1 00:00:00,440 --> 00:00:05,360 Speaker 1: The gunner being the returning job solely on returning or 2 00:00:05,360 --> 00:00:07,480 Speaker 1: did that have a lot to do with what he adds. 3 00:00:07,280 --> 00:00:09,399 Speaker 2: As a receiver too. Yeah, No, I think he has 4 00:00:09,440 --> 00:00:10,440 Speaker 2: a lot of versatility. 5 00:00:10,560 --> 00:00:12,840 Speaker 1: You know, he obviously did you know, some good things 6 00:00:12,880 --> 00:00:15,120 Speaker 1: offensively in the preseason, but he also did some good 7 00:00:15,120 --> 00:00:18,560 Speaker 1: stuff for us returning even before I got here. 8 00:00:18,680 --> 00:00:20,000 Speaker 2: You know, he's a proven. 9 00:00:19,760 --> 00:00:22,600 Speaker 1: Return that's done at a high level, and he had 10 00:00:22,600 --> 00:00:24,560 Speaker 1: a good camp, so excited to see what he can do. 11 00:00:26,600 --> 00:00:28,479 Speaker 3: He hasn't turned a lot of kickoffs in the last 12 00:00:28,480 --> 00:00:30,960 Speaker 3: couple of years. Just what have you seen fromhim? You 13 00:00:30,960 --> 00:00:32,560 Speaker 3: go look in the past, what gave your confidence that 14 00:00:32,640 --> 00:00:33,880 Speaker 3: he can he can fill that role? 15 00:00:34,120 --> 00:00:38,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, well, I think number one, this will be a 16 00:00:38,640 --> 00:00:43,279 Speaker 1: new kickoffs rule to him and because of that, like, 17 00:00:43,360 --> 00:00:45,760 Speaker 1: it does take a different run skilled than it did prior, 18 00:00:46,159 --> 00:00:48,519 Speaker 1: you know, with hang time being a premium with the 19 00:00:48,600 --> 00:00:51,519 Speaker 1: last couple of years ago with those kickoffs and now 20 00:00:51,560 --> 00:00:53,880 Speaker 1: not being as much of a frequent thing, and then 21 00:00:53,920 --> 00:00:58,560 Speaker 1: the formation restrictions that are with the rules. Like, I 22 00:00:58,600 --> 00:01:00,920 Speaker 1: think his skill set does lend to have success in 23 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:03,880 Speaker 1: this because it almost seems somewhat more like a punt 24 00:01:03,920 --> 00:01:05,720 Speaker 1: return play because a lot of guys are on the 25 00:01:05,720 --> 00:01:07,959 Speaker 1: same level, no different than a pump would be. 26 00:01:09,880 --> 00:01:13,400 Speaker 2: What are you looking for from your kickoff return this season? Yeah, 27 00:01:13,480 --> 00:01:14,920 Speaker 2: I think number one is ball security. 28 00:01:15,319 --> 00:01:17,800 Speaker 1: It's the first play of offense, so retaining possession of 29 00:01:17,800 --> 00:01:20,560 Speaker 1: that ball is critical, and every opportunity we get, we 30 00:01:20,600 --> 00:01:23,320 Speaker 1: want to have efficient returns. I think that's a huge 31 00:01:23,319 --> 00:01:26,080 Speaker 1: component to being a good kickoff return. Yes, Like the 32 00:01:26,080 --> 00:01:28,880 Speaker 1: mentality is always going to be let's score, let's score 33 00:01:28,959 --> 00:01:31,280 Speaker 1: every time. But the fact of the matter is we 34 00:01:31,319 --> 00:01:33,200 Speaker 1: want to give the ball back to the offense. But 35 00:01:33,240 --> 00:01:35,200 Speaker 1: if we're getting explosives out of that too, then I'm 36 00:01:35,200 --> 00:01:36,880 Speaker 1: looking at as a successful play. 37 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:38,920 Speaker 2: So efficiency will be the biggest thing. 