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The NFL Draft is a week away and Host Eric Allen welcomes in Jets Legends Anthony Becht and Erik Coleman to the studio. The guys break down some of the biggest NFL offseason storylines (1:00), what's next for QB Zach Wilson in season No. 2 (2:45) and the moves the team made at tight end (6:30). They also discuss the Jets pursuit of Tyreek Hill (9:00) plus both Coleman (13:22) and Becht (14:15) give their clear needs for the Jets heading into the Draft. They take a deeper look at some of the top draft prospects in Cincinnati CB Sauce Gardner (17:15), Notre Dame S Kyle Hamilton (18:25) and OL Ikem Ekwonu and Evan Neal (21:30). Lastly they look around the changing AFC landscape (26:15) and how the Jets close the gap in the AFC East (27:45).

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We're presented by win Bett. Betty is a team's four bet together at win Bet. We are back at one. Jets drive inside the studio. Anthony back up from Florida. I think Eric Coleman over the bridge from Long Island. Correct. Good to see if fo Good to be back on. Man, it's been uh, I guess a quick off season for us back into it. It's already draft is crazy. Man, It's exciting. No, it's exciting time for this organization and what they can do. So exciting times for the Jets.

But I have to ask you, maybe since he lived down in Tampa, what the heck was going on down there? Brady retires, then he decides he's gonna come back, and then Bruce arians retires and former Jets head coach Todd Bowls takes over. Yeah, I'm happy for Todd. Obviously I'm a big Bowls fan. You know, Look, I think Brady probably you know, it wasn't the most ceremonial exit. Initially

with the leaks and all that stuff. I kind of like felt like I was like, you know, oh, he's done playing, but yet you know, somebody was saying it besides Tom Brady. Um, look, he had to make a decision if he was gonna come back, whatever that process was, I think, listen, you know you were driven to win

the Bucks give you a really good chance. With the players that they have in place, I think they'd have been a nice job of accumulating a town around them, and um, he had to make the decision early on. I wasn't shocked that he said he wasn't coming back. I was just shocked in the fact that, you know, there's still some something there at the end of the

rainbow for him to go through a season. I think the one thing that maybe crossed his mind when he decided to initially retire was, you know, God windn't getting hurt, which was his main target outside of Mike Evans and then Antonio Brown going a wall here in New York and not having those guys. And Brady was healthy, got through the season, he was playing well, but he just maybe felt like, you know what, I could do all those things perfect for me, but I can't control some

of these other things that happened during a season. And that's a until grind, like to think like I was in perfect shape the whole year, but yet other things made us not get to where we wanted to go, and they almost got there without them. But still if you had those pieces in place, I think they were the favorite leading into it. And no surprise at all, right that Brady's back. Did he have kind of feel?

You know what? I actually initially was like, Oh, this is the time where he's going to step away spend time with his family. Because you know, if you know anything about Tom Brady, you know that once it's the season, he's all in on the season. You know, the family, friends, all that stuff kind of gets put on the back burner and he focuses on his craft. And I, you know, I thought that maybe this was the time for him to step back and enjoy his family, enjoy that that

that family time. But when when they said he's coming back, I was like, okay, So the key here for the Jets moving ahead is their second year quarterback. That is Zack Wilson. His best professional game. You were there with his family, I would argue, was against the Buccaneers. What do you think about the steps he took down the stride? But what more so I know, I guess a B where does he have to go from here? Because Robert Sala talked about it the lead meetings. He really wants

them to master that playbook. Well, that's cute, listen football acumen. Um, going through the film profusely and finding out what you have to improve in as a player. Um. I think it's one thing to you know, you see guys train and show film and throwing all that stuff is great, right, building that continuity with players, But I think as an individual you have to really hone in on the craft

