WEBVTT - Fitzpatrick: 'Not a Lot of Room for Error' (11/30) 0:00:00.560 --> 0:00:02.640 Hey, Ryan, this is Marc Canna's error from the New 0:00:02.680 --> 0:00:05.840 York Post. Just kind of curious. I mean, obviously for 0:00:05.880 --> 0:00:07.600 a good reason. You guys spoke good enough in that 0:00:07.680 --> 0:00:11.479 locker room last night or yesterday afternoon. Uh, there was 0:00:11.560 --> 0:00:15.280 some talk about getting back into playoffs, picture and whatnot. 0:00:15.320 --> 0:00:18.480 I just kind of wanted curious, what's your your mindset 0:00:18.560 --> 0:00:22.040 is going forward here with the last few games and 0:00:22.079 --> 0:00:25.200 in terms of your playoff chances and you know what 0:00:25.360 --> 0:00:31.920 you did to enhance them yesterday. Well, we uh, you know, 0:00:32.040 --> 0:00:35.200 we know we're we're still in it. Uh, we also 0:00:35.280 --> 0:00:37.599 know there's not a lot of room for air, and 0:00:37.640 --> 0:00:41.880 so um, each one of these games, you know, and 0:00:41.960 --> 0:00:44.440 I said yesterday, as we continue to win, that become 0:00:44.520 --> 0:00:47.000 more and more significant in terms of putting ourselves in 0:00:47.080 --> 0:00:51.559 a position to make the playoffs, and so um, you know, 0:00:51.640 --> 0:00:55.160 it's just there's a there's a huge focus on one 0:00:55.200 --> 0:00:56.920 game at a time, one game at a time, not 0:00:56.920 --> 0:00:59.720 getting ahead of ourselves and you know, making sure that 0:00:59.760 --> 0:01:03.600 we're all our energy and focused into the opponent each 0:01:03.640 --> 0:01:08.119 week because all these games are obviously extremely important to us, 0:01:08.120 --> 0:01:11.680 and there's so many teams that are lumped up right now. 0:01:12.880 --> 0:01:15.039 You know within a game of each other that we've 0:01:15.040 --> 0:01:21.640 just got to continue to stack wins. Do you feel 0:01:21.680 --> 0:01:23.840 like yesterday give you more reason to believe that this 0:01:23.959 --> 0:01:29.880 is a playoff team? No? I think you know, I'm 0:01:29.920 --> 0:01:32.920 glad that we got back to playing our brand of 0:01:32.959 --> 0:01:36.120 football yesterday that had been lacking the last few weeks. 0:01:36.120 --> 0:01:40.360 But I don't think the the confidence has wavered it 0:01:40.440 --> 0:01:42.440 all this year in terms of the team that we 0:01:42.520 --> 0:01:48.880 think that we have. And you guys are obviously old. 0:01:49.000 --> 0:01:51.880 Established the run pretty early yesterday. At what point or 0:01:51.960 --> 0:01:54.600 was there a play for you that you know, felt 0:01:54.640 --> 0:01:56.960 like that the run was going to work for you 0:01:57.000 --> 0:01:58.760 a little bit better than it had It would be 0:01:58.760 --> 0:02:00.680 something you'd be able to stick and then it had 0:02:01.200 --> 0:02:03.280 you know the previous week in Houston, was there a 0:02:03.280 --> 0:02:05.120 player a moment that kind of clicked it for you? 0:02:07.480 --> 0:02:09.360 I mean, you know, we opened up the game and 0:02:09.400 --> 0:02:12.280 had a nice little ten yard run or whatever it was, 0:02:14.120 --> 0:02:17.600 you know, and even though we ended up getting shut 0:02:17.639 --> 0:02:21.239 down on fourth and one, um, you know, having a 0:02:21.440 --> 0:02:24.560 having a run early that there was a lot of daylight. 