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Speaker 1: Welcome to Friday's initial a big blue kickoff live here

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Speaker 1: on Giants dot com. He's Jeff Feagels am Lance Medal.

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Speaker 1: Good to have you a board with you for the

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Speaker 1: next sixty minutes. Two zero one five one three. That

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Speaker 1: is the telephone number hashtag Giants Chat. We've got two

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Speaker 1: guests today on the program. We're gonna hear from Adam

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Speaker 1: Baron's of IMG Academy. He's been training Giants fourth round

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Speaker 1: pick Kyle Oletta at the quarterback position, getting him ready

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Speaker 1: for the Combine, the Senior Bowl as well as the draft.

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Speaker 1: So will get into that, and then North Carolina State

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Speaker 1: defensive coordinator Dave Huxtable will join us as he will

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Speaker 1: help break down b J Hill, one of the Giants

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Speaker 1: third round pick. So, Jeff, this is really your first

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Speaker 1: show since the Giants finished up marathon known as the Draft,

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Speaker 1: and they addressed a variety of different positions. But I'm

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Speaker 1: curious your thoughts, what you think of the class and

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Speaker 1: how you think this is gonna help the team well.

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Speaker 1: First and foremost, the best pick was their fifth round

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Speaker 1: of the kid from McIntosh from my apology. But but

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Speaker 1: I'll go from I guess I'll go from from bottom

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Speaker 1: to top. Okay, but you know, yeah r J mctosk,

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Speaker 1: guy from Miami, definitely a five technique defensive end for

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Speaker 1: the Giants. Is gonna be played there. Saw him play

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Speaker 1: a lot being in Miami last year. Um, tough kid,

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Speaker 1: first step, really good first step. Fifth rounder. You know,

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Speaker 1: one of the guys where he's gonna he'll he'll be

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Speaker 1: on the team, he'll look for playing time. He's a

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Speaker 1: special teams guy. That first work of year. But I

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Speaker 1: thought it was a good need pick for the Giants

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Speaker 1: that they need some defensive of a lineman. They went

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Speaker 1: out and got a draft pick signed, gonna sign some

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Speaker 1: other guys free agency. Um, then you go up into

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Speaker 1: the fourth round, which we're gonna talk a little bit

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Speaker 1: about Kyle Aletta today. Um, you look at this kid.

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Speaker 1: I mean, I think the Giants gotta steal and from

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Speaker 1: reports from other people about that that this guy was

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Speaker 1: something else. At the combine Um Senior Bowl m v P,

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Speaker 1: which was awesome, I got to watch him play in

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Speaker 1: that game. Did extremely well, very smart, and look for

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Speaker 1: him and Davis Webb to compete in camp for that

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Speaker 1: backup position. Um. Really, when you look to the future,

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Speaker 1: two guys that a third and a fourth round of

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Speaker 1: the Giants spent on quarterbacks to learn behind Eli Manning too,

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Speaker 1: smart guys, two workers, a lot of good a lot

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Speaker 1: of good character here, um, and you're gonna see that

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Speaker 1: in this draft like you saw in free agency with

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Speaker 1: Dave Gettleman. These are good football players and high character dudes.

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Speaker 1: So from what happened last year to what happens this year,

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Speaker 1: you're seeing that the team is being built about character

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Speaker 1: and good football players, and you're seeing it through the draft.

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Speaker 1: B J Hill another guy who can play inside, he

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Speaker 1: can play outside. He's a tall guy. UM. I talked

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Speaker 1: to coach Betcher about him. He's excited about his ability

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Speaker 1: to play. He can play a three technique in some

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Speaker 1: motor guy. There isn't anyone that has met this young

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Speaker 1: man that didn't like him. He's really a nice kid

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Speaker 1: and I think I like the way he plays. Come

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Speaker 1: one of them included Chubb Okay. So he he has

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Speaker 1: with some guys that could play some football. Um. And

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Speaker 1: then for then you've got Lorenzo Carter and outside landbacker

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Speaker 1: Aunt of Georgia. This guy excites me. I think he's

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Speaker 1: got a lot of potential. He's fast, he can he

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Speaker 1: good pick up in there. And what we talked about

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Speaker 1: to number six, are excusing Number two? You go with

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Speaker 1: what this Giant's team. He's a hog molly, that's what

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Speaker 1: a high character dude. I mean, he's a playmaker, and

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Speaker 1: I'm extremely satisfied and excited about the five draft picks

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Speaker 1: none other than his running ability. But the guy can block,

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Speaker 1: he can he can return kickoffs, he can catch the

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Speaker 1: the Giants fourth round pick. And to provide more inside

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Speaker 1: MG Academy football program. He's worked with a number of

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Speaker 1: Baring's Adam, You've got Lance Meadow Jeff Eagles with you

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Speaker 1: here on Giants dot Com Big Blue Kickoff. I've appreciate

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Speaker 1: the time. How's everything, Oh, Adam doing well? Hell well,

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Speaker 1: How did you get connected with Kyle and how long

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Speaker 1: Very intelligent guy. He's been in pro style systems as

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Speaker 1: think that the giants, UM, they they certainly understood a

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Speaker 1: of my gonna get my chance. And I think there

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Speaker 1: are other guys, like we had talked about previously, that

430
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Speaker 1: look at it as more an opportunity. Is like, you know,

431
00:19:06,840 --> 00:19:09,760
Speaker 1: I'm gonna be able to learn so much today, even

432
00:19:09,800 --> 00:19:11,840
Speaker 1: though I might not be the starter, but there's so

433
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Speaker 1: much valuable information and intake that I can take out

434
00:19:14,560 --> 00:19:17,840
Speaker 1: of this situation. And I mean, I can tell you

435
00:19:17,920 --> 00:19:19,560
Speaker 1: Cow's going to be one of those guys. And he's

436
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Speaker 1: a kind of guy that you know, if I was

437
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Speaker 1: a starting quarterback in the National Football League and there's

438
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Speaker 1: a guy to be right behind me that's gonna help

439
00:19:25,040 --> 00:19:27,359
Speaker 1: me prepare, to help me, an extra set of eyes

440
00:19:27,440 --> 00:19:29,760
Speaker 1: for me, help me study the game. Is that what

441
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Speaker 1: percent be the guy that I would like to have

442
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Speaker 1: in my corner doing that and there's a lot of quarterbacks,

443
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Speaker 1: as you noted, that sat behind other established quarterbacks who

444
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Speaker 1: have all of a sudden emerged. Aaron Rodgers comes to

445
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Speaker 1: my Kirk Cousins, who I know you worked with, is

446
00:19:42,480 --> 00:19:45,040
Speaker 1: well Adam as we're talking with. Adam Burn's assistant coach

447
00:19:45,080 --> 00:19:48,120
Speaker 1: within the IMG Academy football programs, worked with a number

448
00:19:48,119 --> 00:19:50,919
Speaker 1: of NFL quarterbacks. He helped train Kyle Loletta, the Giants

449
00:19:50,960 --> 00:19:53,600
Speaker 1: fourth round pick through the pre draft process. Last one

450
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Speaker 1: for me, Adam, you brought up You went back and

451
00:19:55,880 --> 00:19:58,359
Speaker 1: looked at how he commanded the huddle in high school,

452
00:19:58,400 --> 00:20:01,199
Speaker 1: and that to me is always in interesting aspect of

453
00:20:01,200 --> 00:20:04,360
Speaker 1: a quarterback and an important part of playing the position.

454
00:20:04,680 --> 00:20:06,720
Speaker 1: When you get in there, can you sell the team

455
00:20:06,720 --> 00:20:09,439
Speaker 1: on the play? Can you get everybody lined up? You know,

456
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Speaker 1: what have you taken away from observing his ability, whether

457
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Speaker 1: it be at the Senior Bowl, whether it be through

458
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Speaker 1: training in terms of getting in the huddle and helping

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Speaker 1: run an orchestrating offense. Yeah, I mean I watched him

460
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Speaker 1: do it here down here every day, you know, when

461
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Speaker 1: we go routes on air or you know, I would

462
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Speaker 1: like to kind of pop in on and throughout the day, Um,

463
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Speaker 1: whether it be in the weight room or whatever it is.

464
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Speaker 1: And the way he you know, he encourages people. Um,

465
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Speaker 1: he gets along very well with people. He talks to

466
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Speaker 1: people the right way. Um. And he's always working hard,

467
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Speaker 1: which is a huge part of that too. But um,

468
00:20:41,440 --> 00:20:43,199
Speaker 1: he's out there running things for us. So you know,

469
00:20:43,240 --> 00:20:45,879
Speaker 1: maybe a guy ran a bad route, or maybe he

470
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Speaker 1: threw a bad ball and missed. I mean he's a

471
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Speaker 1: guy that immediately you know, hey, come back, come back,

472
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Speaker 1: come back, and make sure that he does it the

473
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Speaker 1: right way and he gets it fixed. Always breaking those

474
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Speaker 1: guys down at the end, uh, the kids. Just a

475
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Speaker 1: leader and it's something that it was cool to watch

476
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Speaker 1: him do it and all the different aspects down here

477
00:21:01,720 --> 00:21:03,840
Speaker 1: because you get a lot of you know, when you

478
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Speaker 1: decide to play quarterback and you want to be a quarterback,

479
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Speaker 1: it's not a two hour decision a day. It's more

480
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Speaker 1: of a lifestyle. So like you choosing that, you know,

481
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Speaker 1: I'm always gonna have high character, I'm always going to

482
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Speaker 1: be a leader when I'm in that situation. And it

483
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Speaker 1: was fun to pop in throughout the day and it's

484
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Speaker 1: one of those little intangible things you can kind of

485
00:21:22,920 --> 00:21:25,520
Speaker 1: notice and how it carries himself and that you see

486
00:21:25,600 --> 00:21:30,000
Speaker 1: him whether he knows I'm there or not, consistently and constantly,

487
00:21:30,040 --> 00:21:33,160
Speaker 1: always doing the right things and always, like I said,

488
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Speaker 1: encouraging people, organizing people, making sure that things are being

489
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Speaker 1: done the right way, and to win championships in football. Um,

490
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Speaker 1: anytime I've been around, good football teams are played on

491
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Speaker 1: good football teams. It wasn't always the most talented teams.

