1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,600 Speaker 1: Right now, Blake Martinez is joining Maggie and myself and 2 00:00:02,600 --> 00:00:05,120 Speaker 1: the Giant Report, brought to you by HSS Official Hospital 3 00:00:05,160 --> 00:00:07,080 Speaker 1: of the New York Giants by town Fair Tire. Nobody 4 00:00:07,120 --> 00:00:11,119 Speaker 1: beats town Fair Tire. Nobody. Hey, Blake, it's Mark and 5 00:00:11,160 --> 00:00:13,920 Speaker 1: Maggie with you. Thanks for a couple of minutes this afternoon. No, 6 00:00:14,080 --> 00:00:16,759 Speaker 1: thanks for having me. How you doing? How's the you know, 7 00:00:16,840 --> 00:00:19,079 Speaker 1: I know no football, but how you How you doing? 8 00:00:19,160 --> 00:00:21,480 Speaker 1: After the season came to an end with that victory 9 00:00:21,720 --> 00:00:25,360 Speaker 1: over the Cowboys, O doing well? I was just kind 10 00:00:25,360 --> 00:00:29,319 Speaker 1: of recovering here and there, um, giving myself some time off. 11 00:00:30,400 --> 00:00:32,600 Speaker 1: Obviously it was it was nice to end the season 12 00:00:32,640 --> 00:00:36,960 Speaker 1: with that that big win, division win. Um, but yeah, 13 00:00:37,120 --> 00:00:39,720 Speaker 1: just relax them, okay, And now that you've had a 14 00:00:39,760 --> 00:00:42,120 Speaker 1: little bit of time to decompress, I mean, what are 15 00:00:42,159 --> 00:00:44,800 Speaker 1: your thoughts and feelings about your about this first season 16 00:00:44,800 --> 00:00:47,960 Speaker 1: here with the Giants. What's your big takeaway? No? Yeah, 17 00:00:47,960 --> 00:00:50,040 Speaker 1: I think uh the coaches hit on it, and then 18 00:00:50,120 --> 00:00:52,560 Speaker 1: us as players kind of realized that throughout the season 19 00:00:52,920 --> 00:00:57,000 Speaker 1: was just building that foundation, um, that culture that you 20 00:00:57,040 --> 00:01:00,480 Speaker 1: wanted a winning program, and I think we did that 21 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:02,560 Speaker 1: this year and it's something that we can build on, 22 00:01:03,160 --> 00:01:06,400 Speaker 1: um working through this off season individually UM as players, 23 00:01:06,480 --> 00:01:09,440 Speaker 1: and then once we get back together, growing it even 24 00:01:09,440 --> 00:01:12,000 Speaker 1: more with the new people that come in and the 25 00:01:12,040 --> 00:01:15,280 Speaker 1: guys that were there this last year. Like I'm curious 26 00:01:15,319 --> 00:01:18,000 Speaker 1: back to that. You know you're relaxing after the season comes. 27 00:01:18,160 --> 00:01:20,600 Speaker 1: How long do you take away do you step away 28 00:01:20,600 --> 00:01:25,680 Speaker 1: from football after your physical player tackling machine? How long 29 00:01:25,720 --> 00:01:29,160 Speaker 1: do you give your body to heal recover before you 30 00:01:29,200 --> 00:01:32,759 Speaker 1: get after it again in the all season? Uh? Yeah, 31 00:01:32,800 --> 00:01:35,399 Speaker 1: I mean normally my trainer has to force me out 32 00:01:35,400 --> 00:01:38,000 Speaker 1: of the weight room that typically would go back like 33 00:01:38,040 --> 00:01:41,640 Speaker 1: a week after UM just kind of I'm not doing 34 00:01:41,640 --> 00:01:44,280 Speaker 1: anything crazy where I'm maxed and out or whatever, but 35 00:01:44,400 --> 