1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:04,160 Speaker 1: It's time to get inside the Giants hutte on Giants 2 00:00:04,160 --> 00:00:09,399 Speaker 1: dot Com and the Giants Mobile the Giants Podcast Network. 3 00:00:09,640 --> 00:00:12,880 Speaker 1: Welcome to our special game preview, Giant Subtle Podcast. John 4 00:00:12,880 --> 00:00:16,119 Speaker 1: Schmolke with you. Here's your ultimate preview of Giants and 5 00:00:16,239 --> 00:00:18,720 Speaker 1: Rams coming your way on Sunday. Don't forget the Gjihant 6 00:00:18,760 --> 00:00:21,640 Speaker 1: Subtle Podcast is on the Giants app, at Giants dot com, 7 00:00:21,640 --> 00:00:25,279 Speaker 1: slash podcast, and on your favorite podcast platforms. And this 8 00:00:25,360 --> 00:00:27,800 Speaker 1: channel also features the All in n y G Podcast, 9 00:00:27,840 --> 00:00:31,200 Speaker 1: which is a ten year celebration of Super Bowl forty six. 10 00:00:31,600 --> 00:00:34,000 Speaker 1: All right, so we got three guests coming your way today. 11 00:00:34,040 --> 00:00:36,320 Speaker 1: We got JB Long, who's the play by play man 12 00:00:36,400 --> 00:00:39,200 Speaker 1: for the Rams. He talks to Paul Detino on Lance 13 00:00:39,200 --> 00:00:42,200 Speaker 1: Meadow Head coach Joe Judge joins us as well. Bob 14 00:00:42,200 --> 00:00:44,599 Speaker 1: Papa will talk to him, and I'm gonna talk to 15 00:00:45,040 --> 00:00:48,519 Speaker 1: Giants linebacker and edge rusher Lorenzo Carter. That comes your 16 00:00:48,520 --> 00:00:53,640 Speaker 1: way first. Lorenzo talked about himself, Andrew Thomas, the defense, 17 00:00:53,720 --> 00:00:56,880 Speaker 1: and a bunch of other subjects with me previewing the game. 18 00:00:57,040 --> 00:00:59,600 Speaker 1: So how's it going, man, Gonna be with you? Complain? 19 00:01:00,040 --> 00:01:03,120 Speaker 1: Awesome man? All right? Let's talk about it here. You 20 00:01:03,160 --> 00:01:05,720 Speaker 1: can watch the film of the defense last week against Dallas. 21 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:07,920 Speaker 1: What was your major takeaway coming off of that in 22 00:01:08,040 --> 00:01:10,600 Speaker 1: terms of what you guys need to do to improve 23 00:01:10,880 --> 00:01:13,000 Speaker 1: and and do things a little bit better. Yeah, I 24 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:15,120 Speaker 1: think we just got to focus on the details, keep 25 00:01:15,240 --> 00:01:18,080 Speaker 1: keep paying attention to the details, and then just do 26 00:01:18,120 --> 00:01:19,959 Speaker 1: what we know we can do. We got the guys 27 00:01:20,160 --> 00:01:22,480 Speaker 1: all over the field in different positions. We just got 28 00:01:22,520 --> 00:01:25,520 Speaker 1: go out there and as players make those big plays 29 00:01:25,520 --> 00:01:28,880 Speaker 1: and game changing plays that we need. Is it mental 30 00:01:28,959 --> 00:01:31,520 Speaker 1: situations where you guys aren't where you're supposed to be, 31 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:34,280 Speaker 1: or you guys where you're supposed to be, but you're 32 00:01:34,280 --> 00:01:37,119 Speaker 1: just not taking advantage of those opportunities physically and making 33 00:01:37,160 --> 00:01:39,560 Speaker 1: the place. Yeah, I think it's not too many times 34 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:42,399 Speaker 1: where guys are just completely out of position. Um, it 35 00:01:42,480 --> 00:01:44,600 Speaker 1: may be out of position by half of a gap, 36 00:01:44,959 --> 00:01:47,240 Speaker 1: and it's that type stuff that we gotta fix and 37 00:01:47,280 --> 00:01:49,040 Speaker 1: we've been done it during a good job this week, 38 00:01:49,120 --> 00:01:51,960 Speaker 1: just making sure we pay attention to those type details 39 00:01:52,000 --> 00:01:54,360 Speaker 1: where if there are any questions, everybody has just been 40 00:01:54,400 --> 00:01:57,120 Speaker 1: asking and communicating, just making sure we're all on the 41 00:01:57,160 --> 00:01:59,520 Speaker 1: same page so we can just play fast and be correct. 42 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:01,720 Speaker 1: I don't want to try to simplify it too much, 43 00:02:01,760 --> 00:02:03,880 Speaker 1: but how much of it is just, you know, one 44 00:02:04,000 --> 00:02:06,240 Speaker 1: or two guys each week going out there and making 45 00:02:06,320 --> 00:02:09,799 Speaker 1: a big, potential game changing play when they have the opportunity, 46 00:02:09,840 --> 00:02:13,399 Speaker 1: because as you know, those plays don't present themselves very 47 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:16,440 Speaker 1: often when they're there. If you don't take advantage, you're 48 00:02:16,480 --> 00:02:18,440 Speaker 1: kind of putting yourself behind the eight ball, right, Yeah, 49 00:02:18,480 --> 00:02:21,160 Speaker 1: that's a fact in this league. Is not too many 50 00:02:21,160 --> 00:02:23,880 Speaker 1: times that you get opportunities or that the other team 51 00:02:23,919 --> 00:02:25,919 Speaker 1: does something that you can take advantage of. But when 52 00:02:25,960 --> 00:02:27,760 Speaker 1: it happens, you have, like you said, you gotta take 53 00:02:27,760 --> 00:02:30,120 Speaker 1: advantage of it. And that's what we've been saying, Like 54 00:02:30,240 --> 00:02:32,839 Speaker 1: we don't have to press the guys in the locker room. 55 00:02:32,880 --> 00:02:35,239 Speaker 1: We're talking, we're comfortable. We don't have to go out 56 00:02:35,280 --> 00:02:38,000 Speaker 1: and try to make plays bigger than ourselves. Just do 57 00:02:38,040 --> 00:02:40,040 Speaker 1: what we do and when the plays come, you've got 58 00:02:40,200 --> 00:02:41,919 Speaker 1: to make them. How about your person when you watch 59 00:02:41,960 --> 00:02:44,480 Speaker 1: yourself on tap, what's your reaction so far this year 60 00:02:44,760 --> 00:02:47,400 Speaker 1: through the first five games, it's been all right, Um, 61 00:02:47,440 --> 00:02:50,040 Speaker 1: just trying to get back out there, playball, play solid 62 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:52,760 Speaker 1: football with my teammates. As a whole unit, and then 63 00:02:53,360 --> 00:02:55,560 Speaker 1: of course whish we could get more sacks. So it's 64 00:02:55,600 --> 00:02:58,160 Speaker 1: just it's just, yeah, we gotta apply to person, but 65 00:02:58,240 --> 00:03:00,320 Speaker 1: we gotta do it within the defense. At the same time, 66 00:03:00,360 --> 00:03:03,120 Speaker 1: we don't want to become selfish players start running up 67 00:03:03,080 --> 00:03:06,280 Speaker 1: the field and then create gaps where it's that one 68 00:03:06,360 --> 00:03:09,600 Speaker 1: off where everybody's doing the right thing, but somebody's trying 69 00:03:09,600 --> 00:03:11,720 Speaker 1: to press and make a play and press and do 70 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:14,440 Speaker 1: something that's outside their jobs. So I think it's been 71 00:03:14,480 --> 00:03:17,440 Speaker 1: pretty good. Of course we can make more plays, but 72 00:03:17,800 --> 00:03:20,280 Speaker 1: that will come. You mentioned sacks. You know, sacks in 73 00:03:20,320 --> 00:03:22,919 Speaker 1: a lot of ways are depending on what the other 74 00:03:22,919 --> 00:03:24,600 Speaker 1: team is doing. Right the quarterback gets rid of the 75 00:03:24,639 --> 00:03:26,000 Speaker 1: ball on the second and a half, what are you 76 00:03:26,000 --> 00:03:28,320 Speaker 1: gonna do? So what all the men's are getting pressure 77 00:03:28,320 --> 00:03:30,880 Speaker 1: at the right time on their right play call. You know, 78 00:03:31,080 --> 00:03:33,919 Speaker 1: your pressure rates are almost identical to what they were 79 00:03:33,960 --> 00:03:35,760 Speaker 1: last year, but the sack rate is way down. So 80 00:03:35,920 --> 00:03:38,600 Speaker 1: is there something you're seeing that you guys can do 81 00:03:38,920 --> 00:03:42,240 Speaker 1: differently to try to get home or get there quicker something, 82 00:03:42,360 --> 00:03:44,760 Speaker 1: or or you guys just getting caught in situations where 83 00:03:44,760 --> 00:03:46,960 Speaker 1: you're playing a bunch of good quarterbacks and they're just 84 00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:49,240 Speaker 1: getting the ball out too quick for you guys to 85 00:03:49,280 --> 00:03:52,480 Speaker 1: affect them. Yeah, of course there are times where we're 86 00:03:52,520 --> 00:03:54,800 Speaker 1: playing and it's like quarterbacks holding the ball for a 87 00:03:54,840 --> 00:03:57,160 Speaker 1: second and a half and letting it go. But that's 88 00:03:57,160 --> 00:03:59,800 Speaker 1: when you just gotta stay patient and trust the process. 89 00:03:59,840 --> 00:04:03,000 Speaker 1: Key rushing hard because there, yeah, they'll let it go 90 00:04:03,120 --> 00:04:05,240 Speaker 1: one and one and a half seconds, but that one 91 00:04:05,280 --> 00:04:07,880 Speaker 1: time that the coverage is lined up with the rush 92 00:04:08,000 --> 00:04:10,960 Speaker 1: is what we need. And we just gotta be consistent 93 00:04:10,960 --> 00:04:13,200 Speaker 1: and just play together. Like the front end has to 94 00:04:13,240 --> 00:04:14,920 Speaker 1: be on the same page as the back end and 95 00:04:15,080 --> 00:04:17,719 Speaker 1: vice versus. So once we when we do that, good 96 00:04:17,720 --> 00:04:20,520 Speaker 1: things happen pretty much. But that's what we gotta keep doing. 97 00:04:20,760 --> 00:04:22,200 Speaker 1: And then the one guy that's a big part of 98 00:04:22,240 --> 00:04:24,400 Speaker 1: getting all that in sync was Blake Martinez. What has 99 00:04:24,400 --> 00:04:26,240 Speaker 1: it been like the last couple of games being out 100 00:04:26,240 --> 00:04:29,240 Speaker 1: there without Blake since he suffered his injury. Yeah, man, 101 00:04:29,240 --> 00:04:33,080 Speaker 1: it sucks. I mean Blake sucks injuries like injuries sucked. 