1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:04,280 Speaker 1: It's time to get inside the Giants Huddle on Giants 2 00:00:04,320 --> 00:00:09,440 Speaker 1: dot Com. On the Giants part of the Giants Podcast Network. 3 00:00:09,480 --> 00:00:12,400 Speaker 1: Welcome to another edition of the Giants Huttle Podcast. My 4 00:00:12,480 --> 00:00:16,040 Speaker 1: name is John Schmilk. The Giant Huttle Podcast is presented 5 00:00:16,040 --> 00:00:20,480 Speaker 1: by PSC and G Energy Efficiency for game time and anytime. 6 00:00:21,079 --> 00:00:24,799 Speaker 1: Joining me is the one and only Jeff Eagles. He 7 00:00:24,920 --> 00:00:29,000 Speaker 1: gets his own one on one rapid reaction podcast in 8 00:00:29,080 --> 00:00:33,400 Speaker 1: his last contribution to the New York Football Giants production 9 00:00:33,520 --> 00:00:35,519 Speaker 1: and all the stuff that we do here, Jeff, I 10 00:00:35,560 --> 00:00:37,440 Speaker 1: wish I was talking to you after a win. We're 11 00:00:37,479 --> 00:00:39,839 Speaker 1: past midnight here, so I guess it's technically now Tuesday 12 00:00:39,840 --> 00:00:43,360 Speaker 1: morning football. Um, the Giants fall to the Dallas Cowboys 13 00:00:43,960 --> 00:00:46,400 Speaker 1: three to sixteen. We'll dig into some details here, but 14 00:00:46,520 --> 00:00:48,640 Speaker 1: first your roll take on what you watched to night 15 00:00:48,680 --> 00:00:50,680 Speaker 1: here in Midlife Stadium. I think that you know, coming 16 00:00:50,720 --> 00:00:52,199 Speaker 1: into the game, I thought all of his thought it 17 00:00:52,200 --> 00:00:54,600 Speaker 1: would be pretty close, because you know, the division games 18 00:00:54,600 --> 00:00:57,400 Speaker 1: will use you that way. But um, you know, the 19 00:00:57,440 --> 00:00:59,959 Speaker 1: game turned out to be just one of those things 20 00:01:00,160 --> 00:01:03,760 Speaker 1: where I think offensively, the Giants struggled immensely against the 21 00:01:03,760 --> 00:01:07,400 Speaker 1: past rush of the Dallas Cowboys. Um. You know, the 22 00:01:07,600 --> 00:01:10,160 Speaker 1: Cowboys control the line of scrimmage on both sides of 23 00:01:10,160 --> 00:01:12,640 Speaker 1: the football. And when you look at that, um, that 24 00:01:12,959 --> 00:01:16,280 Speaker 1: was some big plays, uh for Dallas, and not enough 25 00:01:16,319 --> 00:01:18,760 Speaker 1: big place for the Giants. I mean, listen special teams. 26 00:01:18,800 --> 00:01:20,720 Speaker 1: They gave up a block kick, a twenty yard punt 27 00:01:20,760 --> 00:01:22,840 Speaker 1: return to set up a few goals. So lots of 28 00:01:22,920 --> 00:01:25,080 Speaker 1: things that happened. And you know, this was just kind 29 00:01:25,080 --> 00:01:27,560 Speaker 1: of one of those deals to John where the Giants 30 00:01:27,560 --> 00:01:30,440 Speaker 1: in the first half continue to not be able to 31 00:01:30,520 --> 00:01:32,840 Speaker 1: run the football and then they have to make adjustments. 32 00:01:32,880 --> 00:01:34,400 Speaker 1: They come back in the second half do a little 33 00:01:34,440 --> 00:01:36,640 Speaker 1: bit better. But uh, you know, one thing I do 34 00:01:36,720 --> 00:01:38,440 Speaker 1: like about the staff I said this before is that 35 00:01:38,520 --> 00:01:40,880 Speaker 1: I feel like they are the type of staff that 36 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:43,039 Speaker 1: can make adjustments at halftime, and they do do some 37 00:01:43,120 --> 00:01:45,120 Speaker 1: things in the second half that can help you getting 38 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:47,360 Speaker 1: positions to win. They had to give a drive in 39 00:01:47,400 --> 00:01:49,560 Speaker 1: the lasta you know, minute and a half or so 40 00:01:49,640 --> 00:01:51,560 Speaker 1: to the game, and they just don't Unfortunately turned the 41 00:01:51,560 --> 00:01:54,440 Speaker 1: ball over. But I thought that Daniel Jones, honestly, I 42 00:01:54,480 --> 00:01:56,520 Speaker 1: think he played a really good game considering what was 43 00:01:56,560 --> 00:01:58,720 Speaker 1: happening on the field. I think he made some really 44 00:01:58,760 --> 00:02:00,840 Speaker 1: as you call him, big boy through rows and I 45 00:02:00,880 --> 00:02:02,560 Speaker 1: think that he did a good job considering what he 46 00:02:02,600 --> 00:02:04,400 Speaker 1: was up against. Yeah, and I guess that's a great 47 00:02:04,400 --> 00:02:07,200 Speaker 1: place to start. Daniel Jones did finished the game thirty seven, 48 00:02:07,240 --> 00:02:09,800 Speaker 1: just a hundred ninety six yards, no touchdowns, an interception. 49 00:02:10,120 --> 00:02:12,160 Speaker 1: If you didn't watch the game, fans would be like, well, 50 00:02:12,360 --> 00:02:14,720 Speaker 1: that's that's that's that's a rough game. But if you 51 00:02:14,800 --> 00:02:17,679 Speaker 1: watched what he was dealing with in this game, that 52 00:02:17,880 --> 00:02:20,120 Speaker 1: and look, we've seen some poor pass protection over the 53 00:02:20,200 --> 00:02:24,239 Speaker 1: years here Jef, but that that first half in terms 54 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:27,359 Speaker 1: of pass pro for Jones, I mean he could not 55 00:02:27,520 --> 00:02:30,120 Speaker 1: get his foot in the ground even on three step 56 00:02:30,200 --> 00:02:33,400 Speaker 1: drops and step into it and make a throw. But 57 00:02:33,720 --> 00:02:36,040 Speaker 1: he protected the football. He didn't turn it over until 58 00:02:36,080 --> 00:02:38,280 Speaker 1: that fourth quarter when David Sills fell down on a 59 00:02:38,280 --> 00:02:41,600 Speaker 1: little skinny post. It wasn't even his fault, so to me, 60 00:02:41,880 --> 00:02:44,399 Speaker 1: I thought Jones made the most out of a very 61 00:02:44,480 --> 00:02:48,720 Speaker 1: poor situation here. Cowboys had double digit quarterback hits, five sacks. 62 00:02:48,880 --> 00:02:51,200 Speaker 1: It was it was a nightmare. Yeah, I mean my 63 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:52,799 Speaker 1: hat goes off to Daniel. I mean he ran the 64 00:02:52,840 --> 00:02:55,320 Speaker 1: ball for he had nine rushes for seventy nine yards. 