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Speaker 1: Hello again everybody, if you're happy Thanksgiving leftover's day. This

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Speaker 1: is Friday's edition of Big Blue Kickoff Live. I'm Paul

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Speaker 1: the Tino, He's Jeff Feagles at Jay Fiegels at Giants

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Speaker 1: hour to take your phone calls, your questions, your comments

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Speaker 1: about the New York Football Giants in their game on

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Speaker 1: And how is your turkey? Mr Feagles? My turkey was perfect,

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Speaker 1: which means you didn't cook it, which means I helped

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Speaker 1: cook it. You did, Yeah, I based it. Nice job.

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Speaker 1: My wife makes amazing stuffing. By the way, it's ridiculous.

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Speaker 1: And at least make the potatoes. Oh I I land

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Speaker 1: a hand. Yeah, what about you? They're big shot. Went

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Speaker 1: went over to my best friend from college's house. His

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Speaker 1: wife is an absolutely phenomenal cooks in Italian. No, no, no,

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Speaker 1: actually he's Irish, but but but, but his missus is

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Speaker 1: an absolute and I used this word respectfully. She loves

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Speaker 1: to cook so much she insists on doing it all

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Speaker 1: by herself, and she prepares the entire feast because yeah,

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Speaker 1: she's like, everybody, just get out. And she did the

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Speaker 1: whole thing and it was unbelievable. Well we we we

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Speaker 1: we collaborate with boys her home, my kids. So we

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Speaker 1: fun time, no doubt, no doubt. But today's a big

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Speaker 1: leftover day. So we'll go home. And I know that

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Speaker 1: you will not be paying twenty to watch this, but

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Speaker 1: I will. You know what that is, Uh, there's a

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Speaker 1: match plate to day between watching and Phil Michaelson. You

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Speaker 1: won't be watching. I would not pay twenty cents to watching.

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Speaker 1: I will though, I will because my the boys like

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Speaker 1: to watch it. We like to work golf watch we

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Speaker 1: will be good. It would be fun. Nine million bucks

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Speaker 1: But it's it's gonna be good. It will be good.

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Speaker 1: There's nothing on TV. I mean, I we walked in here.

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Speaker 1: I was watching the Nebraska Iowa game. What about the

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Speaker 1: Eagles tape. Well, there's plenty of time for that. There's

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Speaker 1: plenty of time for that. I know that's probably what

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Speaker 1: you'll be doing this afternoon at three thirty watching. I

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Speaker 1: will continue to watch more Eagles tape. I've watched a

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Speaker 1: lot this week, in folks, In case you did not

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Speaker 1: look at the papers this morning, the Giants are two

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Speaker 1: because the Dallas Cowboys knocked off the ren Let's go

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Speaker 1: there for just a second. So like any other Giants fan,

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Speaker 1: I'm sure it was very difficult for you when you

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Speaker 1: who who am I going to route? I was. I

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Speaker 1: That's the only thing I can say about that game yesterday. Well,

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Speaker 1: and that would be the Cowboys. Yes, and indeed it

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Speaker 1: did fall the way the Giants wanted it to fall. Now,

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Speaker 1: should the Giants beat Philadelphia on Sunday? And let's not

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Speaker 1: this is still a monumental task. I believe the experts

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Speaker 1: Number one, Odell Beckham talking today methodically Hey, we've got

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Speaker 1: six games. It's just that simple. Let's go every week,

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Speaker 1: week by week, which is what the Giants have to believe,

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Speaker 1: but he did admit that the Eagles right now mentally

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Speaker 1: They have won four row against the Giants, and they

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Speaker 1: the series. He says, enough is enough. It's got to stop.

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Speaker 1: Do you believe that teams do have psychological hexes or

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Speaker 1: It's it's there. You heard Odell. It's there. But he's

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Speaker 1: crusting once again. Now, of course, he has done incredibly

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Speaker 1: On special teams, he's really good. And and from a

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Speaker 1: Joe and p A here, Happy Thanksgiving. Uh. I just

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Speaker 1: to punch in the touchdowns on the red zone, it

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Speaker 1: makes a big difference. We're seeing it. We're seeing how

429
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Speaker 1: big of a difference it has made in the last

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Speaker 1: two weeks with what happens in the play in the

431
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Speaker 1: play action game, the passing game. Everything changes when you

432
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Speaker 1: can run the football, everything changes in the red zone.

433
00:21:42,200 --> 00:21:44,240
Speaker 1: The Giants are on red zone efficiency in the last

434
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Speaker 1: two weeks have been way better than it has the

435
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Speaker 1: first nine weeks of the season. So I mean it's

436
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Speaker 1: it's it's really something to look at. So I think

437
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Speaker 1: I think that's one of the reasons right now while

438
00:21:54,280 --> 00:21:56,439
Speaker 1: while the Eagles are trying to lick their wounds, because

439
00:21:56,480 --> 00:21:58,800
Speaker 1: I think that's a big component that's missing from their

440
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Speaker 1: team that they were able to utilize on their way

441
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Speaker 1: to a Lombardi Trophy. To one four five, one three,

442
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Speaker 1: we go back to the phone lines and online one

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Speaker 1: we have filled from North Carolina. Yes, Hi, guys, Happy Thanksgiving.

444
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Speaker 1: So a couple of things real quick. One of the

445
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Speaker 1: things I'm gonna talk about is uh, not not what

446
00:22:23,080 --> 00:22:25,600
Speaker 1: we need to do, because I think everybody knows pretty

447
00:22:25,680 --> 00:22:28,080
Speaker 1: much what we need to do about this upcoming weekend,

448
00:22:29,000 --> 00:22:32,560
Speaker 1: which is really number You're gonna pick number one. It's

449
00:22:32,640 --> 00:22:34,920
Speaker 1: running the ball. If we run the ball, we're gonna

450
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Speaker 1: be good shape this weekend. But I'm gonna talk about situations.

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Speaker 1: And you guys touched upon it. Uh it's a term

452
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Speaker 1: I'd like to use called uh sports or nurture. So

453
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Speaker 1: sports and nurture is that hangover that O'Dell was talking

454
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Speaker 1: about and we were referring to, and Jeff mentioned, I'm good.

455
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Speaker 1: Jeff chimes in as a former player that you know,

456
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Speaker 1: we we have to be not equal to them. We

457
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Speaker 1: have to be superior by a couple of notches to

458
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Speaker 1: win this game. Yeah. Absolutely, And I think that's a

459
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Speaker 1: to inertia. I like it to get over that inertia.

460
00:23:13,400 --> 00:23:16,919
Speaker 1: You gotta, I feel like, at the very beginning of

461
00:23:17,000 --> 00:23:19,280
Speaker 1: this game, you gotta make something happen, whether it's on

462
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Speaker 1: a you know, a kicking play or a defensive turnover,

463
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Speaker 1: a takeaway, excuse me, something to get to get this

464
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Speaker 1: to sway in the Giant's favor early so that they

465
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Speaker 1: can they can get that momentum, that moment. That's I've

466
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Speaker 1: ever been to a game down there at all? Phil

467
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Speaker 1: to the Link, No, I have not gotten to the Link. Uh,

468
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Speaker 1: you know, just to know I didn't go to Vet either.

469
00:23:42,359 --> 00:23:45,520
Speaker 1: I never wanted to. I don't really like Philadelphia. Yeah, well,

470
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Speaker 1: I don't blame you, but I mean, I obviously we've

471
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Speaker 1: been down there. That's okay. I understand. I've played there

472
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Speaker 1: as the Eagles and played there against the Eagles many

473
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Speaker 1: many times, and they're both well. First of all, the

474
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Speaker 1: VET was a difficult place to play period um. The

475
00:24:01,600 --> 00:24:04,960
Speaker 1: Link is just as difficult. It's a very it's it's

476
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Speaker 1: kind of you know, the crowd is crazy. It's loud there,

477
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Speaker 1: and it's just you get this. You you come into

478
00:24:10,480 --> 00:24:12,800
Speaker 1: that stadium and you feel Listen, when you leave there,

479
00:24:12,880 --> 00:24:17,880
Speaker 1: they egg your bus every single day. It's like there's oranges,

480
00:24:17,920 --> 00:24:21,280
Speaker 1: there's eggs coming. I've seen them do worse to other people.

481
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Speaker 1: Well let me tell you so. But as from a

482
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Speaker 1: players standpoint, you do have this kind of enigma that

483
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Speaker 1: you go to the stadium. It's just like, what is wrong?

484
00:24:27,960 --> 00:24:30,639
Speaker 1: Why can't we win here? And I think it's big plays.

485
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Speaker 1: Big The Giants gotta get up on them in big

486
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Speaker 1: plays and shut down something in their offense, whether it's

487
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Speaker 1: shut down their offense. I mean they're running game, which

488
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Speaker 1: shouldn't be a problem the Giants should the Eagle do

489
00:24:40,600 --> 00:24:43,160
Speaker 1: not run. So, yeah, you gotta get up and get

490
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Speaker 1: up for this game and and put this over, put

491
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Speaker 1: it behind you, and and go and get this division game.