of the mental side of it. And I think that just comes with the work and seeing why I did things wrong, why I didn't, why this worked, why it didn't, going through scenarios, watching other guys play in certain scenarios, understanding how your division uh plays defense versus you that year because you've got to play those teams twice. There's a lot of work that that gets needs to be put in behind the scenes that maybe isn't filmed. And I think that's the big thing, not just for for Zack,

just in general. Young players in the league really have to go and do that that dirty work that's not necessarily bigger, faster, stronger, right, it's making this muscle better and then of course putting that into play with all the other work that he's putting in on the field will ultimately take him where he wants to go. There's no laps, especially at quarterback, you know. Well get Brady, Yeah, he announced his retirement. He's coming back. He didn't wait

a long time. He knows offseason's creeping up. He's got to be there every single day and put his mind fully immerse himself into it. And for a young player, you have to do that even earlier. You don't get extra time in the off season. I remember, I don't know how you did it. But as a player, when I in the beginning of my career, I only took a couple of weeks off after the season. Now, as I got older, I knew how I have to do

my craft. I knew the system, and I knew my body, and I was able to take a little bit longer, maybe a month or a month and a half. But when you're young man and you're still trying to and I was a first round pick, I was still I having to be great. You gotta really just you know, it's seven seven days a week, all year long for you as as a as a ball player, especially if you want to be great. Well, I wanted to ask

both of you guys this because your former players. Do you like the news you're hearing from Wilson in terms of he was down in Nashville throwing to Corey Davis, He's down in South Florida throwing to Braxton Burials. So of course resigned here and other receivers including Elijah More. Yeah, I mean, you love to see your your quarterback take that initiative, you know, to go out and keep his players comfortable. He understands that. You know, I'm the leader

of this team. I'm the one who should be getting out of my comfort zone and making sure these guys are comfortable and going in their environment. Maybe learn something more about Corey Davis by spending some time in this town, spending some time with Braxton Burials on a personal level, you get to know him a little better and you get that trust factor. So I think that's smart. But to go back to what you were saying about, you know,

his progression in year two. I think back to when I was a rookie and I was out there playing, and a lot of the time I was out there just reacting to what was happened. I was just balling, and it was like someone happened a football man. Yeah, I was just I would just finding finding the ball. But as I grew and as as a game kind of slowed down for me, I started to dictate what happened. And I think at quarterback, especially, Zach is gonna start

learning the offense. He's gonna start understanding better how the defenses are attacking him, and he's gonna understand how to dictate what they do and where the guys are gonna be open based on the things that he could do as an offensive Let's talk about your favorite position, the tight end spot. The Jets went into the off season with a big need. There they go get c J. Zama, who most recently was with the Cincinnati Bengals, flourished with

the young quarterback. I mean there's a lot of talented young quarterbacks, but Joe Burrows right up there with many of them, and then another under the radar signing and Tyler Cochlin who became Kirk Cousins favorite target last year. Basically, in terms of the tight time position, I like the signs first aims, and this has been a position honestly with this organization well before Joe Douglas just just not has not panned out well, and you know, would you

go back to color, Yeah, of course. I mean he was super productive. I mean, if you get that kind of play out of a tight end, that'd be huge for this organization. Um. You know, when you get two guys that are young, that are healthy, that are driven, that we're big part of their former team's success. Um, I think it's key. You know, when I look at Conklin, I see a guy. You know, a lot of intermediate past catching, did a nice job in the naked game, the movement stuff, a lot of stuff that the Jets

like to do. He's able to find holes and seams, and he's there for the quarterback when needed. Um. You know, blocking, past protection, those things are good. It's average, they're they're there. Those always can get improved. But we need these guys to be products as far as what they do when

they leave the line of scrimmage. When you look at c J, you know, he's a different a little different pieces of fact that I see a lot of him when he catches the ball, he's really has some urgency about making a guy miss and getting up the field, in particular in that red zone area. It's twenty five yards in. He really tries to. You know, you could tell there's an urgency about him, and everybody has that urgency,

but for him, he knows he's limited. When he gets the ball in that area, he's got to make something happen to make people miss. I think he does that. He's got a big body, he's a good target. Uh. You know, none of these guys are game breakers speed wise, as far as running rounds. I do think when they catch the ball and they get vertical, they do have some really good speed where they can get some distance and kind of get to where they need to be.

