New Jets security Andre Cisco, a Queens native who signed with Gang Inexperienced this offseason after 4 seasons with the Jaguars, tackles some coaching camp Q&A with Submit columnist Steve Serby.
Q: Describe Aaron Glenn’s fashion of accountability.
A: Simply making this program — and after I say program, just like the conferences, the walkthroughs, the lifts, the apply schedule — making it powerful on you, and giving you a large number to deal with. And for me that’s necessary for accountability, as a result of it’s saying, “Are you prepared? Are you going to be ready? Are you going to return to work each single day?” If not, you’re going to be uncovered, clearly. You’re not going to get what you need out of this 12 months, this sport normally. Consequently, ask plenty of your teammates. You’re within the locker room, we anticipate so much out of one another — there’s simply no excuses. I recognize the best way he’s constructing this out. It doesn’t require plenty of speaking outdoors of it as a result of you recognize it’s form of specified by entrance of you — that is what we’re doing, that is what we’re making an attempt to get carried out, he’s advised us precisely how camp’s going to construct up.
Q: How does he command a room?
A: He simply will get to his level, like he doesn’t beat across the bush, he’s direct. And he retains a great relationship with guys outdoors of the assembly room, in order that when he’s up there you’re speaking to the identical man you talked to on the sideline in the present day or within the hallway.
Q: What resonated with you after he spoke firstly of coaching camp?
A: Understanding from a participant’s perspective of how we’ve to construct this coaching camp out. It’s going to be laborious, however we’re additionally not going to be silly. I recognize the old-school mentalities, but additionally perceive, like, let’s be sensible.
Q: When coaching camp ends, what’s going to the persona of this soccer staff be?
A: I believe very powerful, gritty, and sensible’s going to be a giant one as effectively. This league has turn into a kind of conditions the place the higher your gamers can adapt to conditions, the extra alternatives you must win video games. Somebody confirmed us the variety of video games which are one-score on this league. … So in the event you can win 12 video games due to guys being conscious, situationally sensible and rise up-to-the-minute, you’re going to be in a great spot on the finish of the 12 months. … Sensible is a giant one, powerful is a large one — working the ball, having an important working assault, having an important protection. I believe that’s going to be our mentality.
Q: Inform me why these usually are not the Similar Outdated Jets.
A: I can’t say an excessive amount of about that, and actually that’s most likely the narrative I hate probably the most now that I’m across the staff and listening to that, like, that Similar Outdated Jets discuss.
Q: What’s it going to be like taking part in on the massive New York stage in your hometown.
A: It’s unimaginable, man. … I do know that by the point we get to MetLife, it’s going to be much more surreal for me. However I’m taking all of it in day-after-day. I believe even in the present day I had a second when coach was speaking, and I simply seemed over and it mentioned, New York Jets coaching camp, and simply needed to proceed to soak all of it in. As a result of these alternatives come and go, and I can’t identify anybody who’s had the chance that I do know.
Q: What are your favourite Lengthy Island or New York issues?
A: I just like the highways, like a Southern State or a Northern State. It’s very nostalgic for me. Like as soon as I get again to Lengthy Island, I similar to driving on the freeway. I’m like, ahhh, this was my route to high school. … It simply brings again plenty of recollections. New York factor is strolling the Brooklyn Bridge. My mother lived in Valley Stream, my dad lived in Brooklyn, so I used to be backwards and forwards. And so the Brooklyn Bridge was like a pastime for us.
Q: How devastating was dropping your father, Chris, two years in the past?
A: It was actually devastating, and being again right here, I really feel like had he made it so far, he would have been extraordinarily excited. He’s Brooklyn right through, he was born and raised in Brooklyn, you couldn’t drag him out of Brooklyn in the event you tried. He already advised all people I performed for the Jags, and all people he met he would let ’em know, but when he would have identified I play for the Jets, he would have been trippin.’ … However fortunately really our first sport is on his birthday. That’ll be a big day.
Q: How about No. 8 for the Jets intercepting No. 8 for the Steelers, Aaron Rodgers?
A: That additionally can be very particular (smile).
Q: Why did you select No. 8?
Q: I at all times wished 8 with the Jags, however it’s retired, [Mark] Brunell.
Q: Describe your father.
