1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:04,280 Speaker 1: It's time to get inside the Giants Huttle on Giants 2 00:00:04,320 --> 00:00:07,720 Speaker 1: dot com. Where we're going on the Giants part of 3 00:00:07,720 --> 00:00:11,200 Speaker 1: the Giants podcast network. Welcome to another edition of the 4 00:00:11,240 --> 00:00:14,360 Speaker 1: Giants Huttle Podcast. From now until training camp, we'll have 5 00:00:14,400 --> 00:00:16,760 Speaker 1: a series of player interviews. We've split him up by 6 00:00:16,800 --> 00:00:19,200 Speaker 1: position to kind of give you a feel of where 7 00:00:19,239 --> 00:00:22,600 Speaker 1: this Giants team is heading into training camp of two. 8 00:00:22,840 --> 00:00:25,200 Speaker 1: Just as a reminder, you can find the Giants Huttle 9 00:00:25,200 --> 00:00:28,440 Speaker 1: Podcast on your favorite podcast platforms, on the Giants Mobile 10 00:00:28,480 --> 00:00:31,560 Speaker 1: app and the Giants dot Com slash podcast. Today, we're 11 00:00:31,560 --> 00:00:34,000 Speaker 1: gonna take a listen to what some of the Giants 12 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:36,680 Speaker 1: inside linebackers have to say. It's a big group with 13 00:00:36,680 --> 00:00:39,400 Speaker 1: a lot of competition. Let's talk to the leader of 14 00:00:39,400 --> 00:00:41,880 Speaker 1: the group. He's fighting back from injury. Where's he at? 15 00:00:41,960 --> 00:00:44,919 Speaker 1: Let's find out. Here's Blake Martinez. Now we're joined by 16 00:00:44,920 --> 00:00:48,279 Speaker 1: Giants linebacker Blake Martinez. Blake, how are you man doing? Wow? 17 00:00:48,479 --> 00:00:50,400 Speaker 1: Just you know, progressing every day and getting ready for 18 00:00:50,640 --> 00:00:52,680 Speaker 1: the season. Yeah, you talk about your progression, I mean 19 00:00:52,800 --> 00:00:54,760 Speaker 1: you are you were walking around find three months ago 20 00:00:54,880 --> 00:00:57,880 Speaker 1: the facility and do you feel like you're, like don 21 00:00:57,960 --> 00:00:59,880 Speaker 1: close to being ready to go here. Yeah. I mean 22 00:01:00,200 --> 00:01:02,200 Speaker 1: every single day, I'm checking in with the trainers, the 23 00:01:02,200 --> 00:01:04,800 Speaker 1: strength staff, just doing everything possible to take a day 24 00:01:04,800 --> 00:01:06,360 Speaker 1: by day and then whenever they kind of give me 25 00:01:06,360 --> 00:01:08,399 Speaker 1: that green light, I'll be ready to rock. And I'm 26 00:01:08,400 --> 00:01:09,560 Speaker 1: not going to have you put a date on it 27 00:01:09,560 --> 00:01:12,000 Speaker 1: because we don't do that. But is there a shot 28 00:01:12,480 --> 00:01:14,760 Speaker 1: for week one of the regular season. Yeah, I mean, 29 00:01:14,959 --> 00:01:17,920 Speaker 1: as anybody knows any of us out here, we want 30 00:01:17,920 --> 00:01:19,800 Speaker 1: to be out there as soon as possible. So that's 31 00:01:19,840 --> 00:01:22,399 Speaker 1: that's that's my my hope. Um. But once again, it's 32 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:24,800 Speaker 1: gotta listening to trainers. Now, has it been driving you 33 00:01:24,920 --> 00:01:26,760 Speaker 1: nuts that you haven't been able to be on the 34 00:01:26,800 --> 00:01:30,760 Speaker 1: field and kind of doing what you're learning in the 35 00:01:30,800 --> 00:01:33,920 Speaker 1: classroom with the new defensive coordinator. It's one of those 36 00:01:33,959 --> 00:01:36,800 Speaker 1: things you see everybody else kind of grow those relationships 37 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:39,720 Speaker 1: in that aspect on the field, because a coach relationship 38 00:01:39,800 --> 00:01:41,840 Speaker 1: doesn't happen until they see you get a play for 39 00:01:41,880 --> 00:01:43,560 Speaker 1: them and see what you can learn and see how 40 00:01:43,560 --> 00:01:45,920 Speaker 1: you can like grow in that defense. So, yeah, it's 41 00:01:45,959 --> 00:01:47,680 Speaker 1: been frustrating, But what do you think about the defense? 42 00:01:48,440 --> 00:01:50,360 Speaker 1: It's a lot of fun. That's why that's also the 43 00:01:50,360 --> 00:01:51,920 Speaker 1: frustrating aspect. I want to be able to go out 44 00:01:51,920 --> 00:01:54,040 Speaker 1: there and make those plays, do those things, UM, be 45 00:01:54,080 --> 00:01:57,360 Speaker 1: a part of the aggressive style nature that Wink has. 46 00:01:57,960 --> 00:02:00,520 Speaker 1: Is this similar at all to any of their defense 47 00:02:00,560 --> 00:02:03,880 Speaker 1: you've ever been in? Oh No, it's not. Yeah, it's 48 00:02:03,960 --> 00:02:06,240 Speaker 1: just something I've never seen before and it's one of 49 00:02:06,280 --> 00:02:08,519 Speaker 1: those things that is unique. And I think that's why 50 00:02:08,600 --> 00:02:11,160 Speaker 1: Winks been so successful for so long. Um And it's 51 00:02:11,200 --> 00:02:14,040 Speaker 1: just going to be a special, special situation for this 52 00:02:14,120 --> 00:02:15,880 Speaker 1: year for all of us. You mentioned it's fun because 53 00:02:15,919 --> 00:02:18,600 Speaker 1: of the aggression and all that stuff gets specifically like 54 00:02:18,720 --> 00:02:20,560 Speaker 1: you don't have to give away state secrets obviously, but 55 00:02:20,600 --> 00:02:21,960 Speaker 1: what are some of the things where a player like 56 00:02:22,040 --> 00:02:24,919 Speaker 1: you that really can make this fun? Yeah. I think 57 00:02:24,960 --> 00:02:27,720 Speaker 1: for me, I just put myself in the situation of 58 00:02:27,760 --> 00:02:30,720 Speaker 1: every defense where I know every spot, whether it's the 59 00:02:30,720 --> 00:02:32,600 Speaker 1: corners where the safety is, whether it's the D line, 60 00:02:32,600 --> 00:02:35,359 Speaker 1: whether it's linebackers, outside backers, whatever it is. And I 61 00:02:35,440 --> 00:02:38,000 Speaker 1: think in this defense you're able to move around and 62 00:02:38,240 --> 00:02:40,679 Speaker 1: be at different locations at all times and nobody really 63 00:02:40,680 --> 00:02:43,520 Speaker 1: knows where it's coming, where we're coming next. Now, you're 64 00:02:43,520 --> 00:02:45,600 Speaker 1: a good blitzer, I imagine that's part of it that 65 00:02:45,680 --> 00:02:47,959 Speaker 1: kind of gets you excited to write. It's one of 66 00:02:48,040 --> 00:02:50,799 Speaker 1: my things I've always kind of I love anticipating, love 67 00:02:51,440 --> 00:02:53,720 Speaker 1: like understanding snap counts, all those types of things and 68 00:02:53,760 --> 00:02:56,320 Speaker 1: be able to get and beat guys one on one. Now, 69 00:02:56,360 --> 00:02:58,720 Speaker 1: I haven't seen this specific drill before, and I know 70 00:02:58,760 --> 00:03:00,560 Speaker 1: you're not on the field because of the injury, but 71 00:03:00,880 --> 00:03:03,079 Speaker 1: they set up the five garbage cans and it looks like, 72 00:03:03,520 --> 00:03:05,760 Speaker 1: from my perspective, looks like chaos. Obviously, you guys know 73 00:03:05,800 --> 00:03:08,360 Speaker 1: exactly what you're doing, but is that part of what 74 00:03:08,480 --> 00:03:11,840 Speaker 1: makes this defense work? Making sure everyone is in the 75 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:14,640 Speaker 1: exact right gap and timed up properly depending on what 76 00:03:14,680 --> 00:03:16,760 Speaker 1: the call is? Oh yeah, hundred percent of things. Is 77 00:03:16,760 --> 00:03:19,880 Speaker 1: one of the most fundamentally sound type of defenses where 78 00:03:19,880 --> 00:03:22,760 Speaker 1: you have to know exactly where to be, what position, 79 00:03:22,840 --> 00:03:24,760 Speaker 1: where to be in the gap, where to be at 80 00:03:24,800 --> 00:03:26,919 Speaker 1: the start of the snap, post snap, pre snap, all 81 00:03:26,919 --> 00:03:30,320 Speaker 1: that stuff, and it's it's exciting. Now. The last couple 82 00:03:30,320 --> 00:03:32,760 Speaker 1: of years, you guys have been big on disguise, but 83 00:03:32,800 --> 00:03:35,680 Speaker 1: it's mostly disguise in the back half of the defense, 84 00:03:35,800 --> 00:03:38,600 Speaker 1: right just watching what you're doing. Is there a lot 85 00:03:38,640 --> 00:03:41,520 Speaker 1: more disguise in the front seven of the defense. In 86 00:03:41,520 --> 00:03:44,200 Speaker 1: this system, I think there's a lot of things that 87 00:03:44,240 --> 00:03:46,680 Speaker 1: go into each play um and