1 00:00:00,680 --> 00:00:03,560 Speaker 1: Rookie minicamp. Right, this is uh, this is an exciting 2 00:00:03,600 --> 00:00:06,240 Speaker 1: weekend for sixty one guys. They're getting a chance to 3 00:00:07,200 --> 00:00:10,639 Speaker 1: live out their dream of playing pro football. And um, 4 00:00:11,560 --> 00:00:13,080 Speaker 1: I think when we look at it, you know, we 5 00:00:13,119 --> 00:00:17,520 Speaker 1: have a mixture of drafted players, uh, college undrafted players, 6 00:00:17,600 --> 00:00:20,560 Speaker 1: try out guys, and so we're gonna put them through 7 00:00:20,600 --> 00:00:24,759 Speaker 1: the paces, um, you know for three days here and 8 00:00:24,840 --> 00:00:27,479 Speaker 1: try and teach them. I think what's important is and 9 00:00:27,480 --> 00:00:30,040 Speaker 1: I've talked to the staff, I've talked to our current players. 10 00:00:30,560 --> 00:00:33,920 Speaker 1: We want to teach our rookies the right way from 11 00:00:33,960 --> 00:00:38,560 Speaker 1: the very beginning. Here's your iPad, here's your locker, Here's 12 00:00:39,080 --> 00:00:42,040 Speaker 1: where you need to be, um, here's how you need 13 00:00:42,080 --> 00:00:45,640 Speaker 1: to dress. There the here of the fields, please and 14 00:00:45,680 --> 00:00:48,159 Speaker 1: thank you work pushing your chair, and you know, we 15 00:00:48,240 --> 00:00:52,000 Speaker 1: want to we want to really train these guys, uh 16 00:00:52,040 --> 00:00:54,280 Speaker 1: in the New York Giants way, and I think it's 17 00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:57,880 Speaker 1: every facet of their life and then certainly in what's 18 00:00:57,960 --> 00:01:02,319 Speaker 1: most obvious football. And so that's running parallel with them 19 00:01:02,400 --> 00:01:05,520 Speaker 1: learning some of the scheme before they get kind of 20 00:01:05,560 --> 00:01:10,040 Speaker 1: incorporated with our our veterans um on Monday. So that's 21 00:01:10,040 --> 00:01:12,120 Speaker 1: where we're at. We have to walk through. You know, 22 00:01:12,200 --> 00:01:14,160 Speaker 1: I think the way we do it and this is 23 00:01:14,160 --> 00:01:16,480 Speaker 1: the way we'll do it with our veterans. You know, 24 00:01:16,560 --> 00:01:18,720 Speaker 1: we meet in the morning and then we walk through, 25 00:01:18,800 --> 00:01:21,800 Speaker 1: and then we meet again and then we practice. You know, 26 00:01:21,840 --> 00:01:24,080 Speaker 1: we try to describe it, then we detail it, then 27 00:01:24,080 --> 00:01:26,440 Speaker 1: we drill it, then we do it, you know, then 28 00:01:26,480 --> 00:01:29,280 Speaker 1: we kind of decompress, we debriefit, and we do it 29 00:01:29,319 --> 00:01:32,560 Speaker 1: over and over and over and so um, this is 30 00:01:32,760 --> 00:01:36,040 Speaker 1: probably when I'll do most of my you know, conferences 31 00:01:36,080 --> 00:01:39,039 Speaker 1: with you guys. So with that being said, I'll take 32 00:01:39,080 --> 00:01:41,840 Speaker 1: some questions. You talk about the giant way that this 33 00:01:41,880 --> 00:01:43,440 Speaker 1: is what you're teaching, and mean, you mentioned a couple 34 00:01:43,440 --> 00:01:45,000 Speaker 1: of things that please and thank you, But what is 35 00:01:45,040 --> 00:01:46,920 Speaker 1: the most important thing that you want to make sure 36 00:01:46,959 --> 00:01:50,320 Speaker 1: these rookies learn outside of what they're going to be 37 00:01:50,360 --> 00:01:52,480 Speaker 1: doing on the field. That is the giant way. Well, 