1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:04,280 Speaker 1: It's time to get inside the Giants hut. Let's giant 2 00:00:05,760 --> 00:00:08,160 Speaker 1: the Giants bubbling, give me some jobs. Part of the 3 00:00:08,240 --> 00:00:11,399 Speaker 1: Giants podcast Network. Let's roll. Welcome to another edition of 4 00:00:11,440 --> 00:00:13,760 Speaker 1: the Giants Litle Podcast, brought to you by citizens Official 5 00:00:13,800 --> 00:00:16,599 Speaker 1: Bank of the Giants. I am John Schmelk. We head 6 00:00:16,600 --> 00:00:18,439 Speaker 1: over to the defensive side of the ball. We're gonna 7 00:00:18,440 --> 00:00:21,600 Speaker 1: start with the big boys inside. The Giants added a 8 00:00:21,640 --> 00:00:25,639 Speaker 1: lot of depth and backup and assistance to Dexter Lawrence 9 00:00:25,880 --> 00:00:29,440 Speaker 1: or Keim Nunez Rochez. The group is big this year, 10 00:00:29,520 --> 00:00:31,760 Speaker 1: a lot of players and a lot of size. So 11 00:00:31,800 --> 00:00:34,080 Speaker 1: I'm looking forward to talking to that group, the Giants 12 00:00:34,120 --> 00:00:37,680 Speaker 1: defensive tackles and interior defensive linemen. All right, now we're 13 00:00:37,760 --> 00:00:40,520 Speaker 1: joined by the man in the middle, Dexter Lawrence, the 14 00:00:40,560 --> 00:00:42,760 Speaker 1: centerpiece of this Giants defense. Next, how you doing? 15 00:00:42,760 --> 00:00:44,320 Speaker 2: Man? Doing good? 16 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:46,200 Speaker 1: So you haven't had many offseasons here with the Giants. 17 00:00:46,200 --> 00:00:48,360 Speaker 1: Where you headed into the off season having the rehabit injury. 18 00:00:48,360 --> 00:00:49,760 Speaker 1: How did that kind of go for you? Trying to 19 00:00:49,800 --> 00:00:51,440 Speaker 1: work your way back onto the field. 20 00:00:52,479 --> 00:00:55,760 Speaker 3: Right now, I'm still working on the injury. Uh, you know, 21 00:00:56,120 --> 00:01:00,000 Speaker 3: is hilling every day. It's a process obviously in uh, 22 00:00:59,760 --> 00:01:03,080 Speaker 3: you know, and and I hope to be ready by 23 00:01:03,600 --> 00:01:04,240 Speaker 3: training camp. 24 00:01:05,400 --> 00:01:07,480 Speaker 1: Has it been hard enough to try to put yourself 25 00:01:07,600 --> 00:01:10,360 Speaker 1: too fast to make sure it heals right? Because I'm 26 00:01:10,360 --> 00:01:12,039 Speaker 1: sure you're dying to be out there on the field. 27 00:01:12,280 --> 00:01:14,319 Speaker 2: Yeah, not really, not really. I know my body and 28 00:01:14,360 --> 00:01:14,800 Speaker 2: I listen. 29 00:01:15,319 --> 00:01:17,800 Speaker 3: That's smart and in this part time in my career, 30 00:01:17,840 --> 00:01:21,000 Speaker 3: I know, you know it's right for me, and you 31 00:01:21,040 --> 00:01:24,120 Speaker 3: know's how I need to get come back and you know, 32 00:01:24,200 --> 00:01:25,240 Speaker 3: be me again. 33 00:01:25,360 --> 00:01:27,960 Speaker 1: Why we Vetex or Lawrence? I like that. So what 34 00:01:28,000 --> 00:01:29,760 Speaker 1: do you think of the of the of the room. 35 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:31,920 Speaker 1: It's you guys got a lot of talent in there, man, 36 00:01:31,920 --> 00:01:33,880 Speaker 1: a lot of really good players. So you're not out there, 37 00:01:33,920 --> 00:01:35,640 Speaker 1: you're watching them on tape. You're seeing what they're doing. 38 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:38,000 Speaker 1: What do you see from this group that you're going 39 00:01:38,040 --> 00:01:40,000 Speaker 1: to be joining in not so short order? 40 00:01:40,160 --> 00:01:43,480 Speaker 3: Well right now, you see you just see movements and 41 00:01:43,520 --> 00:01:46,720 Speaker 3: you see, you know, how guys retain information and no 42 00:01:46,760 --> 00:01:49,640 Speaker 3: paths yet, no paths yet. So it's hard to that's 43 00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:52,440 Speaker 3: so it's hard to see football players right at the moment. 44 00:01:52,520 --> 00:01:56,320 Speaker 3: But obviously you see guys athleticism, you know, how smart, 45 00:01:56,600 --> 00:02:00,520 Speaker 3: how they communicate in those different traits and other the 46 00:02:00,520 --> 00:02:03,440 Speaker 3: physical nature of the game, which is also a big, 47 00:02:03,480 --> 00:02:04,400 Speaker 3: a big part of the game. 48 00:02:04,720 --> 00:02:06,360 Speaker 1: And we're going to see that in the summer obviously, 49 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:08,400 Speaker 1: when when things get real, the physical nature of the thing. 50 00:02:08,560 --> 00:02:10,480 Speaker 1: How are the guys in the classroom learning talk to 51 00:02:10,480 --> 00:02:11,000 Speaker 1: each other? 52 00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:13,800 Speaker 3: So that's so that's been the most impressive thing, just 53 00:02:13,800 --> 00:02:15,920 Speaker 3: seeing how guys you know, pour into each other and 54 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:19,000 Speaker 3: guys you know, humble enough to listen and to want 55 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:21,400 Speaker 3: to learn and want to grow and you know, to 56 00:02:21,480 --> 00:02:24,000 Speaker 3: be the best football player they can be, honestly, So 57 00:02:24,560 --> 00:02:26,960 Speaker 3: it's very good to see, you know, guys move and 58 00:02:27,040 --> 00:02:30,000 Speaker 3: learn and you know, talk and grow together and you know, 59 00:02:30,160 --> 00:02:31,399 Speaker 3: you know, real the camaraderie. 60 00:02:31,600 --> 00:02:35,040 Speaker 1: How have you seen this defense evolve from year one 61 00:02:35,120 --> 00:02:36,240 Speaker 1: with Shane Bowl into your two. 62 00:02:37,720 --> 00:02:39,880 Speaker 3: I think, like, like I said that the communication is 63 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:42,720 Speaker 3: much better. You know, guys understand the defense a little better. 64 00:02:43,240 --> 00:02:45,800 Speaker 3: You know, you got they brought in vets you know, 65 00:02:45,919 --> 00:02:48,120 Speaker 3: in the back end to you know, help you know, 66 00:02:49,120 --> 00:02:53,040 Speaker 3: you know, you know, mold the young guys into you know, better, 67 00:02:53,120 --> 00:02:54,560 Speaker 3: smarter players. 68 00:02:54,560 --> 00:02:55,760 Speaker 2: So it's been looking good. 69 00:02:55,960 --> 00:02:57,519 Speaker 1: So it seems like he could probably do a little 70 00:02:57,560 --> 00:02:59,680 Speaker 1: bit more right with more of those veteran voices on 71 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:01,760 Speaker 1: the back, and combined with the edits out up front, 72 00:03:01,960 --> 00:03:04,200 Speaker 1: it seems like that opens up the playbook a little bit, right. 