1 00:00:01,280 --> 00:00:03,440 Speaker 1: Welcome to the Giants Huddle. Get Him in a Huddle, 2 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:04,800 Speaker 1: Get Him in a Huddle, Get Him in a Huddle, 3 00:00:04,800 --> 00:00:07,960 Speaker 1: a New York Giants podcast. I'm David Deal and welcome 4 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:11,120 Speaker 1: to another episode of the Giants Huddle Podcast. You can 5 00:00:11,160 --> 00:00:14,240 Speaker 1: find all of our episodes on your favorite podcast platforms, 6 00:00:14,560 --> 00:00:17,439 Speaker 1: Giants dot com and the Giants Mobile app. We have 7 00:00:17,480 --> 00:00:19,959 Speaker 1: a special episode today and I'm excited to talk a 8 00:00:19,960 --> 00:00:22,800 Speaker 1: little offensive line round table as we are joined by 9 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:26,200 Speaker 1: guards Will Hernandez and Kevin Zeitler. Kevin Will thank you 10 00:00:26,239 --> 00:00:28,800 Speaker 1: guys very much for being on the Giants Huddle Podcast. 11 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:31,640 Speaker 1: You know, me being a former offensive lineman, that blood 12 00:00:31,640 --> 00:00:34,120 Speaker 1: and that bleeding blue never leaves your body, you know, 13 00:00:34,240 --> 00:00:36,000 Speaker 1: just talk about now. You guys are in O T 14 00:00:36,159 --> 00:00:39,040 Speaker 1: A S and you know, unfortunately, one of the misconceptions 15 00:00:39,040 --> 00:00:40,880 Speaker 1: when it comes to O ts in the off season 16 00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:43,960 Speaker 1: is that well it's just you know, somewhat practice. It 17 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:47,000 Speaker 1: really doesn't mean that much to offensive lineman when it's 18 00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:49,040 Speaker 1: a complete opposite when it comes to O line play 19 00:00:49,080 --> 00:00:51,680 Speaker 1: and building that identity and attitude that you guys want 20 00:00:51,680 --> 00:00:55,360 Speaker 1: to have for the football season. Yeah, I think it's um, 21 00:00:55,400 --> 00:00:57,040 Speaker 1: you know, it's really the start of the year. You know, 22 00:00:57,080 --> 00:01:00,800 Speaker 1: we might not have pads on, but us our communication, 23 00:01:00,920 --> 00:01:03,319 Speaker 1: you know, me being new here, learning how the other 24 00:01:03,320 --> 00:01:05,840 Speaker 1: guys around me work. You know, it's critical gain that 25 00:01:05,920 --> 00:01:08,279 Speaker 1: understand before training camp so you can move forward instead 26 00:01:08,280 --> 00:01:10,360 Speaker 1: of just learning everything. And for you will this is 27 00:01:10,360 --> 00:01:13,280 Speaker 1: your second time offseason in your NFL career. Just talk 28 00:01:13,319 --> 00:01:16,240 Speaker 1: about having the understanding and knowing how it's gonna work out, 29 00:01:16,440 --> 00:01:19,880 Speaker 1: how practices are structured and getting ready for your second season. Yeah. Well, 30 00:01:19,920 --> 00:01:21,520 Speaker 1: I mean, I don't know about the skill players, you know, 31 00:01:21,560 --> 00:01:23,560 Speaker 1: but over there in the trenches, we were going at 32 00:01:23,600 --> 00:01:25,160 Speaker 1: it just like if we were in pads. You know. 33 00:01:25,720 --> 00:01:27,560 Speaker 1: The only thing is that we don't have pads, but 34 00:01:27,600 --> 00:01:30,440 Speaker 1: we're still working our hands, working our feet, and uh. 35 00:01:30,560 --> 00:01:33,720 Speaker 1: For me, definitely has