1 00:00:01,280 --> 00:00:03,720 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Giants Huddle. Get Him hud Get him 2 00:00:03,720 --> 00:00:06,439 Speaker 1: in a Huddle, Get him in New York Giants podcast. 3 00:00:06,640 --> 00:00:09,480 Speaker 1: I'm John Schmulkin. Welcome to another episode of the Giants 4 00:00:09,520 --> 00:00:14,400 Speaker 1: Huddle podcast. Today's guest is Giants rookie cornerback Corey Ballantine. 5 00:00:14,640 --> 00:00:17,080 Speaker 1: But first I want to remind you that if you're 6 00:00:17,120 --> 00:00:19,360 Speaker 1: listening to this on giants dot Com or the Giants 7 00:00:19,400 --> 00:00:22,200 Speaker 1: Mobile app, the Gihant Huttle podcast is available on all 8 00:00:22,239 --> 00:00:26,200 Speaker 1: podcast platforms including tune in, iTunes and wherever else you 9 00:00:26,239 --> 00:00:28,800 Speaker 1: get your podcast. If you're on an Apple podcast, please 10 00:00:28,880 --> 00:00:31,720 Speaker 1: leave a positive review and a high rating. It'll help 11 00:00:31,720 --> 00:00:34,680 Speaker 1: the podcast go bigger and better than ever. Now our 12 00:00:34,680 --> 00:00:38,640 Speaker 1: guest is Corey Ballantine. The Giants selected Corey Ballantine in 13 00:00:38,680 --> 00:00:41,400 Speaker 1: the sixth round of the two thousand and nineteen NFL 14 00:00:41,520 --> 00:00:45,720 Speaker 1: Draft out of small Division two Washburn University. On the 15 00:00:45,760 --> 00:00:49,360 Speaker 1: same day he was drafted, that night, Corey suffered a tragedy. 16 00:00:49,640 --> 00:00:52,160 Speaker 1: He was involved in a shooting with his best friend. 17 00:00:52,360 --> 00:00:54,440 Speaker 1: They were victims, They were not involved in the shooting, 18 00:00:54,800 --> 00:00:58,160 Speaker 1: and his best friend passed away. Corey was shot as well, 19 00:00:58,160 --> 00:01:00,560 Speaker 1: and it took him a few weeks to recuperate before 20 00:01:00,600 --> 00:01:02,880 Speaker 1: reporting to the Giants and getting ready to play football. 21 00:01:03,240 --> 00:01:05,240 Speaker 1: And that's what we'll start with. Corey. How have you 22 00:01:05,400 --> 00:01:08,000 Speaker 1: been able to overcome that from an emotional and mental 23 00:01:08,040 --> 00:01:10,400 Speaker 1: standpoint to have the type of success that you're having 24 00:01:10,400 --> 00:01:13,320 Speaker 1: with the Giants so far this summer. Well, I mean initially, 25 00:01:13,360 --> 00:01:15,759 Speaker 1: it took me a little bit, uh to process everything 26 00:01:15,840 --> 00:01:18,399 Speaker 1: and um, you know, get used to my new my 27 00:01:18,480 --> 00:01:20,880 Speaker 1: new future and and everything that's going on. And I 28 00:01:20,920 --> 00:01:22,720 Speaker 1: had a lot going on with football at the time. 29 00:01:22,760 --> 00:01:25,080 Speaker 1: And um, the Giants gave me plenty of time to 30 00:01:25,120 --> 00:01:28,240 Speaker 1: recover and plenty of time to get closure and mentally 31 00:01:28,319 --> 00:01:31,039 Speaker 1: and physically. So um, you know that allowed me to 32 00:01:31,640 --> 00:01:34,440 Speaker 1: you know, rewire my thinking a little bit and realized that, 33 00:01:34,480 --> 00:01:37,319 Speaker 1: you know, I've still got goals and stuff to accomplish here, 34 00:01:37,400 --> 00:01:40,400 Speaker 1: so I kind of can't stay in that mental state. 