38 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:42,960 Speaker 3: How much more added value two quality turns back there 39 00:01:42,959 --> 00:01:44,680 Speaker 3: because you're going to get less touchbacks where maybe the 40 00:01:44,720 --> 00:01:46,199 Speaker 3: past er you just have one guy back there. 41 00:01:46,280 --> 00:01:49,400 Speaker 1: Yeah, No, I think it's important those guys both have 42 00:01:49,480 --> 00:01:51,960 Speaker 1: to be a great ball handlers number one, and both 43 00:01:51,960 --> 00:01:55,120 Speaker 1: guys will get touches throughout the year. There's no guarantee 44 00:01:55,120 --> 00:01:56,800 Speaker 1: that one guy could be a primary return and the 45 00:01:56,800 --> 00:01:59,640 Speaker 1: other guy's a secondary return. Because you're seeing a lot 46 00:01:59,640 --> 00:02:02,000 Speaker 1: of skill kickers now being able to put the ball 47 00:02:02,200 --> 00:02:04,280 Speaker 1: outside the numbers each way in the middle of the 48 00:02:04,280 --> 00:02:07,120 Speaker 1: field in the alleys. So it requires both guys to 49 00:02:07,160 --> 00:02:10,400 Speaker 1: have great communication, great ball skills, and also the run 50 00:02:10,440 --> 00:02:12,240 Speaker 1: skill to be able to have success with it. 51 00:02:12,320 --> 00:02:16,000 Speaker 2: Is decision making now more important than maybe it used 52 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:17,400 Speaker 2: to be where they would kick it out of the 53 00:02:17,480 --> 00:02:20,040 Speaker 2: end zone or they'd kick it, you know, three yards 54 00:02:20,080 --> 00:02:21,640 Speaker 2: into the end zone and then you had a rule 55 00:02:21,720 --> 00:02:23,120 Speaker 2: or you know what I'm saying, if it's at the five, 56 00:02:23,680 --> 00:02:26,440 Speaker 2: they really have to kind of really know on the fly. 57 00:02:26,680 --> 00:02:28,920 Speaker 2: You know, it's just right on the boundary too, you 58 00:02:28,919 --> 00:02:30,040 Speaker 2: know what do I do here? 59 00:02:30,120 --> 00:02:32,480 Speaker 1: Yeah, So I think decision making has always been a 60 00:02:32,560 --> 00:02:34,680 Speaker 1: premium that's never really left. Now. 61 00:02:34,720 --> 00:02:37,000 Speaker 2: The one thing I will say is the decision making. 62 00:02:37,120 --> 00:02:40,040 Speaker 1: Time is a little bit shorter now just because you're 63 00:02:40,080 --> 00:02:42,400 Speaker 1: not seeing a lot of hangtime with the kickoffs. So 64 00:02:42,480 --> 00:02:45,280 Speaker 1: it requires a lot of impulse decisions, and to me, 65 00:02:45,400 --> 00:02:48,720 Speaker 1: those impulse decisions always go back to what they know best. 66 00:02:48,840 --> 00:02:50,079 Speaker 2: If what they know best is the. 67 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:52,520 Speaker 1: Things that they practiced in practice, then they're ready for 68 00:02:52,560 --> 00:02:55,600 Speaker 1: any situation and rules they come up well. 69 00:02:55,639 --> 00:02:57,440 Speaker 2: Correct if you say from Jude just said to be 70 00:02:57,520 --> 00:02:59,919 Speaker 2: arrived here last year. Yeah, the tons tons. 71 00:03:00,080 --> 00:03:02,399 Speaker 1: You know, obviously the number one thing he's always had 72 00:03:02,480 --> 00:03:04,760 Speaker 1: is that lake strength, but then you're starting to see 73 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:07,720 Speaker 1: him understand the wind patterns, you know, in our stadium 74 00:03:07,720 --> 00:03:10,800 Speaker 1: and obviously on our practice field, and then also just 75 00:03:11,120 --> 