1 00:00:00,600 --> 00:00:03,280 Speaker 1: You know, I'd like to first say it's it's an 2 00:00:03,279 --> 00:00:05,880 Speaker 1: honor to work for the New York Football Giants. I 3 00:00:06,320 --> 00:00:09,119 Speaker 1: you know, I get a little I got goose bumps 4 00:00:09,240 --> 00:00:11,600 Speaker 1: right now standing here talking to you about having a 5 00:00:11,680 --> 00:00:16,079 Speaker 1: chance to work for this franchise, in this organization, UM, 6 00:00:16,400 --> 00:00:19,840 Speaker 1: best ownership in the National Football League, great general manager, 7 00:00:20,000 --> 00:00:22,960 Speaker 1: head coach who um I have so much respect for, 8 00:00:23,680 --> 00:00:27,840 Speaker 1: and who's um gonna get us going in the right direction. 9 00:00:28,320 --> 00:00:30,720 Speaker 1: And I got a staff full of coaches on defense 10 00:00:30,720 --> 00:00:34,040 Speaker 1: who um you know, jumped at the chance to have 11 00:00:34,080 --> 00:00:36,040 Speaker 1: a work with some have a chance to work with 12 00:00:36,040 --> 00:00:38,960 Speaker 1: some of these guys. So um, you probably hear my voice. 13 00:00:39,000 --> 00:00:42,640 Speaker 1: I'm pretty excited about it and really look forward to 14 00:00:42,720 --> 00:00:45,280 Speaker 1: next week to getting in and getting to work with 15 00:00:45,280 --> 00:00:48,960 Speaker 1: our players. And that that's really what it's about. That 16 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:52,559 Speaker 1: you know. I know we're gonna talk about scheme, We're 17 00:00:52,560 --> 00:00:56,280 Speaker 1: gonna talk about whether um there were three four or 18 00:00:56,400 --> 00:00:58,880 Speaker 1: four three, or what we're gonna look like on defense. 19 00:00:58,960 --> 00:01:02,480 Speaker 1: But I'll just tell you this, um, what it's about. 20 00:01:02,760 --> 00:01:06,400 Speaker 1: It's about playing relentless. The game is about playing hard, 21 00:01:07,040 --> 00:01:09,720 Speaker 1: The game is about about playing physical, and the game 22 00:01:09,800 --> 00:01:13,160 Speaker 1: is about playing smart. Um. Those are things that our 23 00:01:13,160 --> 00:01:16,280 Speaker 1: guys are gonna do, whether we're bringing five, bringing six, 24 00:01:16,360 --> 00:01:20,120 Speaker 1: bringing forward, dropping eight, whatever we're doing wherever the field 25 00:01:20,120 --> 00:01:23,800 Speaker 1: position is, down the distance, all that stuff. Um, the 26 00:01:23,880 --> 00:01:28,040 Speaker 1: thing our fans are gonna see, Um, I don't see 27 00:01:28,040 --> 00:01:31,000 Speaker 1: a defense is gonna run around, play hard, play fast, 28 00:01:31,520 --> 00:01:35,440 Speaker 1: play smart, play physical. And that's that's what playing defense 29 00:01:35,520 --> 00:01:38,080 Speaker 1: is about. I've been really fortunate and blessed that I've 30 00:01:38,080 --> 00:01:41,640 Speaker 1: worked around some really really good football coaches and had 31 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:43,720 Speaker 1: a chance to learn from those guys, and I've been 32 00:01:43,720 --> 00:01:46,440 Speaker 1: around some really good football players, had a chance to 33 00:01:46,520 --> 00:01:49,800 Speaker 1: learn from those players as well. And hanging your hat 34 00:01:49,840 --> 00:01:52,840 Speaker 1: on scheme, you don't win that way. You hang your 35 00:01:52,840 --> 00:01:54,840 Speaker 1: hat on the things that that that means the most, 36 00:01:55,280 --> 00:01:59,240 Speaker 1: and those