1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:03,560 Speaker 1: I was really pleased with the effort the guys that 2 00:00:03,920 --> 00:00:07,520 Speaker 1: played against Philly. It was a lot of fun to 3 00:00:07,560 --> 00:00:10,960 Speaker 1: watch some guys that haven't had a lot of opportunities 4 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:13,360 Speaker 1: that that took advantage of when they were out there. 5 00:00:14,240 --> 00:00:19,360 Speaker 1: And just seeing the overall excitement in the locker room 6 00:00:20,079 --> 00:00:22,920 Speaker 1: after the game with everybody because they know the challenges 7 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:25,520 Speaker 1: that we have. You know, I'm starting the playoffs. I 8 00:00:25,520 --> 00:00:29,440 Speaker 1: think it's awesome for Yeah, this organization and the fans, 9 00:00:29,640 --> 00:00:34,480 Speaker 1: the great fans of the Giants, and it's, uh, it's 10 00:00:34,479 --> 00:00:36,720 Speaker 1: a lot of fun. You get it. You get a 11 00:00:36,720 --> 00:00:40,839 Speaker 1: different sense of energy in the building and yourself professionally 12 00:00:40,840 --> 00:00:42,760 Speaker 1: when when you're getting ready for these playoff games and 13 00:00:42,760 --> 00:00:46,040 Speaker 1: it's it's gonna be a great challenge, right. Wait, how 14 00:00:46,040 --> 00:00:49,760 Speaker 1: do you balance being aggressive and smart at the same 15 00:00:49,800 --> 00:00:54,880 Speaker 1: time against a team that's so explosive? Balance of aggressive 16 00:00:55,200 --> 00:01:01,200 Speaker 1: and smart? So if you're aggressive, you're not smart. I'm 17 00:01:01,280 --> 00:01:05,680 Speaker 1: with you. I just think that you know, it's our 18 00:01:05,720 --> 00:01:09,280 Speaker 1: personality as a defense is to attack. And you know 19 00:01:09,319 --> 00:01:10,920 Speaker 1: I said it before. If you got an n Y 20 00:01:10,959 --> 00:01:14,200 Speaker 1: on your helmet or the old school Giants on your helmet, uh, 21 00:01:14,240 --> 00:01:16,720 Speaker 1: you know you're gonna attack. Now there's different ways to 22 00:01:16,760 --> 00:01:20,920 Speaker 1: attack or to be smart. And you know, one of 23 00:01:20,959 --> 00:01:22,679 Speaker 1: the reasons why we're pressure like we do is because 24 00:01:22,680 --> 00:01:25,920 Speaker 1: we know they're gonna hit and uh, you know it's 25 00:01:26,000 --> 00:01:29,160 Speaker 1: it's it's one of those situations where you know that 26 00:01:29,160 --> 00:01:32,840 Speaker 1: that was the topic of discussion of you know, could 27 00:01:32,880 --> 00:01:34,400 Speaker 1: have done this? Be could you've done that? Could you've 28 00:01:34,400 --> 00:01:38,640 Speaker 1: done this? And I just look at it as for 29 00:01:38,720 --> 00:01:42,200 Speaker 1: myself personally, when I'm calling a game, is is it 30 00:01:42,240 --> 00:01:45,280 Speaker 1: time for us to win it? Which is at the 31 00:01:45,319 --> 00:01:48,600 Speaker 1: time as we were trying to win it defensively, where 32 00:01:48,600 --> 00:01:52,960 Speaker 1: we were in that situation. Now you're saying, well, you're 33 00:01:52,960 --> 00:01:55,919 Speaker 1: pressured and you've got eighteen out there. We have eighteen 34 00:01:55,960 --> 00:01:58,360 Speaker 1: with the safety over the top of it, just like 35 00:01:58,400 --> 00:02:03,120 Speaker 1: Buffalo when