1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:00,680 Speaker 1: How are you feeling? 2 00:00:01,520 --> 00:00:05,880 Speaker 2: Feeling okay, relatively progressing every day, trying to do to 3 00:00:05,960 --> 00:00:08,520 Speaker 2: rehab and get back. But I feel pretty good mentally. 4 00:00:09,240 --> 00:00:12,320 Speaker 1: What's your feeling on Have they given you a timetable 5 00:00:12,400 --> 00:00:14,680 Speaker 1: for when you might be like back at like, could 6 00:00:14,720 --> 00:00:16,560 Speaker 1: you see yourself doing stuff in the spring? Is it 7 00:00:16,640 --> 00:00:17,840 Speaker 1: the training camp? What are you thought? 8 00:00:18,400 --> 00:00:20,880 Speaker 2: Yeah? Right now, they told me it's about a five 9 00:00:20,880 --> 00:00:23,640 Speaker 2: month recovery, but I'm not sure exactly you know where 10 00:00:23,640 --> 00:00:26,200 Speaker 2: I'll fall. I'm just doing everything I can to progress. 11 00:00:26,320 --> 00:00:28,040 Speaker 2: Right now. I have two more weeks and I'm out 12 00:00:28,080 --> 00:00:30,240 Speaker 2: the boot, so that's for me, that's an accomplishment. So 13 00:00:30,600 --> 00:00:33,760 Speaker 2: just trying to stay on path and not have any setbacks. 14 00:00:34,400 --> 00:00:35,839 Speaker 2: How tough it has been a two years in a 15 00:00:35,960 --> 00:00:40,040 Speaker 2: row to the you know, the pretty major Yeah, it's frustrating, obviously. 16 00:00:40,120 --> 00:00:42,080 Speaker 2: I want to be out there and help my team. 17 00:00:42,240 --> 00:00:43,560 Speaker 2: I think I'm a big part of this team and 18 00:00:43,640 --> 00:00:46,839 Speaker 2: when I'm not out there it hurts. But all I 19 00:00:46,840 --> 00:00:49,479 Speaker 2: can do is just prepare every day and do everything 20 00:00:49,479 --> 00:00:53,160 Speaker 2: I can to get back and hopefully turn this thing around. 21 00:00:53,080 --> 00:00:55,440 Speaker 1: Do you know exactly when when you got hurt in 22 00:00:55,480 --> 00:00:56,320 Speaker 1: the Cincinnati game? 23 00:00:56,480 --> 00:01:00,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, it was the drive we scored. It was we 24 00:01:00,280 --> 00:01:01,960 Speaker 2: were riding in the red zone. It was just a 25 00:01:01,960 --> 00:01:04,920 Speaker 2: normal down block and I felt something go. But I 26 00:01:05,040 --> 00:01:06,480 Speaker 2: you know, just finished the game or whatever, but I 27 00:01:06,520 --> 00:01:10,680 Speaker 2: knew something was wrong. Lets you worried about sometimes when 28 00:01:11,400 --> 00:01:14,560 Speaker 2: a bigger guys have put injuries, it's something that keeps 29 00:01:14,560 --> 00:01:17,280 Speaker 2: coming back. How much does that concern you? And is 30 00:01:17,319 --> 00:01:19,720 Speaker 2: there anything that you've been told or that you're looking 31 00:01:19,720 --> 00:01:21,000 Speaker 2: at and say, Okay, this is what I. 32 00:01:20,959 --> 00:01:23,720 Speaker 1: Can do to make sure that you know it doesn't 33 00:01:23,760 --> 00:01:24,640 Speaker 1: that doesn't happen to me. 34 00:01:25,000 --> 00:01:28,480 Speaker 2: Yeah, I've dealt with, you know, foot surgeries before. The 35 00:01:28,480 --> 00:01:31,119 Speaker 2: biggest thing is just not rushing. So I think I'm 36 00:01:31,120 --> 00:01:34,200 Speaker 2: gonna do a good job of that. Listening to the trainers. Definitely, 37 00:01:34,319 --> 00:01:36,400 Speaker 2: being heavier is a harder thing when it comes to 38 00:01:36,440 --> 00:01:38,800 Speaker 2: those recoveries. But I'm the second my time to take 39 00:01:38,840 --> 00:01:39,160 Speaker 2: it back. 40 00:01:39,520 --> 00:01:41,640 Speaker 1: You think that losing weight then is something that you 41 00:01:41,720 --> 00:01:42,720 Speaker 1: might at least consider. 42 00:01:44,520 --> 00:01:46,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, I haven't really, I haven't really thought about that, 43 00:01:46,680 --> 00:01:49,720 Speaker 2: but that may be a possibility. Trying to be more lean. 44 00:01:50,120 --> 00:01:50,720 Speaker 2: We'll see. 45 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:54,200 Speaker 1: A lot of things have gone wrong on this thing. 