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Speaker 1: It's time to get inside the Giants huddle on Giants

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Speaker 1: dot com where we're going on the Giants Moblet, part

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Speaker 1: of the Giants podcast network. Welcome to another edition of

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Speaker 1: the Giants Huttle Podcast. From now until training camp, we'll

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Speaker 1: have a series of player interviews. We've split them up

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Speaker 1: by position to kind of give you a feel of

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Speaker 1: where this Giants team is heading in the training camp

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Speaker 1: of two. Just as a reminder, you can find the

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Speaker 1: Giants Huttle Podcast on your favorite podcast platforms, on the

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Speaker 1: Giants Mobile app and the Giants dot Com Slash podcast. Today,

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Speaker 1: we're gonna chat with the Giants offensive line and start

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Speaker 1: with their third year starting left tackle Andrew Thomas. I

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Speaker 1: know we're joined by Giants starting left tackle Andrew Thomas. Andrew,

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Speaker 1: how are you man? Now? I know you're kind of

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Speaker 1: in the process here at the end of the off

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Speaker 1: Where you at and do you think you'll be ready

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Speaker 1: to go for training camp? Yeah, rehabs coming along pretty well.

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Speaker 1: Um doing everything the trainers asked me to do. Um,

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Speaker 1: definitely moving a lot better and our definitely, Um, I'm

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Speaker 1: prepared to be ready for training count. What was it

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Speaker 1: like trying to deal with that last year because it

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Speaker 1: just seemed like every week foot ankle, Andrew's gonna play,

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Speaker 1: Andrew's gonna play that. Eventually I need to take a

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Speaker 1: little bit break here to get this thing right. What

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Speaker 1: was it like trying to just fight through that really

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Speaker 1: going back to camp throughout the year. Yeah, definitely frustrating,

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Speaker 1: but it's it's part of the business, um, learning how

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Speaker 1: last year I started to make some strides and it's

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Speaker 1: a little frustrated sometimes we can't be on the field

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Speaker 1: with your teammates. Do you feel like now the work

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Speaker 1: That's the goal. Making sure I'm taking my time, would

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Speaker 1: close to when I'm back on the field now. Has

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Speaker 1: that prevented you from doing a lot of the off

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Speaker 1: season you would work? You would like to do on

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Speaker 1: Not really, But I'm starting to do a little bit

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Speaker 1: more indie um, stuff like that, just to work my

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Speaker 1: Just consistency, um in my set, making sure I'm taking

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Speaker 1: just working in my hand placement and then also just

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Speaker 1: learning the new scheme and how our new coaches you know,

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Speaker 1: want things to be done. Well, how much different is

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Speaker 1: what Bobby Johnson's asking you is based on what you've

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Speaker 1: done in years past. Yeah, the technique is a little different, Um.

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Speaker 1: So looking forward to it, um, But I've definitely been

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Speaker 1: narrative of you, Andrew is that you know something kind

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Speaker 1: Do you think that's accurate? Do you think that that

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Speaker 1: that too much is made of that? How? How did

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Speaker 1: you see your own progression since you've got here? Yeah? Um,

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Speaker 1: the whole season it's definitely, UM, top of my priority

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Speaker 1: I think we have a pretty tight knit group already.

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Speaker 1: A couple of times since you showed up and so,

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Speaker 1: of it, right? Are you excited about what this offense

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Speaker 1: figure out the identity right now, especially as the offensive line. Um,

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Speaker 1: So what were your goals and what did you guys

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Speaker 1: That's the biggest thing right now. What has it been

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Speaker 1: like going up against these crazy fronts that the defense

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Speaker 1: prepared because many teams don't blitz like you know, winking

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Speaker 1: And practice in the spring? For sure? I imagine Andrew

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Speaker 1: good stuff, man, I really appreciate it. That's luck this year. Man.

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Speaker 1: are you? Man? I'm great man? How you doing? It's

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Speaker 1: good to see again. So how has it been being

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Speaker 1: So it's been great, John, good stuff. I appreciate it.

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Speaker 1: Nickate's how are you man? I'm doing good. How are

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Speaker 1: It seems like, you know, just talking to you guys individually,

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Speaker 1: They just have more knowledge of the game. They've seen everything.

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Speaker 1: the tunnel getting a little bit brighter at this point.

427
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Speaker 1: I think so a little bit, Yeah, I think so.

428
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Speaker 1: It's just ind of hard to tell. It's just it's

429
00:18:01,200 --> 00:18:03,439
Speaker 1: just been a slow process and you gotta take it

430
00:18:03,640 --> 00:18:05,320
Speaker 1: just one step at a time. You can't look too

431
00:18:05,320 --> 00:18:06,920
Speaker 1: far forward and you can't look behind, and you just

432
00:18:06,960 --> 00:18:10,400
Speaker 1: gotta keep going. It's basically and it's almost valuing the process,

433
00:18:10,480 --> 00:18:13,120
Speaker 1: right because you might not see you might be doing

434
00:18:13,119 --> 00:18:15,320
Speaker 1: the exact right thing and not see the results for

435
00:18:15,359 --> 00:18:17,000
Speaker 1: two or three weeks, right, So it's just a matter

436
00:18:17,040 --> 00:18:18,879
Speaker 1: of trusting what they're telling you to do and just

437
00:18:18,960 --> 00:18:21,040
Speaker 1: doing it exactly. You know. Right now, I'm just trying

438
00:18:21,080 --> 00:18:22,560
Speaker 1: to get strong and get back to where my base

439
00:18:22,600 --> 00:18:24,280
Speaker 1: line was, which I feel like I'm almost there. And

440
00:18:24,280 --> 00:18:26,480
Speaker 1: then I get there, I just gotta feel like it

441
00:18:26,600 --> 00:18:28,399
Speaker 1: kind of turn on and just start doing you know,

442
00:18:28,480 --> 00:18:30,919
Speaker 1: drills and just starting to get the football movements and

443
00:18:30,960 --> 00:18:33,360
Speaker 1: things like that and learning how to do them again

444
00:18:33,359 --> 00:18:35,560
Speaker 1: almost and just you know, just coming strong again in

445
00:18:35,640 --> 00:18:37,560
Speaker 1: my legs. I know you've talked about this but you know,

446
00:18:37,600 --> 00:18:39,359
Speaker 1: we had Richie Cyberd here. He's a guy that did it.

447
00:18:39,520 --> 00:18:40,960
Speaker 1: We saw him came back, he was great. So or

448
00:18:41,040 --> 00:18:42,240
Speaker 1: rooting for you. We know you can do it and

449
00:18:42,280 --> 00:18:43,840
Speaker 1: we hope to see it back on the field. I appreciate,

450
00:18:43,920 --> 00:18:45,960
Speaker 1: Thank you, Thank you man, Nick Gates. And now we're

451
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Speaker 1: joined by Giant's offensive lineman Shane Lemieu. Shane, how are

452
00:18:48,720 --> 00:18:50,800
Speaker 1: you man? Good? Good? Good to be back. So I

453
00:18:50,840 --> 00:18:53,400
Speaker 1: know offensive linemen have kind of a love hate relationship

454
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Speaker 1: with the spring session because you get to get on

455
00:18:55,680 --> 00:18:57,800
Speaker 1: the field, which is great. You get to build chemistry.