492
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Speaker 1: There was the ones that just did all the little

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Speaker 1: things the correct way. Well some great insight. Was certainly

494
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Speaker 1: looking forward to watching Kyle develop here with the Giants.

495
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Speaker 1: Anna Barn's assisted coach within the IMG Academy football program

496
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Speaker 1: who has been training Kyle a letter over the last

497
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Speaker 1: few months, kind enough to give us a few minutes.

498
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Speaker 1: Adam greatly appreciate the Tom and thanks so much. Good

499
00:22:06,040 --> 00:22:09,199
Speaker 1: luck this year. Thanks, You're welcome. Absolutely you got it.

500
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Speaker 1: Adam Baron's once again weighing in here on Big Blue

501
00:22:11,880 --> 00:22:14,320
Speaker 1: Kickoff Live and had an opportunity to be up close

502
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Speaker 1: and personal with Kyle over the last few months. And

503
00:22:17,119 --> 00:22:19,680
Speaker 1: you know, based on some of the things that he's observed,

504
00:22:19,760 --> 00:22:23,600
Speaker 1: commanding the huddle, how he conducts himself and confidence, I

505
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Speaker 1: think there's some of the things that jumps out here well,

506
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Speaker 1: and I think that that's what the Giants loved about

507
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Speaker 1: this guy, and I think they were they were very

508
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Speaker 1: excited when when when it was, when it was stuck,

509
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Speaker 1: when when they were not stuck, when he dropped, when

510
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Speaker 1: that pick was there and he was there, they were like, wow, okay,

511
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Speaker 1: this is just I don't think that they were thinking

512
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Speaker 1: they were going to get Kyle. I just think that

513
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Speaker 1: they just landed right in the lab. Well. It was

514
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Speaker 1: interesting Jet because during Dave Gentleman's press conference when he

515
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Speaker 1: spoke to the media following pick, he said a GM

516
00:22:50,480 --> 00:22:52,800
Speaker 1: texted him orcalled him and said, you know, we were

517
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Speaker 1: thinking of pulling the trigger in the second round, but

518
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Speaker 1: we had other needs and it just didn't seem like

519
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Speaker 1: it was the right party Antenna's when I correct, So

520
00:23:01,440 --> 00:23:05,040
Speaker 1: clearly he got on people's radar. I think even what

521
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Speaker 1: Adam said when you become the m v P of

522
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Speaker 1: the Senior Bowl and others, well, you know that sort

523
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Speaker 1: of raises eyebrows around the league, and that I think

524
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Speaker 1: all of a sudden got teams interested in maybe taking

525
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Speaker 1: a closer look at it. And I think that you're

526
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Speaker 1: gonna be able to watch both of these guys webbing

527
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Speaker 1: and my just compete and that's you know, and and

528
00:23:24,600 --> 00:23:27,440
Speaker 1: again Eli's is a competitor to don't get me wrong.

529
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Speaker 1: He likes to compete with people, you know, And a

530
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Speaker 1: lot of people say, well, what what does Eli had

531
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Speaker 1: to compete? He competes against himself more than anything. But

532
00:23:34,080 --> 00:23:36,159
Speaker 1: you know that that's what makes Elie so good is

533
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Speaker 1: that he's always trying to get better. Um, I think

534
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Speaker 1: he's he's determined to get better this year with things

535
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Speaker 1: around him. But my point here is that Davis, Webb

536
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Speaker 1: and Kyle these guys are gonna be able to go

537
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Speaker 1: at it for the next couple of years and the

538
00:23:48,480 --> 00:23:51,840
Speaker 1: Giants are gonna get a good idea that when Elie's

539
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Speaker 1: time is done, is that has these guys kind of

540
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Speaker 1: what have They've been able to look at these guys

541
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Speaker 1: and say, Okay, we're either comfortable or we don't feel

542
00:24:00,359 --> 00:24:01,879
Speaker 1: like these guys are really it, and then they can

543
00:24:01,920 --> 00:24:03,760
Speaker 1: go into the and have a you know, the future,

544
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Speaker 1: like what we're gonna do drafting a quarterback or training

545
00:24:05,880 --> 00:24:08,359
Speaker 1: for somebody or something like that. Well, it's the ideal

546
00:24:08,800 --> 00:24:11,960
Speaker 1: situation to have options as close to just banking on

547
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Speaker 1: one player. It's also Jeff very similar to and coincidentally

548
00:24:15,600 --> 00:24:17,800
Speaker 1: Adams work with Joshua Dobbs. What the Steelers are doing,

549
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Speaker 1: think about it. They've got Ben Roethlisberger, they drafted Dobbs

550
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Speaker 1: in the fourth round last year, and they just drafted

551
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Speaker 1: Mason Rudolph at of Oloma State. The Giants drafted David's

552
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Speaker 1: Webbing that third round, and now Kyla lead in the

553
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Speaker 1: fourth round. And they're gonna groom those two guys on

554
00:24:32,320 --> 00:24:35,399
Speaker 1: both sides and they're going to see perhaps if somebody

555
00:24:35,400 --> 00:24:38,520
Speaker 1: emerges by the time those two respective quarterbacks ultimately hang up.

556
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Speaker 1: And to me, it makes total sense that you you're

557
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Speaker 1: putting a third and a fourth rounder together because, by

558
00:24:43,600 --> 00:24:47,600
Speaker 1: the way, and it's not fair because but it happens,

559
00:24:48,200 --> 00:24:50,919
Speaker 1: your draft number is like a number that sticks with

560
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Speaker 1: you forever. In the NFL, if you're an undrafted guy,

561
00:24:54,240 --> 00:24:56,840
Speaker 1: everybody sees you have it. Still an undrafted guy, you're

562
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Speaker 1: a first rounder. They always see you as a first rounder,

563
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Speaker 1: even though you were a bust. They were like, okay,

564
00:25:00,320 --> 00:25:02,399
Speaker 1: you're a first rounder. So my point is that I

565
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Speaker 1: would rather have a third and a fourth rounder competing

566
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Speaker 1: constantly than having a third round er compete with an

567
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Speaker 1: undrafted free agent that they're people who are kind of like, well,

568
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Speaker 1: he's undrafted. So this to me gives a little bit

569
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Speaker 1: more substance to the idea that these guys can compete.

570
00:25:16,119 --> 00:25:18,680
Speaker 1: Same thing in Pittsburgh. You got Okay, you got a

571
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Speaker 1: Rudolph and you've got this other guy. They're gonna be

572
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Speaker 1: able to stops. That's a good competition because they're more

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Speaker 1: on equal they're more on equal ground exactly. Those those

574
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Speaker 1: those situations make sense, and I think that's a lot

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Speaker 1: why they did it. They're a lot smarter than you

576
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Speaker 1: and I are. Yes, I think maybe maybe me, maybe

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Speaker 1: not you. Yeah, I don't know if i'd put Jeff

578
00:25:36,840 --> 00:25:38,440
Speaker 1: very kind of you, but but it does. It does

579
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Speaker 1: sound like that's kind of what they want to do. Yeah,

580
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Speaker 1: I agree with you, and that's why I think. You know,

581
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Speaker 1: when everybody still is debating Barkley versus a quarterback at

582
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Speaker 1: number two, I get that and this rationale on both sides.

583
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Speaker 1: But the bottom line is the Giants still have options,

584
00:25:53,440 --> 00:25:57,600
Speaker 1: and based on what Dave Gentleman indicated, Jeff eli Manning

585
00:25:57,680 --> 00:26:00,280
Speaker 1: is the quarterback right now. There was no indication Asian

586
00:26:00,359 --> 00:26:02,600
Speaker 1: that they feel that he only has one year left.

587
00:26:02,800 --> 00:26:05,000
Speaker 1: There's also no indication that to guarantee you that he

588
00:26:05,040 --> 00:26:07,760
Speaker 1: has four to five years left. But they're content right

589
00:26:07,800 --> 00:26:10,639
Speaker 1: now based on what they observed on film and the

590
00:26:10,720 --> 00:26:14,160
Speaker 1: shape he's in that for the immediate future, they feel

591
00:26:14,200 --> 00:26:16,560
Speaker 1: as if the quarterback position is in good hands with

592
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Speaker 1: Eli Manning, which means that they're operating under the assumption

593
00:26:20,200 --> 00:26:24,200
Speaker 1: that got some time to develop these young prospects, groom them,

594
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Speaker 1: move them along, and then by the time Eli decides

595
00:26:27,640 --> 00:26:30,400
Speaker 1: to hang it up, maybe they will have had two

596
00:26:30,640 --> 00:26:34,080
Speaker 1: three years in an ideal circumstances to see what web,

597
00:26:34,119 --> 00:26:36,399
Speaker 1: to see what Loletta have to offer. And then to

598
00:26:36,520 --> 00:26:39,600
Speaker 1: your point, Jeff, they can either head in another direction

599
00:26:39,640 --> 00:26:41,679
Speaker 1: with the draft. They can maybe make a trade, they

600
00:26:41,680 --> 00:26:44,879
Speaker 1: can pursue a free agent, or one of these guys

601
00:26:44,960 --> 00:26:47,320
Speaker 1: proves to them we're ready for him to take on.