00:01:48,680 Speaker 1: just little kind of UM ramp up period back into 36 00:01:49,720 --> 00:01:53,880 Speaker 1: the extreme grinds of type, those type of workouts. UM. 37 00:01:53,960 --> 00:01:56,640 Speaker 1: But this year I got some little things done. UM, 38 00:01:56,680 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 1: so I'll be kind of couch potato for a couple 39 00:01:59,720 --> 00:02:03,080 Speaker 1: of weeks UM and just get back at it once 40 00:02:03,240 --> 00:02:06,520 Speaker 1: everything heals up. Is that not to pry, but it's 41 00:02:06,600 --> 00:02:10,240 Speaker 1: little things done like scopes and like little surgeries or 42 00:02:10,280 --> 00:02:13,480 Speaker 1: something like that. No, it's just a little stuff that 43 00:02:13,520 --> 00:02:17,120 Speaker 1: I've kind of had probably the past like eight years, 44 00:02:17,440 --> 00:02:19,840 Speaker 1: Um that I need to kind of fix up. Um 45 00:02:19,919 --> 00:02:23,040 Speaker 1: that I just didn't kind of put on the back burner. Um, nothing, 46 00:02:23,120 --> 00:02:25,520 Speaker 1: nothing too crazy, but I'll be good in a couple 47 00:02:25,560 --> 00:02:27,520 Speaker 1: of weeks. Well, really this want to know how much 48 00:02:27,520 --> 00:02:29,280 Speaker 1: time you take off so you could shame you into 49 00:02:29,320 --> 00:02:33,080 Speaker 1: whether or not you've watched Ted Lasso yet. No, but 50 00:02:33,120 --> 00:02:36,720 Speaker 1: I did start Mandalorian. I did start Mandalorian. Okay, well 51 00:02:36,760 --> 00:02:40,639 Speaker 1: now satisfied, I am say Mandalorians great and you'll love 52 00:02:40,680 --> 00:02:44,440 Speaker 1: season two. It's fantastic if you just started season one, Blake, 53 00:02:44,480 --> 00:02:47,800 Speaker 1: How important was it to get Patrick Graham, you know 54 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:51,880 Speaker 1: him his decision not to pursue head coaching opportunities and 55 00:02:51,960 --> 00:02:55,600 Speaker 1: get him back his defensive coordinator for the Giants. No, 56 00:02:55,720 --> 00:02:57,600 Speaker 1: it was a huge thing. I think he's one of 57 00:02:57,639 --> 00:03:01,120 Speaker 1: the the big key components for us of the defense. Um. 58 00:03:01,200 --> 00:03:03,920 Speaker 1: Like I said, growing from this year to next year. Um, 59 00:03:04,080 --> 00:03:08,360 Speaker 1: extremely amazing coach. Um obviously was super happy to hear 60 00:03:08,840 --> 00:03:13,160 Speaker 1: um an excited for him to get those coaching interviews. Um. 61 00:03:13,240 --> 00:03:16,800 Speaker 1: But like I said earlier, I'm a Stage five clinger, 62 00:03:16,800 --> 00:03:18,880 Speaker 1: So I don't know if I had too much persuade 63 00:03:19,040 --> 00:03:22,200 Speaker 1: on keeping him. But Um, I was. I was happy 64 00:03:22,240 --> 00:03:26,240 Speaker 1: to see that he's gonna stay for at least this 65 00:03:26,440 --> 00:03:29,720 Speaker 1: next year and hopefully years come. Yeah, you could be 66 00:03:29,760 --> 00:03:33,280 Speaker 1: brothers from Vermont with an emerging maple syrup conglomerate. Yeah, 67 00:03:33,320 --> 00:03:35,920 Speaker 1: it's a It was a great reference and obviously if 68 00:03:35,960 --> 00:03:38,000 Speaker 1: a wonderful movie. And it's great that Patrick Graham is 69 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:40,200 