a lot of

commitment and sacrifice. And so UM just started to have those conversations which with everybody, and it seemed like everybody kind of has similar mindsets, but it's more so just trying to figure out, you know, the steps to go forward with that. And when we got some great leaders

in our team. Um, you know Tomorrow Davis, you know those guys rut there, that they're doing a great job and spreading the message, and uh, we're just trying to keep this thing on a row inside the Jets is supported by Selective Insurance Responses Everything Eric Ellen Ambire Scott Here Vanderbilt Sports and Spirits were joined by Jermaine Curse.

Speaking of responses, what has the media attention been like to you compared to maybe a locker room in Seattle where people were flocking to Richard Sherman or cam Chancellor Russell Wilson where you wait, wait they were asking about me too, but I'm sure they were. But what have you gotten more media attention? Have you become more of a spokesperson for your new team? You think? Um, I

think that. I think I think that would be fair to say more of a spokesperson for a team, just because you know, I've been part of one of Super Bowl two thirteen. You know, I've kind of seen what UM an organization kind of looks like, you know, a winning organization. And and that's why it goes back to what I was saying. I was just having those conversations with everybody. Um, I didn't want to come off like I had every answer, because I don't have every answer.

But I've kind of seen, you know, the blueprint of it a little bit and just try to um mold it a little bit and just help take the steps, like I said before, you know, help everyone take the steps forward to create the change and and the attitude that we won our team to have, because that was

going to be my follow up. You know what, how did you lean on that experience because maybe next year you're gonna have a new young quarterback, you know, maybe either be a free agency or in the draft, and you've been part of this process, you know, bringing in a young Russell Wilson. People forget about these great plays that you guys made because you know, he was on a pitch count when he first got in the league and they would take shots down the field. And you know,

you mentioned your your super Bowl win. Remember that great catch you Well, that wasn't the super Bowl win, the Super Bowl defeat. The great didn't have one though, the Super Bowl, Yeah it was. That was right here in stadium, right, That's why that's why you know the one that bounced off. You know, how do you how do you try and

get the message? Because you know, when you think about the when when I think about the Jets, they lost some alpha males, you know, they lost the real reeves, they lost some mainstays and Nick Mango, and they're kind of searching for those new leaders and they don't really have a lot of people to to ask about the answers. Who's been successful in his league? You're one of these guys. How are you leaning on that experience to help them

understand what it takes to win in this league? Well, you know, I credit that to the fact that I got to learn from some really good leaders, and you know, with Doug Baldwin and Cam Chancellor, and you know, those were the two main leaders over there in Seattle that I really kind of got to sit behind and just see how they get certain messages across or how they went about things. And so that I think that's definitely helped me kind of, uh mold into my own form

of a leader. I'm not the guy that's like get in front of the whole team and makes this like braveheart speech. Uh right, right, But I like to get I got I like to get more personal, personally involved, like just had these one on one conversations or you know, just a few guys and just um, you know, I have those those conversations to see kind of where everybody's at.

And so for me, um, it's something I'm kind of learning in my own you know, being a little more vocal than I am, or than I was before then I was in Seattle, because I technically kind of had a similar role in Seattle, but I wasn't as vocal or I'm not as a vocal as I am here. People forget that you play collegiately with the A four mentioned Austin Seferian Jenkins. How different is the guy you knew then too, the guy you see out there at

the facility on the practice field every day. I mean, he's definitely a different, different dude, I think you know mentally, Um, he's in a different spot. He's been through some rough spots in his career so far, and uh, he's taking the necessary steps to to make changes. Um. And that's something I kind of noticed when I first got here because obviously I've talked to him, you know, his first couple of years when he was in Tampa. Um and just have and talk to him, like whether it was

on the field or not. But when I first, when I got here at first and had a conversation with him, I can definitely see um that his motives were different, that his mindset was different about it. He was taking it more seriously because he knew, um that what he had wasn't gonna last forever. And when it's taken from you, you can definitely see how how different life can be without.