35 00:01:40,840 --> 00:01:43,520 Speaker 1: So UM, I kind of went out there, um, you know, 36 00:01:43,520 --> 00:01:46,360 Speaker 1: knowing that you know, my friend wouldn't would want me 37 00:01:46,400 --> 00:01:49,520 Speaker 1: to succeed and you know, not hold that over my head. 38 00:01:49,600 --> 00:01:51,920 Speaker 1: So um, you know, I'm just trying to be out 39 00:01:51,960 --> 00:01:54,200 Speaker 1: here doing my best and um, you know, I I 40 00:01:54,280 --> 00:01:56,400 Speaker 1: keep in my heart all the time. But at the 41 00:01:56,440 --> 00:01:58,400 Speaker 1: same time, I'm pushing forward, trying to see, you know, 42 00:01:58,640 --> 00:02:00,480 Speaker 1: be the best player I could be. How long did 43 00:02:00,480 --> 00:02:02,120 Speaker 1: it take you to catch up mentally because you didn't 44 00:02:02,120 --> 00:02:03,760 Speaker 1: miss the first few weeks. Do you feel like right 45 00:02:03,800 --> 00:02:06,360 Speaker 1: now you're exactly where everyone else on the rosters? Yeah? 46 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:08,880 Speaker 1: I think mentally I've definitely caught up. Um. And I 47 00:02:08,919 --> 00:02:12,120 Speaker 1: think doing you know, just having more reps helped a 48 00:02:12,160 --> 00:02:14,760 Speaker 1: lot as well. Um, initially I was messing up a lot, 49 00:02:14,840 --> 00:02:19,440 Speaker 1: but um, you know exactly. But once you're you know, 50 00:02:19,480 --> 00:02:22,640 Speaker 1: once you're in there and you you you do the reps. Um. 51 00:02:22,680 --> 00:02:24,680 Speaker 1: I mean, even if you're doing wrong, now you know 52 00:02:24,760 --> 00:02:27,520 Speaker 1: what not to do. So it's still a learning process. 53 00:02:27,600 --> 00:02:30,040 Speaker 1: But um, you know, I think I'm definitely why I'm 54 00:02:30,040 --> 00:02:33,400 Speaker 1: supposed to be. Now everything is a lot smoother and now, um, 55 00:02:33,440 --> 00:02:35,160 Speaker 1: I think I can relax a little bit more. And 56 00:02:35,200 --> 00:02:37,600 Speaker 1: that's that's why I'm making more plays on the bothered practice. 57 00:02:37,600 --> 00:02:38,840 Speaker 1: So you know, I think a lot of people think, 58 00:02:38,840 --> 00:02:41,120 Speaker 1: you know, kick coming out of Division two, you know, 59 00:02:41,160 --> 00:02:43,320 Speaker 1: the levels a little bit lower. It's it's gonna be 60 00:02:43,320 --> 00:02:45,000 Speaker 1: a project. It's gonna take them a lot of time 61 00:02:45,040 --> 00:02:47,120 Speaker 1: to kind of get used to the NFL and come along, 62 00:02:47,480 --> 00:02:49,760 Speaker 1: but even with them, this time, you're going out there 63 00:02:49,800 --> 00:02:51,440 Speaker 1: and making plays right away. Why do you think you've 64 00:02:51,440 --> 00:02:54,040 Speaker 1: been able to make that jump in skill level but 65 00:02:54,080 --> 00:02:56,880 Speaker 1: also absorb all the mental stuff to to have the 66 00:02:56,960 --> 00:02:58,640 Speaker 1: success you've had all you know, what is it about 67 00:02:58,680 --> 00:03:00,760 Speaker 1: you that's allowed you to do that? Um? I think, 68 00:03:00,840 --> 00:03:02,880 Speaker 1: you know, just my confidence. And I also think that 69 00:03:02,919 --> 00:03:05,600 Speaker 1: I've been you know, able to play with these guys 70 00:03:05,639 --> 00:03:07,600 Speaker 1: at this level for a long time. UM. I think 71 00:03:07,639 --> 00:03:10,280 Speaker 1: I just took a different road coming out of high school. UM. 72 00:03:10,320 --> 00:03:12,120 Speaker 1: I think I could have played at a bigger school, 73 00:03:12,160 --> 00:03:14,240 Speaker 1: but it just didn't work out that way. And UM, 74 00:03:14,240 --> 00:03:16,720 Speaker 1: I think as far as physical attributes and you know 75 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:19,600 Speaker 1: everything else, I match up, Well, it's just I happen 76 00:03:19,639 --> 00:03:22,000 Speaker 1: to go a different, you know direction. But I think 77 00:03:22,080 --> 00:03:24,160 Speaker 1: I ended up