0:02:24.720 --> 0:02:26.640 I think that gave us a lot of confidence. But 0:02:27.400 --> 0:02:29.799 you know, it's just something that you know every week 0:02:29.840 --> 0:02:33.480 we try to scheme different runs and you know, get 0:02:33.520 --> 0:02:35.840 ways to get the ball in Chris his hand and 0:02:35.840 --> 0:02:38.280 get him in space. And this week, you know, we 0:02:38.320 --> 0:02:40.640 happen to get a couple that worked. And you know 0:02:40.680 --> 0:02:44.240 on his touchdown run obviously a great effort by him 0:02:44.280 --> 0:02:49.240 where he just makes people miss and breaks tackles. Right, 0:02:49.240 --> 0:02:51.440 And what do you think that the biggest difference was 0:02:51.600 --> 0:02:54.440 for you as an offense yesterday compared to two more 0:02:54.480 --> 0:03:01.760 recent weeks. Uh, I mean that's I think I tried 0:03:01.800 --> 0:03:04.360 to go into the game with a little more patience. 0:03:05.440 --> 0:03:10.520 I tried to go into the game, um, you know, 0:03:10.639 --> 0:03:13.280 not not trying to force things, and I think that 0:03:13.360 --> 0:03:16.440 helped us out a little bit. Um, you know. And 0:03:16.480 --> 0:03:19.040 then the guys when they had opportunities to make plays, 0:03:19.080 --> 0:03:21.519 whoever it was, they stepped up and made the plays. 0:03:22.360 --> 0:03:26.919 But you know, we Todd had made the comment, uh, 0:03:27.400 --> 0:03:30.160 during the week about just getting back to the basics, 0:03:30.280 --> 0:03:33.840 and I think focusing on that and everybody kind of 0:03:33.880 --> 0:03:38.240 knowing and focusing on their assignments helped us well. And 0:03:38.320 --> 0:03:40.880 you guys, you know, not to keep talking about the 0:03:40.960 --> 0:03:43.760 back to basic things like you still cast them all 0:03:43.800 --> 0:03:46.480 a lot, but you know, a lot more than than 0:03:46.520 --> 0:03:50.720 you ran. But where does where is in the passing game? 0:03:50.800 --> 0:03:53.240 Does that basics coming? Like? How can we see you 0:03:53.320 --> 0:04:00.760 guys getting back to that in the passing game? Um? Yeah, 0:04:00.800 --> 0:04:03.280 I mean, I mean getting back to basics. Each game 0:04:03.320 --> 0:04:05.520 is gonna be different in terms of how many times 0:04:05.520 --> 0:04:07.240 are gonna run it, how many times are gonna throw it, 0:04:07.760 --> 0:04:10.720 kind of what we're doing on uh, first and second 0:04:10.720 --> 0:04:12.960 down versus third down, what our plan is in the 0:04:13.000 --> 0:04:18.440 red zone. But um, you know it's more of just 0:04:19.200 --> 0:04:23.880 getting guys in in spots. Um you know, for me, 0:04:24.040 --> 0:04:28.320 making making throws that I'm comfortable with. Uh, you know, 0:04:28.400 --> 0:04:33.359 giving given receivers different decision routes, but putting receivers in 0:04:33.400 --> 0:04:36.880 the right spots guys that are comfortable making those decisions. 0:04:36.960 --> 0:04:41.360 And so there's a lot that goes into it, right. 0:04:41.400 --> 0:04:43.320 Obviously you've only been on the scene here for a 0:04:43.320 --> 0:04:45.320 few months. But what have you been able to pick 0:04:45.400 --> 0:04:50.400 up on what yet? Giants means maybe something you picked 0:04:50.440 --> 0:04:52.800 up at the preseason game. You know, what, what sort 0:04:52.800 --> 0:04:58.000 of appeal do you get to the revelry? Uh? You 0:04:58.040 --> 0:05:01.919 know usually you know with the with the with the 0:05:02.000 --> 0:05:05.520 game like that. Um, then you rely on the guys 0:05:05.520 --> 0:05:09.159 that have been around, and so UM talked to Nick 0:05:09.200 --> 0:05:12.480 about it a little bit today and I'm sure just 0:05:12.560 --> 0:05:15.440 throughout the week get a better sense from the guys 0:05:15.480 --> 0:05:18.160 that have been around and been in a type of game. 0:05:18.240 --> 0:05:23.600 But already plenty of chatter, uh, just around the