Speaker 1: going to be back because the continuity on the defense 70 00:03:40,240 --> 00:03:41,920 Speaker 1: and that was such a great unit for you guys 71 00:03:42,000 --> 00:03:44,160 Speaker 1: last year. I'm curious outside of yourself, like who did 72 00:03:44,160 --> 00:03:47,000 Speaker 1: you see the most most growth, um, from the defensive 73 00:03:47,040 --> 00:03:48,560 Speaker 1: side of the ball, Like, what player do you think 74 00:03:48,600 --> 00:03:50,400 Speaker 1: showed the most growth from the beginning of the season 75 00:03:50,400 --> 00:03:55,000 Speaker 1: to the end. Uh, there's a lot um. I think 76 00:03:55,280 --> 00:03:57,240 Speaker 1: that was kind of the biggest thing about defense. There's 77 00:03:57,280 --> 00:04:00,320 Speaker 1: so many guys that from week one to to week 78 00:04:00,400 --> 00:04:04,800 Speaker 1: seventeen that that grew tremendously. I mean, you look at um. 79 00:04:04,840 --> 00:04:07,640 Speaker 1: Leonard Williams had an amazing season this year, Davin Thomas 80 00:04:07,720 --> 00:04:11,480 Speaker 1: an amazing season, Logan Ryan coming in late Um being 81 00:04:11,520 --> 00:04:14,960 Speaker 1: a huge provider and kind of leadership for us throughout 82 00:04:14,960 --> 00:04:18,480 Speaker 1: the season. Jabrill Peppers had one of his best seasons. Um. 83 00:04:18,560 --> 00:04:20,680 Speaker 1: I could just keep going on and on James Bradberry's 84 00:04:20,680 --> 00:04:24,880 Speaker 1: free agent coming in. UM, Xavier McKinney started showing up 85 00:04:24,920 --> 00:04:27,800 Speaker 1: as of late once he got back from his injury. UM, 86 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:30,720 Speaker 1: it's just it's it's super cool to see all the guys, 87 00:04:31,080 --> 00:04:32,800 Speaker 1: um that just put the work in and you started 88 00:04:32,800 --> 00:04:36,000 Speaker 1: to see those things kind of, um, start to see 89 00:04:36,000 --> 00:04:38,440 Speaker 1: them reap those rewards of this. You know, you're a 90 00:04:38,480 --> 00:04:42,000 Speaker 1: top ten group defensively this year, Blake um with a 91 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:44,840 Speaker 1: tweak here there with the experience for the younger players, 92 00:04:45,240 --> 00:04:48,960 Speaker 1: where do you think the defense can be? So? I 93 00:04:49,000 --> 00:04:51,400 Speaker 1: think the sky's limit for us. I think it just 94 00:04:52,000 --> 00:04:54,880 Speaker 1: goes back to that culture mindset of coming into work 95 00:04:54,920 --> 00:04:58,040 Speaker 1: every day making sure we get better. Um, we're better 96 00:04:58,080 --> 00:05:00,280 Speaker 1: than we were the day before. And as long as 97 00:05:00,279 --> 00:05:02,440 Speaker 1: we do that. UM, Like I said, guy's limit for 98 00:05:02,480 --> 00:05:05,640 Speaker 1: this group. Giants linebacker Blake Martinez is joining us now. 99 00:05:05,720 --> 00:05:07,840 Speaker 1: Dave Gentleman said after the season this was gonna be 100 00:05:07,920 --> 00:05:11,560 Speaker 1: a big off season for roster building. Logan Ryan was 101 00:05:11,600 --> 00:05:12,960 Speaker 1: on with US a couple of weeks ago, and he 102 00:05:12,960 --> 00:05:16,360 Speaker 1: said that he's going to be out there recruiting free agents, 103 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:18,600 Speaker 1: telling him how great it is that the Giant said that, 104 00:05:18,920 --> 00:05:21,400 Speaker 1: you know they should come here? Is that your style? Blake? 