in, um the same place that I 78 00:03:24,400 --> 00:03:27,000 Speaker 1: you know, I always wanted to be, so UM, you know, 79 00:03:27,080 --> 00:03:29,040 Speaker 1: I'm just I'm just glad to have the opportunity to 80 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:31,000 Speaker 1: be out here with the guys and and UM have 81 00:03:31,120 --> 00:03:33,760 Speaker 1: some you know, great guys in the room, experienced guys 82 00:03:33,760 --> 00:03:35,640 Speaker 1: in the room that could help me get better and 83 00:03:35,680 --> 00:03:38,160 Speaker 1: be a better football player. What's been the biggest difference? 84 00:03:38,160 --> 00:03:39,880 Speaker 1: Is it the mental part of it. The bigger playbook 85 00:03:39,920 --> 00:03:41,880 Speaker 1: is it a more of a focus in terms of 86 00:03:41,920 --> 00:03:44,680 Speaker 1: technique at the coaching what's the biggest difference between what 87 00:03:44,680 --> 00:03:46,000 Speaker 1: you're doing at the Division two and what you're doing 88 00:03:46,000 --> 00:03:48,160 Speaker 1: here with the Johns. UM. I think what I've noticed 89 00:03:48,280 --> 00:03:51,480 Speaker 1: is and um here, I mean, you're a professional now, 90 00:03:51,560 --> 00:03:54,080 Speaker 1: so everything is on you to kind of push yourself 91 00:03:54,120 --> 00:03:57,640 Speaker 1: to be better. UM. Nobody's gonna force you, um, you know, 92 00:03:57,880 --> 00:04:00,720 Speaker 1: or hold anything over your head to make you want 93 00:04:00,720 --> 00:04:02,320 Speaker 1: to be a good football player. You have to take 94 00:04:02,320 --> 00:04:06,000 Speaker 1: it upon yourself to do um certain things. So UM, 95 00:04:06,040 --> 00:04:07,840 Speaker 1: I mean just just trying to put myself in the 96 00:04:07,880 --> 00:04:12,440 Speaker 1: best position. UM. And and also managing my time wisely. UM, 97 00:04:12,480 --> 00:04:14,400 Speaker 1: trying to you know, spend more time in the playbook 98 00:04:14,400 --> 00:04:17,960 Speaker 1: as opposed to my phone things, you know, things like that. UM. 99 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:21,920 Speaker 1: Just being a professional, UM, get taken care of my body. UM. 100 00:04:22,320 --> 00:04:25,080 Speaker 1: And also the playbook is way different UM, so you know, 101 00:04:25,200 --> 00:04:28,279 Speaker 1: just getting reps mentally and UM also talking to the 102 00:04:28,279 --> 00:04:31,240 Speaker 1: older guys uh that are playing that could give me 103 00:04:31,279 --> 00:04:34,840 Speaker 1: a different perspective than the coaches, UM on certain plays 104 00:04:34,839 --> 00:04:37,640 Speaker 1: things like that. But um and then also on average, 105 00:04:37,640 --> 00:04:39,960 Speaker 1: everyone's bigger and faster of course, then they aren't at 106 00:04:40,000 --> 00:04:43,039 Speaker 1: division two, so um that's also a learning curve for me. 107 00:04:43,120 --> 00:04:45,920 Speaker 1: But UM, I think I match up whether there's as well. 108 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:48,800 Speaker 1: So what were you asked to do mostly in college? 109 00:04:48,800 --> 00:04:51,040 Speaker 1: Was it a lot of zone man, press, off coverage? 