602
00:26:47,480 --> 00:26:50,000
Speaker 1: And and it's it's a tough situation in this sense.

603
00:26:52,119 --> 00:26:53,840
Speaker 1: History tells you that they're not going to get a

604
00:26:53,920 --> 00:26:57,440
Speaker 1: chance to play, and that's the only problem with this scenario.

605
00:26:57,840 --> 00:27:00,640
Speaker 1: And it goes back to when you look at um

606
00:27:00,800 --> 00:27:03,679
Speaker 1: how you know, like last year, Okay, it would have

607
00:27:03,680 --> 00:27:05,639
Speaker 1: been a perfect chance to put Davis Webb in for

608
00:27:05,720 --> 00:27:09,200
Speaker 1: that for that game or even some of the games. Okay,

609
00:27:09,359 --> 00:27:12,040
Speaker 1: but Davis Webb wasn't ready to play. I mean, obviously

610
00:27:12,119 --> 00:27:14,600
Speaker 1: Gino Smith was okay, and you know things like that.

611
00:27:14,680 --> 00:27:16,920
Speaker 1: But and so you're gonna have to make a decision

612
00:27:16,960 --> 00:27:20,800
Speaker 1: on what they're doing in practice in preseason games. If

613
00:27:20,960 --> 00:27:22,919
Speaker 1: Eli continues to play and then they try to make

614
00:27:22,960 --> 00:27:24,840
Speaker 1: a move, it kind of just goes back with the

615
00:27:24,920 --> 00:27:27,919
Speaker 1: thinking like this year. Okay, so Davis Webb was drafted.

616
00:27:28,040 --> 00:27:29,920
Speaker 1: There we know nothing about Davis Webb. We don't know

617
00:27:29,960 --> 00:27:33,359
Speaker 1: anything more about Davis Webb than we know about Kyle Ailetta.

618
00:27:33,400 --> 00:27:35,359
Speaker 1: As far as them, they've only played in college and

619
00:27:35,400 --> 00:27:37,280
Speaker 1: they both have to learn a new offense this year.

620
00:27:37,359 --> 00:27:40,000
Speaker 1: So anything that Davis did last year, certainly from a

621
00:27:40,040 --> 00:27:42,720
Speaker 1: knowledge perspective, it helps him, Jeff, but does it put

622
00:27:42,800 --> 00:27:45,560
Speaker 1: him ten times ahead of Loletta in terms of knowledge

623
00:27:45,560 --> 00:27:48,200
Speaker 1: of the offense? A little comfortability being around the facility,

624
00:27:48,320 --> 00:27:50,520
Speaker 1: knowing the team exactly, that kind of thing. But the

625
00:27:50,560 --> 00:27:52,520
Speaker 1: fact of the matter is that they're pretty pretty much

626
00:27:52,560 --> 00:27:55,160
Speaker 1: even when they're at so so that's why I think

627
00:27:55,160 --> 00:27:57,920
Speaker 1: it's always interesting to look around the league, and I

628
00:27:57,960 --> 00:28:00,719
Speaker 1: think you brought up a very interesting point that you're right.

629
00:28:01,119 --> 00:28:04,080
Speaker 1: Your decision may very well in an ideal circumstance, because

630
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Speaker 1: you never want to see your starter get hurt. Be

631
00:28:05,600 --> 00:28:09,480
Speaker 1: based on practice, and be based on preseason correct. But

632
00:28:10,000 --> 00:28:12,520
Speaker 1: let's face it, the Chargers and the Steelers, and I

633
00:28:12,640 --> 00:28:15,080
Speaker 1: like to use them as comparisons because Philip Rivers and

634
00:28:15,080 --> 00:28:18,159
Speaker 1: Ben Roethlisberg over the same draft class. Jeff Philip Rivers

635
00:28:18,240 --> 00:28:22,359
Speaker 1: has now the most consecutive starts because of Eli Street

636
00:28:22,359 --> 00:28:24,520
Speaker 1: coming to an end, So the Chargers haven't had the

637
00:28:24,600 --> 00:28:27,160
Speaker 1: luxury of putting anyone else out there to determine who

638
00:28:27,200 --> 00:28:30,240
Speaker 1: they want to perhaps succeed him. And then with the

639
00:28:30,240 --> 00:28:32,680
Speaker 1: exception of Ben Roethlisberger missing a few games here there,

640
00:28:32,680 --> 00:28:35,840
Speaker 1: they've tested the waters with Landry Jones, but they haven't

641
00:28:35,840 --> 00:28:39,000
Speaker 1: seen Dobbs and Mason Rudolph was just drafted. So all

642
00:28:39,040 --> 00:28:43,080
Speaker 1: of these teams are really on equal footing that it's

643
00:28:43,120 --> 00:28:45,360
Speaker 1: got to be something we see in practice. It has

644
00:28:45,400 --> 00:28:47,560
Speaker 1: to be something in the film room, has to be

645
00:28:47,600 --> 00:28:50,040
Speaker 1: something in pretty They should be able to see some

646
00:28:50,120 --> 00:28:52,320
Speaker 1: of that because they're around a lot, like like a

647
00:28:52,320 --> 00:28:54,520
Speaker 1: guy coming in from college, Like Davis Webb last year,

648
00:28:54,760 --> 00:28:56,960
Speaker 1: they didn't know him from Madam until he got here.

649
00:28:57,360 --> 00:28:59,400
Speaker 1: They know a little bit more about him because but

650
00:28:59,480 --> 00:29:01,400
Speaker 1: a little more. These coaches were not in the building

651
00:29:01,440 --> 00:29:03,680
Speaker 1: land In fact, almost all of them were not in

652
00:29:03,680 --> 00:29:06,800
Speaker 1: the building last year. Okay, so they'll they'll be able

653
00:29:06,800 --> 00:29:09,280
Speaker 1: to learn a lot about how they prepare, how they

654
00:29:09,280 --> 00:29:12,840
Speaker 1: come to meetings, how they study, what they do in practice,

655
00:29:13,040 --> 00:29:14,880
Speaker 1: those kinds of things that will mean a lot when

656
00:29:14,880 --> 00:29:18,280
Speaker 1: it comes to decision making. Speaking of quarterbacks, I just

657
00:29:18,280 --> 00:29:22,360
Speaker 1: saw the numbers that Matt Ryan got. Yes, pretty big numbers, right, Um, yeah,

658
00:29:22,440 --> 00:29:26,120
Speaker 1: I would say so, uh yeah, ninety three million dollars

659
00:29:26,120 --> 00:29:29,320
Speaker 1: guaranteed they're staying here. Well, the report yesterday was about

660
00:29:29,760 --> 00:29:36,240
Speaker 1: gang point five million fully guaranteed. Aunt did see that? Yeah, yeah,

661
00:29:36,320 --> 00:29:39,360
Speaker 1: ninety four million. And now you know, thanks to uh

662
00:29:39,520 --> 00:29:42,920
Speaker 1: Kirk Cousins, the quarterbacks all are thanking him for getting

663
00:29:42,960 --> 00:29:46,760
Speaker 1: that guaranteed contract because there there was a time when

664
00:29:46,800 --> 00:29:48,800
Speaker 1: we all thought that there would never ever be a

665
00:29:48,840 --> 00:29:51,920
Speaker 1: guaranteed contract in the National Football League. Well it's happening now.

666
00:29:52,400 --> 00:29:55,120
Speaker 1: And high numbers, I mean really high. I mean they

667
00:29:55,200 --> 00:29:58,640
Speaker 1: have some injury you know, guarantee stuff that protects the team.

668
00:29:58,640 --> 00:30:01,560
Speaker 1: But yeah, so the next guy on it is gonna

669
00:30:01,600 --> 00:30:03,959
Speaker 1: be you gotta think Aaron Rodgers is gonna be a

670
00:30:03,960 --> 00:30:07,479
Speaker 1: million dollar man, you know, a hundred million dollar man.

671
00:30:07,480 --> 00:30:11,880
Speaker 1: He's gonna be a hundred million dollars. For all those

672
00:30:11,880 --> 00:30:14,480
Speaker 1: that are I'm fifty two, so anybody older than me

673
00:30:14,480 --> 00:30:17,200
Speaker 1: would know that. There was once a show with John

674
00:30:19,440 --> 00:30:23,480
Speaker 1: A million dollars? Was a million dollars? Yeah, I think

675
00:30:23,520 --> 00:30:28,680
Speaker 1: you were going the wrestling bionic Man. Yes, well six

676
00:30:28,720 --> 00:30:32,360
Speaker 1: million dollars a six Dave, it was six millions. Okay,

677
00:30:32,400 --> 00:30:34,000
Speaker 1: where six comes from, I don't know, but that's what

678
00:30:34,120 --> 00:30:35,920
Speaker 1: it took to build him. Well, Dave is a big

679
00:30:35,960 --> 00:30:38,040
Speaker 1: fan of television. So if there's anybody in this room,

680
00:30:38,240 --> 00:30:40,400
Speaker 1: it didn't sound right, a million dollar man six millions.

681
00:30:40,440 --> 00:30:41,920
Speaker 1: That's why I thought you were going to wrestling, right.

682
00:30:41,960 --> 00:30:45,240
Speaker 1: But John Majors is that the guy Lee Major? See,

683
00:30:45,680 --> 00:30:46,880
Speaker 1: I told you he was an expert in time. I

684
00:30:46,920 --> 00:30:49,400
Speaker 1: mean I was at there. I had one million to

685
00:30:49,480 --> 00:30:54,160
Speaker 1: six million, and Johnny you were. But Johnny Majors was

686
00:30:54,280 --> 00:30:56,040
Speaker 1: arguing that he has a little bit more in the bank.