102 00:04:33,160 --> 00:04:35,480 Speaker 1: But it's a part of the game. And praying for Blake. 103 00:04:35,800 --> 00:04:38,080 Speaker 1: He's doing a good job and I'm sure he's attacking 104 00:04:38,080 --> 00:04:41,320 Speaker 1: his recovery, uh the same way he attacks the field. 105 00:04:41,360 --> 00:04:44,320 Speaker 1: But um, yeah, it hasn't been too bad. Ta's done 106 00:04:44,320 --> 00:04:47,880 Speaker 1: a good job coming in, um stepping up, taking that 107 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:50,760 Speaker 1: role as the communicator, as the quarterback of the defense, 108 00:04:50,960 --> 00:04:54,200 Speaker 1: and I think that's just gonna keep growing, no question 109 00:04:54,279 --> 00:04:56,279 Speaker 1: about it. All Right, Let's talk a little bit about 110 00:04:56,560 --> 00:04:58,960 Speaker 1: the Rams here, because I think for someone like you, 111 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:01,279 Speaker 1: what the Rams do is challenging, right, So much of 112 00:05:01,320 --> 00:05:03,240 Speaker 1: what they do comes off of that outside zone run 113 00:05:03,320 --> 00:05:05,760 Speaker 1: which comes right in your direction, right and diseases direction 114 00:05:05,839 --> 00:05:09,000 Speaker 1: right no shans uh x men's direction. So what do 115 00:05:09,040 --> 00:05:10,480 Speaker 1: you guys need to do on the edge. You try 116 00:05:10,520 --> 00:05:13,840 Speaker 1: to control that outside zone and also still be prepared 117 00:05:13,920 --> 00:05:15,960 Speaker 1: for the boots and the play action they run off 118 00:05:15,960 --> 00:05:17,760 Speaker 1: of that. Because everything looks the same with the way 119 00:05:17,760 --> 00:05:20,760 Speaker 1: they do things. Yeah, everything looks the same, and they 120 00:05:20,960 --> 00:05:24,000 Speaker 1: are pretty good. They got good quarterback and people always 121 00:05:24,040 --> 00:05:27,159 Speaker 1: think about them as airing the ball out, but they're 122 00:05:27,279 --> 00:05:29,599 Speaker 1: running team. They run the ball first, So it starts 123 00:05:29,640 --> 00:05:32,320 Speaker 1: with that. The guys set the edges have goud slide 124 00:05:32,360 --> 00:05:34,680 Speaker 1: to the ball, and then off of that you can 125 00:05:34,720 --> 00:05:36,880 Speaker 1: transition to the past game and let the guys on 126 00:05:36,920 --> 00:05:38,440 Speaker 1: the back end do what they gotta do. But it 127 00:05:38,520 --> 00:05:41,880 Speaker 1: starts with sitting the edge and stopping that run. Are 128 00:05:41,960 --> 00:05:43,720 Speaker 1: their clues and I'm not asking you to give them 129 00:05:43,760 --> 00:05:46,320 Speaker 1: to me because obviously you know we're not gonna put 130 00:05:46,360 --> 00:05:49,360 Speaker 1: that on the air. But is there something that you 131 00:05:49,400 --> 00:05:51,840 Speaker 1: can see with the way they run, their formation, how 132 00:05:51,880 --> 00:05:55,040 Speaker 1: the offensive line moves that can help you differentiate between 133 00:05:55,279 --> 00:05:57,520 Speaker 1: the outside zone and then the play action boot they 134 00:05:57,560 --> 00:05:59,719 Speaker 1: run off of that. Yeah, I think they do such 135 00:05:59,720 --> 00:06:02,120 Speaker 1: a good a job with that because they make it, 136 00:06:02,240 --> 00:06:05,280 Speaker 1: try to make it all look the same. They it's 137 00:06:05,320 --> 00:06:08,039 Speaker 1: not too complicated. But when things look the same and 138 00:06:08,080 --> 00:06:11,520 Speaker 1: they're doing all the same movements and just changing what 139 00:06:11,560 --> 00:06:12,960 Speaker 1: they do. If they hand the ball off of it, 140 00:06:13,040 --> 00:06:15,080 Speaker 1: they pull it and throw it. Um. They do a 141 00:06:15,120 --> 00:06:17,560 Speaker 1: good job with that. But like it just comes from 142 00:06:17,600 --> 00:06:21,039 Speaker 1: film study. You just gotta be prepared to play whatever happens. 143 00:06:21,440 --> 00:06:22,960 Speaker 1: You know, you mentioned the run game, and they will 144 00:06:23,040 --> 00:06:24,760 Speaker 1: run it. You know. The last couple of years, you 145 00:06:24,800 --> 00:06:27,080 Speaker 1: guys have struggled to stop the run. You talked about 146 00:06:27,080 --> 00:06:29,000 Speaker 1: maybe being a half a gap off and stuff like that. 147 00:06:29,400 --> 00:06:31,120 Speaker 1: How much of it is that, but then also just 148 00:06:31,400 --> 00:06:34,280 Speaker 1: tackling getting guys to the ground. I know that's been 149 00:06:34,279 --> 00:06:36,520 Speaker 1: a problem the last couple of weeks when you diagnose 150 00:06:36,600 --> 00:06:39,279 Speaker 1: the issues in the run defense, what are you seeing? 151 00:06:40,640 --> 00:06:44,320 Speaker 1: I think it's just like you said, we gotta be perfect. 152 00:06:44,360 --> 00:06:46,720 Speaker 1: We can't be out of those half gaps. We can't 153 00:06:46,720 --> 00:06:51,320 Speaker 1: be misaligned and tackling. Of course, tackling is very important. 154 00:06:51,320 --> 00:06:53,599 Speaker 1: You can't let guys fall forward and just get those 155 00:06:53,600 --> 00:06:56,880 Speaker 1: extra yards after first contact. So yeah, we've been focused 156 00:06:56,880 --> 00:06:59,200 Speaker 1: on that, making sure we get good rapp and drive 157 00:06:59,240 --> 00:07:01,680 Speaker 1: our feet as well as just running to the ball. 158 00:07:01,760 --> 00:07:03,960 Speaker 1: Everybody gotta be there. It can't just be one guy 159 00:07:04,320 --> 00:07:06,159 Speaker 1: trying to make a tackle. It needs to be a 160 00:07:06,200 --> 00:07:08,600 Speaker 1: whole lot of blue helmets. I know you guys stressed 161 00:07:08,600 --> 00:07:10,480 Speaker 1: getting takeaways right, and a lot of times you guys 162 00:07:10,520 --> 00:07:12,000 Speaker 1: are going to strip the football. How do you bounce 163 00:07:12,040 --> 00:07:13,600 Speaker 1: between trying to get the ball out, trying to get 164 00:07:13,640 --> 00:07:15,480 Speaker 1: the strip, but at the same time trying to get 165 00:07:15,520 --> 00:07:17,800 Speaker 1: the ball down. Yeah, you gotta keep the main thing 166 00:07:17,800 --> 00:07:20,600 Speaker 1: the main thing and just get the tackle. Um. Yeah, 167 00:07:20,680 --> 00:07:22,360 Speaker 1: we had a few plays where we're going for the 168 00:07:22,360 --> 00:07:26,360 Speaker 1: ball last week and weeks before, but like, we gotta 169 00:07:26,440 --> 00:07:28,800 Speaker 1: make the tackle first and then getting the ball off 170 00:07:28,840 --> 00:07:31,280 Speaker 1: his extra and that's something that we love to do. 171 00:07:31,400 --> 00:07:35,360 Speaker 1: But you gotta make that tackle first. Absolutely, Matthew Stafford. 172 00:07:35,400 --> 00:07:38,000 Speaker 1: You mentioned the run game. What makes Stafford special when 173 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:40,440 Speaker 1: you watch him on tip? I think he's just a 174 00:07:40,440 --> 00:07:42,520 Speaker 1: smart guy. He's been in this league a long time. 175 00:07:43,280 --> 00:07:45,800 Speaker 1: He's a high i Q quarterback, has a pretty good arm, 176 00:07:45,840 --> 00:07:48,280 Speaker 1: and I mean he's out there. They trust him and 177 00:07:48,440 --> 00:07:50,120 Speaker 1: give him the keys to offense. Let him do what 178 00:07:50,120 --> 00:07:52,400 Speaker 1: he does, and I mean he's got go out there 179 00:07:52,440 --> 00:07:54,320 Speaker 1: and play. Make it hard on him, Make it as 180 00:07:54,320 --> 00:07:57,120 Speaker 1: hard on him as possible as we can. How do 181 00:07:57,120 --> 00:07:58,720 Speaker 1: you feeling physically? Are you good? I think we're all 182 00:07:58,760 --> 00:08:00,520 Speaker 1: very impressed it how quickly you can back from an 183 00:08:00,560 --> 00:08:02,880 Speaker 1: injury last year. Has it has it continued? Have you 184 00:08:02,920 --> 00:08:05,480 Speaker 1: been just, you know, smooth sailing full speed ahead. Yeah, 185 00:08:05,480 --> 00:08:09,560 Speaker 1: it's been pretty smooth. I'm grateful for the training staff. 186 00:08:09,560 --> 00:08:12,400 Speaker 1: They've done a great job in my rehab. Um done 187 00:08:12,400 --> 00:08:14,040 Speaker 1: a great job making sure I stay on top of 188 00:08:14,080 --> 00:08:17,440 Speaker 1: that stuff. But I feel good. I'm just happy to 189 00:08:17,480 --> 00:08:20,240 Speaker 1: be out here playing football again and just out here 190 00:08:20,240 --> 00:08:21,800 Speaker 1: with my teammates. I want to ask you about a 191 00:08:21,840 --> 00:08:24,880 Speaker 1: couple of your team teammates before we say goodbye. Andrew Thomas, 192 00:08:24,920 --> 00:08:26,480 Speaker 1: the guy you go up against the practice every day. 193 00:08:26,520 --> 00:08:28,320 Speaker 1: I think we've all been very impressed with the quality 194 00:08:28,360 --> 00:08:30,360 Speaker 1: of his play so far on the regular season. We 195 00:08:30,400 --> 00:08:32,240 Speaker 1: know he's doing with the foot injury, and we'll see 196 00:08:32,240 --> 00:08:35,160 Speaker 1: about his availability. But what have you seen in terms 197 00:08:35,160 --> 00:08:37,400 Speaker 1: of from Andrew in terms of improvement on the field 198 00:08:37,400 --> 00:08:39,360 Speaker 1: going up against him in practice throughout the summer and 199 00:08:39,600 --> 00:08:41,760 Speaker 1: of course in the fall. Yeah, Andrew have been a 200 00:08:41,800 --> 00:08:45,280 Speaker 1: problem since he came to Georgia as a freshman. But 201 00:08:45,520 --> 00:08:47,440 Speaker 1: I mean, I think he's just continued to show growth 202 00:08:47,559 --> 00:08:49,000 Speaker 1: and that's all you can ask for with a guy 203 00:08:49,080 --> 00:08:52,440 Speaker 1: like that. He's got all the skills the athletic um 204 00:08:52,840 --> 00:08:55,599 Speaker 1: can stop whoever he lines up in front of. This 205 00:08:55,760 --> 00:08:59,439 Speaker 1: just continued growth, understanding the system, understanding how to block 206 00:08:59,520 --> 00:09:01,800 Speaker 1: as a unit, it with this whole line. But I 207 00:09:01,800 --> 00:09:03,480 Speaker 1: think he's doing a great job. Can't ask you too 208 00:09:03,600 --> 00:09:07,360 Speaker 1: much more, disease. He's done good. He's come in as 209 00:09:07,360 --> 00:09:10,560 Speaker 1: a rookie and may impact plays and that's what we need. 210 00:09:10,600 --> 00:09:12,959 Speaker 1: We need guys to make impact plays. Um. He's done 211 00:09:12,960 --> 00:09:15,960 Speaker 1: a great job learning from everybody and bringing in what 212 00:09:16,080 --> 00:09:18,839 Speaker 1: knowledge he has and we're just trying to keep growing 213 00:09:19,120 --> 00:09:21,920 Speaker 1: and your mente from Georgia as well. He's taking over 214 00:09:21,960 --> 00:09:23,559 Speaker 1: from blaking a lot of ways. How is he slid 215 00:09:23,600 --> 00:09:26,200 Speaker 1: into that role in the middle, He's done good. Uh 216 00:09:26,400 --> 00:09:29,920 Speaker 1: take coming in It's crazy because people forget that he 217 00:09:29,960 --> 00:09:32,400 Speaker 1: was a rookie last year, coming through that, dealing with 218 00:09:32,440 --> 00:09:36,400 Speaker 1: a crazy COVID season, um everything, circumstances weren't great. But 219 00:09:36,520 --> 00:09:38,280 Speaker 1: he came in last year and did his thing, and 220 00:09:38,400 --> 00:09:41,560 Speaker 1: this year he's injuries are forcing him to step into 221 00:09:41,600 --> 00:09:44,679 Speaker 1: a larger role. So he's done a good job preparing. 222 00:09:44,760 --> 00:09:46,640 Speaker 1: He's in here watching film all the time, in here 223 00:09:46,679 --> 00:09:49,360 Speaker 1: talking to coaches, talking to the players, making sure we're ready. 224 00:09:49,559 --> 00:09:52,959 Speaker 1: And I mean, I love that from I love seeing it. 225 00:09:53,200 --> 00:09:55,720 Speaker 1: And you guys have added another guy to your Georgia 226 00:09:55,760 --> 00:09:58,440 Speaker 1: group here? Do you guys have like Georgia meetings everything 227 00:09:58,520 --> 00:10:00,120 Speaker 1: like that? Because you have so many Georgia guys on 228 00:10:00,160 --> 00:10:02,360 Speaker 1: this team. What is that like? Is that fun? Is great? 229 00:10:02,880 --> 00:10:06,280 Speaker 1: Because I mean we know what work is Georgia today. 230 00:10:06,400 --> 00:10:08,559 Speaker 1: We work harder there and we work hard here. So 231 00:10:09,120 --> 00:10:12,400 Speaker 1: having knows Georgia guys, let's says know we're doing something right. 232 00:10:12,480 --> 00:10:14,360 Speaker 1: What has it been like seeing Isa Wilson here is 233 00:10:14,400 --> 00:10:19,440 Speaker 1: working with him. He's a huge being, but he's been 234 00:10:19,480 --> 00:10:21,640 Speaker 1: over here doing his thing. I'm working with the team 235 00:10:22,000 --> 00:10:23,960 Speaker 1: making sure he does everything he can to be ready 236 00:10:23,960 --> 00:10:25,920 Speaker 1: and get better. So good stuff, my friend, best of 237 00:10:25,960 --> 00:10:29,880 Speaker 1: luck on Sunday. We appreciate the that's Giants linebacker Lorenzo Carter. 238 00:10:29,960 --> 00:10:32,040 Speaker 1: Don't miss out on the return of Giants football. The 239 00:10:32,120 --> 00:10:34,079 Speaker 1: season might be under way, but there's still time to 240 00:10:34,160 --> 00:10:37,040 Speaker 1: securior season tickets and root on the Giants and MetLife Stadium. 241 00:10:37,240 --> 00:10:39,839 Speaker 1: Speak with the Giants ticket representative now and become a 242 00:10:39,880 --> 00:10:41,959 Speaker 1: season ticket member by calling eight eight eight n y 243 00:10:42,080 --> 00:10:45,320 Speaker 1: g Um Next, Paul the Tino on Lance Medal Talk 244 00:10:45,360 --> 00:10:47,679 Speaker 1: to Rams played by play man J. B. Long. Following 245 00:10:47,679 --> 00:10:49,840 Speaker 1: a two game road trip, the Giants returned home for 246 00:10:49,880 --> 00:10:52,440 Speaker 1: two straight games and up first is the Los Angeles 247 00:10:52,600 --> 00:10:54,560 Speaker 1: Rams in week six or off to a four and 248 00:10:54,640 --> 00:10:57,000 Speaker 1: one start. To get more into this week's opponent, we 249 00:10:57,000 --> 00:10:59,200 Speaker 1: are now joined by the radio play by plan ouncer 250 00:10:59,280 --> 00:11:02,240 Speaker 1: for the Rams JB. Long, JB Got, Lance Meadow and 251 00:11:02,280 --> 00:11:04,840 Speaker 1: Paul Detino here. Appreciate the time today. How's everything on 252 00:11:04,880 --> 00:11:08,240 Speaker 1: your end High Lansing, Paul, thanks for the invitation, doing well? 253 00:11:08,360 --> 00:11:10,480 Speaker 1: The Rams coming off a little mini by the benefit 254 00:11:10,520 --> 00:11:13,440 Speaker 1: of winning on Thursday night, football is the the extra days, 255 00:11:13,480 --> 00:11:16,320 Speaker 1: the extra weekend is uh one that you can enjoy 256 00:11:16,320 --> 00:11:17,880 Speaker 1: and one that you can use to your benefit. I 257 00:11:17,880 --> 00:11:20,920 Speaker 1: think in preparation absolutely, and the Rams are off to 258 00:11:20,960 --> 00:11:22,679 Speaker 1: a very strong start as you hit on I want 259 00:11:22,679 --> 00:11:24,600 Speaker 1: to start on the offensive side of the ball, JB. 260 00:11:24,720 --> 00:11:27,640 Speaker 1: Because when you look at Matt Stafford's numbers, he's off 261 00:11:27,679 --> 00:11:29,959 Speaker 1: to the best start of his career when you consider 262 00:11:29,960 --> 00:11:33,480 Speaker 1: a completion percentage, passing yards as well as passer rating. 263 00:11:33,760 --> 00:11:36,480 Speaker 1: We know he has an overwhelming amount of talent around him, 264 00:11:36,520 --> 00:11:39,040 Speaker 1: similar to what Jared Goff was working with. But I'm 265 00:11:39,080 --> 00:11:42,640 Speaker 1: curious how much of the offensive line play would you 266 00:11:42,679 --> 00:11:46,040 Speaker 1: attribute to why Stafford has gotten off to such a 267 00:11:46,080 --> 00:11:50,280 Speaker 1: strong start. Well, especially when you contrasted to what the 268 00:11:50,280 --> 00:11:53,239 Speaker 1: Giants have been dealing with um a guard, an attackle 269 00:11:53,280 --> 00:11:56,760 Speaker 1: and elsewhere on their offensive line, it certainly jumps into 270 00:11:56,920 --> 00:11:59,480 Speaker 1: two sharp relief, and the Rams have been able to 271 00:11:59,480 --> 00:12:02,680 Speaker 1: start the same five throughout. I think they've all individually 272 00:12:02,720 --> 00:12:06,080 Speaker 1: played pretty well and collectively have been excellent pass and 273 00:12:06,240 --> 00:12:09,640 Speaker 1: run um. I think Stafford, with his death of experience, 274 00:12:09,760 --> 00:12:12,800 Speaker 1: is doing a nice job protecting himself pre and post 275 00:12:12,880 --> 00:12:15,640 Speaker 1: snap and really just around out the picture. I think 276 00:12:15,640 --> 00:12:17,760 Speaker 1: the ramps are the quintessential example of what it means 277 00:12:17,760 --> 00:12:20,640 Speaker 1: to protect with all eleven right now, they're running backs, 278 00:12:20,679 --> 00:12:23,960 Speaker 1: Darrell Henderson and Sony Michelle have been buttoned up in 279 00:12:23,960 --> 00:12:26,520 Speaker 1: in blitz pick up. They've done a lot of chipping 280 00:12:26,559 --> 00:12:28,640 Speaker 1: and playing out of it on the edge, and the 281 00:12:28,720 --> 00:12:30,920 Speaker 1: receivers are winning. And when you win early in and 282 00:12:31,000 --> 00:12:34,360 Speaker 1: down and consistently across the field, Stafford doesn't have to 283 00:12:34,360 --> 00:12:36,520 Speaker 1: hang onto the football very very long. You pair that 284 00:12:36,559 --> 00:12:39,160 Speaker 1: all with mcveigh's design, which I think is among the 285 00:12:39,160 --> 00:12:42,480 Speaker 1: best in the league, and yeah, Stafford isn't enjoying career 286 00:12:42,520 --> 00:12:45,400 Speaker 1: best numbers so far because he's been pressured and hit 287 00:12:45,480 --> 00:12:48,200 Speaker 1: and stacked at a career low rate. I find it 288 00:12:48,240 --> 00:12:50,720 Speaker 1: pretty amazing that when you look at Cup and Woods, 289 00:12:50,720 --> 00:12:54,000 Speaker 1: and obviously we know about Jefferson being a deep threat, Uh, 290 00:12:54,040 --> 00:12:57,120 Speaker 1: they have melted right in with Stafford after all those 291 00:12:57,200 --> 00:12:59,400 Speaker 1: years that he was in Detroit. He seems to have 292 00:12:59,480 --> 00:13:02,440 Speaker 1: come in and hit it off rather quickly. Does that 293 00:13:02,559 --> 00:13:06,480 Speaker 1: surprise you much at all? So here's a kind of 294 00:13:06,480 --> 00:13:08,600 Speaker 1: a funny way of answering that question. And for all 295 00:13:08,640 --> 00:13:11,360 Speaker 1: the accolades, we just kind of poured on Matthew Stafford's 296 00:13:11,360 --> 00:13:14,360 Speaker 1: played there. The one metric, the one rating system where 297 00:13:14,440 --> 00:13:17,760 Speaker 1: he's not performing favorably is Pro Football Focus And I'm 298 00:13:17,760 --> 00:13:19,720 Speaker 1: not sure how much you guys use that as as 299 00:13:19,760 --> 00:13:24,280 Speaker 1: a metric as a tool, but not much. Yeah, an 300 00:13:24,320 --> 00:13:27,080 Speaker 1: interesting perspective in that, you know, they think that Daniel 301 00:13:27,120 --> 00:13:30,520 Speaker 1: Jones has been clearly better, has outperformed Matthew Stafford, and 302 00:13:30,559 --> 00:13:31,960 Speaker 1: so I kind of dug into a little bit of 303 00:13:31,960 --> 00:13:36,360 Speaker 1: why that is. And it's really nothing against