38 00:01:52,520 --> 00:01:55,600 Speaker 1: you know, the veterans have gotten a good feel for it, 39 00:01:55,680 --> 00:01:57,960 Speaker 1: for they got a five week lead on these guys. 40 00:01:58,000 --> 00:02:00,000 Speaker 1: And I think what's important is to be very perfect 41 00:02:00,080 --> 00:02:03,560 Speaker 1: rational in every facet of your life. Uh, you know, 42 00:02:03,600 --> 00:02:07,760 Speaker 1: we want guys obviously that understand how important it is 43 00:02:07,760 --> 00:02:10,680 Speaker 1: to have relationships, whether it's in the building or being coachable, 44 00:02:11,080 --> 00:02:12,880 Speaker 1: and we want guys that are good teammates and then 45 00:02:12,919 --> 00:02:16,640 Speaker 1: certainly guys that love football. And so we're looking for 46 00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:18,280 Speaker 1: those kind of guys. And I think we got to 47 00:02:18,360 --> 00:02:21,280 Speaker 1: live that life in our building. What does it try 48 00:02:21,320 --> 00:02:25,760 Speaker 1: out two in three days to catch your eyes to 49 00:02:25,880 --> 00:02:28,480 Speaker 1: make you know, to get signed. It's a very hard assignment. 50 00:02:28,760 --> 00:02:33,000 Speaker 1: Well it's uh considered tryout guys. But you know, everybody's 51 00:02:33,040 --> 00:02:35,720 Speaker 1: here for a reason. We've seen something good in all 52 00:02:35,800 --> 00:02:39,120 Speaker 1: these players that are running around this weekend, and so 53 00:02:39,680 --> 00:02:42,040 Speaker 1: you know, we have an anticipation of what they're good at, 54 00:02:42,080 --> 00:02:45,000 Speaker 1: and we're kind of just you know, touching the paint 55 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:46,720 Speaker 1: to see if it's wet. You know, if we've got 56 00:02:46,760 --> 00:02:49,760 Speaker 1: a player that we've liked for some reason and they 57 00:02:49,760 --> 00:02:52,440 Speaker 1: get a chance to come in and maybe be better 58 00:02:52,560 --> 00:02:54,600 Speaker 1: than one of the guys that's on the roster, then 59 00:02:54,639 --> 00:02:56,959 Speaker 1: we're willing to trade it out. We're gonna constantly try 60 00:02:57,000 --> 00:02:59,600 Speaker 1: to find until we get to the fifty three. We're 61 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:02,080 Speaker 1: gonna instantly try to have the best nineties that we 62 00:03:02,120 --> 00:03:08,000 Speaker 1: can have. Obviously, you haven't had too much time with 63 00:03:08,080 --> 00:03:09,799 Speaker 1: save Bon Barkley and the rest of the rookies. They 64 00:03:09,800 --> 00:03:12,240 Speaker 1: were here yesterday though, So what can you take me 65 00:03:12,240 --> 00:03:15,760 Speaker 1: through what you guys did yesterday up until leading until today? Yeah, 66 00:03:15,800 --> 00:03:19,960 Speaker 1: I mean they just checked in yesterday. Certainly, they went 67 00:03:20,000 --> 00:03:23,560 Speaker 1: through extensive physicals and you know, issued their iPads and 68 00:03:23,600 --> 00:03:27,080 Speaker 1: their equipment and fitted further helmets, very similar to any 69 00:03:27,120 --> 00:03:29,840 Speaker 1: first day at any level of football that they've played. 