7 STANDOUTS From The 1st Preseason Game! | New York Jets

[Music] all right guys what's going on welcome  in so in this one we're going to be breaking down   the standout performers from yesterday's game  against the Washington commanders obviously a   lot of positives the Jets you know won the game 20  to 17 but you know when you look at individual uh   eye test performances a lot of a lot of people  jumped off the screen uh when you look at the   Box uh box score you can actually see some really  really exciting stuff so let's dive into the first   player here first round pick Olu fashu I thought  Olu looked great now going into the game you're   looking at who you're playing it's Washington  a team that hasn't really had that much success   with rushing the passer so I a lot of people kind  of assume that the tackles would have a solid day   in pass protection but it's still great to see  that Olu who is the projected backup right now   behind Tyron Smith uh went out there and had a  really really great day was it perfect no he did   allow a pressure he did jump uh for a false start  but hey was out there for a decent amount of time   in the first half and I thought that he looked  good I I thought that he held his own I thought   his feet were really really quick getting to his  spot really really did a good job with that and   definitely Flash the tools of a future franchise  left tackle in my opinion look I don't want to   get too far ahead of myself here and say U's going  to you know be the top five tackle in you know two   years or anything like that but you know based off  this one one preseason season game but again just   looking at individuals performances uh being able  to walk away from this game and and looking at Olu   and how he performed it's a pretty good feeling  knowing that he went out there handled business   showed off his athleticism showed off his talent  level and overall had a pretty productive Saturday   next up running back brillan Allen so much fun  to watch just yeah I keep using this term for   him but uh bowling ball you know he just does not  go down on First Contact you like every time you   watch him with the football he's always falling  forward and I you love that about running backs   because you know in third in one situations fourth  and inches goal line you're on your own goal line   you have to get out of it you need a guy who can  you know create that positive yardage and um you   know brillin Allen as far as what we've heard and  seen through training camp so far matched with of   course the joint practice and this preseason game  I mean man he really really fits the bill for what   the want in that in that uh rb2 that third down  running back somebody to take some of the pressure   off of Bree Hall but on the day he carried the  rock six times and had 54 yards so he averaged   nine yards per carry and the yards after contact I  I again I thought was huge also brillan Allen does   not look like you know somebody who takes a long  time to get going like that burst is there that   acceleration is there uh he could really get  up to speed very very quickly and going back   to his Wisconsin days you know he was somebody  who had a lot they really fed him the football   he wasn't like some sort of Gadget player or you  know somebody who had to take a lot of time to   to learn the Wisconsin system or anything like  that like when he came in he was given the he   was really thrown into action immediately had  the three seasons at Wisconsin and coming in at   20 years old to this New York Jets locker room uh  as somebody who doesn't have to be the bcow guy I   really really loved what I saw from brillan Allen  and just kind of getting excited about what he's   going to be able to do in the regular season um in  this not in I don't mean this term to to to sound   rude or anything but it it it's a diminished role  because he isn't the starting running back because   he's going to be in this diminished role I really  feel like he's you know primed to you know put the   offense on his back in you know cold weather games  in those games late into the season potentially   playoff games or matchups where the Jets could be  up by 10 or 14 or 17 or what whatever the case may   be and you need to grind down the clock you need  to control the ball or give your defense arrest it   really seems like brillan Allen could be one of  those running backs where you just feed him the   football and he's always going to be able to to  snag positive yardage next up the other running   back here Isaiah Davis now on the ground he didn't  really put up super impressive stats or anything   but through the air uh Isaiah Davis actually  made a pretty big impact catching the football   he looked quick he looked explosive uh it looked  like he had a lot of Pop um we know Nathaniel Haku   call a ton I mean a ton of screens and Isaiah  Davis kind of seemed to be that go-to option in   those third and long situations uh and granted  we have to credit the quarterbacks both Adrien   Martinez and um Peasley for both having great  days we're going to get to them in just a second   here but no it was really cool to see Isaiah Davis  somebody who is you know I want to say guaranteed   the rb3 job at this point obviously Allan  and Breece are in front of him but he was   handpicked by the coaching staff uh somebody  who is clearly getting a ton of opportunities   in Camp it was really cool to see just that that  two-headed monster at running back not including   Breeze Hall so with Isaiah Davis I think again  the biggest thing for me uh what separated his   performance amongst the rest was his quickness  and open field uh again was he perfect no but   he did Flash and he did actually look a lot  more explosive than I expected when the Jets   initially drafted him which is a huge sign so  let's take a look at the quarterback position   you know both Peasley and Adrian Martinez I  thought did a great job all things considered   right when we take a look at a guy in in in  Peasley coming in as an undrafted free agent   I thought he showed a lot of poise he was able  to complete a lot of passes put the ball in play   spray it around granted a lot of them were  just uh simple screens or checkdowns but hey   that's what we've been begging for from the  quarterback position for years can you know   can can a quarterback just hit a basic screen  pass or does it have to sail over the target's   head or does it have to bounce on the turf we  saw that time and time and time again with uh   you know take your pick Tim Bole Zach Wilson even  Sam darnold would miss easy throws um and you know   again all things considered Peasley coming in as a  udfa from Wyoming a Utah State transfer to Wyoming   now to the New York Jets I mean for your first NFL  action to not turn the football over to not look   like a deer in headlights I think Peasley can walk  away from today's game and say to himself you know   what I controlled it uh I managed it I didn't put  the team in a bad situation I didn't really get   overwhelmed by overwhelmed by the defense granted  it was a lot of vanilla looks it's preseason here   