slowed down a lot, and it 36 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:35,600 Speaker 1: almost seems like a different kind of time of a 37 00:01:35,680 --> 00:01:37,280 Speaker 1: year for me because this time of year I was 38 00:01:37,280 --> 00:01:39,839 Speaker 1: trying to get the whole playbook down, trying to figure 39 00:01:39,840 --> 00:01:42,960 Speaker 1: out my technique, and so it definitely feels like like 40 00:01:43,000 --> 00:01:44,720 Speaker 1: I can breathe a little bit and actually go out 41 00:01:44,760 --> 00:01:47,039 Speaker 1: there and have some fun and going into that is 42 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:50,040 Speaker 1: techniques and fundamentals. This is your time where you don't 43 00:01:50,040 --> 00:01:51,760 Speaker 1: have anybody on the other side of the ball. You 44 00:01:51,760 --> 00:01:54,400 Speaker 1: can get your feet in cohesion with you're the guard, 45 00:01:54,440 --> 00:01:56,840 Speaker 1: with the tackle, with the center. This is really your 46 00:01:56,880 --> 00:02:00,400 Speaker 1: time to really handle and handle all that instid stuff 47 00:02:00,440 --> 00:02:02,880 Speaker 1: that you need to do when you're stepping. Your footworks, 48 00:02:02,880 --> 00:02:05,720 Speaker 1: your terminology, your verbage, your double teams. You know, just 49 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:08,520 Speaker 1: talk about hammering those things out now and getting comfortable 50 00:02:08,760 --> 00:02:10,920 Speaker 1: now since you guys have formed a new identity as 51 00:02:10,919 --> 00:02:13,280 Speaker 1: a group. Um, it's nice because when you get that 52 00:02:13,320 --> 00:02:15,560 Speaker 1: stuff done now, you don't have to focus on as 53 00:02:15,639 --> 00:02:17,320 Speaker 1: much during trap. You can just focus on what you 54 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:19,480 Speaker 1: have to do for the play. You know, it just 55 00:02:19,520 --> 00:02:23,200 Speaker 1: becomes muscle memory and then second nature. You definitely feel 56 00:02:23,280 --> 00:02:25,640 Speaker 1: like you're getting to know the guys. You know, and 57 00:02:25,639 --> 00:02:27,639 Speaker 1: I'm not talking about a personally, but I'm talking about 58 00:02:27,680 --> 00:02:30,560 Speaker 1: on a football field. You you get to know their tendencies, 59 00:02:30,600 --> 00:02:33,080 Speaker 1: you get to know their you know their mannerisms, how 60 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:35,840 Speaker 1: they like to play, how they like to play certain blocks, 61 00:02:36,280 --> 00:02:38,120 Speaker 1: and then you kind of just and you guys kind 62 00:02:38,160 --> 00:02:40,519 Speaker 1: of work off each other and that's where you really 63 00:02:40,520 --> 00:02:43,160 Speaker 1: get to know your offensive linemen. And then your teammates 64 00:02:43,720 --> 00:02:46,640 Speaker 1: is actually playing going live reps with the defense and 65 00:02:46,720 --> 00:02:49,160 Speaker 1: going along with that is obviously the competition at the 66 00:02:49,200 --> 00:02:52,960 Speaker 1: center position, John Hallapeo and Spencer Pulley working in with 67 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:55,280 Speaker 1: the first team with in between you two guys, just 68 00:02:55,320 --> 00:02:57,119 Speaker 1: talk about what you're seeing out of those two guys 69 00:02:57,200 --> 00:02:59,239 Speaker 1: competing and what it's bringing out in the best in 70 00:02:59,280 --> 00:03:02,480 Speaker 1: your group over all. I mean, both great guys, both 