things are again being relentless, playing hard, playing smart, 37 00:01:59,560 --> 00:02:03,400 Speaker 1: and playing physical in the game. So that's what I'm 38 00:02:03,440 --> 00:02:06,280 Speaker 1: excited to get to work on Monday with our guys 39 00:02:06,320 --> 00:02:08,880 Speaker 1: when we get in here and start laying our foundation 40 00:02:09,080 --> 00:02:13,320 Speaker 1: for you know, this coming season. The only thing that 41 00:02:13,720 --> 00:02:16,600 Speaker 1: your scheme is going to be some of everything. I 42 00:02:16,639 --> 00:02:19,800 Speaker 1: think it will be in really what you do in 43 00:02:19,840 --> 00:02:22,200 Speaker 1: the off season as you start to determine who we are. 44 00:02:22,760 --> 00:02:24,639 Speaker 1: Because right now, if you ask me who, who who 45 00:02:24,680 --> 00:02:27,760 Speaker 1: we are on defense? I have no clue. Um, we're 46 00:02:27,760 --> 00:02:29,919 Speaker 1: gonna get to work day one and we're gonna stack 47 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:33,280 Speaker 1: a great meeting on Monday, and we're gonna do some 48 00:02:33,320 --> 00:02:36,320 Speaker 1: installation of scheme and we're gonna start to build, you know, 49 00:02:36,360 --> 00:02:38,800 Speaker 1: our foundation for for who we're going to be as 50 00:02:38,840 --> 00:02:41,360 Speaker 1: a defense. Then as we get through O T A 51 00:02:41,480 --> 00:02:43,799 Speaker 1: S we're gonna be a little closer determining who we are. 52 00:02:44,240 --> 00:02:46,639 Speaker 1: And as we get through training camp, we're gonna buy 53 00:02:46,639 --> 00:02:48,120 Speaker 1: the end training camp, will know who we are as 54 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:50,480 Speaker 1: a defense and and what that looks like looks like 55 00:02:50,560 --> 00:02:54,240 Speaker 1: whether it's UH five six man pressure team or whether 56 00:02:54,320 --> 00:02:57,600 Speaker 1: it's UM a four man rush team playing coverage or 57 00:02:57,639 --> 00:02:59,680 Speaker 1: whatever those things look like. That's what we need to 58 00:02:59,720 --> 00:03:04,320 Speaker 1: be in terms of scheme, how you coach everywhere, UM, 59 00:03:04,480 --> 00:03:10,200 Speaker 1: you know it. Number one, it's about what the players believe. 60 00:03:11,000 --> 00:03:13,400 Speaker 1: And what I mean by that is I can talk 61 00:03:13,960 --> 00:03:18,079 Speaker 1: until I'm blew in the face about playing hard, playing fast, 62 00:03:18,120 --> 00:03:21,640 Speaker 1: playing smart, playing physical, UM, But in our room, the 63 00:03:21,639 --> 00:03:25,440 Speaker 1: accountability our players hold to each other, that's what will 64 00:03:25,440 --> 00:03:28,679 Speaker 1: determine whether we play hard, whether we play smart, and 65 00:03:28,680 --> 00:03:31,600 Speaker 1: whether we play physical. And UM, that that was something 66 00:03:31,639 --> 00:03:35,200 Speaker 1: that was really exciting about coming here. Um is the 67 00:03:35,240 --> 00:03:37,800 Speaker 1: core group of players we have here and guys that 68 00:03:37,920 --> 00:03:42,560 Speaker 1: you've seen on tape running around, striking people, playing hard 69 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:46,680 Speaker 1: and playing smart. And so how do you coach it? 70 00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:49,720 Speaker 1: You get your players, your core players in the room 71 00:03:49,760 --> 00:03:52,840 Speaker 1: to believe in it. Then from there it's