I think every single 88 00:03:46,720 --> 00:03:49,040 Speaker 1: one you have to understand what we're trying to get 89 00:03:49,040 --> 00:03:51,000 Speaker 1: out of it, where the weakness is, where the strength is, 90 00:03:51,040 --> 00:03:54,280 Speaker 1: so you can be able to disguise, like you said, uh, 91 00:03:54,440 --> 00:03:56,640 Speaker 1: every single chance we get. And obviously the goal is 92 00:03:56,680 --> 00:03:58,040 Speaker 1: to get free runners, right, you want to can do 93 00:03:58,120 --> 00:04:00,200 Speaker 1: the offensive, get free runners. But even if you don't 94 00:04:00,200 --> 00:04:02,720 Speaker 1: get free runners, with the number of guys you're sending 95 00:04:03,040 --> 00:04:05,400 Speaker 1: you mentioned it before, that's gonna open up some one 96 00:04:05,440 --> 00:04:08,160 Speaker 1: on one opportunities and some matchups that should be favorable 97 00:04:08,200 --> 00:04:10,440 Speaker 1: to two quicker guys like you against maybe some bigger 98 00:04:10,440 --> 00:04:12,800 Speaker 1: guys that don't move as well. And I think that's 99 00:04:12,840 --> 00:04:15,520 Speaker 1: the best part about the whole situation. Every single time 100 00:04:15,560 --> 00:04:18,760 Speaker 1: we're doing something, there's a key person, key point of 101 00:04:18,839 --> 00:04:21,599 Speaker 1: emphasis on that play to to set something free like 102 00:04:21,640 --> 00:04:25,280 Speaker 1: you said, free runners, or have other aspects where one 103 00:04:25,279 --> 00:04:26,840 Speaker 1: guy is going against a guy that we think we're 104 00:04:26,880 --> 00:04:29,440 Speaker 1: better than. Now, the other side of that, if you're 105 00:04:29,440 --> 00:04:31,600 Speaker 1: pressuring a lot, that means there's gonna be a lot 106 00:04:31,680 --> 00:04:33,880 Speaker 1: of all right, you will cover that guy and you're 107 00:04:33,920 --> 00:04:36,600 Speaker 1: probably not gonna have a lot of help exactly. Has 108 00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:38,240 Speaker 1: has that been a big change for you guys to 109 00:04:38,400 --> 00:04:40,200 Speaker 1: understanding how the coverage part of this is going to 110 00:04:40,279 --> 00:04:42,760 Speaker 1: be different than what you've done in past years. I 111 00:04:42,800 --> 00:04:45,280 Speaker 1: think that's the aspect where you have to understand the 112 00:04:45,320 --> 00:04:47,440 Speaker 1: front end, how it affects the back end, the back end, 113 00:04:47,520 --> 00:04:50,080 Speaker 1: front of the front end, And I think it it 114 00:04:50,160 --> 00:04:51,960 Speaker 1: is one of those things like we would be by myself, 115 00:04:51,960 --> 00:04:53,840 Speaker 1: but also the ball is gonna have to get out 116 00:04:53,960 --> 00:04:56,480 Speaker 1: way quicker, so there's a lot less route concepts that 117 00:04:56,560 --> 00:04:59,400 Speaker 1: are available for those for those teams at that point. 118 00:04:59,560 --> 00:05:01,840 Speaker 1: And I am and then your fundamentals right, having your 119 00:05:01,920 --> 00:05:06,320 Speaker 1: right leverage, understanding formation, what a guy might do. That 120 00:05:06,400 --> 00:05:08,400 Speaker 1: becomes even more important in this type of defense or 121 00:05:08,440 --> 00:05:11,000 Speaker 1: where everything's happening so fast. Oh yeah, And I think 122 00:05:11,040 --> 00:05:12,720 Speaker 1: you have to be on the your p's and queues 123 00:05:12,760 --> 00:05:14,840 Speaker 1: at all moments because if you slip up one time 124 00:05:14,920 --> 00:05:17,520 Speaker 1: you give that that quick route availability, they're gonna they're 125 00:05:17,520 --> 00:05:19,080 Speaker 1: gonna hit us. I know you're not in the meeting 126 00:05:19,120 --> 00:05:20,840 Speaker 1: room with him, you're in different position groups. What has 127 00:05:20,920 --> 00:05:23,839 Speaker 1: it been like working with cavon Thibodeaux. I mean that's 128 00:05:23,839 --> 00:05:26,400 Speaker 1: one of the things that kind of held back a 129 00:05:26,400 --> 00:05:28,239 Speaker 1: little bit because it was like, all right, he's a 130 00:05:28,279 --> 00:05:30,280 Speaker 1: fifth overall pick. You don't know how he's gonna be 131 00:05:30,440 --> 00:05:32,680 Speaker 1: prima donna whatever it is. But ever since he's came 132 00:05:32,680 --> 00:05:35,479 Speaker 1: in here, he's been working hard, head down, knows what 133 00:05:35,520 --> 00:05:37,400 Speaker 1: he's supposed to do. All the walk throughs that I've 134 00:05:37,400 --> 00:05:39,560 Speaker 1: been a part of, Um, he knows what he's doing, 135 00:05:39,640 --> 00:05:43,080 Speaker 1: asking questions if he doesn't, and it's it's super special. See, yeah, 136 00:05:43,080 --> 00:05:45,159 Speaker 1: we all heard that noise, right. Oh he came in. He's, 137 00:05:45,200 --> 00:05:47,279 Speaker 1: you know, kind of full of himself and all that stuff. 138 00:05:47,279 --> 00:05:49,840 Speaker 1: And and look, nobody knows anything about anyone until you're 139 00:05:49,880 --> 00:05:53,680 Speaker 1: in the building, in the room, right, So for you all, 140 00:05:53,720 --> 00:05:58,200 Speaker 1: bunk all bunk. Yeah, he's he's a great kid, and 141 00:05:58,279 --> 00:06:00,280 Speaker 1: I'm just excited to see him working, especially once we 142 00:06:00,360 --> 00:06:02,640 Speaker 1: put the pads on you get to see a full 143 00:06:02,640 --> 00:06:04,680 Speaker 1: football player at that point. Now, I know you haven't 144 00:06:04,720 --> 00:06:08,240 Speaker 1: seen the pads, but do you see the special athleticism 145 00:06:08,279 --> 00:06:10,040 Speaker 1: from him, because you know, you've been around some really 146 00:06:10,040 --> 00:06:13,159 Speaker 1: good edge rushers. Does he have everything you want out 147 00:06:13,160 --> 00:06:17,039 Speaker 1: of that kind of group? I think that's the biggest 148 00:06:17,040 --> 00:06:19,880 Speaker 1: thing that you see and watching him through fundamental work, 149 00:06:20,040 --> 00:06:24,119 Speaker 1: whether it's individual walk through seven on seven, eleven on eleven, 150 00:06:24,160 --> 00:06:27,279 Speaker 1: team reps, it's it's special to see. As you final question, 151 00:06:27,279 --> 00:06:29,400 Speaker 1: as you look at this defense and your personnel in it, 152 00:06:29,440 --> 00:06:31,400 Speaker 1: because that's always key, right getting the people to fit 153 00:06:31,440 --> 00:06:33,880 Speaker 1: in the scheme. What are some of the things specifically 154 00:06:33,920 --> 00:06:37,280 Speaker 1: that you are really excited for to see. Imagine this 155 00:06:37,320 --> 00:06:39,200 Speaker 1: guy doing this, this guy doing that that kind of 156 00:06:39,200 --> 00:06:41,960 Speaker 1: is like, boy, this could be really dangerous for opposing offenses. 157 00:06:42,839 --> 00:06:44,960 Speaker 1: I think there's a list goes on and on. I 158 00:06:45,000 --> 00:06:47,560 Speaker 1: mean a Doory Jackson is going out there being a 159 00:06:47,560 --> 00:06:51,520 Speaker 1: cover one corner. Um. You see Xavian McKinney making huge 160 00:06:51,520 --> 00:06:55,039 Speaker 1: strides at safety position. UM, take Crowder making huge strides 161 00:06:55,040 --> 00:06:58,200 Speaker 1: of the linebacker position. Obviously, Leonard Williams dextual lawrence like 162 00:06:58,600 --> 00:07:01,520 Speaker 1: Cavon disease l person. I think Ellison is probably the 163 00:07:01,520 --> 00:07:05,159 Speaker 1: one that I would say for people to look out for. UM. 164 00:07:05,200 --> 00:07:07,039 Speaker 1: He's an explosive He's probably one of the most explosive 165 00:07:07,040 --> 00:07:09,679 Speaker 1: guys on the team. UM, and just seeing him flourish 166 00:07:09,720 --> 00:07:11,680 Speaker 1: and get that confidence, it's going to be a special 167 00:07:11,680 --> 00:07:15,000 Speaker 1: moment for him. Do you look at him and he 168 00:07:15,160 --> 00:07:18,560 Speaker 1: like checks every single box you're looking for? Right, So 169 00:07:18,640 --> 00:07:20,120 Speaker 1: what have you seen for him that that really has 170 00:07:20,160 --> 00:07:21,960 Speaker 1: you excited about him? Yeah? I think it's just his 171 00:07:22,080 --> 00:07:24,960 Speaker 1: confidence over this last ten weeks that we've been here 172 00:07:25,000 --> 00:07:27,800 Speaker 1: in O t A. Is just seeing him grow within 173 00:07:28,080 --> 00:07:30,560 Speaker 1: himself because I think he thinks he's smaller than what 174 