105 00:05:21,440 --> 00:05:24,680 Speaker 1: Would you reach out to prospective free agents try to 106 00:05:24,680 --> 00:05:27,640 Speaker 1: get him on board? I mean, I have a couple 107 00:05:27,680 --> 00:05:31,080 Speaker 1: of buddies here and there, UM kind of I'll know 108 00:05:31,160 --> 00:05:33,840 Speaker 1: of that are going in free agency, and UM see 109 00:05:33,880 --> 00:05:36,279 Speaker 1: what their their ideas are and and just let them know. 110 00:05:36,400 --> 00:05:39,400 Speaker 1: I think a lot of people are starting to realize that, UM, 111 00:05:39,600 --> 00:05:41,400 Speaker 1: this place is going to be up and coming and 112 00:05:41,520 --> 00:05:43,720 Speaker 1: UH an often place to go play football and you 113 00:05:43,720 --> 00:05:46,200 Speaker 1: can play your basket ball when you do. UM, buy 114 00:05:46,279 --> 00:05:49,520 Speaker 1: into the culture and play here. Blake, what was your 115 00:05:49,520 --> 00:05:51,960 Speaker 1: response to what your head coach had to say in 116 00:05:52,080 --> 00:05:55,479 Speaker 1: reaction to what the Eagles did? Uh and what Doug 117 00:05:55,520 --> 00:05:58,200 Speaker 1: Peterson did that Sunday night game putting Nate Subfeld in. 118 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:02,919 Speaker 1: I just I think that just shows the character of 119 00:06:03,000 --> 00:06:05,560 Speaker 1: coach Judge and once again, I mean I keep going 120 00:06:05,600 --> 00:06:09,240 Speaker 1: back to it, just the foundation and culture of our team. UM. 121 00:06:09,279 --> 00:06:11,760 Speaker 1: And I think it was a cool moment for him 122 00:06:11,800 --> 00:06:13,680 Speaker 1: and that's just the type of type of coach that 123 00:06:13,720 --> 00:06:18,520 Speaker 1: he is. Were you surprised that Peterson got fired? I mean, 124 00:06:18,600 --> 00:06:20,760 Speaker 1: I I don't go too much into that. I think 125 00:06:20,960 --> 00:06:23,800 Speaker 1: my only worry was making sure I could find pack 126 00:06:23,839 --> 00:06:26,680 Speaker 1: Graham Um and make sure he stayed. He stayed with us. 127 00:06:26,720 --> 00:06:28,640 Speaker 1: That's the That was the one coach I was worried about. 128 00:06:29,160 --> 00:06:31,720 Speaker 1: When you're watching that Sunday night game, Blake and they're 129 00:06:31,760 --> 00:06:35,320 Speaker 1: going to your tweets, were you sitting at home on 130 00:06:35,440 --> 00:06:38,960 Speaker 1: your couch and saying, well, now I have the not 131 00:06:39,120 --> 00:06:41,680 Speaker 1: have millions of people are gonna be reacting to whatever 132 00:06:41,720 --> 00:06:44,359 Speaker 1: I say on Twitter. Did you ever think about getting 133 00:06:44,400 --> 00:06:46,480 Speaker 1: even a little bit more creative with some of your 134 00:06:46,480 --> 00:06:50,320 Speaker 1: tweets in the fourth quarter that Washington game? Uh? No, 135 00:06:50,480 --> 00:06:52,320 Speaker 1: I think it was. It was a funny moment. I 136 00:06:52,400 --> 00:06:53,960 Speaker 1: was sitting there and I was in there like Blake 137 00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:57,320 Speaker 1: Martinez put dot dot dot dot, and it was