they rushed for fourth and eighteen. Great players 36 00:02:03,200 --> 00:02:06,200 Speaker 1: make great plays and eighteen made a great play, made 37 00:02:06,200 --> 00:02:09,000 Speaker 1: two of them, all right, and Cousin was throwing off 38 00:02:09,080 --> 00:02:12,600 Speaker 1: his back foot. All credit to them. Okay, do you 39 00:02:12,600 --> 00:02:14,919 Speaker 1: guys know how I feel about Kevin. I think he's 40 00:02:14,960 --> 00:02:17,680 Speaker 1: done a great job with us with this offense. You know, 41 00:02:17,720 --> 00:02:20,360 Speaker 1: he's come from McVey tree and you can tell he 42 00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:23,000 Speaker 1: just wasn't sitting there doing nothing. He was working at 43 00:02:23,040 --> 00:02:27,000 Speaker 1: that system. And it's it's cool to watch, um, you know, 44 00:02:27,000 --> 00:02:29,840 Speaker 1: because everybody studies Shaan's offense, it's cool to watch his 45 00:02:30,440 --> 00:02:33,800 Speaker 1: little areas that he's branched off in off of that offense. 46 00:02:33,840 --> 00:02:36,760 Speaker 1: But it's still that same family. But let's let's make 47 00:02:36,800 --> 00:02:39,800 Speaker 1: no mistake about it. Is you can't take away eighteen. 48 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:41,880 Speaker 1: You try to limit him, but you can't take away 49 00:02:41,919 --> 00:02:43,440 Speaker 1: from he said. You know, I said, I think he 50 00:02:43,440 --> 00:02:45,000 Speaker 1: said it the last time. He's one of the top 51 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:47,639 Speaker 1: two receivers and he's not number two in this league. 52 00:02:47,760 --> 00:02:51,200 Speaker 1: And it's gonna be a great challenge a few times 53 00:02:51,200 --> 00:02:53,440 Speaker 1: this year where teams have limited him. What do you 54 00:02:53,480 --> 00:02:56,360 Speaker 1: see any commonalities of scheme or just approach. How how 55 00:02:56,480 --> 00:02:58,320 Speaker 1: teams are able to do that? Yeah, and there's other 56 00:02:58,360 --> 00:03:01,399 Speaker 1: factors that go into it. You know, score the game, 57 00:03:01,560 --> 00:03:04,680 Speaker 1: you know you can you you can do some different things. 58 00:03:04,919 --> 00:03:06,320 Speaker 1: You know, you get a two score lead, you can 59 00:03:06,360 --> 00:03:11,280 Speaker 1: do some different things. Um, but it's it's you know, 60 00:03:11,320 --> 00:03:13,600 Speaker 1: it's gonna be one of those things that you have 61 00:03:13,680 --> 00:03:15,320 Speaker 1: to keep the ball moving on, which I thought we 62 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:17,920 Speaker 1: did a nice job of the last time we played them. 63 00:03:18,360 --> 00:03:20,600 Speaker 1: You know, but you know, once again, I get more 64 00:03:20,720 --> 00:03:23,320 Speaker 1: respect for Kevin and and and the job they've done 65 00:03:23,360 --> 00:03:26,520 Speaker 1: because I think I know we're up there, you know, 66 00:03:26,560 --> 00:03:29,120 Speaker 1: on the top three. As far as winning one score 67 00:03:29,160 --> 00:03:31,360 Speaker 1: of games, I think their number one. It's you know, 68 00:03:31,360 --> 00:03:33,600 Speaker 1: winning one score of games, and that's what good teams do. 69 00:03:33,840 --> 00:03:37,080 Speaker 1: Like you said last week that you felt like the 70 00:03:37,080 --> 00:03:39,880 Speaker 1: the defense is on an up scing still feel that way, right, 71 00:03:39,960 --> 00:03:42,520 Speaker 1: What what are you seeing and what is the biggest 72 00:03:42,560 --> 00:03:45,960 Speaker 1: difference of this defense now? Maybe then week five? What? What? 73 00:03:46,320 --> 00:03:48,480 Speaker 1: Why do you feel like this defense is on the 74 00:03:48,560 --> 00:03:52,840 Speaker 1: up First of all, it's it's the the brotherhood of 75 00:03:52,840 --> 00:03:55,280 Speaker 1: of of the guys in that room and how they care. 76 00:03:55,320 --> 00:03:58,120 Speaker 1: They're selfless, and how they care for each other, and 77 00:03:58,320 --> 00:04:00,800 Speaker 1: and they they're just as happy to see someone else 78 00:04:00,920 --> 00:04:04,720 Speaker 1: be successful than themselves. And when you get things going 79 00:04:04,800 --> 00:04:08,120 Speaker 1: that way, that's that's a lot of fun. Another thing 80 00:04:08,200 --> 00:04:11,200 Speaker 1: is we're getting healthy, so you know, guys are excited 81 00:04:11,200 --> 00:04:14,120 Speaker 1: about that. So I just you know, I just think, 82 00:04:14,160 --> 00:04:16,400 Speaker 1: you know, we we we're in the playoffs. We build 83 00:04:16,400 --> 00:04:20,039 Speaker 1: a playoff defense, and and you know, it's different ways 84 00:04:20,080 --> 00:04:22,960 Speaker 1: to do it. And you know, we went obviously a 85 00:04:22,960 --> 00:04:25,400 Speaker 1: different route this year than than what I'm I'm used 86 00:04:25,440 --> 00:04:28,480 Speaker 1: to in the past, but it's been a lot of fun. 87 00:04:28,520 --> 00:04:31,320 Speaker 1: And I'm excited. I think I said, I'm fired up 88 00:04:31,320 --> 00:04:34,040 Speaker 1: for the fans. I'm fired up for the players because 89 00:04:34,080 --> 00:04:37,160 Speaker 1: they've worked their tail off since they've been here, and 90 00:04:37,200 --> 00:04:39,640 Speaker 1: it's it's fun to see those guys have the success 91 00:04:39,640 --> 00:04:43,600 Speaker 1: that they're they're having and they're truly excited about representing 92 00:04:43,640 --> 00:04:48,520 Speaker 1: this organization, um and and and taking on you know, Minnesota. 93 00:04:48,680 --> 00:04:54,279 Speaker 1: So it's it's gonna be fun what we're in the playoffs. 94 00:04:55,640 --> 00:04:59,440 Speaker 1: That's number one. I mean, you know, I just think that, 95 00:04:59,560 --> 00:05:02,679 Speaker 1: you know, with my experience, I could see it building. 96 00:05:03,600 --> 00:05:05,640 Speaker 1: And you know, I said something to them during a 97 00:05:05,720 --> 00:05:08,400 Speaker 1: loss that we're building a playoff defense here. Guys make 98 00:05:08,480 --> 00:05:11,480 Speaker 1: no mistake about it. And I feel that way. Um. 99 00:05:11,560 --> 00:05:13,400 Speaker 1: You know, that's guys that can, you know, just play 100 00:05:13,400 --> 00:05:15,200 Speaker 1: at one play at a time and and and they 101 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:19,560 Speaker 1: don't flinch. You know, they're never flinching. And you know, 102 00:05:19,600 --> 00:05:22,640 Speaker 1: if there's a mistake, we corrected. If there's a play, 103 00:05:22,720 --> 00:05:24,480 Speaker 1: we celebrate it and then we get ready to go 104 00:05:24,520 --> 00:05:27,520 Speaker 1: play the next play. And uh, you know, they've just 105 00:05:27,600 --> 