Andre Cisco brings necessary management qualities to Jets
Like many native New Yorkers, Andre Cisco doesn’t sugarcoat the reality.
Jets head coach Aaron Glenn sees management qualities within the free agent acquisition Cisco, who made information final season when he referred to as out his then-Jaguars teammates for quitting in a Week 6 loss to the Bears to drop to a 1-5 file.
“You watch how he operates together with his teammates, you possibly can inform that he’s a real group man,” Glenn stated Wednesday. “And I feel that’s solely going to get higher as soon as we proceed to teach him, and as soon as he understands the dynamics of every little thing that we’ve acquired occurring.”
Cisco signed a one-year, $8.5 million contract with the group that he grew up rooting for whereas he was raised on Lengthy Island.
It’s a shorter deal than most given to high quality free brokers his age, however the 25-year-old security noticed an ideal alignment of things.
“Curiosity in coming again house, being a part of one thing nice with Aaron Glenn on the helm and his historical past of protection,” Cisco stated. “Being that this [Jets] protection has been nice for the previous few years, it was a no brainer.”
After accumulating eight interceptions and three pressured fumbles in Jacksonville, Cisco stated he has made a “seamless” transition again house.
Glenn cited Cisco’s ball manufacturing again to his Syracuse days as an asset.
“For me, it’s actually not about main with phrases, initially. Simply actions,” Cisco stated. “I feel one of many issues that occurs with soccer and every little thing basically is simply first-day enthusiasm, after which it type of dies down after that. I attempt to emphasize being that type of man on daily basis. In order that’s type of what I lead with.
“When it comes to calling guys out, that’s not my model on a regular basis. I attempt to be extra one-on-one, however generally feelings run excessive. That’s type of what occurred there.”
It doesn’t sound just like the high-intensity Glenn will thoughts.
Edge rusher Will McDonald has gained 15 kilos, “which is superb for him as a result of it permits him to have the ability to set the sting rather a lot higher,” Glenn stated.
The 6-foot-4 McDonald needs to be as much as about 250 kilos now.
His energy limitations minimized his snap rely as a first-round rookie in 2022, however he broke out with 10.5 sacks final season due to his pace.
“We by no means wish to take that away from him. That’s his superpower,” Glenn stated. “However I feel he understands, for him to have the ability to max every little thing out of his potential, he must get stronger, he must get greater.”
The Jets had one hundred pc attendance at their first voluntary OTA observe, Glenn stated. There have been no notable absences Wednesday at their second.
“These males wish to win,” Glenn stated. “These males wish to work.”
Josh Myers, who began 56 video games at heart for the Packers over the previous 4 years, has impressed new teammate John Simpson.
“He’s a type of guys you may simply draw one thing up for him and he can determine it out,” the left guard stated. “Similar goes for Tip [Joe Tippman]. These guys are battling their a– off proper now, simply competing.”
