1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:02,240 Speaker 1: Well, Cole, obviously you've been in this legal a long time, 2 00:00:02,320 --> 00:00:04,040 Speaker 1: but it's the first time coming in as a giant, 3 00:00:04,080 --> 00:00:06,160 Speaker 1: So I had a feel to come off the fence 4 00:00:06,200 --> 00:00:09,160 Speaker 1: you get this win. Yeah, you never want to see 5 00:00:09,200 --> 00:00:11,440 Speaker 1: DJ go down like that, but um, you always have 6 00:00:11,520 --> 00:00:14,880 Speaker 1: to be prepared to be ready, and uh it felt 7 00:00:14,880 --> 00:00:18,400 Speaker 1: good to get out there and call some plays and execute. 8 00:00:18,400 --> 00:00:20,439 Speaker 1: You know, there's a few I'd really like to have back, 9 00:00:20,520 --> 00:00:23,639 Speaker 1: but um, you're always thankful to get a win. I 10 00:00:23,640 --> 00:00:25,840 Speaker 1: thought the defense played outstanding today, kept us in it, 11 00:00:25,920 --> 00:00:29,240 Speaker 1: and um, you know it's uh, this is this is 12 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:31,040 Speaker 1: a tough league. So when you can put three in 13 00:00:31,040 --> 00:00:33,600 Speaker 1: a row, that's big for for our confidence and for 14 00:00:33,640 --> 00:00:39,560 Speaker 1: our team. Thank Cole. Um, I'm jumping out that. You know, 15 00:00:39,640 --> 00:00:41,800 Speaker 1: obviously you've been a Legal while you've come into games 16 00:00:41,880 --> 00:00:44,320 Speaker 1: you know like this before. I'm sure. I'm just curious, 17 00:00:44,360 --> 00:00:45,920 Speaker 1: like how how how ready do you feel like you 18 00:00:45,960 --> 00:00:47,600 Speaker 1: were going out there? And then how do you feel 19 00:00:47,600 --> 00:00:49,440 Speaker 1: like you played? Without watching the film, just like generally, 20 00:00:49,440 --> 00:00:52,559 Speaker 1: how do you feel like you played? Uh? You know, 21 00:00:52,640 --> 00:00:56,520 Speaker 1: I I felt okay, you know I had I you 22 00:00:56,520 --> 00:00:58,840 Speaker 1: know I was out all last year with an injury. Um, 23 00:00:58,840 --> 00:01:02,160 Speaker 1: I felt like I had a a training camp. Um 24 00:01:02,240 --> 00:01:05,440 Speaker 1: you know again, like I'm always gonna be ready to play. 25 00:01:06,360 --> 00:01:09,039 Speaker 1: I hated for DJ he was he was playing really well, 26 00:01:09,160 --> 00:01:11,600 Speaker 1: just like he hasn't been the last several weeks. Uh So, 27 00:01:11,800 --> 00:01:14,120 Speaker 1: I just I didn't want to to let our team down. 28 00:01:14,200 --> 00:01:16,240 Speaker 1: Always got to be prepared, and you never know in 29 00:01:16,319 --> 00:01:18,800 Speaker 1: these situations pop up, and I work hard in practice, 30 00:01:18,840 --> 00:01:21,320 Speaker 1: and I know my teammates have confidence in me, and 31 00:01:21,360 --> 00:01:23,000 Speaker 1: I just try to go out there and and uh 32 00:01:23,080 --> 00:01:27,280 Speaker 1: secure the wind force, Let's take three more. Don't leave me, 33 00:01:27,360 --> 00:01:32,319 Speaker 1: Douving and Patty, don't leave me. I know it's not 34 00:01:32,600 --> 00:01:34,679 Speaker 1: something you're thinking about in the moment, But now that 35 00:01:34,720 --> 00:01:37,200 Speaker 1: you're at the podium here post game, all that you 36 00:01:37,240 --> 00:01:40,920 Speaker 1: went through after that broken leg to come back and 37 00:01:41,319 --> 00:01:43,319 Speaker 1: lead the Giants to a win that puts them in 38 00:01:43,400 --> 00:01:46,480 Speaker 1: first place for the first time since two thousand and sixteen, 39 00:01:46,520 --> 00:01:49,600 Speaker 1: can you reflect on that? Uh yeah, you know, honestly, 40 00:01:49,600 --> 00:01:51,160 Speaker 1: I haven't thought about it too much. I tried to 41 00:01:51,440 --> 00:01:53,920 Speaker 1: live in the moment, and uh you know that this 42 00:01:54,000 --> 00:01:57,400 Speaker 1: locker room was extremely excited afterwards. We worked so hard, 43 00:01:57,600 --> 00:02:00,680 Speaker 1: and uh, you know, I didn't want to let anybody 44 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:04,320 Speaker 1: down in here. Coaches, players, we've we've we've worked so 45 00:02:04,360 --> 00:02:07,160 Speaker 1: hard since training camp started, and um, you know, I 46 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:09,440 Speaker 1: think I'll reflect on that at some point. It was 47 00:02:09,480 --> 00:02:12,360 Speaker 1: obviously a really tough thing to go through, and I 48 00:02:12,360 --> 00:02:14,920 Speaker 1: think it was a lot worse than what everyone outside 49 00:02:14,919 --> 00:02:18,640 Speaker 1: of you know, me and my family knew. Um, But 50 00:02:18,800 --> 00:02:21,600 Speaker 1: to be here, to be standing here and and uh, 51 00:02:21,720 --> 00:02:24,240 Speaker 1: you know, playing a half of football, I'm I'm excited 52 00:02:24,280 --> 00:02:28,799 Speaker 1: for uh you know, hopefully DJ can get get back healthy. 53 00:02:28,840 --> 00:02:30,680 Speaker 1: But I'm gonna do what what I need to do 54 00:02:30,720 --> 00:02:32,919 Speaker 1: to help our team. And that's kind of where I'll 55 00:02:33,000 --> 00:02:38,360 Speaker 1: keep my focus right now. Hey cool, Uh, I mean, 56 00:02:38,360 --> 00:02:39,880 Speaker 1: did you have a chance to talk to Dani at all? 57 00:02:39,919 --> 00:02:42,440 Speaker 1: You have any sense, um you know how our injury is. 58 00:02:43,560 --> 00:02:46,079 Speaker 1: I mean, yeah, I've talked to DJ. He was still 59 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:48,280 Speaker 1: on the sidelines, he was helping out on on the side. 60 00:02:48,840 --> 00:02:52,000 Speaker 1: Uh So I don't I don't know in anything about 61 00:02:52,040 --> 00:02:55,960 Speaker 1: his his injury. Um, he's he's a tough guy, he's smart, 62 00:02:56,280 --> 00:02:59,520 Speaker 1: he works hard. Um. You hate to see that happen 63 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:02,080 Speaker 1: to to anybody, but you know, he and I are 64 00:03:02,080 --> 00:03:04,680 Speaker 1: really close and and uh I thought he was playing 65 00:03:04,680 --> 00:03:08,200 Speaker 1: a really good football game too, and a real quick 66 00:03:08,200 --> 00:03:10,760 Speaker 1: on that run where you're out of bounds. What happened 67 00:03:10,760 --> 00:03:14,160 Speaker 1: on that There was a lot that happened on that play. 68 00:03:14,200 --> 00:03:16,639 Speaker 1: But I tried to uh obviously tried to stay in 69 00:03:16,680 --> 00:03:18,160 Speaker 1: bounds and kind of fall I didn't want to get 70 00:03:18,200 --> 00:03:19,799 Speaker 1: hit on