456
00:18:57,840 --> 00:19:00,920
Speaker 1: It's great, but I can't really hit anybody. Yeah, so

457
00:19:01,280 --> 00:19:04,080
Speaker 1: how's it been. It's been good. You know, it's uh

458
00:19:04,119 --> 00:19:06,040
Speaker 1: obviously missing last year. It's good to get you know,

459
00:19:06,119 --> 00:19:09,360
Speaker 1: my feedback underneath me and get rolling um doing football

460
00:19:09,400 --> 00:19:12,040
Speaker 1: movements again. But at the same time, o ts doesn't

461
00:19:12,160 --> 00:19:14,119
Speaker 1: you know, it doesn't involve shoulder pads, so it's not

462
00:19:14,200 --> 00:19:17,320
Speaker 1: real offensive line stuff. But at least we get to

463
00:19:17,359 --> 00:19:19,119
Speaker 1: work on like fundamentals and stuff that we can do

464
00:19:19,160 --> 00:19:21,720
Speaker 1: without pads and without contact and just being around the

465
00:19:21,720 --> 00:19:23,600
Speaker 1: guys is the biggest thing right now. Getting another new

466
00:19:23,640 --> 00:19:26,760
Speaker 1: teammates and getting to learn the new scheme. Can you

467
00:19:27,000 --> 00:19:29,600
Speaker 1: get into some details to what some of those specific

468
00:19:29,640 --> 00:19:32,800
Speaker 1: fundamentals are that you guys can work on together so

469
00:19:32,840 --> 00:19:34,439
Speaker 1: you're ready to go when training can't come in the

470
00:19:34,440 --> 00:19:36,320
Speaker 1: past do come on. Yeah, the biggest thing right now

471
00:19:36,400 --> 00:19:39,919
Speaker 1: is coach Bobby. He wants us to be aggressive and

472
00:19:39,960 --> 00:19:41,600
Speaker 1: to set the pace. You know, we want to we

473
00:19:41,640 --> 00:19:44,680
Speaker 1: want to be the aggressors, especially in past protection. We

474
00:19:44,720 --> 00:19:46,640
Speaker 1: want to play physical and nassy and all that kind

475
00:19:46,640 --> 00:19:49,080
Speaker 1: of stuff. So it's you know, it's pretty similar techniques

476
00:19:49,119 --> 00:19:51,920
Speaker 1: from my previous you know, old line coaches and all that.

477
00:19:51,960 --> 00:19:54,199
Speaker 1: But the biggest, the biggest emphasis, I guess is just

478
00:19:54,240 --> 00:19:56,600
Speaker 1: being more physical and you know, take take the charge

479
00:19:56,680 --> 00:20:00,879
Speaker 1: rather than you know, not be patiently waiting. Were you

480
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Speaker 1: able to work on the football fundamental stuff you wanted

481
00:20:04,240 --> 00:20:06,879
Speaker 1: to this offseason while rehaving the injury or or did

482
00:20:06,880 --> 00:20:09,159
Speaker 1: that set you know, it's something I really didn't get

483
00:20:09,160 --> 00:20:11,399
Speaker 1: to do football stuff until I got here. I was

484
00:20:11,440 --> 00:20:13,159
Speaker 1: honestly just trying to My goal was to get to

485
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Speaker 1: this point for O t S and be healthy and

486
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Speaker 1: be ready to go. UM, so I wasn't really able

487
00:20:17,640 --> 00:20:19,480
Speaker 1: to do much the less, you know, the last half

488
00:20:19,560 --> 00:20:21,280
Speaker 1: month or so before O t S I was able

489
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Speaker 1: to start running a little bit and doing stuff just

490
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Speaker 1: to be able to you know, I just wanted to

491
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Speaker 1: make sure that by the time I got here, I

492
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Speaker 1: was ready to roll. No, and that makes and that

493
00:20:28,640 --> 00:20:31,160
Speaker 1: makes perfect sense. So what were some of the technique

494
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Speaker 1: things and fundamental things you were trying to work on

495
00:20:33,440 --> 00:20:35,359
Speaker 1: to become a better offensive line than ye you know,

496
00:20:35,400 --> 00:20:38,439
Speaker 1: just having hands, just having your hands right in the past, protection, uh,

497
00:20:38,560 --> 00:20:40,520
Speaker 1: low pads, you know, stuff that stuff that you know

498
00:20:40,600 --> 00:20:42,560
Speaker 1: from day one is a little fool player. You you

499
00:20:42,600 --> 00:20:45,639
Speaker 1: get your tie, you know, pad level, striking people, you know,

500
00:20:45,720 --> 00:20:48,320
Speaker 1: running your feet, staying balance, all that kind of stuff.

501
00:20:48,359 --> 00:20:50,719
Speaker 1: So it was really just go back to the fundamentals

502
00:20:50,720 --> 00:20:52,439
Speaker 1: for me because I haven't played football, and you know,

503
00:20:52,440 --> 00:20:54,680
Speaker 1: I'm at sixteen games last year, so really I just

504
00:20:54,760 --> 00:20:56,199
Speaker 1: kind of want to start from scratch and you know,

505
00:20:56,359 --> 00:21:00,280
Speaker 1: not really um have any bad habits or anything like that. Now,

506
00:21:00,320 --> 00:21:02,639
Speaker 1: obviously we don't know what this year is gonna look like.

507
00:21:02,680 --> 00:21:04,200
Speaker 1: But if you look at what the Bills were in

508
00:21:04,240 --> 00:21:06,760
Speaker 1: the Chiefs were Brian Dable and my Cafka came from

509
00:21:06,960 --> 00:21:09,120
Speaker 1: It's gonna be a lot of passing at the Giants.

510
00:21:09,119 --> 00:21:11,240
Speaker 1: So pass pro is going to become a big factor

511
00:21:11,280 --> 00:21:12,639
Speaker 1: for you guys. So where some of the things in

512
00:21:12,720 --> 00:21:15,080
Speaker 1: pass pro where you're really trying to take that next step,

513
00:21:15,240 --> 00:21:17,480
Speaker 1: I'd really just want to be able to be um

514
00:21:17,520 --> 00:21:19,280
Speaker 1: confident in my past set and be able to throw

515
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Speaker 1: my hands and land them, you know, and uh just

516
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Speaker 1: just um just being really detailed in my approach every

517
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Speaker 1: single day. And the biggest thing with that too, with

518
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Speaker 1: passing that much is we have to be really in

519
00:21:29,640 --> 00:21:31,439
Speaker 1: sync as an offensive line and really be on the

520
00:21:31,480 --> 00:21:35,360
Speaker 1: same page with our set angles and all that. So, yeah, Jane,

521
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Speaker 1: good stuff. My friends appreciate. Remember, folks, go check out

522
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Speaker 1: Shandle music. Then interview pulled the Tino a couple weeks

523
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Speaker 1: to go check that out one a lot more detail.

524
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Speaker 1: But we're happy to have to get a picture you guys.

525
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Speaker 1: Now we're joined by Giants offensive lineman Jamil Douglas. Jamil,

526
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Speaker 1: how are you men? Doing great? How about two? I'm

527
00:21:49,160 --> 00:21:51,119
Speaker 1: doing great. So what has it been like, you know,

528
00:21:51,200 --> 00:21:53,720
Speaker 1: getting used to this offense and learning it over the

529
00:21:53,720 --> 00:21:56,280
Speaker 1: course of the spring. It's been fun. Um. Obviously, I

530
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Speaker 1: have history. I was with Buffalo for a good amount

531
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Speaker 1: of the season. Last year with day Ball and Bobby Johnson.

532
00:22:03,200 --> 00:22:06,280
Speaker 1: So it's been fun, uh, you know, messing with these

533
00:22:06,280 --> 00:22:09,240
Speaker 1: guys here and you know, seeing the progress that we've

534
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Speaker 1: made since we've been here in April. How helpful has

535
00:22:11,680 --> 00:22:14,000
Speaker 1: it been to you know, you're here, you would experience here,

536
00:22:14,119 --> 00:22:17,400
Speaker 1: so did John Feliciano. Right, you guys trying to get

537
00:22:17,440 --> 00:22:19,760
Speaker 1: this offensive line up to speed to exactly what you're

538
00:22:19,760 --> 00:22:21,680
Speaker 1: trying to do. Yeah, it's been good. I mean that

539
00:22:22,080 --> 00:22:24,960
Speaker 1: room is full of smart guys, um, you know, and

540
00:22:25,400 --> 00:22:27,600
Speaker 1: and a lot of guys that worked worked their tell off.

541
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Speaker 1: So it's been good to you know, like I said,

542
00:22:31,040 --> 00:22:33,880
Speaker 1: since we've been here in April, guys, seeing the progress

543
00:22:33,880 --> 00:22:36,320
Speaker 1: that we've made in the offense and seeing how guys

544
00:22:36,320 --> 00:22:39,840
Speaker 1: are communicating and picking things up, it's been a fun time.

545
00:22:40,000 --> 00:22:41,919
Speaker 1: What do you think you made the most progress? Because obviously,

546
00:22:41,960 --> 00:22:46,200
Speaker 1: look it's offensive line play. You're wearing past you can't hit. Yeah,

547
00:22:46,359 --> 00:22:48,600
Speaker 1: So what have you accomplished over the past few months? Um?