65 00:02:55,400 --> 00:02:56,880 Speaker 1: I mean, I think and I think a little bit 66 00:02:56,880 --> 00:02:58,720 Speaker 1: of that was part of the game plan, but most 67 00:02:58,720 --> 00:03:00,520 Speaker 1: of it was just Daniel Jones make and plays with 68 00:03:00,560 --> 00:03:02,800 Speaker 1: his feet. But when things broke down, and I think 69 00:03:02,800 --> 00:03:05,359 Speaker 1: a lot of that was was a second half adjustment, 70 00:03:05,440 --> 00:03:07,200 Speaker 1: or at least an adjustment as they went. You know 71 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:09,440 Speaker 1: the Cowboys, you run a lot of those twists and stunts, 72 00:03:09,520 --> 00:03:11,919 Speaker 1: you're gonna open up some gaps. So he tried to 73 00:03:11,960 --> 00:03:13,480 Speaker 1: take advantage of that as best he could. I saw 74 00:03:13,520 --> 00:03:15,239 Speaker 1: a couple of plays where he dropped back and looked 75 00:03:15,280 --> 00:03:17,720 Speaker 1: down the field nothing was there quickly, and then sees 76 00:03:17,760 --> 00:03:19,520 Speaker 1: the middle of the field. So I think that they 77 00:03:19,600 --> 00:03:21,040 Speaker 1: at the second half, You're right, John, I think that 78 00:03:21,080 --> 00:03:23,600 Speaker 1: they told him, hey, listen, if you don't see anything quickly, 79 00:03:23,880 --> 00:03:25,800 Speaker 1: then you just take off. It's almost a one reading 80 00:03:25,840 --> 00:03:27,639 Speaker 1: go situation, right, We're gonna go and go get a 81 00:03:27,639 --> 00:03:29,480 Speaker 1: first down, or go get the seven yards and then 82 00:03:29,480 --> 00:03:31,400 Speaker 1: we'll play again. Try to get the first down from there. 83 00:03:31,560 --> 00:03:33,680 Speaker 1: And you mentioned nine rushes seventy nine yards, a lot 84 00:03:33,680 --> 00:03:35,839 Speaker 1: of those coming in half number two. And I thought 85 00:03:35,840 --> 00:03:37,800 Speaker 1: he did his best, and but we talked about it. 86 00:03:37,840 --> 00:03:40,160 Speaker 1: Evan Neil had actually started the season pretty strong, right. 87 00:03:40,200 --> 00:03:41,880 Speaker 1: I thought he had played pretty good football the first 88 00:03:41,880 --> 00:03:43,560 Speaker 1: two weeks. He gave up a sack to Brian Burns 89 00:03:43,640 --> 00:03:45,680 Speaker 1: last week, and there were some moments the where you're like, 90 00:03:45,920 --> 00:03:47,360 Speaker 1: you know, all right, he could have done a little 91 00:03:47,400 --> 00:03:48,800 Speaker 1: bit better here, a little bit better there. But for 92 00:03:48,840 --> 00:03:51,680 Speaker 1: the most part he was okay. And then DeMarcus Lawrence 93 00:03:51,720 --> 00:03:55,200 Speaker 1: showed up, and I and I think we saw him 94 00:03:55,320 --> 00:03:57,520 Speaker 1: get put out on an island a lot with de 95 00:03:57,600 --> 00:03:59,720 Speaker 1: Marcus Lawrence because they were paying so much attention in 96 00:03:59,760 --> 00:04:03,800 Speaker 1: the Michael Parsons And then you're one on one and 97 00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:07,240 Speaker 1: DeMarcus Lawrence, who was a seasoned good NFL pass rusher. 98 00:04:07,760 --> 00:04:09,640 Speaker 1: Uh should the rookie the ropes a little bit? Well, 99 00:04:09,640 --> 00:04:11,600 Speaker 1: he's a pro bowler, you know. And Burns is too. 100 00:04:11,640 --> 00:04:13,600 Speaker 1: So these guys, you know, I don't care what you 101 00:04:13,600 --> 00:04:17,520 Speaker 1: say about Alabama, Alabama and SEC SEC. You're playing big 102 00:04:17,520 --> 00:04:19,560 Speaker 1: boy football now. So these guys get paid a lot 103 00:04:19,560 --> 00:04:22,040 Speaker 1: of money, and um, listen, he's gonna be a good one. 104 00:04:22,120 --> 00:04:24,440 Speaker 1: You look at Thomas when he first came in the league. 105 00:04:24,440 --> 00:04:26,600 Speaker 1: He you know, he struggles a little bit, so he'll 106 00:04:26,600 --> 00:04:28,640 Speaker 1: be okay. I know, the Giants try to get him 107 00:04:28,680 --> 00:04:31,039 Speaker 1: some help. But when you're going up against those two 108 00:04:31,320 --> 00:04:35,400 Speaker 1: Parsons particularly, uh, he has a very very strong first step. 109 00:04:35,440 --> 00:04:37,719 Speaker 1: I saw him just manhandle a couple of double teams, 110 00:04:37,760 --> 00:04:39,760 Speaker 1: and you know, he's he's a he's a guy that's 111 00:04:39,760 --> 00:04:41,800 Speaker 1: going to be very difficult to block for the rest 112 00:04:41,839 --> 00:04:43,880 Speaker 1: of his career. Yeah, And it wasn't just the one 113 00:04:43,880 --> 00:04:46,240 Speaker 1: on one stuff and Mike Michael Parsons in a sack. Now, 114 00:04:46,240 --> 00:04:47,880 Speaker 1: he did impact the game. He got some pressures. He 115 00:04:47,920 --> 00:04:49,800 Speaker 1: at that point we just ran over Ben and Prettison, 116 00:04:49,839 --> 00:04:52,200 Speaker 1: who was a way I weighs him by like fifty pounds, 117 00:04:52,200 --> 00:04:56,360 Speaker 1: which is ridiculous. Yeah, exactly. Um, but we talked about 118 00:04:56,360 --> 00:04:58,479 Speaker 1: it this week. The Cowboys used so many of those 119 00:04:58,480 --> 00:05:00,800 Speaker 1: twists and stunts and the Giants is trouble keeping track 120 00:05:00,800 --> 00:05:03,320 Speaker 1: of those, especially inside that no matter what I mean, 121 00:05:03,320 --> 00:05:05,359 Speaker 1: I think the Giants, you go back before Dan Quinn 122 00:05:05,360 --> 00:05:07,960 Speaker 1: the Giant, the Cowboys have done that, you know, religiously 123 00:05:07,960 --> 00:05:09,560 Speaker 1: against the Giants that if you go back to like 124 00:05:09,640 --> 00:05:12,800 Speaker 1: Rod Marinelli, right, it's just constantly and so um. And 125 00:05:12,800 --> 00:05:15,159 Speaker 1: then when you have uh, you know, pressure like that 126 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:18,080 Speaker 1: coming from everywhere, there's breakdowns and that's what that's what 127 00:05:18,160 --> 00:05:20,159 Speaker 1: this game is all about. You attacked certain people and 128 00:05:20,240 --> 00:05:22,080 Speaker 1: game plan them, and then there that frees up a 129 00:05:22,080 --> 00:05:24,320 Speaker 1: bunch of other guys. Don you mentioned Michael Parsons, no, 130 00:05:24,320 --> 00:05:26,680 Speaker 1: no sacks, but look at DeMarcus Lawrence, look at some 131 00:05:26,720 --> 00:05:28,520 Speaker 1: other these guys. They and we talked about that on 132 00:05:28,560 --> 00:05:30,800 Speaker 1: our pregame show that you know, some teams have to 133 00:05:30,800 --> 00:05:33,159 Speaker 1: pay so much attention to one other player and that 134 