1 00:00:00,640 --> 00:00:04,440 Speaker 1: Won't bring me in, introduce me. Then hell, go ahead, guys, 2 00:00:04,440 --> 00:00:05,080 Speaker 1: how are you? 3 00:00:05,280 --> 00:00:05,880 Speaker 2: We'll start with. 4 00:00:07,480 --> 00:00:11,800 Speaker 3: Okay, this Mike, your thoughts on getting to this point, 5 00:00:12,200 --> 00:00:14,440 Speaker 3: the energy that your team came out with, the hitting, 6 00:00:14,760 --> 00:00:17,000 Speaker 3: and what they were able to accomplish, and now as 7 00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:17,800 Speaker 3: you headed to the buye. 8 00:00:18,280 --> 00:00:20,920 Speaker 1: Uh, well, I'm happy to be at the buye, happy 9 00:00:20,920 --> 00:00:24,720 Speaker 1: to be where we're at. Continue to improve, we have 10 00:00:24,720 --> 00:00:28,560 Speaker 1: to finish better, but at least uh, you know, we 11 00:00:28,600 --> 00:00:31,760 Speaker 1: came out ready to go. We focused on being aggressive 12 00:00:31,800 --> 00:00:34,000 Speaker 1: and attacking and keeping that mindset, and then I think 13 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:35,400 Speaker 1: we did. 14 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:38,040 Speaker 4: And Mike. 15 00:00:39,960 --> 00:00:43,360 Speaker 5: Just curious with Viderian Lowe and Ben Brown slotting in, 16 00:00:43,760 --> 00:00:46,360 Speaker 5: just how you felt they did tonight with you know, 17 00:00:46,479 --> 00:00:48,040 Speaker 5: I think you talked pre game a little bit about 18 00:00:48,040 --> 00:00:50,680 Speaker 5: the Giants defensive front and just how that was going 19 00:00:50,720 --> 00:00:52,920 Speaker 5: to be a challenge and just how those two handled 20 00:00:52,960 --> 00:00:53,840 Speaker 5: it stepping in. 21 00:00:53,760 --> 00:00:56,040 Speaker 2: Well, I think they handled it well. I mean we 22 00:00:56,160 --> 00:00:57,200 Speaker 2: had some positive plays. 23 00:00:57,240 --> 00:01:00,920 Speaker 1: Obviously offensively, we need to be better in the red zone, 24 00:01:00,960 --> 00:01:04,920 Speaker 1: but you know, I thought that they did well again 25 00:01:04,959 --> 00:01:07,640 Speaker 1: from first view. We'll have to see what things go 26 00:01:07,720 --> 00:01:11,039 Speaker 1: on tomorrow. It was penalty that costs us a touchdown, 27 00:01:11,080 --> 00:01:14,160 Speaker 1: so that's tough, but you know a lot of good 28 00:01:14,160 --> 00:01:18,000 Speaker 1: things to build on and continue to improve and you know, 29 00:01:18,080 --> 00:01:20,760 Speaker 1: really focus on things that we're going to have to 30 00:01:20,840 --> 00:01:23,360 Speaker 1: do a little bit better down a stretch here. But 31 00:01:24,280 --> 00:01:26,399 Speaker 1: you know, I think that just proud of what the 32 00:01:26,440 --> 00:01:30,640 Speaker 1: team has done weekend and week out, whatever the challenge 33 00:01:30,680 --> 00:01:32,720 Speaker 1: was and whatever has been presented to. 34 00:01:32,720 --> 00:01:38,679 Speaker 2: Us, pretty consistent and loud MVP chance for Drake tonight, 35 00:01:38,760 --> 00:01:41,320 Speaker 2: just what impressed you most about his performance? 36 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:44,760 Speaker 1: And I think he's able to keep his composure, to 37 00:01:45,240 --> 00:01:50,240 Speaker 1: keep his eyes downfield. You know, I thought he you know, 38 00:01:50,280 --> 00:01:52,360 Speaker 1: makes some of the best plays. I think are just 39 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:55,680 Speaker 1: the extensions to scramble for a first down, you know, 40 00:01:55,800 --> 00:01:58,360 Speaker 1: to scramble and stay in bounds there late in the game, 41 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:01,680 