1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:03,680 Speaker 1: I know it's a long way off. The season just ended, 2 00:00:03,720 --> 00:00:07,080 Speaker 1: but I'm kind of curious about given that we don't 3 00:00:07,120 --> 00:00:09,000 Speaker 1: know what's going to happen with the off season, if 4 00:00:09,039 --> 00:00:11,200 Speaker 1: there's going to be a regular off season or whatnot. 5 00:00:11,480 --> 00:00:15,120 Speaker 1: Have you guys had any discussions, thoughts or any kind 6 00:00:15,160 --> 00:00:19,000 Speaker 1: of I guess preliminary planning as to how you as 7 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:21,680 Speaker 1: an offensive line are going to maybe work in the 8 00:00:21,760 --> 00:00:23,800 Speaker 1: off season in the event that you have a similar 9 00:00:23,800 --> 00:00:26,880 Speaker 1: situation that you had this past year. Um, we have 10 00:00:26,960 --> 00:00:29,360 Speaker 1: not yet. You know, we haven't really talked about much 11 00:00:29,400 --> 00:00:32,479 Speaker 1: things and you know, we're just trying to do everything 12 00:00:32,920 --> 00:00:35,120 Speaker 1: figured out and you know, kind of Sarah goodbye for 13 00:00:35,200 --> 00:00:37,400 Speaker 1: now and just kind of, you know, see what happens 14 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:43,280 Speaker 1: and you know, keep in touch and we'll see Thanks stick, Yeah, 15 00:00:44,280 --> 00:00:47,080 Speaker 1: inct Um, you obviously had a unique year in the 16 00:00:47,120 --> 00:00:49,000 Speaker 1: sense that you do you switch positions without like a 17 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:51,159 Speaker 1: training camper preseason to really get a shot of that. 18 00:00:51,360 --> 00:00:52,879 Speaker 1: How much how much how do you feel like that 19 00:00:52,880 --> 00:00:54,360 Speaker 1: one for you? What was the season like? And then 20 00:00:54,360 --> 00:00:55,760 Speaker 1: how how much better do you feel like you are 21 00:00:56,240 --> 00:00:58,200 Speaker 1: right now at the end of Week sevent team compared 22 00:00:58,200 --> 00:00:59,840 Speaker 1: to where you were in Week one when you played 23 00:00:59,840 --> 00:01:03,480 Speaker 1: your first game at center. Um, I'm way ahead of 24 00:01:03,560 --> 00:01:05,280 Speaker 1: what I was when I was week one. I mean, 25 00:01:05,319 --> 00:01:07,279 Speaker 1: you guys seen I wasn't very good for the first 26 00:01:07,480 --> 00:01:10,160 Speaker 1: you know, four or five weeks. I mean, I don't 27 00:01:10,200 --> 00:01:12,560 Speaker 1: think it's probably click until probably the Rams game. And 28 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:16,039 Speaker 1: you know, um, I got comfortable there, you know, after that, 29 00:01:16,080 --> 00:01:18,720 Speaker 1: and you know, I think, uh I started I and 30 00:01:18,760 --> 00:01:20,479 Speaker 1: I mean in the team started playing our best ball 31 00:01:20,520 --> 00:01:23,720 Speaker 1: there towards the end of the season. And and Andrew 32 00:01:23,720 --> 00:01:25,200 Speaker 1: Thomas obviously a guy that you know, he had a 33 00:01:25,240 --> 00:01:27,320 Speaker 1: lot of attention being a left handled for the overall pick, 34 00:01:27,360 --> 00:01:29,720 Speaker 1: and you know, obviously had some rookie stravel at the beginning. 35 00:01:29,800 --> 00:01:32,280 Speaker 1: But what have you seen at him? And especially seems 36 00:01:32,319 --> 00:01:33,560 Speaker 1: like towards the end of the season he really came 37 00:01:33,560 --> 00:01:37,560 Speaker 1: into his own. Um, Andrew's a heck of athlete. I mean, 38 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:40,120 Speaker 1: and he's he's like even killed. He's one of the 39 00:01:40,160 --> 00:01:43,120 Speaker 1: most even killed guys I've ever met. Um, what you 40 00:01:43,160 --> 00:01:44,800 Speaker 1: get is what you see, And you know he's gonna 41 00:01:44,800 --> 00:01:46,759 Speaker 1: stay the same way no matter you know, if he's 42 00:01:46,760 --> 00:01:48,840 Speaker 1: getting yelled at or if he's you know, made of 43 00:01:49,240 --> 00:01:51,320 Speaker 1: the game winning block. You know, he's he's gonna be 44 