So good signs good additions to really valuable pieces. And I really think you can still add another piece just because of the usage of the position in general, fullback, H tight end. You know you need more than two guys and West goes here, and then maybe you can get another guy valuable piece later on the draft where a lot of good valuable players are coming out of this year's class that can help you in those rounds. So you live down in Florida, you spend a lot

of time down in Florida. What's going through your mind when you hear the Jets pursuit the cheetah of Tyreek Hill. You know, it's it's exciting, it's exciting to think about. You know. I know my son was was happy about it. You know, he's seven years old and he loves, you know, watching touchdowns. That's all he wants to see his touchdowns and you know, to to see the Jets make that active um pursuit of Tyreek Hill. It was exciting, you know.

But and then you start thinking about what are we gonna have to give up to get Tyreek Hill, you know what I mean? And how much value is he going to add versus you know, I know there's a lot of positions that they need to be addressed. You know, there's a lot of youth here on this team, and those draft picks are gold. And when you can draft a player, bringing the player young, kind of groom them under your way of thinking, in your way of playing, I think that's a lot that's that brings a lot

of value. You know, Tyreek Hill, you have to give up a ton of draft picks. You have to give up, you know, a lot of money, and that takes away from the pot from the rest of the guy. So while one player is great to have one great player to have. I think when you can get a multitude of players, especially young ones in the early rounds, you

can't beat that this right now. But what does this say about Joe douglas philosophy that he does want to build it through the draft, like you just mentioned, but they also want to accelerate the development of their young quarterback exactly. Well. So, look, having a lot of draft picks is awesome, especially ones that are in the first three rounds. You know, I think when you look at okay, yeah, you got to give up a bunch of picks, but this is a Tyreek kill is a game changer, right.

You don't have to throw them the ball down the field to make him do things. You know, you don't have to be perfect with him. You just a little check pass or a little jet sweep and he makes something happen. Right, So there's only a couple of guys you know, that can do this. There are some other receivers potentially, and again you said we're taping this down, that are available that can do those kind of things as well, and they you know, there's there's actually a

little bit of a list of those guys. You know, people talking about you know, Metcalf being available, A J. Brown could be potentially these guys are gain changing receivers. Of course, you're talking about guys with expiring contracts exactly, So you know, can they come in and be a difference right now like they're on in their organizations. Absolutely, they're they're ones, They're true ones. You know, in this draft there is a high a number of really good

receivers that are coming out. We've talked about on some of the segments already. They're just you know, they're still driven on potential. You don't know, you know, either're not guaranteed to be uh you know, uh you know, uh Jefferson or uh oh boy from Chase coming to the Bengals. I mean, they just aren't. You can't guarantee that or

a Wattle in Miami. So, you know, although they have what it takes and it looks like they could be those guys, they're still draft pick guys and you have enough capital in the draft where I honestly I believe that when I saw that the way they packaged it, they still had some good They were still gonna have four intense. Yeah, they're still gonna four intent. So to me, it was like, wow, like this isn't bad because to get that kind of value for a second or third

round picks or whatever it is. I thought it was good. But you know, he decided not to choose went but is not live in New Jersey and they're pretty The excitement went laws Vegas to online sports betting, getting on all your favorite teams players in sports, from boosted parlays to live in game odds on every major sport. They have what you need to win. Sign up today to receive a special offer risk free one thousand dollar sports beat.