00:07:30,640 --> 00:07:32,840 Speaker 1: he is, and so it's one of those moments when 175 00:07:32,880 --> 00:07:37,840 Speaker 1: he's had those little kind of snippets and shining moments 176 00:07:37,920 --> 00:07:39,720 Speaker 1: during O t A. Is that you're like, Okay, yeah, 177 00:07:39,760 --> 00:07:42,800 Speaker 1: this guy. Once he gets that consistently, that's it's came 178 00:07:42,840 --> 00:07:44,960 Speaker 1: over And I should ask you about this too, Right, 179 00:07:45,040 --> 00:07:46,840 Speaker 1: you've been in this league for a long time. You've 180 00:07:46,840 --> 00:07:49,640 Speaker 1: seen every offense that they can throw. Actually, so you've 181 00:07:49,640 --> 00:07:53,320 Speaker 1: been looking at the Giants offense practice, right, without giving 182 00:07:53,320 --> 00:07:56,640 Speaker 1: away any secrets, give me a feel how much fun 183 00:07:56,680 --> 00:07:58,160 Speaker 1: is it going to be watching this offense on the 184 00:07:58,160 --> 00:08:00,480 Speaker 1: field this year? So much fun? Especially when they dial 185 00:08:00,520 --> 00:08:02,800 Speaker 1: it all in the things that I'm watching, I'm just like, wait, 186 00:08:02,840 --> 00:08:04,600 Speaker 1: where that guy cut? Where that got? Where that? What's 187 00:08:04,600 --> 00:08:08,920 Speaker 1: going on here? Like? Right? And so it's just one 188 00:08:08,960 --> 00:08:10,600 Speaker 1: of those things that it makes me excited to get 189 00:08:10,600 --> 00:08:13,120 Speaker 1: out there and go against it and also once again 190 00:08:13,200 --> 00:08:15,080 Speaker 1: gets me excited to see, like all the guys that 191 00:08:15,120 --> 00:08:18,520 Speaker 1: are gonna be able to flourish within it. We hope 192 00:08:18,520 --> 00:08:21,160 Speaker 1: to see you back on the field too. Now we're 193 00:08:21,200 --> 00:08:24,120 Speaker 1: joined by Giants linebacker Carter Crawfland. Carter, good to see, man, 194 00:08:24,120 --> 00:08:25,400 Speaker 1: How are you? Yeah, good to see You're good to 195 00:08:25,440 --> 00:08:28,720 Speaker 1: be here all right? Just knowing how you played in 196 00:08:28,760 --> 00:08:31,680 Speaker 1: college and senior year, first year here, this wing Martindale 197 00:08:31,720 --> 00:08:36,080 Speaker 1: scheme seems perfect for your skill set. Fair, Yeah, absolutely. 198 00:08:36,080 --> 00:08:41,080 Speaker 1: I mean, you know, coach Martindale loves to blitz his linebackers, 199 00:08:41,120 --> 00:08:43,240 Speaker 1: loves to get after the quarterback, and you know, coming 200 00:08:43,280 --> 00:08:47,480 Speaker 1: from that outside linebacker pass rushing background, it's it's it's 201 00:08:47,520 --> 00:08:49,440 Speaker 1: been a lot of fun to learn so far. Now 202 00:08:49,480 --> 00:08:51,960 Speaker 1: I know you're in the inside linebacker meeting room too, right, 203 00:08:52,000 --> 00:08:55,440 Speaker 1: So are you now basically taking all those edge rushers 204 00:08:55,440 --> 00:08:57,960 Speaker 1: skills from college and now you get to apply him 205 00:08:58,000 --> 00:09:01,120 Speaker 1: as an inside rusher here in this scheme? Yeah? Absolutely, 206 00:09:01,160 --> 00:09:02,640 Speaker 1: And I tell you what, it's been even more fun 207 00:09:02,679 --> 00:09:05,079 Speaker 1: to be able to blitz from depth, you know, coming 208 00:09:05,120 --> 00:09:07,160 Speaker 1: off the edge that they always know where you're coming. 209 00:09:07,160 --> 00:09:09,680 Speaker 1: From but coming up, coming from depth to get a 210 00:09:09,800 --> 00:09:12,440 Speaker 1: running head start, and you gotta go attack all different 211 00:09:12,440 --> 00:09:14,439 Speaker 1: types of gaps. So it's awesome. Well, and you also 212 00:09:14,520 --> 00:09:17,679 Speaker 1: instead of attacking six six through your twenty pound offensive 213 00:09:17,679 --> 00:09:21,040 Speaker 1: tackles that work pass pro all year, attacking guards and 214 00:09:21,080 --> 00:09:23,120 Speaker 1: centers a little bit of a different story. Such a 215 00:09:23,120 --> 00:09:25,040 Speaker 1: different story. Yeah, and that's and that's where just being 216 00:09:25,080 --> 00:09:27,240 Speaker 1: able to move all that kind of stuff really comes 217 00:09:27,240 --> 00:09:28,920 Speaker 1: in a handy. Now, what has it been like trying 218 00:09:28,920 --> 00:09:30,760 Speaker 1: to learn the scheme? Is it? Is it? We talked 219 00:09:30,760 --> 00:09:32,559 Speaker 1: to the offensive guys. They talk about how thick the 220 00:09:32,559 --> 00:09:35,920 Speaker 1: playbook is. What's the process like learning wink scheme? Yeah, 221 00:09:36,000 --> 00:09:39,280 Speaker 1: you know, a lot of it is. Um. It really 222 00:09:39,280 --> 00:09:41,720 Speaker 1: comes down to just understanding the concepts because it's a 223 00:09:41,720 --> 00:09:43,600 Speaker 1: lot of different guys doing a lot of different things, 224 00:09:43,640 --> 00:09:46,400 Speaker 1: which makes it hard for offenses to pick up because 225 00:09:46,400 --> 00:09:48,120 Speaker 1: you can't just you know, hone in on one guy 226 00:09:48,160 --> 00:09:50,199 Speaker 1: and say, okay, well he's going to be the designated 227 00:09:50,360 --> 00:09:52,920 Speaker 1: you know this, that whatever. Um. But now it's a 228 00:09:52,960 --> 00:09:54,800 Speaker 1: bunch of different guys doing a bunch of different things. 229 00:09:54,800 --> 00:09:57,320 Speaker 1: So as long as you understand the overall concept of 230 00:09:57,360 --> 00:10:00,240 Speaker 1: the defense, you're able to um, really play any pot. 231 00:10:00,480 --> 00:10:02,960 Speaker 1: So it's almost conceptual and you just have to know 232 00:10:03,080 --> 00:10:04,720 Speaker 1: based on your role in that play what you have 233 00:10:04,760 --> 00:10:07,720 Speaker 1: to Absolutely, Yeah, and that there's the drill that I 234 00:10:07,760 --> 00:10:10,680 Speaker 1: haven't seen before. But you guys work every practice. You 235 00:10:10,720 --> 00:10:13,040 Speaker 1: have the four stations with the five garbage cans which 236 00:10:13,040 --> 00:10:15,120 Speaker 1: represent the five offensive line and I'll try to explain 237 00:10:15,160 --> 00:10:18,320 Speaker 1: this right and basically the front seven lines up, but 238 00:10:18,400 --> 00:10:20,440 Speaker 1: I think you guys have safeties in that mix too, 239 00:10:20,679 --> 00:10:23,120 Speaker 1: and you always have to be standing up in the 240 00:10:23,200 --> 00:10:24,560 Speaker 1: right gap. For a guy like me, you don't know, 241 00:10:24,600 --> 00:10:27,240 Speaker 1: the play looks like chaos, but for guys like you, 242 00:10:27,240 --> 00:10:30,160 Speaker 1: can you explain why that drill is so important for 243 00:10:30,200 --> 00:10:33,560 Speaker 1: getting your formations in your timing right to make this 244 00:10:33,679 --> 00:10:36,360 Speaker 1: defense work. Yeah. Absolutely, So each station they kind of 245 00:10:36,400 --> 00:10:39,000 Speaker 1: have a different focus from you know, the playbook. I 246 00:10:39,040 --> 00:10:42,400 Speaker 1: guess you could say, different plays that they're calling and UM. 247 00:10:42,600 --> 00:10:44,440 Speaker 1: And so the big thing is being able to nail 248 00:10:44,440 --> 00:10:47,520 Speaker 1: the communication and get everybody aligned in the right spot 249 00:10:47,840 --> 00:10:49,800 Speaker 1: and have everybody you know, go to the gaps they 250 00:10:49,840 --> 00:10:53,160 Speaker 1: need to hit run whatever blitz path we have. UM. 251 00:10:53,240 --> 00:10:56,079 Speaker 1: And so it really just forces that rapid fire communication 252 00:10:56,120 --> 00:10:57,760 Speaker 1: as soon as they make the play call, you gotta 253 00:10:57,760 --> 00:11:00,440 Speaker 1: start making the checks, get everybody lined up. So you know, 254 00:11:00,520 --> 00:11:04,360 Speaker 1: for me, uh really, you know, being a newer inside linebacker, 255 00:11:04,360 --> 00:11:06,520 Speaker 1: it's really good practice for me to you know, make 256 00:11:06,559 --> 00:11:09,000 Speaker 1: those kind of checks, make those calls, really test myself 257 00:11:09,040 --> 00:11:11,080 Speaker 1: to see how quickly I can get everybody lined up. 258 00:11:11,200 --> 00:11:13,800 Speaker 1: Would have been the major challenges for you converting to 259 00:11:13,880 --> 00:11:16,720 Speaker 1: that inside linebacker. Yeah, I think it really just comes 260 00:11:16,760 --> 00:11:19,280 Speaker 1: down to when you're the inside linebacker, you're the one 261 00:11:19,320 --> 00:11:21,360 Speaker 1: that needs to make the checks. You need to make 262 00:11:21,360 --> 00:11:23,640 Speaker 1: the calls, you need to make sure everybody's aligned, everybody's 263 00:11:23,679 --> 00:11:25,880 Speaker 1: on the same page. Whereas you know, being the the 264 00:11:25,920 --> 00:11:29,960 Speaker 1: outside linebacker, you know, defensive end, hybrid, whatever you want 265 00:11:30,000 --> 00:11:33,120 Speaker 1: to whatever you want to call it. Um, it was 266 00:11:33,360 --> 00:11:36,360 Speaker 1: more so receiving the call and then thinking through, okay, 267 00:11:36,400 --> 00:11:38,720 Speaker 1: what do I need to do and occasionally making a check. 