73 00:03:04,360 --> 00:03:05,359 Speaker 2: Uh, yeah, for sure. 74 00:03:05,400 --> 00:03:07,800 Speaker 3: You know, obviously were just installing right now, but you know, 75 00:03:07,919 --> 00:03:09,800 Speaker 3: once you start game planning, that's where you get to 76 00:03:09,800 --> 00:03:12,360 Speaker 3: see the tricky stuff that gets put in or the 77 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:15,160 Speaker 3: new stuff that he likes to he likes to do 78 00:03:15,240 --> 00:03:15,720 Speaker 3: during the week. 79 00:03:15,840 --> 00:03:17,960 Speaker 1: I know we haven't seen Darius Alexander out there much yet, 80 00:03:17,960 --> 00:03:19,239 Speaker 1: but I'll a see about the bets that they brought 81 00:03:19,280 --> 00:03:21,760 Speaker 1: in were Robinson Harris, who's a gigantic human beer by 82 00:03:21,840 --> 00:03:24,280 Speaker 1: the way, you got led better. You brought in How 83 00:03:24,360 --> 00:03:25,720 Speaker 1: the new addition has been in the room. 84 00:03:25,720 --> 00:03:26,000 Speaker 4: Good? 85 00:03:26,200 --> 00:03:28,640 Speaker 3: Uh. Obviously Roy just comes in with a lot of 86 00:03:28,680 --> 00:03:33,560 Speaker 3: experience and you know, he he he understands the game 87 00:03:33,680 --> 00:03:36,240 Speaker 3: in a different perspective than I understand the game, and 88 00:03:36,440 --> 00:03:38,440 Speaker 3: it's good to learn that from him, and you know. 89 00:03:38,400 --> 00:03:39,080 Speaker 2: The girl from him. 90 00:03:39,120 --> 00:03:40,240 Speaker 1: What do you think of Abdul Carter? 91 00:03:40,800 --> 00:03:43,080 Speaker 3: I think he's I think right now, like I said, 92 00:03:43,120 --> 00:03:45,000 Speaker 3: his movement, he's very instinctive. 93 00:03:45,040 --> 00:03:45,840 Speaker 4: He looks freaky. 94 00:03:46,400 --> 00:03:48,240 Speaker 2: I'm excited to see. 95 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:48,600 Speaker 1: What he do. 96 00:03:48,720 --> 00:03:52,120 Speaker 3: We put on these paths and Uh, I think I think, uh, 97 00:03:52,360 --> 00:03:53,680 Speaker 3: you know, I don't want to put anything on him, 98 00:03:53,720 --> 00:03:55,520 Speaker 3: but I think he's a good football player right now. 99 00:03:55,600 --> 00:03:58,000 Speaker 1: Final question. You've been part of some really good defenses here, 100 00:03:58,040 --> 00:03:59,680 Speaker 1: and you've been part of some defenses that have struggled 101 00:03:59,680 --> 00:04:01,800 Speaker 1: a little bit. What do you see this group looking 102 00:04:01,880 --> 00:04:04,520 Speaker 1: like when everything comes together with scheming players and everyone's 103 00:04:04,520 --> 00:04:05,080 Speaker 1: healthy on the field. 104 00:04:05,240 --> 00:04:08,240 Speaker 3: Yeah, I don't think there's a limit, honestly. And you 105 00:04:08,240 --> 00:04:10,800 Speaker 3: see the attitude of guys that that has that same 106 00:04:11,240 --> 00:04:13,600 Speaker 3: hunger that there's they shouldn't be a limit on us 107 00:04:13,720 --> 00:04:16,360 Speaker 3: and and and that's the and that's the biggest thing 108 00:04:16,360 --> 00:04:17,840 Speaker 3: in the attitude, dex. 109 00:04:17,880 --> 00:04:19,560 Speaker 1: I appreciate you. Stop man, thank you, Thank you, brother. 110 00:04:19,560 --> 00:04:20,159 Speaker 1: I appreciate it. 111 00:04:20,200 --> 00:04:20,360 Speaker 2: Man. 112 00:04:20,600 --> 00:04:22,760 Speaker 1: Now with Joe by Nachoo. What's up man? 113 00:04:22,800 --> 00:04:24,159 Speaker 2: How are you? What's that big dog? 114 00:04:24,480 --> 00:04:25,520 Speaker 1: I'm doing all right? How about you? 115 00:04:25,560 --> 00:04:27,480 Speaker 2: Man? I'm doing great, man, Thank you for having. 116 00:04:27,240 --> 00:04:29,600 Speaker 1: Me, No, thanks for being here, sir. So dude. How 117 00:04:29,600 --> 00:04:32,320 Speaker 1: about this defensive line room, man, pretty good. 118 00:04:32,720 --> 00:04:35,200 Speaker 5: It's looking awesome. I've been around some great d lines 119 00:04:35,279 --> 00:04:37,320 Speaker 5: and this one right here my top the cake. 120 00:04:37,440 --> 00:04:40,599 Speaker 1: Really what jumps out to you as to why you 121 00:04:40,640 --> 00:04:41,599 Speaker 1: think it might be special. 122 00:04:43,400 --> 00:04:45,920 Speaker 5: I mean, you have so many people that dominated what 123 00:04:45,960 --> 00:04:50,560 Speaker 5: they do, destin Lawrence being such a great interior defensive tackle, 124 00:04:50,880 --> 00:04:53,640 Speaker 5: and then you have so much versatility on the outside 125 00:04:53,680 --> 00:04:57,360 Speaker 5: with TIBs and Burns, and then adding the young guy 126 00:04:57,560 --> 00:05:00,360 Speaker 5: Abdul is just so many things that you can plug 127 00:05:00,400 --> 00:05:02,240 Speaker 5: and play and you can get a lot of one 128 00:05:02,279 --> 00:05:02,680 Speaker 5: on ones. 129 00:05:03,200 --> 00:05:04,800 Speaker 1: I feel like a good job for you to be 130 00:05:04,800 --> 00:05:06,640 Speaker 1: to loosen a duel up a little bit. He's he's 131 00:05:06,760 --> 00:05:09,560 Speaker 1: very serious, which I don't think it's a bad thing. 132 00:05:09,920 --> 00:05:11,720 Speaker 1: You want your defensive players to be a little bit mean, 133 00:05:11,760 --> 00:05:12,840 Speaker 1: you want to have a little edge to him. I 134 00:05:12,880 --> 00:05:15,240 Speaker 1: think that's good. But I think you'd be the perfect 135 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:16,359 Speaker 1: guy to loosen him up a little bit. 136 00:05:16,560 --> 00:05:18,880 Speaker 5: Oh yeah, for the first couple of days. I've never 137 00:05:18,960 --> 00:05:22,080 Speaker 5: seen him smile, to be honest with you, but I 138 00:05:22,160 --> 00:05:24,599 Speaker 5: must have did one thing one time and I seen 139 00:05:24,680 --> 00:05:27,159 Speaker 5: him just crack a little smile and I was like, Oh, 140 00:05:27,200 --> 00:05:31,040 Speaker 5: he does have humor, you know, But but uh nah, 141 00:05:31,080 --> 00:05:33,400 Speaker 5: he's all about his business, all about his work. I 142 00:05:33,480 --> 00:05:36,160 Speaker 5: respect it, but there's sometimes where you can kind of 143 00:05:36,160 --> 00:05:38,479 Speaker 5: get him the smirk. But nah, that's that's a guy 144 00:05:38,480 --> 00:05:39,359 Speaker 5: that's about his work. 145 00:05:39,880 --> 00:05:42,960 Speaker 1: Do you think he like when you think third overall, 146 00:05:42,960 --> 00:05:45,040 Speaker 1: peck right, you have a mental picture of what that 147 00:05:45,080 --> 00:05:47,120 Speaker 1: should look like. Does that dude look like what that 148 00:05:47,160 --> 00:05:47,840 Speaker 1: should look like. 149 00:05:48,080 --> 00:05:49,120 Speaker 2: I'm being honest with you. 150 00:05:49,560 --> 00:05:51,359 Speaker 5: After a couple of days of practice, I don't know 151 00:05:51,360 --> 00:05:52,679 Speaker 5: why he didn't go first overall. 152 00:05:53,760 --> 00:05:54,359 Speaker 2: Be honest with you. 153 00:05:54,560 --> 00:05:57,440 Speaker 5: I've seen a lot of things and this guy has it. 154 00:05:57,600 --> 00:06:01,040 Speaker 5: He just knows how to win. I've never seen a 155 00:06:01,080 --> 00:06:03,320 Speaker 5: guy that just understand. I feel like he woke up 156 00:06:03,320 --> 00:06:05,839 Speaker 5: and just knew how to win. Granted he works hard, 157 00:06:05,880 --> 00:06:09,320 Speaker 5: he does everything, but something that he does is just special. 158 00:06:09,560 --> 00:06:11,080 Speaker 5: I haven't seen around a long time. 159 00:06:11,440 --> 00:06:13,479 Speaker 1: Wow, that's saying something. How about the veteran editions. I 160 00:06:13,480 --> 00:06:15,239 Speaker 1: want to ask you about those guys, the Roy Robertson 161 00:06:15,240 --> 00:06:18,040 Speaker 1: Harris is the leadbetters. What are those guys gonna bring 162 00:06:18,040 --> 00:06:20,120 Speaker 1: to the field there? And even Chelsea Golston, who's gonna 163 00:06:20,120 --> 00:06:21,400 Speaker 1: be all over the place on your line. 164 00:06:21,480 --> 00:06:22,320 Speaker 2: And that's the thing. 