548
00:22:48,640 --> 00:22:50,880
Speaker 1: I think the biggest thing for me was, you know,

549
00:22:51,440 --> 00:22:55,320
Speaker 1: coming in and getting something out of this offseason. Um,

550
00:22:55,359 --> 00:22:58,000
Speaker 1: you know, whether that's in the weight room, uh, in

551
00:22:58,040 --> 00:23:00,320
Speaker 1: the classroom, or applying it to the field. That was

552
00:23:00,359 --> 00:23:02,760
Speaker 1: my thing. I wanted to, you know, make sure that

553
00:23:02,800 --> 00:23:05,040
Speaker 1: I'm making progress. So every day I came in with

554
00:23:05,119 --> 00:23:08,600
Speaker 1: three things that I wanted to improve on. And you know,

555
00:23:08,640 --> 00:23:09,880
Speaker 1: at the end of the day, I could sit down

556
00:23:09,880 --> 00:23:12,080
Speaker 1: and say, Okay, did I do this, Whether it's communicating

557
00:23:12,080 --> 00:23:16,080
Speaker 1: with certain people or um, you know, being a hund

558
00:23:16,119 --> 00:23:18,320
Speaker 1: percent on my assignments. That was my biggest thing. So

559
00:23:18,640 --> 00:23:20,760
Speaker 1: every day I tried to come in and improve on something.

560
00:23:20,880 --> 00:23:23,439
Speaker 1: How about the group, how have you been able to build?

561
00:23:23,560 --> 00:23:25,480
Speaker 1: And we talks about oh, the offensive line you have

562
00:23:25,480 --> 00:23:27,439
Speaker 1: to work as well. And it's continuity, it's chemistry, all

563
00:23:27,480 --> 00:23:30,360
Speaker 1: those buzzwords that everyone throws out there, right, well, how

564
00:23:30,359 --> 00:23:32,560
Speaker 1: do you build that? And and in the spring when

565
00:23:32,560 --> 00:23:35,480
Speaker 1: you're still not doing like really big football stuff, I

566
00:23:35,520 --> 00:23:38,679
Speaker 1: think it's it's through you know, whatever you may be

567
00:23:38,760 --> 00:23:41,239
Speaker 1: doing at the time. If it's working out you know,

568
00:23:41,720 --> 00:23:44,280
Speaker 1: offensive linement or working out together, if it's running, we're

569
00:23:44,359 --> 00:23:47,080
Speaker 1: running together. Um, you know in the in the meeting

570
00:23:47,160 --> 00:23:50,240
Speaker 1: room where no one you've got to have that environment

571
00:23:50,240 --> 00:23:53,200
Speaker 1: where no one's scared to speak. And um, that's been

572
00:23:53,200 --> 00:23:54,960
Speaker 1: the biggest thing, like a lot of it. Even the

573
00:23:55,000 --> 00:23:58,280
Speaker 1: young guys have been, you know, very attentive in the

574
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Speaker 1: meetings and it's a fun group to be around. A

575
00:24:01,400 --> 00:24:02,920
Speaker 1: lot a lot of guys that work hard and a

576
00:24:03,000 --> 00:24:04,880
Speaker 1: lot of guys that have played a lot of football,

577
00:24:05,040 --> 00:24:07,880
Speaker 1: and the young guys are catching on quick and that's

578
00:24:07,920 --> 00:24:12,160
Speaker 1: exciting to see. How would you describe Bobby Johnson's coaching style? Um?

579
00:24:12,200 --> 00:24:14,960
Speaker 1: I love Bobby Johnson's coaching style. To be honest. Uh,

580
00:24:15,200 --> 00:24:18,359
Speaker 1: it's um He's gonna challenge you, and that's what you

581
00:24:18,400 --> 00:24:22,120
Speaker 1: want from a coach. Uh. He's gonna, you know, every day,

582
00:24:22,160 --> 00:24:24,240
Speaker 1: he's gonna challenge you to improve on something. He's gonna

583
00:24:24,320 --> 00:24:27,240
Speaker 1: challenge the group to come together as an offensive line

584
00:24:27,280 --> 00:24:30,399
Speaker 1: and to to beat those guys that that lead. Whether

585
00:24:30,440 --> 00:24:32,080
Speaker 1: it's a good day or a bad day, he wants

586
00:24:32,119 --> 00:24:34,919
Speaker 1: us to, you know, come out and and beat those guys.

587
00:24:34,960 --> 00:24:37,080
Speaker 1: So I love his coaching style that brings the best

588
00:24:37,119 --> 00:24:39,399
Speaker 1: out of players, and I'm excited to work with him

589
00:24:39,440 --> 00:24:42,000
Speaker 1: this year. Does he nickname for you? I know he's

590
00:24:42,000 --> 00:24:43,800
Speaker 1: been throwing nick names out. He's got a couple of

591
00:24:43,880 --> 00:24:47,000
Speaker 1: nick names. He's been calling me. He's been calling me

592
00:24:47,080 --> 00:24:49,160
Speaker 1: hang time lately because he sees them trying to grow.

593
00:24:49,240 --> 00:24:52,840
Speaker 1: Dreads out, so he calls me hang time, but he's

594
00:24:52,840 --> 00:24:54,680
Speaker 1: got a couple of nicknames for me. I won't saying

595
00:24:54,760 --> 00:24:56,520
Speaker 1: right now. We got a basketball, but I thought I

596
00:24:56,520 --> 00:25:02,240
Speaker 1: thought I thought maybe back at two pounds earlier. Yeah,

597
00:25:02,560 --> 00:25:05,840
Speaker 1: not nowadays. Now you've been working mostly at center, right, Yes?

598
00:25:06,119 --> 00:25:07,720
Speaker 1: Have you been doing some stuff a guard too, or

599
00:25:07,720 --> 00:25:10,000
Speaker 1: has it been primary? Has center been your primary? I've

600
00:25:10,040 --> 00:25:12,520
Speaker 1: been working a little bit of both. Um. You know,

601
00:25:12,640 --> 00:25:15,320
Speaker 1: that's a big thing that they preach, is versatility. So

602
00:25:16,240 --> 00:25:18,040
Speaker 1: I've been doing a little bit of both and spending

603
00:25:18,119 --> 00:25:20,760
Speaker 1: time at center and guard and um, just trying to

604
00:25:20,800 --> 00:25:22,920
Speaker 1: come out and compete and get better at it every day.

605
00:25:23,040 --> 00:25:25,000
Speaker 1: Technique wise, what are you trying to kind of improve

606
00:25:25,040 --> 00:25:27,480
Speaker 1: that and and trying to refine your game. It's really

607
00:25:27,760 --> 00:25:31,119
Speaker 1: to me, it's about fine tuning the things that I

608
00:25:31,160 --> 00:25:34,439
Speaker 1: feel like I do well and you know, understanding what

609
00:25:34,760 --> 00:25:37,359
Speaker 1: I've struggled with in the past, and and trying to

610
00:25:37,400 --> 00:25:40,159
Speaker 1: correct those things, whether it may be hand placement or

611
00:25:40,640 --> 00:25:43,720
Speaker 1: you know, being efficient with my feet. Um. So those

612
00:25:43,720 --> 00:25:46,359
Speaker 1: are the things that that I've been focusing on the spring.

613
00:25:46,640 --> 00:25:49,879
Speaker 1: Anything specific to this offense that offensive lineman really need

614
00:25:49,960 --> 00:25:52,200
Speaker 1: to be effective at in order to be successful. Well,

615
00:25:52,400 --> 00:25:55,280
Speaker 1: just the mental aspect of it. Honestly. You know, there's

616
00:25:55,320 --> 00:25:59,199
Speaker 1: a there's a ton of tempo uh play calls in it,

617
00:25:59,320 --> 00:26:03,680
Speaker 1: and when you're physically exhausted, that's when your mental tends

618
00:26:03,720 --> 00:26:05,840
Speaker 1: to go. So you know, got a lot of guys

619
00:26:05,840 --> 00:26:08,680
Speaker 1: got to be able to lock in mentally and fight

620
00:26:08,720 --> 00:26:11,160
Speaker 1: through those times. Yeah, why were series telling me something?

621
00:26:11,320 --> 00:26:13,960
Speaker 1: Just one or two words? You gotta know everything, right, Yeah, yeah,

622
00:26:14,040 --> 00:26:18,000
Speaker 1: for sure, it's uh the verbiage is is definitely um.

