Jets-Redskins Game Preview (8/15)

this is what we have today. Senior producer Chris Obbins is laying on his bed over here taping our podcast and via camera. Bottom line is we're getting it done. This is a pretty nice studio if you think about If you think about it, it's we got some comfy chairs. Let's talk about football for a second, because I think that's while we're down here, and he talked about Jed's Redskins practices. Now over the game is Thursday night fl X field from where you sit and watching practice every

day and seeing how these teams interacted together. Obviously things started off a little hot, but a lot of the players said that there was productive work after that, what do you think the team rather took out of this experience? We talked about this a little bit. Aren't two minute drill? Is that? I think it's beneficial midway through camp to get a chance to see a different team who is employing different schemes and has different personnel, and I think

that helps the players. I think it helps the coaches. I think the intensity level across the line. On Sunday, I think Todd Bowles did a tremendous job of nipping Net in the butt. And what followed were two productive days on Monday and Tuesday. I thought, coming in Greens that are they gonna go with pads three days? Some people say, yeah, definitely go with pads three days, so I was not surprised. Though they scaled it back a little bit on the third day as the guys were

in shells. But to me, Tuesday was my favorite day of the three. I don't know how you feel. You got a chance to see the skill position guys go at it in one on one work inside the red zone. The other thing that we saw today. I thought Sam Donald ended a good practice week with a great day. I thought he's very good in the red zone. And he orchestrated a nice drive there at that end. And I'm sure we'll talk about I agree with you in that I think Tuesday was the best day to at

least watch practice. It seemed that the guys had like a different energy on Tuesday than they did the first two days. And just to explain to people what the differences between pads and shells, pads is what you play a game in and shells is like a scaled back version of it. It's like a it's almost like a vest,

almost like it's just like a little chess protector. I think that Tuesday was definitely the best day, and going off of what you said is one with the skill players, there was a lot of one on ones where it was goal line, red zone, seven on seven and that that's like the best stuff to watch. And then talking about Donald, is that the drive that you mentioned when he he got the reps with the first team offense the Redskins first team defense, he led the Jets on

a six play drive. I think he had Jordan Leggett twice and Clive Walford once or twice, one for the score on a beautiful throw and immediately when Walford caught the ball and walked in the end zone. The entire sidelines stood up and start not like hounding Sam, but definitely give Hi him props. And I think that it

will be interesting to see what happens Thursday night. And as the preseason rules on, a lot of ooss from the crowd, I mean today a even though the Jets fans were well represented throughout the three days here, I think it was an overwhelming majority of Redskins fans on Tuesday, but there are a lot of ooze and oz from the crowd when Donald unleashed a rope to Walford and I have to apologize here to Clive Walford because my auto correct on the phone keeps on going to Waldorf,

Waldorf Salad, Waldorf Historia. There are a lot of people on Twitter saying, oh yeah here, Waldor is a great hotel. So I apologized the Clive and I apologize to everybody on Twitter. But the most impressive thing about that drive was that first play was a rollout to the right, and I don't think it was a design role. I think he was buying a little bit of time and he was on the money. To Jordan Leggatt and like you said, next play came right back to Jordan leg It.

He hit tight ends on four of those cigarette completions, and Walford is a guy who has played well. The more you see Donald get reps, I feel like we've been seeing more at eight seven the Jets tight ends. Uh. Interesting mix that we continue to talk about throughout camp. Deal with a couple of injuries right now because Nate Sterling ankle injury against Atlanta, and now Chris Herndon did not play against Atlanta either, and he's been limited this

week because of an undisclosed injury. But fans don't even need to take our words on Sam Donald because after practice, Josh Norman, the Redskins franchise corner, he talked about Sam Donald. Someone asked me about him another day and I was like, yeah, it's like whatever, and it's just you know, routine. Lee. I'm just a guy. I think. You go out here and you see him make these throws and like, all right, that's not so much of a college level throw. He

like pund him on the money. But then you go to seven or seven, it's like all right, pass cats here right there, But doggy, this no kid is not making mistakes. He really gave Donald props. So I think that if you're a Jets man, you know you read all this stuff in the media. What an opposing player who's at one of the best players at that position.

I think when he says that it might hold it a little more weight so he doesn't make mistakes, you cannot bait him when you throw the names of Carson Wentz and Dak Prescott in the same category of Donald, because he talked about those young guys having success early in their careers, and now he's looking at a guy like Sam Donald saying well, look at what they bring to the table. Yeah, you're right, that is a mighty big compliment. I like what Todd Bulls said about Donald

this week. He's all football. I man, hey, hey, comes in about his business. He wants to be good. He studies this playbook, he goes out and tried to execute on the field, and he tried to learn, which is great. I think all lot of rookies put their head down and been working a lot of compliments. Going out here for number four teen wearing read this week, we'll be wearing white against the Redskins Thursday night. I anticipate hope to play a lot, both him and Teddy Bridgewater. Well,

Josh McCown play. Well, let's see. Well, last year at this time, which this feels like it's forever ago, the Jets at three quarterbacks on the roster, Josh McCown, Christian Hackenberg and Bryce Petty. And McCown did not play in the second game. In fact, Christian Hackenberg started games two and three of the preseason. So we'll see how it shakes out this Thursday when the Jets play the Redskins.