268 00:11:39,000 --> 00:11:41,280 Speaker 1: But now it's like I need to make those checks 269 00:11:41,280 --> 00:11:43,720 Speaker 1: here to play call while I'm also thinking, you know 270 00:11:43,760 --> 00:11:45,600 Speaker 1: what am I doing in this place? So that's it's 271 00:11:45,640 --> 00:11:48,360 Speaker 1: it's different. Um like it, I love it, Yeah, I 272 00:11:48,400 --> 00:11:52,920 Speaker 1: love it, and it it takes a little more. Uh yeah, 273 00:11:52,960 --> 00:11:54,640 Speaker 1: it honestly has just changed the way that I've had 274 00:11:54,679 --> 00:11:57,520 Speaker 1: to prepare for the scheme, um for the position, all 275 00:11:57,520 --> 00:11:59,839 Speaker 1: that kind of stuff. But I've been loving it so far. 276 00:12:00,000 --> 00:12:01,920 Speaker 1: There's probably some more coverage stuff for you then too, right, 277 00:12:01,960 --> 00:12:03,480 Speaker 1: Like you might get lined up in a tight end, 278 00:12:03,480 --> 00:12:05,840 Speaker 1: you get those running backs, those that really quick guys 279 00:12:05,840 --> 00:12:08,040 Speaker 1: on those option routes, those those little circle routes in 280 00:12:08,040 --> 00:12:09,920 Speaker 1: the middle of the field. What has that adjustment been 281 00:12:09,960 --> 00:12:12,760 Speaker 1: like for you? Yeah, the coverage has definitely been different, um, 282 00:12:12,840 --> 00:12:15,920 Speaker 1: you know, just working in that like the man concepts, 283 00:12:15,960 --> 00:12:18,280 Speaker 1: having to man of tight end running back and imagine 284 00:12:18,320 --> 00:12:20,959 Speaker 1: in this scheme there's a lot of that, right Yeah. 285 00:12:21,000 --> 00:12:22,600 Speaker 1: And and and even in the zone stuff, a lot of 286 00:12:22,640 --> 00:12:25,800 Speaker 1: its matt zone so it's tight matches, um, you know. 287 00:12:25,880 --> 00:12:29,720 Speaker 1: And and leading up to this, most of my stuff 288 00:12:29,760 --> 00:12:32,839 Speaker 1: had been kind of spot dropping zone coverage and so um, 289 00:12:32,880 --> 00:12:35,320 Speaker 1: so that's taking an adjustment too, But I mean it's 290 00:12:35,720 --> 00:12:37,840 Speaker 1: it's just like anything. You know, things are gonna change. 291 00:12:37,840 --> 00:12:40,000 Speaker 1: You gotta gotta work your butt off to make the 292 00:12:40,080 --> 00:12:42,080 Speaker 1: most of it. And I feel like my skill set 293 00:12:42,120 --> 00:12:45,040 Speaker 1: has been aligning well with with what we've been putting in. 294 00:12:45,160 --> 00:12:47,080 Speaker 1: I mean, that's working all different types of skill set, right. 295 00:12:47,080 --> 00:12:48,400 Speaker 1: You might have to backped a little bit. You gotta 296 00:12:48,400 --> 00:12:50,120 Speaker 1: flip your hips a little bit differently, and that that 297 00:12:50,200 --> 00:12:51,559 Speaker 1: I mean, that's probably a whole lot of stuff you 298 00:12:51,640 --> 00:12:53,520 Speaker 1: just haven't been asked to do a lot before, right, Yeah, 299 00:12:53,559 --> 00:12:54,640 Speaker 1: for sure. And at the end of the day, it 300 00:12:54,679 --> 00:12:57,480 Speaker 1: just takes work. That's my mentality is if I'm lacking 301 00:12:57,520 --> 00:12:59,720 Speaker 1: in any area, I'm gonna work my tail off, especially 302 00:12:59,760 --> 00:13:02,640 Speaker 1: going into this little you know, six week period where 303 00:13:02,640 --> 00:13:05,000 Speaker 1: we're off, Um, gonna hone in on some of the 304 00:13:05,040 --> 00:13:06,400 Speaker 1: stuff that I feel like I need to work on 305 00:13:06,480 --> 00:13:08,120 Speaker 1: and get it all figured out well to that point, 306 00:13:08,120 --> 00:13:10,760 Speaker 1: what were your major goals as offseason where quarter Cofflin 307 00:13:10,800 --> 00:13:13,400 Speaker 1: wanted to become a better player. I'm really thinking just 308 00:13:13,559 --> 00:13:16,120 Speaker 1: like just the linebacker skill set, honing in on that 309 00:13:16,160 --> 00:13:17,920 Speaker 1: because you know, last year is my first year having 310 00:13:17,960 --> 00:13:20,679 Speaker 1: done that, um and it and you know it went well, 311 00:13:20,720 --> 00:13:23,080 Speaker 1: but then I got hurt. And so really just this 312 00:13:23,120 --> 00:13:26,839 Speaker 1: off season really focusing in on a d percent stand 313 00:13:26,880 --> 00:13:29,320 Speaker 1: up inside linebacker. Uh and so you know all the 314 00:13:29,360 --> 00:13:32,960 Speaker 1: coverage stuff that we talked about, um, you know, run gaps, fits, 315 00:13:33,000 --> 00:13:34,600 Speaker 1: all that kind of stuff, And that's gonna be my 316 00:13:34,600 --> 00:13:36,440 Speaker 1: focus when I get home. Have a lot of field 317 00:13:36,440 --> 00:13:39,319 Speaker 1: work set up with a trainer that I work without 318 00:13:39,320 --> 00:13:41,920 Speaker 1: in Minnesota, and I'm gonna have bodies out there to 319 00:13:42,000 --> 00:13:44,199 Speaker 1: work on coverage all that kind of stuff we look 320 00:13:44,200 --> 00:13:46,199 Speaker 1: forward to seeing in the July quarter. Thanks absolutely, yeah, 321 00:13:46,200 --> 00:13:49,439 Speaker 1: thanks for having me k Giants Linebacker. Giant season tickets 322 00:13:49,440 --> 00:13:51,880 Speaker 1: are on sale now for the season. In addition to 323 00:13:51,920 --> 00:13:55,959 Speaker 1: ticket savings, membership benefits include access to exclusive events, experiences, 324 00:13:56,000 --> 00:13:57,720 Speaker 1: pre sales, and more. You can lock in your seat 325 00:13:57,720 --> 00:14:00,520 Speaker 1: starting at just one hundred bucks called eight eight NYG 326 00:14:01,720 --> 00:14:04,119 Speaker 1: is a Giants dot com slash tickets for more information. 327 00:14:04,400 --> 00:14:06,800 Speaker 1: Now we're joined by Giants Linebacker Take crowd of take 328 00:14:06,960 --> 00:14:08,520 Speaker 1: good to be with you, man. What has it been 329 00:14:08,559 --> 00:14:10,719 Speaker 1: like learning and new defense for the first time for 330 00:14:10,840 --> 00:14:13,240 Speaker 1: the second time in three years. Really, yeah, it's been good. 331 00:14:13,280 --> 00:14:16,120 Speaker 1: You know, it's always good to come in from and 332 00:14:16,120 --> 00:14:18,600 Speaker 1: start from square one. You know, it's very competitive and 333 00:14:19,000 --> 00:14:21,720 Speaker 1: it gives you something to come look forward to every day. 334 00:14:22,040 --> 00:14:26,040 Speaker 1: What are the challenges this defense puts on an inside 335 00:14:26,080 --> 00:14:29,120 Speaker 1: linebacker or making the calls and doing all that stuff 336 00:14:29,120 --> 00:14:31,720 Speaker 1: pre snappy you have to do. You gotta learn, You 337 00:14:31,720 --> 00:14:34,080 Speaker 1: gotta learn everything. You gotta learn different parts of the 338 00:14:34,120 --> 00:14:38,120 Speaker 1: defense on what everyone else is doing. It's fine. You know, 339 00:14:38,200 --> 00:14:41,160 Speaker 1: it's fun the different parts of the defense. It's almost 340 00:14:41,240 --> 00:14:43,040 Speaker 1: like an offense because there's so much you can do 341 00:14:43,080 --> 00:14:45,960 Speaker 1: with the defense. So it's fine. That's Leonard Williams in 342 00:14:45,960 --> 00:14:47,360 Speaker 1: the background. By the way, folks, if you could hear 343 00:14:47,440 --> 00:14:54,320 Speaker 1: Leo yelling, he's quite vociferous. Uh, watching practice, it looks 344 00:14:54,560 --> 00:14:57,200 Speaker 1: like to us be not being in the room. Obviously 345 00:14:57,320 --> 00:15:02,480 Speaker 1: organized chaos. Obviously it's not at So how much organization 346 00:15:02,560 --> 00:15:04,840 Speaker 1: do you have to do and help with when all 347 00:15:04,840 --> 00:15:07,600 Speaker 1: those guys are just standing up and at the line 348 00:15:07,600 --> 00:15:09,880 Speaker 1: of scrimmage, maybe one guy is handed a dart sending. 