You know, something you've been doing your whole life, and you get to a certain spot in your career and then you kind of try to possibly can throw it away, and so he kind of realized, you know, the dangers

of that. But he's definitely uh take the right steps in the right strides and heading in the right direction, and he's just continuing to put uh that time and effort uh into making them Now now four and five, Listen, I know you're a veteran, and I know externally you really can't talk about this, and you know, playoffs maybe being in the future, but um, internally, how do you guys feeling? How confident are you guys? I mean, because

you you been in almost every game. Instead you've been in every game, you lost some very tight games we was actually in that game too as well. For you know, I think from the beginning of this season, you know, we've had that type of confidence. Um, you know, a lot of people didn't really know what this team was about because they were basing us off of last year and kind of who we had last year. This is

a whole different team. The first game against Buffalo has been was the first game a lot of us even played with each other. When I was talking to a lot of people, I would ask them like, what, how how long have you been on the team, And some of them was like I just got here in March. And so, you know, the more and more people I have asked, I'm like, man, this team is like really brand new, and whether they were young or they just

got here. So that first those first two games, we were kind of just figuring out who we were, you know, and just figuring out what's our team identity, what are is our standards and you know, kind of learning about accountability and sacrificing. So, um, those first two games were kind of just you know, learning about ourselves. Those are growing pains. We're still gonna go through growing pains because we've still got a young team and we're still figuring

things out. But as far as confidence wise it, I don't think there was any lack of it. How many how much struss do you think this offense right now is putting on a defense? Because I look at the contributions you're getting all around awesome Saverian Jenkins thirty three catches, Robby Anderson thirty one catches, Jermine Curse thirty one catches,

Matt four take twenty nine catches. Then you think about the backfield and you're getting getting large chunks from and then you have Matt Forte churning it out the other night against the Buffalo Bills for a pair of touchdowns. How much struss do you think that puts on a defense? And how much conversely, I'm fun is that to play in an offensive attack where the ball is getting spread out. I mean, it's been good. We've been We've been able

to move the ball pretty effectively throughout the games. Um, I think it just comes down to just consistency and doing things right longer than an opponent. We've been into in certain games where uh, we were moving the ball and then sometimes we just get penalties and they kind of kill us. So. UM, but as far as offensively, I think we've been doing a great job. I feel

like we could continue to get better. Um, you know, kind of fix up the small mistakes like I was talking about that Uh comes with winning, and UM, I think we're gonna We're definitely taking the right steps towards it. Germaine, and you've got something in common with this guy up here,

both undrafted. Respect So I look at the stats, and I know it's more than stats, but you played in the back twelve and you finished number two on Washington's career charge for receptions with a hundred and eighty receiving yards and receiving touchdowns with twenty nine. Actually I was really tied for thirty. They gave me a bubble and that accounted that. Still trying to find that. Yeah, so were you surprised you weren't drafted? And what was the

knockgoun and you're coming out? Um, you know I had to. I played a little bit my freshman year, my second, and my sophomore and junior year. I probably have my better seasons. I didn't have that too good of a senior year. Um, and a lot of people told me I probably should have left my junior year, but I wanted to graduate and I came back. Um, it was a different quarterback and just it's I just didn't have a good senior year and that was kind of the

knock on it, and I ended up going undrafted. Um. But for me, I know, I never really, you know, kind of doubted that I wouldn't be able to you know, find my way. You know, I always used it this quote. Steve Sarkisian said this to me in college, and he always said, sometimes you gotta find a way to find a way. And I've always held that, um with me till this day. Um, I think it's a true statement.

And then that's kind of what I did. Well. I know, being an undrafted free agent, I had a huge chip on my shoulder and I can remember, you know, some of the comments from um, Chris Carter and not giving you guys really the respect, and um, how how hard has it been because you come you in the league as an undrafted free agent and people automatically and assume, because you don't have the name recognition that you're not a great receiver. You know, so how how have you

used that chip? And you know, how hard is it to try and fight for that name in that respect that you deserve. I mean, if you're just watch me play, you kind of you understand. Um for me, you know, I always say thirty I always remind myself before every game that thirty two teams didn't want to draft me. That's including the Jets, and um, it's just that's that's the type of ye hear that. That's the that's the chip I play on my shoulder. I I don't forget it.