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ends a little bit. The Jets get a lank and Tom wins in a Pro Bowl offensive lineman Joe Douglas also attacked offensive line those first two drafts, going with a lineman in the first round on the defensive side of the ball to keep pickups. There include Jordan Whitehead, a guy with championship pedigree who formally played with the

Boxers first four seasons. Just within the postseason with Tom Brady and company with the Rams, DJ read, fascinating story because Robert Salo was in San Francisco when he started his career, and you really flourished on the outside of five nine corner. How many times have we ever said that? With all that being said, you can comment on your favorite signing, but also make a transition. What are the Jets clear needs heading into the draft? Well, you know

heading into the draft. Obviously pass rusher is one of them. You know you want to you want someone to be able to get you off the field, help get you off the field on third down. Carl Lawson going down was it was a big um. It was a big blow before the season even started. Uh, you know, you look at wide receiver. You know, yes, you have Corey Davis, you have Elijah More Braxton Burials. It would be nice

to add another receiver to make things easier for Zack Wilson. Um. You know, when I when I think about the other positions, I would like to add some depth that linebacker. You know, I think that while like Quincy Williams is a guy who emerged as a as a very good player and a guy who's going to be here for the future. C J. Mosley obviously is a game changer. But when you can add some depth, I think that will help

this d defense quite a bit. So you know, I look at it from a defensive perspective, so it's easier for me. But you know, pass rusher linebacker on defense another skill position on offense. I'll about you ab well, you know I know where this is a deep draft for pass rushers, and honestly, I don't know how these thing's gonna shake out in the first four picks. I mean, quite frankly, who knows who's gonna fall into your spot? I mean, everybody's predicting the Hutchinson is going to be gone.

You know, Cavan is gonna be gone. Well maybe not. They may both be available, I don't know. I mean, so you know, there's gonna be surprises. So you may like, Okay, this is what's gonna happen, but you know, you've got to kind of go by what you and a good though part about it is those players are kind of like what you need, right, so it just depends on how you rate them. So yeah, pass rushers is key.

I mean the fact that Lass is going to be back, and you know, if he were all assuming he's gonna come back the same guy was when he was with the expectation levels. And now to have a guy that's premier that's coming out of this draft, to have a partner in crime really amps up what you can do with the younger guy and enhance his skill set in development. Normally, if if you're going to the Lions or whatever, you're the only guy, right, so you gotta do it on

your own. Well, if you got another piece on the other side and some inside guys, it can help speed the production of which is good receiver I think is always gathers. I think you can get a good receiver all the way through to your fourth pick that the two second round. In my opinion, you know, now, how much are you rolling the dice if you don't go in there, if you don't make a yeah, I think you are again you can always move up with the

two second round picks. I mean, so again, you're not out of it, but you know you'd like to kind of keep those guys and I think cornerback. I mean, listen, if you can get the Gardener kid, just man, you know, I really like them, and not only does his play and size matchup, but there's production. Like you know, sometimes I feel like these top corners come out they don't have any picks or you know, this guy's got picks. Like people that attempted to kind of go his way,

he made them. Hey, very active, comes from a little chip on your shoulder college. You know, everybody doubts Incinnati, and he's gonna come in with that. It's well learned for him to be in a position that he's in. So uh, you know, Stingley's out there again, a guy that everybody loves. Production wasn't as great as early on in his career. Is he going to be that kind of guy coming into the league? You know, I don't know. I mean traditionally Alice, she was put out some really

good corners. But you know, this Sauce kid. You know, Gardner's a good looking guy. Good looking probably I think he's I don't want to say is it can't miss, but he's pretty close to it. He's probably gonna be there for Yeah. I know we can't just look at mock drafts and say, well, this is exactly what's gonna happen. But what do you think about that the guy who played the safety position, Because if you filed San Francisco that model or the Seattle model, very rarely did they

take cornerbacks early. But maybe this is a unique situation where Robert Sale has talked about, hey, if the unicorn is there, um and he probably referred to more of the safety position because people are talking about Coleton, like where do you stand on sauce? How much do you like him and how much does he change the dynamic defensively if you get him in here. I like him a lot. I mean, he's six three, he can run,

he can cover a man. The man you know, when you're playing against teams like Miami and they have a Tyreek Hill, he's one of those guys. He's not gonna completely eliminate Tyreek Hill, but he's going to limit a lot of those big plays that he can make and force someone else to make the play. Then you look at the other side. You know Price Hall, he's emerging as a cornerback doing a great job and coverage. You add a dj Reeve, he's another corner you can play.

