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Speaker 1: to you today, Bob Popo with head coach Joe, Judge

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Speaker 1: of the Giants defensive captain's logan Ryan, and I'll give

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Speaker 1: We're gonna lead off with my interview with Giants defensive

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Speaker 1: captain Logan Ryan and now we're joined by Giant safety

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Speaker 1: Logan Ryan. Look, let's start with the basics first before

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Speaker 1: we dip into some of this you know, hardcore football stuff.

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Speaker 1: What's the mood of the team this week, you know,

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Speaker 1: coming off a couple of tough losses. What's the locker

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Speaker 1: room been like, you know, trying to get ready for

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Speaker 1: this game that you guys really want to win against

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Speaker 1: the Panthers. Yeah, the mood, the mood has been. Um.

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Speaker 1: I would say whatever it takes, man, that's been my messaging. UM,

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Speaker 1: you know, well done is better than perfectly tried. And

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Speaker 1: at the end of the day, you gotta go out

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Speaker 1: there and get the job done. So it's pretty simple. Um,

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Speaker 1: football is a safe haven for a lot of people,

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Speaker 1: and it needs to be for us. It's a safe

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Speaker 1: place and we're gonna go out there and uh find

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Speaker 1: ways to get it done. And that just comes back

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Speaker 1: down a lot on the primal instincts of scratch claw whatever. Mono.

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Speaker 1: for me. Yeah, I was interested in the will you

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Speaker 1: answered a question for the media this week and you said,

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Speaker 1: you know, this week, I'm not so much concerned with

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Speaker 1: you know, trying to make the right speech and you know,

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Speaker 1: trying to motivate the guys the right way. I'm focused

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Speaker 1: on doing my job right. That was the statement you made.

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Speaker 1: Why do you decide to take that tack this week?

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Speaker 1: Why was that important to you? You know, people ask

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Speaker 1: me earlier year, does a captain change anything to you?

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Speaker 1: It is acting different? And I said, now, you know

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Speaker 1: responsibility is a good thing if if you're given responsibility

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Speaker 1: haven't always gone as I envisioned or wanted or what

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Speaker 1: This team needs a guy's gonna go out there and

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Speaker 1: about the football part of this then when you've looked

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Speaker 1: it all together. Yeah? I think every play its own

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Speaker 1: fix the problem, fix the problem, and and and mold

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Speaker 1: yourself to to be with the team needs. But honestly,

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Speaker 1: I've heard a couple of players mentioned simplifying things. Patrick

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Speaker 1: simplify what you're doing on defense so guys can play faster, right,

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Speaker 1: I think, um, there's a different lot. There's kind of

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Speaker 1: And I think that's who I think that's who we

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Speaker 1: you need to make it take away what they do. Well,

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Speaker 1: And that's a team effort. Team that's not that's not

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Speaker 1: very honest with reporters and didn't throw anybody under any

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Speaker 1: kind of motorized vehicle. And then he practiced well. Um,

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Speaker 1: I was at practice yesterday. Robbie Anderson looked fantastic. So

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Speaker 1: I think the best is yet to be for the

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Speaker 1: eleven make. I think the blink Carolina or finding out

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Speaker 1: what the people in New York knew all along that

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Speaker 1: Sam Donald is just one inconsistent guy. But the one

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Speaker 1: thing that I have seen from looking at the game

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Speaker 1: tape is that Sam Donald using his legs a whole

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Speaker 1: lot more than he ever did with the Jets, And

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Speaker 1: it really looks like that's part of the plan. Could

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Speaker 1: you kind of give us an indication as to where

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Speaker 1: that came from, because he wasn't known as a real

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Speaker 1: runner up here. Yeah, I think it goes a little

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Speaker 1: bit to what what Lance was alluding to earlier in

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Speaker 1: that without McCaffrey, now what not that Donald didn't run

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Speaker 1: something with McCaffrey, But without McCaffrey, now what what? What

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Speaker 1: other kind of weaponry do you try to to make

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Speaker 1: use of? And Donald does have the juice, He's not unathletic,

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Speaker 1: he can run, and so the Joe Brady's used him

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Speaker 1: with the quarterback dart uh the quarter the run pass

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Speaker 1: options where keeping it is an option for for Sam Donald,

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Speaker 1: and then even a well a quarterback sneaks. Donald has

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Speaker 1: a couple of two. He has a two yard and

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Speaker 1: a three yard quarterback sneak where he just plows forward

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Speaker 1: and got the line to game plus something. So I

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Speaker 1: think it's I think as a limited. Uh, kind of

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Speaker 1: of an option for the Panthers to have Donald run.

