from last season and how he tries to spin this thing
forward had a lot of injuries last year that limited his
Play. Here's what he was asking, what he had to say
last year for you. It was it was really, it was really
like
just a lot of adversity, you know? Like just a lot to come
from like just trying to come better than what you did
the rookie year and then just to get hurt and be all seasons.
It's a lot. It's a lot to handle but I'm definitely
coming back with that chip on my shoulder,
but it's all good though,
they words.
His T-shirt said in the middle big bust around at the words
were fat lazy out of shape injury-prone. Bum sucks and
overweight. I love it. That is one hell of a shirt. I love
that is quite the shirt. Wouldn't that be great
too to get a shirt? That is just like, word salad of all
the things the haters say about me
as a constant. Reminder,
to the world. I'm aware of it
and I'm not that
And I got no problem wearing this shirt to let you all know.
You are going to eat your words. Yeah, I mean I think it
you know it's a good sign to me. That's a guy that said
shows use a little motivated in the way he's talking right
there. He's yes there's a chip on his shoulder. He's pissed
off
he doesn't like the way the Jets fans and people up here in
the Northeast and talking about him. You know, there is a lot
of like bust talk. And
you know, what is this guy? And of course about his weight in
the injury and all that stuff. He is extremely Namely
talented, he's got to stay healthy. Yes, that's
the biggest thing. Stay healthy.
Keep the weight in check, and he's a guy that could be
franchise left. Tackle, over 10 years, and be making 22 million
dollars a year. He has that type of ability. So now he's
just got to go out and do it. But even the Orlando Browns of
the world,
the Trent Browns of the world, this is the kind of human being
he is as far as size wise, it's 65 or 66, it's what Mike 350.
She probably close to 360,
right? He's listed He's listed as six seven, three, sixty
four, if he's really 67. Yeah, 364 maybe the right three
numbers. They may know not be in the right head. Well, there,
that's the good day, the 364 when you're probably that so
that's probably like the lightest.
He actually is, or has been.
But yeah, he's gotta stay on top of that. But man,
if he does, and you hear some of the Jets coaches talk about
it even last offseason and into the preseason a little bit, he
does things on the
Ball via where you go. Whoa,
get. Does he really moving that quickly?
Whoa. Did he just have one arm and throw that guy? Like he was
like a toy doll and that's he's special that way. So I'm
rooting for him and I hope he does prove some people wrong.
And for the sake of the Jets, they need him to
play well,
played in one game last year due to injury and injuries
happen. They are inherent to the sport. There are parts of
your body. If they get hit the wrong way at the wrong time, or
going to break,
they're going to strain, they're going to tear.
Are you're not going to be able to play it happens. It is
an injury prone sport,
the people aren't injury-prone. The game is injury-prone.
That's how it works. In some guys, just aren't locking out
a certain point.
It's not a matter of luck. It's just a matter of Constitution
or body mean, certain people just can withstand the pounding
Emmitt Smith. We talk about running backs all the time.
It's inevitable. You going to get injured? Well,
Emmitt Smith. It was inevitable. That he was going
to play no matter what was wrong with him. Sure he Found
a way to get it done. He was built a certain way and he
wasn't
he hits that would injure others didn't injure him. Yeah,
we don't we don't know
until you throw the guy Into The Fray
at that level. If his body
can withstand at certain bodies can in certain bodies. Can't
some big bodies still. Can't, you're right? It doesn't
matter. You're not indestructible just because
you're six seven, Three, Sixty. And that's why you gotta play
Mike.
That is it's a real thing. Like what you're talking about there?
Yes. It's, you know, natural to some people and the fact that
they have the sixth sense a little bit of oh I just know
how to put my body in a certain position that kind of gets it
at a Harm's Way when you're in the mosh
pit of people and there's some guys that are just they're
gifted at that, they know how to do it and yeah, a little
lucky too. But the other thing is when you pull a,
you learn that stuff as well,
you you learn, you know. Oh I was in the situation before in
somebody fell on my ankle, let me. Oh
here it is. Again let me get my feet out of the ground so it
It happened. You start to learn the little nuances of
protecting your body while also trying not to protect it, you
know, there is something that is a learned skill. There,
I bet you Tom. Brady could talk about it, I bet you he could
tell you about the way he got sacked, you know, year, one or
your two of his career, he has a different thought or feeling
that goes through his brain now
because he knows how to go with it. Or just take the hit, don't
fight against it, just go to the ground with the guy.
There's no point in straining and trying to hold up and do
those.
You do learn Learn that stuff. And that's why you do want to
play because you get to a point where all the sudden you've
played and you feel like, man, this is like riding a bike. I'm
not going to get hurt. I'm good out here
and you just got to kind of get over that hump and get enough
games in to get that type of experience. It is amazing. When
you look at the scrum that unfolds offensive and defensive
line every game, the body's get all twisted up in there and
there aren't more broken legs broken, arms broken, anything
when everything starts to happen, especially that Dynamic
of. I'm just Sitting there blocking a guy, someone who
falls on my leg from behind and breaks my ankle or tears. My
ACL and
some of that's unavoidable. But I agree with you. You get
an idea of just how to flow away from everything else, how to
properly handle yourself. So you aren't susceptible
to that weird. Fluke thing that
we see happen, sometimes, but not nearly as often
as you would think it would. Yeah,
no, you're right. I mean, it's it is amazing.
And I mean, again, I can speak to Myself and how many times
I gave the ball to the running back? Running up the middle and
saw collisions and people fall in each other and just go, oh
my gosh, I don't know how that guy survived and holy cow. That
guy almost lost his leg. He was an inch
inch closer there. The leg is going to broke its broken, it
snaps. I mean, it's a brutal Sport. And again, I think
that's goes back to why we support the players. When it's
time to get new money, we want them to
get it. You don't, it's not a doctor or a lawyer, you can't
do it until you're 60 years.
Old, you only have a short period of time, and you got to
make it, make it count when you're there and Makai becton,
the Jets Jack Wilson. We'll see if they can make it count this
year. There's potential there.
But can you put it all together and learn to win in the NFL?
That's another skill in itself
and they're going to have to learn that there and New York
you say 60 like it's really old. There was a time in my
life where 60 was really old. Now that I'm
three years away. Wow,
two years and 51 weeks. Away. It ain't that old anymore?
Yeah.
Well, it is from where I'm setting sun
looks all old from over here.
The only, the only problem is I will never be able to fully
enjoy you aging because I will still be like it's going to be
hard for me to laugh at you. I know turning
60 because yeah
I don't even want to think about who you all right 76.
That's why? Yeah
76. If I'm alive or 7 if I'm alive. Yes. Yes,
who knows? Alright, let's go ahead and take a break. The
Chris Simms top 40 quarterback countdown for 2022. We've got
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