1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:01,680 Speaker 1: You brought in a lot of coaches and I haven't 2 00:00:01,680 --> 00:00:06,760 Speaker 1: necessary like posts of loot a party off there looking together, 3 00:00:06,880 --> 00:00:11,360 Speaker 1: like Yeah, I think the most important thing when you're 4 00:00:11,920 --> 00:00:13,800 Speaker 1: you know, trying to put together a staff is take 5 00:00:13,840 --> 00:00:17,880 Speaker 1: your time, uh really ask a lot of questions. And 6 00:00:18,160 --> 00:00:20,360 Speaker 1: you know, I involved a lot of the guys that 7 00:00:20,400 --> 00:00:22,920 Speaker 1: were on the staff or when we hired them, they 8 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:26,400 Speaker 1: became involved in the interview process and you know a 9 00:00:26,480 --> 00:00:29,200 Speaker 1: lot of them were done over zoom. So I had 10 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:32,680 Speaker 1: a list of let's just call it questions that that 11 00:00:32,720 --> 00:00:36,040 Speaker 1: I wanted to talk to them about about leadership, about communication, 12 00:00:36,800 --> 00:00:38,360 Speaker 1: and then we got into the details of some of 13 00:00:38,360 --> 00:00:41,520 Speaker 1: the specifics based on position. But they're also other members 14 00:00:41,520 --> 00:00:43,040 Speaker 1: of the staff that were already on board that I 15 00:00:43,040 --> 00:00:44,920 Speaker 1: wanted them to ask questions. So when you get done 16 00:00:44,960 --> 00:00:47,760 Speaker 1: with a with the candidate and if I like one 17 00:00:47,840 --> 00:00:50,920 Speaker 1: and you know, ten other people like a different one, 18 00:00:51,040 --> 00:00:54,360 Speaker 1: I think there's there's merit for discussion, um and collaboration 19 00:00:54,400 --> 00:00:56,960 Speaker 1: and getting the right people in the right spots, and 20 00:00:57,000 --> 00:00:58,360 Speaker 1: that's what we try to do. It took a while, 21 00:00:58,400 --> 00:01:01,360 Speaker 1: and basically took the whole first month to try to 22 00:01:01,400 --> 00:01:03,640 Speaker 1: do it the way we wanted to do it. UM 23 00:01:03,920 --> 00:01:05,920 Speaker 1: had a first staff meeting about a week ago, so 24 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:09,120 Speaker 1: we're behind on a lot of things, but very encouraged 25 00:01:09,160 --> 00:01:17,840 Speaker 1: with the people that we hired. Yeah, absolutely great. Four 26 00:01:17,920 --> 00:01:21,040 Speaker 1: years at Buffalo UM with Sean, with Brandon, with the 27 00:01:21,080 --> 00:01:25,200 Speaker 1: support staff, the players. Very special place to me. Obviously 28 00:01:25,280 --> 00:01:27,480 Speaker 1: I grew up there and UM very grateful for the 29 00:01:27,480 --> 00:01:32,960 Speaker 1: opportunity that those guys gave me. Want to break away 30 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:37,160 Speaker 1: for a job that might not have Yeah, I love 31 00:01:37,240 --> 00:01:39,520 Speaker 1: I loved my time in Buffalo and working for Seawan 32 00:01:39,600 --> 00:01:42,880 Speaker 1: and Brandon and being around all those people, and obviously 33 00:01:42,920 --> 00:01:45,320 Speaker 1: this was a head coaching opportunity, so it was something 34 00:01:45,360 --> 00:01:47,920 Speaker 1: that that I've strived for for the past twenty five years. 