community 0:05:23.920 --> 0:05:26.960 and with with different people that I know that are 0:05:27.000 --> 0:05:30.680 either jeffs or Giant fan and Um, you know, it's 0:05:30.800 --> 0:05:33.000 it's gonna be a great atmosphere that I'm looking forward to. 0:05:34.760 --> 0:05:39.360 What did you learn from Nick? Um? I mean, he 0:05:39.480 --> 0:05:42.799 just kind of talked about the significance of the game, uh, 0:05:42.880 --> 0:05:49.680 and the the passion of the rivalry. Ryan, You've had 0:05:49.720 --> 0:05:51.840 a number of experiences around the league, so you're in 0:05:51.880 --> 0:05:56.560 a position to know does this in particular feel like 0:05:56.640 --> 0:05:59.520 a kind of a right place at the right time 0:06:00.279 --> 0:06:03.760 situation for you? Where do you not like yourself even 0:06:04.520 --> 0:06:10.440 think about that in that way? Uh? I mean, do 0:06:10.440 --> 0:06:12.520 you think about it a little bit? You know the 0:06:12.560 --> 0:06:19.240 fact that Um, I mean I I came this team, 0:06:19.279 --> 0:06:22.760 was able to step into a offense that was full 0:06:22.760 --> 0:06:24.600 of veteran guys that have played a lot in the 0:06:24.720 --> 0:06:27.560 system that I've played in for a few years, and 0:06:27.600 --> 0:06:32.080 I'm comfortable in with the coach, uh, you know, and 0:06:32.080 --> 0:06:35.560 and Chan that has a lot of trust and experience 0:06:35.600 --> 0:06:38.840 with me. Um, so there's a lot of things that 0:06:38.920 --> 0:06:41.560 fell in place for me that that I've I've definitely 0:06:41.560 --> 0:06:45.320 been able to appreciate this year, and I's got to 0:06:45.360 --> 0:06:52.320 continue to try to take advantage of the opportunity. Ryan, 0:06:52.440 --> 0:06:55.280 what is uh, what is Brandon into this offense this year? 0:06:58.760 --> 0:07:02.560 I mean Brandon Brandon is our go to guy. You know, 0:07:02.640 --> 0:07:05.560 He's a great playmaker. It seems to step up every 0:07:05.560 --> 0:07:09.360 time we need to play, um, you know. And it's 0:07:09.400 --> 0:07:13.040 just his football, like you was so high, which you know, 0:07:13.120 --> 0:07:16.600 it's really helpful for a quarterback, um, you know, and 0:07:17.280 --> 0:07:19.600 that means said, sometimes he'll tell me that my read 0:07:19.720 --> 0:07:21.760 was wrong or I needed to just throw some more else. 0:07:21.840 --> 0:07:24.160 So sometimes the football he is too high. He's not 0:07:24.480 --> 0:07:28.040 to know some of that stuff as a receiver. But um, 0:07:28.040 --> 0:07:30.200 he just he brings a great passion to the game. 0:07:30.280 --> 0:07:34.360 He worked hard every single day. Um, whether it's whether 0:07:34.400 --> 0:07:36.800 it's in practice or in a game. You know, he's 0:07:36.840 --> 0:07:40.960 always uh, he's always up and in high spirits. And 0:07:41.400 --> 0:07:44.040 he's just he's a great leader for us. Not just 0:07:44.120 --> 0:07:46.520 because his passion for the game but because he shows 0:07:46.600 --> 0:07:51.400 up every day ready to work. Do you think that 0:07:51.480 --> 0:07:56.440 the intentity of this upcoming game it's heightened because not 0:07:56.520 --> 0:07:59.080 just because of the rivalry, but because both teams are 0:07:59.080 --> 0:08:02.120 in the same which is slow but not quite in 0:08:02.160 --> 0:08:08.160 the playoffs at the term moment. Uh, I mean, it 0:08:08.160 --> 0:08:11.440 probably helps it a little bit, but you know, it's 0:08:11.440 --> 0:08:19.120 a it's just another it's another step in for us 0:08:19.160 --> 0:08:21.000 to get get ourselves in the right direct and then 0:08:21.280 --> 0:08:23.200 to get ourselves in the where we want to be. 0:08:23.280 --> 0:08:27.560 And so I think, uh, you know, I don't really 0:08:27.560 --> 0:08:31.160 look at it that way, but um, you know, like 0:08:31.200 --> 0:08:34.120 I said, the more games we win, the more important 0:08:34.120 --> 0:08:37.319 the next one becomes. So this one is more important 0:08:37.360 --> 0:08:40.719 than the game we just played because of that. Right. 