00:01:51,360 --> 00:01:53,440 Speaker 1: the same person. I mean the fact that you were 45 00:01:53,480 --> 00:01:56,000 Speaker 1: on the field all the time, you know what I mean. 46 00:01:56,320 --> 00:01:57,880 Speaker 1: They took a chance on you with center, and you 47 00:01:57,960 --> 00:02:00,400 Speaker 1: never gave them an opportunity to come off the because 48 00:02:00,400 --> 00:02:01,760 Speaker 1: you never got hurt. You know how much of a 49 00:02:01,800 --> 00:02:05,760 Speaker 1: source of pride is that. I mean, that's it's the 50 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:07,600 Speaker 1: offensive line as a whole got kind of lucky with 51 00:02:07,640 --> 00:02:10,240 Speaker 1: the We didn't have injuries all this season. I think 52 00:02:10,600 --> 00:02:12,760 Speaker 1: either came out with halfway through a game one time 53 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:17,040 Speaker 1: and that was it. Um, you know, as long as 54 00:02:17,080 --> 00:02:18,680 Speaker 1: I'm healthy and long as I can play, I'm gonna 55 00:02:18,680 --> 00:02:21,040 Speaker 1: be out there. And you know there's bumps and bruises here. 56 00:02:21,040 --> 00:02:22,960 Speaker 1: I'm you know, I'm always gonna, you know, be out 57 00:02:22,960 --> 00:02:25,400 Speaker 1: on the field. And I think my my teammates know that, 58 00:02:25,440 --> 00:02:27,720 Speaker 1: and I'm a you know, push through things just to 59 00:02:27,760 --> 00:02:30,240 Speaker 1: be out there with them. And some of the fights 60 00:02:30,360 --> 00:02:33,359 Speaker 1: in this you showed against the Cowboys yesterday, Yeah you 61 00:02:33,440 --> 00:02:35,440 Speaker 1: got you know, you didn't get any penalties. They got 62 00:02:35,440 --> 00:02:38,919 Speaker 1: some penalties. Um, is that what you think the Giants 63 00:02:38,960 --> 00:02:41,560 Speaker 1: want out of their center. They want a guy who's 64 00:02:41,560 --> 00:02:45,040 Speaker 1: gonna push it and be feisty and be physical, not 65 00:02:45,160 --> 00:02:48,640 Speaker 1: get penalties. But that kind of temperament out there, I 66 00:02:48,680 --> 00:02:50,880 Speaker 1: think that's just offensive line player. You kind of just 67 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:52,840 Speaker 1: you know, you've gotta be a tough, gritty kind of 68 00:02:52,840 --> 00:02:55,160 Speaker 1: guy to play offensive line. And if you gotta have 69 00:02:55,200 --> 00:02:56,800 Speaker 1: a little bit of attitude and you know, you gotta 70 00:02:56,800 --> 00:02:59,440 Speaker 1: get after guys they hit the quarterback, you know, throw 71 00:02:59,480 --> 00:03:01,560 Speaker 1: them out abouts or you know, do anything, and you 72 00:03:01,639 --> 00:03:03,040 Speaker 1: just kind of you kind of gotta set the tone 73 00:03:03,040 --> 00:03:05,680 Speaker 1: and just you know, tell me that the stuff's not 74 00:03:05,680 --> 00:03:07,440 Speaker 1: gonna happen, and you know I'm gonna be there for 75 00:03:07,480 --> 00:03:11,720 Speaker 1: it is. Thank you kind of and Nick, you didn't 76 00:03:11,720 --> 00:03:14,639 Speaker 1: get any help last night in Philadelphia. I mean when 77 00:03:14,680 --> 00:03:17,320 Speaker 1: you take a quick look back on the season, I mean, 78 00:03:17,400 --> 00:03:20,480 Speaker 1: do you is there a cause for optimism with six 79 00:03:20,520 --> 00:03:26,400 Speaker 1: wins or how do you feel about the season? Um, 80 00:03:26,480 --> 00:03:28,639 Speaker 1: you know, it's we didn't make the playoffs, so you 81 00:03:28,680 --> 00:03:33,320 Speaker 1: know it's it's it sucks, but you know it's I 82 00:03:33,360 --> 00:03:36,320 Speaker 1: think we're trending upwards. You know, Joe Judge is doing 83 00:03:36,320 --> 00:03:38,240 Speaker 1: a really good job changing the culture in this place, 84 00:03:38,280 --> 00:03:40,840 Speaker 1: and you know everything is trending, you know, upwards, and 85 00:03:40,960 --> 00:03:46,480 Speaker 1: you know I think, uh, you know, it'll be culture 86 00:03:46,480 --> 00:03:52,240 Speaker 1: at least is gonna be different. So, Nick, what were 87 00:03:52,280 --> 00:03:55,760 Speaker 1: the emotions, uh, last night? I mean you left the stadium, 