Speaker 1: knowing the situation for is them to call a time 42 00:02:01,720 --> 00:02:04,880 Speaker 1: out and then you know, not throwing incompletion there at 43 00:02:04,880 --> 00:02:08,360 Speaker 1: the end of the game, and you know, scramble un 44 00:02:08,400 --> 00:02:10,400 Speaker 1: selfishly probably could have said, hey, I'm going to try 45 00:02:10,400 --> 00:02:12,639 Speaker 1: to throw a touchdown and you know, just go and 46 00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:15,960 Speaker 1: slide and you know, use the clock. So those are 47 00:02:15,960 --> 00:02:19,360 Speaker 1: the things that probably don't show up on the stat sheet. 48 00:02:20,320 --> 00:02:23,560 Speaker 1: I thought, you know, being accurate downfield and being able 49 00:02:23,600 --> 00:02:27,760 Speaker 1: to give you, Okay, Sean a real catchable ball there 50 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:31,680 Speaker 1: in the end zone was nice too. Also, it's December first, 51 00:02:31,720 --> 00:02:33,640 Speaker 1: how much longer are you going to keep the mustach? 52 00:02:33,840 --> 00:02:39,079 Speaker 1: It'll be gone tomorrow. I mean, I couldn't have done 53 00:02:39,120 --> 00:02:41,080 Speaker 1: all this and not go out on Monday night football. 54 00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:46,120 Speaker 2: I had to. It'll be gone tomorrow probably before I 55 00:02:46,200 --> 00:02:46,640 Speaker 2: talk to you. 56 00:02:48,160 --> 00:02:51,079 Speaker 6: Uh, Mike, how would you describe just the message in 57 00:02:51,160 --> 00:02:53,360 Speaker 6: terms of, you know, knowing the bye week was looming, 58 00:02:53,440 --> 00:02:56,000 Speaker 6: knowing the Giants came in with two wins, and just 59 00:02:56,080 --> 00:02:58,760 Speaker 6: making sure that your guys, you came out so fired up. 60 00:02:58,919 --> 00:03:00,560 Speaker 6: What was that messaging and in that way? 61 00:03:00,760 --> 00:03:02,200 Speaker 2: Well, I don't know how many wins they've had. 62 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:05,840 Speaker 1: I know that they get ahead and they were had 63 00:03:06,360 --> 00:03:09,440 Speaker 1: had Denver beat, and had some other teams beat, put 64 00:03:09,480 --> 00:03:12,760 Speaker 1: a bunch of points and yards up on Detroit and 65 00:03:13,720 --> 00:03:16,679 Speaker 1: you know, Chicago and all those other teams. So you know, 66 00:03:16,760 --> 00:03:19,560 Speaker 1: I think it was about just being aggressive and attacking 67 00:03:19,600 --> 00:03:25,519 Speaker 1: and you know, trying to keep a competitive stamina throughout 68 00:03:25,560 --> 00:03:28,960 Speaker 1: the game and a demeanor no matter what happened. And 69 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:31,200 Speaker 1: I like the way that we started and you know, 70 00:03:32,080 --> 00:03:34,600 Speaker 1: like to finish a little bit better. But you know, 71 00:03:35,360 --> 00:03:37,400 Speaker 1: we're we're doing a lot of good things to help 72 00:03:37,480 --> 00:03:38,880 Speaker 1: us win, and I know there's some things that we 73 00:03:38,920 --> 00:03:40,440 Speaker 1: can do to continue to improve on. 74 00:03:42,160 --> 00:03:46,320 Speaker 7: Right Mike, you've said being aggressive and attacking a couple 75 00:03:46,320 --> 00:03:48,960 Speaker 7: of times does the way some of the way that 76 00:03:49,360 --> 00:03:51,480 Speaker 7: Christian Ellis had some of those bigger hits at the 77 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:54,400 Speaker 7: beginning of the game. Is that something that everybody feeds 78 00:03:54,440 --> 00:03:57,920 Speaker 7: off of. Is that something that I think I certainly did. 