Stafford's performance, 304 00:13:36,360 --> 00:13:38,760 Speaker 1: though he has left some opportunities on the table with 305 00:13:38,840 --> 00:13:41,600 Speaker 1: underthrows and even a turnover in the red zone against 306 00:13:41,600 --> 00:13:44,360 Speaker 1: the Seahawks last week. But what it is is he 307 00:13:44,400 --> 00:13:48,360 Speaker 1: hasn't made many of what they call big time throws translated, 308 00:13:48,400 --> 00:13:50,959 Speaker 1: it hasn't been that hard for him yet. He hasn't 309 00:13:50,960 --> 00:13:53,200 Speaker 1: had to be sensational. But he also hasn't made many 310 00:13:53,240 --> 00:13:56,280 Speaker 1: turnover worthy plays. So I think that's just a reflection 311 00:13:56,360 --> 00:14:00,640 Speaker 1: of Look, it is all working together. McVeigh is helping him, 312 00:14:00,679 --> 00:14:03,520 Speaker 1: The receivers are connected with him in a way that 313 00:14:03,600 --> 00:14:05,800 Speaker 1: you know, we're all focused on how Stafford is going 314 00:14:05,840 --> 00:14:08,080 Speaker 1: to make the Rams better, get them back to their 315 00:14:08,120 --> 00:14:12,520 Speaker 1: scoring levels. Early in the Jared Gosha McVey partnership, and 316 00:14:12,559 --> 00:14:14,560 Speaker 1: it's been more symbiotic than I think we gave a 317 00:14:14,559 --> 00:14:17,240 Speaker 1: credit for jee Land. So I feel bad for Stafford, right, 318 00:14:17,320 --> 00:14:19,520 Speaker 1: So he's not been spectacular, but the rams of four 319 00:14:19,520 --> 00:14:23,640 Speaker 1: and one, yeah, thoughts and prayers with all of them 320 00:14:23,640 --> 00:14:26,840 Speaker 1: involved with respect to that, well, the one number that 321 00:14:26,920 --> 00:14:29,760 Speaker 1: jumps off the page to me, JB and you mentioned 322 00:14:29,840 --> 00:14:32,840 Speaker 1: Pro Football Focus. They've got twenty two plays of twenty 323 00:14:32,840 --> 00:14:35,120 Speaker 1: plus yards, which is fourth most of the NFL. It 324 00:14:35,200 --> 00:14:38,200 Speaker 1: seems as if, even though maybe Stafford hasn't had to 325 00:14:38,280 --> 00:14:40,520 Speaker 1: shoulder the load, they are airing it out a little 326 00:14:40,520 --> 00:14:42,680 Speaker 1: bit more than they did in comparison of last season. 327 00:14:42,680 --> 00:14:45,240 Speaker 1: And of course they added to Shun Jackson. He had 328 00:14:45,280 --> 00:14:47,520 Speaker 1: the long touchdown reception against the Bucks. He had the 329 00:14:47,520 --> 00:14:49,920 Speaker 1: big sixty eight yard catch against Seattle which set up 330 00:14:49,920 --> 00:14:53,160 Speaker 1: another score. Clearly he's not playing as many snaps as 331 00:14:53,200 --> 00:14:55,800 Speaker 1: the other wide receivers, but what would you say he's 332 00:14:55,880 --> 00:14:59,440 Speaker 1: added to this offense that maybe they had been lacking 333 00:15:00,000 --> 00:15:02,640 Speaker 1: with Jared Goffe at the controls over the last few seasons. 334 00:15:03,640 --> 00:15:06,240 Speaker 1: A reputation for exactly what you're talking about, like the 335 00:15:06,280 --> 00:15:09,200 Speaker 1: most sixty plus yard touchdowns in league history, and that 336 00:15:09,280 --> 00:15:12,360 Speaker 1: vertical threat at thirty four years of age. They still 337 00:15:12,440 --> 00:15:14,320 Speaker 1: thought he had plenty of juice. He put it on 338 00:15:14,360 --> 00:15:16,840 Speaker 1: display in camp, and I think the results on the field, 339 00:15:16,920 --> 00:15:20,200 Speaker 1: especially in a limited role, have been telling. And all 340 00:15:20,240 --> 00:15:24,200 Speaker 1: the supply of channels to Cooper Cup and Robert Woods underneath, uh, 341 00:15:24,360 --> 00:15:27,440 Speaker 1: those deep overs, the deep digs they like to run, 342 00:15:27,480 --> 00:15:29,640 Speaker 1: it's it's all kind of come back in full force. 343 00:15:29,680 --> 00:15:32,840 Speaker 1: The throwing windows have been have been really pristine, and 344 00:15:33,480 --> 00:15:35,600 Speaker 1: I think there's more to come. I really do. For 345 00:15:35,640 --> 00:15:41,000 Speaker 1: all the efficiency and production, it hasn't translated into top 346 00:15:41,000 --> 00:15:43,520 Speaker 1: point totals, at least not yet. They played the pretty 347 00:15:43,600 --> 00:15:47,520 Speaker 1: challenging schedules some great defenses, seel not being one of them. Um, 348 00:15:47,640 --> 00:15:50,160 Speaker 1: but I wouldn't be surprised to see not just the 349 00:15:50,160 --> 00:15:53,880 Speaker 1: distribution of targets, but even the snap counts get even broader. 350 00:15:53,920 --> 00:15:57,560 Speaker 1: Because they drafted to to out well out of Louisville 351 00:15:57,600 --> 00:16:00,680 Speaker 1: with the fifty seven overall selection, He's not had a taste. 352 00:16:01,080 --> 00:16:03,480 Speaker 1: They've got some other options, including a tight end Jacob 353 00:16:03,480 --> 00:16:06,280 Speaker 1: Parris they like so over the course of you know, 354 00:16:06,320 --> 00:16:09,520 Speaker 1: attrition injury week by week, I think there's more to 355 00:16:09,560 --> 00:16:12,240 Speaker 1: put on display for this Rams offense, it feels like 356 00:16:12,280 --> 00:16:15,200 Speaker 1: they're fine tuning. Again, not to kind of put it 357 00:16:15,240 --> 00:16:17,400 Speaker 1: in any Giants fan faces, even what you guys just 358 00:16:17,440 --> 00:16:20,560 Speaker 1: said about thoughts and prayers with Matthew Stafford. Let me 359 00:16:20,600 --> 00:16:23,040 Speaker 1: ask you this, JB. When I look at the rushing 360 00:16:23,040 --> 00:16:26,800 Speaker 1: attack of the Rams from Afar, you know, their numbers 361 00:16:26,840 --> 00:16:29,400 Speaker 1: don't look very impressive as a team. But then you 362 00:16:29,480 --> 00:16:32,240 Speaker 1: delve in a little deeper and you look at Darrell Henderson. 363 00:16:32,360 --> 00:16:35,400 Speaker 1: You see almost five yards of carry and three rushing touchdowns, 364 00:16:35,400 --> 00:16:38,440 Speaker 1: and you said to yourself, Okay, those look pretty good. 365 00:16:38,840 --> 00:16:41,480 Speaker 1: So how is it that they're using their running game? 366 00:16:43,560 --> 00:16:47,360 Speaker 1: So I think with mcveigh's offense, he would have us 367 00:16:47,760 --> 00:16:51,280 Speaker 1: redefined balance in terms of it's not you know, run 368 00:16:51,400 --> 00:16:54,640 Speaker 1: handoffs balance with their passing attack. But if you were 369 00:16:54,680 --> 00:16:57,880 Speaker 1: to take all of the perimeter screen they throw two 370 00:16:57,880 --> 00:16:59,920 Speaker 1: receivers in the quick game, the way they use their 371 00:17:00,040 --> 00:17:03,280 Speaker 1: tight ends and tight end screens, if their screen game 372 00:17:03,320 --> 00:17:05,680 Speaker 1: with running back even they would they would say put 373 00:17:05,720 --> 00:17:08,240 Speaker 1: all those in the category of balance, put those in 374 00:17:08,280 --> 00:17:10,199 Speaker 1: our run column, and tell us how we're looking in 375 00:17:10,320 --> 00:17:13,480 Speaker 1: terms of forcing the defense to defend every blade of 376 00:17:13,480 --> 00:17:17,560 Speaker 1: grass horizontal, horizontally and vertically. Um, if there is an 377 00:17:17,600 --> 00:17:20,080 Speaker 1: area where I think they can deploy their running game 378 00:17:20,119 --> 00:17:22,120 Speaker 1: more to their advantage dues when the field gets short. 379 00:17:22,160 --> 00:17:24,360 Speaker 1: I think they did some of that in Seattle, uh, 380 00:17:24,440 --> 00:17:27,119 Speaker 1: just using their physicality to punch in a few touchdowns 381 00:17:27,119 --> 00:17:29,600 Speaker 1: after Stafford through an early interception in the end zone. 382 00:17:30,320 --> 00:17:33,719 Speaker 1: But Henderson I think has done really well. Sony Michelle 383 00:17:33,760 --> 00:17:36,400 Speaker 1: has been a nice physical compliment to him as someone 384 00:17:36,400 --> 00:17:39,080 Speaker 1: who finishes runs through contact and can keep the chains 385 00:17:39,160 --> 00:17:42,040 Speaker 1: moving in an end of game situations when you're trying 386 00:17:42,040 --> 00:17:45,119 Speaker 1: to set something away. But again, it all goes back 387 00:17:45,160 --> 00:17:48,600 Speaker 1: to I think being able to threaten the defense vertically, 388 00:17:48,920 --> 00:17:52,679 Speaker 1: make sure making sure those running backs have lighter box counts, 389 00:17:52,680 --> 00:17:54,800 Speaker 1: and then letting that offensive line do what they've done 390 00:17:54,840 --> 00:17:57,680 Speaker 1: so well over the years of shot and Fat. We're 391 00:17:57,760 --> 00:18:00,680 Speaker 1: talking with JB. Long Rams Radio played by Lane Answers. 