00:05:33,240 --> 00:05:35,360 Speaker 1: frees up some other guys to make some place. All right, 135 00:05:35,400 --> 00:05:37,640 Speaker 1: let's jump to see Kwon Barkley. You mentioned that the 136 00:05:37,680 --> 00:05:40,039 Speaker 1: Giants again had some trouble rushing the wall in the 137 00:05:40,040 --> 00:05:42,560 Speaker 1: first half. They kind of had that one drive. In 138 00:05:42,560 --> 00:05:44,560 Speaker 1: the second half, Barkley had the one long thirty six 139 00:05:44,640 --> 00:05:46,400 Speaker 1: yard run, a couple other good runs in that drive, 140 00:05:46,560 --> 00:05:48,520 Speaker 1: and that was the Giants low touchdown drive low and 141 00:05:48,560 --> 00:05:52,120 Speaker 1: behold right, But they just weren't They were getting lot 142 00:05:52,160 --> 00:05:54,400 Speaker 1: of negative runs, but it was only like two or 143 00:05:54,440 --> 00:05:56,680 Speaker 1: three yards at a time, and that got them into 144 00:05:56,760 --> 00:06:00,000 Speaker 1: some third and shorts. But it's just hard to sustain 145 00:06:00,279 --> 00:06:03,039 Speaker 1: those drives when you're dealing with that sort of pass rush, 146 00:06:03,320 --> 00:06:05,960 Speaker 1: and you just didn't have enough explosive plays in this game. 147 00:06:06,040 --> 00:06:08,559 Speaker 1: Jeff Um, I'm not sure if the explosive play charts 148 00:06:08,560 --> 00:06:11,200 Speaker 1: in this particular box scored is. You know, in this game, 149 00:06:11,600 --> 00:06:16,919 Speaker 1: the Giants managed just um two passes two plays of 150 00:06:16,960 --> 00:06:20,000 Speaker 1: twenty or more yards in this game, not three. Check 151 00:06:20,080 --> 00:06:23,240 Speaker 1: that there were three. So you really need more than 152 00:06:23,360 --> 00:06:25,479 Speaker 1: that if you're gonna be able to score more points. 153 00:06:25,520 --> 00:06:26,760 Speaker 1: And you look at in general, and you can talk 154 00:06:26,800 --> 00:06:29,320 Speaker 1: about the explosive place to Jeff, the Giants now score 155 00:06:29,360 --> 00:06:32,920 Speaker 1: twenty one points, nineteen points and sixteen points. I mean, 156 00:06:32,920 --> 00:06:34,679 Speaker 1: it's hard to win games when you're in that area. 157 00:06:34,720 --> 00:06:37,279 Speaker 1: It's hard to win games when you're looking for explosive plays. 158 00:06:37,279 --> 00:06:39,360 Speaker 1: You've gotta have some protection to give your quarterback a 159 00:06:39,440 --> 00:06:41,320 Speaker 1: chance to throw the ball down there, of course, And 160 00:06:41,360 --> 00:06:43,160 Speaker 1: so you know, and you look at there's only one 161 00:06:43,200 --> 00:06:45,080 Speaker 1: pass play. I don't know what the longest pass play 162 00:06:45,200 --> 00:06:47,760 Speaker 1: was today. But you know, I think historically you look 163 00:06:47,760 --> 00:06:50,000 Speaker 1: at this league, there's always been big plays down the field. 164 00:06:50,000 --> 00:06:52,000 Speaker 1: But I'm looking at just you know, the league wide, 165 00:06:52,040 --> 00:06:54,680 Speaker 1: watching all the games yesterday, this league, John has become 166 00:06:54,720 --> 00:06:56,960 Speaker 1: a checkdown league. It is just like throw the ball 167 00:06:56,960 --> 00:06:59,360 Speaker 1: to check down. Let these guys make some plays. Uh. 168 00:06:59,360 --> 00:07:01,159 Speaker 1: I gets a little bit boring at times. But I 169 00:07:01,160 --> 00:07:03,240 Speaker 1: will tell you that even though if the Giants were 170 00:07:03,279 --> 00:07:05,839 Speaker 1: able to protect, which they weren't today, you still don't 171 00:07:05,839 --> 00:07:07,680 Speaker 1: see a lot of those in this Giant offense right now. 172 00:07:07,839 --> 00:07:09,280 Speaker 1: And I kind of round the bat at it's all 173 00:07:09,360 --> 00:07:11,440 Speaker 1: round about back to the original point I was trying 174 00:07:11,480 --> 00:07:14,760 Speaker 1: to make until I sidetracked myself. Uh, the running game. Uh. 175 00:07:15,200 --> 00:07:17,640 Speaker 1: I think if the past protection is going to be 176 00:07:17,640 --> 00:07:19,160 Speaker 1: this poor, I think it has to be probably a 177 00:07:19,160 --> 00:07:22,080 Speaker 1: little bit more consistent than it was today. Absolutely, And 178 00:07:22,080 --> 00:07:23,880 Speaker 1: I think that, you know, you try to bring some 179 00:07:23,920 --> 00:07:26,120 Speaker 1: of that second half success into the first half because 180 00:07:26,240 --> 00:07:28,400 Speaker 1: especially the first drives in the first quarter, you want 181 00:07:28,400 --> 00:07:30,960 Speaker 1: to get maybe some points in the ground and excuse me, 182 00:07:31,000 --> 00:07:32,960 Speaker 1: some momentum on the ground. They just haven't been able 183 00:07:33,000 --> 00:07:36,560 Speaker 1: to do that um. And you know, listen, this team 184 00:07:36,680 --> 00:07:39,200 Speaker 1: has got to be built around se Kwan Barkley running 185 00:07:39,200 --> 00:07:41,440 Speaker 1: in the football. It sets up everything, as you know, John, 186 00:07:41,600 --> 00:07:43,760 Speaker 1: the red zone and being able to play action, all 187 00:07:43,800 --> 00:07:45,800 Speaker 1: that kind of stuff. When a team takes you away 188 00:07:45,800 --> 00:07:47,920 Speaker 1: from that, it changes your whole game plan. And now 189 00:07:47,920 --> 00:07:49,960 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, now you start backtracking. And again 190 00:07:50,000 --> 00:07:51,960 Speaker 1: that's when you go into to the halftime and start 191 00:07:52,000 --> 00:07:54,720 Speaker 1: making adjustments because they've taken away some of your game plan. 192 00:07:55,440 --> 00:07:57,200 Speaker 1: Let's go to the wide receivers on offense. We've been 193 00:07:57,240 --> 00:07:59,000 Speaker 1: talked about them yet. And you know we talked about 194 00:07:59,000 --> 00:08:01,160 Speaker 1: how the offensive line did it give Daniel Jones a 195 00:08:01,200 --> 00:08:02,240 Speaker 1: lot of help. Well he didn't get a lot of 196 00:08:02,240 --> 00:08:04,920 Speaker 1: help from his wide receivers either. Um, and we'll talk 197 00:08:04,960 --> 00:08:07,600 Speaker 1: about the Stone Shepherd injury in a second. But Stone 198 00:08:07,640 --> 00:08:10,320 Speaker 1: Shepherd had that one drop when the bull stripped away. 199 00:08:10,360 --> 00:08:11,600 Speaker 1: I thought it could have been a fumble, but they 200 00:08:11,640 --> 00:08:14,680 Speaker 1: called it an incomplete pass. Uh. Kenny Golladay had the 201 00:08:14,760 --> 00:08:16,800 Speaker 1: drop that was stone in his direction. Richie James I 202 00:08:16,800 --> 00:08:19,040 Speaker 1: thought was really the only consistent one of the group. 