165 00:06:22,480 --> 00:06:25,479 Speaker 5: Like I know, we talked about the additional piece of 166 00:06:25,680 --> 00:06:28,000 Speaker 5: Abdul with the you know what we already have, But 167 00:06:28,040 --> 00:06:30,840 Speaker 5: when you think about Roy led the things that they 168 00:06:30,839 --> 00:06:33,960 Speaker 5: bring to this game, not only just being more en 169 00:06:34,000 --> 00:06:37,000 Speaker 5: forced with the run, but the versatility in the past. 170 00:06:37,040 --> 00:06:41,800 Speaker 5: Once again, you have tall, rangey motion guys ghosting don't 171 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:44,479 Speaker 5: not only play outside, he could play inside. And you 172 00:06:44,560 --> 00:06:46,839 Speaker 5: have Roy that not only played in. He could play 173 00:06:46,839 --> 00:06:50,039 Speaker 5: tackle or he could play noos. Like the versatility with 174 00:06:50,120 --> 00:06:52,320 Speaker 5: the new guys as well. Like I don't like when 175 00:06:52,640 --> 00:06:55,000 Speaker 5: you have guys they only do one thing, so you 176 00:06:55,080 --> 00:06:57,160 Speaker 5: already know what they're doing. But when you have guys 177 00:06:57,160 --> 00:06:58,960 Speaker 5: and you don't know it's see my three is he 178 00:06:59,080 --> 00:07:02,920 Speaker 5: my end this? Now you have to think and then 179 00:07:03,000 --> 00:07:05,640 Speaker 5: you can put you know, mismatches or sometime you can 180 00:07:05,680 --> 00:07:08,640 Speaker 5: give other guys breaks because you have those guys that 181 00:07:08,680 --> 00:07:09,640 Speaker 5: they're the plug and play. 182 00:07:10,000 --> 00:07:12,760 Speaker 1: Are you seeing Shane Bowen be able to open up 183 00:07:12,800 --> 00:07:13,880 Speaker 1: the bag a little bit more? 184 00:07:14,040 --> 00:07:14,160 Speaker 6: Oh? 185 00:07:14,240 --> 00:07:17,040 Speaker 5: Yeah, and he's not afraid that all. He has been 186 00:07:17,080 --> 00:07:21,200 Speaker 5: putting in new defenses, new fronts, new schemes and coverage. 187 00:07:21,240 --> 00:07:24,360 Speaker 5: So I am eager to see what this comes together 188 00:07:24,440 --> 00:07:26,280 Speaker 5: in training camp and how do we do it at 189 00:07:26,280 --> 00:07:26,920 Speaker 5: full speed? 190 00:07:27,240 --> 00:07:29,080 Speaker 1: And it seems like then you combine with the fact 191 00:07:29,080 --> 00:07:31,560 Speaker 1: that they add these two big veterans in the secondary, right, 192 00:07:31,680 --> 00:07:34,320 Speaker 1: you still have Bobby O in the middle. Like I 193 00:07:34,360 --> 00:07:36,720 Speaker 1: feel like you guys can really compliment each other pretty well. 194 00:07:37,360 --> 00:07:40,520 Speaker 5: Yes, Russian coverage, I always working together. And you know, 195 00:07:40,640 --> 00:07:43,840 Speaker 5: last year not having the turnovers like we would want 196 00:07:44,160 --> 00:07:47,440 Speaker 5: in the interception portion, A lot of that came up 197 00:07:47,480 --> 00:07:50,520 Speaker 5: front and just not being aggressive with certain things and 198 00:07:50,680 --> 00:07:53,760 Speaker 5: just seeing that now coming together with the Russian coverage 199 00:07:53,920 --> 00:07:57,200 Speaker 5: and seeing our DB's getting their hands on balls, making 200 00:07:57,240 --> 00:08:00,160 Speaker 5: plays four interceptions a day five and you know what 201 00:08:00,160 --> 00:08:02,760 Speaker 5: I'm saying, Like, it doesn't just go on the quarterback 202 00:08:02,800 --> 00:08:05,200 Speaker 5: player things like that, it goes on the d line, 203 00:08:05,200 --> 00:08:07,680 Speaker 5: getting them off the spot, making them feel uncomfortable to 204 00:08:07,800 --> 00:08:11,000 Speaker 5: make those you know, I guess you would say untimed 205 00:08:11,080 --> 00:08:12,680 Speaker 5: routes or untimed decisions. 206 00:08:13,080 --> 00:08:16,360 Speaker 1: So I'm gonna close it with this. Then it's gonna 207 00:08:16,360 --> 00:08:18,080 Speaker 1: be hard to do that if you don't stop the 208 00:08:18,160 --> 00:08:20,720 Speaker 1: run on first and second down. Correct Now, I think 209 00:08:20,760 --> 00:08:22,640 Speaker 1: you had some really good moments last year, your tackles 210 00:08:22,640 --> 00:08:24,520 Speaker 1: for losses, but there were some explosive runs that got 211 00:08:24,560 --> 00:08:26,560 Speaker 1: you a little bit. What does what do you guys 212 00:08:26,560 --> 00:08:28,640 Speaker 1: as a group have to do better to just overall 213 00:08:28,840 --> 00:08:29,960 Speaker 1: be better against the run? 214 00:08:30,760 --> 00:08:33,840 Speaker 5: Uh, be honest with your A simple fit, just do 215 00:08:33,880 --> 00:08:37,040 Speaker 5: your job. The biggest thing. Last year sometimes you felt 216 00:08:37,080 --> 00:08:39,479 Speaker 5: like you had to do somebody else's job or compensate 217 00:08:40,080 --> 00:08:43,920 Speaker 5: because of lack you know, of trust and things like that. 218 00:08:44,000 --> 00:08:47,280 Speaker 5: So I feel like this year taking that step together 219 00:08:47,760 --> 00:08:50,040 Speaker 5: and believing in one another that hey, I'm gonna do 220 00:08:50,080 --> 00:08:51,160 Speaker 5: my part and you do your part. 221 00:08:51,760 --> 00:08:52,080 Speaker 2: Awesome. 222 00:08:52,120 --> 00:08:54,120 Speaker 1: By the way, last year you joked every year they 223 00:08:54,160 --> 00:08:56,080 Speaker 1: tell you're playing three technice and a pointing those tackle. 224 00:08:56,160 --> 00:08:58,720 Speaker 1: You actually played three technical last year. Congratulation. 225 00:08:59,000 --> 00:09:00,920 Speaker 5: Yeah, I appreciate you. And guess where I've been on 226 00:09:00,920 --> 00:09:01,360 Speaker 5: our camp. 227 00:09:02,640 --> 00:09:04,680 Speaker 1: I wasn't good for it, wasn't good for that part 228 00:09:04,720 --> 00:09:07,240 Speaker 1: of I was trying to keep a positive dosh. 229 00:09:08,800 --> 00:09:11,320 Speaker 2: It's one of them things, man, I enjoy Wherever you 230 00:09:11,360 --> 00:09:11,599 Speaker 2: need me. 231 00:09:11,640 --> 00:09:13,240 Speaker 1: I'm gonna be you talk about you guys to do 232 00:09:13,280 --> 00:09:14,440 Speaker 1: more than one thing, right, Yes, sir? 233 00:09:14,600 --> 00:09:18,000 Speaker 5: You fell into traffic, Yes, sir, so I know to 234 00:09:18,080 --> 00:09:19,440 Speaker 5: appreciate it because I am one. 235 00:09:19,360 --> 00:09:20,640 Speaker 1: Of I appreciate it. 236 00:09:20,920 --> 00:09:22,720 Speaker 2: Thank you appreciate it. You blessed. 237 00:09:22,920 --> 00:09:26,400 Speaker 1: And now we're joined by giants rookie defensive lineman Darius 238 00:09:26,400 --> 00:09:27,640 Speaker 1: house In or Darius how are you, man? 239 00:09:27,840 --> 00:09:29,160 Speaker 4: I'm doing wonderful. I'm blessed. 240 00:09:29,280 --> 00:09:31,959 Speaker 1: So how has the NFL life been for you so far? 241 00:09:32,080 --> 00:09:33,160 Speaker 1: Kind of get used to being a pro. 242 00:09:33,720 --> 00:09:34,840 Speaker 4: The NFL life is amazing. 243 00:09:34,880 --> 00:09:36,400 Speaker 7: I'm out here with guys every day, the best of 244 00:09:36,480 --> 00:09:38,400 Speaker 7: the best, and we just enjoy each other having fun 245 00:09:38,480 --> 00:09:38,880 Speaker 7: every day. 246 00:09:38,880 --> 00:09:41,120 Speaker 4: So I'm enjoying it. Happy to be here. Ken wait 247 00:09:41,120 --> 00:09:41,480 Speaker 4: to start. 