Andre Cisco’s Jets homecoming got here with a preseason reminder
Sure, it was preseason. It didn’t rely. It received’t have any direct influence on the video games that matter.
However Andre Cisco didn’t simply shrug off the error. As a fifth-year veteran, he is aware of higher than that.
“You’re by no means above it,” the Jets’ new beginning free security mentioned following observe Wednesday. “It’s a reminder that the basics and issues it’s important to verify on mentally each play, earlier than the play begins, you’re by no means above it. You by no means develop previous these issues. Nice reminder in a preseason recreation. Clearly, you need to get that off the tape, hate that it occurred.”
The play he was referring to got here early Saturday night time towards the Giants at MetLife Stadium.
Cisco was crushed badly on an 80-yard Russell Wilson throw to Beaux Collins, who acquired behind the protection. Two performs later, the Giants had been ultimately zone.
It set the tone for the lopsided 31-12 loss. Afterward, new coach Aaron Glenn known as his crew’s efficiency “sloppy” and “undisciplined.” Cisco’s mistake was on the prime of the record.
“That wasn’t indicative of who we’re,” defensive coordinator Steve Wilks mentioned. “You speak about Cisco, a routine project like that, he makes that play day by day for us simply staying within the publish. As quickly as he got here off the sector, he knew that.”
Cisco, talking for the primary time because the setback to the Giants, owned it.
“A great reminder of the price of not doing all of your job,” mentioned the 25-year-old defensive again, who spent the primary 4 years of his profession with the Jaguars. “As a security, typically you’re feeling such as you’re extra in place when the ball doesn’t come to you, or regardless of the case is perhaps. Only a reminder that each inch issues. It occurs extra typically than you assume, by way of you being in the precise place and taking [the play] away, and no one offers you credit score for it, and the one time you’re out of place you pay for it.
“We all know it’s not a expertise factor or a capability factor. … It’s extra mentally simply being targeted.”
After dropping Chuck Clark and Ashton Davis via free company, the Jets are relying on Cisco stabilizing the protection place after signing him to a one-year, $8.5 million deal within the offseason.
A 3rd-round select of Syracuse, he began 47 video games over 4 years for Jacksonville and had eight interceptions.
Cisco really rooted for the Jets rising up in Valley Stream, L.I., and is thrilled to get the chance to play for his hometown crew.
“I like it, man,” he mentioned. “It’s been a blessing. Outdoors of simply being right here, the crew, the group of men we acquired, the time I used to be in a position to are available in, it seems like the precise time.”
The one disadvantage is ticket requests. They’ve come pouring in for Week 1 towards the Steelers.
“I respect that as a result of I used to be in a spot the place I wasn’t from for some time,” he mentioned. “So when folks got here, it was few and much between, by way of how typically they might come. However now I’ve individuals who can drive up any time.”