623
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Speaker 1: It's different than most offenses I've been a part of.

624
00:26:20,520 --> 00:26:22,080
Speaker 1: But like I said, we got a lot of smart

625
00:26:22,080 --> 00:26:24,719
Speaker 1: guys in this building that have been picking it up

626
00:26:24,720 --> 00:26:27,359
Speaker 1: pretty well. Jimmie, good stuffing man, Thank you appreciate it.

627
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Speaker 1: joined by Giants offensive tackle Matt Parent. Matt, how are

634
00:26:50,080 --> 00:26:51,719
Speaker 1: you man? I'm good, I'm good. Thank you for having me.

635
00:26:51,760 --> 00:26:53,720
Speaker 1: I'm seeing you walking around, I don't see a brace.

636
00:26:54,600 --> 00:26:57,480
Speaker 1: How's the rehab going, NAB's going great. Um. I'm liking

637
00:26:57,600 --> 00:26:59,520
Speaker 1: the progress that we're making. But you know, it's taking

638
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Speaker 1: everything by the day, step by step, and let's making

639
00:27:01,640 --> 00:27:03,560
Speaker 1: sure that do what I need to do to get back. Now,

640
00:27:03,600 --> 00:27:06,200
Speaker 1: your injury was later in the year obviously, so I'm

641
00:27:06,240 --> 00:27:08,360
Speaker 1: sure you're you're anxious to try to get back as

642
00:27:08,400 --> 00:27:10,119
Speaker 1: quickly as possible. And I know you don't want to

643
00:27:10,160 --> 00:27:12,760
Speaker 1: put a date on and things like that, but what

644
00:27:12,800 --> 00:27:15,080
Speaker 1: are you thinking about timetable? Where we thinking start of

645
00:27:15,080 --> 00:27:16,800
Speaker 1: the year, maybe a little bit longer than that in

646
00:27:16,840 --> 00:27:19,640
Speaker 1: your head? What what's kind of your goal? I mean,

647
00:27:19,680 --> 00:27:22,040
Speaker 1: for me, I'm so anxious, especially you know with O, T, A.

648
00:27:22,160 --> 00:27:24,119
Speaker 1: S and everything going on. You see the guys flying around,

649
00:27:24,119 --> 00:27:25,240
Speaker 1: you just really just want to go out there and

650
00:27:25,280 --> 00:27:27,840
Speaker 1: be with your brothers all day. UM. For me right now,

651
00:27:27,880 --> 00:27:31,240
Speaker 1: it's just um, every just every day as it's its

652
00:27:31,280 --> 00:27:33,480
Speaker 1: own battle. I'm really just trying to conquer each day,

653
00:27:33,680 --> 00:27:35,800
Speaker 1: making sure that optimized the day so I can make

654
00:27:35,880 --> 00:27:38,800
Speaker 1: that time UM shorter in the long run. I'm sure

655
00:27:38,840 --> 00:27:40,640
Speaker 1: you talked to a lot of people about what rehabing

656
00:27:40,640 --> 00:27:43,280
Speaker 1: an A c L was gonna be like didn't match

657
00:27:43,359 --> 00:27:47,359
Speaker 1: the description. How has the process gone for you? Very true?

658
00:27:47,480 --> 00:27:49,800
Speaker 1: I mean, uh, you know, talking to guys that have

659
00:27:50,560 --> 00:27:52,639
Speaker 1: previously had the injury, like you know Blake, He's been

660
00:27:52,680 --> 00:27:55,240
Speaker 1: helping me through this, t J. Brunson and even um

661
00:27:55,480 --> 00:27:57,520
Speaker 1: R Darius, Like you know how talking to those guys,

662
00:27:57,560 --> 00:27:59,880
Speaker 1: like having them like, you know, give me what worked

663
00:27:59,880 --> 00:28:02,560
Speaker 1: for them. Just taking bits and pieces and fine tuning

664
00:28:02,600 --> 00:28:05,240
Speaker 1: my own rehab process. It's been instrumental to me to

665
00:28:05,280 --> 00:28:08,040
Speaker 1: where I'm at right now because, um, I feel good.

666
00:28:08,240 --> 00:28:10,159
Speaker 1: I feel I feel really good for where I'm at

667
00:28:10,240 --> 00:28:12,120
Speaker 1: right now, and I'm just looking forward to it. I'm

668
00:28:12,160 --> 00:28:14,240
Speaker 1: not there yet, but like I said, every day it's

669
00:28:14,280 --> 00:28:16,320
Speaker 1: just it's own little battle and I'm just trying to

670
00:28:16,320 --> 00:28:19,280
Speaker 1: make sure I, you know, conquered those days. Have you

671
00:28:19,359 --> 00:28:22,720
Speaker 1: been able to work on technique stuff while you're doing

672
00:28:22,720 --> 00:28:25,320
Speaker 1: the rehab? Has the need prevented you from working on

673
00:28:25,400 --> 00:28:27,280
Speaker 1: some of the football technique stuff? I Have you been

674
00:28:27,280 --> 00:28:29,080
Speaker 1: able to kind of balance those two parts of your

675
00:28:29,080 --> 00:28:31,680
Speaker 1: off season? So I'm not a full go, but within

676
00:28:31,800 --> 00:28:35,760
Speaker 1: rehab because you know, playing offensive linemen, it's described as

677
00:28:35,760 --> 00:28:38,719
Speaker 1: what one aquaposition to another acquaposition. So within our rehab,

678
00:28:38,760 --> 00:28:42,240
Speaker 1: we've kind of embedded, like, you know, movements that would

679
00:28:42,280 --> 00:28:46,480
Speaker 1: simulate an offensive line movement, kick stuff like that, you know,

680
00:28:46,600 --> 00:28:49,160
Speaker 1: power moving, twisting and torking, all that type of stuff.

681
00:28:49,200 --> 00:28:50,960
Speaker 1: So from that stand point, that's what I'm saying. I

682
00:28:51,000 --> 00:28:53,160
Speaker 1: feel good for where I'm at right now, and like

683
00:28:53,200 --> 00:28:55,600
Speaker 1: I said, not there yet, but we're working on it

684
00:28:55,600 --> 00:28:57,720
Speaker 1: and I feel very confident. Now. You've got a lot

685
00:28:57,720 --> 00:28:59,280
Speaker 1: of playtime last year, you had a lot of reps.

686
00:29:00,520 --> 00:29:03,800
Speaker 1: Where did you want to try to make the most

687
00:29:03,840 --> 00:29:06,320
Speaker 1: improvements coming off last year so you would become a

688
00:29:06,320 --> 00:29:09,440
Speaker 1: better offensive overall? Just wherever I got my opportunity to

689
00:29:09,480 --> 00:29:10,920
Speaker 1: go in the field, This is o case my skill

690
00:29:10,920 --> 00:29:13,360
Speaker 1: set in nobility. Um, you know, first it was initially

691
00:29:13,360 --> 00:29:15,640
Speaker 1: at right and then the movies are left and then right,

692
00:29:15,680 --> 00:29:17,200
Speaker 1: then from right there and there, it was just like

693
00:29:17,280 --> 00:29:18,760
Speaker 1: I just wanted to make sure that when I got

694
00:29:18,760 --> 00:29:19,960
Speaker 1: in the field that it went out there and this

695
00:29:20,040 --> 00:29:23,400
Speaker 1: dim out show that I could compete anything specially anything

696
00:29:23,440 --> 00:29:26,120
Speaker 1: specifically technique wise this offseason that you were looking forward

697
00:29:26,120 --> 00:29:28,840
Speaker 1: to working on and fine tuning a little bit. Um overall,

698
00:29:29,000 --> 00:29:31,480
Speaker 1: is I mean, just becoming a better stument of the game. Um.