203 00:08:19,040 --> 00:08:21,360 Speaker 1: He had four catches for thirty six yards. Again, but 204 00:08:21,400 --> 00:08:23,720 Speaker 1: I mean, Ricky James has been your consistent receiver, and 205 00:08:23,760 --> 00:08:25,280 Speaker 1: I think it was trying to I mean, I think 206 00:08:25,320 --> 00:08:27,640 Speaker 1: they wanted to get the ball to him. But you know, listen, 207 00:08:27,960 --> 00:08:29,080 Speaker 1: and I didn't mean to cut you out there, but 208 00:08:29,080 --> 00:08:31,880 Speaker 1: I'll tell you what the Giants receivers this is. This 209 00:08:31,960 --> 00:08:34,200 Speaker 1: is tough. I mean you can see how I know 210 00:08:34,240 --> 00:08:36,480 Speaker 1: that Candarius Tony hasn't played a lot but one Dale 211 00:08:36,520 --> 00:08:39,720 Speaker 1: Robinson when he's in the game. When can Candarius Tony 212 00:08:39,800 --> 00:08:42,520 Speaker 1: is in the game, it changes a lot of things 213 00:08:42,559 --> 00:08:44,520 Speaker 1: for this team. And I think that right now with 214 00:08:44,600 --> 00:08:47,080 Speaker 1: Sterling Shepherd, at least, you know, we don't know what's wrong, 215 00:08:47,200 --> 00:08:49,360 Speaker 1: what happened to him, but I would imagine he's probably 216 00:08:49,360 --> 00:08:51,280 Speaker 1: not going to play next week. But this is just 217 00:08:51,320 --> 00:08:53,200 Speaker 1: and all of a sudden, now you go to you know, 218 00:08:53,280 --> 00:08:55,120 Speaker 1: you got these young guys in there, and I think 219 00:08:55,120 --> 00:08:56,920 Speaker 1: that that you've got a little bit of trouble here 220 00:08:56,960 --> 00:08:59,319 Speaker 1: with the right receiver position, and you know, let's talk 221 00:08:59,320 --> 00:09:03,400 Speaker 1: about the Stones Jepard injury and last offensive play of 222 00:09:03,480 --> 00:09:07,160 Speaker 1: the game. And he's just literally cruising and he's not 223 00:09:07,200 --> 00:09:10,080 Speaker 1: even running hard. He's like slowing down and he's not like, 224 00:09:10,400 --> 00:09:13,280 Speaker 1: you know, really slamming the brakes. It's like you're slowly 225 00:09:13,400 --> 00:09:16,680 Speaker 1: rolling into a stop at a stop sign, and like 226 00:09:16,800 --> 00:09:20,200 Speaker 1: he just felt the jump like somebody took a took 227 00:09:20,200 --> 00:09:22,040 Speaker 1: a you know, hammer to his knee and he just 228 00:09:22,120 --> 00:09:24,280 Speaker 1: kind of fell down. And you know, people want to 229 00:09:24,280 --> 00:09:26,880 Speaker 1: complain about the turf. That's that's not a turf injury. 230 00:09:26,920 --> 00:09:30,439 Speaker 1: That's just something popping and it's it's it's awful for 231 00:09:30,480 --> 00:09:31,959 Speaker 1: a guy that works so hard to come back from 232 00:09:32,000 --> 00:09:34,079 Speaker 1: that killed he's tendon and now again we don't know 233 00:09:34,120 --> 00:09:35,880 Speaker 1: how serious it is. Obviously it didn't look good. He 234 00:09:35,880 --> 00:09:38,440 Speaker 1: got carded off and now he's he's going to have 235 00:09:38,480 --> 00:09:39,760 Speaker 1: to work on this too. And a guy who was 236 00:09:39,800 --> 00:09:42,199 Speaker 1: on the last year of his deal. Well, it's unfortunate 237 00:09:42,240 --> 00:09:44,440 Speaker 1: because you know, he's he's the one last guy on 238 00:09:44,480 --> 00:09:46,320 Speaker 1: the team that's been around here for a long time. 239 00:09:46,360 --> 00:09:48,880 Speaker 1: And I think that you know, the fans love Stirling Shepherd. 240 00:09:48,880 --> 00:09:51,280 Speaker 1: Two players. He saw how they all went over there 241 00:09:51,280 --> 00:09:53,440 Speaker 1: from both sides of the ball to you know, to 242 00:09:53,440 --> 00:09:55,160 Speaker 1: to tell him, you know, hope he's okay. But and 243 00:09:55,200 --> 00:09:57,160 Speaker 1: cowboy players too by the way, saying yeah, they were 244 00:09:57,160 --> 00:09:58,760 Speaker 1: just all the guys were coming over there so very 245 00:09:58,800 --> 00:10:01,600 Speaker 1: well respected. Um but you know, hey, listen, now it's 246 00:10:01,640 --> 00:10:03,520 Speaker 1: time to rally around that. You know, these young guys 247 00:10:03,520 --> 00:10:05,480 Speaker 1: are gonna have to get in there, and Darius Tony one, 248 00:10:05,520 --> 00:10:07,520 Speaker 1: d Robson, these guys are gonna have to get healthy 249 00:10:07,600 --> 00:10:11,240 Speaker 1: quickly because they're gonna need the They're gonna need the bodies. Really, 250 00:10:11,640 --> 00:10:13,439 Speaker 1: Kenny Gollady is gonna have to step up. I mean, look, 251 00:10:14,000 --> 00:10:16,960 Speaker 1: Sterling Shepard was one guy from game to game along 252 00:10:17,000 --> 00:10:19,440 Speaker 1: with Richie James. Really that's played a lot of snaps, 253 00:10:19,440 --> 00:10:22,520 Speaker 1: So more snaps gonna open up now, Canarius Tony's gonna 254 00:10:22,520 --> 00:10:25,080 Speaker 1: get his hamstring healthy. Kenny Golladay has gotta play better. 255 00:10:25,160 --> 00:10:27,480 Speaker 1: He had three targets, no catches and the drop and 256 00:10:27,520 --> 00:10:29,280 Speaker 1: he sat downstairs. He knows he has to do better. 257 00:10:29,320 --> 00:10:30,640 Speaker 1: When he spoke to the meeting in the locker room 258 00:10:30,640 --> 00:10:33,400 Speaker 1: after the game, and look, Daniel Jones didn't need a 259 00:10:33,440 --> 00:10:35,160 Speaker 1: lot of help. He he's gonna be charged with an 260 00:10:35,160 --> 00:10:37,720 Speaker 1: interception in this game. His receiver fell down. He could 261 00:10:37,720 --> 00:10:39,640 Speaker 1: have two or three other plays if if if, if, 262 00:10:39,640 --> 00:10:41,920 Speaker 1: you know, the ball wasn't dropped on a good throw. 