79 00:03:57,960 --> 00:03:59,920 Speaker 7: I think our fans did, I think our team did. 80 00:04:01,880 --> 00:04:04,520 Speaker 7: And again that's you know, it's a weekly reminder to 81 00:04:04,560 --> 00:04:07,360 Speaker 7: the quarterback, our quarterback, you know what I mean. We 82 00:04:07,440 --> 00:04:10,200 Speaker 7: show him every week, Like I wouldn't get too cute 83 00:04:10,200 --> 00:04:13,840 Speaker 7: over there by the sidelines. It it happens every week. 84 00:04:13,880 --> 00:04:18,000 Speaker 1: And so, uh, Christian's playing you know, through the through 85 00:04:18,080 --> 00:04:20,520 Speaker 1: the whistle and as long as the player's in bounds, 86 00:04:20,520 --> 00:04:21,880 Speaker 1: he's gonna try to hit him legally. 87 00:04:23,480 --> 00:04:25,280 Speaker 2: And then on a kickoff, you know, we we take 88 00:04:25,320 --> 00:04:28,480 Speaker 2: a lot of pride and cover and kicks. Uh. It 89 00:04:28,520 --> 00:04:29,120 Speaker 2: was a match up. 90 00:04:29,160 --> 00:04:30,680 Speaker 1: They were top five and we were you know, they 91 00:04:30,680 --> 00:04:32,679 Speaker 1: were number five and we were number six, and kickoff 92 00:04:32,720 --> 00:04:34,280 Speaker 1: and I expect us to be in the top five, 93 00:04:34,360 --> 00:04:36,320 Speaker 1: and you know, That's what I try to tell our 94 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:39,560 Speaker 1: kickoff coverage team. So it was, uh, it was good 95 00:04:39,600 --> 00:04:41,479 Speaker 1: to see that the impact that it can make, and 96 00:04:42,720 --> 00:04:47,279 Speaker 1: you know, get turning the ball over as well. Mike, 97 00:04:47,320 --> 00:04:51,760 Speaker 1: How important was it to keep momentum uh heading into 98 00:04:51,839 --> 00:04:52,279 Speaker 1: the buy. 99 00:04:54,120 --> 00:04:55,640 Speaker 7: Mm? 100 00:04:56,000 --> 00:04:57,320 Speaker 1: I mean, I don't know if I looked at it 101 00:04:57,400 --> 00:05:00,680 Speaker 1: like that, but I mean I think we just focused 102 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:04,400 Speaker 1: on what the next task was and you know, put 103 00:05:04,440 --> 00:05:08,080 Speaker 1: a plan together and allow our players to feel confident 104 00:05:08,080 --> 00:05:10,080 Speaker 1: in it, and then figure out what the bye week 105 00:05:10,920 --> 00:05:12,640 Speaker 1: is and who needs to be here for treatment and 106 00:05:12,680 --> 00:05:13,960 Speaker 1: who needs to get away, and. 107 00:05:15,320 --> 00:05:16,960 Speaker 2: That's kind of really what we focus on. 108 00:05:17,000 --> 00:05:20,400 Speaker 1: And I don't think I was necessarily concerned with any 109 00:05:20,440 --> 00:05:22,640 Speaker 1: sort of let down because the buye was here. I 110 00:05:22,680 --> 00:05:25,719 Speaker 1: think that be a lot of players and people that 111 00:05:25,800 --> 00:05:29,880 Speaker 1: are ready for the buye and earned it. But I 112 00:05:29,880 --> 00:05:32,479 Speaker 1: don't think that, you know, we were looking ahead to anything. 113 00:05:34,240 --> 00:05:36,320 Speaker 4: Mike, You're right here kind of similar, but I mean 114 00:05:36,360 --> 00:05:39,599 Speaker 4: ten straight wins now week after week. You guys keep 115 00:05:39,640 --> 00:05:42,200 Speaker 4: taking care of business and avoiding the slip up. What's 116 00:05:42,200 --> 00:05:44,240 Speaker 4: been the key to not having one of those? 