110 00:04:51,120 --> 00:04:54,719 Speaker 1: What were you most comfortable with coming in? Um? I 111 00:04:55,200 --> 00:04:57,880 Speaker 1: we played a lot of men, um initially I was. 112 00:04:57,920 --> 00:05:00,280 Speaker 1: I was at Washburn for five five year. I read 113 00:05:00,320 --> 00:05:04,280 Speaker 1: shirt in my my freshman year, so um, initially we 114 00:05:04,279 --> 00:05:06,120 Speaker 1: were a lot of man press man, and then my 115 00:05:06,200 --> 00:05:09,120 Speaker 1: last year we kind of played more zone. UM, so 116 00:05:09,240 --> 00:05:10,640 Speaker 1: I got a little bit of both, and then I 117 00:05:10,680 --> 00:05:13,640 Speaker 1: also played a little inside safety kind of slot like 118 00:05:13,760 --> 00:05:16,720 Speaker 1: UM like our nickel So UM, I kind of got 119 00:05:16,800 --> 00:05:19,560 Speaker 1: used to doing both. And UM, as I've gotten here, 120 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:22,359 Speaker 1: I've been playing a little more often then I pressed, 121 00:05:22,400 --> 00:05:24,240 Speaker 1: depending on the down in the distance, I kind of 122 00:05:24,240 --> 00:05:27,039 Speaker 1: do both. But UM, I think I'm comfortable with both. 123 00:05:27,360 --> 00:05:29,599 Speaker 1: Do you feel comfortable inside outside here? Because I have 124 00:05:29,680 --> 00:05:31,279 Speaker 1: been a lot in the slot up here, but you know, 125 00:05:31,320 --> 00:05:33,440 Speaker 1: you kind of flash her a little bit and in practice, 126 00:05:33,680 --> 00:05:35,600 Speaker 1: and you've done often pressed. Where are you right now 127 00:05:35,640 --> 00:05:39,120 Speaker 1: more most comfortable with the giants? Um? I think right 128 00:05:39,120 --> 00:05:42,280 Speaker 1: now at corner just because um, I think I know 129 00:05:42,360 --> 00:05:44,640 Speaker 1: the play is a little bit better playing nickel. Um 130 00:05:45,080 --> 00:05:47,280 Speaker 1: the I mean you're blitzing, You're doing a lot of 131 00:05:47,320 --> 00:05:51,120 Speaker 1: different things a lot more. Yeah, so so you know, 132 00:05:51,360 --> 00:05:55,080 Speaker 1: just as far as um, as far as um the 133 00:05:55,120 --> 00:05:58,680 Speaker 1: playbook goes, I think UM corner is a little easier 134 00:05:59,080 --> 00:06:01,360 Speaker 1: to think of out now. I could just react and 135 00:06:01,360 --> 00:06:03,760 Speaker 1: play and when you know, I play a little bit slower, 136 00:06:03,800 --> 00:06:06,920 Speaker 1: just because I don't know everything about the nickel position yet. 137 00:06:07,279 --> 00:06:09,920 Speaker 1: But um, I mean maybe in the future they might 138 00:06:09,960 --> 00:06:11,680 Speaker 1: work me in there. I know they've already done it 139 00:06:11,680 --> 00:06:14,120 Speaker 1: a little bit, but um, I wouldn't be opposed to 140 00:06:14,120 --> 00:06:17,000 Speaker 1: doing it. I don't mind being being inside. I think 141 00:06:17,040 --> 00:06:19,120 Speaker 1: it's um. You know, it's just something you have to 142 00:06:19,120 --> 00:06:21,360 Speaker 1: get used to. It takes practice, just like everything else. 143 00:06:21,360 --> 00:06:24,920 Speaker 1: So UM, I mean I enjoyed both. Really, How cool 144 00:06:25,000 --> 00:06:26,680 Speaker 1: was it running out there and playing in your first 145 00:06:26,760 --> 00:06:28,920 Speaker 1: NFL game, even though it's just preseason? Was it everything 146 00:06:28,920 --> 00:06:31,440 Speaker 1: you imagine it to be in more? Yeah, it was amazing, 147 00:06:31,440 --> 00:06:33,160 Speaker 1: Like And the thing is, I had never been to 148 00:06:33,200 --> 00:06:35,719 Speaker 1: a football game like an NFL game before, like not 149 00:06:35,800 --> 00:06:37,719 Speaker 1: even as a fan, So being down there on the 150 00:06:37,760 --> 00:06:40,920 Speaker 1: field and looking up at the state, like the big Stateum, 151 00:06:40,920 --> 00:06:43,720 Speaker 1: there's people at the top, like it's so loud, there's 152 00:06:43,760 --> 00:06:47,039 Speaker 1: fans like yelling my name. It's it's crazy to think about. 