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Speaker 1: I think it definitely helps. And the key for for

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Speaker 1: Donald will be dude, It's just like when he was

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Speaker 1: in New York. Do not try to play hero football.

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Speaker 1: You don't need to. You don't need to do it.

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Speaker 1: Just just be one of eleven. Use the other guys

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Speaker 1: around you, and if your first read is there, you're

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Speaker 1: going through your checks and your first read is there,

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Speaker 1: get rid of the ball. There's nothing wrong with playing

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Speaker 1: second down in four after a six yard game throwing

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Speaker 1: the ball. We're talking with Mick Mix and Panthers radio

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Speaker 1: play by play outswer as we get you set for

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Speaker 1: the Giants hosting the Panthers this weekend. We've been focusing

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Speaker 1: Mixed so much on the loss of Christian McCaffrey. I

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Speaker 1: don't want to overlook the fact that they've also been

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Speaker 1: without Shack Thompson on def ends. And it's interesting because

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Speaker 1: we've made the comparison between se Kwon Barkley and Christian McCaffrey.

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Speaker 1: Will the Giants lost their guy in the middle in

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Speaker 1: Blake Martinez and that seems to have really impacted the

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Speaker 1: Giants defense. I'm curious your perspective, the impact of the

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Speaker 1: loss of Shaq Thompson as well as I'll throw in

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Speaker 1: j C. Horne, their first round pick, and how it's

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Speaker 1: maybe created some issues over these last three games. Yeah,

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Speaker 1: I was feeling pretty good about things until you mentioned

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Speaker 1: all that and reminded me that we're without those those

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Speaker 1: key pieces. J C. Horne is a man. I mean,

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Speaker 1: he he's listed at six to two hundred eight pounds,

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Speaker 1: but it's not normal. It's just sculpted in some kind

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Speaker 1: of an art class. And he's not scared. He's he's

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Speaker 1: just unbelievable corner. And so for him to be out

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Speaker 1: is a is a big minus for the Panthers. And

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Speaker 1: all teams have injuries, of course, but did you take

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Speaker 1: Shaq Thompson. Shack was playing the best football of his career.

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Speaker 1: I mean he was looking light and mean and agitated

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00:22:02,560 --> 00:22:05,160
Speaker 1: and mad at it and arms and legs and elbows

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Speaker 1: and intercepting the ball, breaking on passes, some impact tackles,

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Speaker 1: stepping into the breach and just playing great football. And

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Speaker 1: so Matt Rule hates it when people make excuses or

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Speaker 1: people bring up So if Matt Rule, we're could hear

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Speaker 1: me talking right now? He'd be mad at me if

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Speaker 1: I sound like I'm making excuses for the Panthers, which

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Speaker 1: I'm trying not to do. But to your question, uh

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Speaker 1: it the Giants will face a team, a Panther team

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Speaker 1: that's uh pretty plucky, but not with not with the

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Speaker 1: players that the same team that started out the gate

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Speaker 1: three and O had has sound. Reddick was a big

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Speaker 1: free agent signing that came over during the offseason from Arizona.

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Speaker 1: We remember that is the folks who watched the Giants

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Speaker 1: on a regular basis. How he had a five sack

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Speaker 1: game to set a Cardinals record against Big Blue. I'm

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Speaker 1: sure that's been talked about in Carolina this week. What

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Speaker 1: what has Reddicks shown you that makes you think he

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Speaker 1: could possibly do something like that? Again, Reddick has been unbelievable, Paul.

