1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:04,320 Speaker 1: It's time to get inside the Giants Huddle on Giants 2 00:00:04,360 --> 00:00:04,800 Speaker 1: dot Com. 3 00:00:04,800 --> 00:00:06,560 Speaker 2: Here we go, Here we go on the Giants Mobile. 4 00:00:06,600 --> 00:00:07,440 Speaker 3: Let them in there, Let's go. 5 00:00:07,520 --> 00:00:09,520 Speaker 2: Part of the Giants podcast network. 6 00:00:09,640 --> 00:00:11,920 Speaker 1: Welcome to a new edition of The Giants Little Podcast, 7 00:00:11,960 --> 00:00:14,280 Speaker 1: brought to you by Citizens, the official bank of the 8 00:00:14,280 --> 00:00:17,360 Speaker 1: New York Football Giants, a new sponsor and to talk 9 00:00:17,400 --> 00:00:20,119 Speaker 1: about that partnership and more. Is a familiar face to 10 00:00:20,200 --> 00:00:23,439 Speaker 1: Giant fans. Two time Super Bowl champion Eli Manning Eli, 11 00:00:23,480 --> 00:00:24,120 Speaker 1: It's good to see. 12 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:24,639 Speaker 2: You, man. How are you. 13 00:00:24,960 --> 00:00:27,240 Speaker 3: Ah, I'm doing great, Thanks for having me on. I'm excited, 14 00:00:27,560 --> 00:00:28,400 Speaker 3: excited to be here. 15 00:00:28,640 --> 00:00:29,240 Speaker 2: Absolutely. 16 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:31,440 Speaker 1: So let's talk about Citizens first. We're thrilled to add 17 00:00:31,480 --> 00:00:34,319 Speaker 1: them to the Giants Huddle podcast family. I know you're 18 00:00:34,320 --> 00:00:36,319 Speaker 1: a big part of the Giants relationship with them too, 19 00:00:36,360 --> 00:00:36,800 Speaker 1: read Eli. 20 00:00:37,360 --> 00:00:41,159 Speaker 3: Yeah, definitely have a great relationship and partnership with the Citizens, 21 00:00:41,200 --> 00:00:45,480 Speaker 3: and got a commercial coming out and do some work, 22 00:00:45,560 --> 00:00:48,479 Speaker 3: you know, attend several of their events and hang out 23 00:00:48,520 --> 00:00:51,280 Speaker 3: with some of their customers. So they're they're great people. 24 00:00:52,159 --> 00:00:54,600 Speaker 3: It's a great company and they've been a great sponsor 25 00:00:55,320 --> 00:00:56,280 Speaker 3: for the Giants as well. 26 00:00:56,560 --> 00:00:58,760 Speaker 1: Yeah, we love to have them on board. Giant fans 27 00:00:58,800 --> 00:01:00,959 Speaker 1: love a winner. It's why they I love Citizens named 28 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:03,040 Speaker 1: the twenty twenty two best bank in the US by 29 00:01:03,440 --> 00:01:05,600 Speaker 1: the Banker as the official bank of the Giants and 30 00:01:05,640 --> 00:01:07,880 Speaker 1: sponsor of the Huddle, Citizens is made ready for fans 31 00:01:07,880 --> 00:01:11,640 Speaker 1: of Big Blue learn moword Citizens bank dot com. All right, Eli, 32 00:01:11,720 --> 00:01:13,759 Speaker 1: so let's talk about this first. And I've always wanted 33 00:01:13,800 --> 00:01:15,120 Speaker 1: to ask you this. If I took you back in 34 00:01:15,160 --> 00:01:17,520 Speaker 1: the time caps are the twenty fifteen and I told 35 00:01:17,560 --> 00:01:21,480 Speaker 1: you after retirement you were doing all the TV and 36 00:01:21,520 --> 00:01:23,440 Speaker 1: media stuff you were doing, would you have believed it. 37 00:01:24,160 --> 00:01:28,240 Speaker 3: No, not a chance. That was not the game plan. 38 00:01:28,360 --> 00:01:31,760 Speaker 3: That's not where I saw myself going into, you know, 39 00:01:32,160 --> 00:01:36,280 Speaker 3: content and being on TV broadcast. I still don't consider 40 00:01:36,319 --> 00:01:38,720 Speaker 3: myself a broadcaster. I think what Peyton and I do 41 00:01:39,360 --> 00:01:42,160 Speaker 3: is not just broadcasting. We're just sitting in our in 42 00:01:42,200 --> 00:01:45,120 Speaker 3: our living room on a couch watching football and I'm 43 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:47,640 Speaker 3: you know, talking slash, making fun of my brothers. So 44 00:01:48,040 --> 00:01:49,960 Speaker 3: you know, I didn't also know that was a job 45 00:01:50,120 --> 00:01:55,520 Speaker 3: opportunity in twenty fifteen. I didn't know that that situation existed. 46 00:01:56,640 --> 00:01:59,880 Speaker 3: But you know, just having a lot of fun doing 47 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:02,440 Speaker 3: doing Monday night football, having a lot of fun doing 48 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:05,400 Speaker 3: uh the Eli Manning Show with my whole teammates Seana 49 00:02:05,440 --> 00:02:10,040 Speaker 3: Harre for the Giants and and so you know, it's just, uh, 50 00:02:10,400 --> 00:02:12,959 Speaker 3: it's it's not what I expected, but I've enjoyed it 51 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:15,440 Speaker 3: a lot. And I think, uh, that's what I was 52 00:02:15,480 --> 00:02:17,640 Speaker 3: kind of looking to do when I retired. Find something 53 00:02:17,720 --> 00:02:20,320 Speaker 3: that I enjoy, something I'm passionate about, and also work 54 00:02:20,400 --> 00:02:23,080 Speaker 3: with people that I really enjoyed working. 55 00:02:22,800 --> 00:02:25,880 Speaker 2: With absolutely And I'll get to the Eli Manning Show 56 00:02:25,919 --> 00:02:26,440 Speaker 2: in a second. 57 00:02:26,919 --> 00:02:29,400 Speaker 1: Why do you think you ended up being attracted to 58 00:02:29,440 --> 00:02:30,840 Speaker 1: and why did it work for you? 59 00:02:31,080 --> 00:02:34,079 Speaker 2: And doing the media stuff, Well. 60 00:02:33,919 --> 00:02:36,680 Speaker 3: I think I'm just being around New York. I've been 61 00:02:36,880 --> 00:02:38,640 Speaker 3: been around a lot of media, had to you know, 62 00:02:38,680 --> 00:02:40,880 Speaker 3: do a lot of interviews. Uh, you know, I had 63 00:02:40,919 --> 00:02:43,800 Speaker 3: different sponsors where uh, you know, I had to be 64 00:02:43,840 --> 00:02:45,720 Speaker 3: in front of the TV and do some acting. And 65 00:02:45,760 --> 00:02:48,840 Speaker 3: I think I think when I was playing, I was 66 00:02:49,280 --> 00:02:52,200 Speaker 3: a little bit reserved and and didn't you know, necessarily 67 00:02:52,280 --> 00:02:54,600 Speaker 3: show my true personality I was. You know, you're talking 68 00:02:54,639 --> 00:02:56,160 Speaker 3: New York media. You don't want to make a mistake, 69 00:02:56,280 --> 00:02:58,000 Speaker 3: you want you don't want to say anything. You're trying 70 00:02:58,040 --> 00:03:01,040 Speaker 3: to avoid the headline. You just got to give your 71 00:03:01,040 --> 00:03:01,840 Speaker 3: standard answer. 72 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:04,280 Speaker 2: We were dropping double birds in the locker room to 73 00:03:04,280 --> 00:03:04,680 Speaker 2: the media. 