153 00:06:47,120 --> 00:06:49,480 Speaker 1: And it's like, you know, something I've always wanted since 154 00:06:49,480 --> 00:06:51,760 Speaker 1: I was in the fourth grade, and it's like now 155 00:06:51,839 --> 00:06:54,800 Speaker 1: that it's here, you know. Um, it's just a feeling. 156 00:06:54,839 --> 00:06:57,880 Speaker 1: I can't really explain really. Um. It was just a 157 00:06:57,880 --> 00:07:00,520 Speaker 1: blessing to be out there and then and then you know, 158 00:07:00,720 --> 00:07:02,800 Speaker 1: be able to you know, make plays with my with 159 00:07:02,839 --> 00:07:05,200 Speaker 1: my teammates. It was fun take us to the interception. 160 00:07:05,240 --> 00:07:09,720 Speaker 1: How did you get it? Um? I mean it it was. 161 00:07:09,840 --> 00:07:11,880 Speaker 1: It was kind of it was kind of funny how 162 00:07:11,880 --> 00:07:14,160 Speaker 1: it happened, because it was they had already ran that 163 00:07:14,200 --> 00:07:16,760 Speaker 1: play before, and I kind of, you know, I was 164 00:07:16,800 --> 00:07:19,160 Speaker 1: thinking in my head like, okay, this is the same formation, 165 00:07:19,320 --> 00:07:22,960 Speaker 1: same person, um, And in my head, I'm thinking this 166 00:07:23,040 --> 00:07:25,160 Speaker 1: is gonna happen, but I'm not sure. So I just 167 00:07:25,240 --> 00:07:27,080 Speaker 1: kind of played for it. And and actually it was 168 00:07:27,080 --> 00:07:29,320 Speaker 1: the one I got the past interference on. It was 169 00:07:29,360 --> 00:07:31,600 Speaker 1: the same exact play, and I'm like thinking to myself, 170 00:07:31,640 --> 00:07:34,440 Speaker 1: I'm like, okay, next time, instead of you know, trying 171 00:07:34,440 --> 00:07:36,200 Speaker 1: to bat the ball away, I'm just gonna catch it, 172 00:07:36,640 --> 00:07:39,120 Speaker 1: and UM, you know that. I mean, that's what happened. Um. 173 00:07:39,320 --> 00:07:41,560 Speaker 1: We talked about it on the sidelines, and you know, 174 00:07:41,600 --> 00:07:43,240 Speaker 1: me and some of the older guys were like, you know, 175 00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:46,240 Speaker 1: you're gonna get another chance. Um, he's gonna throw it, 176 00:07:46,360 --> 00:07:47,960 Speaker 1: and and you know, you just got to make a 177 00:07:47,960 --> 00:07:50,000 Speaker 1: play on the ball. And UM, I just went out 178 00:07:50,000 --> 00:07:51,760 Speaker 1: there and try to do my best. And I turned 179 00:07:51,760 --> 00:07:53,640 Speaker 1: around at the last second and I just went up 180 00:07:53,680 --> 00:07:56,360 Speaker 1: for the ball and came down with it. And I mean, 181 00:07:56,400 --> 00:07:58,200 Speaker 1: the feeling that was going through my I almost forgot 182 00:07:58,240 --> 00:08:00,080 Speaker 1: to start running, you know, because the rule is a 183 00:08:00,120 --> 00:08:02,720 Speaker 1: friend in the NFL, like you know in college, you're 184 00:08:02,720 --> 00:08:04,840 Speaker 1: just down. In the NFL, you can get up and run. 185 00:08:04,920 --> 00:08:07,160 Speaker 1: So I almost forgot. But you know, I heard guys 186 00:08:07,240 --> 00:08:09,400 Speaker 1: yelling like run, run, run, so you know I'm running. 187 00:08:09,760 --> 00:08:11,960 Speaker 1: I'm like okay, And then they blew the whistle and 188 00:08:12,000 --> 00:08:13,880 Speaker 1: I was just so excited, you know, to look over 189 00:08:14,280 --> 00:08:16,640 Speaker 1: um at the bench and see all the guys the vets, 190 00:08:16,640 --> 00:08:18,320 Speaker 1: you know, cheering me on and stuff. It was a 191 00:08:18,320 --> 00:08:21,080 Speaker 1: good feeling. On the defensive past interference. You mentioned you 192 00:08:21,120 --> 00:08:25,280 Speaker 1: did the stuff right exact exactly. So what do you 193 00:08:25,360 --> 00:08:27,800 Speaker 