492
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Speaker 1: The Giant's gotta win some division games here, they really do.

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Speaker 1: I mean, right there exactly how I felt. Even before

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Speaker 1: I called, I said, I thought that was like a

495
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Speaker 1: key and you you you echoed that. Um. So my

496
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Speaker 1: last question is, um you know I've been talking to

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Speaker 1: Paul about free agency, decisions that have been made and

498
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Speaker 1: what we where we could have been better. Uh, the

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Speaker 1: one I'm gonna toss side is is kind of too

500
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Speaker 1: lump them two together. And um, you can see now

501
00:25:23,240 --> 00:25:27,359
Speaker 1: that we have Pulley and Brown that we make and strike.

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Speaker 1: So my my position is that if we had early on,

503
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Speaker 1: if we had Jones left in at center and Fucker

504
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Speaker 1: that I'm not saying that the equal of Pully and Brown,

505
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Speaker 1: but I'm I'm saying I think we could have probably

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Speaker 1: squeezed out at one or two more victories in that

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Speaker 1: first half. So I'm gonna I'm gonna listen off the

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Speaker 1: air and thank you very much. Guys. Well, thanks so

509
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Speaker 1: much for the call. It's hard. It's hard to say,

510
00:25:51,320 --> 00:25:53,399
Speaker 1: it really is, because you can't. I mean, it's it

511
00:25:54,040 --> 00:25:55,800
Speaker 1: is what it is, right, I mean, it's hard to

512
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Speaker 1: say that they would have done better. They could have

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Speaker 1: done worse, you know. I mean, I don't know. I

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Speaker 1: just I probably should answer this because I'm a fan

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Speaker 1: of both Brett Jones and DJ Flucker. I think that

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Speaker 1: Jones would have done fine at center. Now, ultimately, you know,

517
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Speaker 1: would he have done a good enough job to win

518
00:26:15,000 --> 00:26:17,080
Speaker 1: those games? I can't say. But I think he would

519
00:26:17,080 --> 00:26:19,840
Speaker 1: have been a good center because I thought that when

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Speaker 1: he was in there for the Giants last year, he

521
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Speaker 1: played good at a football to keep the team competitive.

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Speaker 1: Let me just say that first, but second and to

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Speaker 1: your other point about DJ Flucker, I am a huge

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Speaker 1: DJ Fluker fan. His durability was in question. He missed

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Speaker 1: the first month of the season in Seattle with a

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Speaker 1: hamstring injury. This is a man who's over three pounds.

527
00:26:41,960 --> 00:26:46,440
Speaker 1: He is a big, big, big body. He plays hard,

528
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Speaker 1: he breaks down. Remember last year he had a variety

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Speaker 1: of injuries when he was with the Giants. There were

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Speaker 1: weeks he could not practice. They finally had to put

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Speaker 1: him on injured reserve. He had a toe, he had

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Speaker 1: a finger, he had a shoulder injury. He goes to Seattle,

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Speaker 1: it's a hamstring, has to miss the first month of

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Speaker 1: the season. So, in answer to your question, do I

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Speaker 1: think that DJ Fluka who had a dramatic impact on

536
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Speaker 1: this run game? In fact, the Giants ran the ball

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Speaker 1: for twenty yards of game more last year when he

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Speaker 1: was in the lineup. I get all of what you're saying.

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Speaker 1: I agree with you. If it was a healthy DJ

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Speaker 1: Fluker who had come back and played every game this

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Speaker 1: season to this point, the Giants would have a better

542
00:27:25,400 --> 00:27:28,680
Speaker 1: record than they have today. The problem is you could

543
00:27:28,720 --> 00:27:31,359
Speaker 1: not guarantee that he would be healthy and stay on

544
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Speaker 1: the field. The Seahawks have found that out. He missed

545
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Speaker 1: the first month with a hamstring, so he probably would

546
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Speaker 1: have missed the first month with a hamstring with the

547
00:27:39,080 --> 00:27:41,240
Speaker 1: Giants as well if you want to play that game,

548
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Speaker 1: So then what what good would that have done? Well?

549
00:27:45,200 --> 00:27:47,840
Speaker 1: If you look at Jamon Green, I mean Jamal Brown,

550
00:27:47,920 --> 00:27:50,080
Speaker 1: I mean he didn't miss very He's pretty healthy guy.

551
00:27:50,160 --> 00:27:52,600
Speaker 1: I think they're going forward. That's that's a feather in

552
00:27:52,680 --> 00:27:55,520
Speaker 1: his cap. He has been much more durable during the

553
00:27:55,520 --> 00:27:59,920
Speaker 1: early part of his career than Flucker was. And quite frankly,

554
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Speaker 1: even though I think Flucker is a terrific run blocker,

555
00:28:03,760 --> 00:28:05,720
Speaker 1: he would tell you if he were sitting right here,

556
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Speaker 1: all three pounds of him, he wouldn't have fit here. No,

557
00:28:10,240 --> 00:28:12,879
Speaker 1: he probably wouldn't have, but he would tell you because

558
00:28:12,880 --> 00:28:14,679
Speaker 1: he told me many times that there were things in

559
00:28:14,760 --> 00:28:18,320
Speaker 1: pass pro he wanted to clean up. Jamon Brown is

560
00:28:18,359 --> 00:28:21,480
Speaker 1: a pretty decent pass protective. He's also a pretty big guy,

561
00:28:22,600 --> 00:28:27,000
Speaker 1: similar frame to Flucker, so I think moving forward, the

562
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Speaker 1: Giants are probably better off with Jiman Brown as they

563
00:28:30,040 --> 00:28:33,440
Speaker 1: finished this season and then resign him and move into

564
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Speaker 1: the next stage of their development. I think they're probably

565
00:28:35,960 --> 00:28:39,440
Speaker 1: better off with Brown. Part of the reason why Flucker

566
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Speaker 1: was let go and not resigned was because of his

567
00:28:42,440 --> 00:28:44,960
Speaker 1: durability and his injury. That was the main reason. It

568
00:28:45,000 --> 00:28:47,520
Speaker 1: wasn't because he wasn't a decent players as you can't

569
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Speaker 1: this this game is all about reliability, I mean, an accountability.

570
00:28:51,040 --> 00:28:52,640
Speaker 1: Can I rely on this guy to be in the

571
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Speaker 1: lineup every week? And you couldn't do that with Flucker.

572
00:28:55,680 --> 00:28:57,200
Speaker 1: You can't do that with a lot of guys. And

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00:28:57,280 --> 00:28:59,600
Speaker 1: eventually they just kind of moved down this pike. One

574
00:28:59,640 --> 00:29:02,640
Speaker 1: thing out the administration, if you will, the prior to

575
00:29:02,720 --> 00:29:05,240
Speaker 1: the to the to the current, is there's not a

576
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Speaker 1: lot there's there's not a lot of I'm gonna wait

577
00:29:07,280 --> 00:29:11,080
Speaker 1: and see attitude. In this new current regime, it's okay,

578
00:29:11,120 --> 00:29:14,200
Speaker 1: I'm done. See yeah, you're done. Not I'm done. You're

579
00:29:14,240 --> 00:29:17,160
Speaker 1: done by We're going to get somebody else. And that's

580
00:29:17,600 --> 00:29:22,479
Speaker 1: hence what happened with with the mommy. Yeah, exactly. The

581
00:29:22,520 --> 00:29:24,720
Speaker 1: Giants are of the peace of mind. Dave Kettleman in

582
00:29:24,800 --> 00:29:28,360
Speaker 1: particular that if the production is not there, we're gonna

583
00:29:28,360 --> 00:29:30,800
Speaker 1: move on. We're not gonna sit here and and and

584
00:29:30,840 --> 00:29:33,560
Speaker 1: you know and wait for you better those wounds and

585
00:29:33,600 --> 00:29:36,800
Speaker 1: hope that it's gonna he unfortunately. Yeah, that's and sometimes

586
00:29:36,840 --> 00:29:39,600
Speaker 1: that will set you back. Okay, but in the long run,

587
00:29:39,680 --> 00:29:41,440
Speaker 1: because this is what it's all about. It's all about

588
00:29:41,440 --> 00:29:44,440
Speaker 1: the long run about where we're going. And that's that's

589
00:29:44,480 --> 00:29:47,320
Speaker 1: what will happen. And look and you know you talk

590
00:29:47,400 --> 00:29:50,480
Speaker 1: about the Giants and their record, Well their record help

591
00:29:50,560 --> 00:29:56,000
Speaker 1: them get Jaman Brown. Yeah, they were fortunately for them.

