1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:02,520 Speaker 1: Welcome back to Giants dot com. I am John Schmilk. 2 00:00:02,840 --> 00:00:06,240 Speaker 1: The Giants have made an announcement today. They've resigned offensive 3 00:00:06,240 --> 00:00:09,039 Speaker 1: lineman John Halapio and he joins us right now on 4 00:00:09,119 --> 00:00:12,320 Speaker 1: Giants dot Com. John. Congratulations, welcome back, Thank you, Thank 5 00:00:12,320 --> 00:00:14,360 Speaker 1: you for having me. And I'm anxious to get back 6 00:00:14,360 --> 00:00:16,960 Speaker 1: with the group of guys and uh just just get 7 00:00:17,000 --> 00:00:18,959 Speaker 1: back into it and play football again. Why do you 8 00:00:18,960 --> 00:00:21,320 Speaker 1: want to be back with the Giants, man? Just because 9 00:00:21,600 --> 00:00:23,599 Speaker 1: this is like home to me. This is the longest 10 00:00:23,600 --> 00:00:25,840 Speaker 1: I've spent with the team, you know. I just love 11 00:00:25,920 --> 00:00:28,440 Speaker 1: being around the other guys that have built relationships with 12 00:00:28,520 --> 00:00:31,040 Speaker 1: over the years. And we have some special here in 13 00:00:31,040 --> 00:00:33,000 Speaker 1: this locker room that that I'm excited to build off 14 00:00:33,360 --> 00:00:36,000 Speaker 1: from last season with. Now you talk about something special 15 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:37,479 Speaker 1: in the locker room, and I think there's a lot 16 00:00:37,479 --> 00:00:39,920 Speaker 1: of discussion about how the offensive line really jelled together 17 00:00:39,960 --> 00:00:42,200 Speaker 1: over the course of the year. Unfortunately you weren't able 18 00:00:42,200 --> 00:00:44,280 Speaker 1: to be on the field with them due to the injury. 19 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:47,440 Speaker 1: But did you feel that camaraderie in the locker room, 20 00:00:47,520 --> 00:00:49,960 Speaker 1: in the training room, wherever you were with the guys, 21 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:52,080 Speaker 1: and how it grew over the course of the year. Absolutely, 22 00:00:52,120 --> 00:00:54,440 Speaker 1: I did. I did see that over the year, Um, 23 00:00:54,520 --> 00:00:57,560 Speaker 1: just the way that the communication came throughout the past 24 00:00:57,640 --> 00:00:59,920 Speaker 1: and and run game. They just felt comfortable with each other, 25 00:01:00,200 --> 00:01:02,320 Speaker 1: felt comfortable in the pocket with Eli, and then open 26 00:01:02,360 --> 00:01:05,480 Speaker 1: them lanes ultimately for se kuon how quickly are you 27 00:01:05,560 --> 00:01:07,560 Speaker 1: gonna be back on the field this offseason? When you're 28 00:01:07,560 --> 00:01:09,800 Speaker 1: gonna be able, do you think participate in offseason workouts. 29 00:01:09,880 --> 00:01:12,200 Speaker 1: I'm fully cleared, fully cleared. I've been cleared for about 30 00:01:12,240 --> 00:01:15,280 Speaker 1: a month now, so I'm ready to go. I'm excited, 31 00:01:15,520 --> 00:01:17,800 Speaker 1: and uh yeah, it's gonna be It's would be a 32 00:01:17,800 --> 00:01:19,720 Speaker 1: good year. Now. Last off season was a bit of 33 00:01:19,760 --> 00:01:22,160 Speaker 1: a transition off season for you, right because you're going 34 00:01:22,200 --> 00:01:24,520 Speaker 1: to a new position, you're learning something new. Is this 35 00:01:24,560 --> 00:01:28,240 Speaker 1: an opportunity now? Second year, same position, same system where 36 00:01:28,280 --> 00:01:29,960 Speaker 1: you can kind of hit the ground with your feet 37 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:32,240 Speaker 1: already running when you get back here in April. Absolutely, 38 00:01:32,319 --> 00:01:34,520 Speaker 1: that was one benefit of the injury. I was up 39 00:01:34,560 --> 00:01:37,520 Speaker 1: here um all year through in the in the meetings, 40 00:01:37,680 --> 00:01:40,080 Speaker 1: so I was locked in mentally the whole entire season. 41 00:01:40,560 --> 00:01:42,640 Speaker 1: So I got the I got the playbook down. I'm 42 00:01:42,680 --> 00:01:44,920 Speaker 1: just ready to just get back out there and be 43 00:01:45,000 --> 00:01:47,640 Speaker 1: with the guys, aside from getting healthy obviously and getting 44 00:01:47,640 --> 00:01:49,280 Speaker 1: back on the field, what are your main goals this 45 00:01:49,360 --> 00:01:51,840 Speaker 1: year in terms of playing center and where you want 46 00:01:51,840 --> 00:01:53,880 Speaker 1: to improve it that position. I just want to build 47 00:01:53,880 --> 00:01:56,560 Speaker 1: off of what they built from last season after the 48 00:01:56,640 --> 00:01:58,920 Speaker 1: bye week. I want to build off that success, and 49 00:01:58,960 --> 00:02:00,760 Speaker 1: I want to come in there and and jelling just 50 00:02:00,840 --> 00:02:03,600 Speaker 1: as easy as everybody else was jelling in together, and 51 00:02:03,720 --> 00:02:08,200 Speaker 1: ultimately stay healthy. Finally, what were the biggest challenges of center? 52 00:02:08,320 --> 00:02:10,760 Speaker 1: You know, blocking obviously, but there's a whole lot more 53 00:02:10,840 --> 00:02:13,680 Speaker 1: pre snap besides just the physical part of it, right, Yeah, 54 00:02:13,720 --> 00:02:16,560 Speaker 1: I think it's just the whole entire knowledge of you know, 55 00:02:16,840 --> 00:02:19,920 Speaker 1: reading the whole entire defense, you know, snapping the ball, communication. 56 00:02:19,960 --> 00:02:22,359 Speaker 1: I think all of the above, all the those tangibles 57 00:02:22,400 --> 00:02:24,079 Speaker 1: at being the center. I think that was the difficult 58 00:02:24,080 --> 00:02:26,400 Speaker 1: part of it. But you know, I'm comfortable now and 59 00:02:26,639 --> 00:02:28,880 Speaker 1: I'm ready to go. You look forward to seeing it. John, 60 00:02:28,919 --> 00:02:31,519 Speaker 1: Welcome back, Welcome and thank you appreciate it. John Hawipo, 61 00:02:31,639 --> 00:02:33,639 Speaker 1: our guest on giants dot com.