1: learn and take out of that reversal on the review 194 00:08:27,880 --> 00:08:29,200 Speaker 1: in terms of how you're going to try to play 195 00:08:29,240 --> 00:08:32,520 Speaker 1: those plays in the future. UM, I think I think, 196 00:08:32,559 --> 00:08:35,400 Speaker 1: I mean, just just play more with my feet, um, 197 00:08:35,520 --> 00:08:38,360 Speaker 1: and and not use my hands so much. UM. I mean, 198 00:08:38,400 --> 00:08:41,199 Speaker 1: with that rule being new as well, I think they 199 00:08:41,280 --> 00:08:43,600 Speaker 1: just were kind of getting some practice at throwing maybe 200 00:08:43,600 --> 00:08:46,200 Speaker 1: throwing it. I'm not sure, because I think a lot 201 00:08:46,240 --> 00:08:49,079 Speaker 1: of guys exactly, and I think I think a lot 202 00:08:49,120 --> 00:08:52,160 Speaker 1: of guys do the same thing that I that I did. Um, 203 00:08:52,200 --> 00:08:55,040 Speaker 1: I played the ball. UM. So you know, maybe they're 204 00:08:55,120 --> 00:08:57,800 Speaker 1: they're practicing just like I'm practicing. But I think it's 205 00:08:57,840 --> 00:08:59,880 Speaker 1: just something some everyone will have to get used to, 206 00:09:00,000 --> 00:09:02,400 Speaker 1: as as with it being a new rule and um 207 00:09:02,400 --> 00:09:04,480 Speaker 1: having the replay and now they can you know, look 208 00:09:04,520 --> 00:09:07,400 Speaker 1: into all the specific details of everything that went on. 209 00:09:07,520 --> 00:09:09,920 Speaker 1: So UM, you know, I'm just gonna, you know, try 210 00:09:09,960 --> 00:09:12,040 Speaker 1: to try to play with more with my feet, less 211 00:09:12,040 --> 00:09:15,240 Speaker 1: with my hands, um, and play through the ball and 212 00:09:15,240 --> 00:09:18,360 Speaker 1: and um, you know, just maybe box out more things 213 00:09:18,400 --> 00:09:21,559 Speaker 1: like that, UM, trying not to get too handsy, I mean, 214 00:09:21,600 --> 00:09:24,480 Speaker 1: because I mean what confused me was was you know, 215 00:09:24,520 --> 00:09:27,040 Speaker 1: they said I was holding his hand but they didn't 216 00:09:27,040 --> 00:09:30,720 Speaker 1: call defensive holding. They called pass interference. So it was 217 00:09:30,760 --> 00:09:33,079 Speaker 1: throwing me off a little bit as well. But UM, 218 00:09:33,120 --> 00:09:36,120 Speaker 1: it's just, you know, I think, an adjustment that everyone's 219 00:09:36,120 --> 00:09:38,160 Speaker 1: gotta make, so you know, I'll get used to it 220 00:09:38,160 --> 00:09:40,160 Speaker 1: and change it. What's your next step for you in 221 00:09:40,240 --> 00:09:42,720 Speaker 1: terms of your progression, just in terms of what you 222 00:09:42,760 --> 00:09:46,480 Speaker 1: want to accomplish in the second preseason game and moving forward. UM, 223 00:09:46,520 --> 00:09:49,000 Speaker 1: I just want to keep improving really, I mean with 224 00:09:49,040 --> 00:09:53,959 Speaker 1: my technique, UM, staying more square, UM, playing routes closer, 225 00:09:54,160 --> 00:09:56,160 Speaker 1: things like that, and just learning from the older guys 226 00:09:56,200 --> 00:09:59,280 Speaker 1: little you know, nuances of the game. Um. Like you know, 227 00:09:59,480 --> 00:10:02,760 Speaker 1: a b is in the room. This is his fourteenth season, 228 00:10:02,880 --> 00:10:05,160 Speaker 1: so you know a little exactly, so you know he 229 00:10:05,280 --> 00:10:07,920 Speaker 1: drops you know, he dropped some tidbits of knowledge. And 230 00:10:08,040 --> 00:10:11,120 Speaker 1: um also jack Rabbit as well, UM drop some knowledge 231 00:10:11,120 --> 00:10:13,840 Speaker 1: on you know, certain routes that all get from splits 232 