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Speaker 1: Welcome to Tuesdays and the should a Big Blue kick

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Speaker 1: off live here on giants dot Com. Here's Paul the

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Speaker 1: Tina I'm Lance Medal with you in the next sixty

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Speaker 1: minutes two zero five one three hashtag Giants Chat on Twitter.

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Speaker 1: It is all presented by Corps Light, So glad you

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Speaker 1: could join us. We're gonna get into the first preseason

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Speaker 1: game given the Giants just took part in their final

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Speaker 1: preseason on Thursday against the Jets. Will also get into

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Speaker 1: the unofficial depth chart that was released earlier today by

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Speaker 1: the Giants and get you caught up with all that

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Speaker 1: was said in the media session. So first, let's start

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Speaker 1: with the media session. Paul, and we just heard Pat

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Speaker 1: Shermer talk with reporters and no surprise, he was peppered

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Speaker 1: with questions about who's gonna play who's not gonna play

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Speaker 1: in the first preseason game. First of all, it's important

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Speaker 1: to note they're playing the Jets in the first preseason

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Speaker 1: game this year. Normally they play in the third preseason game.

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Speaker 1: But the reason why they're doing it in the first

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Speaker 1: game is because the Giants are actually playing the Jets

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Speaker 1: in a meaningful regular season game this year, and Pat

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Speaker 1: Shermer was part of the discussion and to say, hey,

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Speaker 1: since the third game is usually the dress rehearsal game,

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Speaker 1: and you tend to play your starters, maybe you show

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Speaker 1: a little bit more than the other games. They don't

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Speaker 1: want to do that for either team, So that's why

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Speaker 1: they're having it in the first preseason game. That's first thing.

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Speaker 1: And by the way, that's the first we have heard

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Speaker 1: kind of explanation as to why it was. It was

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Speaker 1: just that's the way the schedule is. But for the

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Speaker 1: first time, we have now learned that there was a

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Speaker 1: preference expressed by both teams because of the competition factor.

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Speaker 1: So that's new because we've been asked about this before

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Speaker 1: over the last couple of months, and we've told people

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Speaker 1: it just seemed to work out that way because that's

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Speaker 1: what we were told. Yeah, that was what the chatter

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Speaker 1: was since the preseason schedule has released, Paul, was the

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Speaker 1: fact that they don't want to have the third preseason

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Speaker 1: game against the team in which they go. There was

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Speaker 1: no chatter about I had heard. I did hear some chatter.

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Speaker 1: I'm not saying but there was no here, but I

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Speaker 1: did hear some conversations that that was the rationalet least

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Speaker 1: was the first time that I think somebody went on

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Speaker 1: at least some conversation, some chatter, whether it was speculation,

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Speaker 1: behind the move. Anyway, Pat Shermer did confirm that, and

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Speaker 1: he also was asked about playing time. He did say,

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Speaker 1: there's gonna be a number of healthy players that are

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Speaker 1: not going to take part in this game, which is

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Speaker 1: not necessarily a stunning development. Then they're going to clearly

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Speaker 1: rotate personnel. He didn't necessarily say who's gonna play first,

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Speaker 1: who's gonna play second, or how they're gonna handle the quarterbacks.

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Speaker 1: But when Daniel Jones spoke, he said, and you would

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Speaker 1: asked him this question, Paul, what is his priorities coming

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Speaker 1: out of this first preseason game, And you know he

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Speaker 1: Are I think three of the key priorities that he's

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Speaker 1: looking for in this first preseason game. Well, I think,

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Speaker 1: more importantly, to backtrack just a few seconds, Pat Shermer

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Speaker 1: only player on his roster that he confirmed will play.

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Speaker 1: Didn't indicate how many or where in the game he will,

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Speaker 1: And that's simply logical. Well, and I also think you

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Speaker 1: those of you the first ones, he gets all summer. Correct.

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Speaker 1: Because Eli has been operating during practice with the first team.

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Speaker 1: There was even a press conference where they were asking

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Speaker 1: There's a huge question mark on all of this because

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Speaker 1: But there are many many ways he could go with this.

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Speaker 1: absolutely and it's not necessarily a mystery because we really

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Speaker 1: Manning to your point, Paul has not necessarily played every

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Speaker 1: it would not stun me if he did not play

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Speaker 1: and and he said quite Honestly, he's having some fun

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Speaker 1: again there's very very very little doubt that he's going

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Speaker 1: It's hard to believe that he won't be out there

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Speaker 1: different right tackles. By the way, if you go back

429
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Speaker 1: to at the beginning of his career at Cincinnati through Cleveland,

430
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Speaker 1: went five straight seasons playing next with for right tackle.

431
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Speaker 1: And there's nothing new for him. As Baldinger told me

432
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Speaker 1: in our interview, what he was with the Bengals, that

433
00:22:05,480 --> 00:22:07,680
Speaker 1: was one of the best offensive lines in football at

434
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Speaker 1: that time. So people should have thrown him bouquets of flowers.