71 00:03:02,560 --> 00:03:05,680 Speaker 1: very capable of start. You know, they've each played, so 72 00:03:05,720 --> 00:03:07,920 Speaker 1: you know, whatever happens in that front, you know, we're 73 00:03:07,960 --> 00:03:10,400 Speaker 1: gonna have a great player out there, and if something 74 00:03:10,520 --> 00:03:13,040 Speaker 1: unfortunately happens, we're gonna be good to go, you know, 75 00:03:13,080 --> 00:03:15,320 Speaker 1: with the next guy in. You know, I think the 76 00:03:15,360 --> 00:03:17,520 Speaker 1: coaches are definitely gonna have their handsful with that, and 77 00:03:17,520 --> 00:03:19,400 Speaker 1: they're gonna have to make some hard decisions at the 78 00:03:19,480 --> 00:03:22,040 Speaker 1: end of this, because both of these guys are great, 79 00:03:22,320 --> 00:03:25,280 Speaker 1: great players, Um, you know, as far from me. Um. 80 00:03:25,280 --> 00:03:28,120 Speaker 1: When when they're both in there, um, when neither of 81 00:03:28,200 --> 00:03:29,800 Speaker 1: them are in there, I feel like, you know, I 82 00:03:29,800 --> 00:03:31,679 Speaker 1: feel like I can go out there. They're making the cause. 83 00:03:31,720 --> 00:03:33,880 Speaker 1: I feel confident and I feel, you know, like we 84 00:03:33,919 --> 00:03:36,600 Speaker 1: know what we're doing. They handle the huddle really well, 85 00:03:36,960 --> 00:03:38,640 Speaker 1: So I think the coaches are gonna have their handsful 86 00:03:38,680 --> 00:03:41,080 Speaker 1: with them. So this is your well, your second year 87 00:03:41,080 --> 00:03:44,720 Speaker 1: in Pat Shermer system and you coming from Cleveland now 88 00:03:44,760 --> 00:03:47,160 Speaker 1: to the New York Giants. Is this your sixth or 89 00:03:47,320 --> 00:03:50,880 Speaker 1: seventh offensive scheme that you've had in the NFL? Kevin Um, 90 00:03:50,920 --> 00:03:53,760 Speaker 1: I think it's my six And just talk about the 91 00:03:53,880 --> 00:03:57,000 Speaker 1: philosophy of the offense. Is it offensive line friendly? Do 92 00:03:57,000 --> 00:03:59,080 Speaker 1: you guys like the way that things are going in 93 00:03:59,120 --> 00:04:01,800 Speaker 1: regards to the zone running scheme? And obviously you gotta 94 00:04:01,840 --> 00:04:04,200 Speaker 1: enjoy blocking for sake, Kwon Barkley, that makes things that 95 00:04:04,320 --> 00:04:08,400 Speaker 1: much easier. Definitely. Um. So you know more that I've 96 00:04:08,480 --> 00:04:10,880 Speaker 1: learned about this without queries. It's like almost all football, 97 00:04:11,320 --> 00:04:13,680 Speaker 1: you know, a almost all systems are the exact same. 98 00:04:13,720 --> 00:04:15,760 Speaker 1: So all just depends on how the calls work, how 99 00:04:15,760 --> 00:04:18,720 Speaker 1: it's termined, like how they call it. You know, right 100 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:20,520 Speaker 1: now I'm trying to figure out how that all works. 101 00:04:20,720 --> 00:04:23,600 Speaker 1: Was his game plan for calling things. But overall, you know, 102 00:04:23,920 --> 00:04:26,440 Speaker 1: just seeing a playbook wise looks great, you know, looks 103 00:04:26,480 --> 00:04:28,839 Speaker 1: like anything you could ever dream of running. It's just 104 00:04:28,839 --> 00:04:31,839 Speaker 1: gonna open things up for everyone. I mean, obviously this 105 00:04:31,920 --> 00:04:34,880 Speaker 1: is my first system, and I think it's very all 106 00:04:34,920 --> 00:04:37,919 Speaker 1: line friendly. You know from the head coach too, you know, 107 00:04:37,960 --> 00:04:40,040 Speaker 1: the kind of players