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Speaker 1: He he's this any era football player if he were

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Speaker 1: to Hassan Reddick walks into the room, and you know,

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Speaker 1: it's not not like you're looking at Jason Pierre Paul

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Speaker 1: or Julius Peppers or somebody. It's he just he looks

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Speaker 1: pretty normal in terms of the way he's put together.

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Speaker 1: But then when he puts the uniform on, he grows

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Speaker 1: about a foot and adds about twenty pounds of pure muscle.

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Speaker 1: He I guess how I would describe him play and

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Speaker 1: is he plays with this effervescence, this joy. He just

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Speaker 1: doesn't give up on any play, and he plays like

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Speaker 1: a guy that just loves loves the game of football.

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Speaker 1: So Reddick has been a clutch offseason pick up for

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Speaker 1: the Carolina Panthers. Mick. Speaking of acquisitions, they recently acquired

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Speaker 1: Stefind Gilmour, former NFL Defensive Player of the Year for

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Speaker 1: the Patriots. He now is eligible to come off of

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Speaker 1: pup this week. I believe they obviously have started his clock.

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Speaker 1: What's the likelihood that he could get out there and

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Speaker 1: perhaps the significant impact he can make immediately in that

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Speaker 1: secretary Well, I talked to him Wednesday after practice and

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Speaker 1: asked him that exact question, and I didn't get even

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Speaker 1: though my sourcing on it is pretty good because I

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Speaker 1: was talking to him himself, but I didn't get much

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Speaker 1: of a feel for it. I think he I think

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Speaker 1: there's a chance the Panthers may have a package for him.

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Speaker 1: I mean, I don't think he's not He's not gonna

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Speaker 1: play thirty snaps, but I think the Panthers could have

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Speaker 1: a package for him, and a lot will depend on

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Speaker 1: how he you know, how he looks today at practice,

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Speaker 1: and then how he looks tomorrow. I've got one more

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Speaker 1: for you from the Giants perspective. Sean Chandler was here

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Speaker 1: for a couple of years. It was a big player

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Speaker 1: at some points and that other points was just a

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Speaker 1: special teams player. But you know, somehow he landed with

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Speaker 1: the Panthers and seems to have resuscitated his career a

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Speaker 1: little bit. What can you tell us about how he

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Speaker 1: has progressed. Yeah, resuscitate, that's a good word. You can

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Speaker 1: almost see the paddles going on his chest and boom

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Speaker 1: and then he you know, he re kind of re

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Speaker 1: restarts it. He's um, he's a little under size maybe,

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00:25:16,760 --> 00:25:19,440
Speaker 1: but makes up for it with a high football. Like you,

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Speaker 1: the coaches love him. They the coaches here really love

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Speaker 1: his work ethic and how he studies and tries to

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Speaker 1: be prepared. And we're looking forward to seeing So this

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Speaker 1: is a little bit of a you know, a little

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Speaker 1: bit of a reunion because Dave Gentleman is a very

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Speaker 1: classy gentleman and I remember him very well and have

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Speaker 1: good memories of of coach gentleman. And then of course

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Speaker 1: he got Graham Gono James Bradberry up there, so it'll

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Speaker 1: be uh, it'll be fun to see you guys. Absolutely,

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Speaker 1: And speaking of the connections, earlier in the season, you

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Speaker 1: had Ryan Santoso because he was acquired by the Panthers

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Speaker 1: from the Giants. And before we wrap up here, Mick,

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Speaker 1: I'm curious they have now Zane Gonzalez in the kicking game.

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Speaker 1: How much have things stabilized a bit on special teams

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Speaker 1: after that was a bit of a question mark entering

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Speaker 1: this season. Oh lord, it was a hot mess for

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Speaker 1: a while, and we were looking at we were going

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Speaker 1: cruising the mall and looking you know, just on looking

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Speaker 1: on the street, for on social media. Can anybody kick

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00:26:21,640 --> 00:26:24,280
Speaker 1: and punt and hold and do all those things? But

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Speaker 1: it seems like it has stabilized somehow or another. Zane

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Speaker 1: Gonzalez is almost like he got a new shaft and

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Speaker 1: his driver and picked up ten extra yards kickoff. The

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Speaker 1: distance on kickoffs seemed problematic for him his first game

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Speaker 1: in the Panther uniform, but then he he tweaked his approach.