70 00:03:30,120 --> 00:03:32,840 Speaker 1: And that was about it. Then I had a meeting 71 00:03:32,840 --> 00:03:35,240 Speaker 1: with him last night to kind of spell out what 72 00:03:35,280 --> 00:03:38,520 Speaker 1: a meeting room looks like and what the practice field 73 00:03:38,560 --> 00:03:41,440 Speaker 1: should be like, how they should compete, sort of rules 74 00:03:41,440 --> 00:03:44,520 Speaker 1: of engagement, and then we had meetings this morning and 75 00:03:44,560 --> 00:03:48,640 Speaker 1: then I walk through how much judge your great draft 76 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:51,040 Speaker 1: picks and what did you want to feel into a 77 00:03:51,040 --> 00:03:54,560 Speaker 1: mini camp. Well, we're always being evaluated any time we 78 00:03:54,640 --> 00:03:59,120 Speaker 1: do anything, So yeah, we're evaluating and grading our guys 79 00:03:59,160 --> 00:04:01,640 Speaker 1: as they're out there. Can eating every time they're out there. 80 00:04:01,760 --> 00:04:04,680 Speaker 1: Quite frankly, everybody's heads spinning, and I'm sure out there 81 00:04:04,720 --> 00:04:06,240 Speaker 1: on the field. Can you just talk about the challenges 82 00:04:06,240 --> 00:04:09,040 Speaker 1: that Kyle faces as a quarterback coming into this. Yeah, 83 00:04:09,080 --> 00:04:11,840 Speaker 1: he's got to sort of get everybody. Yeah, Yeah, the 84 00:04:11,840 --> 00:04:14,920 Speaker 1: the quarterback the first time doing anything is in charge 85 00:04:14,920 --> 00:04:18,359 Speaker 1: of everything, and so certainly there's more on his plate. 86 00:04:18,440 --> 00:04:20,760 Speaker 1: But from what I could tell by just watching them 87 00:04:20,760 --> 00:04:23,279 Speaker 1: function and to walkthrough, I think he's he's got a 88 00:04:23,279 --> 00:04:25,680 Speaker 1: good feel for what he's gonna need to do today, 89 00:04:25,720 --> 00:04:27,760 Speaker 1: and then we'll teach him more for tomorrow and so on, 90 00:04:27,839 --> 00:04:30,040 Speaker 1: and then get him going on Monday with the rest 91 00:04:30,080 --> 00:04:32,279 Speaker 1: of the guys. Do you want to with the young quarterback? 92 00:04:32,279 --> 00:04:33,800 Speaker 1: Do you like to ease them in or do you 93 00:04:33,800 --> 00:04:35,320 Speaker 1: want to throw as much at him and see what 94 00:04:35,360 --> 00:04:38,039 Speaker 1: he can handle in the first one? Well, whatever you 95 00:04:38,080 --> 00:04:40,680 Speaker 1: give a quarterback, it's way more than anybody else is getting. 96 00:04:40,760 --> 00:04:44,039 Speaker 1: So you know, in a former life, way back when 97 00:04:44,480 --> 00:04:47,120 Speaker 1: what you did with the rookies this was like shock treatment. 98 00:04:47,240 --> 00:04:51,800 Speaker 1: I mean you you know, you blew them up physically, emotionally, mentally, 99 00:04:52,040 --> 00:04:55,560 Speaker 1: you know, and then you know, by the time Monday 100 00:04:55,560 --> 00:04:58,200 Speaker 1: came around, they're like, holy smokes. You know. I think 101 00:04:58,200 --> 00:05:00,599 Speaker 1: what what you've seen is is what you're trying to 102 00:05:00,600 --> 00:05:03,320 Speaker 1: do is orient the guys, get him up to speed, 103 00:05:03,880 --> 00:05:07,560 Speaker 1: get them going right, challenge them physically and mentally certainly, 104 00:05:07,839 --> 00:05:09,680 Speaker 1: and then you know, let him go out there and 105 00:05:09,680 --> 00:05:13,159 Speaker 1: show you what they can do. You know, I've taken 106 00:05:13,200 --> 00:05:15,279 Speaker 1: tests before where you look at the first question you 107 00:05:15,320 --> 00:05:17,440 Speaker 1: say this isn't gonna work out? Well, you know, and 108 00:05:17,480 --> 00:05:20,760 Speaker 1: then you know, but you know I've taken test too, 109 00:05:20,839 --> 00:05:23,520 Speaker 1: or you answered