74 00:03:04,760 --> 00:03:07,200 Speaker 3: No, not to the media, not to me, to a 75 00:03:07,200 --> 00:03:10,320 Speaker 3: few teammates, but uh, you know, And so I think 76 00:03:10,360 --> 00:03:12,680 Speaker 3: my teammates kind of saw my personality and what I 77 00:03:12,800 --> 00:03:14,960 Speaker 3: was like, you know, when the media was away, and 78 00:03:15,040 --> 00:03:17,200 Speaker 3: I think that that was kind of what it was. 79 00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:20,200 Speaker 3: And I think when I got done playing, I just 80 00:03:20,320 --> 00:03:22,880 Speaker 3: like I didn't have anything to be reserved about. I 81 00:03:22,880 --> 00:03:24,720 Speaker 3: didn't have I didn't have any I could just kind 82 00:03:24,720 --> 00:03:27,400 Speaker 3: of almost take a deep breath and and like you know, 83 00:03:27,560 --> 00:03:31,320 Speaker 3: let it out and just relax. And so I think 84 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:33,880 Speaker 3: it just got to cut people by surprise that hey, this, 85 00:03:34,080 --> 00:03:36,280 Speaker 3: you know, this guy actually has a personality. It's not 86 00:03:36,440 --> 00:03:40,160 Speaker 3: you know, a total stiff and and so it just 87 00:03:40,320 --> 00:03:43,280 Speaker 3: you know, especially and I think also like doing stuff 88 00:03:43,720 --> 00:03:45,880 Speaker 3: with your you're always more relaxed when you're with your family, 89 00:03:45,960 --> 00:03:48,640 Speaker 3: with your friends. So on Monday night, just you know, 90 00:03:48,760 --> 00:03:51,840 Speaker 3: I'm with Peyton and honestly feels like we're just watching 91 00:03:51,880 --> 00:03:53,720 Speaker 3: a game. That was the idea. Hey, you're watching a 92 00:03:53,760 --> 00:03:56,320 Speaker 3: game on your couch with your brother. What would you 93 00:03:56,400 --> 00:03:58,760 Speaker 3: what would you talk about and and how would you act? 94 00:03:58,840 --> 00:04:02,160 Speaker 3: And you know, I don't feel it's not scripted. It's 95 00:04:02,480 --> 00:04:04,400 Speaker 3: we don't have a whole lot of Hey, you can't 96 00:04:04,480 --> 00:04:07,040 Speaker 3: say this or don't do that. I mean we're talking about, 97 00:04:07,280 --> 00:04:09,760 Speaker 3: you know, a streaker in the forum, tackle on the 98 00:04:09,800 --> 00:04:12,120 Speaker 3: streaker after this, like, hey, you can't talk about that. 99 00:04:12,160 --> 00:04:14,760 Speaker 3: I'm like, y'all never told us like we're the B team. 100 00:04:14,880 --> 00:04:16,520 Speaker 3: We're the B team. I feel like we have a 101 00:04:16,520 --> 00:04:19,960 Speaker 3: different set of rules over here. And so it's definitely 102 00:04:19,960 --> 00:04:22,560 Speaker 3: a little you kind of trial by error, learn as 103 00:04:22,600 --> 00:04:24,320 Speaker 3: you go, and that makes it fun. 104 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:26,160 Speaker 1: And I got to imagine too, I know, a big 105 00:04:26,160 --> 00:04:27,640 Speaker 1: goal of yours was to spend a lot more time 106 00:04:27,680 --> 00:04:29,520 Speaker 1: with the kids and the family, right, and this kind 107 00:04:29,520 --> 00:04:32,039 Speaker 1: of I imagine this has allowed you to find some type 108 00:04:32,080 --> 00:04:32,920 Speaker 1: of balance. 109 00:04:32,640 --> 00:04:33,880 Speaker 2: Right, no doubt. 110 00:04:33,960 --> 00:04:36,440 Speaker 3: I mean I think that's that was the idea. So, 111 00:04:36,760 --> 00:04:38,640 Speaker 3: you know, with Monday night football, it's it's Monday night 112 00:04:38,680 --> 00:04:40,520 Speaker 3: at eight o'clock. Most of my kids are asleep, or 113 00:04:40,680 --> 00:04:42,400 Speaker 3: I get to have dinner with them. I can go 114 00:04:42,520 --> 00:04:45,120 Speaker 3: pick them up from school and be around. 115 00:04:45,240 --> 00:04:47,080 Speaker 2: And you're traveling for it, right. 116 00:04:47,360 --> 00:04:49,559 Speaker 3: No, not traveling, it's kind of sitting in my couch 117 00:04:49,600 --> 00:04:51,880 Speaker 3: and even doing you know, doing the Manning Show. It's 118 00:04:52,080 --> 00:04:54,520 Speaker 3: it's in New York, it's around. It's during the day. 119 00:04:54,600 --> 00:04:56,760 Speaker 3: Kids are at school, so you know, I have I 120 00:04:56,839 --> 00:04:59,279 Speaker 3: have free time during the day. I just it's for me. 121 00:04:59,360 --> 00:05:01,800 Speaker 3: It was really or Hey, I want to be around 122 00:05:01,920 --> 00:05:04,360 Speaker 3: on weekends to go to their sporting games. I want 123 00:05:04,360 --> 00:05:06,120 Speaker 3: to be able to coach them in some of their 124 00:05:06,160 --> 00:05:08,479 Speaker 3: sports and watch them in some of their activities, pick 125 00:05:08,560 --> 00:05:11,160 Speaker 3: them up from some of their activities. Sometimes that's like 126 00:05:11,200 --> 00:05:13,320 Speaker 3: the best bonding time of your kids is in the 127 00:05:13,480 --> 00:05:16,760 Speaker 3: car driving between places. Once they get home, they're all 128 00:05:16,760 --> 00:05:19,000 Speaker 3: over the place. They got homework, they have a lot 129 00:05:19,080 --> 00:05:22,000 Speaker 3: going on. So just being president, being around, being able 130 00:05:22,040 --> 00:05:24,920 Speaker 3: to have dinner with them, and this keeps me local, 131 00:05:25,040 --> 00:05:27,080 Speaker 3: keeps me around and keeps me off the road. 132 00:05:27,800 --> 00:05:30,560 Speaker 1: All right, Eli Manning Show. Uh, let's talk about it. 133 00:05:30,640 --> 00:05:32,400 Speaker 1: You have to deal with Oharison more, which I know 134 00:05:32,440 --> 00:05:36,800 Speaker 1: I'm sure is tough. He's he strains all of us. 135 00:05:37,160 --> 00:05:37,680 Speaker 2: We get it. 136 00:05:38,640 --> 00:05:40,360 Speaker 3: But I've been used to doing that. You know, That's 137 00:05:40,360 --> 00:05:42,160 Speaker 3: just that was like that was a full time job 138 00:05:42,200 --> 00:05:45,080 Speaker 3: while we were teammates. Is trying to control him, trying 139 00:05:45,120 --> 00:05:48,320 Speaker 3: to you know, keep him, uh, keep him on track, 140 00:05:48,440 --> 00:05:50,400 Speaker 3: keep him you know, kind of straight and arrows. So 141 00:05:50,520 --> 00:05:53,919 Speaker 3: it's been doing it for a long time. But you know, 142 00:05:54,279 --> 00:05:56,039 Speaker 3: just just how you know, how comfortable I am with 143 00:05:56,080 --> 00:05:58,040 Speaker 3: my brother, it's the same. It's the same way as 144 00:05:58,040 --> 00:06:01,719 Speaker 3: Sean O'Hara. He's one my best friends to this day. 145 00:06:02,080 --> 00:06:04,120 Speaker 3: We go on you know, we go on family trips 146 00:06:04,200 --> 00:06:06,919 Speaker 3: or kids or pals. We hang out a bunch. And so, 147 00:06:08,279 --> 00:06:09,719 Speaker 3: you know, doing the show when they were kind of 148 00:06:09,720 --> 00:06:12,240 Speaker 3: talking about a co host, I mean it was it 149 00:06:12,279 --> 00:06:15,960 Speaker 3: was a no brainers because I know also he's not sensitive, 150 00:06:16,040 --> 00:06:18,039 Speaker 3: so you can make fun of him, you can take 151 00:06:18,120 --> 00:06:20,880 Speaker 3: shots at him, and he can take it. He's gonna 152 00:06:20,880 --> 00:06:23,200 Speaker 3: give it right back. And so the fact that you know, 153 00:06:23,240 --> 00:06:25,680 Speaker 3: we we have that trust that you know, I'm never 154 00:06:25,760 --> 00:06:29,320 Speaker 3: gonna you know, go, you know, say anything. You know 155 00:06:29,440 --> 00:06:32,280 Speaker 3: that's a you know, I'm not serious about anything I say. 156 00:06:32,320 --> 00:06:35,000 Speaker 3: It's all jokes. It's all fun. And to have someone 157 00:06:35,040 --> 00:06:36,400 Speaker 3: you can do that with is great. 