699
00:29:31,520 --> 00:29:33,360
Speaker 1: You know, like we have a new coaching staff and

700
00:29:33,360 --> 00:29:35,680
Speaker 1: it's a new set of knowledge and wisdom when it

701
00:29:35,720 --> 00:29:37,760
Speaker 1: comes to, you know, the game of football, and like

702
00:29:37,840 --> 00:29:40,120
Speaker 1: it's just that's why I'm so so anxious because like,

703
00:29:40,480 --> 00:29:42,840
Speaker 1: you know, you have this wealth of knowledge and experience

704
00:29:42,840 --> 00:29:45,120
Speaker 1: in the room and with you know, vets coaches, and

705
00:29:45,160 --> 00:29:46,880
Speaker 1: it's just kind of like you just want to put

706
00:29:46,880 --> 00:29:48,560
Speaker 1: it all together. Put your pads on like I have

707
00:29:48,640 --> 00:29:51,040
Speaker 1: on right now. I'm getting generly mean, like you got

708
00:29:51,080 --> 00:29:53,880
Speaker 1: me my pads right now, and this is want to

709
00:29:53,880 --> 00:29:55,320
Speaker 1: go out there and it's gonna go play and just

710
00:29:55,360 --> 00:29:57,040
Speaker 1: have a good time, you know with my brothers, you know,

711
00:29:57,080 --> 00:29:59,720
Speaker 1: because there's nothing like old and play. Honestly, nothing like it.

712
00:29:59,800 --> 00:30:01,600
Speaker 1: And seems like Bobby Johnson's a lot of fun huh

713
00:30:01,960 --> 00:30:06,240
Speaker 1: character Yeah O G Bobby. Yeah, Now he's a he's

714
00:30:06,280 --> 00:30:08,840
Speaker 1: a great guy, um, great coach. Um. You know, he

715
00:30:08,920 --> 00:30:11,080
Speaker 1: coaches just hard. But you know, at the same time,

716
00:30:11,080 --> 00:30:12,640
Speaker 1: it's just like it comes from a place of such

717
00:30:12,720 --> 00:30:14,840
Speaker 1: love and care because you know, first day walking in

718
00:30:14,920 --> 00:30:16,600
Speaker 1: you could tell that he really just cared about everybody

719
00:30:16,640 --> 00:30:18,600
Speaker 1: in the room and that's just a testament to him

720
00:30:18,600 --> 00:30:20,960
Speaker 1: to show that how much he wants us to just

721
00:30:21,200 --> 00:30:23,719
Speaker 1: how much he wants to see us have success. So

722
00:30:23,760 --> 00:30:26,120
Speaker 1: what has it been like getting then? Neil? Evan? Neil,

723
00:30:26,520 --> 00:30:28,520
Speaker 1: that was a little quiet you kind of an old soul.

724
00:30:28,680 --> 00:30:30,760
Speaker 1: It's kind of like you know, like like he's kind

725
00:30:30,760 --> 00:30:32,920
Speaker 1: of very very old soul, Like there's a lot of

726
00:30:32,920 --> 00:30:35,720
Speaker 1: old school music. Um, you know, we haven't had much

727
00:30:35,720 --> 00:30:37,360
Speaker 1: time to really spend time with them because you know,

728
00:30:37,440 --> 00:30:39,680
Speaker 1: the rookies, they end up staying here a little bit

729
00:30:39,720 --> 00:30:42,160
Speaker 1: later from playing the rookie player development and stuff like that.

730
00:30:42,160 --> 00:30:44,480
Speaker 1: But on the field, like you know, he's he's working

731
00:30:44,520 --> 00:30:46,000
Speaker 1: at it. You could tell that he has a passion

732
00:30:46,040 --> 00:30:48,320
Speaker 1: to desire and want the will to to get everything done,

733
00:30:48,360 --> 00:30:51,160
Speaker 1: make sure you get everything right. And um, yeah, he's

734
00:30:51,160 --> 00:30:54,120
Speaker 1: a great great great great great good. Now you're a

735
00:30:54,120 --> 00:30:55,760
Speaker 1: big guy, So maybe you didn't have this reaction. But

736
00:30:55,880 --> 00:30:58,040
Speaker 1: when when we went to Indie to cover the combine

737
00:30:58,640 --> 00:31:00,400
Speaker 1: and Evan you walked up to the old him to

738
00:31:00,400 --> 00:31:03,680
Speaker 1: do with media availability and I look at him, I coast,

739
00:31:04,240 --> 00:31:07,640
Speaker 1: how is this guy threety pounds? He's built like an

740
00:31:07,760 --> 00:31:13,320
Speaker 1: NBA Power four right, Like he doesn't he carry it? Well,

741
00:31:13,360 --> 00:31:15,479
Speaker 1: it's pretty crazy he does. He definitely does. You can

742
00:31:15,520 --> 00:31:17,440
Speaker 1: kind of see that that's shaping the new way of

743
00:31:17,480 --> 00:31:20,720
Speaker 1: the league, This this new air of like big skinny

744
00:31:20,760 --> 00:31:23,120
Speaker 1: dudes that you are past him. You never know. He's like,

745
00:31:23,360 --> 00:31:25,280
Speaker 1: you know, three forty, but he looks like he's won

746
00:31:25,320 --> 00:31:27,320
Speaker 1: three hundred, you know what I mean. So, yeah, it's

747
00:31:27,320 --> 00:31:29,040
Speaker 1: testiments to him and how he holds himself and how

748
00:31:29,040 --> 00:31:30,840
Speaker 1: he works. You know, now you've been through a couple

749
00:31:30,840 --> 00:31:33,560
Speaker 1: of different offensive line coaches since you've been here, anything

750
00:31:33,560 --> 00:31:36,560
Speaker 1: different in terms of how they're teaching you guys your

751
00:31:36,600 --> 00:31:38,600
Speaker 1: technique on their Bobby than maybe what you've done the

752
00:31:38,640 --> 00:31:41,240
Speaker 1: last couple of years. Yeah, every online coach has what um,

753
00:31:41,280 --> 00:31:43,680
Speaker 1: you know, what they believe in and what they really

754
00:31:43,680 --> 00:31:45,440
Speaker 1: want to harp on and what they feel like, you know,

755
00:31:45,840 --> 00:31:48,640
Speaker 1: what works for them schematically. Um from Bobby is kind

756
00:31:48,640 --> 00:31:50,680
Speaker 1: of like he tells us what he wants see and

757
00:31:50,800 --> 00:31:53,280
Speaker 1: practice in individually, kind of showcases like this is what

758
00:31:53,400 --> 00:31:55,160
Speaker 1: I want to get done, and it's up to you

759
00:31:55,160 --> 00:31:56,800
Speaker 1: as a player to take what you did in individual

760
00:31:56,920 --> 00:31:58,840
Speaker 1: and in the meetings still going to playing field and

761
00:31:58,880 --> 00:32:01,480
Speaker 1: he's uh, yeah, every line coach has a different ones. Now.

762
00:32:01,480 --> 00:32:03,320
Speaker 1: The one thing you guys didn't do a ton of

763
00:32:03,400 --> 00:32:05,600
Speaker 1: last year was run a lot of outside zone. But

764
00:32:05,600 --> 00:32:07,120
Speaker 1: if you look at what the Chiefs did last year

765
00:32:07,120 --> 00:32:08,760
Speaker 1: with my caft, right when the Bills did last year

766
00:32:08,840 --> 00:32:11,080
Speaker 1: with table, they did run a lot of outside Is

767
00:32:11,080 --> 00:32:12,920
Speaker 1: that something you guys have been working a lot on

768
00:32:12,960 --> 00:32:14,840
Speaker 1: this off season to try and incorporate more than into

769
00:32:14,840 --> 00:32:16,680
Speaker 1: the offense. Yeah, that's what I was kind of talking about.

770
00:32:16,680 --> 00:32:18,920
Speaker 1: With the wealth and knowledge of everything's like, you know,

771
00:32:18,960 --> 00:32:21,360
Speaker 1: you kind of see you know how East coach views

772
00:32:21,440 --> 00:32:23,360
Speaker 1: different things when it comes to playing football, and it's

773
00:32:23,360 --> 00:32:26,560
Speaker 1: just kind of like, um, you know, having that is

774
00:32:26,600 --> 00:32:29,360
Speaker 1: just like really really you know, exciting and new um,

775
00:32:29,400 --> 00:32:33,960
Speaker 1: and it's it's fun. So it's gonna Yeah, by the

776
00:32:33,960 --> 00:32:38,240
Speaker 1: way you're hearing it, we're recording this mini camp week

777
00:32:38,360 --> 00:32:40,440
Speaker 1: and what this is where they do all the stuff

778
00:32:40,440 --> 00:32:42,160
Speaker 1: of the video boards at the stadium. So guys said,

779
00:32:42,480 --> 00:32:45,880
Speaker 1: let's go Blake. I think that's Blake because Blake's very

780
00:32:45,920 --> 00:32:48,480
Speaker 1: loud all the times. I think that's Blake. It's It's okay.