it's the 72 00:03:52,840 --> 00:03:57,120 Speaker 1: ownership factor. It seems like from the personnel movies, you 73 00:03:57,120 --> 00:03:59,560 Speaker 1: guys have made it at least the face of your defense, 74 00:03:59,720 --> 00:04:02,160 Speaker 1: and like a three four, is that something that has 75 00:04:02,200 --> 00:04:05,680 Speaker 1: to be declared or decided to imagine? It changes a 76 00:04:05,680 --> 00:04:07,880 Speaker 1: little of what some of the guys and some positions 77 00:04:07,880 --> 00:04:10,680 Speaker 1: have to do. I think each and every down we 78 00:04:10,760 --> 00:04:14,360 Speaker 1: might look different on defense. Um. But again I'll tell 79 00:04:14,400 --> 00:04:17,960 Speaker 1: you what I can't tell you today, who we're going 80 00:04:18,000 --> 00:04:20,480 Speaker 1: to be on defense and really what we're gonna look 81 00:04:20,520 --> 00:04:23,120 Speaker 1: like until we get through training camp, until we get 82 00:04:23,120 --> 00:04:26,360 Speaker 1: into meetings, until we actually get on the field, until um, 83 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:28,880 Speaker 1: you know, we don't just play some basketball on grass 84 00:04:28,880 --> 00:04:30,880 Speaker 1: through the off season program. So we get the training 85 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:33,520 Speaker 1: camp and we have helmets and pads on, we're striking 86 00:04:33,520 --> 00:04:36,760 Speaker 1: and separating and playing off of blocks, and what we're 87 00:04:36,760 --> 00:04:39,320 Speaker 1: really gonna look like? Um, but yeah, there's certainly some 88 00:04:39,360 --> 00:04:41,440 Speaker 1: three or four principles if if that's a term we 89 00:04:41,480 --> 00:04:44,120 Speaker 1: want to use, there's certainly some four three principles if 90 00:04:44,120 --> 00:04:46,560 Speaker 1: that's the term you want to use. UM. At the 91 00:04:46,640 --> 00:04:49,960 Speaker 1: end of the day, it's about playing hard with a 92 00:04:50,040 --> 00:04:54,280 Speaker 1: relentless mindset, playing fast, playing physical, and being a smart 93 00:04:54,400 --> 00:04:56,920 Speaker 1: football team. James what is Awa will brand all those 94 00:04:56,960 --> 00:04:59,080 Speaker 1: things when it comes to flaming, rest, playing physical and 95 00:04:59,120 --> 00:05:01,200 Speaker 1: all things if you want to defense, Yeah, I had 96 00:05:01,320 --> 00:05:04,080 Speaker 1: had you know, saw him up close and personal in 97 00:05:04,200 --> 00:05:06,920 Speaker 1: Arizona during our time there. Uh did him when he 98 00:05:07,000 --> 00:05:09,960 Speaker 1: came out in the draft and was a guy who 99 00:05:10,080 --> 00:05:12,320 Speaker 1: was always you know, we always thought he was a 100 00:05:12,360 --> 00:05:14,520 Speaker 1: smart player. We always thought he was a guy you 101 00:05:14,640 --> 00:05:16,480 Speaker 1: could see during the course of a game who was 102 00:05:16,600 --> 00:05:19,880 Speaker 1: leading other players on the field. And Um, they had 103 00:05:19,920 --> 00:05:22,400 Speaker 1: a bunch of talent on that defense. And for you 104 00:05:22,520 --> 00:05:26,640 Speaker 1: to be a guy that's leading a defense that's that talented, 105 00:05:27,120 --> 00:05:30,279 Speaker 1: um says something about you and your character. You watch 106 00:05:30,400 --> 00:05:32,800 Speaker 1: his play, and I'm not just talking about his ability 107 00:05:32,880 --> 00:05:37,280 Speaker 1: to make tackles or um run down things on the sideline. 