46 00:01:54,400 --> 00:01:55,000 Speaker 2: But if I. 47 00:01:55,000 --> 00:01:58,560 Speaker 1: Remember correctly last year, Baggie Day or whatever, you put 48 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:00,640 Speaker 1: a lot on yourself, Like if I didn't get hurt, 49 00:02:00,640 --> 00:02:02,920 Speaker 1: maybe the season would be different or whatever. You're beating 50 00:02:02,960 --> 00:02:04,600 Speaker 1: yourself up a little bit back. Do you feel that 51 00:02:04,640 --> 00:02:06,160 Speaker 1: way again this year or no? 52 00:02:06,320 --> 00:02:08,440 Speaker 2: Yeah, sometimes you have the sugar could have widers. But 53 00:02:09,720 --> 00:02:11,800 Speaker 2: it happened. At the end of the day, that's what happened. 54 00:02:12,000 --> 00:02:13,840 Speaker 2: I can't do much to change what happened. All I 55 00:02:13,840 --> 00:02:15,519 Speaker 2: can do is try to prepare for next year, and 56 00:02:15,560 --> 00:02:17,519 Speaker 2: that's what I'm gonna try to do. What do you 57 00:02:17,560 --> 00:02:20,560 Speaker 2: think happened with Daniel? What do you think of what 58 00:02:20,600 --> 00:02:22,960 Speaker 2: happened with Yeah, it's the nature of the business. Obviously, 59 00:02:23,040 --> 00:02:25,799 Speaker 2: that's my guy, my mother DJ, one of my favorite 60 00:02:25,800 --> 00:02:27,639 Speaker 2: teammates I had. But it's the nature of the business. 61 00:02:27,840 --> 00:02:29,960 Speaker 2: Wishing the best for him, you know, in this future 62 00:02:30,040 --> 00:02:31,400 Speaker 2: endeavors And that's all I got on that. 63 00:02:31,720 --> 00:02:34,000 Speaker 1: You're a captain here, How do you feel about the 64 00:02:34,040 --> 00:02:38,920 Speaker 1: future of this franchise? Like, obviously to losing years in 65 00:02:38,919 --> 00:02:41,360 Speaker 1: a row, a lot of speculation on your coach and GM. 66 00:02:41,400 --> 00:02:43,280 Speaker 1: How confident are you as a captain as one of 67 00:02:43,320 --> 00:02:45,160 Speaker 1: the long term guys that you guys are going to 68 00:02:45,200 --> 00:02:46,200 Speaker 1: get this turned around. 69 00:02:45,919 --> 00:02:47,920 Speaker 2: At some point. Yeah, that's the mindset. You always have 70 00:02:47,960 --> 00:02:49,800 Speaker 2: to feel like, you know, we're going to turn it around. 71 00:02:49,840 --> 00:02:52,320 Speaker 2: If you have a negative mindset, you'll never overcome. So 72 00:02:52,639 --> 00:02:54,520 Speaker 2: I'm trying to be as positive as I can, you know, 73 00:02:54,680 --> 00:02:57,240 Speaker 2: having this season end of injury. But I think we have, 74 00:02:57,320 --> 00:02:59,600 Speaker 2: you know, a good collective group on some young players 75 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:01,680 Speaker 2: that can play well, and you know it's gonna take 76 00:03:01,720 --> 00:03:02,839 Speaker 2: some time, but I think we'll get there. 77 00:03:03,200 --> 00:03:03,760 Speaker 1: What do you think? 78 00:03:05,160 --> 00:03:08,320 Speaker 2: What do you think as you're sitting there watching everything 79 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:13,000 Speaker 2: that's kind of rolling here, what's your estimation kind of 80 00:03:13,040 --> 00:03:15,320 Speaker 2: went wrong here? I mean, I'm not sure. I can't 81 00:03:15,320 --> 00:03:17,880 Speaker 2: really put my finger on one exact thing, but watching 82 00:03:18,160 --> 00:03:19,560 Speaker 2: and it's the same as when I was playing. And 83 00:03:19,560 --> 00:03:22,000 Speaker 2: when you lose, it's frustrated. You put a lot of 84 00:03:22,000 --> 00:03:24,520 Speaker 2: work into it, you know, all the way down from 85 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:26,440 Speaker 2: the cleaning staff all the way up to the GM 86 00:03:26,520 --> 00:03:28,280 Speaker 2: and head coach. Everyone is putting a lot of work 87 00:03:28,320 --> 00:03:30,440 Speaker 2: in and it's frustrating when you don't, you know, have 88 00:03:30,480 --> 00:03:32,160 Speaker 2: the results that you want. But all you can do 89 00:03:32,240 --> 00:03:34,680 Speaker 2: is go back to the drawing