00:05:31,239 Speaker 1: been so professional and you know, studying their opponent, studying 106 00:05:31,240 --> 00:05:33,960 Speaker 1: the game plan, and you know, that's the thing that's 107 00:05:34,080 --> 00:05:36,279 Speaker 1: excited to me about it is is they've been rewarded 108 00:05:36,279 --> 00:05:37,760 Speaker 1: for it, because you know, sometimes in life you don't 109 00:05:37,760 --> 00:05:40,760 Speaker 1: get rewarded for that. And uh, you know, I'm happy 110 00:05:40,800 --> 00:05:42,440 Speaker 1: for the guys that that have been here for a 111 00:05:42,480 --> 00:05:44,560 Speaker 1: while and they haven't been in the playoffs yet too. 112 00:05:44,600 --> 00:05:47,479 Speaker 1: It's it's sort of fun to sit back and watch 113 00:05:47,480 --> 00:05:51,360 Speaker 1: how they react to so but defensively, I just like 114 00:05:51,400 --> 00:05:54,600 Speaker 1: I said, I'm really happy where we're at and excited 115 00:05:54,640 --> 00:05:57,080 Speaker 1: to see where we're gonna go. Because because of how 116 00:05:57,120 --> 00:06:00,960 Speaker 1: you've built this and in a week saying of flipping 117 00:06:00,960 --> 00:06:04,039 Speaker 1: your game plan every week to attack your opponent, what 118 00:06:04,120 --> 00:06:07,400 Speaker 1: you do have you put yourself in a position now 119 00:06:07,400 --> 00:06:09,839 Speaker 1: where you're going into the playoffs and all of the 120 00:06:09,880 --> 00:06:16,039 Speaker 1: guys embrace maybe something different because everything is everything is 121 00:06:16,320 --> 00:06:19,359 Speaker 1: punching CounterPunch, you know, and especially when you're playing you know, 122 00:06:19,440 --> 00:06:22,320 Speaker 1: just like we did when we played Washington the first 123 00:06:22,320 --> 00:06:24,480 Speaker 1: time and Toil the second time, the same thing we 124 00:06:24,520 --> 00:06:29,120 Speaker 1: did with Philly, you know. Um and looking back on it, 125 00:06:29,360 --> 00:06:31,840 Speaker 1: I think we did the same thing of Dallas, you know, 126 00:06:32,080 --> 00:06:34,160 Speaker 1: and uh, you know, we had a lot of injuries 127 00:06:34,160 --> 00:06:36,560 Speaker 1: in that game, but we still held them lower than 128 00:06:36,600 --> 00:06:38,920 Speaker 1: what they were average and scoring. I know that every 129 00:06:38,920 --> 00:06:41,560 Speaker 1: time I saw it felt I felt walking out of there. 130 00:06:41,600 --> 00:06:43,240 Speaker 1: But then after I saw somebody's us really, Hey, I 131 00:06:43,240 --> 00:06:48,440 Speaker 1: don't feel that bad. But uh, I just uh I 132 00:06:48,480 --> 00:06:50,840 Speaker 1: think that that that's the way the professional football is, 133 00:06:50,880 --> 00:06:52,280 Speaker 1: and that's the way it being a coordinator is that 134 00:06:52,320 --> 00:06:54,440 Speaker 1: you gotta have. You gotta have counter punches to everything 135 00:06:54,480 --> 00:06:58,040 Speaker 1: you do. You mentioned the old School Giants. When this 136 00:06:58,160 --> 00:07:00,040 Speaker 1: franchise has won Super Bowls, it's been in law to 137 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:02,960 Speaker 1: part because the defense is hit the quarterback. How much 138 00:07:02,960 --> 00:07:05,240 Speaker 1: are you sort of inspired by that tradition trying to 139 00:07:05,320 --> 00:07:08,039 Speaker 1: advance Definitely inspired it. You know