158 00:06:36,760 --> 00:06:39,040 Speaker 1: Now you're someone that always prepared so well before you're 159 00:06:39,080 --> 00:06:40,840 Speaker 1: doing your football career. Right, But I imagine the Eli 160 00:06:40,920 --> 00:06:42,799 Speaker 1: Manning Show is a little bit different. It's even different 161 00:06:42,800 --> 00:06:44,520 Speaker 1: than the Manning cast, right, I mean, you're like part 162 00:06:44,600 --> 00:06:48,840 Speaker 1: Jimmy fallon part like variety show host, How is your 163 00:06:48,880 --> 00:06:52,080 Speaker 1: preparation for doing the Eli Manning Show different than maybe 164 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:53,080 Speaker 1: anything you've done before. 165 00:06:53,480 --> 00:06:55,480 Speaker 3: Well, I think whenever I would go on a show, 166 00:06:55,520 --> 00:06:57,599 Speaker 3: I was the one answering the questions. It's hard to 167 00:06:57,760 --> 00:07:00,320 Speaker 3: kind of prepare to answer a question, don't know what 168 00:07:00,400 --> 00:07:02,800 Speaker 3: they might ask, and so you kind of you go 169 00:07:02,880 --> 00:07:04,920 Speaker 3: in there and and try to have some fun. Now 170 00:07:05,040 --> 00:07:07,839 Speaker 3: I gotta I gotta create I gotta ask the questions. 171 00:07:07,960 --> 00:07:09,880 Speaker 3: I gotta listen to what they're saying, kind of have 172 00:07:10,000 --> 00:07:12,600 Speaker 3: follow up questions. You know, I gotta make fun of 173 00:07:12,640 --> 00:07:16,600 Speaker 3: Sean whatever he says. So it's it's much more, you know, 174 00:07:16,720 --> 00:07:19,040 Speaker 3: kind of understanding who who the guest is. You know, 175 00:07:19,360 --> 00:07:22,280 Speaker 3: we're interviewing some of these, you know, rappers, Like I'm 176 00:07:22,320 --> 00:07:23,840 Speaker 3: not a big rap guy. I don't know who these 177 00:07:24,040 --> 00:07:26,200 Speaker 3: like some of these people are. I gotta do some research. 178 00:07:26,280 --> 00:07:28,440 Speaker 3: I gotta find out something like how am I gonna 179 00:07:28,480 --> 00:07:32,640 Speaker 3: relate with with this person? How? You know? How you know, 180 00:07:32,960 --> 00:07:34,920 Speaker 3: am I gonna how are we gonna sync up? And 181 00:07:35,000 --> 00:07:37,640 Speaker 3: so I think a lot of it is me and 182 00:07:37,920 --> 00:07:40,080 Speaker 3: my Sean, let's letting us just like, let's make fun 183 00:07:40,120 --> 00:07:41,840 Speaker 3: of each other a lot, and I think this guy 184 00:07:42,320 --> 00:07:44,400 Speaker 3: will can join in on the fun. If he starts 185 00:07:44,400 --> 00:07:46,120 Speaker 3: making fun of us, then it will be a good show. 186 00:07:46,240 --> 00:07:48,040 Speaker 3: Then then we got a chance. Like then he's in 187 00:07:48,400 --> 00:07:50,640 Speaker 3: and we can get some you know, get some good stories. 188 00:07:50,720 --> 00:07:53,120 Speaker 3: And and knowing that we're not we're not out to 189 00:07:53,160 --> 00:07:56,000 Speaker 3: trick someone, We're not out to get headlines. We want 190 00:07:56,000 --> 00:08:00,120 Speaker 3: someone to be relaxed, have some fun and just uh 191 00:08:00,400 --> 00:08:01,280 Speaker 3: that's the whole idea. 192 00:08:01,560 --> 00:08:03,880 Speaker 1: Who have been some of your favorite guests or segments 193 00:08:03,880 --> 00:08:06,920 Speaker 1: games that you've played with with some of the guests. 194 00:08:06,640 --> 00:08:09,040 Speaker 3: Well, I think, you know, I had so many great ones. 195 00:08:09,320 --> 00:08:09,440 Speaker 2: Uh. 196 00:08:09,640 --> 00:08:12,280 Speaker 3: I love you know, I love getting the New York Stars. 197 00:08:12,320 --> 00:08:13,840 Speaker 3: That was kind of when I was doing it, just 198 00:08:13,880 --> 00:08:18,160 Speaker 3: getting you know, Henrik Lund quiz, getting Derrek Jeter, having 199 00:08:18,200 --> 00:08:21,920 Speaker 3: Michael Strahan was so much fun. So the athletes are awesome. 200 00:08:21,960 --> 00:08:23,800 Speaker 3: Bill Murray, I was a big Bill Murray fan. They 201 00:08:23,880 --> 00:08:26,480 Speaker 3: kind of had a script of questions like, hey, here's 202 00:08:26,520 --> 00:08:28,560 Speaker 3: some suggestions. I'm like, I don't need that, Like I 203 00:08:28,600 --> 00:08:29,760 Speaker 3: just got my questions. 204 00:08:30,040 --> 00:08:33,240 Speaker 2: Sorry, I don't need your questions. Don get out of here. 205 00:08:33,720 --> 00:08:35,959 Speaker 3: Get out of here, get out of here, don't don't 206 00:08:36,040 --> 00:08:39,040 Speaker 3: don't mess this show up like all these questions can 207 00:08:39,120 --> 00:08:42,240 Speaker 3: totally mess this up. I got I'm a fan, I 208 00:08:42,280 --> 00:08:45,840 Speaker 3: got my stuff. I talked to my high school buddies 209 00:08:45,920 --> 00:08:50,520 Speaker 3: like we grew up watching Bill Murray movies, Groundhog Day, Meatballs, 210 00:08:50,559 --> 00:08:53,920 Speaker 3: you know, Ghostbusters, like this is this is our stuff. 211 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:57,280 Speaker 3: So I talked with them. We got I got my questions, 212 00:08:57,360 --> 00:08:59,840 Speaker 3: I got my stuff, and you know, let's let's go. 213 00:09:00,440 --> 00:09:03,360 Speaker 4: You're ready for a change. Pay Day comes early with citizens, 214 00:09:03,520 --> 00:09:07,080 Speaker 4: so go to that retreat. Knew you moves to the country. 215 00:09:07,480 --> 00:09:10,960 Speaker 4: Now you're raising goats and launching a lifestyle brand. Are 216 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:12,640 Speaker 4: you ready for all that life brings? 217 00:09:15,720 --> 00:09:15,880 Speaker 2: Now? 218 00:09:15,880 --> 00:09:17,439 Speaker 1: You've obviously been around a lot of athletes. I'll ask 219 00:09:17,440 --> 00:09:18,760 Speaker 1: you about this one last before we get to some 220 00:09:18,760 --> 00:09:22,240 Speaker 1: football stuff. When you when you did the Kevin Duranto, 221 00:09:22,920 --> 00:09:24,920 Speaker 1: even as someone that's been around you know, world class 222 00:09:24,920 --> 00:09:26,600 Speaker 1: athletes this whole life, when they see a guy that 223 00:09:26,679 --> 00:09:28,520 Speaker 1: height and kind of that build, is it just a 224 00:09:28,559 --> 00:09:30,680 Speaker 1: little bit different even for you seeing a guy because 225 00:09:30,679 --> 00:09:31,920 Speaker 1: he's just so unique. 