But we have a fan question. Jake wants to know which unit performed better in the joint practices, the offense or the defense. Well, why are you explaining Green's how to set up right camp? Yeah? So, so basically is that there were two fields. At first, they were separate, they stretched separately, they did their individuals drill separately. Then when they came together, the Jets offense was on one

on the same field as the Redskins defense. And then the Jets defense was on the same field as the Redskins offense. And then they flip flop and keep going from there. So and sometimes that was the set up in late in practice. In late in practice, you would see more ones versus ones one field right. Early in practice you would see ones versus two, twos versus ones, vice versa. Right. So to answer Jake's question, would Union performed better? I think that it's tough to say because

there were so many moving parts. Here's what I'd say is that when the Jets pressured Alex Smith, when they had pads on, they played well in the secondary was getting their hands on balls and things like that. What I'd say is had also come back and at the flip end of the spectrum is that when Alex Smith has time, he's got some good weapons. And Jamal Adams talked about this after practice on Tuesday. He thinks he got better, Marcus may got better because they saw one

of the better tight end combinations in the National Football League. Yes, Vernon Davis is a little bit up there in years now. I still remember him as a kid Greens, but you were probably seven when he was coming out. But Jordan Reed is one of the finer past catchers and football so I think that really helped the Jet safeties this week as a side. But when the Jets got pressure in the quarterback, they were winning. When Alex Smith had time, and like you could say this about most quarterbacks in

the National Football League, he did some damage. Yeah, I wholeheartedly agree because when Alex Smith, I mean, Colt McCoy is a good player two and he's a backup that They've got a pretty nice back a quarterback duo there and Alex Smith and Colt McCoy. But Alex Smith, the Jets chiefs lash year. You saw it. He was on the money. He was scorching hot in the beginning of that game and then the Jets ended up winning thirty one. You give Alex Smith time. He's probably as dangerous as anyone.

And but to answer the question who would unit performed better? I think that it goes day by day because there were times when Trumaine Johnson had a pick in the first day of camp on Sunday almost today. Yeah, okay, let's talk about that, because so Elx Smith got his team in scoring territory. They were like on the four yard line and the Jets held and turn them over on downs. But yeah, we can talk about that play. I can't remember the receiver. It wasn't Paul Richardson Josh

and I don't know. Okay, let's say it's dockson whatever. He's running across right in front of the boundary, in the back of the end zone. And to me, Johnson jumped throughout each it went right through his hands. Well, well, I think about three he he knocked it, ended up knocking it down when it is hands and that out of it. But it was a great read by a veteran cornerback. Yeah, and then the Redskins ended up not

scoring on that drive. And then later on in the same period, Donald went on the drive that we talked about before, but it was very good stand by the Jets defense. And then all right, shifting to Thursday's game, Now, oh no, no, we still gonna answer the question so offensively. The Jets had moments moments to um again and I hate to simplify it, but but it's hard to really break it down. I thought there were I think your

main curse had a really nice a week. If we're going to talk about individual spotlights, I think Drrell Pryor had a good week too. He did, but he's still getting limited team reps right right. Well, I'm just talking about it as like it sounds like a cop out answer, but it sucks because it's hard to It's hard to answer the question because there's so many moving parts. Like you said, with the seven on seven and the individual and the splitting up, we're thinking more team. I think

that's how I'm handling this question, more team. Curse is a guy that I think quarterbacks really love because he's physical and even if he's not getting much separation, he's gonna bail for that ball and he's gonna get his hands on it. When you look at Curse, he could lead a team and receptions again, and I'm looking way far ahead, but he's a kind of guy's gonna have six receptions for sixty two yards, where Robbie's a guy

is gonna have three receptions for eighty seven yards. Because Robbie can make his Hey, it doesn't have to be he can go series. He can go to series. He can be like where's eleven and then the next thing you know, he's forty two yards down the field making a play. Yeah, I definitely agree with that. Terrell Prior, again, he had a couple of tremendous catches, none of which came in team periods. Man had a good week. We

gotta talk about the running backs a very quickly. Is that Trent and Cannon was getting some work early and then it appeared that like he suffered either a foot or ankle entry. He was icening up a practice on Tuesday, and Thomas Rawls got back into the mix this week, so he becomes the de facto three back, but again the Jets did not practice as Isaiah for a while.

This week he makes the past reception against Atlanta in the seventeen nothing win, Teddy Bridgewater's first drive and he went in an end zone unfortunately suffered a head injury there. So other guys it was a very nice effort. However, it ended up being so that means Thursday. You talked about Thursday night. So George guy like, Yeahkinson, he probably gonna receive a lot of run Thursday. I would imagine Thomas Rawls would receive a lot of too, just because

he didn't play in the preseason opener. Yeah. But the burning question here he is, who do you believe is going to start Thursday night? I got no idea, And listen like this, I'll tell you if McCown starts, will be out before you blank, right, So I don't know how quickly you blank, But if he starts, I'll beat to the sideline before you're not. Um. If he doesn't, then you would think that Sam Donald. You know, I'm not a betting man at this point in my life.