And you know, let's not forget they play a lot of cover three. You know, the Jets play a lot of his own schemes. They rely on the past rest of the linebackers underneath to have a lot of speed. So you know, with getting him in that fourth pick, I don't know if you need to, you know, just like in the past, like they found a Richard Sherman. He became that cornerstone toward their defense. If you could find him, it's great, But I don't know if there's a need. I don't know if you need to have

a guy just a lockdown corner. Yes, you think that's it? Like if he go to tent like, yeah, I would love him at Tad right, I would love him maybe better great, it would really just open up. I mean, you had pass rushers, you got corner, you know it. Just where do you guys stand on Hamilton's because you mentioned his safety and the Jets in first round and Jets fans have bad memories with With that being said, A lot of people think this guys can't miss prospect.

He's long, he's rangey, he comes downhill, he can play over the tight end, and he can cover. He's got alpha qualities. It's high. You know, we've been through that before. And you know, I think, um, look, white Head is is it is a really good sign for this organization. Uh. He is a monster in the box. I honestly feel like if he's correctly he could be a more productive than Jamal Adams is in the box in my opinion.

That's how good I think he is. I really think he performed well and I think there's You've got a lot of value in the in the what you paid him. I mean, um, I think he played one of the better safeties all around safeties in the league last year that he played that well awesome tackler. So you know, now, is his cover skills where you want to be? A guy got where he needed to be. He's very good. He's not wasting reps in the wrong spot and they

moved them around. Yeah, he understands his assignment, so he's in there. So again, is it is it speed related? Covering all those things? Now? The kid from Notre Dame a lot of people are questioning his speed. I look, film is film. They played really good competition. The kid can play ball. Is he in a racer? Is he a guy that you know how many safeties in the league are racers? Off the top of your head, I

mean a couple, yeah. If I mean, I'd rather get to the quarterback with a guy on the line then try to figure out what my safety can do in the back end and hoping he can get somewhere or prevent something. You know, you can stop everything at the line of script. So if you feel like there's a pass rusher there that's legit elite, even if like In's case, well, you know, you don't get every play I played against the guy that's probably gonna well he is going to be in the Hall of Fame. One of the best

pass rushers ever is Julius. He didn't play every play the way you maybe, but I'm telling you now, he's screwed up a game a week. I mean, that's just what he did because of those one one and a half splash plays came on. Could be one of those guys. So, I mean, you know, those game changers on the edge, if they're available, I think that super ces maybe a safety that potentially hard to say he's going to be an a racer just there's no rookies coming and doing

anything that's an a racer. But he is a good player. I mean, it's a tough deal. It would be fascinating if they do. Indeed, gold Gardner four and then what pass rusher is there at is tackle out of the realm. I mean, you know, I'm just saying, like, look, I hope Beckton doesn't get hurt again or anything like that. I mean, I don't know, Fan is not getting any younger play phenomenal last year and of course yeah now

in this moment he's he's there and he's good. But you never have enough guys if you can get another piece, I don't know too much, especially afore if like that that perfect guys like man, you know what he's fallen here, and some silly teams take quarterbacks early and just put some guys in front of you, like you like both of Kuana O'Neil, both both you guys, Yeah, I mean they're I think they're both nasty. I mean, and you and you see what a good officsive line does for