248 00:09:41,600 --> 00:09:43,079 Speaker 1: What are some of the things that you've learned from 249 00:09:43,120 --> 00:09:44,480 Speaker 1: some of the vets in the room so far to 250 00:09:44,640 --> 00:09:46,440 Speaker 1: kind of get you rolling a little bit. 251 00:09:46,760 --> 00:09:49,160 Speaker 7: Some of the things I learned was just find your plan, uh, 252 00:09:49,360 --> 00:09:51,680 Speaker 7: find what you could do best, find that niche to 253 00:09:51,720 --> 00:09:53,640 Speaker 7: just work on that first, and then more importantly, have 254 00:09:53,720 --> 00:09:55,880 Speaker 7: yourself a daily plan of how you approach practice, how 255 00:09:55,880 --> 00:09:57,720 Speaker 7: you wake up in the morning, how you finish your day. Also, 256 00:09:57,880 --> 00:09:59,120 Speaker 7: you know some of the things right there that I've 257 00:09:59,120 --> 00:10:00,679 Speaker 7: been getting trying to hold it on. I think it's 258 00:10:00,679 --> 00:10:01,360 Speaker 7: going good right now. 259 00:10:01,400 --> 00:10:03,040 Speaker 1: How about the mental stuff in the media room, like 260 00:10:03,040 --> 00:10:04,760 Speaker 1: how to watch tape, what to look for and things 261 00:10:04,760 --> 00:10:05,360 Speaker 1: of that nature. 262 00:10:06,040 --> 00:10:07,800 Speaker 7: For me personally, I always been a big film guy, 263 00:10:07,920 --> 00:10:09,880 Speaker 7: so film not hard for me at all. It's easier 264 00:10:09,880 --> 00:10:11,160 Speaker 7: for me to go in there and watch film. So 265 00:10:11,720 --> 00:10:13,079 Speaker 7: just trying to add a little few things that they 266 00:10:13,320 --> 00:10:15,360 Speaker 7: throwing their paper book too, and then just added to. 267 00:10:15,320 --> 00:10:17,040 Speaker 1: My what has it been like trying to learn this 268 00:10:17,080 --> 00:10:18,199 Speaker 1: scheme for the first time. 269 00:10:19,480 --> 00:10:21,199 Speaker 7: It's not a first time scheme for me. I played 270 00:10:21,200 --> 00:10:23,760 Speaker 7: this in college as well. But for me, it's just 271 00:10:23,760 --> 00:10:25,840 Speaker 7: good to adjust to. You feel, mis's the different spots 272 00:10:25,880 --> 00:10:28,480 Speaker 7: that I play in that I didn't play it in college. 273 00:10:28,480 --> 00:10:29,320 Speaker 4: I was per se. 274 00:10:29,720 --> 00:10:32,160 Speaker 7: I play everywhere, for sure, but like just being in 275 00:10:32,160 --> 00:10:34,280 Speaker 7: a certain downs and situations at certain different spots is 276 00:10:34,440 --> 00:10:35,760 Speaker 7: what I'm adjusted to and I'm liking it. 277 00:10:35,880 --> 00:10:39,440 Speaker 1: No, it's interesting, So what is is it? Like mirror image? 278 00:10:39,520 --> 00:10:39,640 Speaker 2: Like? 279 00:10:39,679 --> 00:10:42,160 Speaker 1: What is it terminology? What is it about the system 280 00:10:42,200 --> 00:10:44,360 Speaker 1: that is either similar or identical to what you did 281 00:10:44,400 --> 00:10:44,880 Speaker 1: in college? 282 00:10:46,160 --> 00:10:47,560 Speaker 7: As far as like the play style some of the 283 00:10:47,559 --> 00:10:49,440 Speaker 7: plays that we run, I would definitely say it's similar, 284 00:10:49,840 --> 00:10:51,800 Speaker 7: and then the only thing that's different for me would 285 00:10:51,800 --> 00:10:53,480 Speaker 7: be the terminology. So it's a lot of different things 286 00:10:53,520 --> 00:10:54,840 Speaker 7: that we say that are different than what I use 287 00:10:54,880 --> 00:10:55,240 Speaker 7: it to lead. 288 00:10:55,440 --> 00:10:58,880 Speaker 1: So the concepts of it's same, it's just the terminology. Yes, sir, awesome. 289 00:10:59,559 --> 00:11:01,640 Speaker 1: As you've out and going here and you're starting to 290 00:11:01,720 --> 00:11:03,440 Speaker 1: learn what it is to be a pro, what are 291 00:11:03,480 --> 00:11:05,679 Speaker 1: some of the goals you want to achieve? Even if 292 00:11:05,679 --> 00:11:07,560 Speaker 1: it's not I'm not looking for like numbers or benchmarks. 293 00:11:07,600 --> 00:11:10,079 Speaker 1: It's just things that you want to get through with 294 00:11:10,160 --> 00:11:11,520 Speaker 1: the end of your first year and say, all right, 295 00:11:11,559 --> 00:11:13,079 Speaker 1: I was able to check these couple of boxes. 296 00:11:13,480 --> 00:11:14,640 Speaker 4: Just going out there and doing whatever I can to 297 00:11:14,640 --> 00:11:15,280 Speaker 4: help the team win. 298 00:11:15,360 --> 00:11:17,360 Speaker 7: I think that's a big part of my checkbox that 299 00:11:17,400 --> 00:11:18,800 Speaker 7: I want to fulfill and if I could do that, 300 00:11:18,800 --> 00:11:19,600 Speaker 7: I'd be all right with that. 301 00:11:20,160 --> 00:11:22,360 Speaker 1: What has it been like working with guys like Decks 302 00:11:22,360 --> 00:11:24,120 Speaker 1: and stuff like that in the defensive line room. 303 00:11:24,160 --> 00:11:26,679 Speaker 7: Oh, it's been wonderful, especially with Dex and Nacho, two 304 00:11:26,760 --> 00:11:29,520 Speaker 7: veteran guys right there, let alone. Starting with Dex, that's 305 00:11:29,559 --> 00:11:31,800 Speaker 7: just a big human in himself, so just being able 306 00:11:31,800 --> 00:11:32,920 Speaker 7: to stand next him to see the things that he 307 00:11:32,920 --> 00:11:35,079 Speaker 7: could do at his side is crazy. And then Nacho 308 00:11:35,160 --> 00:11:37,240 Speaker 7: just be able to talk the game with him about 309 00:11:37,480 --> 00:11:39,240 Speaker 7: the different ups and downs that he went through as 310 00:11:39,240 --> 00:11:41,200 Speaker 7: the game as through a veteran and how he got 311 00:11:41,200 --> 00:11:42,800 Speaker 7: to where he is now. So I just take things 312 00:11:42,800 --> 00:11:45,120 Speaker 7: for both of those guys work ethic wise and what 313 00:11:45,160 --> 00:11:46,400 Speaker 7: they could do outside of football. 314 00:11:46,640 --> 00:11:46,679 Speaker 2: No. 315 00:11:46,920 --> 00:11:49,960 Speaker 1: Andre Patterson is a renowned defensive line coach, just been 316 00:11:50,000 --> 00:11:53,480 Speaker 1: doing a very long time, and he's even when he 317 00:11:53,559 --> 00:11:56,160 Speaker 1: dexter Lawrence as good to see as Patterson gets here, 318 00:11:56,280 --> 00:11:58,079 Speaker 1: he takes a big jump. Right. What are some of 319 00:11:58,120 --> 00:12:00,000 Speaker 1: the things that you're learning from him that you think 320 00:12:00,240 --> 00:12:01,280 Speaker 1: is going to make you a better football? 321 00:12:01,720 --> 00:12:03,120 Speaker 7: Just hold of my technique. It is a technique that 322 00:12:03,120 --> 00:12:05,240 Speaker 7: he's teaching us, and it's a new technique for me. 323 00:12:05,280 --> 00:12:08,160 Speaker 7: So I never played before, So just getting adjusted to that, 324 00:12:08,200 --> 00:12:10,240 Speaker 7: and I'm actually finding myself very comfortable. I for like, 325 00:12:10,280 --> 00:12:13,040 Speaker 7: it's the best technique for me to excel at this level, 326 00:12:13,040 --> 00:12:14,520 Speaker 7: and I'm going to use it. And I love a 327 00:12:14,559 --> 00:12:17,240 Speaker 7: coach dre teaching. A wonderful guy, a higher energy guy. 328 00:12:17,240 --> 00:12:19,040 Speaker 7: He mostly laid back and chill, but when he gets going, 329 00:12:19,080 --> 00:12:20,040 Speaker 7: he got that fired with it. 330 00:12:20,520 --> 00:12:22,520 Speaker 1: How is the technique different than what you did before? 331 00:12:23,600 --> 00:12:25,199 Speaker 7: Just as far as like the footwork and stuff, just 332 00:12:25,240 --> 00:12:28,600 Speaker 7: being able to take certain steps short area steps, not 333 00:12:28,640 --> 00:12:31,160 Speaker 7: taking two elongated steps, and then just matching my hands 334 00:12:31,160 --> 00:12:32,439 Speaker 7: with my feet and things like that. 335 00:12:32,480 --> 00:12:34,480 Speaker 4: So just getting adjusted to those things, and I think 336 00:12:34,480 --> 00:12:35,480 Speaker 4: it'd be very great for me. 337 00:12:35,679 --> 00:12:39,319 Speaker 1: And obviously there's no pass in the spring, you are 338 00:12:39,320 --> 00:12:41,280 Speaker 1: you pumped to kind of get the pads on. When 339 00:12:41,440 --> 00:12:44,199 Speaker 1: when the summer comes in the full contact. 