781
00:32:48,520 --> 00:32:50,760
Speaker 1: So if you guys already grunts or cries in the background,

782
00:32:50,760 --> 00:32:53,040
Speaker 1: no one has been harmed. In the recording of this podcast,

783
00:32:53,080 --> 00:32:59,160
Speaker 1: don't worry about everybody's Okay, I was gonna ask you

784
00:32:59,160 --> 00:33:02,360
Speaker 1: about just like, just how much fun do you think

785
00:33:02,360 --> 00:33:04,200
Speaker 1: this offense is gonna be? People talked about the tempo

786
00:33:04,360 --> 00:33:05,680
Speaker 1: and all that stuff, like do you think it's just

787
00:33:05,680 --> 00:33:07,400
Speaker 1: gonna be a lot of fun to play? Oh? For sure,

788
00:33:07,480 --> 00:33:09,440
Speaker 1: you can see it. I mean me, you know, not

789
00:33:09,560 --> 00:33:12,040
Speaker 1: being able to go like I'm on the sideline watching

790
00:33:12,120 --> 00:33:14,240
Speaker 1: you can see it's just a whole new energy. Um.

791
00:33:14,320 --> 00:33:17,080
Speaker 1: You know, guys are just really willing and ready to

792
00:33:17,120 --> 00:33:19,840
Speaker 1: compete because you know, everything is from a competitive nature

793
00:33:19,920 --> 00:33:22,320
Speaker 1: and I really think that we're just getting back to that. Um.

794
00:33:22,560 --> 00:33:25,000
Speaker 1: And you know, it's it's fun to watch. Um. That's

795
00:33:25,000 --> 00:33:26,440
Speaker 1: why I said, I'm so anxious because I want to

796
00:33:26,440 --> 00:33:28,000
Speaker 1: be a part of it so bad. Um, you know,

797
00:33:28,160 --> 00:33:31,360
Speaker 1: saying we get there for sure. But yeah, new energy,

798
00:33:31,560 --> 00:33:34,520
Speaker 1: new vibes, everything is beautiful. Now. I had a couple

799
00:33:34,520 --> 00:33:37,320
Speaker 1: of wide receivers you're talking to me, and they said

800
00:33:38,880 --> 00:33:41,120
Speaker 1: thick And it's like one word we got in the

801
00:33:41,200 --> 00:33:43,120
Speaker 1: like three different concepts or just one word. Is this

802
00:33:43,360 --> 00:33:44,760
Speaker 1: the same way for the old line? Is Is it

803
00:33:44,880 --> 00:33:46,840
Speaker 1: like a real complicated thing for you? Guys too or

804
00:33:46,840 --> 00:33:48,000
Speaker 1: is it a little bit? I can see how the

805
00:33:48,080 --> 00:33:50,360
Speaker 1: receivers will get that a little bit for sure. I

806
00:33:50,360 --> 00:33:52,560
Speaker 1: mean I'm not in their room, but I definitely can

807
00:33:52,600 --> 00:33:55,840
Speaker 1: see how you know, for them, it's it could be

808
00:33:55,880 --> 00:33:58,320
Speaker 1: like uh like they have to be on it seven,

809
00:33:58,400 --> 00:34:02,000
Speaker 1: especially for the offensive line for us. Um, like I said,

810
00:34:02,040 --> 00:34:05,080
Speaker 1: with a coach, um o G. He kind of keeps

811
00:34:05,080 --> 00:34:07,440
Speaker 1: anything very simple for us. Um, you know something that

812
00:34:07,480 --> 00:34:09,399
Speaker 1: could be very complex. He tries to break it down

813
00:34:09,440 --> 00:34:12,479
Speaker 1: to like this the ABC so like you know, we're

814
00:34:12,480 --> 00:34:14,799
Speaker 1: able just to go there and play fast. So for

815
00:34:14,800 --> 00:34:17,200
Speaker 1: for us, for me, from how coach Johnson has done,

816
00:34:17,200 --> 00:34:20,000
Speaker 1: it doesn't seem as complex and it's complex, but it's

817
00:34:20,080 --> 00:34:21,879
Speaker 1: it's he keeps it simple for us. It's a sign

818
00:34:21,920 --> 00:34:25,759
Speaker 1: up a good coach. Matt great senior man. I appreciate it.

819
00:34:27,600 --> 00:34:30,719
Speaker 1: Now we're joined by offensive lineman rookie Joshons you do, Josh,

820
00:34:30,719 --> 00:34:31,919
Speaker 1: how are you? Man? It's good to meet you. Hello,

821
00:34:32,000 --> 00:34:36,239
Speaker 1: I'm doing um good, sir, I'm doing good. How about you?

822
00:34:36,520 --> 00:34:38,719
Speaker 1: I'm even fantastic, man. It's it's great to be with you.

823
00:34:39,040 --> 00:34:41,920
Speaker 1: So how great has it been to have your running

824
00:34:41,920 --> 00:34:44,279
Speaker 1: mate Marcus with you as you guys try to learn

825
00:34:44,360 --> 00:34:46,759
Speaker 1: life in the NFL, you know, together. Coming from u

826
00:34:46,880 --> 00:34:51,480
Speaker 1: NCA first, it was crazy that we are here still,

827
00:34:51,800 --> 00:34:54,920
Speaker 1: and it's very fun and it's and it's just like,

828
00:34:54,960 --> 00:34:58,520
Speaker 1: I'm just thankful to you to like have you know

829
00:34:58,640 --> 00:35:01,479
Speaker 1: someone I know that we we talk a lot, We're

830
00:35:02,080 --> 00:35:06,600
Speaker 1: real tight, so I'm just happy. It's funny. We were

831
00:35:06,600 --> 00:35:08,279
Speaker 1: talking to him and he said, you know, you guys

832
00:35:08,280 --> 00:35:12,480
Speaker 1: are almost trying to translate together, right, You're trying to

833
00:35:12,480 --> 00:35:14,600
Speaker 1: take what they're teaching you here. And you say, all right,

834
00:35:14,600 --> 00:35:17,919
Speaker 1: well what does this mean in tar Heel language? Yes? Yes,

835
00:35:18,600 --> 00:35:20,600
Speaker 1: is that kind of what the process has been like, yes,

836
00:35:20,680 --> 00:35:24,359
Speaker 1: oh yes, And it's it's like it's also good for

837
00:35:24,440 --> 00:35:28,680
Speaker 1: us all becaucause like we have like two minds, you

838
00:35:28,719 --> 00:35:34,840
Speaker 1: know and one so like if he has issues and

839
00:35:35,000 --> 00:35:38,320
Speaker 1: like I can like explain it to him in a

840
00:35:38,600 --> 00:35:43,320
Speaker 1: way he would um know, and like he can also

841
00:35:43,480 --> 00:35:48,799
Speaker 1: do the same thing too for me. So it's very

842
00:35:48,840 --> 00:35:53,800
Speaker 1: good to have. Yeah, it's almost like he makes the mistake,

843
00:35:54,120 --> 00:35:56,160
Speaker 1: but you learn from it, right, You make the mistake

844
00:35:56,200 --> 00:35:59,680
Speaker 1: and he learned from that. It's almost like you have

845
00:35:59,719 --> 00:36:02,319
Speaker 1: two eyes working the same problems at the same time,

846
00:36:02,320 --> 00:36:06,239
Speaker 1: which I imagine probably speeds up the learning process. Yes, yes,

847
00:36:06,320 --> 00:36:08,319
Speaker 1: it does a lot, and it does a lot like

848
00:36:08,360 --> 00:36:13,680
Speaker 1: we are starting to, like, um learn it like more faster. Now,

849
00:36:14,680 --> 00:36:17,359
Speaker 1: what how is it like learning from Bobby Johnson. He's

850
00:36:17,400 --> 00:36:20,239
Speaker 1: a great coach and he's a great on teacher too,

851
00:36:20,520 --> 00:36:26,200
Speaker 1: Like anytime we have a cool question, like he knows

852
00:36:26,800 --> 00:36:31,640
Speaker 1: how to explain it in a way that like we would,

853
00:36:31,680 --> 00:36:36,919
Speaker 1: I'm under their stand and that like helps us a ton,

854
00:36:37,320 --> 00:36:41,360
Speaker 1: So it's it's nice to um have him mom too.