226 00:09:32,360 --> 00:09:34,960 Speaker 3: Yeah, there's very few people that I have to look 227 00:09:35,080 --> 00:09:38,240 Speaker 3: up to to. You know, you're standing up and you're 228 00:09:38,240 --> 00:09:40,000 Speaker 3: like getting a picture. I'm like, oh my god, I 229 00:09:40,000 --> 00:09:41,960 Speaker 3: gotta get on my tiptoes here you can kind of 230 00:09:42,000 --> 00:09:44,120 Speaker 3: like sink down, and I don't want to look so 231 00:09:44,200 --> 00:09:47,600 Speaker 3: much taller than someone. But you know, just what you know, 232 00:09:47,720 --> 00:09:50,360 Speaker 3: to follow his career for so long, you know, remember 233 00:09:50,440 --> 00:09:54,240 Speaker 3: watching him at Texas, uh, you know, during the during 234 00:09:54,240 --> 00:09:57,280 Speaker 3: the NCAA Championship, in the tournament, and and you know, 235 00:09:57,480 --> 00:09:59,319 Speaker 3: just like, look at this guy, look at this six 236 00:10:00,040 --> 00:10:02,880 Speaker 3: having guy I shooting three pointers and so watched his 237 00:10:02,960 --> 00:10:06,199 Speaker 3: whole whole career and I was a great fan, and 238 00:10:06,480 --> 00:10:08,520 Speaker 3: so to have him on and it was was a 239 00:10:08,520 --> 00:10:10,800 Speaker 3: lot of fun. And that's the idea. I think we 240 00:10:10,920 --> 00:10:14,040 Speaker 3: kind of made him, made him comfortable. Uh he's a 241 00:10:14,160 --> 00:10:17,079 Speaker 3: Washington fan, so kind of brought that up a little 242 00:10:17,120 --> 00:10:19,400 Speaker 3: bit and and just got to play a little Papa 243 00:10:19,440 --> 00:10:22,680 Speaker 3: shot and then like that's the idea. Let's do silly things, 244 00:10:22,720 --> 00:10:26,520 Speaker 3: fun things. Papa shot with Kevin Durant, playing air hockey 245 00:10:26,600 --> 00:10:29,640 Speaker 3: with Henrik Lundquist, Like those are those are fun things. 246 00:10:29,640 --> 00:10:31,880 Speaker 3: I get a little competitive, of course, I always let 247 00:10:31,920 --> 00:10:34,880 Speaker 3: them win. You know, I'm a good host. I could 248 00:10:34,920 --> 00:10:38,040 Speaker 3: definitely have beaten both of them, but you know, I 249 00:10:38,120 --> 00:10:38,839 Speaker 3: gotta let him win. 250 00:10:39,800 --> 00:10:42,440 Speaker 1: Season three is coming out here. Eli did you enjoy 251 00:10:42,480 --> 00:10:45,160 Speaker 1: shooting the like little teaser commercial with Kate Marra. 252 00:10:45,840 --> 00:10:48,120 Speaker 3: That was a lot of fun. Uh. You know, Kate, 253 00:10:48,240 --> 00:10:51,959 Speaker 3: Kate is is awesome. No known Kate a long time. 254 00:10:52,480 --> 00:10:55,440 Speaker 3: I remember seeing seeing her and her sister and and 255 00:10:55,520 --> 00:10:58,199 Speaker 3: so many of the maras around training camp practices and 256 00:10:58,280 --> 00:11:01,360 Speaker 3: Albany and to you know, get to watch her her career, 257 00:11:01,679 --> 00:11:05,680 Speaker 3: uh as an actress and in Hollywood and shows and movies, 258 00:11:05,720 --> 00:11:08,880 Speaker 3: it's been has been so cool. So I think, uh, yeah, 259 00:11:08,920 --> 00:11:12,400 Speaker 3: having her on and get to kind of see the 260 00:11:12,559 --> 00:11:14,760 Speaker 3: actress side of her. I've only seen her more just 261 00:11:14,840 --> 00:11:17,360 Speaker 3: kind of as you know, as a fan or just 262 00:11:17,480 --> 00:11:19,280 Speaker 3: as a you know, Mary as a little kid. And 263 00:11:19,320 --> 00:11:21,640 Speaker 3: so to get to see you know, her kind of 264 00:11:21,760 --> 00:11:24,520 Speaker 3: you know, flip the switch and go from like, oh, hey, 265 00:11:24,600 --> 00:11:26,719 Speaker 3: you know how you doing to you know, all right 266 00:11:26,760 --> 00:11:29,480 Speaker 3: now now I'm acting. Now I'm yelling at you stop 267 00:11:29,559 --> 00:11:32,920 Speaker 3: wearing the the dad vest and stop doing this, and 268 00:11:33,000 --> 00:11:34,280 Speaker 3: just kind of, you know, I was like, oh, she 269 00:11:34,440 --> 00:11:37,280 Speaker 3: maybe she's serious, Like you can't tell the difference, it 270 00:11:37,320 --> 00:11:40,720 Speaker 3: doesn't seem like acting and just a true professional in 271 00:11:40,760 --> 00:11:43,360 Speaker 3: that sense. So I think she had a lot of fun, 272 00:11:43,480 --> 00:11:45,280 Speaker 3: and I know, I know I did. 273 00:11:45,600 --> 00:11:47,400 Speaker 1: The John Shuttle is brought to you by Citizens, the 274 00:11:47,400 --> 00:11:49,400 Speaker 1: official bank of the New York Giants, from game data. 275 00:11:49,440 --> 00:11:52,720 Speaker 1: Every day, Citizens is made ready for Giants fans with insights, guidance, 276 00:11:52,760 --> 00:11:56,160 Speaker 1: and solutions. Learn more at citizens bank dot com. 277 00:11:56,720 --> 00:11:59,960 Speaker 5: You loved her, You're good at it, So you start 278 00:12:00,080 --> 00:12:04,480 Speaker 5: turf Is business grows, your savings grow, become the most 279 00:12:04,520 --> 00:12:08,560 Speaker 5: celebrated name in turf Are you ready for all that life? 280 00:12:08,640 --> 00:12:12,840 Speaker 1: Rings Alredie, let's talk some football here. I'm sure you're 281 00:12:12,880 --> 00:12:15,440 Speaker 1: getting ready for your ESPN stuff coming up here in 282 00:12:15,480 --> 00:12:18,800 Speaker 1: the fall. You're back at it with Peyton. Let's talk 283 00:12:18,800 --> 00:12:21,240 Speaker 1: a little bit about the Giants and where they are. 284 00:12:21,520 --> 00:12:25,240 Speaker 1: Put yourself in in Daniel's shoes a little bit. What's 285 00:12:25,360 --> 00:12:29,160 Speaker 1: different for a quarterback once you're starting to get a 286 00:12:29,160 --> 00:12:31,920 Speaker 1: bigger comfort level in a system like I'm sure Daniel 287 00:12:31,920 --> 00:12:35,200 Speaker 1: has in Brian Dables offense. What changes for a quarterback 288 00:12:35,240 --> 00:12:37,720 Speaker 1: when they're out there on the field and you just 289 00:12:37,920 --> 00:12:39,920 Speaker 1: know the offense and you've been in it for that 290 00:12:40,000 --> 00:12:40,520 Speaker 1: second year. 291 00:12:41,000 --> 00:12:43,679 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's a huge difference. And I think just having 292 00:12:43,720 --> 00:12:47,679 Speaker 3: more command of what your assignment is, but also what 293 00:12:47,760 --> 00:12:50,520 Speaker 3: everyone else's assignment is and for them to have more 294 00:12:50,920 --> 00:12:53,839 Speaker 3: knowledge about you know, how they can make improvements, and 295 00:12:54,040 --> 00:12:57,640 Speaker 3: you have examples. You can say, hey, remember this game, 296 00:12:57,960 --> 00:13:00,760 Speaker 3: you know versus the Titans last year, we ran this play. Hey, 297 00:13:00,800 --> 00:13:04,200 Speaker 3: if the defense does that, let's make this adjustment. So 298 00:13:04,240 --> 00:13:05,880 Speaker 3: you can you can coach a little bit in the 299 00:13:06,000 --> 00:13:09,480 Speaker 3: off season where you're at OTAs, when you're at training camp, 300 00:13:10,320 --> 00:13:13,600 Speaker 3: everybody you know, you have more I guess, more freedom 301 00:13:13,640 --> 00:13:16,200 Speaker 3: to kind of be that coach on the field because 302 00:13:16,440 --> 00:13:19,960 Speaker 3: you know exactly, uh, you know what what you're supposed 303 00:13:19,960 --> 00:13:22,280 Speaker 3: to be doing, what they're supposed to be doing, and 304 00:13:22,360 --> 00:13:24,960 Speaker 3: how it can play out against different coverages. And so 305 00:13:25,760 --> 00:13:27,880 Speaker 3: you see that Daniel, you know in the off season, 306 00:13:27,920 --> 00:13:30,640 Speaker 3: he's he's getting the guys together. They're going to work 307 00:13:30,679 --> 00:13:33,480 Speaker 3: out different places, and so you can do those things. 