340 00:12:44,280 --> 00:12:45,880 Speaker 4: I can't wait. I'm definitely ready to get to it. 341 00:12:46,040 --> 00:12:47,760 Speaker 7: We also have an opportunity to go against other teams 342 00:12:47,760 --> 00:12:50,360 Speaker 7: throughout the first few weeks, so I can't wait to 343 00:12:50,360 --> 00:12:50,760 Speaker 7: get to that. 344 00:12:50,800 --> 00:12:51,360 Speaker 2: I'm ready. 345 00:12:51,480 --> 00:12:53,000 Speaker 1: We can't wait to see it. Darius, good stuff that 346 00:12:53,040 --> 00:12:54,840 Speaker 1: appreciate it. Thank you, thank you very much, Yes, sir. 347 00:12:55,200 --> 00:12:57,480 Speaker 1: The Giants Total podcast is brought to you by Citizens 348 00:12:57,559 --> 00:13:00,160 Speaker 1: Official Bank of the Giants from Game Day celebration. 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What's going on? 359 00:13:25,920 --> 00:13:26,040 Speaker 6: Man? 360 00:13:26,040 --> 00:13:27,000 Speaker 2: How are you doing? Good? Man? 361 00:13:27,080 --> 00:13:27,839 Speaker 3: Go good you knowing? 362 00:13:28,120 --> 00:13:29,960 Speaker 1: It's good to see you. Guys have a very crowded 363 00:13:29,960 --> 00:13:32,640 Speaker 1: defensive line room with a lot of very talented people. Sir, 364 00:13:32,720 --> 00:13:34,400 Speaker 1: how do you see yourself fitting in terms of how 365 00:13:34,400 --> 00:13:35,559 Speaker 1: they're gonna use you in that group. 366 00:13:35,840 --> 00:13:38,240 Speaker 8: I see myself fitting in however they want me to. 367 00:13:38,679 --> 00:13:40,959 Speaker 8: Whatever position they want me to play, that's either that's 368 00:13:41,080 --> 00:13:44,160 Speaker 8: nose three, even defensive ends. So wherever they want me 369 00:13:44,240 --> 00:13:46,079 Speaker 8: to play, that's why I play it. 370 00:13:46,320 --> 00:13:47,960 Speaker 1: Do you have a spot where you think you're the 371 00:13:47,960 --> 00:13:48,640 Speaker 1: most productive. 372 00:13:48,800 --> 00:13:48,920 Speaker 9: Uh? 373 00:13:50,960 --> 00:13:52,000 Speaker 2: I would say. 374 00:13:53,400 --> 00:13:56,920 Speaker 8: Three technique, but it's football at this point. Wherever you 375 00:13:56,920 --> 00:13:58,240 Speaker 8: put me, I gotta make my play. 376 00:13:58,360 --> 00:14:01,040 Speaker 1: So and it's funny like defenses. Now, it used to 377 00:14:01,080 --> 00:14:02,400 Speaker 1: be all right, well this is a four to three, 378 00:14:02,400 --> 00:14:04,640 Speaker 1: this is the three four. Everyone's so variable Now it's 379 00:14:04,640 --> 00:14:06,800 Speaker 1: like on any given play you could be playing any 380 00:14:06,880 --> 00:14:09,200 Speaker 1: technique in and on or even front right exactly. 381 00:14:09,240 --> 00:14:12,439 Speaker 8: So, yeah, as you were saying today, the game as 382 00:14:12,440 --> 00:14:14,559 Speaker 8: of all to where you have multiple different fronts and 383 00:14:14,640 --> 00:14:16,840 Speaker 8: you need guys that can play multiple different positions. So 384 00:14:16,880 --> 00:14:19,160 Speaker 8: I feel like that's an advantage for me. So, you know, 385 00:14:19,360 --> 00:14:20,760 Speaker 8: whatever the Giants need, that's what I'll do. 386 00:14:20,880 --> 00:14:23,040 Speaker 1: What has it been like trying to learn Shane Bones defense? 387 00:14:23,280 --> 00:14:23,800 Speaker 7: Uh? 388 00:14:23,840 --> 00:14:25,360 Speaker 1: You know, it hasn't been hasn't been tough. 389 00:14:25,360 --> 00:14:27,040 Speaker 8: You know, I've been the league going on my ninth 390 00:14:27,080 --> 00:14:29,040 Speaker 8: year in loud and I've seen a lot of playbooks, 391 00:14:29,040 --> 00:14:30,800 Speaker 8: seeing a lot of plays and uh, it's just the 392 00:14:30,960 --> 00:14:32,160 Speaker 8: terminology that changes. 393 00:14:32,240 --> 00:14:34,520 Speaker 4: But other than that, football is football. 394 00:14:34,640 --> 00:14:36,760 Speaker 1: Have you set out any specific goals or things you 395 00:14:36,760 --> 00:14:38,520 Speaker 1: want to achieve this year? Heading to the Giants with the. 396 00:14:38,520 --> 00:14:40,240 Speaker 4: First time, I just want the Giants to win? 397 00:14:40,800 --> 00:14:41,360 Speaker 2: Is one to win? 398 00:14:41,560 --> 00:14:43,800 Speaker 8: Is it win every game? We can one game at 399 00:14:43,800 --> 00:14:45,440 Speaker 8: a time, So as that's it. 400 00:14:45,600 --> 00:14:48,040 Speaker 1: How much has that changed for you over the course 401 00:14:48,080 --> 00:14:49,720 Speaker 1: of your career? Where now the first thing out of 402 00:14:49,760 --> 00:14:51,840 Speaker 1: your mouth before I even started to finish the question, 403 00:14:51,920 --> 00:14:54,240 Speaker 1: You're like, win, yeah, Winah? Is that different than maybe 404 00:14:54,280 --> 00:14:55,880 Speaker 1: it was for you like six seven years ago when 405 00:14:55,880 --> 00:14:56,760 Speaker 1: you first getting started. 406 00:14:56,760 --> 00:14:58,840 Speaker 8: It was you know, as a young guy coming and 407 00:14:58,880 --> 00:15:01,160 Speaker 8: you got your little personal go that you want to 408 00:15:01,200 --> 00:15:03,680 Speaker 8: achieve the accolades, But at the end of the at 409 00:15:03,720 --> 00:15:06,120 Speaker 8: the end of the day, football is about winning and 410 00:15:06,160 --> 00:15:07,360 Speaker 8: that's what we're in this game to do. 411 00:15:07,480 --> 00:15:08,920 Speaker 2: So as you get older, you. 412 00:15:09,040 --> 00:15:11,600 Speaker 8: Like you can have those accolades, but it's all about 413 00:15:11,640 --> 00:15:12,120 Speaker 8: winning for me. 414 00:15:12,240 --> 00:15:14,360 Speaker 1: For Giant fans that maybe haven't seen you play a ton, 415 00:15:15,280 --> 00:15:17,080 Speaker 1: how would you describe your game and your power? 416 00:15:17,120 --> 00:15:17,320 Speaker 10: Guy? 417 00:15:17,360 --> 00:15:20,240 Speaker 1: You can use your length, your quickness like they expect 418 00:15:20,240 --> 00:15:20,840 Speaker 1: from me on SiGe, I. 419 00:15:20,840 --> 00:15:23,000 Speaker 8: Say, I'm a little bit of both, uh, knowing when 420 00:15:23,080 --> 00:15:25,520 Speaker 8: to use it, knowing that when to use your speed, 421 00:15:25,520 --> 00:15:27,360 Speaker 8: when you use your power. So you'll see a little 422 00:15:27,360 --> 00:15:29,560 Speaker 8: bit a bit of both on game days. Just trying 423 00:15:29,560 --> 00:15:31,640 Speaker 8: to use member versatility and be productive. 424 00:15:32,600 --> 00:15:34,320 Speaker 1: Good stuff at the time to share you. Thank you 425 00:15:34,400 --> 00:15:36,720 Speaker 1: very much. And now we're joined by what are the 426 00:15:36,720 --> 00:15:39,120 Speaker 1: new members of New York Football Giants? Defensive woman? Where 427 00:15:39,200 --> 00:15:40,320 Speaker 1: Roberts and Ha? How are you man? 428 00:15:40,360 --> 00:15:40,720 Speaker 2: How you doing? 