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Speaker 1: He's coming from about twelve yards deep now and uh,

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Speaker 1: and banging it and he's been a real fine Sorry

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Speaker 1: to see a Ryan Santos so looked to me like

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Speaker 1: a professional wrestler, you know. He had that mustache, looked

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Speaker 1: like a butcher or somebody kicking It would have been

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Speaker 1: a great story, but couldn't sustain it. So the guy

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Speaker 1: we got now winslow us funded for one game, but

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00:27:01,680 --> 00:27:04,120
Speaker 1: he did enough to impress the coaches, and now he's

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Speaker 1: he's on the active roster and a duel of the butcher.

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00:27:07,240 --> 00:27:09,520
Speaker 1: Maybe a Cactus Jack reference as well. You never know

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Speaker 1: what you're gonna get out of Mick Mixon the radio

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00:27:12,119 --> 00:27:15,040
Speaker 1: play by playing outs there for the Carolina Panthers. Well, Mike,

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Speaker 1: always good chatting with you. Greatly appreciate the time of

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00:27:17,119 --> 00:27:19,280
Speaker 1: the inside have we look forward to this weekend's game.

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Speaker 1: Thanks so much. Thanks tell Papa I'm coming for him.

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00:27:22,240 --> 00:27:25,000
Speaker 1: I'm gonna win my individual battle. We'll do We'll pass

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00:27:25,040 --> 00:27:27,600
Speaker 1: it on you. Take care. Thanks again, Mick, See you guys.

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Speaker 1: All right. That's the voice of the Carolina Panthers, Mick

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00:27:30,359 --> 00:27:32,320
Speaker 1: Mixon a Giant. Fans don't miss out him. Return to

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Speaker 1: Giants football season is now on their way, but there's

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Speaker 1: still time to secure your season tickets and root on

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00:27:37,840 --> 00:27:40,359
Speaker 1: your Giants and MetLife Stadium. Speak with the Giants ticket

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Speaker 1: representative now and become a season ticket member by calling

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Speaker 1: eight n y G. We'll wrap up with Bob Papa

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Speaker 1: talking to the head coach of the Giants, Joe Judge.

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Speaker 1: As always, were joined by the head coach of the

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Speaker 1: New York Giants, Joe Judge. This afternoon, the Giants taken

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Speaker 1: on the Carolina Panthers and uh coach, you take a

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00:27:56,640 --> 00:27:59,280
Speaker 1: look at this Carolina defense. Very active up front. You

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00:27:59,440 --> 00:28:02,640
Speaker 1: certainly saw Hassan Reddick last year with the Arizona Cardinals.

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Speaker 1: What are some of the things when you study them

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00:28:04,520 --> 00:28:07,080
Speaker 1: that they do so well. They're fast, they run, they

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00:28:07,080 --> 00:28:09,560
Speaker 1: play fast, but a lot of urgency and effort. It's

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00:28:09,560 --> 00:28:11,560
Speaker 1: a C ball get ball type of defense. The defensive

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00:28:11,560 --> 00:28:13,359
Speaker 1: line is very good. Tell about these penetrating defensive line,

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00:28:13,400 --> 00:28:15,600
Speaker 1: see number them this year. They do a good job

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Speaker 1: getting up the field disrupted and the back or scrape

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Speaker 1: over top. And they play extremely fast to the ball.

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Speaker 1: You know, the secondary is very reactive and how they play.

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00:28:22,880 --> 00:28:24,920
Speaker 1: They can play man on third down, the press into you.