a quarterback. I mean, you saw the offensive line of the Colts carry them. They should have went into the playoffs, you know. But you look at the you know, the Cleveland Browns, they have a great offensive line. It just makes the quarterback job so much easier. You you can run the football, make sure it allows your defense to rest. It just is good for your your organization when you have a great offensive line that can run the football,

protect your quarterback, sustained drives. Just dictate the way that you're going to play the game. I would never get mad at first if you went with a tackle of four, you wouldn't have to go tenant receiver in my opinion. Now you can slide down or come up a little and you can go in those areas and find that Now those receivers that we you know, maybe a sky More uh Christian one or something like that, those guys

become better players because of protection purposes. But you think about it from the other side, like, look what Cincinnati did you know they needed offensive linement. They wouldn't got Jamar Chase. And there's there's no there's no question. You know, maybe there's enough. You know, you're right, Look, but I'm with you. I'm a big line was not good and they got there. But I think a lot of people think that they could be safe money here, that you're

gonna go edge for time. You got John Franklin Moyers in the mix, you still have Quinnin Williams and Sheldon Rank in the middle. You added a former first round pick who's familiar with the system and Solomon, So you're starting to see the pieces come together the way Robert Salo wants to do this thing right right. You love it, you love it. You love to see the team come together. It's gonna take a couple of years. You always say that it's not gonna be the way you wanted the

first year. But you know what I liked about last season is that there are a bunch of youngsters out there playing their butts off, no matter what the score was, no matter what the situation was. At the end of the year, beginning of the year, they were going out there and giving it they're all and that's a reflection

of the coach. And then when you add some more talent to that and you get more experience with the young guys, you added some superstars with that with the same mentality, it's going to cause a lot of problem. They're gonna win a lot of games that a lot of people don't think they should. You know, so, I think that when you add those players, you get Karl Losson healthy, you add somebody in the draft, you get

some more superstars, it's gonna be a problem. You've got some of young leaders that we talked all year about the two twenty one rookie class, how impressive it was. But from your perspective in terms of free agency, how key was it getting these guys in here. Yeah, veterans with experience, but guys who played in the postseason use I'm I just saw the rise with the Bengals from two to four and he's playing in the Super Bowl

with Joe Burrow, uh Lankin. Thomlinson was part of that build in San Francisco where they compete in the Super Bowl. Last year, they're playing an NFC championship game on the other side of the ball. G J. Reid as postseason experienced and Jordan White had can walk downstairs inside that locker room. He's got a ring. When you get a taste of that success, usually good players want more of it.

And the fact that they've had the track and they know how to get there, and they've seen how a team can kind of get themselves prepared to go in the direction they want to go and achieve greatness. Uh, guys start listening, you know, teammates start, You've been there, Like, what's it take? You know, Jordan White is going to be in a dB room that's thirsty to know what it means is to be a winner, like be in a position of greatness, and he can offer that to them.

You know that that's gonna be huge, Just like you said those other pieces. Now you're starting to collab really good talented players that have won real meaningful games in this league, championships, and they can spread that to the young players in the roster. I think it's big. What do you think of the arms race in the s C. Let's go through the quarters. We don't have to evaluate every team, but we just throw the names out there. FC. He got Josh Allen, the FC North through the Jets,

by the way battle next year, DeShawn Watson. I was thinking all along that yes he would be traded, but maybe New Orleans or Atlanta. No, he winds up in Cleveland. Lamar Jackson gonna be back healthy for the Baltimore Ravens to talk about Joe Burrow and the success he had last seasons. Yeah, of course, if you go to the West, everybody's got a good quarterback. And even if you don't want to say Derek Carr is not a lead, he's

a very good quarterback. And now he's got I don't know all the top two receiver NFL and Dante Adams he is thrown to. Russell Wilson has joined the number Broncles a f C. We've never seen anything like that to me, and that those guys don't matter. We're trying to win a division, right, I mean, so it's really what's in this division. And clearly the Bills have shown us right now that they're the class and they've upgraded around this team a little bit to him free agency