00:03:13,280 Speaker 1: the moxie he's been able to develop with those other 76 00:03:13,280 --> 00:03:15,200 Speaker 1: guys in the room. I think those guys have been 77 00:03:15,280 --> 00:03:18,200 Speaker 1: good pros to him, and he understands what it takes 78 00:03:18,200 --> 00:03:19,960 Speaker 1: to have success at this level and it was good 79 00:03:19,960 --> 00:03:23,400 Speaker 1: to see him have success during the preseason. So arrow 80 00:03:23,480 --> 00:03:26,040 Speaker 1: up on Jude and I'm excited that he's back. Between 81 00:03:27,120 --> 00:03:29,560 Speaker 1: Gano and Casey, I've used to the Giants always having 82 00:03:29,600 --> 00:03:30,960 Speaker 1: a special team's captain. 83 00:03:31,240 --> 00:03:33,280 Speaker 2: There was not one voted this year. Who do you 84 00:03:33,360 --> 00:03:34,680 Speaker 2: look to in that role? 85 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:38,240 Speaker 1: Yeah, so I don't necessarily like being a captain is 86 00:03:38,360 --> 00:03:42,040 Speaker 1: a huge honor, and that is that is held very 87 00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:46,840 Speaker 1: sacred to your teammates and it's coveted as coaches. I 88 00:03:46,840 --> 00:03:50,480 Speaker 1: think both Casey and Graham have great leadership qualities to him. 89 00:03:50,800 --> 00:03:53,520 Speaker 1: So just because they were not voted captains doesn't mean 90 00:03:53,560 --> 00:03:57,040 Speaker 1: they're restricted from speaking up. I think those guys never 91 00:03:57,080 --> 00:03:59,520 Speaker 1: get deterred when they have to say something, they say something, 92 00:03:59,640 --> 00:04:02,120 Speaker 1: So I think those two guys are really good leaders 93 00:04:02,120 --> 00:04:04,800 Speaker 1: in the special team's room, as well as other guys 94 00:04:04,800 --> 00:04:07,880 Speaker 1: that are returned like Chris Mannards, Chris board playing a 95 00:04:07,960 --> 00:04:12,840 Speaker 1: in fouls and Gunner. We have a really good veteran group. 96 00:04:14,280 --> 00:04:16,480 Speaker 1: And I hear a lot of conversations with him, not 97 00:04:16,520 --> 00:04:18,840 Speaker 1: only in the meeting room, but you hear it on 98 00:04:18,880 --> 00:04:20,719 Speaker 1: the practice field. How do you see this? How do 99 00:04:20,720 --> 00:04:23,240 Speaker 1: you see me playing this? That to me ultimately is 100 00:04:23,400 --> 00:04:26,359 Speaker 1: assign a leadership as well. And you see that with 101 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:27,880 Speaker 1: a lot of guys on this football. 102 00:04:27,560 --> 00:04:29,200 Speaker 2: Roster is great. 103 00:04:29,320 --> 00:04:32,480 Speaker 3: Obviously, I claimed, what does he bring on the special 104 00:04:32,520 --> 00:04:33,760 Speaker 3: teams areas? 105 00:04:34,520 --> 00:04:36,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, so he's a physical presence. 106 00:04:36,760 --> 00:04:39,480 Speaker 1: He is a true seatball get ball player that studies 107 00:04:39,520 --> 00:04:41,680 Speaker 1: the game the right way, and you see his study 108 00:04:41,680 --> 00:04:44,520 Speaker 1: habits show up because you see him make full speed decisions. 