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00:28:25,000 --> 00:28:27,040
Speaker 1: They play a lot of zone and match zone. So

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Speaker 1: on early downs. It's all about the penetration up front

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Speaker 1: and the linebackers canceling the run, and on the back

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00:28:31,119 --> 00:28:32,960
Speaker 1: end just sitting back there and waiting for your throw

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00:28:33,000 --> 00:28:34,199
Speaker 1: balls so they can jump on and try and have

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Speaker 1: an antinue for a turnover. You know, last week, late

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00:28:36,520 --> 00:28:38,840
Speaker 1: in the game, obviously the game was out of hand. Uh,

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Speaker 1: you guys kept playing though, Um, what are some of

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00:28:41,160 --> 00:28:44,400
Speaker 1: the things that you you learned about your team, especially

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Speaker 1: late in that game when you knew that you weren't

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00:28:46,640 --> 00:28:49,480
Speaker 1: gonna win the game, but you were still testing your guys.

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00:28:49,800 --> 00:28:51,440
Speaker 1: We talked to our guys all time about playing for

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00:28:51,480 --> 00:28:54,440
Speaker 1: sixty minutes regardless of situation and score board. And that's

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Speaker 1: what showed up last week that we're not going to

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Speaker 1: go out there and roll it for anybody. We're going

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Speaker 1: to keep fighting. And I told them there's tape were

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00:29:00,080 --> 00:29:01,480
Speaker 1: gonna see who's gonna go out there and finish the

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00:29:01,480 --> 00:29:03,720
Speaker 1: game the way we need to. And you know, going forward,

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00:29:03,720 --> 00:29:06,080
Speaker 1: that's what's gonna be reflected on it based on who plays.

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Speaker 1: But you really learn about yourself a lot more in

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00:29:08,160 --> 00:29:09,960
Speaker 1: your team, a lot more through adversity and do through

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00:29:09,960 --> 00:29:11,600
Speaker 1: good times. And I've learned a lot about these guys

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00:29:11,640 --> 00:29:13,480
Speaker 1: in terms how they come back every week to practice,

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00:29:13,680 --> 00:29:15,680
Speaker 1: prepare and go out there and play for one another.

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00:29:15,880 --> 00:29:17,600
Speaker 1: We have to do things better as far as execution

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00:29:17,600 --> 00:29:18,800
Speaker 1: on the field to have success. We have to make

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00:29:18,800 --> 00:29:20,640
Speaker 1: sure we clean up a number of things. But they're

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00:29:20,640 --> 00:29:21,760
Speaker 1: going out there and play with the writer and so

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00:29:21,880 --> 00:29:23,960
Speaker 1: we gotta sring it together, give ourselves a chance. But

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Speaker 1: I excited to get on the field tight all right. Uh.

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Speaker 1: Obviously when you take a look at offensively, you know

645
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Speaker 1: have an Ingram Slayton hopefully Sterling Shepherd in this football game. Obviously,

646
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Speaker 1: these are guys that can make difference making kind of plays.

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Speaker 1: Is that something that has to happen more consistently. Well,

648
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Speaker 1: I think that's true in any phase of football offense, defense,

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Speaker 1: special teams. Your guys, let's go out there and they

650
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Speaker 1: have to make plays. As coach with put them in

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Speaker 1: a position to do it. But it's a player's game.

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Speaker 1: We gotta go out there and take a manage of

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Speaker 1: our opportunities to make plays. And look, we're definitely looking

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Speaker 1: to get those three incorporated. Those are guys that have

655
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Speaker 1: been you know, key parts this program for a few

656
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Speaker 1: years now. Did a lot of good things for us

657
00:29:59,160 --> 00:30:01,280
Speaker 1: last year in this program him, so though the opportunity

658
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Speaker 1: to go out there today and make some place for us,

659
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Speaker 1: let's go to the other side of the ball. Obviously,

660
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Speaker 1: just like you don't have Barkley, they don't have McCaffrey. Um.

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Speaker 1: I know that talk out of Charlotte has been that

662
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Speaker 1: they want to pay attention more to the run game.