392 00:18:00,720 --> 00:18:03,920 Speaker 1: The Rams will visit the Giants in week six. JB. 393 00:18:04,000 --> 00:18:05,919 Speaker 1: I want to switch over to the defensive side of 394 00:18:05,920 --> 00:18:08,119 Speaker 1: the ball, and while we definitely want to get to 395 00:18:08,119 --> 00:18:11,200 Speaker 1: Aaron Donald, I actually think right now the bigger focuses 396 00:18:11,240 --> 00:18:14,000 Speaker 1: on the secondary because the biggest news this week was 397 00:18:14,280 --> 00:18:16,520 Speaker 1: they put corner Darius Williams on i R with an 398 00:18:16,520 --> 00:18:18,760 Speaker 1: ankle injury, so he's gonna miss at least the next 399 00:18:18,800 --> 00:18:22,119 Speaker 1: three games. He actually had the game sealing interception against 400 00:18:22,119 --> 00:18:25,159 Speaker 1: the Giants in last year's meeting. How does this change 401 00:18:25,200 --> 00:18:27,359 Speaker 1: the dynamics of what they're able to do in the 402 00:18:27,440 --> 00:18:31,080 Speaker 1: secondary and how exactly do they go about replacing him 403 00:18:31,119 --> 00:18:35,119 Speaker 1: considering his role within the back end of the defense. No, 404 00:18:35,240 --> 00:18:38,280 Speaker 1: that's a good question, because I think Darius is probably 405 00:18:38,320 --> 00:18:41,200 Speaker 1: still one of the most underrated corners in the league 406 00:18:41,200 --> 00:18:43,800 Speaker 1: despite what he did for this team last year, so 407 00:18:43,880 --> 00:18:46,680 Speaker 1: much so that the organization put a first round tender 408 00:18:46,720 --> 00:18:50,280 Speaker 1: on him this offseason to make sure he stayed in Horns. UM. 409 00:18:50,320 --> 00:18:52,399 Speaker 1: The good news is that the short term injury should 410 00:18:52,400 --> 00:18:54,720 Speaker 1: only be the minimum, you know, the maximum three weeks 411 00:18:54,720 --> 00:18:58,280 Speaker 1: on injured reserve before he comes back. But their answer 412 00:18:58,400 --> 00:19:00,159 Speaker 1: so far this week has been it's gonna take more 413 00:19:00,160 --> 00:19:03,159 Speaker 1: than one player. And it's interesting that the injury comes 414 00:19:03,200 --> 00:19:05,080 Speaker 1: at a moment where they had just a week ago 415 00:19:05,280 --> 00:19:10,040 Speaker 1: made a change at another corner position, UM inserting Robert Rochelle, 416 00:19:10,400 --> 00:19:13,119 Speaker 1: who was a fourth round selection from Central Arkansas, so 417 00:19:13,160 --> 00:19:16,600 Speaker 1: he played small school small conference football and and got 418 00:19:16,600 --> 00:19:18,840 Speaker 1: a taste, but that was his first start in Seattle, 419 00:19:19,280 --> 00:19:22,119 Speaker 1: and they sat down David Long Jr. Now David Long 420 00:19:22,200 --> 00:19:24,920 Speaker 1: Junior could come back into a starting role. They could 421 00:19:24,960 --> 00:19:27,560 Speaker 1: also promote someone from the practice squad, like a Dante 422 00:19:27,640 --> 00:19:29,679 Speaker 1: Dion who got his start there in New York. With 423 00:19:29,720 --> 00:19:33,439 Speaker 1: the Giants, they could use a defensive back and and 424 00:19:33,520 --> 00:19:35,960 Speaker 1: more of a safety, but a hybrid defensive back like 425 00:19:36,080 --> 00:19:38,720 Speaker 1: Terrell Burgess who they picked up in the third round 426 00:19:38,800 --> 00:19:41,919 Speaker 1: last year and and fractured an ankle in October. So 427 00:19:41,960 --> 00:19:43,959 Speaker 1: he's kind of just a year now out from that 428 00:19:44,040 --> 00:19:46,719 Speaker 1: injury and he has not yet found a role on 429 00:19:46,760 --> 00:19:50,159 Speaker 1: this defense. Maybe this is his chance. But what Jalen 430 00:19:50,240 --> 00:19:53,080 Speaker 1: Ramsey gives you as a flexibility to mix and match 431 00:19:53,160 --> 00:19:56,359 Speaker 1: personnel things on opponent and down in distance, because he 432 00:19:56,400 --> 00:19:58,720 Speaker 1: can be what they call their start, their nickel. They're 433 00:19:58,760 --> 00:20:02,520 Speaker 1: outside linebacker, a blissing back off the edge, or he 434 00:20:02,560 --> 00:20:05,040 Speaker 1: can go outside and play on the edge and say hey, 435 00:20:05,240 --> 00:20:07,000 Speaker 1: don't worry about this half of the field and roll 436 00:20:07,080 --> 00:20:10,760 Speaker 1: your coverage to whoever needs help. Opously, I'm looking at 437 00:20:10,800 --> 00:20:15,000 Speaker 1: their third down conversion rate jbty in the league and 438 00:20:15,119 --> 00:20:20,080 Speaker 1: over defensively, I can't imagine they're happy with that and 439 00:20:20,200 --> 00:20:23,200 Speaker 1: they've got the two pass rushers and Donald and Floyd. 440 00:20:23,680 --> 00:20:25,920 Speaker 1: Is that that there's been a lot of short yardage 441 00:20:25,960 --> 00:20:29,960 Speaker 1: to go? Is that why that number is so high? Yeah, 442 00:20:30,400 --> 00:20:33,119 Speaker 1: I think you hit on it. Opposing offenses are moving 443 00:20:33,359 --> 00:20:36,480 Speaker 1: the chains early on down and then also when they 444 00:20:36,560 --> 00:20:39,000 Speaker 1: get the third down. UM. And it's been a sore 445 00:20:39,080 --> 00:20:40,879 Speaker 1: spot for the fan base coming off a year in 446 00:20:40,920 --> 00:20:43,440 Speaker 1: which they had the most dominating defense in the league. 447 00:20:43,480 --> 00:20:46,919 Speaker 1: In last Brandon's daily across town to the Chargers, Rocky 448 00:20:46,920 --> 00:20:50,200 Speaker 1: Morris is I still think getting his fingerprints on this defense. 449 00:20:50,480 --> 00:20:52,720 Speaker 1: The one thing they have done well, especially in their wins, 450 00:20:52,840 --> 00:20:57,119 Speaker 1: is greaty takeaway. But they've missed more tackles than I've expected. UM, 451 00:20:57,160 --> 00:21:00,159 Speaker 1: And they haven't been as imposing on defense. You know, 452 00:21:00,560 --> 00:21:04,000 Speaker 1: there was some regression to be anticipated, but maybe not 453 00:21:04,040 --> 00:21:07,280 Speaker 1: to this extent. That being said, I thought the Thursday 454 00:21:07,359 --> 00:21:10,280 Speaker 1: night win at Seattle was their tightest, coming off their 455 00:21:10,320 --> 00:21:13,359 Speaker 1: worst of the year five days prior against the Arizona Cardinals, 456 00:21:13,359 --> 00:21:15,760 Speaker 1: who are still undefeated and maybe the best offense in 457 00:21:15,800 --> 00:21:18,600 Speaker 1: the NFC. Yeah, I'm with you, especially in terms of 458 00:21:18,600 --> 00:21:20,880 Speaker 1: what they did in the second half to really quiet 459 00:21:20,920 --> 00:21:24,919 Speaker 1: that team and also triggered their offense. The other noticeable change, Jbing, 460 00:21:24,960 --> 00:21:27,200 Speaker 1: I'm curious your perspective. You mentioned obviously the change of 461 00:21:27,280 --> 00:21:30,800 Speaker 1: defensive coordinator. They lost two guys in the secondary in 462 00:21:30,880 --> 00:21:34,240 Speaker 1: free agency, specifically John Johnson the third and Troy Hill, 463 00:21:34,440 --> 00:21:37,199 Speaker 1: who both went to Cleveland. And you know, as we mentioned, 464 00:21:37,280 --> 00:21:40,280 Speaker 1: the statistics are not necessarily as impressive as they were 465 00:21:40,400 --> 00:21:43,360 Speaker 1: last season. How have they made up for those two 466 00:21:43,400 --> 00:21:45,480 Speaker 1: losses or in your opinion, do you think they're still 467 00:21:45,520 --> 00:21:49,119 Speaker 1: missing those two key guys well, especially in a moment 468 00:21:49,160 --> 00:21:51,280 Speaker 1: like this where Troy Hill did such a nice job 469 00:21:51,840 --> 00:21:54,960 Speaker 1: being able to play in kind of two way situation, 470 00:21:55,280 --> 00:21:58,880 Speaker 1: playing that slot role but also hold his own out 471 00:21:58,960 --> 00:22:02,480 Speaker 1: on the perimeter and allowing Jalen Ramsey to play in 472 00:22:02,560 --> 00:22:05,960 Speaker 1: the sub packages inside that. You know, that optionality, I 473 00:22:06,000 --> 00:22:09,399 Speaker 1: think is one that they're still lacking at this point. Um. 474 00:22:09,440 --> 00:22:11,520 Speaker 1: You know, it's funny because you mentioned those two guys 475 00:22:11,560 --> 00:22:14,000 Speaker 1: who went to Cleveland, and I was reading some Brown's 476 00:22:14,040 --> 00:22:16,720 Speaker 1: commentary and I guess the fan base is not exactly 477 00:22:16,720 --> 00:22:19,440 Speaker 1: thrilled with their performance so far, um in their new 478 00:22:19,520 --> 00:22:21,240 Speaker 1: roles in that defense, and part of me is like, 479 00:22:21,280 --> 00:22:23,800 Speaker 1: hey sent them on back this way. You know, it 480 00:22:23,880 --> 00:22:26,000 Speaker 1: may mess with the comp formula, but we would gladly 481 00:22:26,000 --> 00:22:28,080 Speaker 1: have Troy Hill and John Johnson's back. They were they 482 00:22:28,080 --> 00:22:31,080 Speaker 1: were wonderful for the defense. But I think the larger 483 00:22:31,119 --> 00:22:35,240 Speaker 1: point is the Rams faced some really big challenges on defense. 484 00:22:35,440 --> 00:22:37,959 Speaker 1: Maybe not like the opener against the Bears and Andy Dalton, 485 00:22:38,080 --> 00:22:40,040 Speaker 1: but you know, certainly the likes of Campa Bay in 486 00:22:40,119 --> 00:22:42,840 Speaker 1: Arizona back to back, and maybe that's skewing a little 487 00:22:42,880 --> 00:22:45,159 Speaker 1: bit of their early season results. And the point is 488 00:22:45,200 --> 00:22:49,000 Speaker 1: not necessarily to have the best defense in September October, 489 00:22:49,080 --> 00:22:51,040 Speaker 1: but to build towards the point where you have a 490 00:22:51,040 --> 00:22:54,280 Speaker 1: healthier Aaron Donald and a fully competitive Jalen Ramsey so 491 00:22:54,280 --> 00:22:55,880 Speaker 1: that you can make a run at this thing late. 492 00:22:55,960 --> 00:22:59,000 Speaker 1: And I think that's still available to them given the 493 00:22:59,040 --> 00:23:02,359 Speaker 1: personnel they have. I'm told that during the course of 494 00:23:02,400 --> 00:23:05,120 Speaker 1: the early part of the season Donald has moved around 495 00:23:05,240 --> 00:23:07,840 Speaker 1: more than he ever has in his career. I'm gonna 496 00:23:07,920 --> 00:23:10,159 Speaker 1: rely on you to tell me if that's in fact true, 497 00:23:10,600 --> 00:23:13,160 Speaker 1: and if so, what is the primary reason for it. 498 00:23:13,200 --> 00:23:15,399 Speaker 1: Is it to draw the double teams, Is it to 499 00:23:15,440 --> 00:23:18,119 Speaker 1: get a better matchup for him, or is it just 500 00:23:18,240 --> 00:23:21,840 Speaker 1: to give people different looks. Yeah, Paul, I'm liking with 501 00:23:22,000 --> 00:23:23,760 Speaker 1: I think it'll be fun for you guys to watch 502 00:23:24,200 --> 00:23:26,680 Speaker 1: when the Rams break their defensive huddle. Let's just say, 503 00:23:27,240 --> 00:23:30,120 Speaker 1: if they're in a three down front, watch the two 504 00:23:30,119 --> 00:23:33,160 Speaker 1: other defensive linemen kind of get in position and Aaron 505 00:23:33,200 --> 00:23:36,080 Speaker 1: Donald hang back almost like a middle linebacker until he 506 00:23:36,240 --> 00:23:39,439 Speaker 1: sees the personnel and the alignment of the offense. And 507 00:23:39,440 --> 00:23:41,840 Speaker 1: then he'll go pick out his match up based on 508 00:23:41,960 --> 00:23:44,520 Speaker 1: his film study and his week of preparation, and the 509 00:23:44,520 --> 00:23:47,119 Speaker 1: other two will adjust around him. It's it's really unique. 