349 00:15:09,880 --> 00:15:12,960 Speaker 1: Guys are standing, some are coming, some are going. How 350 00:15:13,040 --> 00:15:15,880 Speaker 1: much do you have a role in organizing all of that? 351 00:15:16,120 --> 00:15:18,600 Speaker 1: I feel like, um, we have a big role of 352 00:15:18,680 --> 00:15:20,880 Speaker 1: it because we gotta set, you know, set in the front, 353 00:15:20,920 --> 00:15:23,600 Speaker 1: and uh, you gotta know where where everyone else is, 354 00:15:23,680 --> 00:15:25,880 Speaker 1: and you gotta also know where you where you gotta 355 00:15:25,880 --> 00:15:28,680 Speaker 1: be at on the defense. So it's pretty cool once 356 00:15:28,720 --> 00:15:31,520 Speaker 1: you figure out and learn what you gotta do. It's 357 00:15:31,560 --> 00:15:33,800 Speaker 1: a fine defense to be able to play. How much 358 00:15:33,800 --> 00:15:36,880 Speaker 1: are you guys really dictating when you make that play 359 00:15:36,920 --> 00:15:39,480 Speaker 1: called we're doing this, We're gonna make the offense adjust 360 00:15:39,560 --> 00:15:41,240 Speaker 1: to us, and how much is it all right? We're 361 00:15:41,240 --> 00:15:43,640 Speaker 1: gonna call this, but if the offense throws, you know, 362 00:15:43,760 --> 00:15:46,400 Speaker 1: sits to both their tight ends, split out water or 363 00:15:46,440 --> 00:15:48,280 Speaker 1: something like that, then we have to make an adjustment. 364 00:15:48,360 --> 00:15:51,280 Speaker 1: Or are you really trying to be the initiator and 365 00:15:51,480 --> 00:15:54,160 Speaker 1: force the offense to adjust to you? I think that's 366 00:15:54,160 --> 00:15:56,560 Speaker 1: what we're doing, trying to force the offense to adjust 367 00:15:56,600 --> 00:15:59,360 Speaker 1: to us. You know, we're we're basically just having fun 368 00:15:59,400 --> 00:16:03,320 Speaker 1: and don't we and the offense has to learn and uh, 369 00:16:03,360 --> 00:16:05,320 Speaker 1: you know, look at what we're doing to figure out 370 00:16:05,360 --> 00:16:08,360 Speaker 1: what we're doing. How much of this can be practiced 371 00:16:08,360 --> 00:16:10,200 Speaker 1: in the spring where there's not a lot of pads, 372 00:16:10,240 --> 00:16:13,160 Speaker 1: And how much more important does it become to start 373 00:16:13,200 --> 00:16:15,400 Speaker 1: doing more of this when you get to the summer 374 00:16:15,400 --> 00:16:19,360 Speaker 1: and you can actually do real football type stuff. One 375 00:16:19,400 --> 00:16:22,920 Speaker 1: more time, How tough is it to practice this stuff 376 00:16:22,920 --> 00:16:26,000 Speaker 1: in the spring when there's no pads in contact? And 377 00:16:26,000 --> 00:16:27,440 Speaker 1: how much more can you do when you get to 378 00:16:27,480 --> 00:16:29,160 Speaker 1: the summer and you can actually put the pads on 379 00:16:29,200 --> 00:16:31,880 Speaker 1: and do real football stuff. I think this just comes 380 00:16:31,920 --> 00:16:34,520 Speaker 1: with being a pro, you know, because homes in on 381 00:16:34,560 --> 00:16:37,120 Speaker 1: that all the times it's being a pro and uh, 382 00:16:37,160 --> 00:16:39,720 Speaker 1: you just gotta come in, you know, fly around and 383 00:16:39,760 --> 00:16:42,600 Speaker 1: do what you do and make sure you practice direct way. Yeah, 384 00:16:42,600 --> 00:16:45,320 Speaker 1: I gotta imagine, you know for the winebacker position especially, 385 00:16:45,760 --> 00:16:48,640 Speaker 1: you know what do you guys accomplished for the most 386 00:16:48,640 --> 00:16:50,760 Speaker 1: part in the spring that you try to carry over 387 00:16:50,840 --> 00:16:52,360 Speaker 1: to the summer so you can kind of hit the 388 00:16:52,360 --> 00:16:56,520 Speaker 1: ground with your feet running. Uh, definitely the techniques and fundamentals. 389 00:16:56,680 --> 00:16:58,600 Speaker 1: You know, we gotta hone in on that, you know, 390 00:16:58,800 --> 00:17:01,000 Speaker 1: coming from home and come from wherever you're training that 391 00:17:01,080 --> 00:17:04,760 Speaker 1: you gotta get back into you know, football shape and uh, 392 00:17:04,960 --> 00:17:06,920 Speaker 1: you know, just getting back into the ground and doing 393 00:17:06,960 --> 00:17:09,879 Speaker 1: what you usually do. Besides learning in the defense, What 394 00:17:09,960 --> 00:17:11,520 Speaker 1: were some of the things that you really focused on 395 00:17:11,600 --> 00:17:13,520 Speaker 1: this offseason and parts of the game You're trying to 396 00:17:13,560 --> 00:17:16,879 Speaker 1: improve parts of my game where I've been trying to 397 00:17:16,920 --> 00:17:21,800 Speaker 1: improve is just uh my conditioning and you know, just learning. 398 00:17:21,880 --> 00:17:23,600 Speaker 1: You know, I just always want to come in every 399 00:17:23,640 --> 00:17:26,320 Speaker 1: day and learn from every guy in my room and 400 00:17:26,320 --> 00:17:29,919 Speaker 1: and just learn from my mistakes and just try to 401 00:17:29,960 --> 00:17:33,640 Speaker 1: get better and working on consistent consistency. You talked about 402 00:17:33,640 --> 00:17:35,840 Speaker 1: the final question. You talked about the mental stuff, getting 403 00:17:35,840 --> 00:17:38,560 Speaker 1: people lined up. How about the actual on field football 404 00:17:38,600 --> 00:17:40,240 Speaker 1: part of this. How do you see your skill set 405 00:17:40,280 --> 00:17:43,399 Speaker 1: fitting in to what Lincoln and his scheme wants you 406 00:17:43,440 --> 00:17:47,000 Speaker 1: to do? Um? I see myself, you know, helping the 407 00:17:47,000 --> 00:17:49,120 Speaker 1: team a lot. You know, I just want to That's 408 00:17:49,200 --> 00:17:50,840 Speaker 1: my main focus is to be able to go out 409 00:17:50,840 --> 00:17:52,800 Speaker 1: and help the team and most I can where that's 410 00:17:52,840 --> 00:17:55,840 Speaker 1: on defense or special teams or whatever they need. Looking forward, 411 00:17:55,840 --> 00:17:57,480 Speaker 1: getting ato the quarterback maybe a little bit more, some 412 00:17:57,520 --> 00:18:00,440 Speaker 1: more blitzing, No doubt, ready for that. That's that's what 413 00:18:00,520 --> 00:18:02,000 Speaker 1: I want to say. That that that does. Does that get 414 00:18:02,000 --> 00:18:03,399 Speaker 1: you excited to getting good? A chance to get a 415 00:18:03,440 --> 00:18:05,960 Speaker 1: little down a little bit more, get thee very because 416 00:18:06,000 --> 00:18:08,320 Speaker 1: I mean, I feel like playing linebacker. That's that's what 417 00:18:08,359 --> 00:18:09,440 Speaker 1: you want to do. You want to be able to 418 00:18:09,440 --> 00:18:12,439 Speaker 1: play aggressive and get down here and make plays. Do 419 00:18:12,480 --> 00:18:14,439 Speaker 1: you see those opportunities based on what you've done so 420 00:18:14,480 --> 00:18:17,280 Speaker 1: far in the spring, No doubt, for sure. We can't 421 00:18:17,280 --> 00:18:20,480 Speaker 1: wait to see it. Take this stuff. Now. We're joined 422 00:18:20,480 --> 00:18:23,600 Speaker 1: by Giants rookie linebacker Darren Beavers. Darre and how are 423 00:18:23,600 --> 00:18:25,840 Speaker 1: you man? I'm amazing man, blessed to be here. So 424 00:18:26,040 --> 00:18:30,359 Speaker 1: the way I've heard people explain rookies getting thrown in 425 00:18:30,400 --> 00:18:31,640 Speaker 1: the deep end of the pool like that is trying 426 00:18:31,680 --> 00:18:33,480 Speaker 1: to drink out of a fire hose. Do you feel 427 00:18:33,480 --> 00:18:34,760 Speaker 1: like you've been trying to drink out of a fire 428 00:18:34,760 --> 00:18:36,639 Speaker 1: hose the last few weeks, I'll say, to an extent, 429 00:18:37,000 --> 00:18:39,080 Speaker 1: it's been. It's been a lot of learning, a lot 430 00:18:39,119 --> 00:18:41,400 Speaker 1: of just a lot of reps out there, just trying 431 00:18:41,400 --> 00:18:44,000 Speaker 1: to um catch up to the veterans because they've been 432 00:18:44,040 --> 00:18:46,400 Speaker 1: here for I guess five six weeks, so just trying 433 00:18:46,400 --> 00:18:48,280 Speaker 1: to catch up to them, trying to make sure you 434 00:18:48,280 --> 00:18:49,760 Speaker 1: can hold your own when you're out there and not 435 00:18:49,880 --> 00:18:51,479 Speaker 1: mess up as much as possible. So it's a lot 436 00:18:51,480 --> 00:18:53,600 Speaker 1: of studdy in um when we go home to the 437 00:18:53,600 --> 00:18:56,200 Speaker 1: hotel after So it's it's it's a lot of work, 438 00:18:56,280 --> 00:18:58,920 Speaker 1: but I mean, this is what we ask for. How 439 00:18:59,119 --> 00:19:01,320 Speaker 1: similar or this similar is what they're asking you to 440 00:19:01,440 --> 00:19:03,959 Speaker 1: hear compared to what you're doing at since I mean, 441 00:19:04,280 --> 00:19:06,919 Speaker 1: it's it's about the same. The only thing is harder is, 442 00:19:06,960 --> 00:19:09,280 Speaker 1: like I said, I'm learning a new scheme, learning a 443 00:19:09,280 --> 00:19:11,040 Speaker 1: whole new defense, and that's the that's I think that's 444 00:19:11,040 --> 00:19:13,840 Speaker 1: the biggest part, Just all these little adjustments that you 445 00:19:13,840 --> 00:19:16,560 Speaker 1: have to make um at Cincinnati for last year, like 446 00:19:16,680 --> 00:19:18,480 Speaker 1: I had that. I knew that defense like the back 447 00:19:18,480 --> 00:19:20,199 Speaker 1: of my hands. So it was something like I just 448 00:19:20,240 --> 00:19:23,760 Speaker 1: felt very comfortable going in there and um and performing 449 00:19:23,760 --> 00:19:25,280 Speaker 1: and knowing the plays. Like I said, here, it's like 450 00:19:25,320 --> 00:19:27,439 Speaker 1: you're learning whole new playbooks. Though. You gotta make sure 451 00:19:27,440 --> 00:19:28,800 Speaker 1: you're on your a game, and that's something that we 452 00:19:28,920 --> 00:19:31,760 Speaker 1: me and Michael Fanta, who's my roommate at the hotel, 453 00:19:31,800 --> 00:19:35,560 Speaker 1: we take that seriously. So we if it's that's sitting 454 00:19:35,600 --> 00:19:37,880 Speaker 1: that butt night trying to go over like testing each 455 00:19:37,880 --> 00:19:39,520 Speaker 1: other on the place, that's that's that's what we gotta 456 00:19:39,560 --> 00:19:42,280 Speaker 1: do now. My sense though, for linebackers, this is a 457 00:19:42,320 --> 00:19:44,359 Speaker 1: pretty fun scheme to be in, right because you get 458 00:19:44,440 --> 00:19:45,800 Speaker 1: have a chance to get in the backfield and make 459 00:19:45,880 --> 00:19:48,720 Speaker 1: some places. It's it's really it's really fun, uh to 460 00:19:48,760 --> 00:19:51,240 Speaker 1: be coached by Wink and coached by Eggs what we 461 00:19:51,280 --> 00:19:53,119 Speaker 1: call them my linebacker coach. So, I mean, we have 462 00:19:53,160 --> 00:19:55,040 Speaker 1: a lot of blitzers in this in this game, a 463 00:19:55,080 --> 00:19:59,320 Speaker 1: lot of opportunity to make plays. What's been the biggest 464 00:19:59,400 --> 00:20:02,560 Speaker 1: challenge for you kind of getting used to NFL life 465 00:20:02,680 --> 00:20:05,840 Speaker 1: versus college life, Like I said, Pies just for me 466 00:20:06,040 --> 00:20:08,520 Speaker 1: is uh men, it's football out there, and you know, 467 00:20:08,760 --> 00:20:11,320 Speaker 1: I've been playing football since that was six or seven 468 00:20:11,359 --> 00:20:15,320 Speaker 1: years old. So the football aspect is obviously it's stepping 469 00:20:15,359 --> 00:20:17,240 Speaker 1: up a notch. But that's as you playing football, I 470 00:20:17,240 --> 00:20:19,760 Speaker 1: would say, the recovery part, and um, like I said, 471 00:20:19,800 --> 00:20:22,360 Speaker 1: learning a new playbook, learning making sure that when you're 472 00:20:22,359 --> 00:20:26,000 Speaker 1: out there with the ones you can perform at your best, 473 00:20:26,160 --> 00:20:28,240 Speaker 1: and making sure that they can earn your trust. And 474 00:20:28,280 --> 00:20:29,560 Speaker 1: I feel like that's something that you have to do 475 00:20:29,600 --> 00:20:31,520 Speaker 1: as a rookie. It's earn a lot of people's trust. 476 00:20:31,720 --> 00:20:33,960 Speaker 1: So that's been one of my big goals. Like I said, 477 00:20:34,000 --> 00:20:35,800 Speaker 1: just studying the playbook, making sure that I'm locked in 478 00:20:35,840 --> 00:20:38,199 Speaker 1: when I'm out there, um, and making sure that I 479 00:20:38,240 --> 00:20:42,040 Speaker 1: can perform at the best of the best of my ability. Well, 480 00:20:42,080 --> 00:20:43,240 Speaker 1: you know, we do a lot of draft work on 481 00:20:43,240 --> 00:20:45,320 Speaker 1: our podcast getting ready for the draft, So I watched 482 00:20:45,320 --> 00:20:47,880 Speaker 1: you a lot of Cincinnati and I could not believe 483 00:20:48,160 --> 00:20:51,119 Speaker 1: how many names got pulled before yours sit on draft day. 484 00:20:51,160 --> 00:20:52,919 Speaker 1: By the way, do you have a little chip on 485 00:20:52,920 --> 00:20:54,959 Speaker 1: your shoulder, because because I'm sure you think you went 486 00:20:55,000 --> 00:20:56,399 Speaker 1: a little bit later than you should have based on 487 00:20:56,440 --> 00:20:58,920 Speaker 1: how you played at Cincinnati because frankly, I think so 488 00:20:59,080 --> 00:21:01,400 Speaker 1: to be honest with you, I would say, Um, I'm 489 00:21:01,440 --> 00:21:03,919 Speaker 1: just blessed to be best to be here anyways. Man, 490 00:21:04,000 --> 00:21:06,119 Speaker 1: it doesn't matter where I went. Um, we're all have 491 00:21:06,160 --> 00:21:08,280 Speaker 1: a clean slate right now. We're all rookies. We all 492 00:21:08,359 --> 00:21:10,399 Speaker 1: come in at this clean slate and we all have 493 00:21:10,400 --> 00:21:12,040 Speaker 1: to prove ourselves. So I feel like for me, it's 494 00:21:12,440 --> 00:21:15,440 Speaker 1: I'll have a chip on my shoulder tomorrow what and um, 495 00:21:15,520 --> 00:21:17,680 Speaker 1: I always want to come in here work. There's a 496 00:21:17,760 --> 00:21:20,040 Speaker 1: bunch of competition within the room, and I just want 497 00:21:20,040 --> 00:21:22,560 Speaker 1: to be the best version of myself for this team. 498 00:21:22,640 --> 00:21:24,760 Speaker 1: So that's that's all. That's my goal this this next 499 00:21:24,880 --> 00:21:27,439 Speaker 1: year is to perform and be at my best. And 500 00:21:27,440 --> 00:21:29,399 Speaker 1: it's you know, watching you at Cincinnati, you know you 501 00:21:29,480 --> 00:21:32,200 Speaker 1: just winded me like a throwback linebacker. You're a guy 502 00:21:32,240 --> 00:21:34,200 Speaker 1: that you can do the dirty working a line of scrammedge. 503 00:21:34,200 --> 00:21:35,679 Speaker 1: You're big enough, the man up the tight end on 504 00:21:35,720 --> 00:21:38,240 Speaker 1: the outside. Did you take pride in and doing a 505 00:21:38,240 --> 00:21:42,000 Speaker 1: lot of that, you know, hard nosed linebacker, old school work. 506 00:21:42,080 --> 00:21:44,560 Speaker 1: That's something that Luke Fickle like bread and us, I 507 00:21:44,600 --> 00:21:48,280 Speaker 1: mean from Luke Fickle and Brady Collins are strength staff 508 00:21:48,320 --> 00:21:52,320 Speaker 1: like we that's our motto basically is uh, we were 509 00:21:52,359 --> 00:21:55,320 Speaker 1: tough and nasty and and that's something that's how we 510 00:21:55,359 --> 00:21:58,080 Speaker 1: handle ourselves. So on the field, when old lineman that's 511 00:21:58,119 --> 00:22:00,480 Speaker 1: maybe a hundred pounds bigger than me, like doesn't matter. 512 00:22:00,480 --> 00:22:02,280 Speaker 1: It's all about the heart and that's something that he 513 00:22:02,359 --> 00:22:04,879 Speaker 1: they bred in us, So it doesn't matter that physicality 514 00:22:04,960 --> 00:22:08,919 Speaker 1: is just something that um, something that's this is my nature. 515 00:22:09,320 --> 00:22:11,760 Speaker 1: What do you think your greatest strengths are as a linebacker? 