88 00:03:55,800 --> 00:03:59,280 Speaker 1: I'm assuming pretty upbeat. I'm assuming you watched the game. 89 00:03:59,400 --> 00:04:02,080 Speaker 1: Was there a group chat with teammates while the game 90 00:04:02,120 --> 00:04:05,840 Speaker 1: was going on? What was your emotions, you know, leaving 91 00:04:05,920 --> 00:04:08,240 Speaker 1: up until you know the Eagles kind of gave up 92 00:04:08,240 --> 00:04:11,360 Speaker 1: there in the fourth quarter. Um, yeah, I mean we 93 00:04:11,440 --> 00:04:13,080 Speaker 1: had sixty year of the games that we could have, 94 00:04:13,560 --> 00:04:15,720 Speaker 1: you know, we had to win one more. It's it's 95 00:04:16,279 --> 00:04:17,960 Speaker 1: it's not on the Eagles. We shouldn't even left it 96 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:19,680 Speaker 1: up to the Eagles to win the game. We we 97 00:04:19,720 --> 00:04:21,719 Speaker 1: should have put our own future in our own hands. 98 00:04:21,720 --> 00:04:24,040 Speaker 1: And you know, one one one, you know, one more, 99 00:04:24,080 --> 00:04:26,640 Speaker 1: one more game, you know, early on in the year, 100 00:04:26,640 --> 00:04:29,479 Speaker 1: and we only had to be in that situation. Is 101 00:04:29,480 --> 00:04:31,680 Speaker 1: there one that sits with you? I think you lost 102 00:04:31,760 --> 00:04:34,960 Speaker 1: maybe like seven or eight games by a touchdown or less. 103 00:04:35,000 --> 00:04:37,120 Speaker 1: Is there one specific game that sits with you as 104 00:04:37,160 --> 00:04:41,159 Speaker 1: you I mean the the Eagles game, the first Eagles 105 00:04:41,160 --> 00:04:43,279 Speaker 1: game down in the Philly. You know, we haven't beat 106 00:04:43,320 --> 00:04:45,920 Speaker 1: them down there. I think what's in sixteen or even 107 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:48,520 Speaker 1: before that, we haven't beat him down there. So that 108 00:04:48,520 --> 00:04:51,080 Speaker 1: that one kind of sucked. And then just the Dallas 109 00:04:51,080 --> 00:04:52,839 Speaker 1: game that you know, the last second field goal. We 110 00:04:53,360 --> 00:04:55,640 Speaker 1: I think the offense we were rolling pretty well in 111 00:04:55,640 --> 00:04:57,760 Speaker 1: the first half and you know it just came to 112 00:04:57,760 --> 00:04:59,200 Speaker 1: a halt, and you know that that one, that one 113 00:04:59,240 --> 00:05:05,080 Speaker 1: kind of stung because I would have been our first one. Nick. 114 00:05:05,320 --> 00:05:07,880 Speaker 1: How did Ben Wilkerson do yesterday? Was there any kind 115 00:05:07,880 --> 00:05:11,279 Speaker 1: of difference with the whole approach with Dave out? Oh 116 00:05:11,400 --> 00:05:13,520 Speaker 1: not at all. Ben's Ben's a great coach and you know, 117 00:05:13,560 --> 00:05:15,240 Speaker 1: I can't wait for him to get his opportunity to 118 00:05:15,279 --> 00:05:17,040 Speaker 1: be a you know, a head offense line coach because 119 00:05:17,040 --> 00:05:18,840 Speaker 1: he's gonna do a heck of a job. And you know, 120 00:05:18,880 --> 00:05:21,400 Speaker 1: everybody's offensive line room loves Ben, and you know he 121 00:05:21,440 --> 00:05:23,400 Speaker 1: does he he does a lot of stuff you guys 122 00:05:23,400 --> 00:05:25,039 Speaker 1: probably don't know, and you know, there's a lot of 123 00:05:25,040 --> 00:05:27,400 Speaker 1: sleepless nights and you know, a lot of time he 124 00:05:27,440 --> 00:05:29,320 Speaker 1: spends more time with us in his family and you know, 125 00:05:29,360 --> 00:05:32,080 Speaker 1: trying to make sure we're we're prepped and prepared, and 126 00:05:32,120 --> 00:05:33,960 Speaker 1: you know, he did a really good job and you know, 127 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:36,680 Speaker 1: all the guys love him, and you know, uh, yeah, 128 00:05:36,680 --> 00:05:39,920 Speaker 1: he did a great job. And just one quick follow two. 129 00:05:40,640 --> 00:05:44,000 Speaker 1: You mentioned about, you know, protecting Daniel Jones when Jale 130 00:05:44,040 --> 00:05:46,640 Speaker 1: and Smith hit him out of bounds. How much faith 131 00:05:46,640 --> 00:05:49,440 Speaker 1: do you have in Daniel as