510 00:23:47,119 --> 00:23:49,480 Speaker 1: I mean, he is a true defensive tackle. On all 511 00:23:49,480 --> 00:23:52,240 Speaker 1: these records he's breaking, I think deserves to be mentioned 512 00:23:52,240 --> 00:23:54,760 Speaker 1: in the context that he's not an edge rusher. But 513 00:23:54,880 --> 00:23:56,719 Speaker 1: that's not to say that he can't get out there 514 00:23:56,720 --> 00:23:59,399 Speaker 1: in a wide nine and take on either tackle on 515 00:23:59,480 --> 00:24:01,960 Speaker 1: a given up week to week. So he's more of 516 00:24:02,000 --> 00:24:05,080 Speaker 1: a rover in that he kind of makes that call 517 00:24:05,160 --> 00:24:09,000 Speaker 1: at the line. Yes, And I think that's what's so 518 00:24:09,040 --> 00:24:12,760 Speaker 1: impressive about the likes of Sebastian Joseph Day, who's from 519 00:24:12,760 --> 00:24:14,520 Speaker 1: that part of the country and this is a homecoming 520 00:24:14,560 --> 00:24:17,280 Speaker 1: game for him a Rutgers product is he's having a 521 00:24:17,320 --> 00:24:22,480 Speaker 1: career season while learning and adjusting to Aaron Donald's preferences. 522 00:24:22,560 --> 00:24:25,080 Speaker 1: And you know, Aaron's playing a pretty high snap count, 523 00:24:25,119 --> 00:24:27,960 Speaker 1: so he's almost always out there on meaningful downs, but 524 00:24:28,440 --> 00:24:31,560 Speaker 1: he's not deciding where he's going to attack the opposing 525 00:24:31,600 --> 00:24:36,720 Speaker 1: offense until pretty late in the play clock. As far 526 00:24:36,800 --> 00:24:39,000 Speaker 1: as the makeup of the defense, we were talking about 527 00:24:39,080 --> 00:24:42,160 Speaker 1: Jalen Ramsey earlier JB and it seems as if they're 528 00:24:42,160 --> 00:24:44,760 Speaker 1: also lining him up a bit in the slot. This year. 529 00:24:45,000 --> 00:24:48,040 Speaker 1: The Giants are expected to get Sterling Shepard and Darius 530 00:24:48,040 --> 00:24:50,040 Speaker 1: Slayton back, who missed the last few games with the 531 00:24:50,080 --> 00:24:53,520 Speaker 1: hamstring injury. I'm just curious, from how they've aligned Ramsey 532 00:24:53,600 --> 00:24:55,800 Speaker 1: in the early stages of the season, how do you 533 00:24:55,920 --> 00:24:59,240 Speaker 1: think they'll go about attacking the Giants wide receiver cords. 534 00:24:59,240 --> 00:25:02,800 Speaker 1: Do you see him maybe following ka Darius Tony, considering 535 00:25:02,800 --> 00:25:05,040 Speaker 1: how productive he's been over the last two games. Are 536 00:25:05,080 --> 00:25:06,639 Speaker 1: they going to move him around and they've gotta keep 537 00:25:06,680 --> 00:25:09,000 Speaker 1: him on one side? What would be your best guests 538 00:25:09,000 --> 00:25:11,720 Speaker 1: in terms of that, Yeah, so that would be more 539 00:25:11,800 --> 00:25:14,560 Speaker 1: like the plans, say against the Arizona Cardinals, where he 540 00:25:14,600 --> 00:25:18,440 Speaker 1: travels with new like wherever the Hopkins goes. That's usually 541 00:25:18,440 --> 00:25:22,160 Speaker 1: where Jalen Ramsey follows. D Came met Calf and the Seahawks. Similarly, 542 00:25:22,160 --> 00:25:25,360 Speaker 1: within the division other opponents, and some of these opponents 543 00:25:25,359 --> 00:25:27,040 Speaker 1: have been ones that maybe you don't threaten you as 544 00:25:27,119 --> 00:25:29,440 Speaker 1: much through the air. The Ramps have opted to get 545 00:25:29,520 --> 00:25:31,800 Speaker 1: him closer to the to the action, closer to the 546 00:25:31,840 --> 00:25:36,240 Speaker 1: line of scrimmage because he tackles like an outside linebacker, 547 00:25:36,400 --> 00:25:39,119 Speaker 1: like a safety. It's been I think more impressive to 548 00:25:39,160 --> 00:25:41,840 Speaker 1: see him play run than pass, and he gets more 549 00:25:41,880 --> 00:25:45,040 Speaker 1: of those opportunities. It seems week to week. But here 550 00:25:45,119 --> 00:25:48,280 Speaker 1: here's a game where I think using the travel with 551 00:25:48,920 --> 00:25:52,640 Speaker 1: cool off the hottest target might make sense, whether it's 552 00:25:52,720 --> 00:25:56,040 Speaker 1: Jones or Glennon, Like, can you force Jason Garrett and 553 00:25:56,080 --> 00:25:58,840 Speaker 1: the Giants to beat you with, you know, something other 554 00:25:58,880 --> 00:26:01,800 Speaker 1: than their preferred option or what their best option coming 555 00:26:01,800 --> 00:26:04,040 Speaker 1: off last week at Dallas, I think that makes a 556 00:26:04,040 --> 00:26:05,800 Speaker 1: lot of sense. Of course, I'm not privy to the 557 00:26:05,800 --> 00:26:08,800 Speaker 1: game plan um. But the good news is for Ramsey 558 00:26:08,920 --> 00:26:12,240 Speaker 1: and Rockey Morris, they can pivot, you know, whether or 559 00:26:12,240 --> 00:26:15,359 Speaker 1: not it's their plan when they land and at the Meadowlands, 560 00:26:15,480 --> 00:26:18,600 Speaker 1: it's something that they can adjust to on a snap's notice. 561 00:26:18,960 --> 00:26:20,879 Speaker 1: One of the things that Joe Judge likes to do 562 00:26:20,920 --> 00:26:24,440 Speaker 1: with the Giants JB is to win special teams every 563 00:26:24,480 --> 00:26:26,920 Speaker 1: single weekend if he can. I mean, there are three 564 00:26:27,040 --> 00:26:30,080 Speaker 1: units obviously to take the field, and he feels if 565 00:26:30,160 --> 00:26:32,800 Speaker 1: he can at least win that one, that's a leg 566 00:26:32,920 --> 00:26:34,560 Speaker 1: up the rest of the way. But that's kind of 567 00:26:34,560 --> 00:26:37,120 Speaker 1: hard to do when Hecker is your punter out there 568 00:26:37,119 --> 00:26:41,240 Speaker 1: with the Rams. So how much do the Rams play 569 00:26:41,320 --> 00:26:44,800 Speaker 1: the field position game? Is that a very important component 570 00:26:44,880 --> 00:26:46,960 Speaker 1: for them these days? Or do they just believe that 571 00:26:47,000 --> 00:26:49,560 Speaker 1: their offense can control the tempo of the game whenever 572 00:26:49,600 --> 00:26:52,480 Speaker 1: they want. Oh, I love that question. We could do 573 00:26:52,520 --> 00:26:54,480 Speaker 1: a whole show on this because there's so many components 574 00:26:54,520 --> 00:26:57,600 Speaker 1: to it. Among them the fact that Sean McVeigh historically 575 00:26:57,600 --> 00:26:59,960 Speaker 1: and again this year is one of the most concerned 576 00:27:00,000 --> 00:27:01,879 Speaker 1: of it if head coaches in the league when it 577 00:27:01,920 --> 00:27:04,639 Speaker 1: comes to fourth downs um So, So the answer to 578 00:27:04,640 --> 00:27:06,639 Speaker 1: your question is, yes, they do kind of leverage the 579 00:27:06,720 --> 00:27:10,840 Speaker 1: skill that Hecker has um to their advantage. But it's 580 00:27:10,880 --> 00:27:13,000 Speaker 1: also an interesting time to be asking that question because 581 00:27:13,040 --> 00:27:16,280 Speaker 1: Matt gave Mr. Reliable as their place kicker is coming 582 00:27:16,280 --> 00:27:19,800 Speaker 1: off the worst week of his career, probably as a Ram, 583 00:27:19,800 --> 00:27:21,640 Speaker 1: and the last two weeks really he's missed his first 584 00:27:21,640 --> 00:27:24,560 Speaker 1: field goal this season, his first extra point in two 585 00:27:24,680 --> 00:27:27,879 Speaker 1: years with Los Angeles as their kicker, and he yanked 586 00:27:27,880 --> 00:27:31,000 Speaker 1: to kickoffs out of bounds on thursdam that football in Seattle, 587 00:27:31,440 --> 00:27:33,879 Speaker 1: So misery loves company, and I think there were a 588 00:27:33,920 --> 00:27:37,639 Speaker 1: thirteen missed extra points across the league last week. I 589 00:27:37,680 --> 00:27:41,399 Speaker 1: guess it's contagious. The game between the Packers and the 590 00:27:41,440 --> 00:27:44,320 Speaker 1: Bengals in particular was a disaster from a place kicking 591 00:27:44,400 --> 00:27:47,400 Speaker 1: standpoint in crunch time. So I guess we'll give Gay 592 00:27:47,400 --> 00:27:49,080 Speaker 1: and the rest of the league's kickers a pass. But 593 00:27:49,160 --> 00:27:52,639 Speaker 1: I think it's absolutely something to monitor this week because 594 00:27:52,760 --> 00:27:55,600 Speaker 1: it's the third phase and it's one that the Rams 595 00:27:55,720 --> 00:27:58,679 Speaker 1: used to leverage to their advantage but have not in 596 00:27:58,680 --> 00:28:00,359 Speaker 1: the better part of a year and a half now. 597 00:28:00,720 --> 00:28:03,720 Speaker 1: And here's where it plays out is Offensively, they're averaging 598 00:28:04,160 --> 00:28:08,000 Speaker 1: points per game, but their shortest touchdown drive of the 599 00:28:08,040 --> 00:28:11,240 Speaker 1: season is seventy yards. Think about that. In by game 600 00:28:11,920 --> 00:28:15,040 Speaker 1: they haven't scored a touchdown on a field short of 601 00:28:15,080 --> 00:28:18,119 Speaker 1: than seventy yards. It's the five logic, as the fives, 602 00:28:18,200 --> 00:28:20,639 Speaker 1: the odds. So either their point production is going to 603 00:28:20,720 --> 00:28:23,640 Speaker 1: start to come down because of this lack of field position, 604 00:28:24,280 --> 00:28:26,560 Speaker 1: or they're due. And that's kind of where we started 605 00:28:26,600 --> 00:28:30,240 