308 00:13:33,559 --> 00:13:36,440 Speaker 3: It almost if you do that too soon before you 309 00:13:36,520 --> 00:13:39,440 Speaker 3: know the offense and for the offense, like the receivers 310 00:13:39,480 --> 00:13:41,880 Speaker 3: of the offense, and you're getting together, you can't get 311 00:13:41,920 --> 00:13:45,320 Speaker 3: that much better on your actual plays and your schemes 312 00:13:45,360 --> 00:13:48,920 Speaker 3: because no one knows exactly what that is or how 313 00:13:48,960 --> 00:13:52,240 Speaker 3: to make those adjustments. So I think it's it's so 314 00:13:52,400 --> 00:13:55,000 Speaker 3: much you know, has an opportunity be so much smoother 315 00:13:55,720 --> 00:13:59,000 Speaker 3: when everybody you know, is more comfortable. They know, you know, 316 00:13:59,040 --> 00:14:01,800 Speaker 3: they can they know what to expect. Hey, you know 317 00:14:01,840 --> 00:14:04,640 Speaker 3: this is what the defense is doing. This is our adjustment. 318 00:14:04,800 --> 00:14:06,960 Speaker 3: Oh yeah, we did that last year. We did that. 319 00:14:07,400 --> 00:14:10,120 Speaker 3: We've talked about that before, and you can make those 320 00:14:10,160 --> 00:14:11,160 Speaker 3: adjustments quicker. 321 00:14:11,960 --> 00:14:13,880 Speaker 1: Yeah, and you know, the Giants have talked a lot 322 00:14:13,880 --> 00:14:16,720 Speaker 1: about Eli trying to be more explosive offensively this year. 323 00:14:16,880 --> 00:14:19,200 Speaker 1: You know from your playing days obviously and now being 324 00:14:19,200 --> 00:14:21,640 Speaker 1: an analyst, that you score touchdowns by making big plays. Right, 325 00:14:21,640 --> 00:14:24,800 Speaker 1: It's hard to sustain those twelve to fifteen play eight 326 00:14:24,880 --> 00:14:27,480 Speaker 1: play drives even down the field to score touchdowns. And 327 00:14:27,520 --> 00:14:30,200 Speaker 1: the Giants did add personnel in the offseason, speed wise 328 00:14:30,200 --> 00:14:32,200 Speaker 1: and wide receiver to help create those plays. But as 329 00:14:32,200 --> 00:14:36,000 Speaker 1: a quarterback, how can you either change your approach, your mindset, 330 00:14:36,200 --> 00:14:40,280 Speaker 1: or something else that can help create more of those 331 00:14:40,360 --> 00:14:41,840 Speaker 1: explosive plays in an offense? 332 00:14:42,440 --> 00:14:43,920 Speaker 3: You know, I think you have to be a little bit, 333 00:14:44,200 --> 00:14:47,680 Speaker 3: a little bit careful in that mindset. I think it's 334 00:14:47,720 --> 00:14:52,040 Speaker 3: still about making good decisions, making good reads as a quarterback, 335 00:14:52,120 --> 00:14:55,480 Speaker 3: not forcing the ball down the field, and some of 336 00:14:55,520 --> 00:14:58,360 Speaker 3: it it's kind of you. You can make those big 337 00:14:58,400 --> 00:15:00,840 Speaker 3: plays with new personnel, and I think that's what the 338 00:15:00,880 --> 00:15:03,760 Speaker 3: Giants have done, saying it's still the same place, it's 339 00:15:03,760 --> 00:15:07,480 Speaker 3: still the same progressions. But now, hey, let's let's add 340 00:15:07,520 --> 00:15:09,280 Speaker 3: a you know, a great tight end. Let's add some 341 00:15:09,280 --> 00:15:11,720 Speaker 3: speed at receiver. Let's add some of these guys so 342 00:15:11,760 --> 00:15:14,480 Speaker 3: we can win those one on one matchups. When everything's 343 00:15:14,520 --> 00:15:17,280 Speaker 3: clean and you've got pressed man across the board, hey 344 00:15:17,280 --> 00:15:19,040 Speaker 3: we can we can throw a go route. Hey, we 345 00:15:19,080 --> 00:15:21,360 Speaker 3: can get a tight end on an over route. If 346 00:15:21,400 --> 00:15:24,160 Speaker 3: they're playing soft zone and they're you know, giving you 347 00:15:24,160 --> 00:15:26,640 Speaker 3: the underneath stuff, you have to be patient. Hey, let's 348 00:15:26,640 --> 00:15:28,640 Speaker 3: just let's take it. Let's get them out of this. 349 00:15:28,880 --> 00:15:31,040 Speaker 3: Let's get them out or they have to make a 350 00:15:31,160 --> 00:15:33,640 Speaker 3: change because we're just moving down the field and they're 351 00:15:33,680 --> 00:15:36,800 Speaker 3: giving us six yard completions all day. Hey, let's take it. 352 00:15:36,880 --> 00:15:39,720 Speaker 3: Let's take it, take it, take it. And when they change, 353 00:15:39,720 --> 00:15:42,840 Speaker 3: when they play more aggressive on defense, that's when you 354 00:15:42,920 --> 00:15:46,479 Speaker 3: play more aggressive on offense. And so that's that's the mentality. 355 00:15:46,520 --> 00:15:48,760 Speaker 3: You can't just go in saying, hey, we got to 356 00:15:49,240 --> 00:15:51,920 Speaker 3: take take shots, throw it down the field. Hey, long 357 00:15:52,040 --> 00:15:56,320 Speaker 3: end coompletions don't help anybody. Turnovers don't help anybody. It's about, 358 00:15:56,520 --> 00:15:58,960 Speaker 3: you know, seeing what the defense is doing and taking 359 00:15:59,320 --> 00:16:02,520 Speaker 3: what they give you, be impatient and taking your shots 360 00:16:02,720 --> 00:16:03,720 Speaker 3: when you get the right. 361 00:16:03,520 --> 00:16:05,800 Speaker 1: Look to your point, I want to ask you about 362 00:16:05,880 --> 00:16:08,200 Speaker 1: risk aversion, right, because I think Daniel's gone through an 363 00:16:08,240 --> 00:16:11,360 Speaker 1: interesting kind of wave in his career where the first 364 00:16:11,440 --> 00:16:15,000 Speaker 1: year all he heard about turnovers, fumbles, picks, turnovers, turnovers, turnovers, 365 00:16:15,000 --> 00:16:18,520 Speaker 1: and last year he had the lowest interception rate in 366 00:16:18,560 --> 00:16:20,360 Speaker 1: the whole league, best in the league. 367 00:16:20,360 --> 00:16:21,960 Speaker 2: He did not turn the ball over. He's turned that 368 00:16:22,000 --> 00:16:22,760 Speaker 2: around completely. 369 00:16:23,280 --> 00:16:25,360 Speaker 1: But at the same time, his average depth the target 370 00:16:25,440 --> 00:16:27,760 Speaker 1: was lower, not as many big plays like we talked about. 371 00:16:28,080 --> 00:16:31,160 Speaker 1: So is there a certain level as a quarterback of 372 00:16:31,320 --> 00:16:35,120 Speaker 1: risk acceptance where all right, I might make six or 373 00:16:35,160 --> 00:16:37,240 Speaker 1: seven more big plays, but I might have one or 374 00:16:37,280 --> 00:16:39,440 Speaker 1: two more picks. But that's okay because that's a trade 375 00:16:39,440 --> 00:16:41,360 Speaker 1: off I kind of want to make. Is that a 376 00:16:41,400 --> 00:16:43,440 Speaker 1: way you think about it or is that just the 377 00:16:43,480 --> 00:16:45,680 Speaker 1: way you think people from outside the game think about 378 00:16:45,720 --> 00:16:47,120 Speaker 1: it from a statistical standpoint. 