that we know where 140 00:07:08,040 --> 00:07:09,880 Speaker 1: the standard is and we want to keep raising the 141 00:07:09,920 --> 00:07:13,120 Speaker 1: bar and um and that's what I keep referring to 142 00:07:13,160 --> 00:07:16,040 Speaker 1: the fans. I think they like seeing it. You know, 143 00:07:16,200 --> 00:07:20,119 Speaker 1: they like seeing an attacking style defense and and uh, 144 00:07:20,200 --> 00:07:21,840 Speaker 1: you know, once it can hit the quarterback. We've had 145 00:07:21,920 --> 00:07:23,880 Speaker 1: nineteen different guys this year on the roster. It's got 146 00:07:23,920 --> 00:07:28,240 Speaker 1: a sack that's crazy. And uh you know, it's also 147 00:07:28,480 --> 00:07:30,440 Speaker 1: once again a credit to the players and their coaches. 148 00:07:31,200 --> 00:07:34,080 Speaker 1: So Jordan, I know you had one there I was 149 00:07:34,120 --> 00:07:36,240 Speaker 1: gonna say, what do you what, what did you learn 150 00:07:36,280 --> 00:07:40,440 Speaker 1: from that first matchup with Minnesota? They're really good and 151 00:07:40,520 --> 00:07:43,200 Speaker 1: you know, like you said, you know honestly, Jordan, I 152 00:07:43,440 --> 00:07:48,840 Speaker 1: that's a great question. Well, I mean, talent is obvious, right, yeah, yeah, 153 00:07:48,880 --> 00:07:51,600 Speaker 1: but I mean it's legit. You know when you see 154 00:07:51,640 --> 00:07:55,760 Speaker 1: eighteen out there running down the field. Um, I think 155 00:07:55,800 --> 00:07:59,840 Speaker 1: that that was the beginning of when I said, you know, 156 00:07:59,840 --> 00:08:01,680 Speaker 1: I told the coaches and I told Dex and you 157 00:08:01,840 --> 00:08:05,320 Speaker 1: has Dex and uh Leo. I said, we gotta playoff 158 00:08:05,320 --> 00:08:07,240 Speaker 1: defense here, guys, just keep playing at one play at 159 00:08:07,240 --> 00:08:11,760 Speaker 1: the time. And that's when it was. That's when we 160 00:08:11,760 --> 00:08:15,000 Speaker 1: were ballas before the offense scored, you know. And then 161 00:08:15,000 --> 00:08:16,560 Speaker 1: I went on, you know, on the back of the plane, 162 00:08:16,600 --> 00:08:18,320 Speaker 1: I told him, so we gotta play offf defense. Guys, 163 00:08:18,360 --> 00:08:20,119 Speaker 1: we just gotta beat We gotta beat by a buzzer 164 00:08:20,160 --> 00:08:23,080 Speaker 1: beater at half court. So so what's what it was. 165 00:08:23,680 --> 00:08:26,200 Speaker 1: And and you know the biggest thing in this league 166 00:08:26,320 --> 00:08:28,720 Speaker 1: is is you never let one game beat you twice, 167 00:08:29,200 --> 00:08:31,560 Speaker 1: so you stay consistent. That's why Dave's has been since 168 00:08:31,640 --> 00:08:34,319 Speaker 1: day one. That's why I love it working with him. 169 00:08:34,360 --> 00:08:38,240 Speaker 1: He's been consistent since day one, and there's no there's 170 00:08:38,240 --> 00:08:40,880 Speaker 1: no ride in the roller coasters. It's an emotional game 171 00:08:40,960 --> 00:08:43,200 Speaker 1: that's hard to do and keep coming back in on 172 00:08:43,280 --> 00:08:46,280 Speaker 1: Monday and just staying steady with it. And I think 173 00:08:46,320 --> 00:08:48,440 Speaker 1: that's what the players appreciate the motion. I think that's 174 00:08:48,480 --> 00:08:54,000 Speaker 1: what the coaches appreciate the most. How much does it 175 00:08:54,120 --> 