108 00:05:37,320 --> 00:05:41,479 Speaker 1: I'm talking about his play, his mindset, his physicality at 109 00:05:41,520 --> 00:05:45,480 Speaker 1: which he plays the game. Um, how hard and passionate 110 00:05:45,560 --> 00:05:47,479 Speaker 1: he plays the game. Those were some of the first 111 00:05:47,560 --> 00:05:50,360 Speaker 1: things that jumped off the charts for me. Um is 112 00:05:50,720 --> 00:05:52,400 Speaker 1: we had a chance to get him here, and I'm 113 00:05:52,560 --> 00:05:54,920 Speaker 1: certainly excited about him as a leader and the guy 114 00:05:54,960 --> 00:05:57,320 Speaker 1: that's gonna bring a ton of energy to room. About 115 00:05:59,440 --> 00:06:01,200 Speaker 1: what do you see mean, I'm sure you're much filming him. 116 00:06:01,200 --> 00:06:02,800 Speaker 1: What do you sp with him as the potential as 117 00:06:02,800 --> 00:06:06,120 Speaker 1: an outside linebacker and how much do you eskr linebackers 118 00:06:06,720 --> 00:06:09,160 Speaker 1: and help out of coverage? Yeah, Um, you know o 119 00:06:09,320 --> 00:06:11,640 Speaker 1: V is gonna be a guy. You know, I've had 120 00:06:11,720 --> 00:06:15,360 Speaker 1: Chandler Jones, Marcus Golden, Um who had even when you 121 00:06:15,400 --> 00:06:17,919 Speaker 1: talk about older players of John Abraham and Dwight Freeny 122 00:06:18,000 --> 00:06:20,640 Speaker 1: that's played in the system, who have been four three 123 00:06:21,320 --> 00:06:23,560 Speaker 1: if you want to classify him his four three defensive 124 00:06:23,680 --> 00:06:25,840 Speaker 1: ends playing in the same system. The guys have had 125 00:06:25,839 --> 00:06:27,920 Speaker 1: a ton of success, guys that have been double digit 126 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:32,800 Speaker 1: SAT guys in this system. Um, his versatility, his ability 127 00:06:32,880 --> 00:06:35,680 Speaker 1: to rush from different angles, his ability you know you 128 00:06:35,920 --> 00:06:38,320 Speaker 1: we've all seen him dropping space and flip his hips 129 00:06:38,400 --> 00:06:41,960 Speaker 1: and do some of those things. Um, if you went 130 00:06:42,000 --> 00:06:44,000 Speaker 1: and looked at our tape in Arizona and you saw 131 00:06:44,120 --> 00:06:47,760 Speaker 1: Chandler Jones. Um, we didn't make our money in Arizona 132 00:06:47,760 --> 00:06:50,040 Speaker 1: on defense with Chandler Jones dropping and playing in space 133 00:06:50,120 --> 00:06:52,799 Speaker 1: a bunch. It's things that you do as great changeups, 134 00:06:53,360 --> 00:06:56,360 Speaker 1: things as you do to allow you to attack offenses 135 00:06:56,400 --> 00:06:58,880 Speaker 1: in different ways. And Um, I think that's how he'll 136 00:06:58,880 --> 00:07:02,560 Speaker 1: fit in of these guys. I mean, you're not committing 137 00:07:02,600 --> 00:07:04,839 Speaker 1: to exactly what you're going to do yet with this team, 138 00:07:04,880 --> 00:07:07,480 Speaker 1: but you know what they've done. I'm sure you've studied absolutely. 