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Speaker 1: You still got to study what they've done and what's

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Speaker 1: the best way to attack. Can you just talk about

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Speaker 1: schematically what you expect out of the Panthers from them offensively?

666
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Speaker 1: I think they always try to establish a run game,

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Speaker 1: and there's you know, no shorts of quotes this week

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Speaker 1: from them out of there about the run game. That's

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Speaker 1: gonna be a focus what they're gonna do today. We're

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Speaker 1: sure that. However, I guess what, They're still gonna throw

671
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Speaker 1: the ball. They're still gonna screen game, misdirection reversus. You know,

672
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Speaker 1: Brady does a good job of mixing up the offense

673
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Speaker 1: of what he's gonna do. You've got to pay attention

674
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Speaker 1: and the drives to the themes of the drive and

675
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Speaker 1: you kind of pay attention enough to Hi you do

676
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Speaker 1: it schematically. You can tell he goes into each drive

677
00:30:47,160 --> 00:30:50,400
Speaker 1: with a plan, whether that's tempo, misdirection, shots have you

678
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Speaker 1: on the run game, whatever. Maybe you've gotta pay attention

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Speaker 1: to how he's calling that drive, but you gotta play

680
00:30:53,840 --> 00:30:55,960
Speaker 1: your keys in front of you. They're gonna run the ball.

681
00:30:55,960 --> 00:30:57,480
Speaker 1: The run is gonna set the boots for them and

682
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Speaker 1: try and get darned a little bit with his legs

683
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Speaker 1: on the outside. But ultimately it's going to come down

684
00:31:01,440 --> 00:31:03,320
Speaker 1: to play in good situational football. And if you can

685
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Speaker 1: keep him behind the sticks on early downs, put him

686
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Speaker 1: in a third down along and gives you a chance

687
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Speaker 1: for success. If you let them move the ball through

688
00:31:08,600 --> 00:31:11,000
Speaker 1: short you know, completions on early downs or running the ball,

689
00:31:11,120 --> 00:31:12,680
Speaker 1: it's gonna go ahead and put them in advantage on

690
00:31:12,760 --> 00:31:15,680
Speaker 1: third and short situations or moving the six consistently. So

691
00:31:15,760 --> 00:31:17,480
Speaker 1: we've gotta do a good job. Just execute, and everyone's

692
00:31:17,480 --> 00:31:18,920
Speaker 1: gotta do their job today. We gotta make sure that

693
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Speaker 1: we communicate in the sidelines, give our players the right

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Speaker 1: information and let them go out there and play hard

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Speaker 1: for sixty minutes. Coach um Sam Donald. In thirty eight

696
00:31:26,320 --> 00:31:28,920
Speaker 1: games with the Jets, he had five rushing touchdowns. He's

697
00:31:28,960 --> 00:31:32,760
Speaker 1: got five already this year. Um, he's a better athlete

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Speaker 1: than I think people give him credit for. Can you

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Speaker 1: talk about sort of what he's done this year to

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Speaker 1: make his legs part of his game. I think he's

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Speaker 1: just taking with the defenses gift to him. That's what

702
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Speaker 1: I see. You know, he had some pass rushers run

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Speaker 1: by him and he sees a seam open in front

704
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Speaker 1: of him, He pulls the ball down, he runs and

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Speaker 1: he gets the first down, does a good job running space,

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Speaker 1: gaining what he can getting down and slide, and that

707
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Speaker 1: really puts a lot of pressure on the defense. You

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Speaker 1: get guys come on up, force him to make the

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Speaker 1: decision at the moment of truth getting the slide. And

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Speaker 1: there's been a couple of design runs they've had for

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Speaker 1: him as well. And he's a big, strong guy and

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Speaker 1: he's definitely a good athlete. You know, I don't know

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Speaker 1: what somebody else's perspective of him is, but I know

714
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Speaker 1: this guy can move. I mean, he's a good athlete

715
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Speaker 1: right there. So you have to respect his legs and

716
00:32:06,600 --> 00:32:08,200
Speaker 1: he's looking to push the ball down the field with