35 00:01:50,560 --> 00:01:55,920 Speaker 1: M Well, I just I talked Hi about him as 36 00:01:55,920 --> 00:01:58,440 Speaker 1: a coach and a person. He's Uh, He's a great guy. 37 00:01:58,680 --> 00:02:02,760 Speaker 1: He's extremely smart. Um, he was really instrumental and with 38 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:06,160 Speaker 1: Josh's development. Uh had a lot of good input when 39 00:02:06,160 --> 00:02:08,760 Speaker 1: we were on that staff. Got a lot of appreciation 40 00:02:08,840 --> 00:02:10,480 Speaker 1: for Ken and the things that he did when I 41 00:02:10,520 --> 00:02:12,520 Speaker 1: was when I was there, and I wish him all 42 00:02:12,560 --> 00:02:23,080 Speaker 1: the best of luck. Yeah. Well, look, I've been in 43 00:02:23,080 --> 00:02:24,560 Speaker 1: this league a long time, so there's a lot of 44 00:02:24,560 --> 00:02:26,959 Speaker 1: things that happened. I wish Patton and Pam his wife, 45 00:02:27,080 --> 00:02:29,640 Speaker 1: the best of luck. Um, and you just roll with 46 00:02:29,639 --> 00:02:32,680 Speaker 1: the punches, you know. So again, he's a great person, 47 00:02:32,760 --> 00:02:39,239 Speaker 1: a great coach, and he'll do a great job there. Well, 48 00:02:39,280 --> 00:02:42,400 Speaker 1: he's he's got a good track record. UM at Baltimore 49 00:02:42,480 --> 00:02:44,440 Speaker 1: is a tough scheme to go against. He's he's been 50 00:02:44,520 --> 00:02:47,640 Speaker 1: very successful. And again he he interviewed with a lot 51 00:02:47,680 --> 00:02:49,600 Speaker 1: of the guys that were currently on the staff with us, 52 00:02:49,639 --> 00:02:52,400 Speaker 1: and we went through the process and he was the 53 00:02:52,480 --> 00:03:09,080 Speaker 1: right fit for us. Yeah, yeah, I understand the questions 54 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:11,320 Speaker 1: right now, it's an ongoing legal process and I'll just 55 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:23,600 Speaker 1: leave it at that. Yeah, Max Mac was a good player. 56 00:03:23,919 --> 00:03:27,200 Speaker 1: UM obviously did a really good job this year. Very 57 00:03:27,200 --> 00:03:29,520 Speaker 1: proud of him, you know, building a relationship a few 58 00:03:29,600 --> 00:03:32,040 Speaker 1: years back with him and his family and and watching 59 00:03:32,120 --> 00:03:35,000 Speaker 1: him grow. Um, I think he's got a bright future. 60 00:03:34,760 --> 00:03:40,800 Speaker 1: Are expecting it? Well, time will tell right where we 61 00:03:40,920 --> 00:03:44,119 Speaker 1: just we just really evaluated our our roster right now. 62 00:03:44,160 --> 00:03:46,400 Speaker 1: And again I think that the important thing when you 63 00:03:46,440 --> 00:03:52,840 Speaker 1: do that is everybody has foundations that you come from, 64 00:03:52,880 --> 00:03:54,960 Speaker 1: but you better figure out what your players really do 65 00:03:55,040 --> 00:03:57,160 Speaker 1: well and watching them on tape and is one thing. 66 00:03:57,200 --> 00:03:58,880 Speaker 1: So you have to lay a foundation of what you 67 00:03:58,920 --> 00:04:01,400 Speaker 1: believe in obviously, But then once we get them out 68 00:04:01,440 --> 00:04:03,440 Speaker 1: there and they're able to run around and be in 69 00:04:03,480 --> 00:04:05,440 Speaker 1: the meetings, we're gonna have to do a good job 70 00:04:05,480 --> 00:04:07,160 Speaker 1: as a coaching staff and trying to put them in 71 00:04:07,200 --> 00:04:10,200 Speaker 1: the best position possible. Winks good at fundamentals, he's good 72 00:04:10,200 --> 00:04:12,720 Speaker 1: at scheme. Along with the other coaches that we brought in. 73 00:04:12,800 --> 00:04:14,880 Speaker 1: I think, uh, you know, Jerome, we we we held 74 00:04:14,880 --> 00:04:16,600 Speaker 1: out to Jerome. I think he's going to provide a 75 00:04:17,040 --> 00:04:19,720 Speaker 1: you know, a great resource to Wink and Dray Patterson 76 00:04:19,800 --> 00:04:22,039 Speaker 1: and you know, just um, a lot of the guys 77 00:04:22,080 --> 00:04:23,520 Speaker 1: that we brought in. Well, we'll find out as we 78 00:04:23,520 --> 00:04:24,840 Speaker 1: get going here. We got a long way to go. 79 00:04:28,320 --> 00:04:31,320 Speaker 1: We'll see, Yeah, we'll see. I mean, look, it depends 80 00:04:31,360 --> 00:04:33,400 Speaker 1: on who we have and and what we draft and 81 00:04:33,400 --> 00:04:35,640 Speaker 1: who we see. But that this game has played so 82 00:04:35,720 --> 00:04:39,279 Speaker 1: much in sub packets nowadays and nickel defense and dime defense. 