139 00:07:07,800 --> 00:07:09,760 Speaker 1: Is this going to be a real sea change for 140 00:07:10,040 --> 00:07:12,800 Speaker 1: a lot of the players, especially upfront? You No, I 141 00:07:12,840 --> 00:07:14,680 Speaker 1: don't think so. I think um coming out. You know, 142 00:07:14,720 --> 00:07:17,520 Speaker 1: if you're a three technique, a defensive tackle and you 143 00:07:17,680 --> 00:07:19,720 Speaker 1: line up over a guard and your job is to 144 00:07:19,800 --> 00:07:21,320 Speaker 1: get off the ball and strike the guy and to 145 00:07:21,400 --> 00:07:23,200 Speaker 1: be the neck and press and separate and win in 146 00:07:23,280 --> 00:07:25,280 Speaker 1: your gap, that's what you do. If you're a four 147 00:07:25,400 --> 00:07:28,400 Speaker 1: three defensive tackle or a three three four defensive tackle, 148 00:07:28,440 --> 00:07:31,000 Speaker 1: that that that job doesn't that dub doesn't change in 149 00:07:31,040 --> 00:07:34,320 Speaker 1: that job description won't change for our guys. Um snacks 150 00:07:34,440 --> 00:07:37,160 Speaker 1: up front, a guy that you know can play off 151 00:07:37,280 --> 00:07:41,280 Speaker 1: of blocks, can occupy space can command double teams, can 152 00:07:41,800 --> 00:07:44,360 Speaker 1: can change really the line of scrimmage. He's gonna do 153 00:07:44,440 --> 00:07:45,960 Speaker 1: the same kind of things in this scheme. That's not 154 00:07:46,000 --> 00:07:49,080 Speaker 1: going to change for him, James. With Landing Collins, this 155 00:07:49,160 --> 00:07:51,360 Speaker 1: might be a more of a terminology thing. But does 156 00:07:51,400 --> 00:07:53,640 Speaker 1: he stay at strong safety or does he come become 157 00:07:53,760 --> 00:07:57,160 Speaker 1: like that money backer position you had with you Can? Yeah, Um, 158 00:07:57,600 --> 00:08:01,080 Speaker 1: you know, I look at him as a guy. You know, 159 00:08:01,200 --> 00:08:05,000 Speaker 1: we had some guys in Arizona, Tivan Branch and before Tithon, 160 00:08:05,080 --> 00:08:07,680 Speaker 1: we had a Tony Jefferson who played strong safety for us, 161 00:08:08,120 --> 00:08:11,640 Speaker 1: who was um, could play both high, could play down 162 00:08:11,720 --> 00:08:13,880 Speaker 1: in the box, could cover tight ends, good blitz off 163 00:08:13,920 --> 00:08:16,160 Speaker 1: the edge. That's what I see with Landing, a guy 164 00:08:16,240 --> 00:08:19,160 Speaker 1: who's very versatile and what he can do. Um, you 165 00:08:19,280 --> 00:08:21,080 Speaker 1: might see a snap where he's down covering the tight 166 00:08:21,160 --> 00:08:22,720 Speaker 1: end in the box. You might see a snap where 167 00:08:22,720 --> 00:08:25,080 Speaker 1: he's in the half field playing deep, or in the 168 00:08:25,120 --> 00:08:26,800 Speaker 1: middle of the field playing deep, or he might see 169 00:08:26,800 --> 00:08:29,800 Speaker 1: snaps or he's blitzing off the edge. UM. I think 170 00:08:29,880 --> 00:08:32,760 Speaker 1: that's a versatility a guy like him, Lens and that's 171 00:08:33,240 --> 00:08:37,240 Speaker 1: something that as as you look and you study defenses 172 00:08:37,240 --> 00:08:40,360 Speaker 1: across the league and you talk to offensive guys of 173 00:08:40,480 --> 00:08:43,840 Speaker 1: what gives them trouble. It's players to have that versatility 174 00:08:44,360 --> 00:08:46,240 Speaker 1: that one snap there down in the box, the next 175 00:08:46,240 --> 00:08:49,920 Speaker 1: snap they're playing high. That kind of versatility gives offenses trouble. 