379 00:16:47,200 --> 00:16:51,320 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean I don't associate with big plays being risky, 380 00:16:51,880 --> 00:16:55,440 Speaker 3: and I think that's the kind of the misconception there. 381 00:16:55,600 --> 00:16:59,680 Speaker 3: I think big plays coming come out of taking what 382 00:16:59,720 --> 00:17:01,480 Speaker 3: the d defenses give you. Hey, they're playing man. You 383 00:17:01,480 --> 00:17:03,120 Speaker 3: can hit a big play throwing a slant and you 384 00:17:03,240 --> 00:17:05,680 Speaker 3: throw an accurate ball as the right read ball came 385 00:17:05,760 --> 00:17:09,200 Speaker 3: out on time and you hit it. You make big 386 00:17:09,240 --> 00:17:13,040 Speaker 3: plays by Hey, they're playing soft zone. You know we're 387 00:17:13,119 --> 00:17:15,800 Speaker 3: calling a shot play here. I'm not gonna take the 388 00:17:15,840 --> 00:17:19,000 Speaker 3: shot play, you know, because hey, it's not going to 389 00:17:19,080 --> 00:17:22,080 Speaker 3: be there. I'm not gonna waste my time hoping something 390 00:17:22,160 --> 00:17:24,360 Speaker 3: might be open when the chances are it's not. I'm 391 00:17:24,359 --> 00:17:27,240 Speaker 3: gonna hit my checkdown the saque go get five or 392 00:17:27,280 --> 00:17:30,320 Speaker 3: six yards. So now we got second and five insteat 393 00:17:30,320 --> 00:17:32,600 Speaker 3: of second and ten, and we can still run the 394 00:17:32,640 --> 00:17:35,800 Speaker 3: ball on second down. Hey, and he breaks a long 395 00:17:35,840 --> 00:17:39,280 Speaker 3: one or hey, second and five. Defense can't play soft 396 00:17:39,359 --> 00:17:42,320 Speaker 3: zone again. They'll play man. Hey, let's call that same 397 00:17:42,359 --> 00:17:45,520 Speaker 3: play again, you know, and I can take the shot. 398 00:17:45,560 --> 00:17:48,480 Speaker 3: So I think as a coordinator, you call a more 399 00:17:48,520 --> 00:17:51,679 Speaker 3: aggressive game plan when you know your quarterback is going 400 00:17:51,720 --> 00:17:54,280 Speaker 3: to make good decisions and not force the ball down 401 00:17:54,280 --> 00:17:56,720 Speaker 3: the field if it's not the right look. Take the checkdown, 402 00:17:56,840 --> 00:17:59,639 Speaker 3: take the underneath. Hey, I'll come back to it again, 403 00:18:00,040 --> 00:18:02,760 Speaker 3: and you know, eventually you get the right look, you 404 00:18:02,800 --> 00:18:04,920 Speaker 3: get the right call and you can hit the big 405 00:18:04,960 --> 00:18:07,560 Speaker 3: plays because it's the right look. You know, if it's 406 00:18:07,600 --> 00:18:09,840 Speaker 3: the right look, you know you can throw the ball 407 00:18:09,880 --> 00:18:12,720 Speaker 3: down the field, you know, because you know you feel 408 00:18:12,720 --> 00:18:14,720 Speaker 3: your guy is going to make the play, and so 409 00:18:15,119 --> 00:18:17,359 Speaker 3: you know it's risking the sense that it might be 410 00:18:17,359 --> 00:18:19,840 Speaker 3: an incompletion throwing the ball forty yards down the field 411 00:18:19,920 --> 00:18:23,399 Speaker 3: versus you know, eight yards. Higher chance of incompletion should 412 00:18:23,400 --> 00:18:26,080 Speaker 3: not be a higher chance of a turnover though, No. 413 00:18:26,400 --> 00:18:27,840 Speaker 2: I think you make a really good point. 414 00:18:27,880 --> 00:18:31,760 Speaker 1: And how much does a continual, continual improvement in the 415 00:18:31,800 --> 00:18:35,320 Speaker 1: offensive line to allow you to try to take more 416 00:18:35,359 --> 00:18:35,879 Speaker 1: of those shots? 417 00:18:35,960 --> 00:18:36,080 Speaker 2: Right? 418 00:18:36,080 --> 00:18:38,679 Speaker 1: Because look, a go goal on the island, you can 419 00:18:38,680 --> 00:18:41,480 Speaker 1: get out pretty quick, right, But those deep over routes, 420 00:18:41,520 --> 00:18:42,560 Speaker 1: those take time. 421 00:18:43,040 --> 00:18:43,960 Speaker 2: So how important is. 422 00:18:43,960 --> 00:18:46,000 Speaker 1: It for this offensive line to continue to improve so 423 00:18:46,040 --> 00:18:48,760 Speaker 1: you can take advantage of some of those longer developing 424 00:18:48,800 --> 00:18:49,560 Speaker 1: plays downfield. 425 00:18:49,680 --> 00:18:52,400 Speaker 3: Yeah, one hundred percent. That's really what that is all 426 00:18:52,440 --> 00:18:54,720 Speaker 3: about with the offen you know, taking your shots down 427 00:18:54,720 --> 00:18:57,760 Speaker 3: the field, like you said, the deep over routes, kind 428 00:18:57,760 --> 00:19:01,720 Speaker 3: of post corner double moves, all those things, those take time. 429 00:19:01,840 --> 00:19:04,879 Speaker 3: So that's when hey, you need to run the ball 430 00:19:05,040 --> 00:19:08,520 Speaker 3: well to set up those things. You need to get 431 00:19:08,560 --> 00:19:11,520 Speaker 3: those completions, get into a rhythm where it slows down 432 00:19:11,560 --> 00:19:15,280 Speaker 3: that defensive line rush. They're not thinking past past, They're thinking, hey, 433 00:19:15,280 --> 00:19:17,720 Speaker 3: I gotta fill my gaps. I got to stop the 434 00:19:17,800 --> 00:19:20,040 Speaker 3: run here and then you can hit some play action 435 00:19:20,359 --> 00:19:22,920 Speaker 3: and you know those guys. It helps the offensive line, 436 00:19:22,920 --> 00:19:24,640 Speaker 3: but they got to be all hold up. They got 437 00:19:24,640 --> 00:19:27,520 Speaker 3: to win their one on one matchups enough where you 438 00:19:27,560 --> 00:19:30,400 Speaker 3: can give your tie your guys some time to get 439 00:19:30,480 --> 00:19:34,840 Speaker 3: through and run through some zones to get open. So again, 440 00:19:35,040 --> 00:19:37,919 Speaker 3: it's a full team effort. When you have a big play, 441 00:19:38,000 --> 00:19:41,760 Speaker 3: when you have a scoring drive, it's all eleven guys 442 00:19:41,800 --> 00:19:44,560 Speaker 3: doing their job every single play, doing it well, winning 443 00:19:44,600 --> 00:19:48,080 Speaker 3: those one on one matchups, and then the quarterbacks seeing 444 00:19:48,080 --> 00:19:49,240 Speaker 3: that making good decisions. 445 00:19:49,440 --> 00:19:51,240 Speaker 1: And I have to imagine Darren Waller is going to 446 00:19:51,280 --> 00:19:53,440 Speaker 1: be the guy that Daniel Jones looking for to win 447 00:19:53,480 --> 00:19:56,440 Speaker 1: those one on one matchups. From a quarterbacks perspective, ELI, 448 00:19:56,480 --> 00:19:59,280 Speaker 1: how does having a guy that you can a move 449 00:19:59,320 --> 00:20:01,679 Speaker 1: around a lot. He can basically be split out as 450 00:20:01,680 --> 00:20:03,320 Speaker 1: an X, he can be on the in line as 451 00:20:03,320 --> 00:20:04,840 Speaker 1: a tight end, you can in the slot. You can 452 00:20:04,840 --> 00:20:08,360 Speaker 1: put him anywhere and just the mismatch capabilities. What does 453 00:20:08,400 --> 00:20:09,560 Speaker 1: that do for an offense? 