ESPN NFL Insider Mike Sando spent Sunday with ESPN NFL analyst Jon Gruden and the "Monday Night Football" crew in New Jersey, site of the Chicago Bears-New York Jets matchup in Week 3 (ESPN, 8:15 p.m. ET). Sando files a few key takeaways from Gruden regarding key storylines for these teams, in Gruden's voice.
1. Geno Smith has definitely improved and is a QB on the rise.
Smith is poised, he is tough, he is athletic. He had the five game-winning drives in the fourth quarter last season. When I see him complete almost every pass in the opening game and he has got the Packers down 21-9 and he is going in for another score when his arm gets hit and there's an interception, I see progress.
The Jets are asking Smith to do a lot. When you watch the Jets, you are going to see a lot of different plays and personnel groupings.