592
00:29:56,040 --> 00:29:58,720
Speaker 1: I mean if you're the keep of the waiver wire

593
00:29:58,880 --> 00:30:02,720
Speaker 1: when Brown came free, yeah, and that's what allowed them

594
00:30:02,720 --> 00:30:04,720
Speaker 1: to claim him as opposed to the four other teams

595
00:30:04,760 --> 00:30:07,680
Speaker 1: will also put him claim right, So I mean he's uh,

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Speaker 1: I think that he's an important piece going forward. Never remember,

597
00:30:11,400 --> 00:30:13,280
Speaker 1: he's a free agent coming up, so that team is

598
00:30:13,320 --> 00:30:15,120
Speaker 1: going to have to resign him if he wants to

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00:30:15,400 --> 00:30:17,560
Speaker 1: uh to stay with the Giants. Well, they tell you

600
00:30:17,680 --> 00:30:20,560
Speaker 1: better'll be lucky than good. Sometimes the Giants were lucky

601
00:30:20,600 --> 00:30:23,360
Speaker 1: and that the timing was just perfect for them to

602
00:30:23,400 --> 00:30:26,160
Speaker 1: be able to scap him up and throw him on

603
00:30:26,320 --> 00:30:30,400
Speaker 1: their roster. Two one nine four five one three is

604
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Speaker 1: our phone number here on Big Blue Kick Off Live.

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Speaker 1: Let me quickly just take a quick look at our

606
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Speaker 1: our tweets and see if there's anybody there. As we

607
00:30:37,760 --> 00:30:41,520
Speaker 1: get more phone calls coming in. Uh, Sean Powers tweets

608
00:30:41,520 --> 00:30:43,520
Speaker 1: out and he's trying to be funny. How right, just

609
00:30:43,600 --> 00:30:46,520
Speaker 1: beat the Eagles then WAT five and eleven, So he

610
00:30:46,600 --> 00:30:48,960
Speaker 1: doesn't think the Giants are in turnaround mode at all.

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00:30:49,320 --> 00:30:51,360
Speaker 1: He's thinking that even if they pull off this upset

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00:30:51,400 --> 00:30:53,680
Speaker 1: and win their third game in a row, they're probably

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00:30:53,800 --> 00:30:55,960
Speaker 1: not going to do much more. Well, he's only gotta

614
00:30:56,000 --> 00:30:57,800
Speaker 1: win one more game for the rest of this Yeah,

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00:30:58,120 --> 00:31:00,960
Speaker 1: you know, I don't know how anybody could say what's

616
00:31:00,960 --> 00:31:02,760
Speaker 1: gonna happen even a week or two from now, never

617
00:31:02,800 --> 00:31:05,000
Speaker 1: mind a month from now. But I will tell you this.

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00:31:05,480 --> 00:31:08,800
Speaker 1: With the Giants playing both Dallas and Washington in December,

619
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Speaker 1: UH a victory this week against the Eagles putting them

620
00:31:12,040 --> 00:31:14,480
Speaker 1: two games out of first place with five to go.

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Speaker 1: Not the greatest situation to have, but it will add

622
00:31:18,520 --> 00:31:21,160
Speaker 1: a lot of fizz to the Canna pepsi as the

623
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Speaker 1: as Chicago Bears come in the following week on Sunday. Yeah,

624
00:31:24,800 --> 00:31:27,440
Speaker 1: and Trabiski will be back. Um, if you guys watched

625
00:31:27,440 --> 00:31:30,120
Speaker 1: the game yesterday with James Daniels, you know, very manageable

626
00:31:30,160 --> 00:31:32,200
Speaker 1: guy that can went in there and he completely only

627
00:31:32,240 --> 00:31:35,760
Speaker 1: started two games since four years that's I mean, it's

628
00:31:35,840 --> 00:31:38,000
Speaker 1: that talk about a guy that you know, did you

629
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Speaker 1: want to have that? There's a job that if you

630
00:31:40,120 --> 00:31:41,960
Speaker 1: can prove that you can be a quarterback in the

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Speaker 1: National Football League and a journeyman like back up. I mean,

632
00:31:46,000 --> 00:31:48,080
Speaker 1: think about it. I mean, he hasn't started a games.

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00:31:48,080 --> 00:31:52,880
Speaker 1: It's two thousand fourteen, that's four years ago, and he's

634
00:31:52,880 --> 00:31:55,240
Speaker 1: still I mean, but that's the kind of show. Didn't

635
00:31:55,280 --> 00:31:57,360
Speaker 1: he a little bit? I mean they wouldn't let him

636
00:31:57,360 --> 00:31:59,960
Speaker 1: throw down the field very much. They were very very conserving.

637
00:32:00,360 --> 00:32:02,640
Speaker 1: I mean, but you got in the red zone and

638
00:32:02,680 --> 00:32:05,240
Speaker 1: he had some good nice plays in there. And by

639
00:32:05,240 --> 00:32:09,240
Speaker 1: the way, Detroit is awful offensively, they're they're they are awful.

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00:32:09,600 --> 00:32:13,000
Speaker 1: They need some wide receivers. Um. Well, after they traded tight,

641
00:32:13,080 --> 00:32:15,880
Speaker 1: they only have Gallity left. Who's really of anything. That's it.

642
00:32:15,960 --> 00:32:18,440
Speaker 1: I mean, they have no threat um. But you know

643
00:32:19,000 --> 00:32:21,360
Speaker 1: they got snacks, Yeah, they do. He got called for

644
00:32:21,440 --> 00:32:24,320
Speaker 1: a penalty too in the pastor the other yesterday. A

645
00:32:24,360 --> 00:32:25,960
Speaker 1: couple of tweets. I want to get to here. Dan

646
00:32:26,040 --> 00:32:28,280
Speaker 1: beb wants to know with McIntosh is active. Yes, he

647
00:32:28,400 --> 00:32:30,360
Speaker 1: is on the fifty three, whether or not he gets

648
00:32:30,400 --> 00:32:32,680
Speaker 1: a jersey Sunday. I would think he get acted last

649
00:32:32,680 --> 00:32:34,760
Speaker 1: week for the last week's scond. He didn't get the jersey,

650
00:32:34,800 --> 00:32:36,880
Speaker 1: but he's on the fifty three. Yeah, don't be surprised.

651
00:32:36,920 --> 00:32:40,600
Speaker 1: Maybe one more week, you know, I wouldn't be surprised.

652
00:32:40,640 --> 00:32:42,840
Speaker 1: Carry Win down. I have to believe he's gonna be up.

653
00:32:42,920 --> 00:32:46,200
Speaker 1: You're right. If if Win was healthy, that's correct, he

654
00:32:46,280 --> 00:32:49,680
Speaker 1: most likely will be active because they'll inactivate, they'll they'll

655
00:32:50,080 --> 00:32:54,520
Speaker 1: the inactive date. Is that a word inactivate? Yeah, it's

656
00:32:55,640 --> 00:33:03,120
Speaker 1: it's called it's called deactivate, deactivate. Excuse me more cranberry sauce? Yes, sir,

657
00:33:03,480 --> 00:33:07,680
Speaker 1: what's what's in your cranberry sauce? The question, Uh, Henry

658
00:33:07,680 --> 00:33:13,280
Speaker 1: Bowling broke makes a a no Bowling broke. But here's

659
00:33:13,320 --> 00:33:16,600
Speaker 1: the problem with it. It's Henry. It's an uneducated comment.

660
00:33:16,680 --> 00:33:18,320
Speaker 1: I'm sorry, I'm not trying to make fun of you.

661
00:33:18,360 --> 00:33:20,440
Speaker 1: But he says, what happened to the good old shoot

662
00:33:20,480 --> 00:33:22,880
Speaker 1: him up, tape him up, put him in days. Referring

663
00:33:22,920 --> 00:33:26,880
Speaker 1: to why carry win with a concussion is out, well, Henry,

664
00:33:27,080 --> 00:33:31,239
Speaker 1: the concussion Protocol is a league mandated program. When you

665
00:33:31,360 --> 00:33:34,560
Speaker 1: leave a game with a concussion, you immediately go to

666
00:33:34,680 --> 00:33:39,480
Speaker 1: an independent medical program where the league has jurisdiction, and

667
00:33:39,640 --> 00:33:42,640
Speaker 1: they will test you on a daily basis, and they

668
00:33:42,680 --> 00:33:46,160
Speaker 1: will decide what you can do, when you can practice,

669
00:33:46,480 --> 00:33:49,040
Speaker 1: and when you can be cleared for active duty in

670
00:33:49,040 --> 00:33:51,760
Speaker 1: a game. Again, this has nothing to do with being

671
00:33:51,880 --> 00:33:56,360
Speaker 1: tough or or wanting to play. Please understand that. Well, yeah,

672
00:33:56,400 --> 00:33:58,320
Speaker 1: there is no shoot him up, get him up in

673
00:33:58,360 --> 00:34:01,640
Speaker 1: the game anymore in pro ball. Um. When it comes

674
00:34:01,680 --> 00:34:03,600
Speaker 1: to head injuries and things like that, now, there still

675
00:34:03,680 --> 00:34:05,920
Speaker 1: might be a little bit of the shoot him up,

676
00:34:05,920 --> 00:34:07,560
Speaker 1: get him up in there whatever you wanted to call

677
00:34:07,600 --> 00:34:10,280
Speaker 1: it for, like you know, a finger injury, ankle injury,

678
00:34:10,360 --> 00:34:13,440
Speaker 1: something like that. Yeah, but when it comes to two players,

679
00:34:13,440 --> 00:34:17,280
Speaker 1: safety and concussions, no, that's not that's not gonna happen anymore.