00:08:57,360 Speaker 1: help to have McKinney back and potentially a Dory back 176 00:08:57,880 --> 00:09:00,160 Speaker 1: for the matchups that we've mostly been asking you're out 177 00:09:00,160 --> 00:09:04,120 Speaker 1: in particular, it's it's it really helps, you know, and 178 00:09:04,240 --> 00:09:05,800 Speaker 1: you know that's why they were started at the beginning 179 00:09:05,800 --> 00:09:09,600 Speaker 1: of the season, so it's it's, uh. The thing, you know, 180 00:09:09,640 --> 00:09:12,439 Speaker 1: I keep going back to the players of just seeing 181 00:09:12,440 --> 00:09:15,320 Speaker 1: a Dory out there smiling and and you know, we 182 00:09:15,320 --> 00:09:17,360 Speaker 1: don't know for sure if he can go. I think 183 00:09:17,360 --> 00:09:19,640 Speaker 1: that it's still up in the air and Dave's will 184 00:09:19,679 --> 00:09:23,080 Speaker 1: handle all that, but it's fun just seeing him smile 185 00:09:23,120 --> 00:09:25,800 Speaker 1: again because he was down after you know, he got hurt, 186 00:09:26,120 --> 00:09:29,080 Speaker 1: and he just follow up really quickly with McKinney. He 187 00:09:29,200 --> 00:09:32,880 Speaker 1: calls himself a playmaker. I think rightly, so does his 188 00:09:33,320 --> 00:09:37,079 Speaker 1: you know, the idea he'll play Sunday. Does that change 189 00:09:37,120 --> 00:09:40,080 Speaker 1: the way you can call plays. Sure it does. I 190 00:09:40,080 --> 00:09:43,160 Speaker 1: mean I'll tell you after the game, after Kevin seas 191 00:09:43,200 --> 00:09:46,360 Speaker 1: at first, but definitely it will definitely change the way 192 00:09:46,360 --> 00:09:49,360 Speaker 1: you can call some plays, you know, like uh as 193 00:09:49,400 --> 00:09:51,400 Speaker 1: of somebody who's been doing this for a long time 194 00:09:51,400 --> 00:09:54,720 Speaker 1: and has said playoff takes the playoffs stuff. Leo has 195 00:09:54,760 --> 00:09:56,760 Speaker 1: been doing this for a while. This is the first 196 00:09:56,760 --> 00:09:59,719 Speaker 1: go around. What is your appreciation for he's hunger and 197 00:09:59,760 --> 00:10:02,720 Speaker 1: a key? You know, well, I didn't. How much do 198 00:10:02,760 --> 00:10:07,400 Speaker 1: you feel for he's not right? Right? And that's that's 199 00:10:07,640 --> 00:10:09,760 Speaker 1: you know, that's part of the excitement for you know, 200 00:10:09,840 --> 00:10:13,000 Speaker 1: the playoffs itself. And see those guys that haven't done it. 201 00:10:13,040 --> 00:10:15,000 Speaker 1: But just like I told the defense when we were 202 00:10:15,000 --> 00:10:17,679 Speaker 1: getting ready to play the Super Bowl and Ray Lewis 203 00:10:17,760 --> 00:10:20,160 Speaker 1: was talking to the team, he said, look, we don't 204 00:10:20,200 --> 00:10:22,080 Speaker 1: have to win the super Bowl Bowl. We just have 205 00:10:22,200 --> 00:10:25,960 Speaker 1: to beat the team we're playing. You know, we don't 206 00:10:25,960 --> 00:10:28,120 Speaker 1: have to you know, win the playoffs. We just need 207 00:10:28,160 --> 00:10:30,800 Speaker 1: to beat in Minnesota. So just keep the main thing 208 00:10:30,880 --> 00:10:34,200 Speaker 1: the main thing, and it you know, but but seeing 209 00:10:34,200 --> 00:10:36,840 Speaker 1: those guys that it's their first time in it, it's 210 00:10:36,880 --> 00:10:39,000 Speaker 1: like seeing a kid on Christmas morning.