00:10:13,880 --> 00:10:17,080 Speaker 1: and things like that. So just growing mentally my knowledge 233 00:10:17,120 --> 00:10:20,160 Speaker 1: and um, and you know, being being more disciplined in 234 00:10:20,160 --> 00:10:23,480 Speaker 1: my technique I think, and just just improving every day, UM, 235 00:10:23,520 --> 00:10:25,720 Speaker 1: I think is really the main goal. I'm not you know, 236 00:10:25,760 --> 00:10:28,000 Speaker 1: looking out looking to you know, go out there and 237 00:10:28,040 --> 00:10:30,959 Speaker 1: be you know, Superman and do you know everybody's job 238 00:10:31,000 --> 00:10:33,959 Speaker 1: at once, but just doing my job, staying within myself 239 00:10:34,040 --> 00:10:37,079 Speaker 1: and and UM, trying to not get too overwhelmed with 240 00:10:37,160 --> 00:10:39,880 Speaker 1: the moment and just take advantage of, you know, everything 241 00:10:39,880 --> 00:10:41,720 Speaker 1: that's coming my way. I don't have ever been on 242 00:10:41,760 --> 00:10:43,760 Speaker 1: a team where you got three draft picks in the 243 00:10:43,800 --> 00:10:46,920 Speaker 1: same position room at the same time. It's you, it's Julian, 244 00:10:47,000 --> 00:10:49,280 Speaker 1: and it's Bake. How have you guys kind of played 245 00:10:49,280 --> 00:10:51,400 Speaker 1: off each other trying to figure all this NFL stuff 246 00:10:51,400 --> 00:10:53,440 Speaker 1: out at the same time. UM, I think it. I 247 00:10:53,440 --> 00:10:55,200 Speaker 1: think it helps because you know, we all kind of 248 00:10:55,200 --> 00:10:57,040 Speaker 1: look at each other like, you know, we're not going 249 00:10:57,080 --> 00:10:59,840 Speaker 1: through it alone. You know, it's it's hard. You know, 250 00:11:00,040 --> 00:11:02,560 Speaker 1: being out there and there, being in the NFL is hard. 251 00:11:02,600 --> 00:11:05,120 Speaker 1: You know people make it look easy on TV, but 252 00:11:05,200 --> 00:11:07,480 Speaker 1: it's not. It's not easy at all. So, you know, 253 00:11:07,600 --> 00:11:10,000 Speaker 1: just knowing that we're all going through the same thing 254 00:11:10,040 --> 00:11:12,600 Speaker 1: and we just kind of help each other. And you know, UM, 255 00:11:12,679 --> 00:11:14,800 Speaker 1: when we're in the meeting room sometimes we'll meet, you know, 256 00:11:14,920 --> 00:11:17,920 Speaker 1: just just the rookies and then the coaches and UM 257 00:11:17,960 --> 00:11:20,319 Speaker 1: just have our time together to um, you know, get 258 00:11:20,360 --> 00:11:23,480 Speaker 1: to know one another and also learn the plays and 259 00:11:23,559 --> 00:11:25,800 Speaker 1: you know, just get to know you know what each 260 00:11:25,800 --> 00:11:28,280 Speaker 1: other likes to do on the field, and um, you know, 261 00:11:28,360 --> 00:11:30,679 Speaker 1: just get familiar with the playbook and things like that. 262 00:11:30,760 --> 00:11:33,360 Speaker 1: So it's it's definitely helped, I think, and I'm enjoying it. 263 00:11:33,360 --> 00:11:35,480 Speaker 1: Their great guys. Final question, This is kind of an 264 00:11:35,480 --> 00:11:38,600 Speaker 1: inside cornerback technique question because I feel like cornerbacks around 265 00:11:38,600 --> 00:11:40,440 Speaker 1: the league we kind of talked about this, you know, 266 00:11:40,679 --> 00:11:43,280 Speaker 1: in the whole the other day, especially in press man. 267 00:11:43,400 --> 00:11:45,199 Speaker 1: A lot of times corners have trouble getting their head 268 00:11:45,240 --> 00:11:47,800 Speaker 1: around and they oftentimes just play the receiver and a 269 00:11:47,800 --> 00:11:50,160 Speaker 1: lot of times they get defensive past interference calls. When 270 00:11:50,320 --> 00:11:52,320 Speaker 1: you've played the ball so well in practice in the game, 271 00:11:52,520 --> 00:11:55,000 Speaker 1: you get your head around as a corner, how do 272 00:11:55,040 --> 00:11:56,920 Speaker 1: you know when the balls in the air when you 273 00:11:56,960 --> 00:11:58,959 Speaker 1: can turn, Because when you turn sometimes you slow down 274 00:11:58,960 --> 00:12:00,520 Speaker 1: a little bit, you might lose track of the receiver. 