Speaker 1: this conversation on offense JBSP of trends before we let 606 00:28:30,280 --> 00:28:32,399 Speaker 1: you go. If you look at what they've done so 607 00:28:32,480 --> 00:28:36,080 Speaker 1: far this season, their one mishap was to their divisional foe, 608 00:28:36,080 --> 00:28:39,000 Speaker 1: the Arizona Cardinals, and looking back at that game, it 609 00:28:39,080 --> 00:28:42,040 Speaker 1: seems as if turnovers really did them in because the 610 00:28:42,080 --> 00:28:46,480 Speaker 1: two turnovers Arizona converted into touchdowns When you look at 611 00:28:46,520 --> 00:28:48,920 Speaker 1: that lone loss. If the Giants are to take anything 612 00:28:48,920 --> 00:28:52,160 Speaker 1: away from that, was it gifts and field position that 613 00:28:52,280 --> 00:28:54,840 Speaker 1: Arizona was able to capitalize on or is there something 614 00:28:54,880 --> 00:28:58,160 Speaker 1: else the Cardinals did that nobody else was successful in 615 00:28:58,200 --> 00:29:01,440 Speaker 1: accomplishing thus far this season. Well, there are a couple 616 00:29:01,440 --> 00:29:03,680 Speaker 1: of elements that I would touch on. Yes, both turnovers 617 00:29:03,760 --> 00:29:06,280 Speaker 1: led the fourteen points. One was on a full field drive, 618 00:29:06,680 --> 00:29:09,720 Speaker 1: the other was was a gift a fumbled by Sony 619 00:29:09,760 --> 00:29:11,720 Speaker 1: Michelle in the first play of the new drive. So 620 00:29:11,760 --> 00:29:14,680 Speaker 1: they were set up you know, deep and redused territory. Uh. 621 00:29:14,720 --> 00:29:17,960 Speaker 1: The other thing I would say is Kyler Murray's I 622 00:29:17,960 --> 00:29:20,040 Speaker 1: mean one of a kind. I mean, I know and 623 00:29:20,080 --> 00:29:25,000 Speaker 1: have a lot of respect for Lamar Wilson twice per year, 624 00:29:25,040 --> 00:29:27,440 Speaker 1: and Daniel Jones is one of the fastest quarterbacks, I 625 00:29:27,480 --> 00:29:30,480 Speaker 1: get it. But Kyler Murray picked up I think two 626 00:29:31,120 --> 00:29:34,600 Speaker 1: third downs that were a third and sixteen plus one 627 00:29:34,720 --> 00:29:37,800 Speaker 1: purely scrambling, another extending a play in what should have 628 00:29:37,840 --> 00:29:40,240 Speaker 1: been a collapsing pocket in a sack and kind of 629 00:29:40,280 --> 00:29:43,360 Speaker 1: just dishing to a receiver who moved the chains. And 630 00:29:43,640 --> 00:29:46,800 Speaker 1: when you can keep the Rams offense off the field 631 00:29:46,840 --> 00:29:50,680 Speaker 1: like that, when you can make plays that defy odds 632 00:29:50,920 --> 00:29:53,560 Speaker 1: and give you a chance to turn a punting situation 633 00:29:53,720 --> 00:29:58,480 Speaker 1: or turnover on offense into points and touchdowns instead. Uh, 634 00:29:58,680 --> 00:30:00,360 Speaker 1: that got out of hand in a game that I 635 00:30:00,480 --> 00:30:03,400 Speaker 1: think I could have you flipped two or three plays 636 00:30:03,480 --> 00:30:06,040 Speaker 1: actually been a Rams win. And I'm sure sustaying that, 637 00:30:06,200 --> 00:30:08,560 Speaker 1: but having watched the film, that's true, and that's how 638 00:30:09,240 --> 00:30:12,160 Speaker 1: narrow the margin is for every team, but but especially 639 00:30:12,160 --> 00:30:15,000 Speaker 1: for the Rams. Sure, and the Giants know that firsthand too, 640 00:30:15,080 --> 00:30:17,960 Speaker 1: having lost two games on last second field goals so 641 00:30:18,000 --> 00:30:20,960 Speaker 1: far this season. He is JB. Long, the radio play 642 00:30:20,960 --> 00:30:23,200 Speaker 1: by play announcer of the L. A. Rams, is the 643 00:30:23,280 --> 00:30:26,640 Speaker 1: Giants will host the Rams here in week six. JB 644 00:30:26,760 --> 00:30:28,600 Speaker 1: can't thank you enough. We greatly appreciate the time of 645 00:30:28,640 --> 00:30:31,400 Speaker 1: the insight and look forward to Sunday's game. Thanks again, Oh, 646 00:30:31,480 --> 00:30:33,160 Speaker 1: thank you for putting me through my paces. I feel 647 00:30:33,200 --> 00:30:35,760 Speaker 1: like I'm ready to call the game. You got it 648 00:30:35,840 --> 00:30:38,000 Speaker 1: our pleasure. We thank j B for joining us. Does 649 00:30:38,000 --> 00:30:39,960 Speaker 1: a great job calling the Rams games out there in 650 00:30:39,960 --> 00:30:42,400 Speaker 1: Los Angeles. We thank Paul and Lands for chipping in. 651 00:30:42,760 --> 00:30:44,000 Speaker 1: Now let's get to the head coach of the New 652 00:30:44,080 --> 00:30:46,120 Speaker 1: York Giants, Joe Judge. Bob pop I had the chance 653 00:30:46,120 --> 00:30:47,960 Speaker 1: to talk to him as always, were joined by the 654 00:30:48,000 --> 00:30:50,400 Speaker 1: head coach of the New York Giants, Joe Judge. Giants 655 00:30:50,440 --> 00:30:52,800 Speaker 1: taking on the Rams and coach, let's talk about the 656 00:30:52,920 --> 00:30:56,240 Speaker 1: Rams defense. Um, you know, this is a group led 657 00:30:56,240 --> 00:30:58,720 Speaker 1: by Aaron Donald, but they're strong on the back end 658 00:30:58,800 --> 00:31:01,280 Speaker 1: as well. As you study them on tape and look 659 00:31:01,320 --> 00:31:03,600 Speaker 1: at them, what are some of the things that they 660 00:31:03,640 --> 00:31:05,360 Speaker 1: do really well that you're gonna have to be on 661 00:31:05,400 --> 00:31:07,760 Speaker 1: your p's and queues for. Well, it starts with their 662 00:31:07,800 --> 00:31:09,960 Speaker 1: front and this team is obviously very disruptive up front 663 00:31:10,000 --> 00:31:12,080 Speaker 1: with Aaron Donald, you know, Leonard Floyd, They do a 664 00:31:12,080 --> 00:31:13,880 Speaker 1: really really good job, and they do a nice job 665 00:31:13,880 --> 00:31:16,720 Speaker 1: of really moving those guys around, mostly Donald, obviously Floyd 666 00:31:16,720 --> 00:31:18,520 Speaker 1: plays most of the right side of it. They move 667 00:31:18,600 --> 00:31:20,680 Speaker 1: around around in these third down situation is really going 668 00:31:20,720 --> 00:31:23,120 Speaker 1: to find the matchups for you. But really it's about 669 00:31:23,120 --> 00:31:25,280 Speaker 1: the penetration. And while they play some games in movement, 670 00:31:25,320 --> 00:31:27,000 Speaker 1: it's really about these guys just getting off the ball 671 00:31:27,080 --> 00:31:29,880 Speaker 1: and really mismatching the guy ahead of them. And everybody 672 00:31:29,880 --> 00:31:31,560 Speaker 1: plays with a plan. For Aaron Donald, you have to 673 00:31:31,560 --> 00:31:33,440 Speaker 1: have when you plan. I just say, with the guy 674 00:31:33,440 --> 00:31:36,160 Speaker 1: like that, he always knows his plan. He's still very 675 00:31:36,200 --> 00:31:38,600 Speaker 1: very productive. So you gotta start with good fundamentals of 676 00:31:38,600 --> 00:31:40,200 Speaker 1: how you plan. It seems like the guys who have 677 00:31:40,320 --> 00:31:42,880 Speaker 1: struggle against this guy have a plan. For me. There's 678 00:31:42,880 --> 00:31:45,360 Speaker 1: don't execute good fundamentals. So our stress or players week 679 00:31:45,440 --> 00:31:47,360 Speaker 1: is we have played the game the right way and 680 00:31:47,400 --> 00:31:52,200 Speaker 1: win the technique. When you go back to last week's game, obviously, UM, 681 00:31:52,280 --> 00:31:54,000 Speaker 1: there are things that you take out of the game 682 00:31:54,040 --> 00:31:57,160 Speaker 1: that obviously have to get corrected, but then there's always positives. 683 00:31:57,440 --> 00:31:59,920 Speaker 1: You know, you guys in that first half, you battled back, 684 00:32:00,440 --> 00:32:02,880 Speaker 1: you got the game tied up at ten. Um, what 685 00:32:02,920 --> 00:32:04,960 Speaker 1: were some of the selling points to your team as 686 00:32:05,000 --> 00:32:07,880 Speaker 1: far as positive things that we could take from last 687 00:32:07,880 --> 00:32:10,640 Speaker 1: week to this week and apply that. Well, I think 688 00:32:10,640 --> 00:32:12,280 Speaker 1: it starts when we just talked about a second ago. 689 00:32:12,400 --> 00:32:14,840 Speaker 1: First off, you know, obviously in the Rams, defensive fronts 690 00:32:14,880 --> 00:32:16,720 Speaker 1: one of the best in the league, and you look 691 00:32:16,760 --> 00:32:18,440 Speaker 1: at the fronts we play the last two weeks between 692 00:32:18,480 --> 00:32:20,520 Speaker 1: Dallas and the Saints, and they're also in that category 693 00:32:20,600 --> 00:32:23,280 Speaker 1: being very very productive, very disruptive, you know, a third 694 00:32:23,280 --> 00:32:25,760 Speaker 1: down situation, pass rush and we're cry of both games 695 00:32:25,800 --> 00:32:28,720 Speaker 1: without any sacks. So we've been stressing the offensive line 696 00:32:28,840 --> 00:32:31,040 Speaker 1: to keep playing as a unit, keep playing very functionally, 697 00:32:31,040 --> 00:32:32,960 Speaker 1: to keep making the right decisions, you know as a 698 00:32:33,040 --> 00:32:35,200 Speaker 1: quarterback in the ball of our hands, giving the skill 699 00:32:35,240 --> 00:32:37,479 Speaker 1: players a chance to making plays in space. That's been 700 00:32:37,520 --> 00:32:39,880 Speaker 1: something that's really worked for us positively. We had to 701 00:32:39,920 --> 00:32:41,960 Speaker 1: keep making dirty runs when we get an opportunity to, 702 00:32:41,960 --> 00:32:43,880 Speaker 1: and that's a you know, dragging four yard runs and 703 00:32:43,920 --> 00:32:45,680 Speaker 1: have a chance for some breakout ones all for those 704 00:32:45,720 --> 00:32:48,000 Speaker 1: but those dirty runs set up the play action passed 705 00:32:48,000 --> 00:32:49,400 Speaker 1: and set up the passing game down the field and 706 00:32:49,440 --> 00:32:51,440 Speaker 1: make some chunk play. So we have to stay committed 707 00:32:51,440 --> 00:32:53,240 