83 00:04:39,320 --> 00:04:42,280 Speaker 1: So um, there's not a lot of fullbacks out there anymore, 84 00:04:42,960 --> 00:04:45,840 Speaker 1: too big tight ends. So um, look, I think he's 85 00:04:45,880 --> 00:04:47,719 Speaker 1: always been multiple. I think that's one of the things 86 00:04:47,720 --> 00:04:50,120 Speaker 1: that we liked about him. I think will continue to 87 00:04:50,120 --> 00:04:56,039 Speaker 1: be multiple guys that can affect the quarterback. Guys that 88 00:04:56,040 --> 00:04:57,800 Speaker 1: can affect the quarterback. I mean they all come in 89 00:04:57,839 --> 00:05:00,400 Speaker 1: different shapes and sizes and have you know remember Redumer 90 00:05:00,440 --> 00:05:02,320 Speaker 1: Bill back in the day. Short you can get up 91 00:05:02,400 --> 00:05:05,720 Speaker 1: underneath guys and explosive and look, they're all different, Um, 92 00:05:05,760 --> 00:05:08,320 Speaker 1: but all of them have a knack to affect the 93 00:05:08,400 --> 00:05:12,040 Speaker 1: quarterback one way or the other. However that may be speed, power, 94 00:05:12,200 --> 00:05:15,040 Speaker 1: speed to power, different moves. But someone that can get 95 00:05:15,080 --> 00:05:17,479 Speaker 1: him off the spot. Obviously that's an important part of 96 00:05:17,520 --> 00:05:24,840 Speaker 1: today's game with the way passing it's going. Yeah, I'm 97 00:05:24,880 --> 00:05:26,760 Speaker 1: gonna try to be involved with all the all the 98 00:05:26,800 --> 00:05:31,200 Speaker 1: areas offense, defense, UM, kicking game. You know, it's hard 99 00:05:31,279 --> 00:05:32,600 Speaker 1: once you grow up in a you know, I was 100 00:05:32,680 --> 00:05:35,240 Speaker 1: worked on defense when I was younger, UM, and then 101 00:05:35,320 --> 00:05:38,440 Speaker 1: obviously been an offensive coach for a while. But again, 102 00:05:38,480 --> 00:05:41,200 Speaker 1: I think collaborate with the guys on off on offense. 103 00:05:41,240 --> 00:05:43,080 Speaker 1: I have a lot of confidence in Kafca. That's why 104 00:05:43,080 --> 00:05:46,400 Speaker 1: we hired him. He was a tremendous interview. UM, really 105 00:05:46,440 --> 00:05:49,560 Speaker 1: a smart obviously went to Northwestern, played the quarterback position. 106 00:05:50,080 --> 00:05:52,200 Speaker 1: Uh it really did a good job in Kansas City 107 00:05:52,480 --> 00:05:54,800 Speaker 1: and Uh. You know, we hired grow from from Indy 108 00:05:54,880 --> 00:05:57,040 Speaker 1: that was at Philadelphia, and there's a couple of guys 109 00:05:57,040 --> 00:05:59,919 Speaker 1: that came from Buffalo. So again it's it's much like 110 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:02,920 Speaker 1: to you know, the conversation we talked about with Wink, 111 00:06:03,440 --> 00:06:04,719 Speaker 1: and we're gonna have to do a good job of 112 00:06:04,880 --> 00:06:06,880 Speaker 1: figuring out what our guys do well. I think that's 113 00:06:06,880 --> 00:06:08,640 Speaker 1: the most important part of the coach. Figure out what 114 00:06:08,680 --> 00:06:10,520 Speaker 1: they do well and and try to let them do it. 115 00:06:10,800 --> 00:06:15,719 Speaker 1: Um that we'll get to there. I think we met 116 00:06:15,760 --> 00:06:18,320 Speaker 1: this morning over at the UH where we met last 117 00:06:18,400 --> 00:06:21,040 Speaker 1: night with the players, and we're just laying the foundation now. 118 00:06:21,080 --> 00:06:22,760 Speaker 1: But again, have a lot of confidence in Mike and 119 00:06:23,560 --> 00:06:25,200 Speaker 1: once we get to that point, I'll let you guys know. 120 00:06:26,320 --> 00:06:30,040 Speaker 1: I don't know. I've never been a head coach and 121 00:06:30,080 --> 00:06:45,920 Speaker 1: called play, so I don't know that answer yet. Well, 122 00:06:45,960 --> 00:06:47,479 Speaker 1: I