board. Have you even 90 00:03:34,680 --> 00:03:36,120 Speaker 2: please with the effort the guys have been showing, the 91 00:03:36,160 --> 00:03:38,000 Speaker 2: guys still fighting out there, even though the winds haven't come. 92 00:03:38,040 --> 00:03:40,240 Speaker 2: You've been pleased with that? Yeah, for sure. And I 93 00:03:40,280 --> 00:03:42,680 Speaker 2: know I can speak specifically for the old Arm because 94 00:03:42,680 --> 00:03:44,760 Speaker 2: I you know, I'm in the meetings and watching and 95 00:03:45,400 --> 00:03:47,480 Speaker 2: we always play hard. They give everything they have. We 96 00:03:47,560 --> 00:03:49,880 Speaker 2: have a lot of injuries right now. But guys, are 97 00:03:49,920 --> 00:03:52,680 Speaker 2: you know, willing to rotate play different positions And I 98 00:03:52,680 --> 00:03:54,839 Speaker 2: think that's a good character to have for the team. 99 00:03:55,320 --> 00:03:58,280 Speaker 1: Do you like your role now to do a little 100 00:03:58,320 --> 00:04:00,480 Speaker 1: bit of teaching some of the other guys in the 101 00:04:00,480 --> 00:04:03,160 Speaker 1: online that you kind of get them prepared. 102 00:04:03,880 --> 00:04:06,200 Speaker 2: In the beginning, I wasn't too involved in meetings just 103 00:04:06,240 --> 00:04:08,040 Speaker 2: because I was just you know, coming off of surgery. 104 00:04:08,080 --> 00:04:10,360 Speaker 2: But recently I've been back in meetings and the guy 105 00:04:10,440 --> 00:04:12,200 Speaker 2: said they missed my presence. So I'm just trying to 106 00:04:12,200 --> 00:04:13,880 Speaker 2: help if I see something, trying to point it out. 107 00:04:14,280 --> 00:04:16,320 Speaker 2: I'm not in practice obviously on IR, but trying to 108 00:04:16,320 --> 00:04:18,000 Speaker 2: do the best I can help. People. 109 00:04:18,040 --> 00:04:20,719 Speaker 1: Look at you in Dex, it's like the Foundational Giants, 110 00:04:20,720 --> 00:04:23,680 Speaker 1: and Dex has been quite vocal about I'm tired of 111 00:04:23,760 --> 00:04:24,560 Speaker 1: lose tired. 112 00:04:24,880 --> 00:04:27,320 Speaker 2: Do you you're not quite as vocal a guy because but. 113 00:04:27,200 --> 00:04:29,240 Speaker 1: Do you feel that too, Like is this wearn't on 114 00:04:29,279 --> 00:04:31,920 Speaker 1: you are you're tired of losing, coming going back to 115 00:04:32,279 --> 00:04:33,560 Speaker 1: going forward towards the next year. 116 00:04:33,640 --> 00:04:36,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, no one is happy to lose. Like I said, 117 00:04:36,400 --> 00:04:38,120 Speaker 2: we put a lot of work into it, and I 118 00:04:38,160 --> 00:04:40,760 Speaker 2: think the most frustrating thing is we have pieces. We 119 00:04:40,800 --> 00:04:43,320 Speaker 2: have talented players on this team that can perform at 120 00:04:43,360 --> 00:04:46,000 Speaker 2: a high levels, just about consistency. So I would say 121 00:04:46,000 --> 00:04:48,159 Speaker 2: that's the most frustrating part. Andy, Why do you think 122 00:04:48,160 --> 00:04:50,440 Speaker 2: the offense these last few years hasn't been able to score? 123 00:04:51,520 --> 00:04:54,200 Speaker 2: I can't really put, like I said, my finger on 124 00:04:54,200 --> 00:04:56,640 Speaker 2: one thing, but I would say it starts up front always. 125 00:04:56,839 --> 00:04:59,400 Speaker 2: I think protection and being able open run lanes for 126 00:04:59,440 --> 00:05:02,040 Speaker 2: the quarterback. And the biggest thing I would say the 127 00:05:02,040 --> 00:05:04,800 Speaker 2: past two years is an explosive place like I think 128 00:05:04,920 --> 00:05:06,440 Speaker 2: I talked to carent the other day. I think we 129 00:05:06,520 --> 00:05:09,200 Speaker 2: lead the league in seventeen play drives, that we have 130 00:05:09,320 --> 00:05:11,560 Speaker 2: long sustaining drives, but in this league it's hard to 131 00:05:11,560 --> 00:05:14,040 Speaker 2: do that consistently. We don't have enough explosive play. So 132 00:05:14,040 --> 00:05:15,599 Speaker 2: I would say that's one thing I would say that 133 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:16,479 Speaker 2: we can probably improve on. 134 00:05:18,080 --> 00:05:20,480 Speaker 1: Why the work you gets put in during the week, 135 00:05:20,760 --> 00:05:22,520 Speaker 1: it's not translating onto Sundays. 