117 00:05:45,279 --> 00:05:47,080 Speaker 2: Just things we talk about and. 118 00:05:48,560 --> 00:05:50,800 Speaker 1: You know, doing our best to take care of football 119 00:05:50,839 --> 00:05:55,799 Speaker 1: and playing complimentary. You know, just today was obviously special 120 00:05:55,800 --> 00:05:59,159 Speaker 1: teams that gave us. You know, Marcus is just a 121 00:05:59,240 --> 00:06:03,560 Speaker 1: fantastic returner and uh, you know, I'm proud of the 122 00:06:03,600 --> 00:06:05,520 Speaker 1: guys on that unit. They take a lot of pride 123 00:06:05,560 --> 00:06:07,840 Speaker 1: and walking for him. We took care of the guys 124 00:06:07,880 --> 00:06:11,280 Speaker 1: on the edges, and you know, those are those are tough, 125 00:06:11,360 --> 00:06:15,560 Speaker 1: those are those are those can be backbreaking for an opponent, 126 00:06:15,800 --> 00:06:17,640 Speaker 1: and so we try to do everything we can to 127 00:06:17,720 --> 00:06:20,719 Speaker 1: avoid them, and we try to create them. So I 128 00:06:20,720 --> 00:06:23,479 Speaker 1: think just the complimentary phases, they ain't consistent in the 129 00:06:23,520 --> 00:06:26,760 Speaker 1: message and the players coming in here each and every 130 00:06:26,800 --> 00:06:28,680 Speaker 1: week and. 131 00:06:28,760 --> 00:06:31,600 Speaker 2: Practicing and preparing and. 132 00:06:31,440 --> 00:06:34,760 Speaker 1: Obviously executing, and then when things don't go right, try 133 00:06:34,760 --> 00:06:36,480 Speaker 1: to get them fixed and come back to the next drive. 134 00:06:38,120 --> 00:06:40,720 Speaker 2: Open three final questions and here Andrew Callaghan. 135 00:06:40,440 --> 00:06:46,080 Speaker 8: Three, Hey, Mike, whether it's working around injuries, a short week, 136 00:06:46,360 --> 00:06:50,200 Speaker 8: just using new personnel packages and play calls, the resourcefulness 137 00:06:50,200 --> 00:06:52,200 Speaker 8: of your team, what does that meant to you in 138 00:06:52,200 --> 00:06:52,680 Speaker 8: this season? 139 00:06:52,760 --> 00:06:55,680 Speaker 1: Our staff, you know, I mean, I'm obviously very thankful 140 00:06:55,720 --> 00:06:58,640 Speaker 1: of the coaches, uh that prepare our players. 141 00:06:58,920 --> 00:07:00,680 Speaker 2: They've done a fantastic job. 142 00:07:03,520 --> 00:07:07,800 Speaker 1: You know, Josh and Zach and the defensive staff and 143 00:07:07,800 --> 00:07:11,960 Speaker 1: and Jeremy with the special teams and helping spread the 144 00:07:12,000 --> 00:07:13,800 Speaker 1: message that I try to have each and every week. 145 00:07:13,800 --> 00:07:16,600 Speaker 1: But then ultimately it's on the players. It's always be 146 00:07:16,600 --> 00:07:19,320 Speaker 1: about the players, and you know, trying to give him 147 00:07:20,160 --> 00:07:22,280 Speaker 1: a plan that they believe in and that they can 148 00:07:22,320 --> 00:07:24,640 Speaker 1: go out there and execute. And you know, whether that's 149 00:07:24,720 --> 00:07:29,680 Speaker 1: different guys at different places, you know, I just I'm 150 00:07:29,680 --> 00:07:31,520 Speaker 1: proud of them and I'm happy for them that they 151 00:07:31,560 --> 00:07:35,480 Speaker 1: can have some success. And you know, I think people 152 00:07:35,680 --> 00:07:38,640 Speaker 1: you know, can see who we have and the next 153 00:07:38,640 --> 00:07:46,440 Speaker 1: guy steps up and can play and and produce. Greg question, Mike, 154 00:07:46,600 --> 00:07:48,160 Speaker 1: so you can ask your question. 155 00:07:49,360 --> 00:07:53,200 Speaker 9: Uh, just what do you think of Drake's performance tonight? 156 00:07:53,280 --> 00:07:55,360 Speaker 9: He seemed to be in control and didn't seem to 157 00:07:55,360 --> 00:07:58,360 Speaker 9: be bothered by you know, the issues with the offensive 158 00:07:58,400 --> 00:07:59,200 Speaker 9: line with guys out. 159 00:08:00,360 --> 00:08:02,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, I would say that that was an issue. 