855
00:36:41,960 --> 00:36:43,960
Speaker 1: Final question, then, what are you And I don't know

856
00:36:43,960 --> 00:36:45,440
Speaker 1: if you're gonna go back with him, but what are

857
00:36:45,480 --> 00:36:47,399
Speaker 1: you going to work on with Marcus and the rest

858
00:36:47,440 --> 00:36:50,640
Speaker 1: of your guys in these six weeks from the end

859
00:36:50,680 --> 00:36:54,359
Speaker 1: of the spring program where you know your offensive lineman

860
00:36:54,400 --> 00:36:56,560
Speaker 1: and just killing you can't hit anybody, got no pads,

861
00:36:56,560 --> 00:36:59,040
Speaker 1: you're just running around, so you're ready to go so

862
00:36:59,040 --> 00:37:01,560
Speaker 1: when you can actually why your trade and do your

863
00:37:01,600 --> 00:37:03,680
Speaker 1: thing in August, what are you trying to do over

864
00:37:03,680 --> 00:37:05,359
Speaker 1: the next six weeks to make sure you're ready to go?

865
00:37:05,680 --> 00:37:10,919
Speaker 1: First of all, be more more um comfortable with the book,

866
00:37:11,640 --> 00:37:15,880
Speaker 1: and then after that, do all of the drills that

867
00:37:16,320 --> 00:37:22,319
Speaker 1: we've been uh learning uh, now, work on the new

868
00:37:22,600 --> 00:37:27,960
Speaker 1: tech technique we have learned, like every day, just more

869
00:37:27,960 --> 00:37:31,520
Speaker 1: reps and rips and reps because the only way you

870
00:37:31,880 --> 00:37:38,560
Speaker 1: can like start to feel more um comfortable with something

871
00:37:38,760 --> 00:37:43,279
Speaker 1: is by just continue you and to do it. So

872
00:37:43,600 --> 00:37:47,120
Speaker 1: more reps at it and just stay in shape, especially

873
00:37:47,200 --> 00:37:51,400
Speaker 1: football shape. Two, Josh states, nice thing you do appreciate.

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00:37:52,320 --> 00:37:55,560
Speaker 1: Welcome to Big Blue. Yes. Now we're joined by Giants

875
00:37:55,680 --> 00:37:58,160
Speaker 1: rookie offensive woman Marcus mckith and Marcus. How are you man?

876
00:37:58,320 --> 00:38:00,839
Speaker 1: I'm doing pretty good. Today's a great day. I'm glad

877
00:38:00,880 --> 00:38:03,319
Speaker 1: to be here. All right. So you're almost through the

878
00:38:03,400 --> 00:38:06,200
Speaker 1: off season program here in the spring. How is it

879
00:38:06,239 --> 00:38:07,520
Speaker 1: gone for it? What has it been like being in

880
00:38:07,560 --> 00:38:10,080
Speaker 1: the NFL. I've just been a great learning experience. Getting

881
00:38:10,080 --> 00:38:12,520
Speaker 1: connect with so many guys you odolize as a kid,

882
00:38:13,120 --> 00:38:15,319
Speaker 1: so he's getting to talk to them, learn more about

883
00:38:15,360 --> 00:38:17,960
Speaker 1: the games. Has been a great experience. Was anyone here

884
00:38:18,000 --> 00:38:19,719
Speaker 1: when you guys reacted like, I want to meet this guy.

885
00:38:19,719 --> 00:38:24,200
Speaker 1: This is gonna be awesome, just like Superstar, he just

886
00:38:24,239 --> 00:38:27,280
Speaker 1: gotta meet him. What he was great dude? Right? Yeah, exactly,

887
00:38:27,320 --> 00:38:29,759
Speaker 1: just a real trail and just nice gotta So, how

888
00:38:29,840 --> 00:38:32,680
Speaker 1: is the offensive line meeting room and you have some nice, grizzled,

889
00:38:32,760 --> 00:38:35,880
Speaker 1: tough veterans because they didn't show you the ropes a

890
00:38:35,920 --> 00:38:38,839
Speaker 1: little bit. Yeah, definitely they're looking out for the young guys.

891
00:38:38,840 --> 00:38:40,520
Speaker 1: They're definitely trying to teach us and when like teaching

892
00:38:40,560 --> 00:38:42,399
Speaker 1: us how to be a professional. So I'm just trying

893
00:38:42,440 --> 00:38:43,880
Speaker 1: to stick up all and all of that I can

894
00:38:44,120 --> 00:38:45,760
Speaker 1: coming out of college. What do you think your greatest

895
00:38:45,760 --> 00:38:47,880
Speaker 1: strength is that you feel most comfortable due and heading

896
00:38:47,880 --> 00:38:53,640
Speaker 1: into the press um off the um. I feel like

897
00:38:53,680 --> 00:38:55,120
Speaker 1: just being able to move people in the run game.

898
00:38:55,160 --> 00:38:56,840
Speaker 1: So I like that's gonna be one of my biggest strengths.

899
00:38:57,520 --> 00:39:00,200
Speaker 1: How good has it been having Josh with you coming

900
00:39:00,239 --> 00:39:02,480
Speaker 1: out where you guys can kind of compare notes and

901
00:39:03,000 --> 00:39:05,120
Speaker 1: learn these things together because you're both are kind of

902
00:39:05,440 --> 00:39:07,600
Speaker 1: trying to translate the language is the same way, right,

903
00:39:07,600 --> 00:39:11,439
Speaker 1: trying to figure out what you did it unc applies here,

904
00:39:11,719 --> 00:39:13,680
Speaker 1: So I felt we kind of talk, I guess the

905
00:39:13,760 --> 00:39:16,880
Speaker 1: same language before you see, so coming here, we're just

906
00:39:16,880 --> 00:39:18,759
Speaker 1: trying to like bouncing it off each other and helping

907
00:39:18,800 --> 00:39:21,120
Speaker 1: each other learn this this new system. So it's helping

908
00:39:21,120 --> 00:39:23,600
Speaker 1: a little bit. Yes, what's been the biggest challenge for

909
00:39:23,600 --> 00:39:25,439
Speaker 1: you in terms of trying to get this new system down.

910
00:39:27,160 --> 00:39:28,920
Speaker 1: I probably this is a little bit more complex than

911
00:39:28,960 --> 00:39:31,040
Speaker 1: what I'm used to, so just learning that. It's just

912
00:39:31,040 --> 00:39:32,880
Speaker 1: getting used to it. So it's just not having to

913
00:39:32,880 --> 00:39:35,480
Speaker 1: think so much and just be able to play on instinct.

914
00:39:36,120 --> 00:39:39,319
Speaker 1: Now in college, I imagine you guys are hitting a

915
00:39:39,320 --> 00:39:41,520
Speaker 1: lot more in the spring than you are here. So

916
00:39:41,600 --> 00:39:43,240
Speaker 1: as it been weird trying to do all this stuff

917
00:39:43,239 --> 00:39:45,560
Speaker 1: where you can't actually touch anyone, I guess it was

918
00:39:45,560 --> 00:39:47,640
Speaker 1: at the thing we said a lot in college, but

919
00:39:47,760 --> 00:39:50,279
Speaker 1: it really becomes apparent now, Like as a professional is

920
00:39:50,400 --> 00:39:52,440
Speaker 1: just learning how to practice. I just know how to

921
00:39:52,440 --> 00:39:54,239
Speaker 1: take care of you guys, how to stay up and

922
00:39:54,280 --> 00:39:56,120
Speaker 1: how to do things the right away. Where do you

923
00:39:56,120 --> 00:39:57,920
Speaker 1: think you've made the most progress since you stepped in

924
00:39:57,960 --> 00:40:02,480
Speaker 1: the building to where you are right now? Technique just

925
00:40:02,480 --> 00:40:05,239
Speaker 1: definitely just technique in general, just learning how my coach

926
00:40:05,280 --> 00:40:08,319
Speaker 1: wanted us to do it and just applying it. What's

927
00:40:08,320 --> 00:40:12,200
Speaker 1: Bobby Johnson like? Just for words, go out to guys,

928
00:40:12,360 --> 00:40:15,160
Speaker 1: you know, just get on them, be aggressive. You enjoying

929
00:40:15,200 --> 00:40:17,879
Speaker 1: it a great experience. Like I said, like I can't

930
00:40:17,880 --> 00:40:20,040
Speaker 1: say that performance have the have the vets had you're

931
00:40:20,040 --> 00:40:22,919
Speaker 1: do any rookie hazing yet or not like nothing yet?