109 00:04:45,120 --> 00:04:45,760 Speaker 2: There is no. 110 00:04:46,240 --> 00:04:48,520 Speaker 1: Hesitant play in his style play and that's the thing 111 00:04:48,520 --> 00:04:51,200 Speaker 1: I respect most about him. When he's convicted about the 112 00:04:51,200 --> 00:04:53,000 Speaker 1: play he's supposed to make, he goes and gets it. 113 00:04:53,200 --> 00:04:54,880 Speaker 1: So I'm excited to work with him, excited to get 114 00:04:54,920 --> 00:04:56,440 Speaker 1: to learn him a little bit more over the next 115 00:04:56,480 --> 00:04:59,960 Speaker 1: couple of weeks, D was he somebody on your radar 116 00:05:00,120 --> 00:05:02,680 Speaker 1: last year in the draft or somebody just kind of 117 00:05:02,760 --> 00:05:05,040 Speaker 1: got on your radar now. Yeah, So both in the 118 00:05:05,160 --> 00:05:08,719 Speaker 1: draft and then also playing Baltimore last year. You know 119 00:05:09,160 --> 00:05:12,520 Speaker 1: a guy that's that that showed up, So you know, 120 00:05:12,720 --> 00:05:16,160 Speaker 1: just being able to have multiple interactions with them has 121 00:05:16,200 --> 00:05:18,960 Speaker 1: shown up and Etcter worked with them. So Roughs out 122 00:05:18,960 --> 00:05:22,120 Speaker 1: in here yesterday working on holding, I guess like emergency 123 00:05:22,160 --> 00:05:26,680 Speaker 1: holding and so what's uh, what's his experience level with that? 124 00:05:26,760 --> 00:05:28,440 Speaker 2: Is it something he's done before he's done it? 125 00:05:28,920 --> 00:05:31,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, Yeah, he's done it every year since he's been 126 00:05:31,839 --> 00:05:34,200 Speaker 1: in the league, and he did in college as well. 127 00:05:34,360 --> 00:05:36,760 Speaker 1: So that's been a skill set of his that it's 128 00:05:36,800 --> 00:05:39,520 Speaker 1: really valuable for us to have a backup holder and 129 00:05:39,560 --> 00:05:42,680 Speaker 1: that's with you know, obviously anything. He just gives us 130 00:05:42,680 --> 00:05:44,560 Speaker 1: a little bit of flex in that position. 131 00:05:45,160 --> 00:05:47,599 Speaker 3: Folks, through a lot of guys that's Brice went down 132 00:05:47,600 --> 00:05:51,120 Speaker 3: and that gunner spot. I guess next our green who 133 00:05:51,160 --> 00:05:53,039 Speaker 3: who stepped up and sees that role? 134 00:05:53,200 --> 00:05:55,400 Speaker 1: Yeah, no, I mean there's been a few guys actually, 135 00:05:56,080 --> 00:05:59,000 Speaker 1: you know, Bo Collins as a rookie has been great 136 00:05:59,040 --> 00:06:01,800 Speaker 1: in that role. Banks flot have both been good in 137 00:06:01,800 --> 00:06:05,039 Speaker 1: that role as well. You know, our green obviously has 138 00:06:05,080 --> 00:06:08,040 Speaker 1: done it for us at a high level. So there's 139 00:06:08,480 --> 00:06:10,360 Speaker 1: and then Nick Jones. You know, I think all those 140 00:06:10,360 --> 00:06:13,880 Speaker 1: guys have the capability to help us on Sundays, and 141 00:06:14,520 --> 00:06:18,159 Speaker 1: all those guys have good a good mindset if we 142 00:06:18,200 --> 00:06:20,120 Speaker 1: ever need him to go execute those reps, that they're 143 00:06:20,160 --> 00:06:21,640 Speaker 1: willing to do it and do it at a high level. 144 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:24,640 Speaker 3: Singlitary hasn't been turned many kicks in his career. Of 145 00:06:24,680 --> 00:06:26,600 Speaker 3: what gives you confidence? What do you see from him 146 00:06:26,680 --> 00:06:27,720 Speaker 3: that translates to that role. 147 00:06:27,839 --> 00:06:29,239 Speaker 2: Yeah, he's got great ball skills. 