But Donald took most of the reps this week. He also took most of the first team reps. Um will not be surprised at all if he comes out or Teddy Bridgewater comes out. I wouldn't anticipate they both play. But McCown, I don't anticipate he's gonna see much, if

at all, any action. So who are you excited to watch play now in the second week of the preseason, whether it be someone that hasn't played yet or someone that played last week and you felt performed well and now you're curious to see how he stacks another opportunity under the life. Okay, so here's a guy who's I think what I think is coming on, and we're not just gonna talk about skills positions, So I'm gonna throw

about five names. Actually know are Darius Stewart. I think he is progressively gotten better, especially when the paths have come on. You have seen our Darius or Stut as everybody calls him, take his game to the next level with competition, and he made a hell of a play that I put on my Instagram showcasing his strong hands and how he texts the football. I think he's a crisp rout runner. I think he's aggressive. Uh. I think you know he's gonna miss the actually early in the season,

but he's a guy to me. He's been ascending. Jonathan Harrison not a sexy name to the outside world, but he is going to be a big player for the Jets in terms of their depth and flexibility. Up front. He's been running with the twos at s behind Spencer Long, but this week with Brian Winters out, he's been running with the starters at right guard because Brian Winter spent

out with an undisclosed injury. Finally, on the offensive side of the ball, you go brun Quality because Beacham is at home still in the boot, maybe got the foot injury. So Quality has been running with the ones at that left tackle position. So if I'm watching the Jets, of course I'm interested what seem Donald Teddy Bridgewater are going to do. But those three players on offense really jump

out to me. Defensively, I always go outside linebacker, right bones Jones is a guy you gotta watch in the second half when he gets out because he just seemed to have a knack for finding the football. You another interception this week. He's your guy. Derick Jones a former. He's not just Mike. You tweeted, summer of Bones. If you guys, if a guy has four or five interceptions, it is a summer the guy props. I'm not denying it, but he's not just my guy. So so it had

to me down the line at the cornerback position. But you know, we'll talk about roster battles, you know, as we get closer to cutdown day. But you look at the Jets at the cornerback position, they're gonna have some tough decisions to make, and Bones Jones is really making his case. Still. I still go to the the outside linebacker position. But big week for Mike Padell. Steve McClendon's back at the complex. He's not here um the veteran leader philosopher

run stuffer for the New York Jets. So the Beasts number nine. He'll be lining up with the starters alongside Nathan Shepherd and Big Leal Leonard Williams of course, and then outside linebacker, continuing to see a lot of mixing

the match. And there are your starters, Punsilodman right now would be Jordan Jenkins and Josh Martin, but again in some packages, jets getting long looks at your guy Frankie Louvu and Brandon Copeland of course, So I just throw a couple of names at five six and probably five six nine, I have a couple. So our producer Chris Sobbins is just sitting here with a phone throwing it in my face, telling me how long we've been on

Right now, what is it naptime? Abbies? All right? I have to go with Jordan Leggatt because last year he he didn't he didn't hit the field, and like you said earlier, is that he had a couple of nice plays. And Tuesday's practice is the best best practice of training camp, right, Okay, so it's his best practice of training camp. So I want to see what this guy has on the field under the lights, because Todd said he's just happy that leg it is healthy. Anthony Becks came on our live

show at the Green White Practice. He said his best ability is availability, which you told me as a herm Edwards saying, I'm very interested to see what Jordan Leggatt does because I think that if healthy, he could be a good option for this team. So give me the offense and then well just off that. I want to see how Alford does because if Herndon doesn't play again, and there Donald Herndon connection is is getting hot and practice, how does that translate to the game. I'm curious Donald

does throw this tight ends. He does like his tight ends. Okay, I mean he's an equal opportunity guy, but that's impressive if I like that he goes to this tight end. My guy on defense is Nevill Hewitt because he had a great he had a great preseason opener, led the team and tackles, he had a pick. He's had a

very good practice week here in Richmond. And then with Kevin Pierre Lewis not only one hurt and then two suspended for the first week of the season, could Nevill make a name for himself and keep on the roster as a backup linebacker through the preseason and be one of those guys who performs extremely well not only in camp but when the lights come on, and then make the team that way. Props to you. Listen, he guy he plays with a motor that I like, He talks runs,

he plays special teams. Yeah yeah, so and then you know, special teams will get into later, but you always be watching and special teams because again, who's going to make those contributions there. That's how you make a roster, that's how you take the next step. But uh, you know, listen Green's that's going fast. All right. That's all we have for the Official Jets Podcast from Richmond, Virginia. E Allen Jets, E Greenberg Jets on Twitter. We're out. See you