two or three right, and things go well, 110 00:05:23,920 --> 00:05:25,880 Speaker 1: you know that's what you're looking for. Is there anything 111 00:05:26,040 --> 00:05:28,880 Speaker 1: you know you can see um from se Kuwan? You 112 00:05:28,920 --> 00:05:31,280 Speaker 1: know you've studied him so much, but now he's gonna 113 00:05:31,279 --> 00:05:33,080 Speaker 1: be wearing his giant stuff and his helmet and on 114 00:05:33,240 --> 00:05:35,520 Speaker 1: your fields. If anything you want to look at and say, 115 00:05:35,800 --> 00:05:37,120 Speaker 1: you know, you just want to hone in on and 116 00:05:37,160 --> 00:05:39,880 Speaker 1: see if it's real. Yeah. I think what we're looking 117 00:05:39,880 --> 00:05:42,479 Speaker 1: to see is how well he picks up this the system. 118 00:05:42,600 --> 00:05:44,520 Speaker 1: You know, we were very confident he's gonna be able 119 00:05:44,560 --> 00:05:46,640 Speaker 1: to do everything well. And then just see how he 120 00:05:46,680 --> 00:05:49,839 Speaker 1: works in just like everybody else. You know, Um, you 121 00:05:49,880 --> 00:05:51,960 Speaker 1: know how he runs the ball, how he catches the ball, 122 00:05:52,440 --> 00:05:55,080 Speaker 1: his awareness and past protection, all the all the things 123 00:05:55,120 --> 00:05:57,039 Speaker 1: we're gonna ask him to do moving forward. Do you 124 00:05:57,080 --> 00:05:58,520 Speaker 1: know if he's a quick study or not? I mean 125 00:05:58,520 --> 00:06:02,000 Speaker 1: not something you'll find out? Yeah, well, our senses that 126 00:06:02,040 --> 00:06:04,480 Speaker 1: he is, and you know it's this is probably a 127 00:06:04,520 --> 00:06:09,000 Speaker 1: better question for two weeks from now. But yeah, there's 128 00:06:09,040 --> 00:06:13,440 Speaker 1: nothing that tells us he's not is this weekend had 129 00:06:13,440 --> 00:06:15,160 Speaker 1: to walk through, So I guess it's not walk through 130 00:06:15,200 --> 00:06:17,320 Speaker 1: speed all weekend. But how do you want them to 131 00:06:17,800 --> 00:06:21,920 Speaker 1: handling in terms of intensity and stuff. No, it's intense 132 00:06:21,960 --> 00:06:24,080 Speaker 1: and we want him to compete. But again I told 133 00:06:24,160 --> 00:06:26,279 Speaker 1: him last night. You know, our game is about the ball, 134 00:06:26,800 --> 00:06:29,640 Speaker 1: right throwing it, catching it, handing it off, kicking it, 135 00:06:30,200 --> 00:06:32,120 Speaker 1: whatever you want to do with it, and then protecting 136 00:06:32,160 --> 00:06:34,240 Speaker 1: it when you have it, you know. And then our 137 00:06:34,279 --> 00:06:37,240 Speaker 1: game is really if you if you boil it all down, 138 00:06:37,279 --> 00:06:40,479 Speaker 1: it's about negotiating the ground. It's how you move around, 139 00:06:40,560 --> 00:06:42,359 Speaker 1: how you stay in front of your defendant, you know, 140 00:06:42,400 --> 00:06:45,039 Speaker 1: how you uh, what you do with the ball when 141 00:06:45,040 --> 00:06:47,520 Speaker 1: you have it. And so you know, we want to 142 00:06:47,520 --> 00:06:49,320 Speaker 1: see guys handle the ball. We want to see guys 143 00:06:49,400 --> 00:06:51,760 Speaker 1: negotiate the ground. And then the third part of this 144 00:06:51,800 --> 00:06:54,240 Speaker 1: game is man whip a man. Now, because it's not 145 00:06:54,400 --> 00:06:57,120 Speaker 1: very physical right now, you can't get into all that. 146 00:06:57,160 --> 00:06:59,880 Speaker 1: But we want the guys to play fast knowings I 147 00:07:00,080 --> 00:07:02,800 Speaker 1: Eddie and you know, try to stay on their feet, 148 00:07:03,080 --> 00:07:06,800 Speaker 1: execute their blocks, work through the schemes. Quarterbacks, go through 149 00:07:06,800 --> 00:07:11,200 Speaker 1: the progressions and and ultimately make it look like football. Yeah, 150 00:07:11,880 --> 00:07:15,400 Speaker 1: people preference like you see you go Fernandez line up owners. 