rerun and then we're still throwing 108 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:42,719 Speaker 1: in some gap scheme in there, you know, pulling the guards, 109 00:04:42,800 --> 00:04:45,760 Speaker 1: pulling the tackles. So I think, you know, the guys 110 00:04:45,800 --> 00:04:48,040 Speaker 1: definitely have fun with the players we run. And then 111 00:04:48,120 --> 00:04:51,279 Speaker 1: you know coach Pat being a former offensive lineman himself 112 00:04:51,320 --> 00:04:53,400 Speaker 1: as center, you know, he all American by the way, 113 00:04:53,760 --> 00:04:58,159 Speaker 1: and uh, you know it definitely understands, you know, where 114 00:04:58,200 --> 00:05:01,040 Speaker 1: we're coming from. So he's very flexible, especially in the 115 00:05:01,040 --> 00:05:04,320 Speaker 1: beginning where we're getting stuff down, we're getting our technique down. 116 00:05:04,640 --> 00:05:07,640 Speaker 1: He fully understands everything we're doing. And you know that 117 00:05:07,720 --> 00:05:09,600 Speaker 1: it's a double ed sorry, because at the same time, 118 00:05:09,600 --> 00:05:11,880 Speaker 1: he knows when you're slacking. He knows when you know, 119 00:05:11,920 --> 00:05:13,640 Speaker 1: he knows what you could, what you should be doing, 120 00:05:13,680 --> 00:05:15,640 Speaker 1: when you should be doing it, and if you're not 121 00:05:15,680 --> 00:05:17,200 Speaker 1: doing it, he's gonna get on you because he knows 122 00:05:17,200 --> 00:05:19,599 Speaker 1: the first hand and from experience. You know, myself playing 123 00:05:19,600 --> 00:05:22,240 Speaker 1: here in my entire career for all eleven seasons, you 124 00:05:22,360 --> 00:05:25,400 Speaker 1: understand the pressure that's put on the offensive line. You're 125 00:05:25,480 --> 00:05:27,919 Speaker 1: part of it. Last year in the transition towards the 126 00:05:27,960 --> 00:05:30,160 Speaker 1: second half of the season where you started to get 127 00:05:30,160 --> 00:05:32,640 Speaker 1: that continuity, and for you, Kevin, you've been a part 128 00:05:32,680 --> 00:05:35,320 Speaker 1: of those rebuilds to where it turned things around like 129 00:05:35,400 --> 00:05:38,640 Speaker 1: last season in Cleveland. So just talk about that attitude 130 00:05:38,680 --> 00:05:41,560 Speaker 1: that you guys have together, knowing that we know the 131 00:05:41,640 --> 00:05:44,000 Speaker 1: expectations that people have on the outside, but it doesn't 132 00:05:44,040 --> 00:05:47,040 Speaker 1: matter what we do as a group. Our actions are 133 00:05:47,040 --> 00:05:49,680 Speaker 1: what's going to turn to people's perceptions into what this 134 00:05:49,760 --> 00:05:52,240 Speaker 1: offense and what this team is capable of doing exactly. 135 00:05:52,240 --> 00:05:54,119 Speaker 1: You know, people can say what they want right now, 136 00:05:54,200 --> 00:05:56,080 Speaker 1: but in the end, if we go out and do 137 00:05:56,200 --> 00:05:58,800 Speaker 1: the things were capable of in our room, you know 138 00:05:59,000 --> 00:06:01,200 Speaker 1: that will change really quickly. And if we can do 139 00:06:01,240 --> 00:06:02,520 Speaker 1: it day in and day out, we're gonna be a 140 00:06:02,640 --> 00:06:05,480 Speaker 1: very very good team. You know. One of the biggest 141 00:06:05,480 --> 00:06:08,680 Speaker 1: things for me um about offensive line and how well 142 00:06:08,720 --> 00:06:11,800 Speaker 1: we do and how well people know we do. It's 143 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:15,440 Speaker 1: very hard to tell because you