176 00:08:50,000 --> 00:08:52,040 Speaker 1: And um, you know, I'm excited to have have a 177 00:08:52,120 --> 00:08:55,599 Speaker 1: chance to work with him. How important was it to 178 00:08:55,640 --> 00:08:59,320 Speaker 1: bring in people in the New Years years? Sure? Um, 179 00:08:59,679 --> 00:09:01,640 Speaker 1: you know, I think the first thing with those those 180 00:09:01,720 --> 00:09:03,520 Speaker 1: kind of guys that you have a chance to acquire 181 00:09:04,080 --> 00:09:08,680 Speaker 1: in in and bring in, Um, number one is they 182 00:09:08,760 --> 00:09:11,439 Speaker 1: they checked the character box. Those guys we brought in. 183 00:09:11,600 --> 00:09:15,199 Speaker 1: They love to play football and they play it the 184 00:09:15,360 --> 00:09:17,600 Speaker 1: right way. Both of those two guys. They play hard, 185 00:09:17,760 --> 00:09:20,839 Speaker 1: they play fast, they play smart and physical, And that 186 00:09:21,000 --> 00:09:23,400 Speaker 1: was the number one thing. Number two is certainly known 187 00:09:23,480 --> 00:09:26,679 Speaker 1: the scheme having some awareness, Um Josh being in the 188 00:09:26,760 --> 00:09:31,520 Speaker 1: d line room, Um, you know, that's certainly going to 189 00:09:31,559 --> 00:09:34,000 Speaker 1: be something for those guys and kareem in the linebacker 190 00:09:34,080 --> 00:09:37,840 Speaker 1: room and giving giving the guys someone, hey, what are 191 00:09:37,880 --> 00:09:40,760 Speaker 1: we what is this? Or some of that side conversation 192 00:09:40,840 --> 00:09:43,040 Speaker 1: or some of this conversation that happens outside the building 193 00:09:43,080 --> 00:09:46,120 Speaker 1: when those guys are kind of building the core of 194 00:09:46,160 --> 00:09:49,080 Speaker 1: who we are as a defense and having conversations Um 195 00:09:49,320 --> 00:09:52,480 Speaker 1: so so. The first thing was the character football character. 196 00:09:52,679 --> 00:09:55,200 Speaker 1: Defensive football character was the thing both of those guys 197 00:09:55,280 --> 00:09:56,880 Speaker 1: checked in. The second thing is certainly to have some 198 00:09:56,960 --> 00:10:04,520 Speaker 1: smarts in the room. Say um, very talented player. UM 199 00:10:04,600 --> 00:10:06,840 Speaker 1: didn't when he was coming out in the draft. Really 200 00:10:06,960 --> 00:10:09,360 Speaker 1: liked his skill set. A guy who can play man, 201 00:10:09,559 --> 00:10:13,280 Speaker 1: who can press, who can play zone defense in space, 202 00:10:13,360 --> 00:10:16,640 Speaker 1: who can break on the ball, and Um super you know, 203 00:10:16,840 --> 00:10:19,160 Speaker 1: very excited next week to get him here and and 204 00:10:19,320 --> 00:10:21,240 Speaker 1: get to work and you know, have a chance to 205 00:10:21,280 --> 00:10:23,160 Speaker 1: work with these guys this offseason. He's he's a guy 206 00:10:23,280 --> 00:10:26,560 Speaker 1: that you know, I think it's a guy that has 207 00:10:26,760 --> 00:10:31,520 Speaker 1: expectations for himself. And that's the most important thing. I 208 00:10:31,600 --> 00:10:33,960 Speaker 1: think any player I've ever been around, whether it's Patrick 209 00:10:34,040 --> 00:10:36,280 Speaker 1: Peterson or you know, if you want to talk about 210 00:10:36,320 --> 00:10:41,240 Speaker 1: Kareem martin in In, guys who have improved from the 211 00:10:41,320 --> 00:10:44,000 Speaker 1: first day I've met him until where they're at right now. 212 00:10:44,160 --> 00:10:46,400 Speaker 1: Guy like Kareem one of the most improved players I've 213 00:10:46,440 --> 00:10:48,760 Speaker 1: ever been around in the four years that I was 214 00:10:48,800 --> 00:10:53,160 Speaker 1: around Kareem so far Um to Patrick Peterson, these guys 215 00:10:53,240 --> 00:10:59,160 Speaker 1: have expectations of themselves. That supersed my expectations, that supersede yours, 216 00:10:59,280 --> 00:11:03,240 Speaker 1: the supersede anyone within the organization. If guys don't have 217 00:11:03,559 --> 00:11:07,320 Speaker 1: those kind of expectations for themselves, they generally will fall 218 00:11:07,400 --> 00:11:10,640 Speaker 1: short of anything we'd hope they could be as a player. 