516 00:22:11,880 --> 00:22:14,640 Speaker 1: In addition to that physicality stuff, my intelligence. I think 517 00:22:14,640 --> 00:22:18,080 Speaker 1: that's something that I mean, I didn't say underrated. That's 518 00:22:18,080 --> 00:22:20,520 Speaker 1: something that people don't take in an aspect about me 519 00:22:20,520 --> 00:22:22,560 Speaker 1: because I feel like my intelligence is something that's really 520 00:22:22,560 --> 00:22:24,440 Speaker 1: crazy that I could pick up on things. Well, I 521 00:22:24,480 --> 00:22:26,640 Speaker 1: can learn a new playbook, Well I can I means 522 00:22:26,680 --> 00:22:28,080 Speaker 1: to certain stuff like that. I feel like it is 523 00:22:28,160 --> 00:22:32,119 Speaker 1: something that I'm really really I guess confident about myself. Well, 524 00:22:32,200 --> 00:22:33,879 Speaker 1: what are you plan to do now? Or we're about 525 00:22:33,880 --> 00:22:35,520 Speaker 1: done with the off season program. Now you're gonna have 526 00:22:35,520 --> 00:22:37,480 Speaker 1: about six weeks you'll come back for training camp. What 527 00:22:37,520 --> 00:22:38,920 Speaker 1: are you gonna try to do over these next six 528 00:22:38,920 --> 00:22:41,600 Speaker 1: weeks so that you can hit the ground with your 529 00:22:41,640 --> 00:22:44,280 Speaker 1: you know, running when you get here back. Same thing 530 00:22:44,359 --> 00:22:47,600 Speaker 1: that we're doing here basically was just with not the coaches. Um, 531 00:22:47,600 --> 00:22:49,479 Speaker 1: I'm gonna have a group group of guys at home. 532 00:22:49,480 --> 00:22:51,280 Speaker 1: They're gonna come out and I'm just gonna do like 533 00:22:51,320 --> 00:22:53,240 Speaker 1: I said, I'm gonna go over to playbook. I'm gonna 534 00:22:53,640 --> 00:22:56,000 Speaker 1: give them the playbook. They're gonna give me a call, 535 00:22:56,160 --> 00:22:57,680 Speaker 1: and I gotta make sure I know all the checks 536 00:22:57,720 --> 00:23:00,439 Speaker 1: and adjustments and obviously work out staying. But I mean 537 00:23:00,440 --> 00:23:02,399 Speaker 1: that's something that's big. You take care of your body. 538 00:23:02,640 --> 00:23:04,040 Speaker 1: I think that's one of the biggest things, is just 539 00:23:04,200 --> 00:23:06,040 Speaker 1: your intelligence and your body. I mean, those are the 540 00:23:06,080 --> 00:23:08,199 Speaker 1: two biggest things are out here. So if I just 541 00:23:09,040 --> 00:23:10,840 Speaker 1: do handle that, I'd be fine when I come here 542 00:23:11,000 --> 00:23:13,720 Speaker 1: six weeks from now. Now, finally, you know, your best 543 00:23:13,800 --> 00:23:15,879 Speaker 1: way on the field as a rookie is doing what 544 00:23:16,040 --> 00:23:18,680 Speaker 1: special teams where you are in terms of getting ready 545 00:23:18,680 --> 00:23:20,880 Speaker 1: to play all those different units. I'm ready. I'm ready. 546 00:23:20,960 --> 00:23:23,400 Speaker 1: I mean hopefully the coaches no, I'm ready. I'm I'm 547 00:23:23,400 --> 00:23:25,800 Speaker 1: ready to start every special teams. And that's something, like 548 00:23:25,800 --> 00:23:27,280 Speaker 1: I said, that's something that I gotta prove myself, Like 549 00:23:27,280 --> 00:23:30,119 Speaker 1: I proved myself that I'm capable of starting every special 550 00:23:30,160 --> 00:23:32,480 Speaker 1: teams and that's something obviously that I pride myself on. 551 00:23:32,600 --> 00:23:33,879 Speaker 1: And like I said, I want to be the best 552 00:23:34,240 --> 00:23:38,040 Speaker 1: version of myself. So that's me starting every special teams 553 00:23:38,119 --> 00:23:40,720 Speaker 1: and work my way up. Now I'm trying to think back. 554 00:23:40,760 --> 00:23:43,040 Speaker 1: You did a ton of special teams in college, right, Yeah? Yeah, 555 00:23:43,080 --> 00:23:45,560 Speaker 1: I did all four years or so. Or at the 556 00:23:45,600 --> 00:23:47,439 Speaker 1: end where you pulled off a little bit. Yeah, towards 557 00:23:47,440 --> 00:23:49,200 Speaker 1: the end, we pulled off a little bit. But obviously 558 00:23:49,200 --> 00:23:51,399 Speaker 1: my my first three years, I played every special teams, 559 00:23:52,040 --> 00:23:53,600 Speaker 1: So I have a lot of experience in that. So 560 00:23:53,680 --> 00:23:55,320 Speaker 1: you feel pretty confident coming in there. You're gonna be 561 00:23:55,320 --> 00:23:57,080 Speaker 1: able to affect that pretty well hopefully. Yeah. I mean, 562 00:23:57,200 --> 00:23:58,560 Speaker 1: I mean, I gotta like I said, I got work 563 00:23:58,600 --> 00:24:00,679 Speaker 1: my I gotta work my butt off, um and like 564 00:24:00,760 --> 00:24:03,000 Speaker 1: I said, just how to be the best best version 565 00:24:03,000 --> 00:24:04,520 Speaker 1: of myself. But we can't wait to see it, Darian, 566 00:24:04,520 --> 00:24:06,000 Speaker 1: Best of luck. We'll see in the July, right man, 567 00:24:06,080 --> 00:24:08,120 Speaker 1: Thank you, thank you, good stuff. Don't miss your chance 568 00:24:08,160 --> 00:24:11,720 Speaker 1: to experience a premiere hospitality experience watching Giants games world 569 00:24:11,720 --> 00:24:15,399 Speaker 1: class concerts in two as a Giant Sweet partner. Limited 570 00:24:15,440 --> 00:24:18,000 Speaker 1: full season locations are available, or plays a deposit for 571 00:24:18,040 --> 00:24:22,480 Speaker 1: individual games called n YG is a Giants dot com 572 00:24:22,480 --> 00:24:26,280 Speaker 1: slash suites for more information. And now we are joined 573 00:24:26,320 --> 00:24:29,520 Speaker 1: by one of the Giant rookie linebackers, Michael mcpadd and Michael, 574 00:24:29,520 --> 00:24:31,560 Speaker 1: how are you man? Doing great? Doing great? Glad? I'm 575 00:24:31,600 --> 00:24:34,400 Speaker 1: here all right. You know, It's funny the Giants drafted 576 00:24:34,440 --> 00:24:37,000 Speaker 1: you and then I looked at all your college tape 577 00:24:37,000 --> 00:24:38,600 Speaker 1: and I'm like, wow, did they just like find the 578 00:24:38,600 --> 00:24:41,879 Speaker 1: guy that perfectly fits into Wink Martindale's flitzing linebacker system? 579 00:24:41,920 --> 00:24:43,200 Speaker 1: Like did you just come in and look at what 580 00:24:43,240 --> 00:24:44,560 Speaker 1: they want you to do and you're like, oh, wow, 581 00:24:44,600 --> 00:24:47,119 Speaker 1: this is this looks great to me. Yeah, No, without 582 00:24:47,119 --> 00:24:49,399 Speaker 1: a doubt. I mean definitely, just you know, learning the 583 00:24:49,440 --> 00:24:52,280 Speaker 1: first couple of installs, I knew how aggressive this defense is, 584 00:24:52,359 --> 00:24:54,480 Speaker 1: and um, the way we're gonna try to get after 585 00:24:54,480 --> 00:24:56,240 Speaker 1: the quarterback, and a bunch of different you know, a 586 00:24:56,280 --> 00:24:58,600 Speaker 1: bunch of different schemes and fits. So I'm really excited 587 00:24:58,600 --> 00:25:00,320 Speaker 1: to be a part for the fans that though you 588 00:25:00,400 --> 00:25:03,240 Speaker 1: were one of the best blitzing linebackers in college football 589 00:25:03,359 --> 00:25:07,399 Speaker 1: last year, what makes you what makes a linebacker or 590 00:25:07,480 --> 00:25:10,200 Speaker 1: a good blitzing linebacker. Yeah, you know, I think for me, 591 00:25:10,440 --> 00:25:12,520 Speaker 1: I just was able to have a lot of experience 592 00:25:12,520 --> 00:25:14,280 Speaker 1: in it, and they used me in that way a lot, 593 00:25:14,280 --> 00:25:17,199 Speaker 1: So obviously I just got um, you know, I just 594 00:25:17,240 --> 00:25:20,280 Speaker 1: adapted to to doing that more often and um, but 595 00:25:20,320 --> 00:25:22,040 Speaker 1: I think there's also a skill to it, and there's 596 00:25:22,280 --> 00:25:23,600 Speaker 1: you know, there has to be a little bit of 597 00:25:23,720 --> 00:25:26,800 Speaker 1: unselfishness and working with the defensive line and working pick 598 00:25:26,880 --> 00:25:29,640 Speaker 1: games and and being being able to know who's who's 599 00:25:29,640 --> 00:25:32,239 Speaker 1: the guy who's supposed to come free and make the play. So, um, 600 00:25:32,240 --> 00:25:34,399 Speaker 1: there's a lot of different aspects to it. But you know, 601 00:25:34,440 --> 00:25:36,520 Speaker 1: I love doing that stuff. And when you get one 602 00:25:36,560 --> 00:25:39,440 Speaker 1: on one with the center or guard where there obviously 603 00:25:39,480 --> 00:25:42,919 Speaker 1: probably sometimes have seventy pounds on your sixty pounds on you, 604 00:25:43,600 --> 00:25:46,160 Speaker 1: but you have the quickness advantage, right, So what's your 605 00:25:46,160 --> 00:25:48,320 Speaker 1: mindset when you run one of those games and you 606 00:25:48,359 --> 00:25:50,480 Speaker 1: get that head on head, one on one matchup with 607 00:25:50,520 --> 00:25:52,480 Speaker 1: a bigger center or guard, how are you trying to 608 00:25:52,480 --> 00:25:53,960 Speaker 1: beat them? Yeah? I mean you just said it. You 609 00:25:54,000 --> 00:25:56,960 Speaker 1: know you're not gonna not often you're gonna overpower somebody 610 00:25:56,960 --> 00:25:58,960 Speaker 1: who you know, has that weight advantage on you. So 611 00:25:59,320 --> 00:26:01,240 Speaker 1: I think you know, most of the time you're gonna 