263 00:10:42,080 --> 00:10:44,760 Speaker 1: So these receivers are going to have to help out 264 00:10:44,760 --> 00:10:47,560 Speaker 1: their quarterback a little bit. And we talked about explosive plays, right, Well, 265 00:10:48,160 --> 00:10:50,120 Speaker 1: that's the position where they're gonna have to come from, 266 00:10:50,200 --> 00:10:52,080 Speaker 1: Jeff exactly. And I think that you know one other 267 00:10:52,080 --> 00:10:54,120 Speaker 1: player that we haven't talked a lot about this year, 268 00:10:54,200 --> 00:10:56,120 Speaker 1: then maybe he's gonna start getting some more reps and 269 00:10:56,120 --> 00:11:01,120 Speaker 1: that's gonna be um Hello, Darius. Okay, he's a guy 270 00:11:01,160 --> 00:11:02,840 Speaker 1: that got into the game today a little bit. But 271 00:11:02,920 --> 00:11:05,400 Speaker 1: you know, he's been waiting his turn, and um, you 272 00:11:05,400 --> 00:11:07,319 Speaker 1: know he's healthy. So I think that you know, the 273 00:11:07,400 --> 00:11:09,480 Speaker 1: more healthy receivers you have, the better off you're gonna be. 274 00:11:09,520 --> 00:11:11,360 Speaker 1: But to your point, these young guys are gonna have 275 00:11:11,400 --> 00:11:12,839 Speaker 1: to get healthy, get back on the field and try 276 00:11:12,880 --> 00:11:15,280 Speaker 1: to help this team. Jeff proving that Darius Lane has 277 00:11:15,320 --> 00:11:17,600 Speaker 1: been the forgotten man and no, Jeff has not played 278 00:11:17,600 --> 00:11:19,920 Speaker 1: with Darius Slayton. Just f y I for the record, Uh, 279 00:11:20,040 --> 00:11:22,400 Speaker 1: Giants fans, don't miss the first Legacy game and MetLife 280 00:11:22,440 --> 00:11:24,839 Speaker 1: Stadium on Sunday, October two. 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Uh, Jeff, let's go to the 290 00:11:52,440 --> 00:11:55,440 Speaker 1: defensive side of the ball then, and I think we 291 00:11:55,520 --> 00:11:58,920 Speaker 1: all hope that with the return of Zize Galian Cavan Thibodeaux, 292 00:11:59,200 --> 00:12:01,839 Speaker 1: the pass rushill have been a little bit better. But 293 00:12:01,920 --> 00:12:05,840 Speaker 1: they really didn't put Cooper Rush under much dress for 294 00:12:05,960 --> 00:12:07,760 Speaker 1: a lot of this game, you know, And I think 295 00:12:07,800 --> 00:12:09,960 Speaker 1: that you know, first of all, these guys are young, 296 00:12:10,480 --> 00:12:12,280 Speaker 1: as these has a year in the league already, so 297 00:12:12,440 --> 00:12:14,120 Speaker 1: you know, and again it's hard for these guys to 298 00:12:14,200 --> 00:12:16,719 Speaker 1: come from the practice field onto a game. There is 299 00:12:16,760 --> 00:12:18,720 Speaker 1: such thing as game shape. These guys gotta get into 300 00:12:18,720 --> 00:12:21,160 Speaker 1: reps and constantly you don't really you can't replicate that 301 00:12:21,200 --> 00:12:23,080 Speaker 1: in practice. So I think that's the first thing. The 302 00:12:23,080 --> 00:12:25,440 Speaker 1: second thing is these guys are young pros. They're going 303 00:12:25,480 --> 00:12:28,360 Speaker 1: to learn just like anyone else. Uh. Thibodeau is a 304 00:12:28,360 --> 00:12:30,439 Speaker 1: guy who's got a tremendous upside. He's just gonna have 305 00:12:30,480 --> 00:12:33,520 Speaker 1: to understand he's going against some really good football players. 306 00:12:33,559 --> 00:12:35,480 Speaker 1: So uh, and I will tell you this that, you know, 307 00:12:35,640 --> 00:12:38,960 Speaker 1: these guys have to not only learn how to rush 308 00:12:39,040 --> 00:12:40,719 Speaker 1: the passer, they got to learn how to play the run. 309 00:12:40,880 --> 00:12:42,920 Speaker 1: And today these guys got a little exposed because you 310 00:12:42,960 --> 00:12:45,000 Speaker 1: know what, Lennard Williams was missing. It just goes to 311 00:12:45,040 --> 00:12:46,800 Speaker 1: show you how big of a presence he has in 312 00:12:46,840 --> 00:12:49,200 Speaker 1: the middle of that lineup. Jeff, you're pro That's exactly 313 00:12:49,200 --> 00:12:51,640 Speaker 1: where I was going. We'll get that together over the years, John, 314 00:12:51,679 --> 00:12:54,320 Speaker 1: I know what you're thinking somethings. Yes, perfect segue, and 315 00:12:54,320 --> 00:12:56,880 Speaker 1: and Jeff will get to the secondary. But look, it 316 00:12:56,920 --> 00:12:59,280 Speaker 1: starts with the running attack. And you know Tony Poler 317 00:12:59,360 --> 00:13:01,280 Speaker 1: had a forty six yard run, is Zekiel Elliott had 318 00:13:01,280 --> 00:13:03,040 Speaker 1: a big twenty seven yard run, and I believe on 319 00:13:03,040 --> 00:13:06,840 Speaker 1: a third in twelve or fourteen or fifteen something like that, 320 00:13:07,280 --> 00:13:10,359 Speaker 1: Cowboys finished with thirty rushes for a hundred and seventies 321 00:13:10,360 --> 00:13:13,360 Speaker 1: six yards. And we talked heading into this game that 322 00:13:13,920 --> 00:13:16,280 Speaker 1: neither offensive quarter was gonna have to was going to 323 00:13:16,360 --> 00:13:19,320 Speaker 1: want to put this game on the shoulders of their quarterback, 324 00:13:19,400 --> 00:13:21,800 Speaker 1: and both teams would want to run the ball. And look, 325 00:13:21,840 --> 00:13:23,720 Speaker 1: I know Daniel and I know the Giants finish at 326 00:13:23,720 --> 00:13:27,160 Speaker 1: one sixties seven, but eighty of those was Daniel Jones 327 00:13:27,200 --> 00:13:29,840 Speaker 1: on pass play. So in terms of you're right in 328 00:13:29,920 --> 00:13:32,800 Speaker 1: terms of people running the football on the run game, Dallas, 329 00:13:32,840 --> 00:13:34,360 Speaker 1: I think certainly did what they wanted to do, And 330 00:13:34,360 --> 00:13:35,719 Speaker 1: I think you're right, This is a game where you 331 00:13:35,760 --> 00:13:37,800 Speaker 1: really feel the lass of Lendon Williams. Yeah. And and 332 00:13:37,880 --> 00:13:39,560 Speaker 1: you know, the one thing about Leonard Williams is he 333 00:13:39,600 --> 00:13:41,280 Speaker 1: takes up so much space and he takes a lot 334 00:13:41,280 --> 00:13:43,280 Speaker 1: of that running game. But you know, as soon as 335 00:13:43,280 --> 00:13:46,360 Speaker 1: those offensive linemen get up on that second level into 336 00:13:46,400 --> 00:13:51,400 Speaker 1: those inexperience, you gotta take crowder Um, Um, Micah Um, McFadden. 337 00:13:51,760 --> 00:13:53,679 Speaker 1: Both those guys very young. I mean he has been 338 00:13:53,679 --> 00:13:55,360 Speaker 1: there for a couple of years. But the fact is 339 00:13:55,360 --> 00:13:57,080 Speaker 1: is that you know that running game, you get to 340 00:13:57,120 --> 00:13:59,320 Speaker 1: that second level. Um, and paul Ard is a guy 341 00:13:59,360 --> 00:14:01,079 Speaker 1: we know. I mean they have a great one to 342 00:14:01,280 --> 00:14:03,880 Speaker 1: punch um. One thing I didn't I didn't see that 343 00:14:03,920 --> 00:14:05,720 Speaker 1: I thought would see would be more passing out of 344 00:14:05,720 --> 00:14:08,560 Speaker 1: the backfield out of the Cowboys today really anything going 345 00:14:08,600 --> 00:14:12,880 Speaker 1: on there. But but to your point, Um, linebackers and safeties. 