219 00:11:11,280 --> 00:11:16,280 Speaker 1: And that's that expectation as an individual player is kind 220 00:11:16,320 --> 00:11:19,240 Speaker 1: of the they're motivating factor, their internal it and and 221 00:11:19,320 --> 00:11:22,040 Speaker 1: I believe he has that, and I'm I'm excited for him, 222 00:11:22,120 --> 00:11:24,640 Speaker 1: and um, you know we're gonna get this thing going 223 00:11:24,800 --> 00:11:27,040 Speaker 1: for him and for other guys on this defensive. He 224 00:11:27,160 --> 00:11:29,240 Speaker 1: was one of three players that were suspended. I mean, 225 00:11:29,400 --> 00:11:31,079 Speaker 1: did you feel like that has to be something that 226 00:11:31,200 --> 00:11:32,800 Speaker 1: you think you're going to address And how do you 227 00:11:32,920 --> 00:11:37,080 Speaker 1: sort of playing on you know, handling that and Monday 228 00:11:37,080 --> 00:11:42,680 Speaker 1: birds to the whole situation. Never question, Um, day one 229 00:11:42,840 --> 00:11:45,640 Speaker 1: is Monday. Day one is Monday. That's all I answered. 230 00:11:45,679 --> 00:11:48,280 Speaker 1: That Day one's Monday, and every guy that walks in 231 00:11:48,360 --> 00:11:51,960 Speaker 1: that room, Day one's Monday. So whatever happened before, whether 232 00:11:51,960 --> 00:11:54,600 Speaker 1: it was here or whether it was with a different team, Um, 233 00:11:55,120 --> 00:11:57,439 Speaker 1: you know guys that we draft, whether it was in college, 234 00:11:58,040 --> 00:12:01,080 Speaker 1: whatever it was, that's happened with guys Day one's Monday 235 00:12:01,520 --> 00:12:03,240 Speaker 1: Day one is the first day those guys walk in 236 00:12:03,280 --> 00:12:05,839 Speaker 1: the building. We're gonna build some there, alright, James, with 237 00:12:07,240 --> 00:12:09,720 Speaker 1: you mentioned the opportunity idea of coming to the Giants, 238 00:12:10,200 --> 00:12:13,280 Speaker 1: but the challenge of kind of bringing in your mind 239 00:12:13,360 --> 00:12:16,719 Speaker 1: what your defense is and now rolling it out over 240 00:12:17,040 --> 00:12:20,000 Speaker 1: whether it was the previous month internally, but also now 241 00:12:20,040 --> 00:12:23,720 Speaker 1: with the players. Can't describe that and what that process 242 00:12:23,840 --> 00:12:26,040 Speaker 1: is like. And you have checkpoints along the way as 243 00:12:26,080 --> 00:12:27,559 Speaker 1: far as what you need to get done by a 244 00:12:27,640 --> 00:12:29,920 Speaker 1: certain time. I know you've sat down with Pat and 245 00:12:29,960 --> 00:12:33,040 Speaker 1: you guys talked a lot about already. Just just a 246 00:12:33,160 --> 00:12:35,960 Speaker 1: sense of what goes on now with this defense, which 247 00:12:36,040 --> 00:12:39,360 Speaker 1: I think we're all gonna say, is your defense coming in? Yeah, 248 00:12:40,679 --> 00:12:43,240 Speaker 1: the number one is exciting. It's exciting to sit down 249 00:12:43,280 --> 00:12:45,280 Speaker 1: when you're a guy that just loves the game. I 250 00:12:45,400 --> 00:12:48,360 Speaker 1: just love football. I love watching football, I love talking 251 00:12:48,400 --> 00:12:51,280 Speaker 1: about it. I love being around it. Um. Probably tiring 252 00:12:51,360 --> 00:12:54,800 