I mean I've been into the in the league. This is my sixth year now, and um, I still haven't forget that. You know, thirty two teams passed up I'm in. Now do you go through? Do you go through the list? Sorry not to cut you, I know we gotta go to a break. Now. Do you look at the list of other receivers that was in front of you, like teaing in the league? No more yea than him? Better

than him? Real quickly? Uh. Jeremy Curley suspended four games today by the National Football League for violating the p D policy. What do you anticipate from some of your youngsters now in that room, specifically Chad Hanson, our Dairy Stewart. Yeah, I mean I mean last game, Chad actually got a lot more reps than he did before, and he did a good job. I mean he didn't he didn't have any catches, but you know, with the routes that he had, he's definitely put some wins on film. And UM, I

think they're gonna do good. They're gonna step up. Um. I've been talking to both of them. I always talked to Chad talking about I need to see him he went to Cows. I always give him crap about being another Pack twelve team and how we used to smack them all the time back. Um them around pretty good this year too. Yeah. Um, I always tell him, I'm like, man, I want to see your swag back. And you know they've they've been doing a great job. They've been working

on their craft. Um, each and every day, I've been trying to talk. I've been talking to him, make myself available for them any any chance that they need help or anything, any questions. Um. So we just look for them to just step up. I mean it's the next man up and we're gonna need them in these next couple of games. And so I'm looking forward to watching them play. Well, you're off to a great start here with your new team. Jermaine, thank you so much for

joining us. We'll be right back here all right. We're broadcasting live from Bannerbilt Sports and Spirits inside the Windham Hamilton's Park Hotel here in Florida Park, New Jersey. Ericall On alongside Bart Scott Um. We just finished up with Jermaine Curse, who is on pace for a career high fifty five catches and he's closing in and if he averaged out over sixteen games, maybe a career high in terms of yards and seven touchdowns. He's on page four.

What do you think about the production of him in his first season with the Green and White. I'll tell you what I think. It was very important. It was a great pick up. You know, he hasn't a knack for for getting open reading um zones, being able to you know, he's crafty. You know, reminds me a lot of Brad smith Man. He just seems like a class act.

He's a guy that you I can imagine that the younger receivers kind of gravitate too, and leading all his experiences and you heard you heard him say all the right things. He talked about making itself available because it's about building the team up. It's not about just individual success. We understand if the group is successful, then we are are going to be successful. So the more I can coach up my teammates, the better we all can be. The he is going to be for me, But you know,

I think that's secondary to him. I think he just wants to make sure that he can help anybody with whatever you can. And you need guys like that in your locker room. I think we talked about when we talk about having a quality locker room. I think the Giants can, Uh, well he can't. They can't get you can't get him from us, but they can. You know they have benefit from a guy like him in that locker I'll tell you what. You know. It was overlooked

in that trade. Sheldon Richardson goes to the Seahawks se round traft. It's a talented player, no doubt about it, a force at times in the National Football League. But I think he's one of the best defensive tackles in the game. But long term, where were you gonna sign him long term? And instead you're bringing a receiver into your room who you constantly refer to as a professional receiver added to a young group for a veteran quarterback

and you get the second round pick and return. No, absolutely, you know. I mean you talk about you know you're gonna lose Sheldon Richards and for nothing anyway, you know, you saw Bill Belichick finally like Garoppolo go because you understand that. You know, you can't sign three defensive tackles to long term money and have success. It's about the distribution of funds and you can't put all that money

into two defensive tackles. You know. That's why you know, I think it's it's gonna be Um decision day as well, because I think, you know, when you have a successful year where you exceed expectations, you know, much like they did winners, I think it's time to start shoring up some of these young talents. You know. So you gotta look at a guy like Leonard Williams and say, hey, man, is it time for us to drop you know, the