429 00:15:40,720 --> 00:15:40,840 Speaker 4: Man? 430 00:15:40,840 --> 00:15:41,640 Speaker 2: It's good to see guys. 431 00:15:41,760 --> 00:15:43,360 Speaker 1: It's good to see you again. We spoke when you 432 00:15:43,360 --> 00:15:45,040 Speaker 1: first got here, which I'm sure was a row win. 433 00:15:45,160 --> 00:15:46,400 Speaker 1: Now you've had a chance to be here for a 434 00:15:46,440 --> 00:15:48,760 Speaker 1: little bit and learn the defense. So what has it 435 00:15:48,800 --> 00:15:50,640 Speaker 1: been like trying to figure out what Chamber and wants 436 00:15:50,640 --> 00:15:51,160 Speaker 1: from you guys? 437 00:15:51,160 --> 00:15:53,440 Speaker 9: On? Oh man, this game has been good, learning all 438 00:15:53,480 --> 00:15:56,360 Speaker 9: the terminology and just learning my teammates all. All in all, 439 00:15:56,360 --> 00:15:58,760 Speaker 9: it has been pretty good, man, And it just feels 440 00:15:58,800 --> 00:16:01,280 Speaker 9: good getting back to football. You know, small in industries, 441 00:16:01,320 --> 00:16:03,160 Speaker 9: you know, we can't really do too much being ot 442 00:16:03,320 --> 00:16:06,040 Speaker 9: a's but you know, just warming up, getting ready for camp. 443 00:16:06,160 --> 00:16:08,600 Speaker 1: Well, can you get out of OTAs You're obviously a 444 00:16:08,720 --> 00:16:11,040 Speaker 1: huge human being and you like to play physical football. 445 00:16:11,120 --> 00:16:12,840 Speaker 1: You can't do any of that, no, TA, So what 446 00:16:12,840 --> 00:16:13,760 Speaker 1: do you get out of the spring. 447 00:16:14,000 --> 00:16:15,920 Speaker 9: It's just a technique, you know, working on my eyes, 448 00:16:15,920 --> 00:16:18,280 Speaker 9: in my hands, you know, make sure my footwork is right. 449 00:16:18,360 --> 00:16:21,240 Speaker 9: But just making sure I'm on point with the scheme man, 450 00:16:21,280 --> 00:16:24,640 Speaker 9: and making sure I'm just one hundred percent bought in 451 00:16:24,720 --> 00:16:27,200 Speaker 9: and making sure I know every everything that I need 452 00:16:27,240 --> 00:16:30,600 Speaker 9: to know prior to getting here for camp. And you know, 453 00:16:30,640 --> 00:16:32,240 Speaker 9: we don't have to learn things all over again. 454 00:16:32,560 --> 00:16:35,560 Speaker 1: So I was talking to Andre Patterson and he's he 455 00:16:35,640 --> 00:16:38,600 Speaker 1: was very excited about you coming in here. He likes 456 00:16:38,600 --> 00:16:41,080 Speaker 1: to coach big guys that are long What has it 457 00:16:41,120 --> 00:16:43,400 Speaker 1: been like kind of learning from him As a guy 458 00:16:43,400 --> 00:16:45,600 Speaker 1: that's been coaching the defensive line in the NFL for 459 00:16:45,640 --> 00:16:47,160 Speaker 1: you know, thirty forty years. 460 00:16:47,000 --> 00:16:49,800 Speaker 9: He's got a huge resume, and man, I'm excited to 461 00:16:50,160 --> 00:16:53,320 Speaker 9: play for him. Know the guys that he's coached in 462 00:16:53,320 --> 00:16:56,000 Speaker 9: the in the past, guys that I've played with on 463 00:16:56,080 --> 00:16:58,560 Speaker 9: different teams or just trained with in general, and they 464 00:16:58,600 --> 00:17:00,560 Speaker 9: say how great he is as a coach. It's gonna 465 00:17:00,560 --> 00:17:01,840 Speaker 9: be excited to get the play for him. 466 00:17:01,840 --> 00:17:02,160 Speaker 2: This year. 467 00:17:02,240 --> 00:17:03,480 Speaker 1: Now you've been in the league a while, is he 468 00:17:03,600 --> 00:17:04,680 Speaker 1: is he showing you some new stuff? 469 00:17:04,680 --> 00:17:04,800 Speaker 2: Though? 470 00:17:04,840 --> 00:17:05,800 Speaker 1: Are you learning some new things? 471 00:17:05,920 --> 00:17:06,280 Speaker 2: You learn? 472 00:17:06,320 --> 00:17:08,680 Speaker 9: You learn new stuff from every coach that you play for. 473 00:17:09,400 --> 00:17:13,240 Speaker 9: Some good stuff has been showing up for me. So, man, 474 00:17:13,280 --> 00:17:14,960 Speaker 9: I'm excited to play for him this year. It's gonna 475 00:17:14,960 --> 00:17:16,160 Speaker 9: be a good It's gonna be a good year. 476 00:17:16,359 --> 00:17:17,960 Speaker 1: So we talked about when you got here all the 477 00:17:17,960 --> 00:17:20,480 Speaker 1: different spots you could play along the line. Where have 478 00:17:20,560 --> 00:17:22,560 Speaker 1: they where have you seen them kind of locking you 479 00:17:22,600 --> 00:17:24,320 Speaker 1: in on in terms of where you think you're gonna 480 00:17:24,320 --> 00:17:26,280 Speaker 1: get the most run here into this is a three technique. 481 00:17:26,400 --> 00:17:27,480 Speaker 1: Where do you think you're gonna get. 482 00:17:27,440 --> 00:17:30,080 Speaker 9: I mean I've been I've been all across, man. You 483 00:17:30,160 --> 00:17:31,720 Speaker 9: know the more you could do in this league. So 484 00:17:31,720 --> 00:17:34,000 Speaker 9: I've been able to play the five nose tackle all 485 00:17:34,040 --> 00:17:36,359 Speaker 9: that stuff all across the board. You know wherever I 486 00:17:36,400 --> 00:17:38,520 Speaker 9: can fit in and you know, make the scheme work. 487 00:17:38,560 --> 00:17:39,320 Speaker 9: That's why I'm gonna be. 488 00:17:39,680 --> 00:17:41,000 Speaker 1: So they've used you all along. 489 00:17:40,880 --> 00:17:43,040 Speaker 9: All along the line, man, So it's gonna be exciting 490 00:17:43,080 --> 00:17:44,760 Speaker 9: to see how to how the year goes. 491 00:17:44,920 --> 00:17:46,399 Speaker 1: What do you think of the room? You're in a 492 00:17:46,400 --> 00:17:49,040 Speaker 1: lot of very talented guys and that younger guys. 493 00:17:49,720 --> 00:17:52,720 Speaker 9: This whole team is very talented, a lot of young guys, 494 00:17:52,760 --> 00:17:54,800 Speaker 9: a lot of vetted guys. But it's a it's gonna 495 00:17:54,800 --> 00:17:56,240 Speaker 9: be a good it's gonna be a good year with 496 00:17:56,280 --> 00:18:00,480 Speaker 9: this team, our room specifically. Obviously, we got Decks, and 497 00:18:00,520 --> 00:18:02,840 Speaker 9: then we got Nacho, who's a great leader, and then 498 00:18:02,840 --> 00:18:05,920 Speaker 9: we got a lot of young talented guys. Chat Obviously 499 00:18:06,119 --> 00:18:08,120 Speaker 9: he had a you know, he came in last year 500 00:18:08,119 --> 00:18:09,760 Speaker 9: as a rookie and did his thing. So it's gonna 501 00:18:09,800 --> 00:18:11,560 Speaker 9: be excited to play with those guys on the field 502 00:18:11,960 --> 00:18:13,600 Speaker 9: and just really take off this year. 503 00:18:13,720 --> 00:18:15,560 Speaker 1: What do you like about Shane Bowen's scheme. 504 00:18:15,760 --> 00:18:18,960 Speaker 9: Shane Man, Shane's running a scheme that's you're very exotic. Man, 505 00:18:18,960 --> 00:18:21,520 Speaker 9: It's different, different fronts. I'm not gonna get into all 506 00:18:21,560 --> 00:18:23,880 Speaker 9: of it, but man, it's gonna be h it's gonna 507 00:18:23,920 --> 00:18:26,080 Speaker 9: be interesting to see how we can how we can 508 00:18:26,480 --> 00:18:30,520 Speaker 9: take all these different approaches to you know, week the week. 509 00:18:30,760 --> 00:18:32,760 Speaker 1: As a defensive line. And I'm sure you watched Dector 510 00:18:32,840 --> 00:18:36,000 Speaker 1: Lawrence from the outside and all very impressed watching my 511 00:18:36,040 --> 00:18:38,040 Speaker 1: tape he's on. What is it like being next to 512 00:18:38,119 --> 00:18:40,640 Speaker 1: him and seeing him do it close up on the Fildeah. 513 00:18:40,640 --> 00:18:43,320 Speaker 9: Man, just learning a lot from Dex. Obviously he's all 514 00:18:43,440 --> 00:18:46,520 Speaker 9: pro guys, so whatever, he's whatever he's gonna tell you 515 00:18:46,520 --> 00:18:48,720 Speaker 9: want to listen and uh just be an open but 516 00:18:48,960 --> 00:18:51,760 Speaker 9: being sponged. But yeah, Dex is a great player, a 517 00:18:51,760 --> 00:18:52,520 Speaker 9: great person too. 518 00:18:52,560 --> 00:18:52,760 Speaker 2: Man. 519 00:18:52,800 --> 00:18:55,440 Speaker 9: He's uh, he's very chill, but when it comes to 520 00:18:55,480 --> 00:18:57,520 Speaker 9: ball mane he's very passionate about it. He loves what 521 00:18:57,600 --> 00:19:00,240 Speaker 9: he does, and so it's good to get his much 522 00:19:00,359 --> 00:19:01,639 Speaker 9: knowledge as I can from decks. 