687
00:30:56,280 --> 00:30:59,160
Speaker 1: You were short changing it. But he was awesome though.

688
00:30:59,280 --> 00:31:04,360
Speaker 1: To your point, Andrew Luck, Derek Carr, Matthew Stafford, Jimmy Garoppolo,

689
00:31:04,400 --> 00:31:06,680
Speaker 1: Matt Ryan. Those are the last four quarterbacks that have

690
00:31:06,720 --> 00:31:11,120
Speaker 1: received extensions. And notice how the money continues to go up.

691
00:31:11,160 --> 00:31:14,160
Speaker 1: So Aaron Rodgers is gonna out top that was the

692
00:31:14,200 --> 00:31:16,120
Speaker 1: highest at one point. At one point, Craig, he set

693
00:31:16,120 --> 00:31:20,760
Speaker 1: the record. So my point is it's not about now.

694
00:31:20,760 --> 00:31:22,800
Speaker 1: All of those quarterbacks are talented, don't get me wrong,

695
00:31:22,840 --> 00:31:25,440
Speaker 1: but it's not the greatest quarterback in the league gets

696
00:31:25,440 --> 00:31:28,600
Speaker 1: paid the most. It's when is your contract set to expire.

697
00:31:28,920 --> 00:31:31,520
Speaker 1: That's when you get paid the most. Period. Two zero

698
00:31:32,640 --> 00:31:34,719
Speaker 1: five one three is the telephone number, right, let's squeeze

699
00:31:34,760 --> 00:31:36,080
Speaker 1: it a few phone calls before we get to our

700
00:31:36,080 --> 00:31:39,480
Speaker 1: next interview with Dave Huxtable, defensive coordinator of North Carolina State.

701
00:31:39,560 --> 00:31:44,160
Speaker 1: David is in Connecticut. Dave, what's happening? Hey guys, what's up? David?

702
00:31:44,480 --> 00:31:49,120
Speaker 1: Thanks for taking my time first time, Very good you show.

703
00:31:49,400 --> 00:31:51,479
Speaker 1: Thank you listening to it all the time. Thanks to

704
00:31:51,480 --> 00:31:54,600
Speaker 1: too In so refreshing to have a radio show that

705
00:31:54,720 --> 00:32:00,120
Speaker 1: has in depth, pertinent content instead of just pluff. So

706
00:32:00,800 --> 00:32:02,640
Speaker 1: thanks a lot for that. Well, we appreciate you two.

707
00:32:02,800 --> 00:32:05,160
Speaker 1: So what do you got for us. Um, I just

708
00:32:05,200 --> 00:32:09,840
Speaker 1: wanted to have some impressions about Dave Gentleman. First of all,

709
00:32:09,880 --> 00:32:15,959
Speaker 1: that from his opening um press conference. Ah, it was

710
00:32:16,040 --> 00:32:20,040
Speaker 1: just so refreshing to have somebody instead of being up

711
00:32:20,160 --> 00:32:25,440
Speaker 1: behind the podium knee shaken and everybody's firing questions at

712
00:32:25,520 --> 00:32:29,280
Speaker 1: him and you feel uncomfortable because you know he's uncomfortable.

713
00:32:29,720 --> 00:32:32,760
Speaker 1: It was just the total opposite, sitting there at a

714
00:32:32,840 --> 00:32:36,920
Speaker 1: desk talking to what seems like a bunch of friends

715
00:32:36,920 --> 00:32:43,160
Speaker 1: instead of the media, and just um, it was just

716
00:32:43,240 --> 00:32:45,840
Speaker 1: so it's so refreshing to listen to him. And the

717
00:32:46,080 --> 00:32:49,800
Speaker 1: same thing when him after the after the draft, when

718
00:32:49,880 --> 00:32:55,160
Speaker 1: him and the coach Schumer were discussing the draft. They're

719
00:32:55,200 --> 00:32:59,680
Speaker 1: sitting at a table, they're talking very relaxed lee to

720
00:32:59,800 --> 00:33:03,440
Speaker 1: all the reporters, and uh, you know, it's just about

721
00:33:03,480 --> 00:33:07,680
Speaker 1: the fresh air for me. It's very he's very refreshing

722
00:33:07,880 --> 00:33:11,400
Speaker 1: to hear him speak, and he's very approachable, and it's

723
00:33:11,440 --> 00:33:13,840
Speaker 1: and it's just it's it's it's just everything rolls off

724
00:33:13,880 --> 00:33:16,400
Speaker 1: his tongue in a funny way but in a serious way,

725
00:33:16,480 --> 00:33:18,720
Speaker 1: and so it is very I agree with you. I

726
00:33:19,120 --> 00:33:21,120
Speaker 1: enjoy listening to him He's one of those guys where

727
00:33:21,280 --> 00:33:23,600
Speaker 1: when he stops, you wish you could keep going, you know,

728
00:33:23,680 --> 00:33:26,120
Speaker 1: because he has He is a fun person to listen to,

729
00:33:26,240 --> 00:33:29,280
Speaker 1: and I think he's done an amazing job. Like the

730
00:33:29,280 --> 00:33:31,800
Speaker 1: first press comps, he's he's sitting there and he's in

731
00:33:31,840 --> 00:33:34,040
Speaker 1: the middle of the sentence talking about, you know, a

732
00:33:34,040 --> 00:33:37,360
Speaker 1: player or whatever, and he sees the guy come in

733
00:33:37,400 --> 00:33:39,000
Speaker 1: and goes, hey, John, how are you doing? Good to

734
00:33:39,000 --> 00:33:44,280
Speaker 1: see it? You know, I love him anyway. Um. The

735
00:33:44,320 --> 00:33:49,000
Speaker 1: things I wanted to talk about were his uh draft pics.

736
00:33:49,440 --> 00:33:52,680
Speaker 1: It was so interesting to me that the first time

737
00:33:52,680 --> 00:33:57,000
Speaker 1: and forever Giants picks uh. Every time that came around,

738
00:33:57,560 --> 00:34:02,120
Speaker 1: I'm screaming this guy's name and dam within thirty seconds

739
00:34:02,520 --> 00:34:06,320
Speaker 1: he's got the player. Like the first three, we're exactly

740
00:34:06,360 --> 00:34:09,000
Speaker 1: what I was open. I gotta admit further out down

741
00:34:09,440 --> 00:34:11,680
Speaker 1: and didn't know the guys as well. And then Kyle

742
00:34:11,880 --> 00:34:15,200
Speaker 1: Letto was a while for me, but still made tons

743
00:34:15,200 --> 00:34:20,000
Speaker 1: of sense. It's just, you know, with Shermer being the quarterback,

744
00:34:20,040 --> 00:34:25,440
Speaker 1: whisper um a, Letta stones like a great pick that

745
00:34:25,480 --> 00:34:28,000
Speaker 1: they can develop. He's going to have time over a

746
00:34:28,000 --> 00:34:31,840
Speaker 1: couple of years to to soak up everything that Shermer

747
00:34:31,920 --> 00:34:37,600
Speaker 1: can you know, give him. And I've loved Davis Webb

748
00:34:38,960 --> 00:34:43,399
Speaker 1: because of his work ethic is incredible. I mean, just uh,

749
00:34:44,320 --> 00:34:49,520
Speaker 1: a guy that you can tell lives breeze football. And

750
00:34:50,960 --> 00:34:54,319
Speaker 1: you know it's like once you get past the measurables

751
00:34:54,360 --> 00:34:57,040
Speaker 1: where the guy, you know, the guy can make all

752
00:34:57,080 --> 00:35:01,200
Speaker 1: the throws. You know he has the intelligence to process

753
00:35:01,480 --> 00:35:06,879
Speaker 1: quickly and make decisions, uh during to play. Then the

754
00:35:06,920 --> 00:35:10,880
Speaker 1: biggest in my mind, the biggest important thing is his

755
00:35:11,600 --> 00:35:17,160
Speaker 1: desire is motivation. And you cannot question Davis's Webb's motivation

756
00:35:17,200 --> 00:35:19,520
Speaker 1: at all. Plus the like when he was in college,

757
00:35:19,560 --> 00:35:22,239
Speaker 1: I think the senior year he wants to hold new

758
00:35:22,280 --> 00:35:26,160
Speaker 1: different system, learned a home of some different system and

759
00:35:26,239 --> 00:35:29,560
Speaker 1: played at a really high level. So he's he's proven

760
00:35:29,680 --> 00:35:32,920
Speaker 1: that he can learn new systems quickly and he's gonna

761
00:35:32,920 --> 00:35:34,879
Speaker 1: have to do it again. And and so as Kyle

762
00:35:34,960 --> 00:35:37,880
Speaker 1: Loletta because he's been with four different offensive coordinators. So

763
00:35:37,880 --> 00:35:40,280
Speaker 1: I would say they're both motivated and they're both knowledgeable.

764
00:35:40,320 --> 00:35:43,200
Speaker 1: Because to your point, David's Webb started Texas Tech ends

765
00:35:43,239 --> 00:35:45,840
Speaker 1: up at cal and Kyle Loletta was at the same school,

766
00:35:45,880 --> 00:35:48,840
Speaker 1: but coordinators changed left and right, So I think both

767
00:35:48,840 --> 00:35:52,000
Speaker 1: of them have those similarities. Well, that's yeah, and that's

768
00:35:52,000 --> 00:35:54,040
Speaker 1: a that's a big because you you've got to be

769
00:35:54,160 --> 00:35:57,400
Speaker 1: able to be intelligent enough to process that that into

770
00:35:57,520 --> 00:36:01,560
Speaker 1: your brain. Absolutely, and David, listen, we appreciate the phone call.