680
00:34:17,960 --> 00:34:20,120
Speaker 1: World change. Also, I want to get to this tweet

681
00:34:20,120 --> 00:34:22,719
Speaker 1: also before we go to the calls. He says, good

682
00:34:22,760 --> 00:34:27,440
Speaker 1: to have giants excitement. He says, Philly will be ready

683
00:34:27,480 --> 00:34:30,680
Speaker 1: after being destroyed. The Giants and a Philly have weapons.

684
00:34:31,000 --> 00:34:33,600
Speaker 1: The Giants old line looks better every week. He's got

685
00:34:33,600 --> 00:34:35,120
Speaker 1: a lot to say here. I didn't know it was

686
00:34:35,200 --> 00:34:38,560
Speaker 1: more than right. That's it. Pretty good. Mike Thomas is

687
00:34:38,600 --> 00:34:41,880
Speaker 1: a third safety nickel corner must continue to play well.

688
00:34:42,120 --> 00:34:46,600
Speaker 1: Philly secondary is decimated split ingram Out as well as

689
00:34:46,800 --> 00:34:51,439
Speaker 1: a mismatched number three wide receiver. Uh, we must exploit them.

690
00:34:52,040 --> 00:34:55,160
Speaker 1: I guess he's talking about either Fowler or Coleman as

691
00:34:55,200 --> 00:34:58,160
Speaker 1: the third receiver, or maybe I guess he means ingram

692
00:34:58,160 --> 00:35:01,520
Speaker 1: Out as the third receiver against a week eagle secondary. Yeah,

693
00:35:01,560 --> 00:35:03,400
Speaker 1: and you know you can. Golden Tate is supposed to

694
00:35:03,440 --> 00:35:05,160
Speaker 1: be this great player that came over to the even

695
00:35:05,280 --> 00:35:07,920
Speaker 1: used them very much because you are is their slot

696
00:35:07,960 --> 00:35:11,360
Speaker 1: guy and he that's what Tate is. But good points,

697
00:35:11,400 --> 00:35:15,480
Speaker 1: They're good, good, very good points. Um, you know this

698
00:35:15,560 --> 00:35:18,880
Speaker 1: team this game. Typically these division games come down to

699
00:35:18,920 --> 00:35:20,680
Speaker 1: the wire, and I can't. I can see this one

700
00:35:20,719 --> 00:35:23,439
Speaker 1: being a really, really tight game. I really can. Well.

701
00:35:23,480 --> 00:35:26,160
Speaker 1: I think after Elliott kicked that sixty one yeard field

702
00:35:26,160 --> 00:35:28,799
Speaker 1: goal to beat the Giants last year, the Giants kind

703
00:35:28,800 --> 00:35:32,479
Speaker 1: of Oh Philadelphia heartbreaking win, don't you think on their

704
00:35:32,520 --> 00:35:37,799
Speaker 1: turf too? Yeah, down there, maybe it's Aldric Rossaus with

705
00:35:37,880 --> 00:35:40,160
Speaker 1: the sixty two yard or to one up the sixty

706
00:35:40,200 --> 00:35:43,080
Speaker 1: one last year. What do you think he can kick it?

707
00:35:43,320 --> 00:35:46,000
Speaker 1: I'm telling you, ladies and gentlemen, there's no doubt in

708
00:35:46,000 --> 00:35:48,400
Speaker 1: my mind. Unless there's something wrong with them, I don't know,

709
00:35:48,480 --> 00:35:50,919
Speaker 1: but he can kick a sixty two yard or any

710
00:35:51,000 --> 00:35:54,560
Speaker 1: day of the week. Alright. Land from Maryland is online

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Speaker 1: number three. Hello Land Happy leftovers. Yeah there you go,

712
00:35:59,280 --> 00:36:03,719
Speaker 1: there you go for the same to you, Jeff Happy Thanks. Well,

713
00:36:03,840 --> 00:36:05,600
Speaker 1: you guys have been talking about how tough it is

714
00:36:05,640 --> 00:36:08,399
Speaker 1: to play and also alluded to the fact that it's

715
00:36:08,480 --> 00:36:11,759
Speaker 1: it's it's uh, it's really tough to root for your

716
00:36:11,840 --> 00:36:16,439
Speaker 1: team in that stadium, that that crowd don't go down

717
00:36:16,520 --> 00:36:19,680
Speaker 1: there down there. Haven't been to the link um so

718
00:36:20,000 --> 00:36:23,760
Speaker 1: many games at the VET, probably fifteen over the years,

719
00:36:24,400 --> 00:36:28,560
Speaker 1: and that's always that's always quite an experience. And Jeff,

720
00:36:28,680 --> 00:36:32,520
Speaker 1: Jeff might remember this. Before they put the medical facility

721
00:36:32,560 --> 00:36:36,000
Speaker 1: in there across from the Link across from the Vet

722
00:36:36,000 --> 00:36:40,480
Speaker 1: where there was an old diner called the Tent. Any boy,

723
00:36:40,560 --> 00:36:43,800
Speaker 1: those Sunday Sunday morning breakfasts in there with those Eagles.

724
00:36:43,800 --> 00:36:47,640
Speaker 1: Fans um was always a real tree, always a real tree,

725
00:36:47,800 --> 00:36:50,120
Speaker 1: lots of great memories. But there's been some great games

726
00:36:50,120 --> 00:36:53,160
Speaker 1: down there, just some some really really terrific games. I

727
00:36:53,160 --> 00:36:55,640
Speaker 1: expect this one on Sunday will be the same way.

728
00:36:55,880 --> 00:37:00,920
Speaker 1: And hey, no one's gonna be surprised if the Eagles

729
00:37:00,920 --> 00:37:02,399
Speaker 1: come out and try to punch us in the those

730
00:37:03,000 --> 00:37:04,840
Speaker 1: That's what they do on the first play. It's what

731
00:37:04,840 --> 00:37:07,799
Speaker 1: they're gonna do. And the question is gonna be we're

732
00:37:07,800 --> 00:37:11,560
Speaker 1: gonna punch them back or we're gonna run for the bus. Uh,

733
00:37:11,600 --> 00:37:14,319
Speaker 1: you know, if we're gonna cower. Um, well, it's not

734
00:37:14,360 --> 00:37:16,799
Speaker 1: going to be a friendly afternoon. And how about the

735
00:37:16,840 --> 00:37:20,320
Speaker 1: Giants deliver the first part? How about that? How about

736
00:37:20,320 --> 00:37:23,120
Speaker 1: the Giants come out and on their first drive go

737
00:37:23,320 --> 00:37:25,120
Speaker 1: right down the field and slam it into the end

738
00:37:25,200 --> 00:37:29,040
Speaker 1: zone and deliver that's how about that on the ground? Hey,

739
00:37:29,080 --> 00:37:33,480
Speaker 1: and how about if that's on the ground, Yeah, that

740
00:37:33,520 --> 00:37:36,680
Speaker 1: would be perfect, that would be a perfect scenario. And

741
00:37:36,880 --> 00:37:38,680
Speaker 1: uh yeah, I'd lovely it's gonna be a rock and

742
00:37:38,880 --> 00:37:42,439
Speaker 1: talking about that type game and uh, you know it's

743
00:37:43,920 --> 00:37:46,360
Speaker 1: you know, everybody's doing the XS and os and what

744
00:37:46,400 --> 00:37:51,000
Speaker 1: we gotta do. And I just want our best players

745
00:37:51,560 --> 00:37:55,479
Speaker 1: tomorrow to play their best, particularly in the defensive side

746
00:37:55,480 --> 00:37:58,000
Speaker 1: of the ball. I mean, we're you know, we're we're

747
00:37:58,040 --> 00:38:01,680
Speaker 1: staggered a little bit on defense, and um, you know

748
00:38:02,320 --> 00:38:06,800
Speaker 1: this is it's it's time for Olivia Vernon to dominate.