523 00:19:01,680 --> 00:19:03,320 Speaker 1: Oh you'll see, once the pads come on and you 524 00:19:03,359 --> 00:19:06,479 Speaker 1: start playing in games, the flip from like jolly happy 525 00:19:06,520 --> 00:19:10,159 Speaker 1: decks flips to like super intense scary decks very very quickly. 526 00:19:10,440 --> 00:19:12,200 Speaker 2: I mean, as I think that's most of us. Man. 527 00:19:12,320 --> 00:19:14,760 Speaker 9: Yes, it's this time of year. We're just you know, 528 00:19:14,840 --> 00:19:16,760 Speaker 9: like I said, learning the technique and the scheme and 529 00:19:16,800 --> 00:19:18,840 Speaker 9: all that stuff. It's a little bit different when you 530 00:19:18,880 --> 00:19:20,600 Speaker 9: can't put pass on. So I mean, this is the 531 00:19:20,640 --> 00:19:23,440 Speaker 9: first time we put in paths on since since we 532 00:19:23,480 --> 00:19:25,920 Speaker 9: at least for me week seventeen, Week eighteen, I didn't 533 00:19:25,920 --> 00:19:29,000 Speaker 9: get to the playoffs, so uh so anyway, but yeah, 534 00:19:29,000 --> 00:19:30,200 Speaker 9: it's gonna be excited man. 535 00:19:30,200 --> 00:19:31,760 Speaker 2: Playing with those guys on the fit this year. 536 00:19:31,800 --> 00:19:33,119 Speaker 1: I can't wait to see what I appreciate the time. 537 00:19:33,160 --> 00:19:33,800 Speaker 2: Man, appreciate it. 538 00:19:33,840 --> 00:19:34,200 Speaker 1: Thank you. 539 00:19:34,440 --> 00:19:36,080 Speaker 6: If you want to know how to manage two minutes 540 00:19:36,080 --> 00:19:38,280 Speaker 6: of crunch time football, I'm your man. But if you're 541 00:19:38,320 --> 00:19:41,080 Speaker 6: wondering about a long term financial plan, you should talk 542 00:19:41,119 --> 00:19:41,800 Speaker 6: to Citizens. 543 00:19:41,880 --> 00:19:43,280 Speaker 1: Hey, I can also talk long care. 544 00:19:43,560 --> 00:19:46,160 Speaker 6: I'd like to learn about amiliar team. Yes, I knew 545 00:19:46,160 --> 00:19:49,359 Speaker 6: I could help make sense of your money with Citizens. 546 00:19:49,600 --> 00:19:52,359 Speaker 1: And now we're joined by Giants defensive lineman Elijah Chapman. Elijah, 547 00:19:52,359 --> 00:19:52,960 Speaker 1: how we are you? Man? 548 00:19:53,080 --> 00:19:53,199 Speaker 3: Oh? 549 00:19:53,240 --> 00:19:56,479 Speaker 10: I'm great man, blessed, blessed to be in a position 550 00:19:56,960 --> 00:19:58,160 Speaker 10: to be on this football team. 551 00:19:58,440 --> 00:20:00,240 Speaker 1: So you are the whirlwind of a rookie year. 552 00:20:00,280 --> 00:20:00,440 Speaker 6: Man. 553 00:20:00,480 --> 00:20:02,399 Speaker 1: You come in and then you figure out way to 554 00:20:02,440 --> 00:20:04,960 Speaker 1: get in. You're playing meaningful minutes. You have big moments 555 00:20:04,960 --> 00:20:07,000 Speaker 1: in the preseason when you have a chance to look 556 00:20:07,040 --> 00:20:09,679 Speaker 1: back at your rookie year, how do you kind of 557 00:20:09,760 --> 00:20:11,600 Speaker 1: encapsulate and what was that like for you? 558 00:20:12,160 --> 00:20:12,280 Speaker 7: Uh? 559 00:20:12,359 --> 00:20:13,120 Speaker 2: It was a blessing. 560 00:20:13,520 --> 00:20:17,040 Speaker 10: Honestly, I feel like there's nothing that I could have 561 00:20:17,080 --> 00:20:21,280 Speaker 10: done myself to be put in that position the most high. Yeah, 562 00:20:21,280 --> 00:20:25,200 Speaker 10: he put me in position to make some plays and 563 00:20:25,280 --> 00:20:28,920 Speaker 10: to contribute to this team. So I'm more than more 564 00:20:28,960 --> 00:20:31,560 Speaker 10: than grateful for having that opportunity. 565 00:20:32,240 --> 00:20:34,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, but you have to take advantage of opportunities, and 566 00:20:34,720 --> 00:20:37,159 Speaker 1: you certainly did. Why do you think you were able to, 567 00:20:37,640 --> 00:20:41,840 Speaker 1: especially look for a guy like you, undrafted free agent 568 00:20:41,920 --> 00:20:43,640 Speaker 1: you're trying to make the team, to make those big 569 00:20:43,680 --> 00:20:46,360 Speaker 1: plays in the summer. I think that that's what kind 570 00:20:46,359 --> 00:20:47,879 Speaker 1: of gets the ball rolling for you. Why were you 571 00:20:47,920 --> 00:20:49,560 Speaker 1: able to kind of make those impact plays and a 572 00:20:49,560 --> 00:20:51,000 Speaker 1: lot of them were just you know, hustle plays, what 573 00:20:51,119 --> 00:20:53,480 Speaker 1: hard plays that you're able to make, your make your 574 00:20:53,480 --> 00:20:55,200 Speaker 1: mark early that allows you to kind of stick on 575 00:20:55,240 --> 00:20:55,639 Speaker 1: the roster. 576 00:20:58,200 --> 00:21:03,200 Speaker 10: I would say mostly my faith, my faith in God. Honestly, 577 00:21:03,280 --> 00:21:04,800 Speaker 10: I put my faith in him and I just give 578 00:21:04,840 --> 00:21:07,800 Speaker 10: it my all and things just come out of that. 579 00:21:08,480 --> 00:21:10,359 Speaker 10: I don't know how to explain how those things come 580 00:21:10,400 --> 00:21:14,320 Speaker 10: out of that, but they just happened. And I just 581 00:21:14,359 --> 00:21:17,560 Speaker 10: so happened to be in position to make place. And 582 00:21:19,280 --> 00:21:22,840 Speaker 10: you know, I basically I couldn't do any of this 583 00:21:23,119 --> 00:21:25,359 Speaker 10: by myself, you know, absolutely, And. 584 00:21:25,960 --> 00:21:27,639 Speaker 1: You have a lot of help here too. Right, I 585 00:21:27,720 --> 00:21:30,000 Speaker 1: was talking to your defensive line coach Andre Patterson, right, 586 00:21:30,240 --> 00:21:32,040 Speaker 1: and I asked him, who's the strongest kind of the 587 00:21:32,040 --> 00:21:34,879 Speaker 1: defensive line? And I was expecting Dexter Lawrence to be 588 00:21:34,880 --> 00:21:38,120 Speaker 1: the answer. You can tell me Dexter Lawrence. He told 589 00:21:38,160 --> 00:21:42,760 Speaker 1: me Elijah Chapman that was his answer and smiles. Okay, 590 00:21:43,920 --> 00:21:45,960 Speaker 1: if you put yourself next to Dexter Lawrence in the 591 00:21:45,960 --> 00:21:49,000 Speaker 1: line up, someone told me that Dexter Lawrence wasn't a stronger. 592 00:21:48,640 --> 00:21:50,280 Speaker 4: Guy, I'd like tell you talking about it. 593 00:21:50,400 --> 00:21:54,840 Speaker 1: Yeah, so how in your compact body, how how have 594 00:21:54,880 --> 00:21:57,199 Speaker 1: you been able to develop that sort of strength whereas 595 00:21:57,200 --> 00:22:00,359 Speaker 1: a rookie, Andre Patterson has been the coach genre this 596 00:22:00,400 --> 00:22:03,439 Speaker 1: Guys Coach Hall of Famers. Since you're the strongest guy 597 00:22:03,480 --> 00:22:04,640 Speaker 1: in the defensive line. 598 00:22:05,200 --> 00:22:07,800 Speaker 10: You know, I just honestly, I've been I've been just 599 00:22:07,840 --> 00:22:11,840 Speaker 10: lifting heavy my whole life. I kind of in high school, 600 00:22:11,880 --> 00:22:13,920 Speaker 10: I kind of figured that I wouldn't be as big 601 00:22:13,960 --> 00:22:16,040 Speaker 10: as the other guy, so I had to do something 602 00:22:16,080 --> 00:22:20,040 Speaker 10: to compensate for that, and being the strongest was one 603 00:22:20,040 --> 00:22:22,840 Speaker 10: of the things that I was able to do. So 604 00:22:22,840 --> 00:22:25,800 Speaker 10: so I did try my best to be the strongest 605 00:22:25,840 --> 00:22:29,920 Speaker 10: everywhere I went, and I ended up here and I 606 00:22:30,280 --> 00:22:31,720 Speaker 10: try to be the strongest here as well. 607 00:22:32,320 --> 00:22:35,119 Speaker 1: And it's gone. Well, not the tallest guy in the world. 