771
00:36:01,640 --> 00:36:03,759
Speaker 1: Thanks so much for weighing in. Good to hear from you.

772
00:36:03,760 --> 00:36:05,520
Speaker 1: I want to try to squeeze in another call or two.

773
00:36:05,560 --> 00:36:09,960
Speaker 1: We got shakes in Baltimore. Shakes. What's happening? What's going on?

774
00:36:10,080 --> 00:36:14,440
Speaker 1: Feathers sakes, what's happening? All right, I'm gonna try to

775
00:36:14,480 --> 00:36:17,080
Speaker 1: make this quick because I got a few things, all right.

776
00:36:17,160 --> 00:36:21,320
Speaker 1: So the webmin and Leather thing, now, it's great because

777
00:36:22,800 --> 00:36:25,239
Speaker 1: both of these guys not only do they learn under

778
00:36:25,320 --> 00:36:29,560
Speaker 1: Eli and get the professionals from them from him, excuse me,

779
00:36:30,760 --> 00:36:33,839
Speaker 1: but they get we get two seasons to evaluate them

780
00:36:33,880 --> 00:36:38,040
Speaker 1: and grown them with this coaching staff. So to me,

781
00:36:38,280 --> 00:36:42,080
Speaker 1: it's just like one of these guys, whoever is impressive

782
00:36:42,200 --> 00:36:46,120
Speaker 1: more to these coaches, to this coaching staff to stick

783
00:36:46,160 --> 00:36:49,200
Speaker 1: out and get the job when Eli finally does pack

784
00:36:49,280 --> 00:36:51,480
Speaker 1: it up. So I think it's nothing but a beautiful thing.

785
00:36:53,239 --> 00:36:56,120
Speaker 1: I have two questions for you, and then, um, I

786
00:36:56,200 --> 00:37:00,279
Speaker 1: just wanted to go off on just one thing. But

787
00:37:00,320 --> 00:37:04,760
Speaker 1: the first question is what is the position that y'all

788
00:37:04,760 --> 00:37:08,560
Speaker 1: still feel y'all are worried about on the roster, because

789
00:37:08,680 --> 00:37:12,560
Speaker 1: to me, I'm not worried about any of them. I

790
00:37:12,680 --> 00:37:18,120
Speaker 1: see no holes because even the positions that you you

791
00:37:18,200 --> 00:37:22,919
Speaker 1: maybe you have question marks that there's like three, four

792
00:37:23,000 --> 00:37:27,000
Speaker 1: or five guys that's going to be compete in photose spots.

793
00:37:27,040 --> 00:37:29,120
Speaker 1: So to me, there is no holes. So I want

794
00:37:29,120 --> 00:37:32,960
Speaker 1: to know what y'all what position that y'all still worried

795
00:37:32,960 --> 00:37:35,680
Speaker 1: about on the roster. And then my second question is

796
00:37:37,640 --> 00:37:41,160
Speaker 1: do y'all have confidence in and b J. Goodson's health

797
00:37:42,239 --> 00:37:45,359
Speaker 1: or y'all confidence in his health because if he's gonna

798
00:37:45,360 --> 00:37:47,759
Speaker 1: have to be that second middle linebacker, we we need

799
00:37:47,840 --> 00:37:51,600
Speaker 1: him to play at least fourteen games. That was ridiculous

800
00:37:51,640 --> 00:37:54,120
Speaker 1: last year. And what's up with his number two? He

801
00:37:54,160 --> 00:37:56,960
Speaker 1: needs a linebacker number. He got a defensive line of line,

802
00:37:57,040 --> 00:38:00,200
Speaker 1: and I think that's secredary. I'm not overly conserved because

803
00:38:00,200 --> 00:38:02,520
Speaker 1: it's a small sample size, and after a player has

804
00:38:02,520 --> 00:38:04,839
Speaker 1: one injury played, dear, I don't know if you can really,

805
00:38:05,120 --> 00:38:06,880
Speaker 1: you know, go crazy and think this is gonna be

806
00:38:06,920 --> 00:38:09,000
Speaker 1: a trend. It's not as if he missed the boatload

807
00:38:09,000 --> 00:38:12,560
Speaker 1: of games in college. So when you take that into consideration, yeah,

808
00:38:12,600 --> 00:38:14,439
Speaker 1: I mean, you do want him to stay durable and healthy.

809
00:38:14,440 --> 00:38:16,200
Speaker 1: They're gonna need him next to alec Ogle Tree. But

810
00:38:16,320 --> 00:38:18,840
Speaker 1: I don't know if last year was overly alarming Shakes,

811
00:38:18,880 --> 00:38:20,880
Speaker 1: given the fact that it's only one season. If it

812
00:38:20,920 --> 00:38:22,759
Speaker 1: happens for another season or two, then I think he

813
00:38:22,800 --> 00:38:24,880
Speaker 1: got a track record right now, I don't think we

814
00:38:24,880 --> 00:38:26,840
Speaker 1: have much of a track record. So personally, I'm not

815
00:38:26,920 --> 00:38:29,239
Speaker 1: that overly concerned. Yeah, I mean they're looking to him

816
00:38:29,280 --> 00:38:31,279
Speaker 1: to start, by the way, so not the number two.

817
00:38:31,320 --> 00:38:33,080
Speaker 1: He's gonna be a number one. He's gonna be right

818
00:38:33,120 --> 00:38:35,720
Speaker 1: next to local Tree. Um. As far as the positions, Shakes,

819
00:38:35,800 --> 00:38:37,960
Speaker 1: I gotta tell you, I'm a little bit concerned. I mean,

820
00:38:38,239 --> 00:38:41,040
Speaker 1: and I think you had you was well said there there.

821
00:38:41,560 --> 00:38:44,279
Speaker 1: Gentleman has gone through and really kind of pegged and

822
00:38:44,320 --> 00:38:46,840
Speaker 1: got a lot of depth, which this team needs. But

823
00:38:46,920 --> 00:38:48,400
Speaker 1: you don't know how the guys are gonna play in

824
00:38:48,400 --> 00:38:50,279
Speaker 1: the depth. They got a lot of players at him,

825
00:38:50,320 --> 00:38:53,040
Speaker 1: for instance, cornerbacks. We've got enough cornerbacks that we don't

826
00:38:53,080 --> 00:38:55,279
Speaker 1: need any more. Cornerbacks. That was what they needed. And

827
00:38:55,640 --> 00:38:58,399
Speaker 1: but if to me, I think we need a little

828
00:38:58,400 --> 00:39:01,879
Speaker 1: bit more depth a receiver, Okay, Um, I still think

829
00:39:01,880 --> 00:39:04,520
Speaker 1: that there's not a whole lot of things behind after

830
00:39:04,560 --> 00:39:07,520
Speaker 1: you get Roger Lewis and down. Um, And then I

831
00:39:07,560 --> 00:39:10,279
Speaker 1: also think safety is one that I wish, you know,

832
00:39:10,400 --> 00:39:12,759
Speaker 1: I think that I know, I mean, I like the

833
00:39:12,800 --> 00:39:15,560
Speaker 1: guys that are there, but I think that that's probably

834
00:39:15,960 --> 00:39:18,600
Speaker 1: and the third one would be still still offensive line.

835
00:39:18,719 --> 00:39:20,959
Speaker 1: I mean, I still think offensive line is still there.

836
00:39:21,280 --> 00:39:24,279
Speaker 1: It's definitely a need. And um, well, we'll see what

837
00:39:24,280 --> 00:39:26,239
Speaker 1: happens with some of the free agents and stuff that

838
00:39:26,440 --> 00:39:29,160
Speaker 1: that stick through and get into training camp. But those

839
00:39:29,160 --> 00:39:31,279
Speaker 1: three areas to me are still the one. And Shakes, listen,

840
00:39:31,320 --> 00:39:32,480
Speaker 1: I know you want to add another thing, but we

841
00:39:32,520 --> 00:39:34,440
Speaker 1: gotta let you go because we gotta get to another interview.

842
00:39:34,480 --> 00:39:36,239
Speaker 1: So hopefully we'll get to it on a future show.

843
00:39:36,400 --> 00:39:39,000
Speaker 1: Thanks for calling in, Shakes. Yeah, absolutely appreciate the phone call.

844
00:39:39,080 --> 00:39:41,680
Speaker 1: I think there's numbers volume on the depth chart, but

845
00:39:41,719 --> 00:39:44,279
Speaker 1: there's still some question marks at corner even though they

846
00:39:44,280 --> 00:39:46,600
Speaker 1: did bring in seven defensive backs as well as safety,

847
00:39:46,800 --> 00:39:49,040
Speaker 1: because there's gonna be circumstances where you need that strong

848
00:39:49,040 --> 00:39:51,400
Speaker 1: guy in the slot, and that's gonna be something interesting

849
00:39:51,400 --> 00:39:54,560
Speaker 1: to monitor throughout the course of the competition entering training camp.

850
00:39:54,600 --> 00:39:58,399
Speaker 1: All right, well, we prerecorded interview with North Carolina State

851
00:39:58,440 --> 00:40:01,440
Speaker 1: defensive coordinator Dave Huckxable between John Schmulk and I. So

852
00:40:01,440 --> 00:40:04,080
Speaker 1: we're gonna toss that. We're gonna get to that right now,

853
00:40:04,120 --> 00:40:07,319
Speaker 1: but Jeff, we want to sign off, and yes, that's

854
00:40:07,320 --> 00:40:09,359
Speaker 1: it short suited to the point. Jeff's got nothing else

855
00:40:09,360 --> 00:40:11,840
Speaker 1: to add. It's just like that I can't add is

856
00:40:11,880 --> 00:40:14,320
Speaker 1: to have a great weekend everybody, and we'll see you

857
00:40:14,320 --> 00:40:16,120
Speaker 1: on next week and for me at least, but to

858
00:40:16,160 --> 00:40:18,000
Speaker 1: hang in there because it got a great interview talking

859
00:40:18,239 --> 00:40:20,799
Speaker 1: talking at a little bit of defensive line coming up.