like 138 00:06:59,480 --> 00:07:01,640 Speaker 1: I always I thought, we're gonna see Logan Ryan slide 139 00:07:01,680 --> 00:07:04,160 Speaker 1: into the broadcast booth with Collinsworth and al Michael's the 140 00:07:04,160 --> 00:07:06,200 Speaker 1: way they were kept going back to him, Michelle de 141 00:07:06,279 --> 00:07:08,800 Speaker 1: Foya as he because he texted you back yet was like, 142 00:07:08,839 --> 00:07:11,360 Speaker 1: what's going on with the broadcast right now? But the 143 00:07:11,400 --> 00:07:17,600 Speaker 1: trailing the Giants players, Yeah, he's probably he's probably can 144 00:07:17,720 --> 00:07:19,720 Speaker 1: be the next Tony Rama one day. So well, of 145 00:07:19,760 --> 00:07:24,080 Speaker 1: course it's good. That's good testing for him. Blake Martinez 146 00:07:24,160 --> 00:07:26,280 Speaker 1: is our guest. Of course, you know, Blake, from the outside, 147 00:07:26,280 --> 00:07:28,800 Speaker 1: that Seahawks win kind of stands out. Is the best 148 00:07:28,800 --> 00:07:30,600 Speaker 1: one of the season. Is that the case for you, 149 00:07:30,760 --> 00:07:33,680 Speaker 1: or is there's another win that you thought really kind 150 00:07:33,680 --> 00:07:37,200 Speaker 1: of showed who the giants are? UM. I think the 151 00:07:38,000 --> 00:07:41,840 Speaker 1: I think I mean everyone you take UM taking greatly, 152 00:07:42,280 --> 00:07:44,600 Speaker 1: but I think the last game of the season was 153 00:07:44,600 --> 00:07:46,920 Speaker 1: wasn't a big one for US UM just to show 154 00:07:47,400 --> 00:07:50,560 Speaker 1: what we're about moving forward, no matter if we ended 155 00:07:50,640 --> 00:07:52,920 Speaker 1: up making the playoffs or not. UM, it just shows 156 00:07:52,960 --> 00:07:55,200 Speaker 1: the type of group that we are. No matter what 157 00:07:55,320 --> 00:07:57,520 Speaker 1: situation we're put into, We're gonna go out there, play 158 00:07:57,680 --> 00:08:00,640 Speaker 1: full sixty minutes, UM and go out there and be 159 00:08:00,800 --> 00:08:03,440 Speaker 1: I think we ended up four and two in the division, UM, 160 00:08:03,480 --> 00:08:05,440 Speaker 1: and just make sure to kind of put that stamp 161 00:08:05,480 --> 00:08:09,400 Speaker 1: on what teams are going to expect from US UM. 162 00:08:09,520 --> 00:08:12,200 Speaker 1: You have to come, Blake. Are you one after the 163 00:08:12,240 --> 00:08:14,400 Speaker 1: season comes to an end. Are you locked into the playoffs? 164 00:08:14,400 --> 00:08:16,760 Speaker 1: Are you're watching the National Championship game last night? Or 165 00:08:16,800 --> 00:08:18,560 Speaker 1: you take a little bit of a mental break as well? 166 00:08:19,800 --> 00:08:21,960 Speaker 1: You know, I mean, I'm I'm addicted to football, so 167 00:08:22,320 --> 00:08:24,960 Speaker 1: I watched it all. UM. I think it's there's a 168 00:08:25,000 --> 00:08:27,400 Speaker 1: lot of things you can learn um from certain games, 169 00:08:27,760 --> 00:08:31,360 Speaker 1: just from certain situations you can watch throughout those games 170 00:08:31,360 --> 00:08:34,480 Speaker 1: that kind of allowed certain teams to win or certain 171 00:08:34,520 --> 00:08:37,680 Speaker 1: teams to lose. And so I think it's it's important 172 00:08:37,679 --> 00:08:41,440 Speaker 1: now for me, especially to go back