uh it's not like we're seeing you know week 15 uh  crazy exotic Blitz blitzes or anything you know   seasons on the line but all things considered I  thought Peasley did a did a pretty good job and   then as far as Adrien Martinez goes man he was  super impressive the arm strength the uh ability   to work under Center you know he was hacka was  dialing some stuff up under Center uh for Martinez   and he looked super super smooth with it uh this  is somebody who played you know with Scott Frost   in Nebraska tons of you know wide open spread uh  obviously goes to Kansas State the year or after   his Nebraska career does a fantastic fantastic job  in the UFL UFL MVP I mean he looked theart today   right made some awesome throws he had one crazy  throw like where he was fading away to his right   and just kind of dropped it in dropped it into the  bucket uh you know I don't want to say to win the   game but it was that final drive uh Martinez again  he made Big Time plays Big Time plays he had a   really nice pass deep down the field Martinez you  know if it's Martinez and Peasley for you know to   be that quarterback four I think the Jets are  going to be in you know this is a luxury right   that the jets are in right now where we have two  uh comparable fourth quarterback options and again   we're just looking at this one preseason game but  so far like you got to love to to see these guys   have success this early specifically compared  to what we're used to now flipping over to the   defensive side I I think for me there was three  players that separated themselves uh from the rest   the first was tanzil smart Smart's you know been  around he it's not like he's a former first round   pick it's not like he's a brand new free agent  or anything he's been around the block he's spent   time on the practice squad and he always kind of  feels like that bubble Fringe type of player uh   like the first man to get the call if somebody  goes down with an injury on the Jets defensive   line but not good enough to make the 53 I thought  today he was fantastic uh being able to make a lot   of noise I think he had seven tackles you know  on the day which is huge and if if tanzel smart   continues to get better year after year offseason  after offseason cuz I felt like he was this close   a year ago if he can have another two good days uh  or sorry two two good preseason uh performances I   would not be surprised if tanzel smart actually  makes the roster considering all the defensive   linemen that we lost in in in the off season  granted we brought in a couple um but Al Woods   Quinton Jefferson Bryce Huff jfm you know we have  to replace those guys um you know with with other   players and again if tanzel smart continues to  per to perform well I like his chances next up   Leonard Taylor this is somebody who had a sack he  had two tackles for loss he kept finding his way   into the back field he looked quick he looked ex I  mean he looked explosive he had popped to him but   also physical as well I mean that Leonard Taylor  had a lot of hype when the Jets initially signed   him as a udfa out of uh Miami but gez like for  him to burst out onto the scene like this this   early uh into the preseason game I mean he he  made that huge play in the first quarter it's   not like it was the last couple of minutes in that  fourth quarter where he finally turned you know uh   you know he finally made a play like he he really  looked explosive he looked nasty he looked again   physical look Leonard Taylor and and I know a lot  of the talk and attention has been put on uh Eric   watts and rightfully so and he had a he had a  solid day as well but I think Leonard Taylor   man he he really jumped off the screen like when  he was out on the out on the field like lining   up in the D line you knew exactly where he was  and at one point so after he made the big play   I'm like man like I just got to focus in on  Leonard Taylor uh so even on the plays that   he didn't you know secure a tackle or whatever uh  it was still so much fun to just watch him move   around and kind of just blow up offensive lineman  so Leonard Taylor I I thought was a huge standout   from uh from yesterday's game and last but not  least safety jayen key I was I don't want to say   blown away but I was really really impressed with  what Jaylen uh with what ke put together I mean if   you would have if you take his game right and you  show that to somebody that doesn't really watch a   ton of football and you say Hey you know this is  this this guy was a second round pick this guy was   a third round pick they would probably believe you  you know Jaylen ke was all around the field today   coming up and stuffing the Run always being near  the football he had six tackles on the day again   he did not look like a seventh round pick let  alone the last pick in the draft uh he and anytime   you're talking about a player that's coming out of  Alabama specifically I don't know if we can make   this argument in the future because Nick Sabin  is not there but Nick Sabin always when it comes   to defensive backs Nick Sabin always seems to  get the most out of these players so on one end   you know you can maybe argue okay well that's not  necessarily a good thing at the NFL level because   we already know what he is as a player you know  the coaching tactics the facilities the practices   everything right the competition level these  players are getting a lot better at a really   rapid rate at the Collegiate level that once they  hit the pros again how much room is there left   in the tank for these players to grow have they  reach their ceilings which I I think you can maybe   argue that with offensive tackles um coming out of  Alabama but when it comes to defensive backs where   Sabin is always like that's always been sabin's  specialty you you always feel like these guys   are polished they don't make a ton of mistakes I I  know Jets fans are going to uh go right to the to   to the dmire uh draft pick but you know again  looking at the the the macro perspective here   sabin's body of work at at safety a corner you  know these guys do come in pretty polished High   floor types of players again maybe not providing  the highest of ceilings but as prospects they're   not going to be totally overwhelmed by uh again  practice uh schedules practice setups the the   ways of of professional football because Alabama  is or maybe again I don't know necessarily with   dbor moving forward but Sav treated Alabama as  probably as most professional as you can possibly   get at the Collegiate level uh which obviously if  you're a prospect coming in that is super super   attractive uh you know if a program program can  offer that but in any case Jaylen key flew around   the football Feld field super super impressed  with what he showed and look you know if Ashton   Davis is is banged up and is taking a while to  come back maybe key can jump on that opportunity   but worst case scenario he's going to be in the  practice squad anyway let me know your thoughts   Down Below in the comments section thanks so much  for watching I appreciate it and as always go Jets [Music]