860
00:40:21,080 --> 00:40:22,920
Speaker 1: Enjoy the rest of the weekend, without further a due

861
00:40:23,000 --> 00:40:27,400
Speaker 1: North Carolina State defensive coordinata Dave Huxtable, Enjoy. The Giants

862
00:40:27,400 --> 00:40:30,040
Speaker 1: had two third round picks in the two thousand eighteen

863
00:40:30,160 --> 00:40:32,839
Speaker 1: NFL Draft, one of which was b J. Hill, North

864
00:40:32,880 --> 00:40:36,120
Speaker 1: Carolina State defensive tackle and to break down b J's

865
00:40:36,160 --> 00:40:38,080
Speaker 1: plan what he'll bring to the Giants are now joined

866
00:40:38,080 --> 00:40:42,160
Speaker 1: by North Carolina State defensive coordinator Dave Huxtable coach, you

867
00:40:42,200 --> 00:40:44,400
Speaker 1: got Lance Meadow, John smoke with you here on Giants

868
00:40:44,400 --> 00:40:47,120
Speaker 1: dot Com Big Blue Kickoff. I've appreciate the time. How's everything,

869
00:40:48,040 --> 00:40:51,160
Speaker 1: Everything's great. Appreciate you all having me on the show.

870
00:40:51,200 --> 00:40:55,799
Speaker 1: And and right now I'm down in Florida, gotting around

871
00:40:55,800 --> 00:40:58,560
Speaker 1: Interstate Forward between Orlando and dave Coma Beach and trying

872
00:40:58,560 --> 00:41:00,480
Speaker 1: to find me another b J. Hill got a love

873
00:41:00,480 --> 00:41:06,879
Speaker 1: recruiting season right, Well, sorry, John said, you must love

874
00:41:06,920 --> 00:41:09,319
Speaker 1: recruiting season given the fact that you're always looking to

875
00:41:09,320 --> 00:41:12,600
Speaker 1: find the next top prospect. Well, you know what, recruiting

876
00:41:12,680 --> 00:41:15,840
Speaker 1: is so important in our game and uh um, you know,

877
00:41:15,920 --> 00:41:17,560
Speaker 1: this is an important time of the year for us

878
00:41:17,600 --> 00:41:20,480
Speaker 1: to be able to get out and evaluate these high

879
00:41:20,480 --> 00:41:23,360
Speaker 1: school players a month of May and uh, it's a

880
00:41:23,360 --> 00:41:25,840
Speaker 1: lot of fun down here in Florida the half spring practice,

881
00:41:25,880 --> 00:41:27,960
Speaker 1: so you know, you get a chance to get out

882
00:41:28,000 --> 00:41:30,600
Speaker 1: there and uh and get a live evaluation and that's

883
00:41:30,600 --> 00:41:32,640
Speaker 1: so important, you know, coach, how about this when you

884
00:41:32,719 --> 00:41:34,880
Speaker 1: guys recruited b J. Hill, what was it that you

885
00:41:34,960 --> 00:41:37,399
Speaker 1: loved about him that made you guys want to bring

886
00:41:37,440 --> 00:41:41,600
Speaker 1: him into your program? Well, you know, b J. Uh. Uh,

887
00:41:41,680 --> 00:41:44,400
Speaker 1: you know, in high school. He played both sides of

888
00:41:44,400 --> 00:41:48,160
Speaker 1: the ball. Uh, played defensive line and then get this,

889
00:41:48,239 --> 00:41:51,839
Speaker 1: played running back. You know, you know he's a two

890
00:41:51,880 --> 00:41:58,160
Speaker 1: honored you know pound uh uh high school kids playing

891
00:41:58,239 --> 00:42:01,080
Speaker 1: running back and uh. And you showed you know, that

892
00:42:01,280 --> 00:42:05,160
Speaker 1: mobility and that that toughness and and then when you

893
00:42:05,239 --> 00:42:08,080
Speaker 1: got a chance to sit down and visit with b

894
00:42:08,280 --> 00:42:12,560
Speaker 1: J and talk with him, you just knew right away

895
00:42:12,600 --> 00:42:15,239
Speaker 1: that he was a kid that you wanted in your program.

896
00:42:15,360 --> 00:42:20,719
Speaker 1: Just great character, I loved the game and and and

897
00:42:20,800 --> 00:42:23,279
Speaker 1: a kid that you wanted to have a part of

898
00:42:23,880 --> 00:42:26,840
Speaker 1: your program. You had him for four years when he

899
00:42:26,880 --> 00:42:29,040
Speaker 1: came in as a freshman, he started five of the

900
00:42:29,080 --> 00:42:31,799
Speaker 1: last six and really since his sophomore campaign has been

901
00:42:31,800 --> 00:42:35,000
Speaker 1: a mainstay on that defensive line. Coach, how much have

902
00:42:35,120 --> 00:42:38,120
Speaker 1: you seen in terms of his development as he made

903
00:42:38,120 --> 00:42:42,560
Speaker 1: the transition from high school to college on the defensive line, Well,

904
00:42:42,600 --> 00:42:46,200
Speaker 1: you know what, d J worked, came in and worked

905
00:42:46,200 --> 00:42:51,080
Speaker 1: extremely hard. Uh. I mentioned that he's very passionate about

906
00:42:51,120 --> 00:42:54,640
Speaker 1: the game, and he was very fortunate. He's had two

907
00:42:54,719 --> 00:42:59,479
Speaker 1: defensive buying coaches in his career at North Carolina State.

908
00:42:59,560 --> 00:43:02,600
Speaker 1: Ryan Olson, who's now with the New Orleans Saints, and

909
00:43:02,719 --> 00:43:05,040
Speaker 1: uh and Kevin Patrick, who is a great player at

910
00:43:05,040 --> 00:43:09,160
Speaker 1: Miami University. And and so BJ's had had had two

911
00:43:09,200 --> 00:43:12,160
Speaker 1: guys that have really uh taught him the game of

912
00:43:12,200 --> 00:43:14,799
Speaker 1: football and the and the tools of the trade of

913
00:43:14,880 --> 00:43:19,439
Speaker 1: playing defensive line. But b J uh you know put

914
00:43:19,480 --> 00:43:23,320
Speaker 1: in that that overtime, He's got that work ethic uh

915
00:43:23,360 --> 00:43:26,759
Speaker 1: and and just uh, you know, every day, whether it's

916
00:43:26,760 --> 00:43:30,400
Speaker 1: in the film room, whether in the weight room, uh,

917
00:43:30,680 --> 00:43:34,759
Speaker 1: in our indoor facility on a Saturday morning, you just

918
00:43:34,840 --> 00:43:38,759
Speaker 1: saw that that work ethic and and that want to

919
00:43:39,440 --> 00:43:43,560
Speaker 1: and and he just continued to develop develop Our strength

920
00:43:43,560 --> 00:43:46,839
Speaker 1: coaches uh thunder Dan and his staff did a great

921
00:43:46,920 --> 00:43:49,480
Speaker 1: job with with BJ and you just saw the kid

922
00:43:49,560 --> 00:43:55,239
Speaker 1: just developing, getting bigger, getting stronger, getting more explosive, and uh,

923
00:43:55,320 --> 00:43:58,720
Speaker 1: you know, turned into a really great player. Force coach

924
00:43:58,760 --> 00:44:00,799
Speaker 1: BJ Hill not only had great coaches, you also had

925
00:44:00,800 --> 00:44:03,000
Speaker 1: some great teammates on the defensive line. You guys must

926
00:44:03,040 --> 00:44:06,160
Speaker 1: be very proud for defensive lineman of course, Bradley Chubb,

927
00:44:06,600 --> 00:44:09,560
Speaker 1: Contavia Street, Justin Jones and b J Hill all getting

928
00:44:09,640 --> 00:44:12,880
Speaker 1: drafted from your program. How much of those four guys

929
00:44:13,000 --> 00:44:16,200
Speaker 1: push each other and having four great guys in that

930
00:44:16,239 --> 00:44:18,640
Speaker 1: one droup make each other better over the course of

931
00:44:18,640 --> 00:44:21,880
Speaker 1: their careers. There. Well, you know what, I have never

932
00:44:22,520 --> 00:44:24,400
Speaker 1: and I've been doing this a long time, and I've

933
00:44:24,480 --> 00:44:30,080
Speaker 1: never seen a group of guys uh uh so close

934
00:44:30,160 --> 00:44:34,319
Speaker 1: as as those guys you just mentioned. Um, they were

935
00:44:34,920 --> 00:44:37,800
Speaker 1: always with each other. I mean, I mean they were

936
00:44:38,960 --> 00:44:41,680
Speaker 1: they were brothers. Even though they didn't share the same

937
00:44:41,719 --> 00:44:44,160
Speaker 1: blood they have, they had a love for each other

938
00:44:44,239 --> 00:44:48,239
Speaker 1: that was unmatched. And but they were very very competitive.