Speaker 1: my wife out very much when we watched we're home, 253 00:12:55,240 --> 00:12:58,280 Speaker 1: it's in season, it's a Saturday afternoon, we have some time. 254 00:12:58,520 --> 00:13:01,360 Speaker 1: We got college football in the house. We're watching ball. UM, 255 00:13:01,480 --> 00:13:04,120 Speaker 1: So it's an exciting time. It's it's a time where 256 00:13:04,160 --> 00:13:07,000 Speaker 1: you have to be very planned out and thorough and 257 00:13:07,160 --> 00:13:10,559 Speaker 1: UM had some great conversations with Koch Shermer about, you know, 258 00:13:10,720 --> 00:13:12,440 Speaker 1: some of the directions, some of the things we want 259 00:13:12,480 --> 00:13:15,360 Speaker 1: to do here on defense. UM, great conversations with this 260 00:13:15,480 --> 00:13:18,040 Speaker 1: group of defensive coaches we have, who are a bunch 261 00:13:18,080 --> 00:13:21,720 Speaker 1: of outstanding coaches, and had some great dialogue about building 262 00:13:21,840 --> 00:13:24,800 Speaker 1: our defense. And you know, not trying to correct you 263 00:13:24,840 --> 00:13:27,520 Speaker 1: in any way, but this is going to be the 264 00:13:27,600 --> 00:13:30,040 Speaker 1: New York Football Giants defense. This isn't gonna be James 265 00:13:30,160 --> 00:13:32,959 Speaker 1: Becher's defense. This is gonna be our players defense. This 266 00:13:33,120 --> 00:13:35,760 Speaker 1: is gonna be these assistant coaches defense. This is gonna 267 00:13:35,800 --> 00:13:38,959 Speaker 1: be our defense. And as we sit through and go 268 00:13:39,360 --> 00:13:42,120 Speaker 1: through putting it together as a staff, we've had some 269 00:13:42,240 --> 00:13:46,120 Speaker 1: great conversations and great pieces have been added from other 270 00:13:46,200 --> 00:13:48,800 Speaker 1: guys in the room. So, UM, that's what I love 271 00:13:48,800 --> 00:13:50,920 Speaker 1: about it when you when you kind of start from scratch, 272 00:13:51,040 --> 00:13:52,800 Speaker 1: and that's really what we've done. We've taken some of 273 00:13:52,840 --> 00:13:55,199 Speaker 1: the things we've done in Arizona and we've kind of 274 00:13:55,280 --> 00:13:57,040 Speaker 1: thrown it in the pot and we went through it 275 00:13:57,200 --> 00:13:59,920 Speaker 1: day by day, piece by piece and started to build 276 00:14:00,520 --> 00:14:02,800 Speaker 1: some of the structure of what we would like to 277 00:14:02,880 --> 00:14:05,640 Speaker 1: do here. Then, as we kind of talked about before, 278 00:14:06,520 --> 00:14:10,000 Speaker 1: that's just the starting point because really the work gets 279 00:14:10,040 --> 00:14:11,839 Speaker 1: done when we get on the field and see what 280 00:14:11,960 --> 00:14:14,199 Speaker 1: our guys do best. And the work gets on the 281 00:14:14,280 --> 00:14:16,480 Speaker 1: field gets done when when we come in the meeting 282 00:14:16,559 --> 00:14:20,360 Speaker 1: room after that practice and hear feedback from our players 283 00:14:21,080 --> 00:14:23,720 Speaker 1: and also feedback from the coaches in the room and 284 00:14:23,800 --> 00:14:27,320 Speaker 1: kind of determine what's next or what's going to be 285 00:14:27,440 --> 00:14:29,480 Speaker 1: best for us as a defense as we build it. 286 00:14:29,560 --> 00:14:32,600 Speaker 1: But UM excited about that, and it's it's really an 287 00:14:32,640 --> 00:14:35,600 Speaker 1: ongoing process, and UM that's one of the reasons I 288 00:14:35,680 --> 00:14:36,200 Speaker 1: love coaching.