A: Very adventurous. A novel persona, simply understood methods to carry individuals collectively. He was a bit bit just like the glue for my household — particularly when it comes to my cousins, my aunts, my uncles. He’s the explanation we’re all linked now. He’s the explanation we go to the seashore, the explanation we grill, the explanation we go to the pool. All of our recollections are form of linked to him ultimately or one other. For everybody else, he was Uncle Chris. He was similar to a dad for lots of my cousins as effectively, as a result of households aren’t good.
Q: Give me a scouting report on you.
A: I’d say bodily on the level of assault … quarterback must know the place I’m at on the sphere, the chance to take the ball away at any second.
Q: No matter involves thoughts: Sauce Gardner.
A: Sensible … humorous … explosive.
Q: Garrett Wilson.
A: He’s persistently doing issues which are similar to actually further odd.
Q: Justin Fields.
A: Exact … clearly harmful within the run sport as effectively … and composed, very composed.
Q: Tyrod Taylor.
A: Additionally composed … savvy … and makes the precise choices.
Q: Steve Wilks.
A: Energetic … right down to earth … very relatable.
Q: Did you go to Knicks video games?
A: I went to 1 Knick sport as a child. I wish to say that is the Raymond Felton, Carmelo Anthony Period. This was positively earlier than the renovated Backyard.
Q: What did you suppose when Tom Thibodeau was fired?
A: As a Knick fan, I assumed it was time. Though we obtained far final 12 months, it’s laborious to proceed to look at the identical factor. It’s simply not a really sustainable mannequin when it comes to how we select to win. It’s good to tug video games out, however you wish to have a bit bit extra of a recipe for fulfillment extra so than, how we feeling tonight? Is [Jalen Brunson] sizzling? Is somebody coming off the bench giving us assist? I believe the Pacers and the Thunder have a really sustainable mannequin simply when it comes to how Thibs has selected to win video games through the years. I wasn’t essentially mad at it, however I’m additionally very grateful for it.
Q: You didn’t like the best way he used his bench?
A: I wouldn’t say the bench as a lot as like getting extra inventive and being extra progressive … doing one thing that’s going to permit your guys to be contemporary, enable Jalen to not really feel like he needs to be 40, triple-double to win video games. I’m hoping that Mike Brown brings a bit one thing totally different.
Q: What’s particular to you about Jalen Brunson?
A: He’s genuinely cold-blooded. It’s laborious to search out guys that may do it evening in and evening out the best way he has, with the stress of the New York market. I believe some guys simply fall into that spell of loving the lights and every thing it comes with. Listening to how he studied the Derek Jeters of the world to know methods to deal with the New York market and didn’t fall into the lure of regardless of the lure is alongside the traces of being a famous person right here.
Q: Who did you root for on the Jets?
A: The Darrelle Revises, I keep in mind Santonio Holmes and Brandon Marshall once they had been right here.
Q: Did you go to Jets video games?
A: Yeah, I went to plenty of Jet video games … Mark Sanchez, clearly that period … Nick Mangold, the [D’Brickashaw] Fergusons of the world, these are a few of my favorites.
Q: Are you cold-blooded?
A: I obtained that gene, and I hope to proceed to develop it. It’s a kind of issues that you must work on in apply and be put in these conditions in order that within the sport it doesn’t really feel any totally different. I’ve had alternatives to make performs in clutch moments, however positively have much more within the tank.
Q: How would you describe your on-field mentality?
A: I’m very composed. I’m enthusiastic, however I preserve myself collectively. I’m high-energy however I attempt to simply give attention to my job and pour all I can into executing and ending performs.
Q: Describe tearing your ACL in pregame warmups at Syracuse in 2020.
A: That was a tricky one. Entering into my junior 12 months, it was the third sport of the season, I had an interception within the first sport, a great second sport, everybody was constructing me as much as be a first-round choose — it was what I pictured since I got here in as a freshman. I’m warming up and I am going up for a ball, and my teammate, he was working routes, he got here from the opposite facet, so we collided whereas I used to be within the air, he bumped into my facet. I hit the bottom actually laborious. I obtained up, and I might see that one thing was fallacious with me. By the point I obtained into the coaching room was simply hysterical crying as a result of I knew one thing was up, and I by no means had a knee damage, so I couldn’t inform what it was. As soon as he shook my knee a number of occasions, advised me what he thought it was, I began dropping it. However there have been plenty of indicators that that was form of ordained when it comes to how issues performed out — me going to Jacksonville, nonetheless with the ability to get drafted excessive [third round], the Mix was canceled that 12 months, so it clearly helps my draft inventory ’trigger I’m not collaborating. Various things like that that form of aligned for me.