346 00:14:13,000 --> 00:14:15,079 Speaker 1: You know, if these guys got got they just got 347 00:14:15,160 --> 00:14:18,280 Speaker 1: run on today. And I think that you know, Ezekieli, 348 00:14:18,320 --> 00:14:19,840 Speaker 1: it's one of those guys where if you just give 349 00:14:19,920 --> 00:14:21,800 Speaker 1: him a lot of momentum to keep going, he's just 350 00:14:21,800 --> 00:14:23,880 Speaker 1: gonna keep you know, he has that feed thing. That's 351 00:14:23,880 --> 00:14:26,200 Speaker 1: what they like to do. They want to feed him. Yeah, 352 00:14:26,200 --> 00:14:27,880 Speaker 1: and I kept the Cowboys out of those third and 353 00:14:27,960 --> 00:14:30,160 Speaker 1: longs and second and longs, and they're able to kind 354 00:14:30,160 --> 00:14:32,080 Speaker 1: of do what they wanted to do on offense. And 355 00:14:32,120 --> 00:14:34,080 Speaker 1: that brings us to the giant secondary. Jeff, and we 356 00:14:34,120 --> 00:14:35,960 Speaker 1: had some blown coverages into this game, a couple of 357 00:14:35,960 --> 00:14:38,000 Speaker 1: those wheel routes to the outside, and we've seen that 358 00:14:38,080 --> 00:14:39,920 Speaker 1: what we go back to the Tennessee game. We saw 359 00:14:40,080 --> 00:14:42,320 Speaker 1: again that was a running back. These are not the 360 00:14:42,360 --> 00:14:43,920 Speaker 1: running backs that did the wheel routes, but it's the 361 00:14:43,960 --> 00:14:46,760 Speaker 1: same similar concepts in terms of those guys being open. 362 00:14:46,880 --> 00:14:49,920 Speaker 1: And I thought, you know, just too many easy completions 363 00:14:49,960 --> 00:14:52,120 Speaker 1: down the field for Cooper Russian. Frankly, it could have 364 00:14:52,160 --> 00:14:55,080 Speaker 1: been worse if city Land doesn't drop that deep cross 365 00:14:55,120 --> 00:14:58,080 Speaker 1: are so you you get you have to tighten it 366 00:14:58,120 --> 00:14:59,800 Speaker 1: up back there a little bit. And also I think 367 00:14:59,800 --> 00:15:02,720 Speaker 1: that you know, when you talk about communication in the backfield, 368 00:15:02,800 --> 00:15:05,280 Speaker 1: there was there was some miscommunications today. There was one 369 00:15:05,280 --> 00:15:08,960 Speaker 1: play where you know, uh it was Dorry Jackson. He 370 00:15:09,480 --> 00:15:11,040 Speaker 1: lost coverage and then the tight end came down on 371 00:15:11,080 --> 00:15:12,920 Speaker 1: the outside of the crowded just left him wide open. 372 00:15:12,960 --> 00:15:14,800 Speaker 1: That was a big play, you know, the drop past 373 00:15:14,840 --> 00:15:17,200 Speaker 1: by Ceedee Lam another blown coverage. So you know, those 374 00:15:17,200 --> 00:15:19,040 Speaker 1: are mental mistakes, and those are the things you have 375 00:15:19,080 --> 00:15:21,760 Speaker 1: to clean up, especially against the team that really isn't 376 00:15:21,760 --> 00:15:23,680 Speaker 1: that great at passing the football. You give him those 377 00:15:23,680 --> 00:15:25,880 Speaker 1: opportunities and they make the best of it. Yeah, I 378 00:15:25,880 --> 00:15:28,080 Speaker 1: mean you mentioned it before. Like I thought Cooper Rush 379 00:15:28,120 --> 00:15:30,840 Speaker 1: played really well. He was under control. He was a 380 00:15:30,840 --> 00:15:32,960 Speaker 1: little inaccurate on a couple of short passes that maybe 381 00:15:32,960 --> 00:15:34,920 Speaker 1: he could have completed, but for the most part, I 382 00:15:34,920 --> 00:15:36,320 Speaker 1: thought he got rid of the ball quickly and he 383 00:15:36,360 --> 00:15:38,000 Speaker 1: did a pretty good job of funding the open man. 384 00:15:38,040 --> 00:15:40,000 Speaker 1: And look, Wig Morendale said it this week. He thinks 385 00:15:40,040 --> 00:15:43,840 Speaker 1: he's a starting caliber quarterback. And you know, we talked 386 00:15:43,840 --> 00:15:45,600 Speaker 1: on the Preme with Paula Tina how Wink would try 387 00:15:45,640 --> 00:15:47,920 Speaker 1: to confuse him with those blitz is. He did not 388 00:15:48,080 --> 00:15:51,120 Speaker 1: seem thrown at all by what the Giants were tossing 389 00:15:51,120 --> 00:15:52,720 Speaker 1: at him in this game. I think that, you know, 390 00:15:52,720 --> 00:15:54,960 Speaker 1: he's one of those guys where he's a backup for 391 00:15:55,000 --> 00:15:57,120 Speaker 1: a reason, right, But I feel I feel like that 392 00:15:57,240 --> 00:16:00,480 Speaker 1: he plays well enough that, uh, you know, he's not 393 00:16:00,480 --> 00:16:02,880 Speaker 1: gonna make a lot of mistakes. He knows Kellen Moore's offense. 394 00:16:03,040 --> 00:16:05,480 Speaker 1: He gets the ball away quickly and when you don't 395 00:16:05,480 --> 00:16:08,720 Speaker 1: have any pressure that the Giants couldn't get any pressure 396 00:16:08,720 --> 00:16:11,080 Speaker 1: on quarterback, even a second team quarterback is going to 397 00:16:11,120 --> 00:16:13,280 Speaker 1: be able to do some things that normally that your 398 00:16:13,440 --> 00:16:15,840 Speaker 1: starting quarterback would be able to do too. So, uh, 399 00:16:15,880 --> 00:16:18,000 Speaker 1: you know, he's very accurate and um, he had a 400 00:16:18,000 --> 00:16:19,560 Speaker 1: good game. Didn't turn the ball over. And I think 401 00:16:19,600 --> 00:16:22,960 Speaker 1: that as a backup quarterback asking you to go in 402 00:16:23,000 --> 00:16:24,520 Speaker 1: and win some games, the first thing you want to 403 00:16:24,520 --> 00:16:26,520 Speaker 1: do is say, hey, just let's not turn the ball over. 404 00:16:26,520 --> 00:16:29,480 Speaker 1: And that's exactly what he did. Giants Official connected TV 405 00:16:29,560 --> 00:16:32,240 Speaker 1: streaming app, Giants TV brings original video content and game 406 00:16:32,320 --> 00:16:34,400 Speaker 1: highlights on the man to direct the Big Blue fans. 407 00:16:34,680 --> 00:16:37,320 Speaker 1: Giants TV is free on Apple TV, Roku, and Amazon 408 00:16:37,360 --> 00:16:41,200 Speaker 1: Fire TV, and the Giants Mobile app. Jeff, Look, we've 409 00:16:41,200 --> 00:16:42,760 Speaker 