money for him now? Because you paid, you pay now, you pay less, you pay less, you pay later, you're gonna have to pay more. So that's something that they're

gonna have to address coming up pretty soon. We'll have to see what happens with that first time uh the season the Jets played in prime time, they took care of the Buffalo Bills, came into My Life Stadium, a hot club, was not beating themselves, was stopping teams from running on them, and and turn the Jets come in and they rush for nearly two yards there plus three in turnover differential against a team that has lived off the takeaway and they finally get the past rush going

with seven sex. Well, absolutely, it's talking about Remember I told you how you how you rush a shorter quarterback and mobile quarterback because the same lanes that they run through they throw through. So you want to you wanna you want to money up the picture understanding that you know, you guys are six five, six six and he's six one. So if you if your money up the pot and make sure that you don't get past quarterback depth. And

if you do get past quarterback depth, you retreat. You make him throw it out of a whale with what we say, make him throw it out of a whale. And you know, even though he has some good yards, he missed a lot of throws because it's hard to be accurate because it always feels like somebody's around you and that that internal clock really goes off in your head. But another thing about in on Prime Time what it was is this is really an audition, you know for

other guys that are watching you play. You know, they this gives them a look into how you play. You know, how tired of a team you guys are. And I think if anybody saw that team, they should be excited if there for free agency, understanding the salary cap space that the Jets have, the Hey man, this may be a team that's on the uprise. This may be a team that I can help put over the top. This may be a team where I can be the the guy or I can help get them over there, you know,

over the edge. And you know, I think that's important when you go on the national you know, a national platform that you want to you know, have a good showing because it makes other guys want to come here. So the place was rocking Fireman and was back leading the Jets. Chance. Oh man, I can't go with Fireman and man this you gotta be on that bandwagon all the time and you can't jump on and off the bandwagon. Fan. We gotta put we gotta put fire man. He gotta

do the chance on Skype, so the screen. Maybe we'll have a come in and you can talk. But listen, I thought I did a nice job the other night, and I thought the fans were fantastic, and I it can't do it. It can't wait to do it on on a on a national platform. I would like to see him out there on all the games. You can't just come out on a national platform. Try and be the team's mascot and be the most famous fan. Man. You gotta stick with the team through thick and thin.

And I got some word for you, and you're gonna have to prove to me that you deserve your spot back. Okay, Can we talk about a little bit about dancing now that you got that out? Okay, okay, all right. Uh So, during a television time out the other nights, a Loving Jets, the funders broke it down. Who's the funniest that, who's the best dance for you? I don't know. I had would have to go back to the videotape because this is what I wanted to ask you. The hashtag Jets

dance to Anything was born on Friday. Twitter users started using various songs over the video. What did you think about that? I think it was great, man. What was great about it? It wasn't It wasn't showing the Buffalo bills up. It was just raw and most and it was excitement. I'm sure that they wanted to get that payback. You know, whenever you get embarrassed or physically beat and you want to come back and have an opportunity. That's a great thing about playing people within your division. You

get an opportunity to right the wrongs. And I thought it was great, man. I think it shows just how young this team is. And even for the older players like Mohamed Wilberson. You know, I think when you surround you know, players that that are saying in the middle of their career with young guys, I think they re energize him. And I can see, you know, Mohammed, you're playing playing you know, he came to life, you know, because it's just so much energy out there. You gotta

love it. I gotta give thirty three some Jamal Adams, Yeah, he ranks the energy. And I'm not just just talking about his play. You're asking me about dancing. I thought I thought he was pretty good. He was dead. Yeah, he hit the I don't know what he was doing. Think, what do you think it was? I thought, I think I think it was cutting. But you know, I think I think if you if you really look, I think

deren Lee. And I know I'm biased because he's in the line, so I'm saying he he dealing it more swag, you know. I mean he had a little bit more hip action than going on, you know what I mean? So you know, you know, I think, you know, baby, we might have one or two out of that group. There could be a contestinal dance with the stars later. I don't know. I have to see more, you know what. I like though, like you just men and those guys weren't showing anybody up there, just in the moment, loving