136 00:05:22,520 --> 00:05:26,240 Speaker 2: In terms of wins, I would say there's certain things 137 00:05:26,240 --> 00:05:28,479 Speaker 2: that we do work, like technique wise and scheme wise 138 00:05:28,480 --> 00:05:31,159 Speaker 2: that do translate. But like you said, if it doesn't 139 00:05:31,240 --> 00:05:34,040 Speaker 2: equal to wins, sometimes it feels like you didn't improve 140 00:05:34,080 --> 00:05:36,960 Speaker 2: at all. But I will say there's been improvements as 141 00:05:36,960 --> 00:05:38,920 Speaker 2: an offense and just just dealing with you know what 142 00:05:39,040 --> 00:05:42,159 Speaker 2: we've had as far as different quarterbacks playing all the injuries. 143 00:05:42,200 --> 00:05:44,080 Speaker 2: I think the guys have you done the best they could? 144 00:05:44,640 --> 00:05:45,000 Speaker 2: Mean you? 145 00:05:45,360 --> 00:05:47,360 Speaker 1: It feels like every off season here it's like, how 146 00:05:47,360 --> 00:05:50,520 Speaker 1: are the Giants going to rebuild their offensive line? I 147 00:05:50,520 --> 00:05:52,599 Speaker 1: think GVR is the only free agent? Like do you 148 00:05:52,680 --> 00:05:55,599 Speaker 1: feel like you guys have the offensive line to go forward? 149 00:05:55,720 --> 00:05:58,040 Speaker 1: Or like where what are your thoughts on the off 150 00:05:58,200 --> 00:06:01,279 Speaker 1: like it should be you and your name and running. Yeah. 151 00:06:01,320 --> 00:06:04,440 Speaker 2: I think the injuries were tough this year, but when 152 00:06:04,440 --> 00:06:06,200 Speaker 2: we were all healthy, I thought we were playing better. 153 00:06:06,200 --> 00:06:08,320 Speaker 2: I thought that's the best football we played up front 154 00:06:08,320 --> 00:06:10,359 Speaker 2: in a while. So hopefully next year, you know, we 155 00:06:10,400 --> 00:06:14,039 Speaker 2: can stay healthy and continue to build that continuity. You 156 00:06:14,080 --> 00:06:16,000 Speaker 2: said the five month things, So what's the next couple 157 00:06:16,080 --> 00:06:18,360 Speaker 2: months like for you used to ground here, what are 158 00:06:18,360 --> 00:06:21,279 Speaker 2: you gonna be doing I'll be here rehabing, just trying 159 00:06:21,320 --> 00:06:24,400 Speaker 2: to do everything I can to get back. You mentioned 160 00:06:25,320 --> 00:06:26,599 Speaker 2: more explosive places. 161 00:06:26,880 --> 00:06:29,560 Speaker 1: Do you think you guys need to try a call 162 00:06:29,680 --> 00:06:31,720 Speaker 1: more shot plays or is it about that you're not 163 00:06:31,800 --> 00:06:34,360 Speaker 1: executing the explosives that are well. 164 00:06:34,400 --> 00:06:37,880 Speaker 2: I think it's a little bit of both. When coaches 165 00:06:37,920 --> 00:06:39,680 Speaker 2: call plays is based off of trust. So if we're 166 00:06:39,720 --> 00:06:42,640 Speaker 2: not executing, or we're not protecting the right way, or 167 00:06:42,640 --> 00:06:44,800 Speaker 2: if we're not you know, getting checks the right way, 168 00:06:45,200 --> 00:06:47,039 Speaker 2: it makes it hard. And then you know, first and 169 00:06:47,080 --> 00:06:49,560 Speaker 2: tend you call a deep ball, and now you're second 170 00:06:49,600 --> 00:06:51,520 Speaker 2: and ten if you don't convert, and that's very hard 171 00:06:51,560 --> 00:06:53,760 Speaker 2: to overcome. So I think it's a little bit of both. 172 00:06:53,880 --> 00:06:55,800 Speaker 2: I think if we continue to, like I said, build 173 00:06:55,880 --> 00:06:58,560 Speaker 2: the continuity with the officer line, figure out, you know, 174 00:06:58,600 --> 00:07:01,200 Speaker 2: what we're doing at the court requisition because you know, 175 00:07:01,320 --> 00:07:03,440 Speaker 2: we have injuries, we have trades, all these different things. 176 00:07:03,680 --> 00:07:05,159 Speaker 2: But once we you know, give them the same page, 177 00:07:05,160 --> 00:07:06,320 Speaker 2: I think we can go to something special.