1: talked about the things that Giants didn't do well in 410 00:16:42,760 --> 00:16:46,680 Speaker 1: this game. Yet they're down seven end of the game, 411 00:16:47,440 --> 00:16:50,520 Speaker 1: they have the ball late and they have a shot. 412 00:16:50,640 --> 00:16:52,520 Speaker 1: I mean, it's not like the Cowboys ran away with 413 00:16:52,560 --> 00:16:54,240 Speaker 1: this game. The Giants were right in it. And I 414 00:16:54,240 --> 00:16:58,640 Speaker 1: think we're seeing that this is a well coached team 415 00:16:58,920 --> 00:17:01,680 Speaker 1: because even when things are going well, the game's not 416 00:17:01,720 --> 00:17:04,399 Speaker 1: getting away from them. And maybe in years past we 417 00:17:04,440 --> 00:17:05,960 Speaker 1: would have seen with all that pressure, it would have 418 00:17:06,000 --> 00:17:09,760 Speaker 1: been fumbles and interceptions and turnovers. But this team has 419 00:17:09,840 --> 00:17:12,320 Speaker 1: something about them with the ability to keep things close 420 00:17:12,359 --> 00:17:14,800 Speaker 1: and stay in the game. It all starts with coaching, 421 00:17:15,040 --> 00:17:17,240 Speaker 1: it really does. I mean, not not only on game day, 422 00:17:17,280 --> 00:17:19,359 Speaker 1: but during the week and the off season, those types 423 00:17:19,400 --> 00:17:21,560 Speaker 1: of things. And um, you know, this is a team 424 00:17:21,560 --> 00:17:23,600 Speaker 1: with a lot of young players, UM, a lot of 425 00:17:23,600 --> 00:17:26,000 Speaker 1: new coaches obviously, and I think that these coaches have 426 00:17:26,040 --> 00:17:28,399 Speaker 1: bought into the system. But I think more importantly, and 427 00:17:28,400 --> 00:17:30,760 Speaker 1: I've mentioned this a lot, I think it's the ability 428 00:17:30,800 --> 00:17:33,040 Speaker 1: for these these coaches to make adjustments on the run 429 00:17:33,040 --> 00:17:34,840 Speaker 1: and at halftime. And you look at how this team 430 00:17:34,880 --> 00:17:37,080 Speaker 1: plays in the first half, and they always come out 431 00:17:37,080 --> 00:17:39,639 Speaker 1: in the second half after they make these adjustments, and 432 00:17:39,680 --> 00:17:41,040 Speaker 1: I think that that's you know, a lot of times 433 00:17:41,080 --> 00:17:43,159 Speaker 1: you don't want to have to make those adjustments, but 434 00:17:43,320 --> 00:17:45,160 Speaker 1: you know they've had to do that the last three games. 435 00:17:45,200 --> 00:17:47,199 Speaker 1: The running game and particularly have not done well in 436 00:17:47,240 --> 00:17:48,960 Speaker 1: the first half and then come back and all of 437 00:17:48,960 --> 00:17:51,000 Speaker 1: a sudden they change the same something in the second 438 00:17:51,080 --> 00:17:53,040 Speaker 1: But you know what, as a player, as an ex player, 439 00:17:53,080 --> 00:17:55,320 Speaker 1: when you have coaches that you respect, that you I'm 440 00:17:55,359 --> 00:17:58,160 Speaker 1: not saying anything about the past staff that nobody respect. 441 00:17:58,200 --> 00:18:00,240 Speaker 1: On my point is that this staff here, I think 442 00:18:00,280 --> 00:18:02,680 Speaker 1: these guys respect how they work and how their ability 443 00:18:02,720 --> 00:18:04,800 Speaker 1: to do things on the fly. All right, let's look 444 00:18:04,840 --> 00:18:08,600 Speaker 1: ahead now, Bears coming up next week. Jeff and Justin 445 00:18:08,680 --> 00:18:11,800 Speaker 1: Fields has had a rough first three games of this season, 446 00:18:11,920 --> 00:18:15,080 Speaker 1: and the Bears have just wanted to, quite frankly, run 447 00:18:15,080 --> 00:18:17,560 Speaker 1: the football, run the football, run the football, and then 448 00:18:17,920 --> 00:18:20,439 Speaker 1: run the football. And David Montgomery left the game with 449 00:18:20,440 --> 00:18:22,240 Speaker 1: injury last week. My guess is that he's not gonna 450 00:18:22,280 --> 00:18:24,720 Speaker 1: go clear. Herbert, though, I had a pretty darn good game, 451 00:18:24,840 --> 00:18:28,639 Speaker 1: a hundred fifty plus yards rushing. So what's the difference. 452 00:18:30,080 --> 00:18:31,879 Speaker 1: Will your thoughts on taking on the Bears next week 453 00:18:31,920 --> 00:18:33,280 Speaker 1: and kind of what the giant seed to show up 454 00:18:33,280 --> 00:18:36,560 Speaker 1: in order to try to not avoid losing too straight? Well, 455 00:18:36,600 --> 00:18:39,399 Speaker 1: I feel like, you know, home game, okay, so you know, 456 00:18:39,440 --> 00:18:41,840 Speaker 1: bring that momentum of having a home game. I will 457 00:18:41,840 --> 00:18:43,280 Speaker 1: tell you this, if I'm one of the coaches, I'm 458 00:18:43,280 --> 00:18:44,679 Speaker 1: telling I know we lost the game today, but I 459 00:18:44,680 --> 00:18:46,360 Speaker 1: will tell you this the guys are playing hard there 460 00:18:46,359 --> 00:18:48,639 Speaker 1: in every game. Like you mentioned, the Bears are our 461 00:18:48,640 --> 00:18:50,280 Speaker 1: team that's gonna to try to run the football. They 462 00:18:50,320 --> 00:18:52,560 Speaker 1: play good defense and don't have a great defense. Again, 463 00:18:52,600 --> 00:18:55,280 Speaker 1: I think that just don't turn the ball over, uh 464 00:18:55,320 --> 00:18:57,880 Speaker 1: and just get that running game going, because I believe 465 00:18:57,960 --> 00:19:00,560 Speaker 1: if you can establish the running game, then Anual Jones 466 00:19:00,600 --> 00:19:03,240 Speaker 1: with some protection can start executing some of the play action. 