where they are. And that's what it's all about, isn't it. I'm telling you man, and listen, man, you go to training camp, you here all the naysayers telling people what you can't do, and then you have the opportunity to prove them wrong. It's no greater feeling. You know, it's satisfaction. You know, it's being able to it's almost like relief to that you can say, listen, I was right because you didn't know. They didn't know if they were going to be able to win four games. They knew they

were gonna come out and play hard. But to be in the mix in November, that's all you can ask for, you know, we call it the dash for the cast, just to have an opportunity. You see the other team in New York on the other side of town, they melted in. Those you haul trucks are packed that the iPad what it would calling the pods, the pot far. The cars are already shipped back home. They got one car, they've already mailed it in man Um all right, so your vocals, you don't have to skip over that. Man.

We can say that this is Inside the Jets, not inside the Giants. And thank you so much for tuning in on Facebook and on New York chest dot com and listening to on ESPN Radio as well. We're gonna come right back and do a little mid season report card about your New York Jets. Welcome back to Inside the Jets, Erik Ellen and part Scott here at Vanderbilt Sports and Spirits. Great crowd tonight, everybody uh getting their autographs with the Jermaine curse over there um a part

still with us. They're no, I was trying to okay, so uh driving the game. Trip of the game is brought to you by Antigua and Barbuda. The beach is just the beginning. The Jets drive of the game was their first possession in the third quarter, because here we were, again in a familiar territory, a lead at halftime, a tight game, ten to seven. But the defense comes out. They forced the three and out and Josh mccowny company go right down the field and they culminate a possession

with the scoring pass to Robbie Anderson. And you have to understand, that wasn't the play called in the huddle. That was a check after he you know, McCown survey the defense. He made a check, he saw they he had one on one coverage, and he pulled the trigger, you know, and he hit Robbie Anderson and stride. And that's why I keep telling, you know, the Jet fans that say, hey, you know, we need to see the

other quarterbacks. Like listen, Robby Anderson was made to be great make a great play because he had a quarterback that had the wisdom and an experience to check to the play because he had seen that defense before. I totally agree. Uh, it was a great play. It was a veteran move. The guy is completing over seventy of his pastores each and every week. We talked about Josh McCown and his high level play and I'll tell you what,

it's not going away. And I'm telling you, I'm trying to figure out when do the Jet fans change their expectations because of course, everybody wants a quarterback and they think this is a quarterback risk draft. But I'm telling you, watching Darna on some of these young college kids, they aren't ready. And you know, you talk about, you know, being able to evaluate the rest of your team. I think people are realizing that the Jets may not have

as many holes as they once thought. And you talk about the team as well, it's gonna get Quincy and noon while back next year. And you add that to that tour already you know deep, you know wide receiver room, and you know his ability to play, you know that h back slash receiver slash tight end. You know, I think it's gonna add it just a whole another layer and being able to go out in free agency you know, so,

I mean I think you you stay the course. You stay the course you like, as Hermanttards would say, you play to win the game, and you know, going for the playoffs and having something to shoot for I think should be the goal. You should try and win them all. You're not trying to tank, thankful what no, I think they put Listen, I think they put that to bed long ago. And then a streaky team so far early. Now the thing is for this for this young Jets

team is to develop consistency. Lost their first two games and then a three game winning streak. Then they come back and they lose three in a row. Now they're on a winning streak again. You have to file this win off against the Buffalo Bills by going down to Tampa suggling and without Jamie's going back to see an old familiar folle. Right, Yes, I'll go see the bunny. Ryan Fitzpatrick will be the starting quarterback for the Tampa