612 00:26:01,240 --> 00:26:02,720 Speaker 1: have to use your skill and you're you know, your 613 00:26:02,920 --> 00:26:05,680 Speaker 1: your quick speed to be able to move around and um, 614 00:26:05,760 --> 00:26:08,640 Speaker 1: you know, either using leverage against them and just kind 615 00:26:08,640 --> 00:26:10,639 Speaker 1: of finding the open space within the offensive line and 616 00:26:10,680 --> 00:26:14,359 Speaker 1: attacking attacking the weakness. How similar are some of the 617 00:26:14,560 --> 00:26:17,800 Speaker 1: blitzes and schemes they're using here to what you guys 618 00:26:17,840 --> 00:26:19,840 Speaker 1: did do in Indiana? Yeah, I think you know a 619 00:26:19,880 --> 00:26:21,840 Speaker 1: lot of them are similar, and um, you know, have 620 00:26:22,119 --> 00:26:25,600 Speaker 1: similar ideas to them. Um, whether you know they're similated 621 00:26:25,720 --> 00:26:28,439 Speaker 1: or not. But um, I think there's also you know, 622 00:26:28,480 --> 00:26:31,800 Speaker 1: there's there's some things where it's it's definitely NFL schemes, 623 00:26:31,880 --> 00:26:34,159 Speaker 1: and that's that's where kind of you know, the knowledge 624 00:26:34,200 --> 00:26:36,639 Speaker 1: aspect of it and just learning the defense comes into play. 625 00:26:36,680 --> 00:26:38,880 Speaker 1: So what has it been like learning this and trying 626 00:26:38,920 --> 00:26:40,840 Speaker 1: to figure it all out? We were just talking to 627 00:26:40,960 --> 00:26:43,240 Speaker 1: to Darry and your your roommate, and I said to them, 628 00:26:43,280 --> 00:26:45,720 Speaker 1: people have explained to me, Rookie is getting thrown into 629 00:26:45,760 --> 00:26:47,840 Speaker 1: this trying to drink out of a fire hose. Is 630 00:26:47,840 --> 00:26:49,239 Speaker 1: is that kind of what it feels like to you? 631 00:26:49,440 --> 00:26:51,280 Speaker 1: That's exactly what it is. And especially you know, the 632 00:26:51,280 --> 00:26:53,320 Speaker 1: first week, er week and half or so, it's just 633 00:26:53,680 --> 00:26:55,159 Speaker 1: you know a lot of learning and just trying to 634 00:26:55,280 --> 00:26:58,000 Speaker 1: you know, get out on the field and um figure 635 00:26:58,000 --> 00:27:00,040 Speaker 1: it out by yourself. And you know you're out to 636 00:27:00,040 --> 00:27:01,639 Speaker 1: see in the meeting rooms with a coach and everything, 637 00:27:01,640 --> 00:27:04,080 Speaker 1: but it's obviously difficult just to get on the field 638 00:27:04,119 --> 00:27:06,199 Speaker 1: and and have it go full speed rather than just 639 00:27:06,240 --> 00:27:08,160 Speaker 1: looking up on a board and watching you know, how 640 00:27:08,240 --> 00:27:10,520 Speaker 1: something is supposed to play out. But um, you know 641 00:27:10,560 --> 00:27:12,920 Speaker 1: it's going well. And at this point, you know, we've 642 00:27:13,000 --> 00:27:15,080 Speaker 1: we've put in a lot of the defense and it's 643 00:27:15,080 --> 00:27:17,280 Speaker 1: just about getting better and perfecting it every day. I know, 644 00:27:17,320 --> 00:27:18,840 Speaker 1: we're still rehabbing. So you guys have been out in 645 00:27:18,840 --> 00:27:21,439 Speaker 1: the field with you. But how helpful has Blake Martin 646 00:27:21,520 --> 00:27:24,159 Speaker 1: has been in trying to get you ready for this? 647 00:27:24,359 --> 00:27:26,280 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, no, I mean Blake's a bright guy and 648 00:27:26,280 --> 00:27:28,639 Speaker 1: he you know, he's obviously he can't practice with us 649 00:27:28,720 --> 00:27:30,480 Speaker 1: right now, but he's doing a great job just helping, 650 00:27:30,680 --> 00:27:32,919 Speaker 1: you know, especially the rookies, but everybody who's learning the 651 00:27:32,960 --> 00:27:35,680 Speaker 1: defense and kind of just installing it with us, and uh, 652 00:27:35,720 --> 00:27:37,959 Speaker 1: you know, just just asking this questions about the day 653 00:27:37,960 --> 00:27:40,359 Speaker 1: and keeping us on our toes about new things in 654 00:27:40,400 --> 00:27:42,240 Speaker 1: the defense and things we've got to be looking out for. 655 00:27:42,320 --> 00:27:43,879 Speaker 1: So he's been a great help. I think for the 656 00:27:44,000 --> 00:27:46,080 Speaker 1: entire room. How much of the micro linebacker stuff have 657 00:27:46,119 --> 00:27:47,760 Speaker 1: you been doing? You've been doing some of the with 658 00:27:47,760 --> 00:27:49,880 Speaker 1: with the third team calling out the plays and adjustment 659 00:27:49,920 --> 00:27:52,159 Speaker 1: and stuff like that, or they've been running me a 660 00:27:52,200 --> 00:27:54,480 Speaker 1: lot at will actually right now. But um, you know, 661 00:27:55,000 --> 00:27:57,399 Speaker 1: I think for everybody in the room, it's important to 662 00:27:57,400 --> 00:27:59,439 Speaker 1: know both positions and just trying to you know, not 663 00:27:59,480 --> 00:28:01,679 Speaker 1: only know your position, but no the overall scheme of 664 00:28:01,720 --> 00:28:03,760 Speaker 1: the defense and and what we're trying to do as 665 00:28:03,880 --> 00:28:06,360 Speaker 1: as a whole. So um, you know, however they want 666 00:28:06,359 --> 00:28:08,199 Speaker 1: to use me, and when they when I learned the 667 00:28:08,320 --> 00:28:10,679 Speaker 1: entire defense, um, as a whole, I think you know, 668 00:28:10,720 --> 00:28:12,760 Speaker 1: they'll be able to use me in multiple ways. So 669 00:28:12,800 --> 00:28:14,480 Speaker 1: what's your plan now for the next six weeks? So 670 00:28:14,520 --> 00:28:16,040 Speaker 1: you make sure when you get back here for training 671 00:28:16,040 --> 00:28:18,440 Speaker 1: camp or rocking and rolling and ready to go. Yeah, 672 00:28:18,440 --> 00:28:20,560 Speaker 1: so I plan on going home, Um, but you know, 673 00:28:20,800 --> 00:28:22,160 Speaker 1: me and Dan will be down there and we're gonna 674 00:28:22,200 --> 00:28:24,840 Speaker 1: train together and and get after it. I know, for 675 00:28:24,840 --> 00:28:26,560 Speaker 1: for at least a couple of weeks while we're down there. 676 00:28:26,560 --> 00:28:28,560 Speaker 1: But um, yeah, I'm just gonna train a lot, get 677 00:28:28,560 --> 00:28:30,400 Speaker 1: back with my my guys down there, and and get 678 00:28:30,600 --> 00:28:32,760 Speaker 1: come back you know, full speed and ready to work. Now, 679 00:28:32,760 --> 00:28:34,760 Speaker 1: both you guys, I know, Florida guys, did you guys 680 00:28:34,800 --> 00:28:36,359 Speaker 1: know each other before you went off to college? Did 681 00:28:36,400 --> 00:28:38,400 Speaker 1: you guys play against each other or Dane was a 682 00:28:38,480 --> 00:28:40,600 Speaker 1: year behind me. But we definitely knew of each other. 683 00:28:40,720 --> 00:28:42,400 Speaker 1: And you know, we had guys who are in the 684 00:28:42,520 --> 00:28:45,280 Speaker 1: you know, in each other's friend groups and whatnot. So um, 685 00:28:45,320 --> 00:28:47,080 Speaker 1: definitely knew of each other. And then you know, once 686 00:28:47,120 --> 00:28:49,360 Speaker 1: we once we met up here and we actually flew 687 00:28:49,440 --> 00:28:52,920 Speaker 1: up together, you know, for for a rookie manicamp. But yeah, 688 00:28:53,000 --> 00:28:55,440 Speaker 1: you know that's my guy. Awesome. Well, you know Florida, 689 00:28:55,440 --> 00:28:56,760 Speaker 1: that's where all the couple of players come out of 690 00:28:56,760 --> 00:28:58,800 Speaker 1: these things and good stuff like that. I appreciate it. 691 00:28:58,840 --> 00:29:02,040 Speaker 1: Thank you, great conversations. We thank the guys for joining 692 00:29:02,120 --> 00:29:04,520 Speaker 1: us on this episode of the Giant Subtle Podcast. I'm 693 00:29:04,600 --> 00:29:07,120 Speaker 1: John Schunk. Remember to stay tuned, folks, make sure you 694 00:29:07,160 --> 00:29:09,120 Speaker 1: go back into the archive find all the episode is 695 00:29:09,160 --> 00:29:11,040 Speaker 1: really good insight from all these players. They give you 696 00:29:11,120 --> 00:29:13,680 Speaker 1: a really good feel for what this Giant's offensive and 697 00:29:13,720 --> 00:29:16,880 Speaker 1: defensive systems are going to be and where the team 698 00:29:16,920 --> 00:29:19,640 Speaker 1: is heading into training camp. I'm John Schmilk. Stay tuned 699 00:29:19,680 --> 00:29:21,880 Speaker 1: to the GIHNT Subtle Podcast. We'll see you next time.