Speaker 1: to how we want to play right there and defensively, 708 00:32:53,680 --> 00:32:55,840 Speaker 1: obviously some things we have to improve this week. Last 709 00:32:55,840 --> 00:32:58,440 Speaker 1: week wasn't good enough. It wasn't for our standard. However, 710 00:32:58,560 --> 00:33:00,120 Speaker 1: there's some good things that show up with some of 711 00:33:00,160 --> 00:33:02,040 Speaker 1: the young players that are emerging. Some guys in different 712 00:33:02,120 --> 00:33:05,080 Speaker 1: roles take crowders, really developed an experiences that signal color 713 00:33:05,400 --> 00:33:07,600 Speaker 1: thing up for Blake in there. That's something has continued 714 00:33:07,600 --> 00:33:09,360 Speaker 1: improved going to put our guys in right position to 715 00:33:09,440 --> 00:33:12,120 Speaker 1: make plays, you know, the kicking game. You know, last 716 00:33:12,120 --> 00:33:13,720 Speaker 1: week was a week where we didn't have two opp 717 00:33:13,720 --> 00:33:15,040 Speaker 1: tunes to make a play. But I've seen a lot 718 00:33:15,040 --> 00:33:17,200 Speaker 1: of progress in that unit. And you know, in this game, 719 00:33:17,240 --> 00:33:19,719 Speaker 1: we have to play alert against very aggressive unit, very 720 00:33:19,760 --> 00:33:22,200 Speaker 1: talented specialists, and be able to make plays and the 721 00:33:22,240 --> 00:33:25,840 Speaker 1: come our way. Coach on Matthew Stafford, he has been 722 00:33:26,040 --> 00:33:29,440 Speaker 1: a very good quarterback in this league for a long time. Um. 723 00:33:29,600 --> 00:33:32,360 Speaker 1: Obviously playing with the Lions, he hasn't had the success, 724 00:33:32,480 --> 00:33:35,480 Speaker 1: but now we're seeing it. They take deep shots. Um, 725 00:33:35,640 --> 00:33:37,920 Speaker 1: They've got a lot of great skill position guys on 726 00:33:38,040 --> 00:33:42,000 Speaker 1: the outside. Just talk about schematically ways that Sean McVeigh 727 00:33:42,040 --> 00:33:44,360 Speaker 1: wants to attack you, and the fact that you played 728 00:33:44,360 --> 00:33:47,000 Speaker 1: against him last year. Does that help in the preparation. 729 00:33:48,200 --> 00:33:50,080 Speaker 1: I think what it helps in the preparations. There's a 730 00:33:50,080 --> 00:33:52,200 Speaker 1: lot of the same players on that team and we 731 00:33:52,360 --> 00:33:54,000 Speaker 1: have so we can look at the individual matchups with 732 00:33:54,080 --> 00:33:57,120 Speaker 1: maybe things we did well, we're not, you know, effectively 733 00:33:57,200 --> 00:33:58,680 Speaker 1: enough that we have to make sure we plan on 734 00:33:58,800 --> 00:34:01,400 Speaker 1: going this game. But schematically is shown it really all 735 00:34:01,440 --> 00:34:03,120 Speaker 1: storts with the run. You know, you look at the 736 00:34:03,160 --> 00:34:05,480 Speaker 1: statistics and the records that when they win the first 737 00:34:05,480 --> 00:34:07,400 Speaker 1: half rushing, when they were in the rushing battle going 738 00:34:07,440 --> 00:34:09,799 Speaker 1: over Hunter ten yards, how different that is when they 739 00:34:09,840 --> 00:34:11,880 Speaker 1: don't win those metrics. You know, they really want to 740 00:34:11,920 --> 00:34:13,600 Speaker 1: get the run game going early because that sets up 741 00:34:13,600 --> 00:34:15,239 Speaker 1: all their shots going down the field. The other thing 742 00:34:15,320 --> 00:34:17,880 Speaker 1: with those guys is tempo, and Stafford is very capable 743 00:34:17,880 --> 00:34:20,719 Speaker 1: of round the tempo because very intelligent, he gets to 744 00:34:20,760 --> 00:34:22,920 Speaker 1: the line. They get you kind of playing with their 745 00:34:22,960 --> 00:34:25,960 Speaker 1: multiples and guessing, and he's got a really strong, accurate 746 00:34:26,040 --> 00:34:27,560 Speaker 1: arm and they can push the ball down the field, 747 00:34:27,640 --> 00:34:29,600 Speaker 1: so you know, it's playing fast through a run the 748 00:34:29,640 --> 00:34:31,759 Speaker 1: ball effectively that sets up the play action shots and 749 00:34:31,760 --> 00:34:32,960 Speaker 1: then eventually there are a lot of things that I'm 750 00:34:33,000 --> 00:34:35,160 Speaker 1: empty and that creates really more of those one on 751 00:34:35,239 --> 00:34:37,359 Speaker 1: one matchups. That's where you will see Cooper Cup really, 752 00:34:37,560 --> 00:34:40,160 Speaker 1: you know, excell you know in those little routes over 753 00:34:40,200 --> 00:34:42,480 Speaker 1: the the those choice routes, option routes on the outside, 754 00:34:42,560 --> 00:34:45,000 Speaker 1: or really stretching where there's deep overs and this guy's 755 00:34:45,160 --> 00:34:46,920 Speaker 1: you know, obviously when the top target players in the 756 00:34:47,000 --> 00:34:50,239 Speaker 1: NFL for a reason, very effective, it's very talented. You know, 757 00:34:50,280 --> 00:34:51,680 Speaker 1: they had a lot of other weapons as well. You 758 00:34:51,760 --> 00:34:55,239 Speaker 1: can't forget about coach Um. It's just kind of been 759 00:34:55,280 --> 00:34:58,759 Speaker 1: wrapping up talking with uh, several of your players this week. 760 00:34:58,920 --> 00:35:03,440 Speaker 1: Everybody has talked about the positive attitude. I mean, I 761 00:35:03,520 --> 00:35:06,360 Speaker 1: know nobody wants to be where you are record wise, 762 00:35:06,960 --> 00:35:08,800 Speaker 1: but some of the guys are saying that, you know, 763 00:35:08,840 --> 00:35:11,360 Speaker 1: when you're in our locker room, when you're out of practices, 764 00:35:11,480 --> 00:35:15,160 Speaker 1: when you're in the cafeteria, when guys are hanging everybody's 765 00:35:15,200 --> 00:35:17,800 Speaker 1: like all in on this stuff. What are some of 766 00:35:17,880 --> 00:35:20,480 Speaker 1: the things that you've been able to do as the 767 00:35:20,560 --> 00:35:23,440 Speaker 1: head coach and as a staff to keep these guys 768 00:35:23,560 --> 00:35:25,719 Speaker 1: in the right frame of mind because they have an 769 00:35:25,840 --> 00:35:29,880 Speaker 1: extremely positive attitude. I think it's always about being honest 770 00:35:29,920 --> 00:35:31,960 Speaker 1: with each other and you've gotta be honest. When things 771 00:35:31,960 --> 00:35:34,040 Speaker 1: aren't going well, you have to address what has to 772 00:35:34,080 --> 00:35:36,399 Speaker 1: be corrected. The child has to be honest about things 773 00:35:36,480 --> 00:35:38,200 Speaker 1: that are going well. You have to build on And 774 00:35:38,239 --> 00:35:39,560 Speaker 1: I say it all the time, but after a winner 775 00:35:39,600 --> 00:35:41,560 Speaker 1: of laws, she had to come in, turn the tape 776 00:35:41,600 --> 00:35:43,840 Speaker 1: on and share the truth that's on the tape of 777 00:35:43,880 --> 00:35:45,880 Speaker 1: the players. Things you did well and things you have 778 00:35:46,000 --> 00:35:48,000 Speaker 1: to correct. And when you watch enough of the tape, 779 00:35:48,600 --> 00:35:50,640 Speaker 1: you can really see, all right, what do we have 780 00:35:50,719 --> 00:35:52,400 Speaker 1: to correct and go forward with and what do we 781 00:35:52,480 --> 00:35:54,400 Speaker 1: really as a team. Okay, where can we be as 782 00:35:54,440 --> 00:35:56,480 Speaker 1: a team. So look, there's a lot of noise on 783 00:35:56,480 --> 00:35:58,040 Speaker 1: the outside, a lot of things that you know, create 784 00:35:58,120 --> 00:35:59,560 Speaker 1: doing gloom. They have to know when they come into 785 00:35:59,600 --> 00:36:01,600 Speaker 1: building and about us operating as a team, preparing the 786 00:36:01,719 --> 00:36:04,080 Speaker 1: right way. He's taking the process and put ourselves in 787 00:36:04,160 --> 00:36:06,440 Speaker 1: chance that success. And look, there's been a number of 788 00:36:06,520 --> 00:36:08,359 Speaker 1: games that couldn't go on the other way, but that's 789 00:36:08,360 --> 00:36:10,360 Speaker 1: because we make the plays when they count. We have 790 00:36:10,360 --> 00:36:11,960 Speaker 1: to understand what's gonna take for us to make the 791 00:36:12,000 --> 00:36:14,400 Speaker 1: plays and make sure we execute no situations. That's Giants 792 00:36:14,400 --> 00:36:16,279 Speaker 1: head coach Joe Judge, We thank you for joining us 793 00:36:16,680 --> 00:36:19,000 Speaker 1: on the Giant Suttle Podcast along with j B. Long 794 00:36:19,120 --> 00:36:21,880 Speaker 1: and Lorenzo Carter. Giant fans, you can take in all 795 00:36:21,880 --> 00:36:24,040 Speaker 1: the action of Giants football from your very own private 796 00:36:24,160 --> 00:36:26,480 Speaker 1: Sweet Giants sweets are a great way to entertain your 797 00:36:26,480 --> 00:36:28,799 Speaker 1: family and friends while rooting on the Giants right here 798 00:36:28,840 --> 00:36:31,399 Speaker 1: in MetLife Stadium. Speak with the Giants Sweet rep now 799 00:36:31,520 --> 00:36:35,000 Speaker 1: by calling eight at eight n YG. That's the Giant 800 00:36:35,040 --> 00:36:37,080 Speaker 1: Suttle Podcast that I hope you enjoyed this in depth 801 00:36:37,160 --> 00:36:39,080 Speaker 1: preview of Giants and Rams. It will be a tough game. 802 00:36:39,200 --> 00:36:41,360 Speaker 1: Rams one of the best teams in the NFC. We 803 00:36:41,440 --> 00:36:43,440 Speaker 1: look forward to seeing the game and hopefully seeing you 804 00:36:43,520 --> 00:36:46,239 Speaker 1: out there MetLife Stadium on Sunday. You can find the 805 00:36:46,280 --> 00:36:48,760 Speaker 1: Giants Little Podcast on the Giants Mobile app, at Giants 806 00:36:48,800 --> 00:36:51,640 Speaker 1: dot com, slash podcast in your favorite podcast platforms. I'm 807 00:36:51,719 --> 00:36:54,320 Speaker 1: John Schmolke. We thank everybody for being part of the podcast. 808 00:36:54,400 --> 00:36:55,279 Speaker 1: We'll see you next time.