0:08:41.880 --> 0:08:44.480 How happy would you be if you guys saw the 0:08:44.520 --> 0:08:50.760 type of consistent single coverage on Brandon that you did yesterday? Well, 0:08:51.000 --> 0:08:54.760 I mean each team plays plays differently and has their 0:08:54.800 --> 0:08:58.760 own thoughts, so it just kind of depends. You know, 0:08:58.760 --> 0:09:00.559 it'll be a wait and see things for us. We'll 0:09:00.600 --> 0:09:04.319 try to evaluate throughout the week with film on kind 0:09:04.360 --> 0:09:06.840 of what they do and what their philosophy is, and 0:09:07.440 --> 0:09:09.680 you know, go go from there, um, you know, and 0:09:09.679 --> 0:09:11.840 there's always adjustments yet to make in the game, but 0:09:12.440 --> 0:09:15.640 he's always gonna be a big part of our offense. Bryan, 0:09:15.679 --> 0:09:18.640 how did your play yesterday reflect the patients that you 0:09:19.240 --> 0:09:25.839 tried to bring into the game. Um, I don't know. 0:09:25.960 --> 0:09:28.840 I mean, I just tried to stay away from uh, 0:09:29.120 --> 0:09:30.800 you know, trying to make too much happen, trying to 0:09:30.840 --> 0:09:35.120 force balls, just taking what they were given me. And 0:09:35.120 --> 0:09:38.800 you know, even you know early on uh installed on 0:09:38.840 --> 0:09:42.199 a few drives, but just making sure that the confidence 0:09:42.240 --> 0:09:44.760 was still high and everybody trusted in the game plan 0:09:44.880 --> 0:09:48.400 that we had in place, you know, not not trying 0:09:48.400 --> 0:09:51.679 to go off and invent different plays and different throws, 0:09:51.760 --> 0:09:54.440 but trusting what we had, um and what we had 0:09:54.480 --> 0:09:56.320 worked on throughout the week. And I thought that was 0:09:56.480 --> 0:10:00.240 we did a good job of that. Brian, you with 0:10:00.320 --> 0:10:02.760 some good players throughout your career, and obviously you were 0:10:03.200 --> 0:10:06.240 complimentary of Brandon Marshall just a few minutes ago. Have 0:10:06.360 --> 0:10:09.040 you ever played with somebody liked him? Guy that has 0:10:09.080 --> 0:10:16.760 the mental aspect of the game and has uh, I mean, 0:10:16.800 --> 0:10:19.920 I've played I played with some really good receivers. He's 0:10:20.000 --> 0:10:22.959 he's definitely right up there, um, you know, and was 0:10:23.000 --> 0:10:27.920 still I we've only played together for uh eleven games now, 0:10:28.000 --> 0:10:32.160 so there there's definitely um room to grow in terms 0:10:32.160 --> 0:10:36.680 of kind of our chemistry and all that. But he's 0:10:37.440 --> 0:10:39.040 I mean, he's right up there on the cop of 0:10:39.040 --> 0:10:45.640 the list for sure, right and there was right there 0:10:45.679 --> 0:10:48.440 was one snap yesterday even the first quarter that you 0:10:48.920 --> 0:10:51.320 you found molding the end up beaming yards with that 0:10:52.080 --> 0:10:54.040 was that your thumb affecting you at all? That was 0:10:54.120 --> 0:10:55.960 kind of the first time we've seen you have any 0:10:55.960 --> 0:11:01.200 problems since the injury. Um, it's my to Ben. It 0:11:01.280 --> 0:11:03.520 was a gun snap. It was a good gun snap, 0:11:03.559 --> 0:11:07.240 and one that usually didn't