749
00:38:07,239 --> 00:38:14,760
Speaker 1: Come on, Genera Jenkins, shut somebody down, gribbing interception, ogletree,

750
00:38:15,200 --> 00:38:19,719
Speaker 1: stay focused, make some plays, landing columns. Come on, man,

751
00:38:20,400 --> 00:38:23,480
Speaker 1: you know the leaders on defense, the core players on defense,

752
00:38:24,320 --> 00:38:28,000
Speaker 1: bitch just gonna have to play better than they've been playing.

753
00:38:28,280 --> 00:38:30,279
Speaker 1: I mean, it's time. If we're gonna stay in this

754
00:38:31,920 --> 00:38:36,640
Speaker 1: UM race for the East championship, those four guys have

755
00:38:36,760 --> 00:38:38,879
Speaker 1: got to have just have got to lead the way.

756
00:38:38,880 --> 00:38:40,839
Speaker 1: They've got to lead the way. I mean, it's just

757
00:38:40,960 --> 00:38:43,560
Speaker 1: in my mind, there's just no other question I'm looking

758
00:38:43,600 --> 00:38:49,399
Speaker 1: for those guys, especially Olivia Vernon. It's just time. It's

759
00:38:49,480 --> 00:38:52,399
Speaker 1: just time. Well we've been waiting all year for that, right,

760
00:38:52,440 --> 00:38:56,040
Speaker 1: I mean, you know we have we haven't. Hey, let

761
00:38:56,040 --> 00:39:00,239
Speaker 1: me just run one idea buying you guys. Um, I

762
00:39:00,239 --> 00:39:03,279
Speaker 1: would suspect Jeff can speak to this from from a

763
00:39:03,320 --> 00:39:09,080
Speaker 1: locker room standpoint. I would expect that the second time

764
00:39:09,160 --> 00:39:13,880
Speaker 1: you play a division rival in a year. Uh, it's

765
00:39:13,920 --> 00:39:15,480
Speaker 1: it's not anyone. I don't want to say it's not

766
00:39:15,520 --> 00:39:18,960
Speaker 1: anywhere near the game plan, but it's it's different than

767
00:39:19,000 --> 00:39:22,560
Speaker 1: the game plan you laid out there the first time. Um,

768
00:39:22,719 --> 00:39:25,680
Speaker 1: I suspect there's going to be you know, I suspect

769
00:39:25,680 --> 00:39:27,759
Speaker 1: that as far back as training camp they put in

770
00:39:27,840 --> 00:39:33,520
Speaker 1: some plays, you know, especially for the Eagles now kind

771
00:39:33,520 --> 00:39:35,640
Speaker 1: of stick him in our back pocket, kind of think

772
00:39:35,760 --> 00:39:40,280
Speaker 1: four or five six plays, a couple of different formations

773
00:39:40,360 --> 00:39:43,200
Speaker 1: that maybe they haven't seen, certainly didn't seen in the

774
00:39:43,200 --> 00:39:46,880
Speaker 1: first seen in the first game against US, And Jeff, Jeff,

775
00:39:46,880 --> 00:39:49,839
Speaker 1: what do you think. There's definitely a lot of play

776
00:39:49,960 --> 00:39:52,799
Speaker 1: still nobody has seen yet, and whether they can run

777
00:39:52,880 --> 00:39:54,760
Speaker 1: them with the personnel that they have on the field

778
00:39:54,880 --> 00:39:58,080
Speaker 1: is to be seen. But also remember this, the other

779
00:39:58,120 --> 00:40:01,880
Speaker 1: team has the same a lot. Yes, it scares me

780
00:40:01,920 --> 00:40:04,520
Speaker 1: a little bit defensively the second time you play a team,

781
00:40:04,640 --> 00:40:07,279
Speaker 1: I mean, it's just it's a whole different Uh. You know,

782
00:40:07,320 --> 00:40:10,400
Speaker 1: there's just a bunch of surprises. And I guess I

783
00:40:10,480 --> 00:40:13,359
Speaker 1: just wanted confirmation to there when I when I mentioned that,

784
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Speaker 1: and you know, I don't know how much as to say,

785
00:40:16,000 --> 00:40:18,680
Speaker 1: except I'm really looking forward to the game, always do

786
00:40:18,800 --> 00:40:21,880
Speaker 1: when it's in in division. And uh, I see no

787
00:40:21,960 --> 00:40:24,120
Speaker 1: reason why we can't go down in we win a game.

788
00:40:24,160 --> 00:40:26,440
Speaker 1: We've won games at the Link. Let's just go down

789
00:40:26,480 --> 00:40:28,839
Speaker 1: there and win a game. Len one thing to your

790
00:40:28,960 --> 00:40:32,600
Speaker 1: last point moments ago. Uh, there's no question that the

791
00:40:32,640 --> 00:40:35,560
Speaker 1: Eagles secondary outside of Malcolm Jenkins, he's the only starter

792
00:40:35,640 --> 00:40:38,600
Speaker 1: who was still left right now amongst the starting four,

793
00:40:39,320 --> 00:40:43,200
Speaker 1: and they doubled Odell Beckham or at least used a

794
00:40:43,880 --> 00:40:47,000
Speaker 1: bracket on him throughout the course of the game Thursday

795
00:40:47,120 --> 00:40:51,000
Speaker 1: night last month when they played at MetLife. There's there's

796
00:40:51,080 --> 00:40:54,400
Speaker 1: no way in the world with the guys that they've

797
00:40:54,440 --> 00:40:56,960
Speaker 1: got now, some who have whom have come off the street,

798
00:40:57,280 --> 00:40:59,359
Speaker 1: are gonna be able to play Beckham straight up, they

799
00:40:59,400 --> 00:41:02,799
Speaker 1: can't do. Let's let's make it. Let's make something very clear.

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Speaker 1: So there is one thing that we know going in.

801
00:41:09,760 --> 00:41:12,640
Speaker 1: One thing we know, because there is no surprises here.

802
00:41:13,000 --> 00:41:15,879
Speaker 1: They're gonna double Odell Beckham all day long because they

803
00:41:15,960 --> 00:41:18,840
Speaker 1: can't afford to do anything else. They don't have a choice.

804
00:41:19,280 --> 00:41:23,680
Speaker 1: That's that's a guaranteed lock. They will double Beckham all

805
00:41:23,840 --> 00:41:27,760
Speaker 1: day long. So what that means is and coach Sherman

806
00:41:27,800 --> 00:41:30,640
Speaker 1: did allude to this today when he was asked specifically

807
00:41:30,719 --> 00:41:35,520
Speaker 1: about Odell against their bad secondary he said, well, okay,

808
00:41:35,560 --> 00:41:38,640
Speaker 1: so they double Dodell a lot last game. Uh, you know,

809
00:41:38,719 --> 00:41:40,600
Speaker 1: we don't know how they're gonna scheme at this game.

810
00:41:40,600 --> 00:41:42,799
Speaker 1: Of course he's trying to be coy. They're gonna have

811
00:41:42,880 --> 00:41:45,680
Speaker 1: to They're gonna have to. Let's not kid ourselves, so

812
00:41:45,840 --> 00:41:49,120
Speaker 1: other guys have to make the plays. Well, you know

813
00:41:49,160 --> 00:41:52,400
Speaker 1: what that means. Over the last two weeks, the Giants

814
00:41:52,400 --> 00:41:55,759
Speaker 1: had zero drop passes against Tampa Bay. They had one

815
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Speaker 1: drop Passica in San Francisco. Hallelujah. They're finally holding onto

816
00:42:00,080 --> 00:42:02,759
Speaker 1: of Eli Mannings passes, which is a really good thing

817
00:42:02,800 --> 00:42:06,440
Speaker 1: for the quarterback. Okay, let's hope that the Giants don't

818
00:42:06,440 --> 00:42:10,319
Speaker 1: have more than one drop max against Philadelphia and that

819
00:42:10,480 --> 00:42:14,560
Speaker 1: Shepherd and Ingram in particular make all the plays in

820
00:42:14,560 --> 00:42:17,040
Speaker 1: the passing game that are going to come their way

821
00:42:17,080 --> 00:42:20,800
Speaker 1: because they're gonna get chances fault. You get the feeling

822
00:42:21,360 --> 00:42:23,719
Speaker 1: watching Ingram the last two weeks, and a couple of

823
00:42:23,760 --> 00:42:27,560
Speaker 1: those long passes, particularly last week on the fourth quarter pass.