Bay Buccaneers. Sunday trains never late, and that trains never late. Mike Evans suspended by the National Football Absolutely so he will not be playing. One of the better receivers. Now, they do have some weapons we do, but you know, somebody gotta get it to him. That trains never okay. So I remember when I was a member of CBS and I charted Ryan Fitzpatrick eighty nine games, ninety two turnovers. So you know he's gonna throw you one, or he's gonna put one out there for you to throw. You

just gotta make sure you catch it. You know, it's gonna be important that they make sure that they stop the running game because they're gonna lean heavy on the running game and try and take shots, you know, with uh with Jackson, and you gotta you gotta be aware of Breaka Greatest great Greatest. The is the X factor for them. But I think this is a very winnable game. And it's not all the time about who you play. Is when you play them, and I think you had

a momentum. This team is feeling sorry for themselves. They won't be playing with their leader, their uncut clear winner leader and Jameis Winson. So you have an opportunity and listen, you don't make any excuses. You go in there and you you beat them down and you and you put that down in their heads early and you make Ryan Fitzpatrick has to beat you from the pocket. And defensively,

this team has dealt with a number of injuries. Man, they can't stop the run and they've had a lot of difficulty setting the edge, and the Jets should be feeling real good about the run game right now heading down the Tampa Well. Absolutely. You know, the first time you saw like what the Jets were capable of when they're all on the same page was against the Jacksonville Jaguars because everybody was on the string, everybody understood what

front they saw. You know, they had nine men in the box that's almost impossible to block, but they were letting the backside guy go and climbing directly up to the linebackers get in their face and then letting somebody letting two guys going blocking seven. And you have to be on the same page as far as communication to be able to do that. What I loved against the Bills is that sometimes they were getting two yards three yards early and John Morton just said, we're keeping at it.

Were a kid at chop wood here, and then eventually it broke blal Paul had a couple fantastic runs call back in half. Yeah, you know, a big one called back and you know, um, and that's what it is when you have a three headed monster and you just want to keep you know, their body blows, you know, and sometimes you know, it's tough sledding. You know, it's a yard here, a yard there, two yards, three yards here. But all you gotta do is have a couple of explosives.

You know, they can change the game. That's how you break the team's will. That's how you take their legs away, so to speak. All right, so through nine games that Jets the rank number twenty two and offense number eighteen. Uh, number eighteen in terms of rusheet number twenty five in terms of passing? Uh, what do you like? And where does this team got to get better offensively? Well? I think they have to be able to get some more

explosive plays. I might like to see them take some more shots down the field, because you take shots down the field one or two, you know, three things can happen, and and and two of them are good for the for the offense, either you catch it, or you get passing inference or you know, you gotta think most guys on defense play defense because they can't catch. So you know, it's a low possibility on one on one coverage that

you know the defender is gonna pick it off. So I'd like to see them take some more shots down to feel, you know, I'd like to see some more explosive players from the special teams as far as in the return game, you know, And that's all about chemistry and time and as well, you know, being able to to to really scheme guys. And I think they do a great job in the coverage units, you know, I

think they're flipping and field a lot. But I like to see them start to get some more explosive plays where you can you know, get the offensive ball on the forty, say, on kickoff return, or you know, be able to get more than ten yards, you know, on on punt return. What about defensively number twenty five in the National Football League number twenty three and rushing number

twenty against the past? What do you like? And especially off the last game, you had to be tremendously excited about the way they bottled up Lachar McCoy, one of the top two or three backs, maybe top two backs in the National Football League, and then they finally got to the passer. Yeah, Well, I like the way that the linebackers are coming downhill. I like that they're committing and they're making it a physical battle, because that's really

what it's all about. It's a physical challenge, you know. I think in the first game, Buffalo won the line the scrimmage on both sides of the ball, and it showed in the stats. I think, you know, without a question, you know, the we want the line of scrimmage and and really set the tone in the temple with with

our physicality. You know. I think what they really have to do, like you said, they have to continue not so much all the time about you know, the sacks, but I like to see them get more hits on the quarterback, you know. I'd like to see them, you know, be a little smarter on on third down, you know, and be able to get off the field and win the situational football game. I like to see this team get some maturity and understand about situational football and being