know, the media comes 144 00:06:15,440 --> 00:06:18,000 Speaker 1: out and you can tell when the receiver drops the 145 00:06:18,000 --> 00:06:19,960 Speaker 1: ball obviously he didn't do a good job, or you 146 00:06:20,000 --> 00:06:21,920 Speaker 1: can tell when you know a quarterback doesn't throw a 147 00:06:21,920 --> 00:06:24,479 Speaker 1: perfect ball. But for offensive line play, you gotta know 148 00:06:24,520 --> 00:06:26,640 Speaker 1: exactly what you're talking about and what you're seeing to 149 00:06:26,760 --> 00:06:29,760 Speaker 1: know whether an offensive line is working well and what's 150 00:06:29,760 --> 00:06:31,839 Speaker 1: the problem and where it's at. And I feel like 151 00:06:31,839 --> 00:06:34,240 Speaker 1: a lot of people don't know that. And the media, 152 00:06:34,360 --> 00:06:36,279 Speaker 1: you know, they try as much as they can to 153 00:06:36,640 --> 00:06:39,599 Speaker 1: show and you know, talk about us, but in reality, 154 00:06:39,680 --> 00:06:42,240 Speaker 1: like you know, they really don't know exactly what's going 155 00:06:42,279 --> 00:06:44,040 Speaker 1: on in that and there's a lot of moving parts 156 00:06:44,040 --> 00:06:46,000 Speaker 1: in there. If you don't know old line, you don't know. 157 00:06:47,120 --> 00:06:49,360 Speaker 1: And and to go along with that part of that 158 00:06:49,400 --> 00:06:52,000 Speaker 1: cohesion with your group, taking that next step for you 159 00:06:52,080 --> 00:06:54,120 Speaker 1: in your second year and you coming in just talk 160 00:06:54,160 --> 00:06:56,520 Speaker 1: about Eli being the leader that he is, you know, 161 00:06:56,600 --> 00:06:59,320 Speaker 1: going through the protections, through the checks, the adjustments to 162 00:06:59,320 --> 00:07:01,680 Speaker 1: any blitz is those are the biggest things that you 163 00:07:01,720 --> 00:07:04,599 Speaker 1: really hammer out now throughout this offseason so that you 164 00:07:04,640 --> 00:07:06,560 Speaker 1: have that step going into training camp and you can 165 00:07:06,560 --> 00:07:09,400 Speaker 1: take it to the next level. Yeah. I mean so 166 00:07:09,520 --> 00:07:12,600 Speaker 1: for me, Eli is definitely the most veteran QB I've 167 00:07:12,600 --> 00:07:14,720 Speaker 1: ever had. I've had younger guys. I've had a lot 168 00:07:14,760 --> 00:07:18,200 Speaker 1: of guys. Yeah, and either way, you know, it's amazing. 169 00:07:18,240 --> 00:07:20,440 Speaker 1: You know, he comes out there day one. He knows 170 00:07:20,480 --> 00:07:23,680 Speaker 1: every blitz pickup, he knows what to check to and 171 00:07:23,720 --> 00:07:25,520 Speaker 1: it's you know, it's really impressive. So that only gives 172 00:07:25,600 --> 00:07:27,640 Speaker 1: us an advantage and we gotta you know, use that. 173 00:07:28,240 --> 00:07:30,720 Speaker 1: You know, I've been a fan of Elis since I 174 00:07:30,760 --> 00:07:33,280 Speaker 1: got here. I'm completely bought into everything he does and 175 00:07:33,320 --> 00:07:36,360 Speaker 1: tells us, and you know, I've seen it firsthand. You know, 176 00:07:36,440 --> 00:07:39,560 Speaker 1: he makes us feel comfortable. He knows exactly what he's doing. 