939
00:44:49,040 --> 00:44:51,960
Speaker 1: They're very competitive. But whether they were working against each other,

940
00:44:52,840 --> 00:44:56,800
Speaker 1: uh or in an individual drill, Uh, we were in

941
00:44:56,840 --> 00:44:58,600
Speaker 1: an inside run, we were in in a in a

942
00:44:58,640 --> 00:45:01,080
Speaker 1: team period. Uh. You know, they were all you know,

943
00:45:01,320 --> 00:45:04,640
Speaker 1: deep down inside you knew that they were competing with

944
00:45:04,719 --> 00:45:07,080
Speaker 1: each other and and and what made each one of

945
00:45:07,080 --> 00:45:10,239
Speaker 1: them specialists. They wanted to be the best and uh

946
00:45:10,280 --> 00:45:13,560
Speaker 1: and and and and they worked hard uh to earn

947
00:45:13,600 --> 00:45:16,759
Speaker 1: the opportunity that they that they have today. But they

948
00:45:16,760 --> 00:45:21,759
Speaker 1: were a fun group to be around and certainly going

949
00:45:21,800 --> 00:45:25,120
Speaker 1: to be missed. Tug Away Dave Huxtable, North Carolina State

950
00:45:25,200 --> 00:45:27,680
Speaker 1: defensive coordinator who coached b. J. Hill, one of the

951
00:45:27,719 --> 00:45:30,919
Speaker 1: Giant's third round picks, on that topic of having four

952
00:45:31,080 --> 00:45:35,160
Speaker 1: talented defensive lineman to work with. How much did b

953
00:45:35,400 --> 00:45:37,880
Speaker 1: J opened things up for the rest of the players,

954
00:45:38,040 --> 00:45:41,239
Speaker 1: And guys like Bradley Chup open up opportunities for b

955
00:45:41,360 --> 00:45:46,080
Speaker 1: J Hill on the line? Well, you know it. Uh,

956
00:45:46,080 --> 00:45:50,040
Speaker 1: you know football has played from inside out and and uh,

957
00:45:50,040 --> 00:45:52,160
Speaker 1: and you've got to be strong up the middle. And

958
00:45:52,160 --> 00:45:55,040
Speaker 1: and b J, you know, was our man in the middle.

959
00:45:55,760 --> 00:46:02,120
Speaker 1: And uh, you know he created double teams. Um, you know,

960
00:46:02,239 --> 00:46:06,280
Speaker 1: he just because he was such a good player. He

961
00:46:06,280 --> 00:46:09,719
Speaker 1: he demanded attention. You know, all of those guys did.

962
00:46:10,480 --> 00:46:14,040
Speaker 1: And uh and and I think because of the ability

963
00:46:14,080 --> 00:46:17,480
Speaker 1: of each one of them that, you know, they created

964
00:46:17,520 --> 00:46:21,600
Speaker 1: opportunities for each other. You know, Coach, I watched about

965
00:46:21,600 --> 00:46:24,280
Speaker 1: four or five games of b J on on tape

966
00:46:24,320 --> 00:46:26,919
Speaker 1: after the Giants picked him. It looked like you guys

967
00:46:26,920 --> 00:46:28,960
Speaker 1: mostly had him kind of play that one shade off

968
00:46:29,000 --> 00:46:30,800
Speaker 1: the center. I saw him at the three technique a

969
00:46:30,840 --> 00:46:33,800
Speaker 1: little bit with the Giants. They run a technically a

970
00:46:33,880 --> 00:46:36,200
Speaker 1: three four in their James Betcher, though he's very multiple,

971
00:46:36,840 --> 00:46:38,920
Speaker 1: his scheme is one gap though. Guys trying to get

972
00:46:39,000 --> 00:46:41,000
Speaker 1: up the field. How do you think b J will

973
00:46:41,000 --> 00:46:43,040
Speaker 1: make that transition? For what you did an NC State

974
00:46:43,320 --> 00:46:44,719
Speaker 1: to what the Giants l asked him to do in

975
00:46:44,760 --> 00:46:47,960
Speaker 1: the NFL. Well, you know, I I think it'll be

976
00:46:48,160 --> 00:46:52,200
Speaker 1: be an easy transition for b J because he has

977
00:46:52,200 --> 00:46:57,160
Speaker 1: played multiple positions on the line of scrimmage and uh,

978
00:46:57,239 --> 00:46:59,839
Speaker 1: you know he's playing you know, he's played a zero

979
00:47:00,040 --> 00:47:03,120
Speaker 1: the technique on the center he's putting, He's played a

980
00:47:03,160 --> 00:47:05,640
Speaker 1: one technique shade on the center. He's he's played to

981
00:47:05,640 --> 00:47:08,400
Speaker 1: play an inside shade on the guard's he's played a

982
00:47:08,440 --> 00:47:10,920
Speaker 1: three technique on the guard. So you know, he's played

983
00:47:10,960 --> 00:47:15,759
Speaker 1: all those different alignments across the line of scrimmage. And uh,

984
00:47:15,840 --> 00:47:20,320
Speaker 1: and I I think it'll be an easy transition for him.

985
00:47:20,440 --> 00:47:25,120
Speaker 1: Uh at your place, regardless of where they put him. Coach,

986
00:47:25,120 --> 00:47:27,400
Speaker 1: when you look at his stats, nine sacks over the

987
00:47:27,400 --> 00:47:29,960
Speaker 1: course of four seasons, and you know the Giants are

988
00:47:30,000 --> 00:47:33,720
Speaker 1: hoping to rotate defensive lineman so they keep opportunities fresh

989
00:47:33,760 --> 00:47:36,880
Speaker 1: to get to the quarterback. How much potential does b

990
00:47:37,120 --> 00:47:40,200
Speaker 1: J have in terms of maybe upping those sack numbers

991
00:47:40,400 --> 00:47:44,920
Speaker 1: and consistently providing a presence in the pass rush. I

992
00:47:44,960 --> 00:47:47,200
Speaker 1: think that, you know, he's only going to get better

993
00:47:47,239 --> 00:47:51,000
Speaker 1: at at the next level because because it's gonna be

994
00:47:51,080 --> 00:47:54,120
Speaker 1: all football form, all football form and and uh and

995
00:47:54,160 --> 00:47:56,920
Speaker 1: I know he's gonna he's gonna continue to learn, you know,

996
00:47:56,960 --> 00:47:58,960
Speaker 1: from the from the from the from the coaching. He's

997
00:47:59,000 --> 00:48:02,680
Speaker 1: going to continue to learn from the veterans and uh

998
00:48:02,719 --> 00:48:05,200
Speaker 1: and he's just going to continue to grow and get better.

999
00:48:05,239 --> 00:48:08,320
Speaker 1: And and I really do believe that that b J.

1000
00:48:08,960 --> 00:48:12,440
Speaker 1: You know, who was a great run stopper for us,

1001
00:48:13,000 --> 00:48:14,719
Speaker 1: is just going to get better and better as a

1002
00:48:14,719 --> 00:48:18,840
Speaker 1: pass rusher and will provide some some big plays for

1003
00:48:18,920 --> 00:48:21,440
Speaker 1: y'all in the past game. Coach you talked about his

1004
00:48:21,480 --> 00:48:24,000
Speaker 1: football character is hard work, is work in the weight room.

1005
00:48:24,280 --> 00:48:26,279
Speaker 1: One thing Dave Gentleman is trying to do here is

1006
00:48:26,400 --> 00:48:28,840
Speaker 1: establishing new culture, and he's trying to bring in the

1007
00:48:28,920 --> 00:48:31,560
Speaker 1: right type of people both on and off the field.

1008
00:48:31,600 --> 00:48:33,960
Speaker 1: So one thing we can't see from watching him on

1009
00:48:34,040 --> 00:48:36,719
Speaker 1: tape is the type of person he isn't interacting with

1010
00:48:36,800 --> 00:48:39,800
Speaker 1: him off the field. What does b J. Hill bring

1011
00:48:39,800 --> 00:48:41,960
Speaker 1: to the locker room in terms of trying to establish

1012
00:48:41,960 --> 00:48:49,319
Speaker 1: a culture. He's the best, and I mean I mean

1013
00:48:49,360 --> 00:48:53,640
Speaker 1: that very seriously. He's the best, uh v J is

1014
00:48:53,800 --> 00:48:58,520
Speaker 1: He's he's smart, he's got a great football like you,

1015
00:48:58,680 --> 00:49:03,080
Speaker 1: he works at the game. He's tough, all right. There's

1016
00:49:03,120 --> 00:49:07,040
Speaker 1: not a tougher kid that I I've been around. He's durable.

1017
00:49:07,400 --> 00:49:10,960
Speaker 1: I think one of BJ's best abilities is his durability.

1018
00:49:11,560 --> 00:49:15,480
Speaker 1: He was never on on an injured list. He never

1019
00:49:15,560 --> 00:49:19,640
Speaker 1: missed a rep of practice. Uh, he's just he's just

1020
00:49:19,680 --> 00:49:22,800
Speaker 1: a tough, durable player, all right. And he's going to

1021
00:49:22,880 --> 00:49:25,000
Speaker 1: be a great teammate. He's gonna be a great guy

1022
00:49:25,320 --> 00:49:29,800
Speaker 1: to having that locker room. He's gonna earn earn his respect.