the right side of trying to fall down 71 00:03:19,800 --> 00:03:22,000 Speaker 1: on the left. And then somebody gave me a pretty 72 00:03:22,000 --> 00:03:25,520 Speaker 1: good shot and I landed out of bounds and uh, 73 00:03:25,560 --> 00:03:29,280 Speaker 1: obviously not what you want to do there, but um, 74 00:03:29,360 --> 00:03:30,840 Speaker 1: you know, if I could do that again, I definitely 75 00:03:30,840 --> 00:03:37,080 Speaker 1: stay in bounds. That's how Hey, Cole, congratulations on the win. Uh. 76 00:03:37,240 --> 00:03:40,160 Speaker 1: Players always talk about needing to stay ready if they're 77 00:03:40,160 --> 00:03:42,160 Speaker 1: not starting, because you never know when you're gonna get 78 00:03:42,160 --> 00:03:44,480 Speaker 1: your number call. Can you just talk a little bit 79 00:03:44,520 --> 00:03:47,360 Speaker 1: about the looks that you get from the Giants defense 80 00:03:47,360 --> 00:03:49,640 Speaker 1: when you're running the scout team and just how that 81 00:03:49,840 --> 00:03:51,720 Speaker 1: kind of has kept you ready to go in at 82 00:03:51,720 --> 00:03:55,800 Speaker 1: a moment's notice. Yeah, sure it. Uh, it really doesn't 83 00:03:55,800 --> 00:03:58,160 Speaker 1: apply to what we do on offense because we're running 84 00:03:58,520 --> 00:04:01,200 Speaker 1: you know, the other team's plays. But what I can 85 00:04:01,280 --> 00:04:04,840 Speaker 1: say is is going against our defense every week, Um, 86 00:04:04,880 --> 00:04:06,960 Speaker 1: you know, it gives me the ability to talk to DBS, 87 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:09,800 Speaker 1: talk to linebackers, talk to safeties. Uh, to see a 88 00:04:09,840 --> 00:04:11,840 Speaker 1: lot of different coverages. Our defense is playing at a 89 00:04:11,840 --> 00:04:14,560 Speaker 1: really high level and see lots of different pressures and looks, 90 00:04:14,560 --> 00:04:19,000 Speaker 1: and I think that helps me, you know, prepare um. 91 00:04:19,000 --> 00:04:21,400 Speaker 1: But as far as our offense, you know, DJ gets 92 00:04:21,400 --> 00:04:23,880 Speaker 1: all those reps. So again I was, I was a 93 00:04:23,920 --> 00:04:25,919 Speaker 1: little rusty today. I'd like to you know, I'd like 94 00:04:25,960 --> 00:04:28,640 Speaker 1: to hit Dion you know out in the flat. Uh 95 00:04:28,800 --> 00:04:31,200 Speaker 1: overshot that one, you know, and you know you make 96 00:04:31,240 --> 00:04:34,480 Speaker 1: a play like that, it's a different ball game. So um, 97 00:04:34,520 --> 00:04:37,080 Speaker 1: you know, I'll go I'll go back this week and 98 00:04:37,080 --> 00:04:39,480 Speaker 1: and uh correct some of those things. And you know, 99 00:04:39,600 --> 00:04:41,640 Speaker 1: I felt okay out there. It's nice to be back 100 00:04:41,640 --> 00:04:43,719 Speaker 1: out on the field. Had and felt that in a while. 101 00:04:43,760 --> 00:04:46,719 Speaker 1: So my juices were flowing a little bit. Um. But 102 00:04:47,279 --> 00:04:49,120 Speaker 1: you know, this is a team sport. Our defense came 103 00:04:49,120 --> 00:04:51,240 Speaker 1: to play today, they played outstanding, and you know, we 104 00:04:51,320 --> 00:04:53,440 Speaker 1: secured to win and we'll move forward and look forward 105 00:04:53,440 --> 00:04:53,920 Speaker 1: to next week.