177 00:07:39,880 --> 00:07:42,160 Speaker 1: You know, it's an honor blocked room, and you know, 178 00:07:42,400 --> 00:07:45,600 Speaker 1: and he does exactly what he's told and sometimes even 179 00:07:45,600 --> 00:07:48,080 Speaker 1: more than expected. And you know, all the guys definitely 180 00:07:48,120 --> 00:07:50,800 Speaker 1: follow him under respect him a percent and going along 181 00:07:50,800 --> 00:07:53,560 Speaker 1: with that, something that changed was the chemistry, the culture 182 00:07:53,560 --> 00:07:55,960 Speaker 1: in that offensive line room. You know started last year 183 00:07:56,000 --> 00:07:58,200 Speaker 1: with Nate making sure that all you guys sit together, 184 00:07:58,280 --> 00:08:01,679 Speaker 1: eat lunch together. More importantly with that, when you start 185 00:08:01,720 --> 00:08:04,640 Speaker 1: having that relationship off of the field, you start having 186 00:08:04,640 --> 00:08:08,240 Speaker 1: that accountability in that brotherhood to one another. Yeah, definitely. Um, 187 00:08:08,280 --> 00:08:11,760 Speaker 1: you know what's what's cool is, uh, last year, you know, 188 00:08:11,840 --> 00:08:14,160 Speaker 1: we're all brand you guys all getting to know each other, 189 00:08:14,240 --> 00:08:16,160 Speaker 1: and you know, it was kind of like we had 190 00:08:16,200 --> 00:08:18,280 Speaker 1: to plan things out, to plan time for us to 191 00:08:18,320 --> 00:08:21,680 Speaker 1: hang out and here and there and whenever everybody had time, 192 00:08:21,720 --> 00:08:23,600 Speaker 1: you know, to hang out, we would do it. But 193 00:08:23,720 --> 00:08:25,640 Speaker 1: now this year, it's I feel like it's been flowing 194 00:08:25,680 --> 00:08:28,120 Speaker 1: so much more smoothly, Like all of a sudden, we're 195 00:08:28,160 --> 00:08:30,200 Speaker 1: not planning things out work just kind of doing them 196 00:08:30,280 --> 00:08:32,240 Speaker 1: and people are just joining in on each It's it's 197 00:08:32,280 --> 00:08:34,720 Speaker 1: just flowing a lot more naturally. And um, you know, 198 00:08:34,800 --> 00:08:38,160 Speaker 1: Kevin came in and he fitting right away, and Um, 199 00:08:38,200 --> 00:08:39,960 Speaker 1: that's it's It's just it just feels more of a 200 00:08:40,040 --> 00:08:42,320 Speaker 1: natural flow this year. And I'm sure Kevin, you've gotta 201 00:08:42,320 --> 00:08:44,160 Speaker 1: be excited. I know that he hasn't hit the practice 202 00:08:44,200 --> 00:08:46,760 Speaker 1: field yet, but to have a veteran like Mike Remer's 203 00:08:46,800 --> 00:08:48,440 Speaker 1: played next to you on the right side of the ball, 204 00:08:48,679 --> 00:08:51,160 Speaker 1: oh definitely. Um, you know, just like Will said about 205 00:08:51,200 --> 00:08:52,640 Speaker 1: me fitting and he came in and day one and 206 00:08:52,679 --> 00:08:55,959 Speaker 1: we're like, oh, this guy, it's awesome. So you know, 207 00:08:56,040 --> 00:08:58,000 Speaker 1: he's gonna fit in great with our room, and you 208 00:08:58,040 --> 00:09:00,280 Speaker 1: know it's gonna be very cool when he gets out 209 00:09:00,320 --> 00:09:01,760 Speaker 1: there to get a finally a chance to get to 210 00:09:01,800 --> 00:09:03,840 Speaker 1: work with them on the field. You guys look back 211 00:09:03,920 --> 00:09:08,800 Speaker 1: your self evaluated tape from now getting ready for individually, 212 00:09:08,840 --> 00:09:12,200 Speaker 1: what are the things that specifically you're focusing on, your techniques, 213 00:09:12,200 --> 00:09:14,920 Speaker 1: your fundamentals. Okay, this needs to be my strength. This 214 00:09:15,080 --> 00:09:16,920 Speaker 1: was my weakness, now I need to turn it into 215 00:09:16,920 --> 00:09:18,840 Speaker 1: a strength. What are the things that you guys are 216 00:09:18,880 --> 00:09:21,559 Speaker 1: most importantly looking to get out of this offseason? Well, 217 00:09:21,600 --> 00:09:23,000 Speaker 1: for me, since I'm new here, you know, I just 218 