275 00:12:00,840 --> 00:12:02,680 Speaker 1: How do you do that as a quarterback in terms 276 00:12:02,679 --> 00:12:04,920 Speaker 1: of your technique on the field. Um, well, first of all, 277 00:12:04,960 --> 00:12:07,439 Speaker 1: I think you you have to be in the right position. 278 00:12:07,440 --> 00:12:09,559 Speaker 1: You have to be in phase, if you're if you're 279 00:12:09,559 --> 00:12:12,079 Speaker 1: you know, beating and not in the right phase to 280 00:12:12,120 --> 00:12:14,880 Speaker 1: play the ball. Then then you're gonna watch him catch 281 00:12:14,880 --> 00:12:16,320 Speaker 1: the ball, you know what I'm saying. So you have 282 00:12:16,400 --> 00:12:18,600 Speaker 1: to be on his hip initially if you if you 283 00:12:18,640 --> 00:12:20,600 Speaker 1: want to turn around, and then you know, kind of 284 00:12:20,640 --> 00:12:22,760 Speaker 1: what I look at is, um, when the ball is 285 00:12:22,760 --> 00:12:25,800 Speaker 1: in the air, I'm I'm hearing the crowd get louder. 286 00:12:25,800 --> 00:12:28,760 Speaker 1: I'm seeing his eyes get a little bit bigger, hands 287 00:12:28,840 --> 00:12:31,319 Speaker 1: go up. And then also U the receivers will try 288 00:12:31,360 --> 00:12:33,360 Speaker 1: to you know, widen and closer to the sideline to 289 00:12:33,679 --> 00:12:36,440 Speaker 1: create more space. So once they try to, you know, 290 00:12:36,520 --> 00:12:39,719 Speaker 1: create more space, then I kind of lean with them, 291 00:12:39,760 --> 00:12:41,839 Speaker 1: you know, to close the space. And then that's when 292 00:12:41,840 --> 00:12:44,200 Speaker 1: I kind of look and and I try to, you know, 293 00:12:44,280 --> 00:12:46,640 Speaker 1: try to touch a hip or something to make sure 294 00:12:46,679 --> 00:12:48,800 Speaker 1: I don't lose them. And um, that's kind of when 295 00:12:48,840 --> 00:12:50,640 Speaker 1: I look to make sure, I mean, because you don't 296 00:12:50,679 --> 00:12:52,520 Speaker 1: want to turn around and then lose the receiver. So 297 00:12:52,880 --> 00:12:55,000 Speaker 1: as long as I think, as long as you're you know, 298 00:12:55,080 --> 00:12:59,400 Speaker 1: within reaching distance and you can touch them, I think, Um, 299 00:12:59,440 --> 00:13:01,160 Speaker 1: it's fair to say that you can turn your head 300 00:13:01,160 --> 00:13:03,400 Speaker 1: and play the ball. But if you're if you're not 301 00:13:03,440 --> 00:13:05,440 Speaker 1: in the right position on the on the hip or 302 00:13:05,840 --> 00:13:07,480 Speaker 1: you know where you're supposed to be, then I wouldn't 303 00:13:07,480 --> 00:13:09,160 Speaker 1: turn around at all. I just played through the hands. 304 00:13:09,240 --> 00:13:12,440 Speaker 1: It all comes down the technique. That exactly right, right right, Corey, 305 00:13:12,440 --> 00:13:14,800 Speaker 1: great stuff now, I appreciate it. Thank you very much. 306 00:13:14,920 --> 00:13:17,360 Speaker 1: Talk to you soon. All right. Thanks. That's Giants cornerback 307 00:13:17,400 --> 00:13:20,480 Speaker 1: Corey Ballentine. Excited to see him out there on the 308 00:13:20,520 --> 00:13:23,200 Speaker 1: field this season for Big Blue. 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