and keep watching them. 173 00:08:41,600 --> 00:08:43,800 Speaker 1: Blake Martinez is our guest. Just a few more for you, Blake, 174 00:08:43,880 --> 00:08:46,520 Speaker 1: and I really appreciate the time. Obviously you're smart guy, 175 00:08:46,600 --> 00:08:49,200 Speaker 1: went to Stanford all that. You know, we've seen where 176 00:08:49,240 --> 00:08:51,960 Speaker 1: analytics have become part of football, right, it's not so 177 00:08:52,040 --> 00:08:54,880 Speaker 1: much like baseball where it's players in analytics, although sometimes 178 00:08:54,880 --> 00:08:58,000 Speaker 1: it's game situation with analytics. And you said you're addicted 179 00:08:58,000 --> 00:08:59,880 Speaker 1: to football, so I'm sure you saw, you know, just 180 00:09:00,040 --> 00:09:02,680 Speaker 1: visions to to pawn on for fourth and two and 181 00:09:02,720 --> 00:09:05,440 Speaker 1: pawn on fourth and one and going for two if 182 00:09:05,480 --> 00:09:08,040 Speaker 1: you're down by two touchdowns at certain points of the 183 00:09:08,080 --> 00:09:10,800 Speaker 1: game and things like that. I'm curious, like how much 184 00:09:10,840 --> 00:09:14,160 Speaker 1: do the coaching staff sort of explain, if they're an 185 00:09:14,160 --> 00:09:19,520 Speaker 1: analytically minded coaching staff, explain those decisions to the players 186 00:09:19,600 --> 00:09:21,880 Speaker 1: so that if they are going to make those decisions 187 00:09:21,920 --> 00:09:24,480 Speaker 1: like going for two when you're down two scores and 188 00:09:24,520 --> 00:09:26,560 Speaker 1: if you're like early in the fourth quarter or whatever, 189 00:09:26,800 --> 00:09:28,960 Speaker 1: that the whole team kind of understands where the coaching 190 00:09:28,960 --> 00:09:32,120 Speaker 1: staff is coming from. I don't think there's like a 191 00:09:32,200 --> 00:09:34,560 Speaker 1: specific like all right, we're gonna sit down and hey, 192 00:09:34,600 --> 00:09:38,040 Speaker 1: this week, we're gonna do shoot point conversions every time 193 00:09:38,160 --> 00:09:39,720 Speaker 1: or go for it on fourth down any time. I 194 00:09:39,760 --> 00:09:43,160 Speaker 1: think throughout the season, which coach Judge is really good about, 195 00:09:43,520 --> 00:09:47,520 Speaker 1: UM was just putting us in those situations unexpectedly, and 196 00:09:47,559 --> 00:09:49,800 Speaker 1: so it's like, all right, we're gonna work on two 197 00:09:49,800 --> 00:09:53,360 Speaker 1: minutes today at practice or out of nowhere during practice 198 00:09:53,400 --> 00:09:56,920 Speaker 1: he blows the whistle and it's a sudden change. One's 199 00:09:56,960 --> 00:10:00,520 Speaker 1: against one's, red red zone defense, red zone offense. Do 200 00:10:00,559 --> 00:10:03,240 Speaker 1: you could score? Who could stop him? Um? And so 201 00:10:03,400 --> 00:10:06,480 Speaker 1: just throughout the season he kind of added those things 202 00:10:06,520 --> 00:10:10,640 Speaker 1: in which allowed us to understand and know how to 203 00:10:11,240 --> 00:10:14,120 Speaker 1: UM handle those situations when it came up during the game. 204 00:10:14,640 --> 00:10:16,320 Speaker 1: You Blake, you want to ask you about a matchup 205 00:10:16,360 --> 00:10:19,160 Speaker 1: this weekend. Uh, he is a familiar place for you, 206 00:10:19,320 --> 00:10:21,840 Speaker 1: and