824
00:42:27,640 --> 00:42:30,600
Speaker 1: I mean that that was the pattern we envisioned from

825
00:42:30,640 --> 00:42:33,200
Speaker 1: the day we drafted him. Do you get the feeling

826
00:42:33,280 --> 00:42:36,880
Speaker 1: Evan Ingram is about to explode? I just I just

827
00:42:37,080 --> 00:42:40,239
Speaker 1: get the feeling. This is the we're gonna see the

828
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Speaker 1: Evan Ingram we drafted on Sunday. I sense about a

829
00:42:44,800 --> 00:42:47,760
Speaker 1: month ago. If you remember, he had a big drop

830
00:42:48,400 --> 00:42:52,560
Speaker 1: here last year, and it was it was a critical,

831
00:42:52,680 --> 00:42:57,799
Speaker 1: critical play, terrible. I sense the fact that he was

832
00:42:57,920 --> 00:43:01,280
Speaker 1: so tremendously hurt by that. I'd wise because he had said,

833
00:43:01,360 --> 00:43:04,200
Speaker 1: even through the bye week, it hurt him, it stung him,

834
00:43:04,200 --> 00:43:06,719
Speaker 1: It kept him up at night with nightmares. That's how

835
00:43:06,800 --> 00:43:09,800
Speaker 1: upset he was. I think Evan Ingram, after a season

836
00:43:09,800 --> 00:43:12,680
Speaker 1: and a half of having a bunch of drops, remember

837
00:43:12,680 --> 00:43:15,160
Speaker 1: he led the NFL and drops last season, I think

838
00:43:15,160 --> 00:43:17,120
Speaker 1: he finally decided to draw a line in the sane

839
00:43:17,160 --> 00:43:19,359
Speaker 1: and said, you know what, enough is enough. The buck

840
00:43:19,400 --> 00:43:21,600
Speaker 1: stops here. I gotta start holding on to the football.

841
00:43:21,880 --> 00:43:24,560
Speaker 1: I do think we have seen Evan Ingram start to

842
00:43:24,560 --> 00:43:27,160
Speaker 1: turn that worm, and that's gonna be really good news

843
00:43:27,160 --> 00:43:33,280
Speaker 1: for this team. Yeah. Absolutely, Okay, boys, thank you brings.

844
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Speaker 1: If you look, thank you, if you look at this

845
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Speaker 1: I'm gonna tell you something right now that has to

846
00:43:38,000 --> 00:43:41,000
Speaker 1: improve for the Giant team to win. Okay, this is

847
00:43:41,080 --> 00:43:43,960
Speaker 1: third down efficiency. In the last game. All right, if

848
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Speaker 1: you look at the Egos third down efficiency. Uh, the

849
00:43:47,120 --> 00:43:50,479
Speaker 1: Egos were nine of sixteen on third down. Now here's

850
00:43:50,480 --> 00:43:54,560
Speaker 1: a big one, all right. They were um when it

851
00:43:54,680 --> 00:43:58,680
Speaker 1: was third and six or longer. They converted every one

852
00:43:58,719 --> 00:44:03,640
Speaker 1: of their third down conversion except for one, which is three, four, five,

853
00:44:04,480 --> 00:44:09,759
Speaker 1: six and eight. They were seven or eight converting third downs.

854
00:44:09,800 --> 00:44:12,000
Speaker 1: Now we flip it to the Giant side. Okay, overall,

855
00:44:12,120 --> 00:44:14,719
Speaker 1: the Giants were four for fourteen on third down. I

856
00:44:14,920 --> 00:44:17,200
Speaker 1: listened to this. This is gonna this This is where

857
00:44:17,280 --> 00:44:18,839
Speaker 1: you kind of when you go and you look at

858
00:44:18,920 --> 00:44:24,120
Speaker 1: games the Giants. Okay, the Giants were for third and

859
00:44:24,160 --> 00:44:27,600
Speaker 1: five are longer. They were in six, seven, eight, nine.

860
00:44:27,760 --> 00:44:33,840
Speaker 1: They were three for nine in third and five and longer. Okay,

861
00:44:33,920 --> 00:44:37,080
Speaker 1: so we know we talked about the negative downs. Remember

862
00:44:37,200 --> 00:44:40,440
Speaker 1: last week the Giants only had one negative run the

863
00:44:40,480 --> 00:44:43,800
Speaker 1: whole game. Okay, there's a positive. So we talked about

864
00:44:43,840 --> 00:44:48,000
Speaker 1: this all the time about manageable third downs. You're gonna

865
00:44:48,040 --> 00:44:51,640
Speaker 1: have to get into manageable third downs against this Eagles defense. Okay,

866
00:44:51,800 --> 00:44:55,080
Speaker 1: and and move the sticks. And when you move the sticks,

867
00:44:55,080 --> 00:44:57,280
Speaker 1: make sure you catch passes that are at the sticks

868
00:44:57,280 --> 00:45:00,560
Speaker 1: and one or further not one yard before. Okay, and

869
00:45:00,560 --> 00:45:03,320
Speaker 1: then stopping the third down efficiency for the other team.

870
00:45:03,600 --> 00:45:06,560
Speaker 1: The Giants cannot give up nine of sixteen third downs

871
00:45:06,800 --> 00:45:08,759
Speaker 1: and have this many of them. As I told you,

872
00:45:09,120 --> 00:45:12,239
Speaker 1: they ten or ten yards or more. They were two

873
00:45:12,280 --> 00:45:16,160
Speaker 1: for three. The Eagles were ten yards are more, giving

874
00:45:16,239 --> 00:45:19,040
Speaker 1: up two of three third down conversions with ten yards

875
00:45:19,080 --> 00:45:20,480
Speaker 1: or more. And I don't even know what that's ten

876
00:45:20,520 --> 00:45:22,120
Speaker 1: yards or more. That could have been a fifteen and

877
00:45:22,160 --> 00:45:24,840
Speaker 1: an eighteen for all I know. But those are some

878
00:45:24,880 --> 00:45:26,680
Speaker 1: things you have to look at when the when you

879
00:45:26,680 --> 00:45:29,239
Speaker 1: look at these these statistics in a game is third

880
00:45:29,239 --> 00:45:31,279
Speaker 1: down efficiency. It's going to be important in this game

881
00:45:31,320 --> 00:45:33,640
Speaker 1: coming up once again, we were to mind you. The

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00:45:33,640 --> 00:45:36,440
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883
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884
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Speaker 1: throughout the season. We've got open lines to a one

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Speaker 1: nine three, nine four five one three two zero one

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Speaker 1: nine three nine four five one three one more sure,

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Speaker 1: go for it you one another big statistic to look at.

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Speaker 1: There were a bunch of them. In that game, the

889
00:45:54,120 --> 00:45:56,960
Speaker 1: Giants played their worst game year. Egos. Remember with with

890
00:45:57,120 --> 00:45:59,640
Speaker 1: Schwartz's defense coming into the beginning of the year, they

891
00:45:59,680 --> 00:46:02,480
Speaker 1: were they were a pretty good defense, right and so

892
00:46:02,640 --> 00:46:05,839
Speaker 1: for the first six weeks of the season, they weren't

893
00:46:05,840 --> 00:46:08,920
Speaker 1: giving up a lot of big plays on the defensive side,

894
00:46:08,960 --> 00:46:12,280
Speaker 1: twenty yards or more as we call it. Uh Week six,

895
00:46:12,880 --> 00:46:16,800
Speaker 1: the Giants get beat by the Eagles. However, the Giants

896
00:46:16,840 --> 00:46:20,120
Speaker 1: had six one, two, three, four or five six plays

897
00:46:20,120 --> 00:46:23,120
Speaker 1: of twenty yards or more against that defense, which was

898
00:46:23,160 --> 00:46:25,279
Speaker 1: the which was the one team that that was the

899
00:46:25,320 --> 00:46:28,200
Speaker 1: most that that a team had had six was the most.

900
00:46:28,880 --> 00:46:32,600
Speaker 1: Then they go down. Nope, nope, nope until this last

901
00:46:32,600 --> 00:46:35,600
Speaker 1: week when they played the Saints. The Eagles gave up

902
00:46:35,680 --> 00:46:38,600
Speaker 1: one two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine big

903
00:46:38,640 --> 00:46:40,800
Speaker 1: play the twenty yards and more. Although it is the Saints,

904
00:46:41,320 --> 00:46:44,440
Speaker 1: my point here is the Giants can get some big

905
00:46:44,480 --> 00:46:47,520
Speaker 1: plays on this defense. There's never been a question about that.

906
00:46:47,600 --> 00:46:50,960
Speaker 1: And so they they're the second team, the second most

907
00:46:50,960 --> 00:46:53,080
Speaker 1: team that has given up that has gotten big plays

908
00:46:53,080 --> 00:46:54,880
Speaker 1: against the Eagles has been one of the teams has

909
00:46:54,880 --> 00:46:57,040
Speaker 1: been the Giants and the other one has been the Saints. Okay,

910
00:46:57,320 --> 00:47:00,880
Speaker 1: And how do you get big plays? You run the football.