your franchise QB? And 132 00:05:49,600 --> 00:05:52,400 Speaker 1: is it just instinctive on your part to to run 133 00:05:52,440 --> 00:05:54,440 Speaker 1: over and do that when somebody hits him like that. 134 00:05:54,720 --> 00:05:56,800 Speaker 1: Daniels a heck of a QB. Everybody loves him in 135 00:05:56,800 --> 00:05:59,000 Speaker 1: the locker room, you know, all the coaches love him. 136 00:05:59,520 --> 00:06:01,480 Speaker 1: You can't say a bad thing about Daniel. I mean, 137 00:06:01,720 --> 00:06:03,680 Speaker 1: he comes to work every day and he prepares, and 138 00:06:03,960 --> 00:06:05,839 Speaker 1: you know he's gonna go out there, and you know 139 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:07,919 Speaker 1: he acts like he's gonna win the game, and you 140 00:06:07,960 --> 00:06:12,599 Speaker 1: know he's he's just prepared. Let's say three more Jordan 141 00:06:12,720 --> 00:06:17,920 Speaker 1: Rock Jan Hey, Nick, what's going on man? What was 142 00:06:18,040 --> 00:06:20,880 Speaker 1: Joe's message to you today? I mean, this was obviously 143 00:06:21,000 --> 00:06:24,599 Speaker 1: a unique season in so many ways, right with the COVID, 144 00:06:24,760 --> 00:06:29,039 Speaker 1: the protocols, uh being in the division race, you know, 145 00:06:29,120 --> 00:06:31,520 Speaker 1: with five wins entering week seventeen, and the way it 146 00:06:31,560 --> 00:06:34,480 Speaker 1: all ended. So how did he sort of sum it 147 00:06:34,560 --> 00:06:36,320 Speaker 1: up to you guys? And what do you take from 148 00:06:36,360 --> 00:06:39,200 Speaker 1: that moving forward? Um? Just kind of what I said earlier, 149 00:06:39,240 --> 00:06:42,280 Speaker 1: just like we we gotta win games, you know, kind 150 00:06:42,279 --> 00:06:44,000 Speaker 1: of keep it in our own hands. We can't you know, 151 00:06:44,320 --> 00:06:46,120 Speaker 1: have our fate up to somebody else. And you know, 152 00:06:46,560 --> 00:06:48,440 Speaker 1: we just gotta be better and earlier in the year 153 00:06:48,480 --> 00:06:50,320 Speaker 1: and you know, try to win you know, a couple 154 00:06:50,360 --> 00:06:52,800 Speaker 1: more games, those close games and you know, just not 155 00:06:52,880 --> 00:06:56,840 Speaker 1: leave it up to somebody else. Did he present this 156 00:06:56,920 --> 00:07:01,040 Speaker 1: season to you guys as a success or how did 157 00:07:01,080 --> 00:07:08,160 Speaker 1: he How did he sort of explain that to you guys? Um, 158 00:07:08,279 --> 00:07:10,360 Speaker 1: some things very success and you know, other things aren't. 159 00:07:10,400 --> 00:07:12,480 Speaker 1: You know, there's the culture change. I definitely think it 160 00:07:12,520 --> 00:07:14,840 Speaker 1: was a success and he's, uh, he's doing a good job, 161 00:07:14,880 --> 00:07:16,360 Speaker 1: you know, changing that. And you know it's gonna be 162 00:07:16,800 --> 00:07:18,520 Speaker 1: hard noose team and we're gonna you know, run and 163 00:07:18,560 --> 00:07:20,480 Speaker 1: we're gonna hit, and we're gonna you know, practice hard, 164 00:07:20,520 --> 00:07:22,480 Speaker 1: and you know we're gonna be prepared. So I think 165 00:07:22,520 --> 00:07:28,080 Speaker 1: he did a good job and changing that aspect of it, right, Nick, 166 00:07:28,120 --> 00:07:30,120 Speaker 1: You talked a little bit about your own sort of 167 00:07:30,240 --> 00:07:33,160 Speaker 1: arc of this season, coming from you know, first time 168 00:07:33,480 --> 00:07:35,600 Speaker 1: started at a new position to to where you are 169 00:07:35,600 --> 00:07:38,080 Speaker 1: now what what what do you think about the the 170 00:07:38,240 --> 00:07:40,400 Speaker 1: entire offensive line? You know, this was this was sort 171 00:07:40,400 --> 00:07:43,600 Speaker 1: of an overhauled unit that you guys started the year with. 172 00:07:43,640 --> 00:07:46,320 Speaker 1: Where how did you get from week one to week 173 00:07:46,400 --> 00:07:49,880 Speaker 1: seventeen and where? Where? Where would you say you are now? Um, 174 00:07:49,920 --> 00:07:52,160 Speaker 1: you know we're a very young group and I mean 175 00:07:52,240 --> 00:07:54,000 Speaker 1: we had what three four rookie