1023
00:49:30,600 --> 00:49:33,359
Speaker 1: He's just a great, great character kid. And I say

1024
00:49:33,400 --> 00:49:36,439
Speaker 1: these things to you, and I know his coaches talk,

1025
00:49:36,920 --> 00:49:40,000
Speaker 1: you know all these things, and and uh, you know

1026
00:49:40,080 --> 00:49:41,600
Speaker 1: you've got you gotta be able to read through it

1027
00:49:41,640 --> 00:49:44,160
Speaker 1: all and and to find out for yourself. But but

1028
00:49:44,320 --> 00:49:46,719
Speaker 1: what I'm telling you is he is the best. He's

1029
00:49:46,760 --> 00:49:51,360
Speaker 1: the best I've been around. He's he's very serious about

1030
00:49:51,400 --> 00:49:54,759
Speaker 1: the game, but he's got an other side that he's

1031
00:49:54,800 --> 00:49:59,719
Speaker 1: just fun to be around. And Uh, I'm just so

1032
00:50:00,040 --> 00:50:03,399
Speaker 1: for oud of b J. And I'm thankful to him

1033
00:50:03,440 --> 00:50:06,439
Speaker 1: for what he did for our program, what he did

1034
00:50:06,480 --> 00:50:10,520
Speaker 1: for our defense, and I just wish him all the best.

1035
00:50:10,560 --> 00:50:12,840
Speaker 1: And you guys got got a very special guy. And

1036
00:50:12,960 --> 00:50:15,440
Speaker 1: b J Hill not just a football player, but a

1037
00:50:15,520 --> 00:50:19,800
Speaker 1: person as well. Well, it's interesting you brought up his durability, coach,

1038
00:50:19,840 --> 00:50:23,360
Speaker 1: because he started forty one consecutive games to end his career.

1039
00:50:23,440 --> 00:50:25,600
Speaker 1: So I think that says it all. And you know

1040
00:50:25,680 --> 00:50:29,080
Speaker 1: you mentioned his development. He was there for four years,

1041
00:50:29,120 --> 00:50:31,360
Speaker 1: and we see a lot of these top defensive linemen,

1042
00:50:31,480 --> 00:50:33,840
Speaker 1: you know, sometimes they elect to leave after their junior

1043
00:50:33,960 --> 00:50:36,880
Speaker 1: year to make the jump to the NFL. How beneficial

1044
00:50:37,200 --> 00:50:40,160
Speaker 1: is it for him that he did ultimately spend four

1045
00:50:40,280 --> 00:50:43,279
Speaker 1: years under your watcher coaching staff's watch to now help

1046
00:50:43,360 --> 00:50:46,080
Speaker 1: him move into the NFL From a character standpoint as

1047
00:50:46,080 --> 00:50:48,800
Speaker 1: well as from a football standpoint, Well, I think I

1048
00:50:48,840 --> 00:50:51,440
Speaker 1: think from from a football stand standpoint, it just helped

1049
00:50:51,480 --> 00:50:56,560
Speaker 1: him to continue to grow and mature and uh and

1050
00:50:56,560 --> 00:50:59,520
Speaker 1: and to continue to develop the skills and the fundamentals

1051
00:50:59,760 --> 00:51:02,560
Speaker 1: and technique of the game. Uh that that that have

1052
00:51:02,600 --> 00:51:06,080
Speaker 1: allowed him to happen this opportunity. Uh. You know, b

1053
00:51:06,360 --> 00:51:09,800
Speaker 1: J is a very mature guy. Uh he was probably

1054
00:51:09,800 --> 00:51:13,920
Speaker 1: ready from a church standpoint a year ago. But he's

1055
00:51:13,960 --> 00:51:16,920
Speaker 1: a very mature guy. And and uh v J is

1056
00:51:16,960 --> 00:51:20,040
Speaker 1: a man's man and uh and and I know he's

1057
00:51:20,040 --> 00:51:23,560
Speaker 1: going to have success. Uh, you know as she continues

1058
00:51:23,600 --> 00:51:28,120
Speaker 1: to uh, you know, play the game of football, and

1059
00:51:28,120 --> 00:51:30,959
Speaker 1: and uh, he's gonna have a great career with y'all, coach.

1060
00:51:31,000 --> 00:51:34,000
Speaker 1: Final question from me watching him on tape, I'm impressed.

1061
00:51:34,000 --> 00:51:35,960
Speaker 1: You don't see many guys that are able to take

1062
00:51:35,960 --> 00:51:38,160
Speaker 1: on double teams in the run games still make plays.

1063
00:51:38,719 --> 00:51:40,719
Speaker 1: He has that nifty little spin move on the pass

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Speaker 1: rush on the inside that I saw on tape a

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Speaker 1: few times. Where have you seen him make the most

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Speaker 1: progress in terms of his play on the field, his

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Speaker 1: technique and where do you think the next step is

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Speaker 1: for him as he continues to try to improve heading

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Speaker 1: to the NFL. Well, you know VJ. You know I

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Speaker 1: mentioned earlier he was he was a real one stop before.

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Speaker 1: You know. The thing about d J, uh, you know

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Speaker 1: you talk about those double teams and still being him

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Speaker 1: to make a play. Uh, he's strong. He's just a strong,

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Speaker 1: powerful kid. And uh, and the thing about b J,

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Speaker 1: He's never going to give up in the fight. You know,

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Speaker 1: every play I've talked with our defensive players, every play

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Speaker 1: is a series of strains, a serious series of stranger,

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00:52:22,480 --> 00:52:25,359
Speaker 1: a series of efforts. It's not one strain in the play.

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Speaker 1: It's not it's not one effort in the play. It's

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00:52:28,080 --> 00:52:31,880
Speaker 1: it's a series with within the play. And b J's

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00:52:31,920 --> 00:52:34,840
Speaker 1: that guy is going to fight the fight. He's gonna

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00:52:34,840 --> 00:52:37,480
Speaker 1: make the other guy quick because uh you know that

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00:52:37,480 --> 00:52:39,600
Speaker 1: that guy is gonna know BJ is not from watching

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Speaker 1: him long film and where I think he continued to

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Speaker 1: grow and develop. I think he's in his task rush

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Speaker 1: and I think he worked very hard in that right

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Speaker 1: and uh and and I think you know that scenario

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Speaker 1: that he's going to continue to grow and get better

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Speaker 1: and they'll be able to be a three down player

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Speaker 1: for y'all. Well, giants, GM. Dave Gentleman loves his players

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Speaker 1: in the trenches, and it sounds like Coach he found

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Speaker 1: the good one because he did refer to b J

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Speaker 1: in his press conference as a powerful, tough son of

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Speaker 1: a gun. And based on what you just said, I

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Speaker 1: think that equates to what Dave Gentleman saw on film. Well,

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Speaker 1: what you saw on film is what you're going to get,

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Speaker 1: all right. But as we talked about earlier, as you

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Speaker 1: get to uh no b J and his personality and

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Speaker 1: his character, you're just gonna wow, what what a great

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Speaker 1: what a great person and uh and uh, he's going

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00:53:32,320 --> 00:53:36,640
Speaker 1: to be a great uh member of your club and

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00:53:36,640 --> 00:53:39,200
Speaker 1: and a teammate in that locker room. You know, it's

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Speaker 1: coach is funny. We actually a chance to talk to

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Speaker 1: b J and that he got drafted, and I asked

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Speaker 1: him a question. Dave Gentleman said, Um, playing inside is

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Speaker 1: a violent business. And and I asked BJ about being

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00:53:51,160 --> 00:53:54,160
Speaker 1: involved in violent business, and he just seems so excited

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Speaker 1: about it. And it just seems like it's part of

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00:53:56,400 --> 00:53:58,080
Speaker 1: his nature to do the dirty work. And I gotta

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Speaker 1: imagine as a coach, you just love that, you do.

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Speaker 1: You know, he's so humble. Uh you know you know, yeah,

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Speaker 1: every every football player wants to make plays. Uh and

1113
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Speaker 1: then that that's what the game is about. That. But

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Speaker 1: b J, he's the ultimate team player. He's going to

1115
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Speaker 1: do his job. You know. I talked about dependability earlier.

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Speaker 1: He's going to do his job. He's going to do

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Speaker 1: his job. He was one of the most dependable guys

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Speaker 1: we had on on the defensive unit. Never had to

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00:54:26,440 --> 00:54:29,600
Speaker 1: worry about J. B J not being whorried. He's supposed

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Speaker 1: to be not fighting the fight, uh and and and

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Speaker 1: and and staying tough in the battle and that that's

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00:54:35,600 --> 00:54:39,719
Speaker 1: who b J. Hill is and uh, um, you know,

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Speaker 1: I just can't tell you how excited I am for

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00:54:42,160 --> 00:54:47,880
Speaker 1: him and I know he's. Uh that looks like we

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Speaker 1: lost coach coach all right, the travails of cell phone

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Speaker 1: availability in Florida. We're actually just about to wrap up

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Speaker 1: the interview, will yes, So that may have been a sign.

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Speaker 1: So that do you favor met Just get Coach back

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Speaker 1: in the line, tell him thank you, and we're about

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Speaker 1: to wrap up anyway, and we're good to go. I

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Speaker 1: think that sucks things up. But we certainly appreciate Dave Huxtable,

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Speaker 1: the defensive coordinator for North Carolina State, joining us in

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Speaker 1: some great insight. Those towers up the show, Y's exactly.

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Speaker 1: It's an indication that Orlando, Florida, where he is right now,

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Speaker 1: wants him to actually get on the road again so

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Speaker 1: he can recruit the next top athlete. But we certainly

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Speaker 1: appreciate Dave Huxtable for joining us. That is going to

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Speaker 1: wrap up today's edition a Big Blue Kickoff Live. Want

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Speaker 1: to thank Jeff Fiagels, who joined me earlier for his

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Speaker 1: insight as well. Big Blue Kickoff Live up and running again,

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Speaker 1: starting next week at Monday, each and every day at

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Speaker 1: noon Eastern for John sch Malcolm Lance Meadow and join

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Speaker 1: the rest of your weekend. We'll see on Monday right

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Speaker 1: here on giants dot com. During the weekend, everybody