Q: What’s your 4 favourite Tommy DeVito story?
A: My freshman 12 months, his redshirt freshman season, I believe Eric Dungey obtained harm within the North Carolina sport, and he led us to a double-overtime victory. He threw the game-winning landing. … It was cold-blooded, like he simply got here within the sport, simply began slinging it.
Q: He grew to become Tommy Cutlets.
A: I beloved watching the story unfold for him as a result of we at all times knew he was such an important expertise. At Syracuse it didn’t work out, find yourself going to Illinois and placing it collectively a bit bit. However I used to be tremendous glad that it ended up taking place for him right here.
Q: Will your mom, Myriam, come to the video games?
A: Now we have migrated a bit bit, my household lives a bit bit extra south now, partially nonetheless some up right here, however she lives nearer to the place we had been in Jacksonville. However she’ll be up right here for positive.
Q: What drives you?
A: My religion is a large driver for me day in and time out. … It retains me very balanced, when it comes to not changing into too consumed with what I’m very obsessed with.
Q: You’re a standup comic?
A: I obtained a bit bit in me (smile). I’m not an expert comic, however I’ve carried out it one time. It was in New Orleans on the time. It was like a signup, get on stage form of factor.
Q: Would you do this right here in entrance of the blokes?
A; Would I do it in entrance of the blokes? I don’t know if I’m that humorous. The individuals I used to be in entrance of, they had been most likely a bit little bit of a better crowd. Writing jokes is basically laborious.
Q: Your quote on Twitter was, “I’m professionally humorous.”
A: I’m technically — primarily based off that evening, sure (snort).
Q: Describe your trend fashion.
A: Rising up in New York, I attempt to be myself as a lot as doable. Generally I’m simply excited to be tremendous chill, generally I’m excited to do one thing off the wall. However I positively don’t comply with the tendencies, I’d say. I’m not like tremendous reverse of the pattern, however I like what I like.
Q: Are you able to compete with Tyrod Taylor?
A: No sir. He can’t not look fly. He simply has it collectively on a regular basis.
Q: You’re a giant pickleball man?
A: Yeah, I really just lately received a match for $20,000. Me and Micah Parsons had been companions in opposition to different skilled athletes.
Q: What’s your favourite reminiscence as a working again with the Valley Stream Inexperienced Hornets?
A: I received a Tremendous Bowl one 12 months.
Q: You had been how outdated?
A: I believe I used to be 11 that 12 months. My first sport I had two touchdowns in opposition to Oyster Bay, residence sport.
Q: Three dinner company?
A: Jesus, Kanye West, Michelle Obama.
Q: Favourite film?
A: “The Blind Aspect.”
Q: Favourite actor?
A: Liam Neeson.
Q: Favourite actress?
A: Priyanka Chopra.
Q: Favourite rapper/entertainer?
A: Rexx Life Raj.
Q: Favourite meal?
A: Any type of rice and protein, I’m cool.
Q: Favourite New York pizza or restaurant?
A: I’ve a deli in Brooklyn — Farmer within the Deli — a pleasant chilly sandwich from there’s good. I obtained a pleasant bagel spot over right here, A&B Bagels. I had Parsippany’s Finest Pizza, which is sweet round right here, however I haven’t had plenty of pizza since I’ve been again.
Q: You’re conscious that the Jets haven’t made the playoffs in 14 straight years. What are your ideas on that?
A: I keep in mind the final time. My ideas on that? I believe it’s simple to truly consider individuals once they say like there’s a curse. And I believe that’s like the very first thing we’ve to form of nip within the bud, like there’s nothing stopping us from attending to the playoffs. We simply should do what we’ve to do — do the sensible issues, win your division, win your house video games, and by the tip of the season, you look again, you’ll be in place to get within the playoffs.
Q: What’s your message to Jets followers?
A: I’d say I’m one in all you guys when it comes to like simply wanting the staff to win from a normal perspective and understanding what it will do for the tri-state space, simply the morale and the general … simply every thing that the sports activities groups do for the financial system, all that form of stuff. Being a Knicks fan this previous season we noticed a bit little bit of that, proper? Folks taking on MSG and Instances Sq., and the way individuals can get collectively round sports activities.