454 00:20:09,880 --> 00:20:12,399 Speaker 3: Yeah, you use the right word there with the mismatch, 455 00:20:12,760 --> 00:20:15,040 Speaker 3: and so that's that's what you're looking with a great 456 00:20:15,080 --> 00:20:18,400 Speaker 3: tight end, You're you're looking for that matchup. If they're 457 00:20:18,440 --> 00:20:21,679 Speaker 3: playing some sort of zone. You usually even though defense 458 00:20:21,720 --> 00:20:24,800 Speaker 3: playing zone, they have to they have to match a player. 459 00:20:24,840 --> 00:20:28,439 Speaker 3: They're still guarding kind of player man within that zone. 460 00:20:28,480 --> 00:20:31,000 Speaker 3: So you know, sometimes most of that times you'll get 461 00:20:31,200 --> 00:20:34,360 Speaker 3: a tight end on a linebacker where in most cases 462 00:20:34,400 --> 00:20:36,720 Speaker 3: you see we have a six to sixth guy, we 463 00:20:36,760 --> 00:20:39,040 Speaker 3: have big physical guy, he's faster, he's on the bible 464 00:20:39,119 --> 00:20:42,440 Speaker 3: to create some separation. Win those matchups. If they're playing 465 00:20:42,480 --> 00:20:44,760 Speaker 3: more man, you get him on a safety maybe a 466 00:20:44,800 --> 00:20:47,600 Speaker 3: little you know, faster guy, but you know, maybe a 467 00:20:47,640 --> 00:20:49,919 Speaker 3: little smaller guy where he can be more physical. Move 468 00:20:50,040 --> 00:20:53,280 Speaker 3: some guys around. Still win. You know, just the height 469 00:20:53,359 --> 00:20:56,199 Speaker 3: the size difference for him. So you're looking to you know, 470 00:20:56,280 --> 00:21:00,439 Speaker 3: move him around. Get those matchups. You know, the you 471 00:21:00,440 --> 00:21:02,760 Speaker 3: know you're running the ball, you get more kind of 472 00:21:02,800 --> 00:21:04,640 Speaker 3: single high safety be able to hit some of those 473 00:21:04,640 --> 00:21:07,480 Speaker 3: over routes. If they're playing cover two and playing more 474 00:21:07,520 --> 00:21:10,560 Speaker 3: soft zone is you can still hit him on these 475 00:21:10,600 --> 00:21:13,960 Speaker 3: little five and six yard stick routes underneath crossing routes 476 00:21:14,040 --> 00:21:16,479 Speaker 3: and let him go, you know, catch it, make a tackle, 477 00:21:16,640 --> 00:21:18,880 Speaker 3: break a tackle, and go get ten yards, Go get 478 00:21:18,880 --> 00:21:22,440 Speaker 3: twelve yards, go get first down. So you know, just looking, 479 00:21:22,560 --> 00:21:25,840 Speaker 3: you know, you kind of feel with him every matchup, 480 00:21:25,920 --> 00:21:27,840 Speaker 3: unless they're double one, unless you're kind of putting two 481 00:21:27,880 --> 00:21:30,200 Speaker 3: guys on them in a zone to take him away, 482 00:21:30,600 --> 00:21:33,000 Speaker 3: that should open up other receivers kind of you know, 483 00:21:33,119 --> 00:21:35,560 Speaker 3: filling in the other the other zones in the area. 484 00:21:35,760 --> 00:21:37,639 Speaker 1: Yeah, I gotta imagine, you know, his presence in the 485 00:21:37,640 --> 00:21:40,640 Speaker 1: middle of the field, especially in single high ELI that's 486 00:21:40,640 --> 00:21:43,040 Speaker 1: gonna give your speed guys outside more room because that 487 00:21:43,119 --> 00:21:44,920 Speaker 1: safety is probably not gonna be able to give those 488 00:21:44,920 --> 00:21:48,280 Speaker 1: outside guys as much help on some of those deep routes, right, Yeah. 489 00:21:48,200 --> 00:21:50,399 Speaker 3: Definitely, And I think that's that's the idea kind of 490 00:21:50,840 --> 00:21:52,800 Speaker 3: you know, having your tight ends. They got to win 491 00:21:52,840 --> 00:21:56,600 Speaker 3: those matchups, uh, in in the middle of the field. Uh, 492 00:21:56,640 --> 00:21:58,679 Speaker 3: they got to be worried about seem you know, safety 493 00:21:58,720 --> 00:22:00,800 Speaker 3: has got to be worried about seam outs, about over 494 00:22:00,880 --> 00:22:02,520 Speaker 3: routes where all of a sudden they get a little 495 00:22:02,640 --> 00:22:05,919 Speaker 3: aggressive you know, jumping some of these deep over routes. 496 00:22:05,960 --> 00:22:08,440 Speaker 3: That's when you can hit the post. That's when they're 497 00:22:08,480 --> 00:22:11,119 Speaker 3: not they're not helping out their corners so much on 498 00:22:11,160 --> 00:22:14,480 Speaker 3: the outside on some go routes. So it can change 499 00:22:14,520 --> 00:22:17,680 Speaker 3: up some of their coverages where you know, they feel 500 00:22:17,720 --> 00:22:19,840 Speaker 3: like they gotta they gotta have a safety a little 501 00:22:19,840 --> 00:22:23,000 Speaker 3: bit more involved, uh, covering him and so now you're 502 00:22:23,040 --> 00:22:24,760 Speaker 3: your receivers are truly one on one a. 503 00:22:24,720 --> 00:22:26,399 Speaker 2: Lot more, just a couple more. Eli. 504 00:22:26,520 --> 00:22:28,560 Speaker 1: When you look at Brian Dables offense and how him 505 00:22:28,600 --> 00:22:30,840 Speaker 1: and Mike caf can scheme it up as a quarterback, 506 00:22:31,600 --> 00:22:33,439 Speaker 1: what do you like about it and why do you 507 00:22:33,440 --> 00:22:35,720 Speaker 1: think it works as well as it does well? 508 00:22:35,760 --> 00:22:38,960 Speaker 3: I think they do a great job of scheming up 509 00:22:39,040 --> 00:22:44,560 Speaker 3: play actions of different bootlegs nakeds that match up with 510 00:22:44,680 --> 00:22:47,320 Speaker 3: the run plays that they run, so it all looks 511 00:22:47,359 --> 00:22:50,320 Speaker 3: the same. Uh. They're very patient, Hey you know, run 512 00:22:50,359 --> 00:22:53,679 Speaker 3: the ball, find completions these long kind of great you know, 513 00:22:53,920 --> 00:22:56,840 Speaker 3: you know situations, especially with the running quarterback. They get 514 00:22:56,920 --> 00:22:59,560 Speaker 3: Daniel on the outside, he can throw it, he can 515 00:22:59,640 --> 00:23:02,359 Speaker 3: run it. They do the RPOs where you know it 516 00:23:02,440 --> 00:23:05,800 Speaker 3: matches up where they if you know, if a defensive 517 00:23:05,880 --> 00:23:09,199 Speaker 3: end is being too aggressive and you know, getting involved 518 00:23:09,200 --> 00:23:11,560 Speaker 3: in the run game. We have a quarterback that can 519 00:23:11,600 --> 00:23:14,560 Speaker 3: take it outside and not go get five yards, We'll 520 00:23:14,600 --> 00:23:17,280 Speaker 3: get forty yards and which Daniel can do at the speed. 521 00:23:17,320 --> 00:23:19,919 Speaker 3: But so I think they don't they don't put the 522 00:23:20,000 --> 00:23:22,680 Speaker 3: quarterback in risk. It's it's safe reads. They're not trying 523 00:23:22,680 --> 00:23:25,639 Speaker 3: to get him hit and call quarterback runs. It's a 524 00:23:25,720 --> 00:23:27,840 Speaker 3: read where hey, he's looking to hand it off to 525 00:23:27,920 --> 00:23:30,400 Speaker 3: the running back. But if they overplay it, if they 526 00:23:30,440 --> 00:23:33,400 Speaker 3: make a mistake, he has the ability to take advantage 527 00:23:33,400 --> 00:23:35,480 Speaker 3: of it. So I think they just put they put Daniel. 