608 00:22:35,400 --> 00:22:37,159 Speaker 1: Does that help you as a defensive tackle. 609 00:22:37,600 --> 00:22:43,600 Speaker 10: Yeah, honestly, he's built in leverage. So the whole goal 610 00:22:43,680 --> 00:22:47,000 Speaker 10: of offensive lineman is to get underneath your paths. And 611 00:22:48,080 --> 00:22:52,240 Speaker 10: I'm already lower, plus I have I get to get 612 00:22:52,280 --> 00:22:55,960 Speaker 10: even lower in my stances and when I'm engaging with them, 613 00:22:56,160 --> 00:22:58,280 Speaker 10: so I have built in leverage so they can't get 614 00:22:58,359 --> 00:23:02,040 Speaker 10: underneath me, and that gives me somewhat of an advantage. 615 00:23:02,359 --> 00:23:04,199 Speaker 1: Yeah, as you head into your second year, now, what 616 00:23:04,280 --> 00:23:07,040 Speaker 1: kind of goals or the plans that you have this 617 00:23:07,119 --> 00:23:09,280 Speaker 1: offseason areas that you want to improve in and get 618 00:23:09,280 --> 00:23:11,560 Speaker 1: better at heading into your second year. 619 00:23:12,400 --> 00:23:14,720 Speaker 10: One of the things that I saw last year on 620 00:23:14,800 --> 00:23:17,639 Speaker 10: film was my finishing. It was a lot of times 621 00:23:17,640 --> 00:23:20,199 Speaker 10: where I got in position to make a play or 622 00:23:20,280 --> 00:23:22,480 Speaker 10: to get off of an offensive lineman and I just 623 00:23:22,560 --> 00:23:25,840 Speaker 10: didn't finish. So a big emphasis that I would have 624 00:23:26,359 --> 00:23:28,720 Speaker 10: on this year is finishing at the top of my 625 00:23:28,800 --> 00:23:32,879 Speaker 10: rushes and contributing the best I can to the defense 626 00:23:32,920 --> 00:23:33,399 Speaker 10: as a whole. 627 00:23:33,760 --> 00:23:35,560 Speaker 1: A Loijah, good stuff, man, I appreciate you, good luck 628 00:23:35,600 --> 00:23:37,800 Speaker 1: this year. Appreciate you all right, and now we're joined 629 00:23:37,800 --> 00:23:40,879 Speaker 1: by giants. Defensive lineman DJ Davidson DJ. What's that man 630 00:23:40,920 --> 00:23:41,320 Speaker 1: I Wearre. 631 00:23:41,200 --> 00:23:42,360 Speaker 2: You doing good? Doing good? 632 00:23:42,480 --> 00:23:44,560 Speaker 1: So tell me what your goals are heading into this year. 633 00:23:44,600 --> 00:23:45,520 Speaker 1: What do you try to work on, What do you 634 00:23:45,560 --> 00:23:46,280 Speaker 1: try to get better at. 635 00:23:46,840 --> 00:23:50,439 Speaker 11: My main goal is really just my mental game, just 636 00:23:50,480 --> 00:23:53,199 Speaker 11: to keep talking to myself. I believe like I have 637 00:23:53,280 --> 00:23:57,440 Speaker 11: all the physical abilities to play in this league, and 638 00:23:57,840 --> 00:23:59,600 Speaker 11: I just have to just lock in on my mental 639 00:24:00,440 --> 00:24:01,119 Speaker 11: and that's about it. 640 00:24:01,160 --> 00:24:01,480 Speaker 2: Really. 641 00:24:01,680 --> 00:24:04,680 Speaker 1: When you say mental, you talking about mister Simon's or 642 00:24:04,720 --> 00:24:07,160 Speaker 1: is the more just being focused in to take your 643 00:24:07,160 --> 00:24:09,080 Speaker 1: technique wise, you're doing everything right on every play. 644 00:24:09,200 --> 00:24:12,040 Speaker 11: No, just talking to myself, like you know, like make 645 00:24:12,080 --> 00:24:14,040 Speaker 11: sure there's no doubt in my mind, make sure that 646 00:24:14,960 --> 00:24:17,400 Speaker 11: playing with confidence. Yeah, just playing with confidence. That's that's 647 00:24:17,400 --> 00:24:19,800 Speaker 11: all it is and nothing more than that. 648 00:24:20,359 --> 00:24:22,359 Speaker 1: Like so and boy, you guys have a lot of 649 00:24:22,400 --> 00:24:24,800 Speaker 1: talent in that defensive line. Yeah, like to talk about 650 00:24:24,800 --> 00:24:26,520 Speaker 1: what the dynamic in that room is, like how you 651 00:24:26,520 --> 00:24:28,480 Speaker 1: guys communicate and how you work off of each other 652 00:24:28,520 --> 00:24:28,959 Speaker 1: a little bit. 653 00:24:29,160 --> 00:24:31,080 Speaker 11: Yeah, I mean I haven't personally been able to do 654 00:24:31,119 --> 00:24:32,959 Speaker 11: any training camp, so I haven't physically been out there 655 00:24:33,000 --> 00:24:35,560 Speaker 11: with a few of the new guys in the room. 656 00:24:35,600 --> 00:24:37,200 Speaker 11: Just I mean, I'm in meetings all the time, watching 657 00:24:37,200 --> 00:24:40,000 Speaker 11: the film and the tape with them, and everybody seems 658 00:24:40,040 --> 00:24:42,280 Speaker 11: like they're communicating out there the gain line up, how 659 00:24:42,280 --> 00:24:45,679 Speaker 11: they're supposed to line up. Everyone feels like they can 660 00:24:45,720 --> 00:24:47,159 Speaker 11: talk to each other, they can trust each other to 661 00:24:47,200 --> 00:24:49,320 Speaker 11: be in that certain gap so they can do their 662 00:24:49,400 --> 00:24:49,920 Speaker 11: job better. 663 00:24:51,000 --> 00:24:53,000 Speaker 2: So yeah, I think everything. Everyone's a good group. 664 00:24:53,040 --> 00:24:56,520 Speaker 11: A lot of really diverse, really good young men and 665 00:24:56,560 --> 00:24:59,080 Speaker 11: older men too. Good vets in the room like let 666 00:24:59,080 --> 00:25:02,720 Speaker 11: and Roy were added, and then DA's added real young 667 00:25:02,800 --> 00:25:05,400 Speaker 11: and and uh just like ready to go. 668 00:25:05,520 --> 00:25:07,760 Speaker 1: So yeah, how's the process been going for you think 669 00:25:07,760 --> 00:25:09,200 Speaker 1: if you get to go training camp you'll be. 670 00:25:09,240 --> 00:25:11,199 Speaker 11: Oh yeah, yeah, yeah, I'll I'll be ready to go 671 00:25:11,240 --> 00:25:15,600 Speaker 11: training camp. Recovery is going good, shoulders, shoulders going really good. 672 00:25:16,880 --> 00:25:20,320 Speaker 11: Strength is coming back, Explosiveness is coming back. I was 673 00:25:20,359 --> 00:25:22,359 Speaker 11: able to hit the slid, all that kind of stuff, 674 00:25:22,359 --> 00:25:25,320 Speaker 11: do all my individual drills, all that kind of stuff 675 00:25:25,359 --> 00:25:28,120 Speaker 11: with basic fundamentals without the contact part. 676 00:25:28,520 --> 00:25:30,200 Speaker 2: But other than that, I feel great. 677 00:25:30,600 --> 00:25:32,080 Speaker 1: That's great DJ awesome stuff. 678 00:25:32,080 --> 00:25:32,199 Speaker 2: Man. 679 00:25:32,240 --> 00:25:34,199 Speaker 1: I appreciate the time. Man, appreciate you. Those are the 680 00:25:34,200 --> 00:25:37,280 Speaker 1: guys inside. It'll be very interesting to see how Shane 681 00:25:37,280 --> 00:25:41,800 Speaker 1: Bowen Brian Dable figure out what the playtime percentages, what 682 00:25:41,840 --> 00:25:44,240 Speaker 1: the rotation is going to look like, what positions those 683 00:25:44,240 --> 00:25:47,640 Speaker 1: guys are going to be playing, what situations certain guys 684 00:25:47,640 --> 00:25:50,600 Speaker 1: will be on the field in first down, third down, pass, rush, run, stop, 685 00:25:50,680 --> 00:25:52,439 Speaker 1: goal line, et cetera. It should be a lot of 686 00:25:52,440 --> 00:25:54,600 Speaker 1: fun to see how they sort all that out. That's 687 00:25:54,600 --> 00:25:56,560 Speaker 1: what the timing out for the Giants. Little podcast brought 688 00:25:56,560 --> 00:25:59,160 Speaker 1: to you by Citizens, the official bank of the Giants. 689 00:25:59,160 --> 00:26:01,520 Speaker 1: Thanks for being with us. We'll see you next episode.