able to win in the tight spots. When I say the tight spots, you know you want to go. You want to start the game well, you want to make sure that you know, you disrupt the team first fifth team play drive, which they have scripted and get them behind so you can knock that out the way. And you want to make sure when you come out the locker room and if you you know, received at the beginning of the half and you come out on defense,

you're throwing on them again. Those are the situations you want to make sure you win all the time in two minute drills. Yeah, well, we gotta get to Mario Davis here. You're old, uh chestnut, Yeah, you're older. Primis listen, uh because theyre and Lee came on the show, and I'll tell you what, over the last three or four weeks, he's been fantastic. So Fantasy Honors by Kurs maybe one touchdown or two touchdownsers. We'll come right back. We will

take a look at the a f C landscape. I don't even want to call it the playoff pitcher, but we'll see where the Jets are in the a f C. As we come right back here and inside the Jets. Boy, hour goes quick, doesn't it, hey man, Especially when you got a first guest that give you some good content. Yeah, like one more week on let Robbie Live. You got one more week, okay, you know, after Robbie appeared on Inside the Jets. He had three consecutive games where he

got a touch up back. Yeah, man, he owld us something. Okay, we got him high. So how about that. So let's look at the FC right now. Pittsburgh on top of the conference with the six and two mark um based on conference record, they would have the one seat over New England. New Englands there at six and two. You got Kansas City, who started off really hot. There's six

and three, still look like a solid team. You got a battle developing an FC South between the Tennessee Titans of Jacksonville Jaguars, both teams five and three, and then the Buffalo Bills still surprise, no matter what happened the other night at MetLife Stadium, they're sitting there at five and three. Then right after you have a group of

teams who are tightly packed together. Miami's four and four, Dakland Raiders are four and five, the New York Jets are four and five, The Baltimore Ravens are four and five. Used to say, man, it's a raff of them. Many they just don't look they can't stay healthy. They don't have to depend on Danny woodhann and see if he can bring him something. But you know, I don't. They don't look right, don't look right. The Houston Texans three

and five missing DeShawn Watson. That was after losing J. J. Watt and then he got done for Cincinnatti and San Diego. So the Jets can they get in the mix here with the win this week and be playing meaningful football in December when nobody, nobody except for a few people maybe internally and maybe yourself part Scott thought that would be the case in August. I'll tell you what eight eight nineties seven could be that final wild card spot.

You know, it's going to be pivotal that they get this game this week and then they're gonna have to pack their lunch pale when they have to go down and see Carolina, because you know that's Carolina is coming out. Well, I'm just saying when they played Carolina, they're gonna have a packing lunch man, because that's a physical football team, a veteran football team defensively. And Cam when he's on, he's on UM. I think he's still searching for something

after losing Benjamin. You know, they're trying to force feed McCaffrey a lot of production you know, he gets a lot of you know, catches, but it's not a lot of yards. You know, that's gonna be the pivotal game right there. I think if they get these next two, I think they will be on their way till eight and eight, nine and seven. I think that can get them in. I don't believe in the Broncos quarterback issues. One thing you can say when you talk about the Jets,

you don't have to worry about the quarterback play. The quarterback play is going to be solid, and you know, you have cautions about Dalton, you have cautions about the protection in the run game. You know, when you talk about the Chargers, you talk about the Texans, I mean they signed t J. Yates and mcgloyd. I don't even know mcglod spent more than a half a season in the NFL and if he didn't have a relationship with Bill O'Brien, if he would even got that phone call.

And then you go, you go to Oakland, Oaklands and downwards Spired. They're gonna knock each other off within that division. They still have to. They're not finished with their division play. So I think you know, they knocked themselves out and I'm still not a real believer in the Buffalo Bills. You know, they have to prove it over a period of time, you know, and we'll see what that what that falls. But Tennessee and Buffalo I think will be the front runners, and I think the Jets are right

there in the mix. Yeah. So the bottom line is the Jets gonna have to string together a number of victories here. It all starts this weekend against Tampa. You mentioned Ryan Fitzpatrick before he's starting this week against the New York Jets played two seasons here, a highly productive campaign in two thousand and fifteen. It went the other direction of two thousand and sixteen. Is the Jets finished five and eleven. You've been part of the defenses who

have game plan against him? What what what is? What? What is it like in that room? What are his strengths? And then from a player's perspective, what do you know what you can do to him? When I played against him, I'll try to get pro Bowl statch Man, I'll tell you what well you have to you know, he what about Ryan Fitzpatrick? How we always played Ryan Fitzpatrick. He's a very smart guy, believe you. From Harvard right, So he he thinks he's the smartest man on the football field.