151 00:07:15,440 --> 00:07:18,320 Speaker 1: That's something going to figure out during this camp, the 152 00:07:18,320 --> 00:07:21,080 Speaker 1: next couple of weeks, well way beyond this camp, certainly 153 00:07:21,120 --> 00:07:22,880 Speaker 1: as we go through the rest of our training. But 154 00:07:23,400 --> 00:07:25,760 Speaker 1: you know, he's played a lot of snaps at left 155 00:07:25,880 --> 00:07:28,680 Speaker 1: guarden and so we'll look at him there primarily. But 156 00:07:29,200 --> 00:07:31,480 Speaker 1: anybody working and guards got to play on both sides, 157 00:07:31,680 --> 00:07:34,440 Speaker 1: especially young ones, and that's part of a guard learning 158 00:07:34,440 --> 00:07:37,320 Speaker 1: it the right way. He's gonna have to he's gonna 159 00:07:37,360 --> 00:07:42,040 Speaker 1: have to take reps on both sides to switch. What 160 00:07:42,080 --> 00:07:45,240 Speaker 1: goes into flipping to the other side. You go from 161 00:07:45,280 --> 00:07:47,680 Speaker 1: the left side to the right side, so you know 162 00:07:47,760 --> 00:07:52,040 Speaker 1: you can sleep going from here to here. So very 163 00:07:52,040 --> 00:07:56,640 Speaker 1: easy center, yeah, very easy. Should have no So if 164 00:07:56,680 --> 00:07:58,480 Speaker 1: you're going left, you're on or if you're going right, 165 00:07:58,520 --> 00:08:02,080 Speaker 1: you're on the front side. If we're going right, you're 166 00:08:02,120 --> 00:08:05,440 Speaker 1: on the back side. You know, I'm trying to minimize it, 167 00:08:05,520 --> 00:08:09,840 Speaker 1: but we'll take two more. What's that demonstration? I was 168 00:08:09,880 --> 00:08:11,840 Speaker 1: gonna say, Seriously, I mean, isn't it Isn't it like 169 00:08:11,880 --> 00:08:14,440 Speaker 1: almost you're writing with your left hand all this piece 170 00:08:14,520 --> 00:08:16,280 Speaker 1: years now? It's with your right hand and now you 171 00:08:16,320 --> 00:08:19,840 Speaker 1: have it's different than that. Yeah, I challenge all of 172 00:08:19,840 --> 00:08:22,120 Speaker 1: you to switch hands right now. I think it's it's 173 00:08:22,200 --> 00:08:26,640 Speaker 1: different than writing. Certainly, guys have played both sides and 174 00:08:27,160 --> 00:08:31,520 Speaker 1: they get used to being where they're gonna be. So sorry. 175 00:08:31,840 --> 00:08:35,280 Speaker 1: We went into the decision to wait Paul Perkins sister 176 00:08:35,559 --> 00:08:37,720 Speaker 1: and yeah, well you gonna do that a little bit. Yeah, well, 177 00:08:37,800 --> 00:08:40,040 Speaker 1: he has a pack injury that we're all aware of 178 00:08:40,120 --> 00:08:42,680 Speaker 1: and it's gonna be it's gonna take a significant time 179 00:08:42,679 --> 00:08:45,320 Speaker 1: for him to come back. And that was it and 180 00:08:45,360 --> 00:08:49,720 Speaker 1: we and we quite frankly wanted the roster spot. Pat 181 00:08:50,000 --> 00:08:53,400 Speaker 1: talked about how maybe he gets moments and he wants 182 00:08:53,400 --> 00:08:56,400 Speaker 1: to do too much, wants to live up to everything. 