911
00:47:01,080 --> 00:47:04,640
Speaker 1: You run the football to create the situations under which

912
00:47:04,640 --> 00:47:07,359
Speaker 1: big plays can occur, and then you make sure you

913
00:47:07,360 --> 00:47:10,200
Speaker 1: give your quarterback a change to throw. Well, if you

914
00:47:10,200 --> 00:47:13,520
Speaker 1: look at the last couple of weeks, get Sequon Barkley

915
00:47:13,560 --> 00:47:16,920
Speaker 1: the ball twenty or fo more times in running and

916
00:47:17,000 --> 00:47:21,720
Speaker 1: protect Eli and there you go. Uh, break out your statue,

917
00:47:21,800 --> 00:47:24,680
Speaker 1: your statue again. I believe in that last game against

918
00:47:24,719 --> 00:47:27,759
Speaker 1: the Philadelphia Eagles, Eli Manning was sacked four times and

919
00:47:27,840 --> 00:47:31,840
Speaker 1: was hit times. If I'm not mistaken, I will have

920
00:47:31,880 --> 00:47:33,960
Speaker 1: to really look for that one. And may or may

921
00:47:33,960 --> 00:47:36,000
Speaker 1: not be may not be in here, but that's something

922
00:47:36,040 --> 00:47:41,600
Speaker 1: he was man handled by this Eagles front and and

923
00:47:41,880 --> 00:47:47,040
Speaker 1: that cannot and quite frankly, folks, listen, excuse me, I'm sorry.

924
00:47:47,239 --> 00:47:49,920
Speaker 1: I'm gonna make this very clear to you. If the

925
00:47:50,320 --> 00:47:56,720
Speaker 1: if the Giants offensive line cannot at least come close

926
00:47:56,840 --> 00:48:03,600
Speaker 1: to a draw against the Eagles defensive line, the Giants

927
00:48:03,719 --> 00:48:09,000
Speaker 1: will not, I repeat, will not win this game. The

928
00:48:09,200 --> 00:48:13,520
Speaker 1: one matchup that has to be close to a draw

929
00:48:13,680 --> 00:48:18,160
Speaker 1: if not the Giants win is the line of scrimmage

930
00:48:18,560 --> 00:48:22,319
Speaker 1: against the Eagles defensive front. If the Eagles win that

931
00:48:23,400 --> 00:48:26,399
Speaker 1: their chance of winning this game is about I really

932
00:48:26,440 --> 00:48:29,160
Speaker 1: believe that. I think that's the one matchup that is

933
00:48:29,320 --> 00:48:33,120
Speaker 1: so far more important than everything else in this game, Jeff,

934
00:48:33,280 --> 00:48:37,319
Speaker 1: for me lion scrimmage up front, you know, that's then,

935
00:48:37,480 --> 00:48:40,640
Speaker 1: and for them to effectively win the line of scrimmage

936
00:48:40,680 --> 00:48:42,960
Speaker 1: and point of attack and run the football consistently, Giants

937
00:48:43,000 --> 00:48:44,719
Speaker 1: will win the game. And I mean, there were so

938
00:48:44,719 --> 00:48:47,719
Speaker 1: many matchups, and fundamentally speaking, we always talk about the

939
00:48:47,719 --> 00:48:50,719
Speaker 1: trenches being the foundation of everything that happens. So we're

940
00:48:50,760 --> 00:48:52,880
Speaker 1: not exactly reinventing the wheel when we tell you this.

941
00:48:53,320 --> 00:48:56,600
Speaker 1: But yeah, do the Giants have an advantage with their

942
00:48:56,640 --> 00:49:00,920
Speaker 1: receivers against the Philly secondary short? They do. Do they

943
00:49:00,920 --> 00:49:03,799
Speaker 1: have the advantage with se Kwon Barkley against their linebackers,

944
00:49:04,200 --> 00:49:06,680
Speaker 1: Sure the Giants do. Do they have the advantage of

945
00:49:06,800 --> 00:49:09,640
Speaker 1: Ingram against anybody that that they put on him to cover?

946
00:49:10,160 --> 00:49:14,799
Speaker 1: Sure they do. None of those advantages me badling. If

947
00:49:14,800 --> 00:49:18,440
Speaker 1: the Giants can't keep that Eagles defensive front out of control,

948
00:49:18,800 --> 00:49:22,000
Speaker 1: that is the one matchup they must win to have

949
00:49:22,040 --> 00:49:24,880
Speaker 1: a chance to win this game. The other area concerned

950
00:49:24,960 --> 00:49:26,480
Speaker 1: when you go back to win the Giants and the

951
00:49:26,480 --> 00:49:31,280
Speaker 1: Eagles last played the Giants. Okay, gave the Eagles out

952
00:49:31,320 --> 00:49:35,040
Speaker 1: of red zone. They are Giants. The Eagles were in

953
00:49:35,080 --> 00:49:39,480
Speaker 1: their Giants red zone six times. They had four touchdowns

954
00:49:39,480 --> 00:49:43,279
Speaker 1: and two field goals. Well, but again, here's the thing.

955
00:49:43,960 --> 00:49:46,000
Speaker 1: I know. The Giants defense has been kind of a

956
00:49:46,040 --> 00:49:48,879
Speaker 1: mixed bag, even despite that the two victories in a row.

957
00:49:49,120 --> 00:49:51,920
Speaker 1: Let's face it, They've got two turnovers against San France,

958
00:49:51,960 --> 00:49:54,440
Speaker 1: four against Tampa Bay. So the turnovers have been a

959
00:49:54,440 --> 00:49:57,480
Speaker 1: big reason why they have won these games because the

960
00:49:57,520 --> 00:50:00,640
Speaker 1: defense hasn't exactly been locked down. Although they did stop

961
00:50:00,880 --> 00:50:04,640
Speaker 1: a first in goal on four downs against Tampa last week.

962
00:50:05,080 --> 00:50:07,799
Speaker 1: That was great to turn them over on downs, but

963
00:50:08,440 --> 00:50:12,040
Speaker 1: this defense has not been air tight at all. I

964
00:50:12,080 --> 00:50:16,399
Speaker 1: think the Giants are capable of winning a thirty game

965
00:50:17,200 --> 00:50:21,960
Speaker 1: as long as the offensive line does its job. That's why. Yeah,

966
00:50:22,160 --> 00:50:24,399
Speaker 1: the defense can give up some yardage, they can give

967
00:50:24,480 --> 00:50:27,880
Speaker 1: up some throw down conversions, they can allow Carson Wentz

968
00:50:28,120 --> 00:50:30,440
Speaker 1: to come back and throw three touchdown passes, and the

969
00:50:30,480 --> 00:50:33,759
Speaker 1: Giants can still win this game as long as they

970
00:50:33,800 --> 00:50:38,040
Speaker 1: controlled the Eagles defensive front. That's why for me, that

971
00:50:38,239 --> 00:50:42,360
Speaker 1: is six times more important than any other matchup on

972
00:50:42,400 --> 00:50:44,480
Speaker 1: the day. That's why I say that, Jeff, And there

973
00:50:44,520 --> 00:50:46,279
Speaker 1: are good points. I mean, you look at it. Here's

974
00:50:46,280 --> 00:50:49,080
Speaker 1: another one time in possession last the last game, the

975
00:50:49,160 --> 00:50:52,640
Speaker 1: Eagles had thirty uh thirty three minutes of time and

976
00:50:52,680 --> 00:50:56,040
Speaker 1: possession to the Giants. That's a lot. That's a big difference.

977
00:50:56,080 --> 00:50:58,520
Speaker 1: That's five minutes. That's a big difference. The other thing, too,

978
00:50:58,600 --> 00:51:01,400
Speaker 1: is the Giants and and we know the Giants problems

979
00:51:01,440 --> 00:51:03,320
Speaker 1: all season up until the last couple of weeks, and

980
00:51:03,360 --> 00:51:06,760
Speaker 1: the red zone have been they have been just absolutely putrid.

981
00:51:07,160 --> 00:51:11,080
Speaker 1: The Giants against the Eagles were oh for three in

982
00:51:11,120 --> 00:51:13,640
Speaker 1: the red zone. Okay, when it came out there with

983
00:51:13,719 --> 00:51:15,480
Speaker 1: just two field goals. Excuse me, I take that back.

984
00:51:15,480 --> 00:51:18,520
Speaker 1: They were one for three for one touchdown and two

985
00:51:18,560 --> 00:51:23,000
Speaker 1: field goals. So, um, listen, conversion rate in the red zone.

986
00:51:23,040 --> 00:51:25,399
Speaker 1: You gotta get touchdowns. We've talked the Giants have talked

987
00:51:25,400 --> 00:51:26,960
Speaker 1: about it. Eli has talked about it. We need to

988
00:51:26,960 --> 00:51:28,799
Speaker 1: score more points, we need to score more points. Well,

989
00:51:28,840 --> 00:51:30,839
Speaker 1: they did it last week against the Tampa Bay Bucks.