148 00:06:29,320 --> 00:06:32,400 Speaker 1: Number one, the run skill is there because the vision 149 00:06:32,640 --> 00:06:34,919 Speaker 1: as a running back shows up. So he sees the 150 00:06:35,000 --> 00:06:38,040 Speaker 1: game really well. You know, I've made this comment before 151 00:06:38,480 --> 00:06:41,839 Speaker 1: last year. This this new kickoff return looks more like 152 00:06:41,920 --> 00:06:44,360 Speaker 1: offense or run game. So you see a lot of 153 00:06:44,440 --> 00:06:48,039 Speaker 1: running backs have success in this new system because of 154 00:06:48,080 --> 00:06:50,440 Speaker 1: them being able to see and diagnose return holes, set 155 00:06:50,520 --> 00:06:53,040 Speaker 1: up blocks. So he's shown us that he has a 156 00:06:53,040 --> 00:06:55,200 Speaker 1: skill set to do that. So if he ever gets opportunity, 157 00:06:55,320 --> 00:06:56,560 Speaker 1: excited to see what he does with the ball in 158 00:06:56,560 --> 00:06:58,080 Speaker 1: the scenes, you think people. 159 00:06:58,040 --> 00:06:59,440 Speaker 3: How his deon day? 160 00:07:01,080 --> 00:07:04,440 Speaker 2: You know, he's been a starter on defense around here. 161 00:07:04,520 --> 00:07:07,840 Speaker 1: How is he take to the gunna role and you 162 00:07:07,839 --> 00:07:10,840 Speaker 1: know some young guys who are starters. He's a great 163 00:07:10,840 --> 00:07:14,360 Speaker 1: team that's like the second priority for him, you know 164 00:07:14,400 --> 00:07:14,680 Speaker 1: what I mean? 165 00:07:14,720 --> 00:07:16,000 Speaker 2: How do you see that with him? 166 00:07:16,080 --> 00:07:19,520 Speaker 1: Yeah, he's a great teammate, number one, unselfish and wants 167 00:07:19,520 --> 00:07:23,720 Speaker 1: to do right by everybody. So he's awesome in that 168 00:07:23,800 --> 00:07:26,200 Speaker 1: regard because he knows he has a skill set to 169 00:07:26,280 --> 00:07:28,320 Speaker 1: be a high level corner. He also has a skill 170 00:07:28,320 --> 00:07:30,760 Speaker 1: set to be a high level special teamer. So every 171 00:07:30,880 --> 00:07:33,200 Speaker 1: chance he gets to play football in general, I think 172 00:07:33,240 --> 00:07:36,240 Speaker 1: he embraces it. And you know, that's the thing I 173 00:07:36,280 --> 00:07:39,600 Speaker 1: respect most about him is that he doesn't blink twice 174 00:07:39,640 --> 00:07:41,640 Speaker 1: about it and he just wants to play football and 175 00:07:41,680 --> 00:07:42,480 Speaker 1: he's excited to do so. 176 00:07:42,640 --> 00:07:46,800 Speaker 2: It seems like his skill set is really very strong 177 00:07:46,840 --> 00:07:48,840 Speaker 2: for that, moll, because he is strong, he is fast, 178 00:07:48,840 --> 00:07:51,520 Speaker 2: and he would you know, expand on that a little bit. 179 00:07:51,920 --> 00:07:54,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, No, I mean he is, like you're saying, he's big, fast, 180 00:07:55,000 --> 00:07:59,280 Speaker 1: and strong. Those fundamentals obviously show up defensively, and that's 181 00:07:59,280 --> 00:08:00,920 Speaker 1: why he's had six in that position. 182 00:08:01,920 --> 00:08:02,640 Speaker 2: And whenever you have. 183 00:08:02,640 --> 00:08:05,600 Speaker 1: A guy like that that has had success in whether 184 00:08:05,640 --> 00:08:08,960 Speaker 1: it be a primary position on offense and defense. Those 185 00:08:09,000 --> 00:08:12,080 Speaker 1: true fundamentals show up again on special teams because we 186 00:08:12,120 --> 00:08:14,160 Speaker 1: do block destruction, we do tackling. 187 00:08:15,360 --> 00:08:18,000 Speaker 2: All those things that they're asked to do defensively show 188 00:08:18,080 --> 00:08:19,480 Speaker 2: up in our kicking game as well.