528 00:23:35,520 --> 00:23:39,840 Speaker 3: They put the offense in such a great situation to 529 00:23:40,200 --> 00:23:43,760 Speaker 3: make plays and to you know, to have really good 530 00:23:43,800 --> 00:23:46,119 Speaker 3: plays where they can you know, make their reads and 531 00:23:46,119 --> 00:23:47,040 Speaker 3: make good decisions. 532 00:23:47,359 --> 00:23:49,760 Speaker 1: Big picture for the Giants, you know, progress is not linear, 533 00:23:49,840 --> 00:23:52,399 Speaker 1: eli you can sometimes have fits and starts along the 534 00:23:52,440 --> 00:23:54,080 Speaker 1: way to get where you want to go. But what's 535 00:23:54,160 --> 00:23:57,359 Speaker 1: to you the next step for this Giants team coming 536 00:23:57,400 --> 00:24:00,080 Speaker 1: off a year where they want to playoff round and 537 00:24:00,320 --> 00:24:02,080 Speaker 1: they've made a lot of progress in Brian Dable and 538 00:24:02,119 --> 00:24:02,960 Speaker 1: Joe Shane's first year. 539 00:24:03,280 --> 00:24:05,679 Speaker 3: Well you'll you'll learn in the NFL you know, nothing, 540 00:24:05,760 --> 00:24:08,680 Speaker 3: nothing is guaranteed. You know, just because something happened last 541 00:24:08,720 --> 00:24:11,080 Speaker 3: year doesn't mean it's gonna happen this year. Last year 542 00:24:11,080 --> 00:24:14,720 Speaker 3: they were so good at winning the fourth quarter, at 543 00:24:14,760 --> 00:24:16,840 Speaker 3: winning some of these type games. Even if they were 544 00:24:16,880 --> 00:24:19,159 Speaker 3: down a little bit going into the four they were 545 00:24:19,359 --> 00:24:22,160 Speaker 3: able to make those comebacks and and get the win. 546 00:24:22,280 --> 00:24:25,280 Speaker 3: So it's really not about taking like another step in that. 547 00:24:25,400 --> 00:24:28,520 Speaker 3: It's continuing to do that to find ways to win 548 00:24:28,640 --> 00:24:31,960 Speaker 3: those games in the fourth quarter. Don't get frustrated, don't 549 00:24:32,000 --> 00:24:34,200 Speaker 3: press just because you might be down a little bit, 550 00:24:34,600 --> 00:24:37,760 Speaker 3: and stay within the offense, continue to make good decisions, 551 00:24:38,240 --> 00:24:40,600 Speaker 3: and you know, just keep doing your job and and 552 00:24:40,680 --> 00:24:42,680 Speaker 3: kind of let the let the game come to you. 553 00:24:43,040 --> 00:24:45,520 Speaker 3: I mean, ideally you say, oh, yeah, we like to 554 00:24:45,560 --> 00:24:48,280 Speaker 3: win by you know, win more games by ten points 555 00:24:48,320 --> 00:24:52,280 Speaker 3: and by fourteen points. Heyway, everybody would that's hard. That 556 00:24:52,320 --> 00:24:55,120 Speaker 3: doesn't happen in the NFL. All these teams are good. 557 00:24:55,160 --> 00:24:58,439 Speaker 3: There's so many great players. It's just a matter of 558 00:24:58,680 --> 00:25:01,840 Speaker 3: just having that mentality that whatever happens are in the game, 559 00:25:02,040 --> 00:25:04,639 Speaker 3: good or bad, it's still gonna probably come down to 560 00:25:04,680 --> 00:25:06,920 Speaker 3: the fourth quarter. Hey, we're gonna be in better shape 561 00:25:06,920 --> 00:25:10,160 Speaker 3: we're gonna be better prepared, we've worked harder, more important 562 00:25:10,160 --> 00:25:11,720 Speaker 3: to us, We're gonna find a way to win this game. 563 00:25:11,960 --> 00:25:14,359 Speaker 1: And then finally, let's just put your ESPN hat on. 564 00:25:14,520 --> 00:25:17,440 Speaker 1: The NFC East is tough, man. The Eagles are super talented. 565 00:25:17,480 --> 00:25:20,200 Speaker 1: Dallas was really good. But the NFC is a conference 566 00:25:20,200 --> 00:25:22,240 Speaker 1: I feel is kind of wide open. Right, all the 567 00:25:22,400 --> 00:25:24,879 Speaker 1: Joe Burrows and mahomes Is and Herbert's they're all in 568 00:25:24,920 --> 00:25:27,080 Speaker 1: the AFC. They're not in the NFC now, So just 569 00:25:27,080 --> 00:25:29,480 Speaker 1: talk about big picture NFC where the giants sit and 570 00:25:29,720 --> 00:25:31,840 Speaker 1: and kind of how you see the division and the conference. 571 00:25:32,080 --> 00:25:34,040 Speaker 3: Yeah, well, I mean, obviously I think the Eagles are 572 00:25:34,480 --> 00:25:36,720 Speaker 3: are are the team to beat, and you know, they're 573 00:25:36,720 --> 00:25:40,080 Speaker 3: coming off a Super Bowl run. They have a lot 574 00:25:40,080 --> 00:25:42,240 Speaker 3: of young talent that but you know, kept Jalen Hurts 575 00:25:42,320 --> 00:25:45,240 Speaker 3: is playing great football rewarding him. Their offensive line is 576 00:25:45,640 --> 00:25:51,359 Speaker 3: really good, and so I think but I still think, 577 00:25:51,680 --> 00:25:54,000 Speaker 3: you know, the NFC East is still is still very 578 00:25:54,040 --> 00:25:57,160 Speaker 3: strong and it's wide open in the sense, hey, all 579 00:25:57,200 --> 00:25:59,679 Speaker 3: the teams are are pretty good, they're pretty strong, but 580 00:26:00,200 --> 00:26:03,280 Speaker 3: it seems like every year there's a new you know, 581 00:26:03,560 --> 00:26:08,040 Speaker 3: divisional winner in that conference, and so you know, I 582 00:26:08,040 --> 00:26:09,879 Speaker 3: think that's that's a great thing. I think it kind 583 00:26:09,920 --> 00:26:11,840 Speaker 3: of keeps you saying, hey, this this year could be 584 00:26:11,880 --> 00:26:14,120 Speaker 3: our year. We gotta just we gotta take care of business. 585 00:26:14,520 --> 00:26:16,960 Speaker 3: We gotta you know, we gotta take care of the division. 586 00:26:17,119 --> 00:26:20,880 Speaker 3: And you know it's gonna start week one. Dallas Division 587 00:26:21,040 --> 00:26:24,560 Speaker 3: at home is great, but you know it's just a 588 00:26:24,640 --> 00:26:26,760 Speaker 3: matter we got, you know, taking care of business, going 589 00:26:26,760 --> 00:26:29,399 Speaker 3: out there, trusting your training and go play well. 590 00:26:29,760 --> 00:26:32,399 Speaker 1: Eli Manning joins us to welcome citizens to the Giants 591 00:26:32,400 --> 00:26:35,520 Speaker 1: Little Podcast. Eli, we appreciate the time. Make sure you 592 00:26:35,560 --> 00:26:37,440 Speaker 1: go check out the Eli Manning showing the Giants YouTube 593 00:26:37,480 --> 00:26:39,720 Speaker 1: channel as well. Good luck this year and look forward 594 00:26:39,760 --> 00:26:40,760 Speaker 1: to seeing doing training camp. 595 00:26:40,880 --> 00:26:42,280 Speaker 3: All right, pal, thanks so much. 596 00:26:42,720 --> 00:26:44,680 Speaker 1: That's Eli Manning on the Giants Little Podcast, brought to 597 00:26:44,720 --> 00:26:45,480 Speaker 1: you by Citizens. 598 00:26:45,560 --> 00:26:46,360 Speaker 2: We'll see you next time.