183 00:08:56,920 --> 00:08:59,880 Speaker 1: Have there has there been a moment that you appro 184 00:09:00,080 --> 00:09:03,000 Speaker 1: chim and talked to him. This his rookie minicamp, But 185 00:09:03,040 --> 00:09:04,280 Speaker 1: this is what we want to see from you. But 186 00:09:04,320 --> 00:09:06,520 Speaker 1: you don't need to go out and be everything that 187 00:09:06,559 --> 00:09:08,840 Speaker 1: everyone says you can do. No. I think he needs 188 00:09:08,840 --> 00:09:10,839 Speaker 1: to be everything he thinks he can be, and then 189 00:09:10,840 --> 00:09:12,960 Speaker 1: we'll worry about that later, you know. I think what's 190 00:09:13,000 --> 00:09:16,320 Speaker 1: important is they come out here and compete. He's no different. 191 00:09:16,679 --> 00:09:18,360 Speaker 1: Come out here and compete to be the very best 192 00:09:18,440 --> 00:09:22,160 Speaker 1: running back you can be, and then, um, we'll worry 193 00:09:22,160 --> 00:09:24,440 Speaker 1: about that as it comes along. It's been really interesting 194 00:09:24,520 --> 00:09:27,319 Speaker 1: to see all the organization that had high draft picks 195 00:09:27,320 --> 00:09:29,320 Speaker 1: and a lot of owners, a lot of GM's coming 196 00:09:29,320 --> 00:09:33,360 Speaker 1: out talking and really praising their picks, some even believe 197 00:09:33,400 --> 00:09:36,000 Speaker 1: putting a lot of pressure on their on their young rookies. Here. 198 00:09:36,160 --> 00:09:38,480 Speaker 1: You haven't said too much about Sake when he showed comtence, 199 00:09:38,520 --> 00:09:40,920 Speaker 1: but you've kind of kept pretty steady compared to your 200 00:09:40,960 --> 00:09:43,400 Speaker 1: GM has been really vocal and excited about him. Well, 201 00:09:43,480 --> 00:09:48,040 Speaker 1: why well, I'm I'm certainly high on se Kuan, right, 202 00:09:48,080 --> 00:09:50,880 Speaker 1: But you know that goes back to let's let's let's 203 00:09:50,880 --> 00:09:52,880 Speaker 1: train him the right way. You know, he's a member 204 00:09:52,920 --> 00:09:55,360 Speaker 1: of this team. If you ask him, he'll tell you 205 00:09:55,400 --> 00:09:57,320 Speaker 1: he wants to learn what he's doing and compete at 206 00:09:57,360 --> 00:10:00,440 Speaker 1: a high level. And you know, regard us of what 207 00:10:00,520 --> 00:10:03,000 Speaker 1: my expectations are for him. He has to come out 208 00:10:03,040 --> 00:10:06,280 Speaker 1: here and train and do it. And that's what's that's 209 00:10:06,280 --> 00:10:09,120 Speaker 1: what's really cool about him is he has that mindset 210 00:10:09,280 --> 00:10:12,760 Speaker 1: and so, um, I'm thrilled with the players that we've 211 00:10:12,760 --> 00:10:15,360 Speaker 1: brought in the building. I'm thrilled with the way our 212 00:10:15,600 --> 00:10:19,200 Speaker 1: guys have been performing here, you know. Unfortunately I've been 213 00:10:19,200 --> 00:10:21,640 Speaker 1: able to watch it, and so I'm looking forward to 214 00:10:21,640 --> 00:10:24,000 Speaker 1: geting them all together on Monday. And so that's where 215 00:10:24,040 --> 00:10:26,280 Speaker 1: we're at, and we're just trying to get the players 216 00:10:26,320 --> 00:10:28,920 Speaker 1: as good as they can be individually. When they train 217 00:10:29,000 --> 00:10:31,120 Speaker 1: one and next to one another, they challenge each other 218 00:10:31,200 --> 00:10:33,040 Speaker 1: and we get better as a group, and then just 219 00:10:33,120 --> 00:10:34,400 Speaker 1: keep moving that train forward.