think if you have good players, you try to 123 00:06:47,480 --> 00:06:49,239 Speaker 1: get the ball in their hands as much as possible, 124 00:06:49,240 --> 00:06:51,360 Speaker 1: whoever that may be a running back, a tight end, 125 00:06:51,400 --> 00:06:54,360 Speaker 1: a receiver. Um. You know, say Kwan is a good 126 00:06:54,360 --> 00:06:56,160 Speaker 1: player for us, and we'll do our best to try 127 00:06:56,160 --> 00:07:04,200 Speaker 1: to put him in good position. No, I think we're 128 00:07:04,200 --> 00:07:05,720 Speaker 1: you know, we're just taking it day by day. Here 129 00:07:05,760 --> 00:07:17,320 Speaker 1: we should be ready to go three more one more time. Yeah, Yeah, 130 00:07:18,120 --> 00:07:23,440 Speaker 1: you don't sleep. Yeah, we've you know, we've worked again. 131 00:07:23,480 --> 00:07:27,320 Speaker 1: We're not like we work. We work many hours, um, 132 00:07:27,360 --> 00:07:30,040 Speaker 1: and it's the off season. But that's what we're charged with. 133 00:07:30,080 --> 00:07:31,920 Speaker 1: You know, we're a new staff. We gotta get to 134 00:07:31,920 --> 00:07:34,800 Speaker 1: know one another. We gotta build relationships because it will 135 00:07:34,840 --> 00:07:36,440 Speaker 1: be tough times. We gotta be able to lean on 136 00:07:36,480 --> 00:07:38,440 Speaker 1: each other when times are tough. It's not just xs 137 00:07:38,480 --> 00:07:40,400 Speaker 1: and ohs. There's a lot of things that go into 138 00:07:40,440 --> 00:07:42,920 Speaker 1: it in terms of chemistry and team building, not just 139 00:07:43,000 --> 00:07:44,840 Speaker 1: with the players, but i'd say also with the with 140 00:07:44,920 --> 00:07:47,320 Speaker 1: the staff. Um. So we're spending a lot of time 141 00:07:47,360 --> 00:07:50,440 Speaker 1: together and we're grinding away where you know, it seems 142 00:07:50,480 --> 00:07:53,360 Speaker 1: like you put ten or fifteen things on your board 143 00:07:53,400 --> 00:07:54,720 Speaker 1: to get done for the day, and at the end 144 00:07:54,720 --> 00:07:56,480 Speaker 1: of the day, there's thirty more things that you've gotta 145 00:07:56,480 --> 00:07:58,200 Speaker 1: get done. And that's some of the stuff that I'm 146 00:07:58,280 --> 00:08:07,680 Speaker 1: learning right now. Of year Joe Shane hasn't made frantically. Yeah, 147 00:08:07,680 --> 00:08:09,680 Speaker 1: I mean, look, we speak the same language. I think 148 00:08:09,680 --> 00:08:12,440 Speaker 1: alignment is really important in terms of a coaching staff 149 00:08:12,480 --> 00:08:17,040 Speaker 1: and a scouting staff. Um, there's mutual respect. We were 150 00:08:17,080 --> 00:08:19,480 Speaker 1: together for four years, so you know, I've seen some 151 00:08:19,480 --> 00:08:20,960 Speaker 1: of the stuff they've done on the scouting end of 152 00:08:21,000 --> 00:08:22,520 Speaker 1: it back in Buffalo. He's some of the stuff that 153 00:08:22,520 --> 00:08:24,560 Speaker 1: we've done in the coaching end, and then we're just 154 00:08:24,560 --> 00:08:26,440 Speaker 1: trying to teach our staffs the way we want to 155 00:08:26,440 --> 00:08:29,040 Speaker 1: do it. Most importantly for the New York Giants. Last 156 00:08:29,080 --> 00:08:36,040 Speaker 1: point your time, don't how do you see point? Working 157 00:08:36,040 --> 00:08:42,080 Speaker 1: with Liberation roster like draft a ward back. Yeah, Nick 158 00:08:42,120 --> 00:08:44,080 Speaker 1: was a good teammate when I worked with him. He's smart. 159 00:08:44,200 --> 00:08:45,880 Speaker 1: You know, he was a former quarterback at a D 160 00:08:45,960 --> 00:08:48,160 Speaker 1: three school and John Carroll he's kind of made his 161 00:08:48,200 --> 00:08:50,439 Speaker 1: way up the ranks and you know he's earned the 162 00:08:50,520 --> 00:08:52,320 Speaker 1: role that he has now, and you know, it's just 163 00:08:52,360 --> 00:08:59,880 Speaker 1: a pleasure to work with him.