With being said, you present some looks, he's already gonna predetermine where he's going with the football. So we always know knew that he didn't have a strong arm, so he either had to be roll he had to roll out to throw the ball far down the field. He really couldn't throw the ball far down the field that he throws vertical routes, but he lets the ball go early. He doesn't hold it pat the ball, let the receiver win.

He throws him by the receiver still covered, hoping that they can uncover down the field because he doesn't have the biggest arm. So what that being said is what you wanna do is you want to pack the boundary and make all his throws, even the outs and things, you have to make him throw across the field. So the balls he's gonna be on one hash. So if the ball is on the right hatch, you want to make him have to throw the ball to the left.

The ball is on the left hash, you want to pack, you know, with coverage to the to that short side of the field, making him have to throw the ball across his field because he doesn't have a strong arm. And if I'm a receiver, understanding if I'm a defensive back or defender, you know that he predetermines where he's going on for the ball. So you flat foot everything.

You jump the first thing that you see, because if he's gonna give a double move, the double move is only going to be about twenty yards before it hits the receiver's hands. He's not throwing a fifty yard bomb. He's not throwing a sixty yard bomb. So you put coverage over the top and you squat on everything. You make him beat you throwing the ball down the field, so the opportunities will be there. Have I ever lost

a Ryan this week? Again? For the Jet to get a number of takeaways because Tampa it's the same game plan every week. I know people kind of roll their eyes, but it really is, you gotta take away Doug Martin and he's struggled this year because Tampa is not getting any pushed up front. You talk about being in the trenches. The Jets have to win in the trenches again on paper they should. Now this is a big steps for maturity wise for this young It's gonna be a man's

game too. You talk about the understand their limited so they're gonna try and establish a run. And you gotta remember that day play on grass, so it's not the fastest surface and it's not the most steady surface, so you gotta make sure that your feet wears right, make sure that you got the long spikes on. You know. With that being said, you got to make sure that you don't step with the inside foot or trying to

cut off your inside foot. Everything is about planning on the outside foot, so you keep your balance, sink your hips, and make sure that you come under control offensively. If you get a lead against this team, what do you think happens? Because we saw against New Orleans frustration for the Buccaneers. First of all, um, I'm sorry if the game has changed. Man the quarterback who's out the game because he's injured, I've never seen that took a defensive player and pop them in the back of his head.

How would first Scott man how to grab James by that frown, drug him up and down that football field. That nose would have been bloody, man, you can't miss that big nose. I would have mess man, Come on, are you serious? A quarterback. Oh man, you killing me pet, So Jamis will not be in action this week, and no thould have a plug put out his head, nor will Bert Scott, even though he might be available for a couple of hits. Right, hey, listen, man, I'm in

tremendous shape and you are in good shape. The great thing is when you don't play anymore, you never, you never, you never chip away. Hey, I didn't want to ask you this. We get about forty five seconds. How about the play of tomorrow, Davis indarren ly we talked about it before, but uh Todd Bowl said he used both of them to spy individually, and at times both of them against Tyrod Taller. Well, listen, that was just a total lack of respect for everybody else all the skill positions.

Did did Charles Clay play? No? He did not, so Charles Clay, So that's one less threat. Shady didn't seem like he was himself. So now you're able to make sure that you can have two spies because it's hard when you're in the middle. Because you can, you can run into a lot of trash. You feel a lot more confident when you have two linebackers. So next week when we come back Jets five and five. Absolutely, we'll see you next week. Three picks from fris Pack Drink never late, trains never