160 00:08:02,880 --> 00:08:04,600 Speaker 1: Just we've put the next two guys in there, and 161 00:08:05,280 --> 00:08:07,840 Speaker 1: you know, Ben's been ready for his opportunity. Verderia has 162 00:08:07,840 --> 00:08:10,560 Speaker 1: been working hard and worked hard in offseason to come 163 00:08:10,600 --> 00:08:15,760 Speaker 1: back from from his shoulder and uh so again I 164 00:08:15,880 --> 00:08:17,520 Speaker 1: get those guys a full week of practice. 165 00:08:17,600 --> 00:08:20,080 Speaker 2: I thought you know, you know, Drake Is. 166 00:08:21,280 --> 00:08:24,640 Speaker 1: I think he's really he's realizing what what he can 167 00:08:24,720 --> 00:08:27,960 Speaker 1: be and what the impact that he makes on this 168 00:08:28,080 --> 00:08:30,120 Speaker 1: offense and being the conductor. 169 00:08:31,680 --> 00:08:32,760 Speaker 2: He's hard on himself. 170 00:08:33,679 --> 00:08:37,200 Speaker 1: I think that he challenges himself as well as his coaches, 171 00:08:37,240 --> 00:08:40,560 Speaker 1: and I mean he means a great deal to this football. 172 00:08:40,120 --> 00:08:41,480 Speaker 2: Team and just being able to. 173 00:08:43,720 --> 00:08:47,280 Speaker 1: Not get rattled and escape or pressure and find remandre 174 00:08:47,520 --> 00:08:50,480 Speaker 1: or scramble and you know, and then when we do 175 00:08:50,640 --> 00:08:52,880 Speaker 1: have time and you know, he sees a guy win 176 00:08:52,960 --> 00:08:55,560 Speaker 1: and put the ball great spot there for Kyle to 177 00:08:55,600 --> 00:08:57,880 Speaker 1: make a huge play or Key Sewan down there in 178 00:08:57,880 --> 00:09:00,240 Speaker 1: the red zone. So you know, a lot of third 179 00:09:00,240 --> 00:09:05,800 Speaker 1: down conversions. So again, I you know, very appreciative that 180 00:09:05,840 --> 00:09:09,680 Speaker 1: he's our quarterback. Can you speak to the effort of 181 00:09:09,679 --> 00:09:12,240 Speaker 1: the defensive line with so many guys missing or banged up, 182 00:09:12,240 --> 00:09:15,160 Speaker 1: and also Elijah Ponder getting some more opportunities inside as well. 183 00:09:16,120 --> 00:09:16,360 Speaker 2: Well. 184 00:09:16,480 --> 00:09:19,440 Speaker 1: I meant, you know, Corey Durden's been playing a lot 185 00:09:19,480 --> 00:09:22,160 Speaker 1: for us, and we brought him over here from from 186 00:09:22,160 --> 00:09:24,680 Speaker 1: the Giants practice squad or from the Giants. You know, 187 00:09:24,760 --> 00:09:28,040 Speaker 1: they let him go and you know, again that game 188 00:09:28,080 --> 00:09:29,960 Speaker 1: meant a lot to him. You know, they told him 189 00:09:30,000 --> 00:09:32,000 Speaker 1: that he wasn't good enough to play for the Giants, 190 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:34,720 Speaker 1: and and we thought that he was good enough to 191 00:09:34,720 --> 00:09:38,280 Speaker 1: play for the Patriots. So I'm happy for him. It was, 192 00:09:39,440 --> 00:09:42,640 Speaker 1: you know, made some plays and continues to help us 193 00:09:42,640 --> 00:09:43,920 Speaker 1: but also help himself. 194 00:09:44,200 --> 00:09:47,840 Speaker 2: And I love that you mentioned Ponder. 195 00:09:48,640 --> 00:09:50,400 Speaker 1: You know, just trying to get some other guys in 196 00:09:50,400 --> 00:09:52,840 Speaker 1: there rushing and with some speed, and you know, obviously 197 00:09:52,840 --> 00:09:56,400 Speaker 1: their quarterbacks can can scramble and run, and you know, 198 00:09:56,440 --> 00:09:58,679 Speaker 1: we just felt like that was a package that we 199 00:09:58,720 --> 00:10:01,160 Speaker 1: could try to use and get some other people out 200 00:10:01,160 --> 00:10:01,640 Speaker 1: on the field. 201 00:10:03,120 --> 00:10:03,480 Speaker 2: Thank you.