467 00:19:03,320 --> 00:19:05,720 Speaker 1: He didn't have the ability to do any play action 468 00:19:05,720 --> 00:19:07,640 Speaker 1: pass today because he just had no ability to stay 469 00:19:07,680 --> 00:19:09,960 Speaker 1: in the pocket. It was just, you know, everything was collapsing, 470 00:19:10,040 --> 00:19:11,480 Speaker 1: and even when they did do play action, they were 471 00:19:11,480 --> 00:19:14,359 Speaker 1: still getting pressure on exactly. And I think that you know, 472 00:19:14,600 --> 00:19:17,159 Speaker 1: Bobby Johnson, the their offensive line coach for the for 473 00:19:17,200 --> 00:19:18,800 Speaker 1: the Giants, I think he'll do a good job this 474 00:19:18,840 --> 00:19:22,240 Speaker 1: week correcting correcting mistakes. And listen, this is a young team. 475 00:19:22,480 --> 00:19:24,560 Speaker 1: We're not expected the Giants are not expected to go 476 00:19:24,600 --> 00:19:26,920 Speaker 1: to the super Bowl. This is kind of an evaluation year. 477 00:19:27,160 --> 00:19:29,240 Speaker 1: You and I both know we've talked about this on 478 00:19:29,320 --> 00:19:31,199 Speaker 1: and off the air before that this is kind of 479 00:19:31,200 --> 00:19:32,960 Speaker 1: a one of those things where it's a week to 480 00:19:33,000 --> 00:19:35,520 Speaker 1: week game and they're gonna have to just look at 481 00:19:35,520 --> 00:19:37,320 Speaker 1: see what they have on their roster and try to 482 00:19:37,359 --> 00:19:39,000 Speaker 1: improve it on a week to week basis and go 483 00:19:39,040 --> 00:19:41,800 Speaker 1: on from there. Alright, just final thoughts your Jeff. He 484 00:19:41,880 --> 00:19:43,440 Speaker 1: could do it on the game, on the season. I 485 00:19:43,480 --> 00:19:44,840 Speaker 1: don't know, well, the next time we're gonna talk to 486 00:19:44,880 --> 00:19:47,680 Speaker 1: you here. So just taking me inside the mind of 487 00:19:47,760 --> 00:19:50,360 Speaker 1: Jeff Eagles as he thinks about the Giants through three 488 00:19:50,400 --> 00:19:52,760 Speaker 1: weeks of the NFL season. I think that you know, 489 00:19:52,800 --> 00:19:54,879 Speaker 1: we had talked about this at the beginning of the 490 00:19:54,920 --> 00:19:57,439 Speaker 1: season in the off season, about the coaching staff and 491 00:19:57,480 --> 00:19:59,920 Speaker 1: what they want to what they're trying to do here. 492 00:20:00,160 --> 00:20:03,000 Speaker 1: I think they're slowly developing Daniel Jones. I think that 493 00:20:03,080 --> 00:20:05,199 Speaker 1: you see a different Daniel Jones. By the way. You know, 494 00:20:05,200 --> 00:20:07,800 Speaker 1: he doesn't get enough credit for how accuracy accurate he is. 495 00:20:07,800 --> 00:20:10,440 Speaker 1: He's a very accurate quarterback. Um. I think that he's 496 00:20:10,440 --> 00:20:13,240 Speaker 1: getting better with his decision making. We're not seeing the turnovers, 497 00:20:13,240 --> 00:20:15,840 Speaker 1: we're not seeing the multiple interceptions. I think that we're 498 00:20:15,840 --> 00:20:18,520 Speaker 1: seeing a guy that's making good decisions and he's gonna 499 00:20:18,560 --> 00:20:20,000 Speaker 1: and he's able to run the ball. When you look 500 00:20:20,000 --> 00:20:22,760 Speaker 1: at what they did up in Buffalo with Alan, he 501 00:20:22,880 --> 00:20:25,080 Speaker 1: kind of has he progressed the same way, it started 502 00:20:25,119 --> 00:20:28,200 Speaker 1: to make some good decision making, started to run the football. Overall, 503 00:20:28,200 --> 00:20:30,160 Speaker 1: I think that offense will get better once the offensive 504 00:20:30,200 --> 00:20:32,720 Speaker 1: line gets a little bit of you know, playing time together, 505 00:20:32,960 --> 00:20:35,840 Speaker 1: they get the injuries. But I think offensively, the wide 506 00:20:35,840 --> 00:20:38,159 Speaker 1: receiver position is probably the one that really concerns me 507 00:20:38,200 --> 00:20:40,600 Speaker 1: the most. Defensively, I think it's gonna be fun to 508 00:20:40,600 --> 00:20:43,440 Speaker 1: watch this team every week. Wink is gonna bring something different. 509 00:20:43,480 --> 00:20:45,440 Speaker 1: I mean I saw today there was not one defensive 510 00:20:45,440 --> 00:20:48,680 Speaker 1: linement in the lineup. It was all linebackers and dbs. Uh, 511 00:20:48,680 --> 00:20:50,400 Speaker 1: that's a lot of fun to watch. They got caught 512 00:20:50,440 --> 00:20:51,720 Speaker 1: on one of them. That was one of the big 513 00:20:51,720 --> 00:20:54,840 Speaker 1: plays that Poulard had, unfortunately. And so I think but 514 00:20:55,080 --> 00:20:57,280 Speaker 1: going forward, this is gonna be a week to week thing, 515 00:20:57,320 --> 00:20:59,240 Speaker 1: and we're gonna talk about the Giants doing well, and 516 00:20:59,280 --> 00:21:02,000 Speaker 1: we're gonna talk abo the Giant not doing well. Jeff, 517 00:21:02,040 --> 00:21:03,840 Speaker 1: We're gonna miss you. We love you, and hopefully we'll 518 00:21:03,840 --> 00:21:05,480 Speaker 1: talk to you soon. And thank you so much, Sehn, 519 00:21:05,560 --> 00:21:07,280 Speaker 1: And you've been great to me, and uh, you know, 520 00:21:07,320 --> 00:21:09,520 Speaker 1: the whole Giants have been awesome to me. I love 521 00:21:09,520 --> 00:21:11,600 Speaker 1: everybody and they just can't say enough about all the 522 00:21:11,640 --> 00:21:13,760 Speaker 1: support you guys have always given me and kind of 523 00:21:13,800 --> 00:21:15,399 Speaker 1: grewing up on this show, you know as far as 524 00:21:15,960 --> 00:21:18,440 Speaker 1: playing with your you know, playing with you guys, but uh, 525 00:21:18,480 --> 00:21:19,920 Speaker 1: you know what I mean, in the in the studio, 526 00:21:19,960 --> 00:21:22,040 Speaker 1: getting better and just uh, just a lot of fun. 527 00:21:22,040 --> 00:21:23,960 Speaker 1: I appreciate you guys. And who should people who have 528 00:21:23,960 --> 00:21:25,760 Speaker 1: to looking for a real estate in the New Jersey area. 529 00:21:25,960 --> 00:21:28,280 Speaker 1: Here we gotta called Jeff Feagles, the Fegals home team. Man, 530 00:21:28,560 --> 00:21:32,040 Speaker 1: look us up. We're on Google. Check it out. Jeff Eagles, 531 00:21:32,119 --> 00:21:34,320 Speaker 1: thank you for joining us on our rapid reaction. The 532 00:21:34,359 --> 00:21:37,000 Speaker 1: Giants again they fall to the Dallas Cowboys in this 533 00:21:37,040 --> 00:21:39,040 Speaker 1: game in a close one, another one score game for 534 00:21:39,119 --> 00:21:41,520 Speaker 1: Big Blue as they lose their first game of the season. 535 00:21:41,560 --> 00:21:43,440 Speaker 1: But folks, the Giants still two and one, tied with 536 00:21:43,480 --> 00:21:45,400 Speaker 1: the Dallas Cowboys for second place in the NFC East. 537 00:21:45,400 --> 00:21:49,040 Speaker 1: There were worse places to be, no question. The Giants 538 00:21:49,040 --> 00:21:51,320 Speaker 1: again they lose to Dallas sixteen in a close one 539 00:21:51,400 --> 00:21:54,480 Speaker 1: here on Monday Night football. For Jeff Eagles, I'm John Joe. 540 00:21:54,520 --> 00:21:58,200 Speaker 1: Thanks for joining us on the Giants Huddle podcast, brought 541 00:21:58,240 --> 00:22:01,000 Speaker 1: to you by ps E and JY. We'll see you 542 00:22:01,040 --> 00:22:01,440 Speaker 1: next time.