717
00:32:08,240 --> 00:32:10,080
Speaker 1: his arm. But if you give him room to run,

718
00:32:10,160 --> 00:32:11,760
Speaker 1: he'll go ahead. And I'll take it and I'll take

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Speaker 1: the profit and go ahead and play next play. Coach Um,

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Speaker 1: having worked with you now for a year and a half,

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Speaker 1: I know you're pretty upfront. You're pretty honest and how

722
00:32:20,280 --> 00:32:22,880
Speaker 1: you deal with your team. This week you came out

723
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Speaker 1: with a comment about the overall state of things and

724
00:32:25,320 --> 00:32:28,960
Speaker 1: you put everything on your shoulders. Um, why did you

725
00:32:29,000 --> 00:32:32,400
Speaker 1: do that? In other words, internally, I know you do

726
00:32:32,600 --> 00:32:34,800
Speaker 1: and when you're dealing with your team, it sent a

727
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Speaker 1: great message. We talked about it on our serious NFL

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Speaker 1: radio show Coach Weiss and I on Friday, and he

729
00:32:41,080 --> 00:32:43,520
Speaker 1: gave you a big round of applause, saying, that's what

730
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Speaker 1: leaders do. Why did you feel this was the time

731
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Speaker 1: where you did it? But I was just asked the

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00:32:48,200 --> 00:32:49,960
Speaker 1: question very simply, and they just asked me if I

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Speaker 1: felt responsible for the team, And the answer is just

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Speaker 1: absolutely yes. That's reality. If I'm in charge of this team,

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00:32:55,360 --> 00:32:56,680
Speaker 1: then everything comes back to me. You have to have

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Speaker 1: ownership and what your responsibility is. Every players have ownership

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Speaker 1: and what they do. The position coach has to have

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Speaker 1: ownership in their position group. The coordinates have ownership in

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Speaker 1: their side of the ball, and I have ownership over

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Speaker 1: the entire team. So look, I never point fingers. I

741
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Speaker 1: point thumbs and he's coming back at me. You know,

742
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Speaker 1: every game myself evaluate very critically. You know, after the season,

743
00:33:12,920 --> 00:33:15,560
Speaker 1: myself evaluate very critical rosal for better ways to do things.

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Speaker 1: I don't I told the players all the time. I

745
00:33:17,160 --> 00:33:19,040
Speaker 1: don't pretend to have all the answers, but I guarantee

746
00:33:19,080 --> 00:33:21,200
Speaker 1: when I give them information, I've done the research to

747
00:33:21,200 --> 00:33:22,520
Speaker 1: give them what it is at hand. If I don't

748
00:33:22,560 --> 00:33:23,959
Speaker 1: know something, I'm gonna find out and make sure they

749
00:33:24,000 --> 00:33:26,480
Speaker 1: have the answer before they to go play. In terms

750
00:33:26,480 --> 00:33:28,160
Speaker 1: of just go ahead and just taking responsibly for what

751
00:33:28,160 --> 00:33:30,080
Speaker 1: you're doing, that's just something I've been taught growing up.

752
00:33:30,080 --> 00:33:31,800
Speaker 1: That's something that to me is just a key part

753
00:33:31,840 --> 00:33:34,040
Speaker 1: of you know, being a part of a team. You know,

754
00:33:34,160 --> 00:33:36,560
Speaker 1: you can't be a successful team at any level by

755
00:33:36,600 --> 00:33:38,640
Speaker 1: looking to go ahead and push blame to somebody else.