00:09:23,080 --> 00:09:25,000 Speaker 1: want to build cohesion, you know, with my right tackle 219 00:09:25,040 --> 00:09:27,680 Speaker 1: in my center. I need to figure out. It's very basic, 220 00:09:27,880 --> 00:09:29,679 Speaker 1: but you know it actually there's a lot of little 221 00:09:29,800 --> 00:09:33,480 Speaker 1: micro differences from the guy to guys. So my biggest 222 00:09:33,480 --> 00:09:35,520 Speaker 1: thing is I just want to be really comfortable working 223 00:09:35,520 --> 00:09:38,079 Speaker 1: with the guys around me right now. Yeah, you know. Um, 224 00:09:38,120 --> 00:09:40,839 Speaker 1: For me, Um, the passing game, you know, is has 225 00:09:40,840 --> 00:09:43,920 Speaker 1: always been technical, very very technical, and one of the 226 00:09:44,000 --> 00:09:46,319 Speaker 1: things that you know, guys normally take the longest to 227 00:09:46,360 --> 00:09:49,040 Speaker 1: pick up, and I feel that's an area I can 228 00:09:49,520 --> 00:09:52,800 Speaker 1: surely improve on. Um. I think technique is everything in 229 00:09:52,840 --> 00:09:55,800 Speaker 1: this league, and the better position you can be in 230 00:09:55,880 --> 00:09:58,960 Speaker 1: every single play and the better technique you have, you know, 231 00:09:59,320 --> 00:10:01,040 Speaker 1: the better you're gonn to end up every single play. 232 00:10:01,120 --> 00:10:03,440 Speaker 1: You know, strength and speed only play so much part 233 00:10:03,480 --> 00:10:06,480 Speaker 1: into playing this game, and technique is king for me, 234 00:10:06,559 --> 00:10:08,840 Speaker 1: you know, that everybody says speed is skiing, speedy sking, 235 00:10:08,880 --> 00:10:12,080 Speaker 1: But honestly, when it comes to offensive line play, technique 236 00:10:12,120 --> 00:10:14,560 Speaker 1: is king. And uh that's something that I feel I 237 00:10:14,559 --> 00:10:17,160 Speaker 1: can greatly improve on. If we talked about people who 238 00:10:17,200 --> 00:10:19,440 Speaker 1: don't know offensive line play, they really don't know it. 239 00:10:19,800 --> 00:10:22,040 Speaker 1: What is it about being an offensive lineman that you 240 00:10:22,080 --> 00:10:25,959 Speaker 1: guys love? The guys that overworked, underappreciated, But at the 241 00:10:26,040 --> 00:10:28,000 Speaker 1: end of the day, when you win football games and 242 00:10:28,040 --> 00:10:30,280 Speaker 1: those touchdowns are put on the board, you get that 243 00:10:30,320 --> 00:10:32,439 Speaker 1: pure excitement because you know that you were a major 244 00:10:32,520 --> 00:10:35,199 Speaker 1: part of it. I think it's just you know that 245 00:10:35,280 --> 00:10:37,120 Speaker 1: knowing if the old line is doing well, if the 246 00:10:37,200 --> 00:10:39,600 Speaker 1: team is going to be flowing a lot better, you 247 00:10:39,640 --> 00:10:41,880 Speaker 1: know we really are, you know, the secret force that 248 00:10:41,920 --> 00:10:45,960 Speaker 1: makes the team go. Talking about old line itself, I 249 00:10:46,000 --> 00:10:48,720 Speaker 1: think that it's a work of art. You know, you 250 00:10:48,800 --> 00:10:51,440 Speaker 1: have a five different gears that if they don't turn 251 00:10:51,480 --> 00:10:55,520 Speaker 1: at the exact same time in the exact same rotation, 252 00:10:56,280 --> 00:10:58,560 Speaker 1: something's gonna mess up and it's not gonna flow, and 253 00:10:58,600 --> 00:11:01,440 Speaker 1: it's not gonna make work whatever it is that needs 254 00:11:01,440 --> 00:11:03,679 Speaker 1: to work. So, I mean, I think we all need 255 00:11:03,720 --> 00:11:05,600 