that I felt like they've made themselves a little bit better. So, you know, Uh to Uh is a guy that's like the Jets are doing. They're putting pieces around this kid to see if he can be the guy. They got a solid guy that's gonna push him in Teddy Bridge. But we all know Teddy he can manage. When you can manage a bunch of stars, you can have some success, right, so that again you talk about the arms race in the division. And then of course new wingol is always

going to be there. Matt Jones played as well as any rookie quarterback in the last several years, and they're only going to try to add more around him as well. But look, it's no easy task. Yeah, they're that other stuff out there. But when you're playing teams twice a year in your division, you're trying to win a division. You got to figure out how to match up against those guys. And and then when you get to those

other teams, you have a chance. They beat the Bengals, you have a chance when you don't play common the folks, you know, because you you're just out of the realm because everybody's locked in. All those teams in NFC wasn't gonna be locking into their division, right, They're gonna end up losing silly games, and maybe they didn't think they're gonna lose because you're so focused on the division. I think the division is important and it's a tough one.

This this is it's an outstanding point. Listen, Sali said at the end of the year, the gap between Austin Buffalo, it's big. How do you close it? Or you guys looking more along the lines of these other three teams in the division. You're talking about a Bills team on what eleven of one inside the NFCS the last two years. Well, you know when you when you were mentioning in all those teams, I'm thinking about all the wide receivers you know from from each team. You know you you have

Tyreek Hill and Jalen Waddle in Miami. You know you have digs up in up in Buffalo. DeVante Parker just signed with New England. You know you're going to need some defensive actually need some pass rushers to get to the quarterbacks to help flip things in your direction. You're also gonna have to put up points. So you know, when you look at the two positions that we've been talking about for the first round, why receiver, cornerback, pass rusher. You know all these things are going to do nothing

but health the Jets. You close the gap of quarterbacks. You just asked, how do you close the gap? You need a josh Own type of player that's making plays like that, that's winning games. It's putting up numbers. That's not you know, is not the opponents. It does. And look, it's a lot of pressure. And that's what this league is, man Like, there is pressure for the top guy. When I was a first round pick and Chad and Abraham and Elise, there was pressure for us to perform period.

Now it might be told the players differently, might be projected to players differently, but when I was here, is playing simple. My coach told me we need more. Your first round pick, you need to play better. We have more expectation out of you. And that was what I was told. That hurt your feelings. They may may make you scared, or it may raise you up to a level that makes you great. But that's kind of how

it works. Like you, you gotta play better, like all these guys from last year, like your Tucker and and my car. Great starts, but man, we want more, we need more. And it's started to me. Zach has got to take leaps and bounds and he's healthy, he's going the all season. He's got some weapons. Some players just now, not even with the draft. He's got to go out there and do whatever he can to better himself. And like talking about they're out there throwing. All that stuff

is great. It's a small piece of the pie. There's other things you have to do, and he may be doing that, and if it is, that's great. I hope he is because he's supposed to. And if he is doing those things, he's gonna be fine. But he has to take leech and strides because that is the difference maker in the NFL quarterback position. All that other stuff is great. We need it, pass rushers, all that stuff. Just like you mentioned, Joe Barrow got to the Super

Bowl y because of his offensive line. Hell no, because of his offensive mind. You're nice to have it. You have the Jets offensive line. Who knows how many jams. I think this line is really good. Quarterback play is premium and you have to find a way now that everybody else gotta do their jobs around them, but the quarterback has to find a way to be elite. And that's hard in this business. And you know there's some signs of it last year. Now you need more sign

more things. More it's and and look, tighten the screws. That's what it is. When you're top tier pick forget regardless of that anybody else, you gotta raise the level play, and that's my expectation for any top round guy. Win bet is not live in New Jersey and they're bringing the excitement of win Las Vegas to online sports betting. Get in on all your favorite teams, players and sports, from boosted parlays to live in game odds on every

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