932
00:40:23,640 --> 00:40:25,600
Speaker 1: You know, just to be respectfully, don't go get the

933
00:40:25,640 --> 00:40:28,759
Speaker 1: bag stuff like that. You know, I thought that's not

934
00:40:28,800 --> 00:40:30,360
Speaker 1: too bad at all. What are your plans now for

935
00:40:30,400 --> 00:40:32,560
Speaker 1: the next six weeks before you come back to make

936
00:40:32,560 --> 00:40:35,320
Speaker 1: sure you're ready for training camp? Let me just keep preparing,

937
00:40:35,600 --> 00:40:39,520
Speaker 1: keeps being in my playbook condition, and just just make

938
00:40:39,560 --> 00:40:43,320
Speaker 1: Sean prepared and ready. Tom what town camp? Tom camp comes?

939
00:40:43,480 --> 00:40:45,120
Speaker 1: Let me look forward to seeing it. Marcus, good stuff, man,

940
00:40:45,160 --> 00:40:47,120
Speaker 1: We appreciate it. Thank you. Then, now we're joined by

941
00:40:47,120 --> 00:40:49,600
Speaker 1: Giants offensive woman Max Garcia. Max. Nice to meet you, man.

942
00:40:49,600 --> 00:40:52,560
Speaker 1: How are you nice as well? I'm I'm fantastic having

943
00:40:52,600 --> 00:40:54,800
Speaker 1: a great day, all right. So what is the last

944
00:40:54,960 --> 00:40:57,160
Speaker 1: few months been like for you? And what do you

945
00:40:57,200 --> 00:41:00,239
Speaker 1: think your group is accomplished throughout this offseason program getting

946
00:41:00,239 --> 00:41:02,480
Speaker 1: ready for training camp. Man, these last two months have

947
00:41:02,520 --> 00:41:06,239
Speaker 1: been so productive. I can honestly say it's the most productive,

948
00:41:06,239 --> 00:41:10,239
Speaker 1: efficient offseason program that I've ever been a part of. Um. Yeah,

949
00:41:10,280 --> 00:41:13,880
Speaker 1: just coming in the whole new system. Everyone pretty much

950
00:41:14,040 --> 00:41:17,120
Speaker 1: learned the offense. I feel like it's been night and

951
00:41:17,200 --> 00:41:19,800
Speaker 1: day since when we started. So I'm really really excited

952
00:41:19,800 --> 00:41:21,759
Speaker 1: about what we have going on as an offense and

953
00:41:21,800 --> 00:41:23,480
Speaker 1: as a team in general. What is it about the

954
00:41:23,480 --> 00:41:26,360
Speaker 1: way Brian Dable and Bobby have gone about Bobby Johnson

955
00:41:26,400 --> 00:41:29,640
Speaker 1: d line coach have got about their business that's made

956
00:41:29,640 --> 00:41:32,839
Speaker 1: it so efficient. Um, you know we come in every day,

957
00:41:32,920 --> 00:41:35,880
Speaker 1: Well they come in every day and everything is so

958
00:41:36,000 --> 00:41:39,239
Speaker 1: goal oriented. Everything has a focus and a mission, and

959
00:41:39,239 --> 00:41:41,160
Speaker 1: we know exactly what we're learning that day. We know

960
00:41:41,239 --> 00:41:43,719
Speaker 1: exactly what the goal is for that day, um, and

961
00:41:43,760 --> 00:41:46,720
Speaker 1: what we're gonna be practicing. And I think that's something

962
00:41:46,760 --> 00:41:49,399
Speaker 1: that you know, you don't see everywhere. You know, the

963
00:41:49,480 --> 00:41:52,360
Speaker 1: details really matter. So for them to be able to

964
00:41:52,920 --> 00:41:55,680
Speaker 1: you know, kind of emphasize that and to be able

965
00:41:55,719 --> 00:41:58,680
Speaker 1: to coach it and then for us to go execute

966
00:41:58,719 --> 00:42:01,040
Speaker 1: it as players, I mean, it says a lot about

967
00:42:01,040 --> 00:42:04,560
Speaker 1: them and their coaching styles and just their ability to

968
00:42:04,560 --> 00:42:08,360
Speaker 1: to to coach us. So much of offensive line play

969
00:42:08,520 --> 00:42:13,839
Speaker 1: is is great chemistry, attitude, toughness, and a lot of

970
00:42:13,840 --> 00:42:17,719
Speaker 1: that is stuff that's it's hard to put into a guy.

971
00:42:17,800 --> 00:42:19,880
Speaker 1: Guys to have that inside of them, right, do you

972
00:42:19,920 --> 00:42:22,400
Speaker 1: think this group has those intangibles inside of them to

973
00:42:22,440 --> 00:42:26,360
Speaker 1: be a very effective unit. Definitely, definitely. I think we

974
00:42:26,440 --> 00:42:28,759
Speaker 1: have a different a lot of different characters on on

975
00:42:28,800 --> 00:42:31,799
Speaker 1: the offensive line. Um, a lot of different personalities. But

976
00:42:32,160 --> 00:42:33,880
Speaker 1: I think when we all come together, I think we

977
00:42:33,920 --> 00:42:36,279
Speaker 1: all play you know well, and we still don't you know,

978
00:42:36,360 --> 00:42:39,040
Speaker 1: have everyone you know, all our guys and you know,

979
00:42:39,080 --> 00:42:40,759
Speaker 1: we still don't know what the what the mix is

980
00:42:40,760 --> 00:42:44,200
Speaker 1: gonna be. Um, but I can tell you whoever it's

981
00:42:44,239 --> 00:42:46,879
Speaker 1: gonna be out there, it's gonna be dependable. They're gonna

982
00:42:47,320 --> 00:42:49,960
Speaker 1: be smart, and they're gonna be tough. It's gonna be

983
00:42:50,400 --> 00:42:53,759
Speaker 1: tough as nails. So um, that's the Father's gonna be

984
00:42:53,760 --> 00:42:56,200
Speaker 1: out there. But you know what I'm saying, whoever is

985
00:42:56,320 --> 00:42:58,839
Speaker 1: backing them up, they're gonna You're gonna get the same thing.

986
00:42:58,960 --> 00:43:02,680
Speaker 1: So Um. That's the kind of coaching, that uh style

987
00:43:02,719 --> 00:43:05,120
Speaker 1: that he has, you know, and that's what he emphasizes

988
00:43:05,120 --> 00:43:08,719
Speaker 1: on his players. You know, it's tough, smart and dependable. Max.

989
00:43:08,760 --> 00:43:10,680
Speaker 1: Good stuff, man, We appreciate it. Thank you, Thank you man,

990
00:43:10,680 --> 00:43:12,160
Speaker 1: and go back to more more from Max, and go

991
00:43:12,200 --> 00:43:13,600
Speaker 1: listen to the interview with pauled the Tino a few

992
00:43:13,600 --> 00:43:15,719
Speaker 1: weeks ago. It's on the John Subtle Podcast. Thanks. I

993
00:43:15,840 --> 00:43:19,000
Speaker 1: appreciate it. Great conversations. We thank the guys for joining

994
00:43:19,080 --> 00:43:21,480
Speaker 1: us on this episode of the Giant Subtle Podcast. I'm

995
00:43:21,560 --> 00:43:24,080
Speaker 1: John Schunk. Remember to stay tuned, folks. Make sure you

996
00:43:24,120 --> 00:43:26,080
Speaker 1: go back into the archive find all. The episode is

997
00:43:26,120 --> 00:43:28,000
Speaker 1: really good insight from all these players. They give you

998
00:43:28,080 --> 00:43:30,640
Speaker 1: a really good feel for what this Giant's offensive and

999
00:43:30,680 --> 00:43:33,839
Speaker 1: defensive systems are going to be and where the team

1000
00:43:33,880 --> 00:43:36,600
Speaker 1: is heading into training camp. I'm John Schmilk. Stay tuned

1001
00:43:36,640 --> 00:43:38,839
Speaker 1: to the JOHNT Subtle Podcast. We'll see you next time.