Speaker 1: each other. We all need each other to be good 256 00:11:05,640 --> 00:11:07,600 Speaker 1: and we all rely on each other. It's I think 257 00:11:07,640 --> 00:11:12,600 Speaker 1: it's the only position also in football that involves an 258 00:11:12,720 --> 00:11:16,719 Speaker 1: only job. So it's only job of dolphinsive line is 259 00:11:16,760 --> 00:11:19,760 Speaker 1: to protect another teammate and that's it. It's the only 260 00:11:19,800 --> 00:11:24,120 Speaker 1: position in the game that involves being selfless. Your only 261 00:11:24,200 --> 00:11:26,520 Speaker 1: job is to protect someone else on the field and 262 00:11:26,600 --> 00:11:29,440 Speaker 1: nothing else. You don't get any prayers, glory or anything 263 00:11:29,440 --> 00:11:31,360 Speaker 1: for you. Your only job is to protect somebody else. 264 00:11:31,520 --> 00:11:33,760 Speaker 1: And my last question for you guys is, obviously there's 265 00:11:33,760 --> 00:11:36,320 Speaker 1: still a lot offseason left to go. We haven't even 266 00:11:36,320 --> 00:11:38,880 Speaker 1: gotten to training camp yet. But when people are looking 267 00:11:38,880 --> 00:11:42,200 Speaker 1: at this Giant's offensive line and this Giant's offense, what's 268 00:11:42,240 --> 00:11:44,000 Speaker 1: the type of attitude that they're going to see out 269 00:11:44,000 --> 00:11:46,200 Speaker 1: at this group? What type of identity are they going 270 00:11:46,240 --> 00:11:49,240 Speaker 1: to have moving forward in I think the most basic 271 00:11:49,320 --> 00:11:51,000 Speaker 1: way to look at that as we're working right now 272 00:11:51,040 --> 00:11:52,640 Speaker 1: every day to get better. We have so much to 273 00:11:52,679 --> 00:11:57,120 Speaker 1: improve on. It's early early in the season, but every 274 00:11:57,160 --> 00:11:59,000 Speaker 1: day we're working to get better and we're getting great 275 00:11:59,000 --> 00:12:01,360 Speaker 1: looks in our defense. When the time, you know, the 276 00:12:01,360 --> 00:12:03,880 Speaker 1: real season comes around, we're gonna be ready for everything. 277 00:12:04,000 --> 00:12:06,800 Speaker 1: And that's just about Matt a matter of performing. From 278 00:12:06,800 --> 00:12:08,760 Speaker 1: what I see, we have a bunch of guys that 279 00:12:08,880 --> 00:12:12,480 Speaker 1: want to win, that hate losing, that want to go 280 00:12:12,520 --> 00:12:15,760 Speaker 1: out there and please coaches and want and more than anything, 281 00:12:15,840 --> 00:12:17,640 Speaker 1: we want to play for each other. You know. I 282 00:12:17,679 --> 00:12:20,440 Speaker 1: feel like we're getting tighter and tighter every day, and 283 00:12:20,480 --> 00:12:22,199 Speaker 1: simply we just have a bunch of guys that are 284 00:12:22,240 --> 00:12:24,440 Speaker 1: just coming into work every day and simply doing their 285 00:12:24,520 --> 00:12:26,200 Speaker 1: job and wanting to, you know, do it to the 286 00:12:26,240 --> 00:12:29,080 Speaker 1: best of their ability. I absolutely love it, guys. Thank 287 00:12:29,120 --> 00:12:31,640 Speaker 1: you so much for your time. Kevin Zeisler, Will Hernandez 288 00:12:31,840 --> 00:12:33,679 Speaker 1: all the best this season and you know we're backing 289 00:12:33,720 --> 00:12:36,719 Speaker 1: you guys up than I appreciate. Thank you for having us. 290 00:12:37,480 --> 00:12:40,120 Speaker 1: I always love talking offensive line playing. We just got 291 00:12:40,160 --> 00:12:43,280 Speaker 1: some great stuff from Kevin Zeitler and Will Hernandez. 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