drop. Uh that you know 0:11:07.280 --> 0:11:10.040 that I wouldn't drop, And so I don't know if 0:11:10.040 --> 0:11:14.160 it you know, hit my brace or what happened, but 0:11:14.679 --> 0:11:16.880 I think it might have had something to do with it, 0:11:17.040 --> 0:11:19.280 you know. That being said, we were fortunate to think 0:11:19.320 --> 0:11:22.360 it was maybe a third in one. I was fortunate 0:11:22.440 --> 0:11:24.280 enough to pick it up and then run for the 0:11:24.280 --> 0:11:27.959 first down. But um, yeah, we you know, other than 0:11:28.000 --> 0:11:30.800 that one, you know, again, we've kind of been able 0:11:30.840 --> 0:11:33.680 to avoid, you know, and even with Nick's hand injury, 0:11:33.760 --> 0:11:38.280 been able to avoid any of those uh, those bad 0:11:38.320 --> 0:11:41.360 turnovers that you can't have and uh, you know handed 0:11:41.400 --> 0:11:45.520 off and stuff was clean yesterday as well. Try to 0:11:45.600 --> 0:11:48.120 mention after you got hurt that he really did want 0:11:48.120 --> 0:11:50.319 you to concentrate on trying to slide when you could. 0:11:51.120 --> 0:11:53.760 It doesn't seem like, Um, I don't know, there have 0:11:53.840 --> 0:11:57.760 been many opportunities for for for that for that to happen, 0:11:57.840 --> 0:12:00.400 or many attempts for you to slide, you just keep 0:12:00.840 --> 0:12:05.160 running forward. Is it something about your style that lead 0:12:05.240 --> 0:12:07.480 you not to be able to slide, or just you know, 0:12:07.600 --> 0:12:09.439 you just don't want to do it because you'd rather 0:12:09.480 --> 0:12:15.600 gain the yard. Um. I mean like I've been that's 0:12:15.679 --> 0:12:18.520 my eleventh year in the league, and you know, I've 0:12:18.720 --> 0:12:20.920 always kind of played a particular way and I continue 0:12:20.920 --> 0:12:23.240 to try to get better and play smarter and all 0:12:23.240 --> 0:12:27.400 those things. But they're just are certain times in the 0:12:27.440 --> 0:12:30.520 game where, um, you know, all the arts that we 0:12:30.520 --> 0:12:33.400 can get madder, and that's that's kind of how I'm 0:12:33.679 --> 0:12:36.280 play the game. And you know, I try to put 0:12:36.360 --> 0:12:40.360 myself in the best situation. Um, you know, when I'm 0:12:40.480 --> 0:12:43.080 when I'm diving or getting down to try to avoid 0:12:43.120 --> 0:12:45.240 those big hits, and I can usually do a good 0:12:45.280 --> 0:12:51.160 job of it. Ryan, you know, for the second straight time, Uh, 0:12:51.640 --> 0:12:54.760 Dominican Sue wasn't able to have, you know, a monumental 0:12:54.800 --> 0:12:57.360 impact on a game against you guys, What did you 0:12:57.360 --> 0:12:59.920 think of the job that Winters did on hand yesterday? 0:13:02.160 --> 0:13:04.840 I thought Brian did a good job. And it's you know, 0:13:04.840 --> 0:13:06.760 there are some one on one matchups there, and it's 0:13:06.760 --> 0:13:09.040 also just a collective effort. You know, part of it 0:13:09.120 --> 0:13:12.480 with um the game planning and the different runs and 0:13:12.480 --> 0:13:14.480 the way the game was called, and then part of 0:13:14.480 --> 0:13:16.640 it was just the way those guys worked together up front, 0:13:17.400 --> 0:13:21.120 and I thought they did a really nice job collectively 0:13:21.160 --> 0:13:23.800 as a group. Um, you know, in that something we 0:13:23.840 --> 0:13:26.520 can just continue to build on. You know, Brian stepped 0:13:26.520 --> 0:13:29.800 in and done a done a really nice job. You know, 0:13:29.840 --> 0:13:33.040 it's not always easy to step in from not playing, 0:13:33.120 --> 0:13:35.760 