990
00:51:31,200 --> 00:51:33,720
Speaker 1: They put that thirty thirty more points on and finally

991
00:51:34,040 --> 00:51:35,960
Speaker 1: we're gonna have to this is gonna have to this

992
00:51:36,000 --> 00:51:38,200
Speaker 1: will not be a low scoring game. No, it will

993
00:51:38,200 --> 00:51:40,400
Speaker 1: take at least twenty seven points to win, don't you

994
00:51:40,400 --> 00:51:43,279
Speaker 1: think correct? Yep? I agree, twenty four to seven is

995
00:51:43,320 --> 00:51:46,520
Speaker 1: my number. Yep. We we have just a few more

996
00:51:46,560 --> 00:51:48,680
Speaker 1: minutes left. Phone lines are open if you want to

997
00:51:48,680 --> 00:51:50,279
Speaker 1: sneak in a coal. I'll be willing to try to

998
00:51:50,320 --> 00:51:52,399
Speaker 1: get to your two oh one nine three nine four

999
00:51:52,600 --> 00:51:57,680
Speaker 1: five one three four five one three. So one o'clock

1000
00:51:57,680 --> 00:52:01,759
Speaker 1: game against Philadelphia at the Lane on Sunday games on

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00:52:01,920 --> 00:52:04,000
Speaker 1: w f A N sixties six and one on one

1002
00:52:04,040 --> 00:52:06,320
Speaker 1: point nine here in New York, which means you and

1003
00:52:06,440 --> 00:52:08,439
Speaker 1: Lance are going to be in the city. We will

1004
00:52:08,480 --> 00:52:11,480
Speaker 1: be at h at Barley and corn Out on and

1005
00:52:11,560 --> 00:52:15,040
Speaker 1: down in the Financial District. Believe it's on Park Street

1006
00:52:15,120 --> 00:52:18,080
Speaker 1: or Park Avenue to look it up, but we'll be there. Uh.

1007
00:52:18,239 --> 00:52:20,880
Speaker 1: Pregame I believe starts at eleven thirty Lanta and I

1008
00:52:20,880 --> 00:52:24,480
Speaker 1: are there every away game, UM for our pregame, and

1009
00:52:24,520 --> 00:52:26,640
Speaker 1: come on down. We have it's a beautiful place by

1010
00:52:26,640 --> 00:52:29,480
Speaker 1: the way, great big screen TVs and uh, it's really

1011
00:52:29,520 --> 00:52:32,239
Speaker 1: a nice atmosphere. Atmosphere yea. So we invite you if

1012
00:52:32,239 --> 00:52:34,720
Speaker 1: you're not coming down to Philadelphia to cheer on the Giants,

1013
00:52:34,760 --> 00:52:37,480
Speaker 1: which idea, Yeah, just make sure you don't wear any

1014
00:52:37,480 --> 00:52:40,799
Speaker 1: Giants stuff. Yeah, that could be really dangerous. Just go incognito.

1015
00:52:41,440 --> 00:52:44,160
Speaker 1: You could do that, or you could head over to

1016
00:52:44,160 --> 00:52:46,960
Speaker 1: see these guys Lands and Jeff over in the city

1017
00:52:47,200 --> 00:52:49,680
Speaker 1: and enjoy a watch party there as the Giants take

1018
00:52:49,800 --> 00:52:52,680
Speaker 1: on Philly. I want to remind other people who do

1019
00:52:52,800 --> 00:52:54,880
Speaker 1: get to come to games, whether your season ticket holders

1020
00:52:54,960 --> 00:52:57,319
Speaker 1: or perhaps you're able to get ahold of some tickets.

1021
00:52:57,360 --> 00:52:59,320
Speaker 1: Over the final course of the last few weeks of

1022
00:52:59,400 --> 00:53:02,560
Speaker 1: the season, the Giants do a bunch of charitable things

1023
00:53:02,560 --> 00:53:05,000
Speaker 1: with a bunch of different organizations. And I only tell

1024
00:53:05,000 --> 00:53:07,800
Speaker 1: you this now because sometimes the week of the event

1025
00:53:08,320 --> 00:53:10,000
Speaker 1: is a little bit too late for some people to

1026
00:53:10,000 --> 00:53:12,839
Speaker 1: think about it and get something together. The Giants had

1027
00:53:12,880 --> 00:53:16,800
Speaker 1: their food drive last week, okay, which was a great

1028
00:53:16,880 --> 00:53:20,320
Speaker 1: thing to to help some less fortunate people. Well, coming

1029
00:53:20,440 --> 00:53:23,239
Speaker 1: up very soon there will be the coat drive, when

1030
00:53:23,239 --> 00:53:25,879
Speaker 1: the Giants asked folks to bring either used or very

1031
00:53:25,920 --> 00:53:28,799
Speaker 1: gently worn coats to try to keep people warm during

1032
00:53:28,800 --> 00:53:31,759
Speaker 1: the winter who don't have the opportunity to necessarily buy

1033
00:53:31,800 --> 00:53:35,160
Speaker 1: those garments and clothing. That's coming up very soon, so

1034
00:53:35,280 --> 00:53:37,040
Speaker 1: keep that in the back of your mind if you can,

1035
00:53:37,280 --> 00:53:39,080
Speaker 1: even if you have to go out and buy a

1036
00:53:39,160 --> 00:53:41,400
Speaker 1: scar for a pair of gloves for somebody that you

1037
00:53:41,440 --> 00:53:43,239
Speaker 1: can donate when you come to the game. There are

1038
00:53:43,239 --> 00:53:45,040
Speaker 1: a lot of people in need and it's getting really

1039
00:53:45,120 --> 00:53:47,200
Speaker 1: this time of the year. That's it's it's uh, this

1040
00:53:47,360 --> 00:53:49,120
Speaker 1: time of the year. We like to give back and

1041
00:53:49,160 --> 00:53:50,760
Speaker 1: it's a great way to do it. And the Giants

1042
00:53:50,800 --> 00:53:53,239
Speaker 1: make it a great opportunity. You're coming the gate and

1043
00:53:53,400 --> 00:53:55,919
Speaker 1: drop it right in the bus really easier, it's really

1044
00:53:55,960 --> 00:53:58,040
Speaker 1: really easy. In fact, where it in. Then just take

1045
00:53:58,080 --> 00:53:59,520
Speaker 1: it off and throw it and there you go and

1046
00:53:59,640 --> 00:54:01,719
Speaker 1: the lad st one And I never want to forget this.

1047
00:54:01,760 --> 00:54:04,280
Speaker 1: What it's my favorite of all is the Toys for Tots.

1048
00:54:04,360 --> 00:54:07,080
Speaker 1: There you go. And I say this on this program

1049
00:54:07,120 --> 00:54:09,680
Speaker 1: every year, and I can't say it enough. I'm sorry

1050
00:54:09,719 --> 00:54:12,960
Speaker 1: if it gets repetitive, but I can't say enough about

1051
00:54:12,960 --> 00:54:15,680
Speaker 1: a child who has an opportunity to unwrap a gift

1052
00:54:15,960 --> 00:54:19,040
Speaker 1: around the holidays. Doesn't matter what your faith, what your creed,

1053
00:54:19,120 --> 00:54:21,520
Speaker 1: what your religion, if you can put a smile on

1054
00:54:21,560 --> 00:54:24,600
Speaker 1: a child's face because they've had the opportunity during the

1055
00:54:24,600 --> 00:54:29,440
Speaker 1: holiday season to unwrap a gift, it's invaluable. So Toys

1056
00:54:29,480 --> 00:54:31,400
Speaker 1: for Tots is coming up in a few weeks as well.

1057
00:54:31,600 --> 00:54:34,120
Speaker 1: Please keep that in mind when you're out during Black

1058
00:54:34,160 --> 00:54:36,239
Speaker 1: Friday and you're shopping and you're trying to pick up

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00:54:36,280 --> 00:54:38,839
Speaker 1: things for all your friends and your family, there could

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Speaker 1: be somebody out there who could really use a smile,

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Speaker 1: and if you could try to bring something for Toys

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Speaker 1: for Tots later on the year, we'd really appreciate and

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Speaker 1: do it. It makes you feel really good, it really does,

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Speaker 1: knowing that you are helping somebody, and uh, that opportunity

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00:54:52,000 --> 00:54:53,680
Speaker 1: is there. The Giants make it for you. Just bring

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00:54:53,719 --> 00:54:56,520
Speaker 1: it to the stadium and they'll have a collection. Are

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Speaker 1: you just leave it there and then you know what,

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Speaker 1: somebody is gonna be happy on Christmas Day, all right.

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Speaker 1: So those two things coming up, Toys for Charts and

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Speaker 1: as well as the Coach Drive as the Giants finish

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Speaker 1: out this season over the course of the next month

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Speaker 1: and a half, and we will see if in fact

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Speaker 1: there is a playoff race to be had. First up

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Speaker 1: the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday at one o'clock. That's it

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Speaker 1: for this edition. A Big Blue Kickoff Live will be

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Speaker 1: back on Monday at one thirty p m. Eastern Time

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Speaker 1: for Jeff fiegeles On Poultatino. See you then,