that is Green Bays. The Packers are are gonna 207 00:10:21,920 --> 00:10:25,679 Speaker 1: entertain the Los Angeles Rams. That Rams defense I'm pointing 208 00:10:25,679 --> 00:10:28,400 Speaker 1: against Seattle how would you if you were in that 209 00:10:28,440 --> 00:10:30,480 Speaker 1: meeting room out in Los Angeles with the Rams? How 210 00:10:30,480 --> 00:10:35,400 Speaker 1: do you slow down Rogers and that Packers offense? But? Uh, 211 00:10:35,720 --> 00:10:38,120 Speaker 1: the tough one. I think the biggest thing is you 212 00:10:38,120 --> 00:10:40,560 Speaker 1: have to take advantage of their mistakes that they are 213 00:10:40,559 --> 00:10:45,000 Speaker 1: any Um, if you have the opportunity to, um, get 214 00:10:45,000 --> 00:10:48,800 Speaker 1: a turnover or create a turnover, UM stop a one 215 00:10:48,800 --> 00:10:52,240 Speaker 1: third down, whatever comes up, UM, you have to take 216 00:10:52,280 --> 00:10:55,520 Speaker 1: advantage of it because if not, they're gonna continually score. 217 00:10:55,760 --> 00:10:57,720 Speaker 1: And then I think they've shown that throughout the season. 218 00:10:58,480 --> 00:11:00,280 Speaker 1: Do you think there's a little extra on the one 219 00:11:00,360 --> 00:11:03,240 Speaker 1: for Rogers just considering not only the season he's had, 220 00:11:03,320 --> 00:11:05,120 Speaker 1: but even going back to the off season where the 221 00:11:05,120 --> 00:11:07,920 Speaker 1: team drafted a quarterback in the first round and Rogers admitted, 222 00:11:08,040 --> 00:11:10,640 Speaker 1: you know, it really took him by surprise. The fact 223 00:11:10,640 --> 00:11:12,600 Speaker 1: that they got the one seed in the NFC and 224 00:11:12,640 --> 00:11:14,880 Speaker 1: he's playing as well as he has. Do you think 225 00:11:14,880 --> 00:11:19,320 Speaker 1: this carries a little more extra meaning for him? I 226 00:11:19,440 --> 00:11:22,520 Speaker 1: think maybe, I think, um, but just knowing him as 227 00:11:22,520 --> 00:11:25,520 Speaker 1: a person, he's competitor no matter um if he's playing 228 00:11:25,559 --> 00:11:29,720 Speaker 1: in in the parking lot, every's playing for a playoff game. UM. 229 00:11:29,760 --> 00:11:32,760 Speaker 1: I think for him, He's just like any quarterback. He 230 00:11:32,800 --> 00:11:35,800 Speaker 1: wants to get that another Super Bowl ring. Um. And 231 00:11:35,880 --> 00:11:39,680 Speaker 1: I I mean, like you said, he's playing UM out 232 00:11:39,679 --> 00:11:41,720 Speaker 1: of this world right now, and so it's just gonna 233 00:11:41,720 --> 00:11:44,160 Speaker 1: be cool to see UM. And obviously I'll be rooting 234 00:11:44,160 --> 00:11:47,079 Speaker 1: for him and and watching them this weekend. Being as 235 00:11:47,080 --> 00:11:49,559 Speaker 1: objective as you can be, who do you think is 236 00:11:49,600 --> 00:11:53,640 Speaker 1: the best team left in the playoffs? I think I 237 00:11:53,679 --> 00:11:57,880 Speaker 1: always have to go with the reigning Super Bowl champs. Um. 238 00:11:58,440 --> 00:12:01,880 Speaker 1: I'd go with the Chiefs just their offense obviously, Patrick 239 00:12:01,920 --> 00:12:07,160 Speaker 1: Mahomes Um and their defensive playing pretty well as of late. Um. 240 00:12:07,320 --> 00:12:09,400 Speaker 1: Last one for me, Blake, I just gotta ask you 241 00:12:09,440 --> 00:12:13,120 Speaker 1: beause you are a You are a tackling machine Alabama 242 00:12:13,240 --> 00:12:16,520 Speaker 1: last night? What about Naji Harris running the football for 243 00:12:16,559 --> 00:12:19,480 Speaker 1: the Crimson Tide? And I mean he is a difficult 244 00:12:19,520 --> 00:12:23,000 Speaker 1: young man to tackle and he lays a licking on 245 00:12:23,320 --> 00:12:27,320 Speaker 1: opposing defensive lineman linebackers when he's finished off runs. How 246 00:12:27,400 --> 00:12:29,760 Speaker 1: I how impressive was the Tide running back last night? 247 00:12:29,840 --> 00:12:33,520 Speaker 1: All season? Oh? Extremely impressive. I think the last game 248 00:12:33,559 --> 00:12:35,840 Speaker 1: when he hurdled over a guy and they kept running. 249 00:12:36,400 --> 00:12:38,840 Speaker 1: UM wasn't saying. And then last night I saw some 250 00:12:38,880 --> 00:12:42,360 Speaker 1: clip of him hitting somebody. I tried to tackle him. 251 00:12:42,360 --> 00:12:44,560 Speaker 1: The dude just bounces off and then he dragged like 252 00:12:44,640 --> 00:12:47,880 Speaker 1: three or four guys with them. Um. So, yeah, he's 253 00:12:47,920 --> 00:12:51,199 Speaker 1: impressive and whatever team ends up having him, um is 254 00:12:51,200 --> 00:12:53,679 Speaker 1: going to have a really good player on their hands. Well. 255 00:12:53,720 --> 00:12:55,880 Speaker 1: I felt terrible for the linebacker who had to go 256 00:12:55,960 --> 00:12:58,960 Speaker 1: out there and try to cover DeVante Smith. But what 257 00:12:59,000 --> 00:13:01,200 Speaker 1: do you even do? How do you do that? How 258 00:13:01,240 --> 00:13:04,839 Speaker 1: do you even approach that? Yeah, that's a tough one. 259 00:13:04,880 --> 00:13:07,720 Speaker 1: I think you said to understand where he's at on 260 00:13:07,760 --> 00:13:10,360 Speaker 1: the field. You line up at number three, and typically 261 00:13:10,400 --> 00:13:12,920 Speaker 1: when you have a player of that caliber at number three, 262 00:13:12,960 --> 00:13:16,840 Speaker 1: they're running vertical. Um, so baby, give himself like twenty 263 00:13:16,880 --> 00:13:19,920 Speaker 1: extra steps, line up maybe at like fifteen yards, and 264 00:13:19,960 --> 00:13:25,400 Speaker 1: he'll be goody blake. Uh yeah, that's it. That's it. 265 00:13:25,880 --> 00:13:28,560 Speaker 1: And and basically go in and tell your defensive coordinator 266 00:13:28,600 --> 00:13:31,760 Speaker 1: don't put me in that matchup ever again. Please please 267 00:13:33,080 --> 00:13:35,600 Speaker 1: conversation after that one, right, help me out here. I 268 00:13:35,679 --> 00:13:37,720 Speaker 1: cannot cover him. I can do a lot of things, 269 00:13:37,800 --> 00:13:40,280 Speaker 1: I cannot cover him. Yeah, our corners could do it. 270 00:13:40,280 --> 00:13:42,240 Speaker 1: So let's get our middle lineback around him and see 271 00:13:42,240 --> 00:13:45,040 Speaker 1: how do you do? Hey, Blake. We appreciate the time 272 00:13:45,120 --> 00:13:47,360 Speaker 1: this afternoon and the time throughout the course of the year. 273 00:13:47,800 --> 00:13:51,200 Speaker 1: He'll up rest up, and congrats on what was a 274 00:13:51,240 --> 00:13:53,599 Speaker 1: great first year with the Giants. All right, Blake, No, 275 00:13:53,800 --> 00:13:54,520 Speaker 1: thank you so much.