and you know, he's really done a good job with 0:13:35.840 --> 0:13:40.959 the getting chemistry with the guys he's next to, and um, 0:13:41.000 --> 0:13:43.560 you know he's he's a tough competitor, so he's fun 0:13:43.559 --> 0:13:48.200 to have out there in the huddle. Brian. Obviously the Jets, 0:13:48.360 --> 0:13:50.000 when you came to the Jets run, you know, you 0:13:50.280 --> 0:13:52.280 didn't really know what necessarily what your role was going 0:13:52.320 --> 0:13:53.960 to be for say, I mean, they brought you in 0:13:54.040 --> 0:13:56.280 sort of kind of the beat back up here, but 0:13:56.559 --> 0:13:59.000 to be starting out down the stretch and have a 0:13:59.080 --> 0:14:01.120 chance here to play in the playoffs for the first 0:14:01.160 --> 0:14:04.000 time in your career? What what is this meant to you? 0:14:04.040 --> 0:14:05.920 I know, I don't know if you could have expected this, 0:14:05.960 --> 0:14:12.600 But what what is this kind of experience? Mess? Uh? 0:14:13.040 --> 0:14:16.040 I mean, I don't. I don't know if that's a 0:14:16.520 --> 0:14:18.320 if I can answer that one yet. You know, there's 0:14:18.360 --> 0:14:21.360 still some games left and stuff that we need to 0:14:21.360 --> 0:14:24.840 get accompliced, and so, um, that's why I'm still playing, 0:14:24.920 --> 0:14:27.440 you know. I want to be out there competing, and 0:14:28.280 --> 0:14:31.120 I love the guys that I'm playing with, and so 0:14:31.240 --> 0:14:35.040 we just need to, you know, continue to build off 0:14:35.080 --> 0:14:37.520 of this last performance and continue to stack up the winds. 0:14:37.600 --> 0:14:41.920 But I don't, I don't really know, you know, if 0:14:41.920 --> 0:14:44.360 I can give a completer affair answer until the season's 0:14:44.360 --> 0:14:48.320 over on that one, right, it was the one weird 0:14:48.480 --> 0:14:52.520 start from yesterday? Uh? Did that didn't have any sort 0:14:52.520 --> 0:14:58.080 of milestone mean for you? Yeah? I thought, I thought, uh, yeah, 0:14:58.120 --> 0:15:02.080 that's preignificant to me. That that was my dad texted 0:15:02.120 --> 0:15:04.440 me earlier in the day. I knew that it was 0:15:04.520 --> 0:15:06.480 going to happen at some point this year. I kind 0:15:06.480 --> 0:15:09.280 of forgotten which game it was going to be, but 0:15:09.320 --> 0:15:12.720 my dad texted me earlier in the day and um, 0:15:12.920 --> 0:15:14.360 you know, and so then I was kind of made 0:15:14.400 --> 0:15:18.160 aware of it, and so that was that was cool 0:15:18.200 --> 0:15:20.840 for me. I mean, that's a neat thing that, you know, 0:15:20.920 --> 0:15:24.320 and my careers over with, uh, you know, it's definitely 0:15:24.320 --> 0:15:25.680 I wanted to keep the ball at the end of 0:15:25.680 --> 0:15:27.880 the game and throw that one in the trophy case, 0:15:28.280 --> 0:15:33.400 you know, because being a seventh round pick, uh, you know, 0:15:33.440 --> 0:15:35.760 being a guy that wasn't really recruited to play college 0:15:35.760 --> 0:15:40.840 football that stuff. It's been a pretty cool ride. So 0:15:40.960 --> 0:15:44.720 your dad's texts basically indicated just telling you this is 0:15:44.840 --> 0:15:50.000 number one hundred or it was. Did you share that, Yeah, yeah, 0:15:50.040 --> 0:15:54.160 I am, you know, something about, you know, congrats on 0:15:54.400 --> 0:15:56.200 one today, let's go get you know, I don't know, 0:15:56.280 --> 0:15:58.640 let's go get on something like that. But yeah, his 0:15:58.640 --> 0:16:01.720 his text basically it just made me aware of the 0:16:01.720 --> 0:16:03.920 fact that this this was number one hundred.