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Speaker 1: To me, it's always about asking what more could I

757
00:33:40,400 --> 00:33:42,360
Speaker 1: have done? As the head coach? Every day if they

758
00:33:42,360 --> 00:33:44,440
Speaker 1: ask myself, how do we practice prepared today? How did

759
00:33:44,440 --> 00:33:46,520
Speaker 1: the meetings go? Did I put us in the best

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Speaker 1: situation have success? And that's my job and that's what

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Speaker 1: I have to do. Coach We appreciate the time. Best

762
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Speaker 1: of luck today. I appreciate you. Guess that's Johnny Take

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Speaker 1: Coach Joe Judge, We thank him, Logan Ryan and McK

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Speaker 1: mixton for joining us on this episode of the Giants

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Speaker 1: So a couple of nuggets from me in terms of

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Speaker 1: previewing this game. Look, I think in the end this

774
00:34:22,360 --> 00:34:24,120
Speaker 1: is probably gonna come down to a battle of the

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00:34:24,160 --> 00:34:28,680
Speaker 1: offensive lines. The Panthers offensive line except for their right

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00:34:28,719 --> 00:34:32,880
Speaker 1: tackle Taylor Moton. They've struggled this year across across the board,

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Speaker 1: and the Giants if they can slow that running game down,

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00:34:36,000 --> 00:34:38,799
Speaker 1: get him into third and long. Like Logan Ryan talked about,

779
00:34:38,840 --> 00:34:41,040
Speaker 1: you can do some exotic things. You can send some

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00:34:41,120 --> 00:34:44,440
Speaker 1: blitz is, you can maybe force Sam Donald into some turnovers.

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00:34:44,760 --> 00:34:46,920
Speaker 1: You can get some pressure with four guys maybe here

782
00:34:46,920 --> 00:34:49,160
Speaker 1: were there. Um I like the matchups on the inside

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00:34:49,200 --> 00:34:51,520
Speaker 1: with decks to Lawrence and Leonard Williams. So I think

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Speaker 1: the Giants, if they can win the battle upfront defensively

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00:34:54,480 --> 00:34:56,719
Speaker 1: and get some pressure on Sam Donald, I think that

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00:34:56,760 --> 00:34:59,280
Speaker 1: could go a real long way in this game. And frankly,

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Speaker 1: I think it's just a porn for the Giants offensive line.

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Speaker 1: You know, we've talked about their injuries this year. They've

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00:35:04,680 --> 00:35:07,759
Speaker 1: had no uh Nick Gates, no Shane Lemiue for most

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Speaker 1: of the year, now no Andrew Thomas for the next

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Speaker 1: three weeks with him on injured reserve. So you have

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Speaker 1: Matt Parrot, Nate Solder at tackle. Corey Cunningham will get

793
00:35:15,200 --> 00:35:16,960
Speaker 1: some time in this game as well. You have the

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Speaker 1: rotation at left guard, which you've had the last couple

795
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Speaker 1: of weeks. So for me, the Giants cheat of victory

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00:35:25,320 --> 00:35:28,640
Speaker 1: here on offense is protecting Daniel Jones. You know, I

797
00:35:29,120 --> 00:35:31,160
Speaker 1: don't think you can just run the ball forty times

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Speaker 1: in this game and win it. You know, Brown, they're

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Speaker 1: big man in the middle of their seventh overall pick

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Speaker 1: from two years ago. He's a good player. You know.

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Speaker 1: DeVante Booker doesn't have that explosive play stuff that's say

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Speaker 1: Klon Barkley has necessarily so I think you're eventually gonna

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00:35:43,760 --> 00:35:46,320
Speaker 1: have to throw the ball, But can you protect Daniel

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00:35:46,360 --> 00:35:49,440
Speaker 1: Jones when you do? They're an extremely fast defense. They

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00:35:49,440 --> 00:35:51,760
Speaker 1: blitz a lot, they do a lot of clever stuff.

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Speaker 1: You know. Brian Burns and Assan Reddick are too fast,

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Speaker 1: agile edge rushers that will challenge Nate Solder and Matt

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Speaker 1: Parrot paill probably a left tackle Nate Solder right, we

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Speaker 1: sold Reddi did to the Giants last year with five

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Speaker 1: sacks in that game versus Andrew Thomas. I think Brian

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Speaker 1: Burns is actually better pure pass rusher than a Son

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Speaker 1: REDDICKI so that can the Giants block those guys up?

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Speaker 1: So I think whichever offensive line plays better, quite frankly,

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Speaker 1: is probably gonna be the team that wins this game.

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