435
00:22:12,160 --> 00:22:14,240
Speaker 1: He should have gotten a trip, you know, to go

436
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Speaker 1: to the Pro Bowl. But no, here he is in

437
00:22:17,320 --> 00:22:19,879
Speaker 1: his eighth season, has never gone. So I don't know

438
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Speaker 1: what he has to do to get in unless maybe

439
00:22:22,800 --> 00:22:25,199
Speaker 1: busting some holes for Barkley. He will do the trick. Well,

440
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Speaker 1: it certainly will make you look good, There's no doubt

441
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Speaker 1: about that. All right, let's continue to move along here

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Speaker 1: on Big Lolo Kickoff Live' got Brandon in New York. Brandon,

443
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Speaker 1: welcome to board. What do you got for us? Hey?

444
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Speaker 1: You guys? All right, I'm just starting to ask a

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Speaker 1: quick question and then quick little rapid fire on bold predictions. Um,

446
00:22:43,720 --> 00:22:47,720
Speaker 1: just quick question for Michael Crabtree. Do you guys honestly

447
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Speaker 1: think that you know, we would be better off with

448
00:22:51,080 --> 00:22:52,960
Speaker 1: the guys that we have on our roster right now,

449
00:22:53,600 --> 00:22:55,840
Speaker 1: just trying to build them up and get them going,

450
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Speaker 1: rather than reaching out to Michael Crabtree or what do

451
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Speaker 1: you guys think would be a good price to bring

452
00:23:00,840 --> 00:23:04,159
Speaker 1: him in. I heard something about the My coworker was

453
00:23:04,200 --> 00:23:06,439
Speaker 1: telling me something about the fact that he worked out

454
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Speaker 1: with the Cardinals the other day and he lowballed him

455
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Speaker 1: something like that. Well he did. The initial report was

456
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Speaker 1: that he actually was going to sign a deal with

457
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Speaker 1: the Cardinals. That's what I saw late last night, and

458
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Speaker 1: then early this morning I woke up to news that

459
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Speaker 1: they actually didn't get the deal done. So Crabtree is

460
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Speaker 1: still a free agent. His name has been thrown out

461
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Speaker 1: when we were discussing some potential opportunities for guys to

462
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Speaker 1: come in when Golden Tate, not when Golden Tate, excuse me,

463
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Speaker 1: when Sterling Shepard got hurt. And you know, my feeling is,

464
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Speaker 1: I think they have veterans in house that they believe

465
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Speaker 1: are reliable, and I think they want to continue to

466
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Speaker 1: develop the young guys Plus, they just brought in t J. Jones,

467
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Speaker 1: who is a veteran, so you know. T J. Jones

468
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Speaker 1: to me, fits the bill of a Michael Crabtree, a

469
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Speaker 1: guy that has experienced, and a guy that has been

470
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Speaker 1: in camp for at least a week. So I think

471
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Speaker 1: they're gonna move forward with the group they have. I'd

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Speaker 1: be very surprised if they make another splash with a

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Speaker 1: veteran free agent, unless unfortunately some he goes down to

474
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Speaker 1: the preseason game or practice of court nine. That definitely

475
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Speaker 1: would be extremely unfortunate. But okay, so that sounds that

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Speaker 1: sounds great, And I just wanted to know if I

477
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Speaker 1: can give you guys quick rapid fire on defense offensive

478
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Speaker 1: bold predictions that you don't have to write them down

479
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Speaker 1: that if it's what alright, So for offense, I'm gonna

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Speaker 1: say it's funny because the caller, I think the two

481
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Speaker 1: ahead of me, said that Dexter Lawrence was rushing for

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Speaker 1: one touchdown. I have them right here rushing for two. Okay,

483
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Speaker 1: we're doubling up on the previous caller. I got Evan

484
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Speaker 1: Ingram playing fourteen games this year, missing one game on

485
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Speaker 1: each half of the season, as say Kwan going for

486
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Speaker 1: over a thousand yards rushing, anatar thousand yards receiving. I

487
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Speaker 1: think Court, I think Valentine is going to lead the

488
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Speaker 1: team and interceptions with six. I think the X Man

489
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Speaker 1: is going to lead the team in shacks with ten.

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Speaker 1: And I think the Giants are going to go nine

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Speaker 1: and six and make the playoffs. Yeah, sorry, sorry sorry,

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Speaker 1: nine and seven yes, okay, sikes at first, but reevaluate

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Speaker 1: it and make the playoffs. And that's what I got

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Speaker 1: for you, guys. I hope you guys have a great

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Speaker 1: day and I'll continue listening off there. Appreciate the phone call.

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Speaker 1: That's why it's six. Would not only be bold, it

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Speaker 1: would be impossible. Well that's why that's like it would

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Speaker 1: be unless he says nine, six and one, that would

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Speaker 1: be possible. It would be the the Dexter lawrence. Two

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Speaker 1: touchdowns is kind of intriguing because if you think about it,

501
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Speaker 1: if you're down there on the goal line, it's the

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Speaker 1: only time he's gonna get it. I mean, you're not

503
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Speaker 1: gonna have him in if they're out at the five. Okay,

504
00:25:37,800 --> 00:25:39,560
Speaker 1: if he's going to be in the game to run

505
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Speaker 1: a short yardage plunge, they'll be at the one. I

506
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Speaker 1: don't think even at the two, they might not want

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Speaker 1: to give it to them. But if they're at the one,

508
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Speaker 1: But then by doing that, you're not giving the ball

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Speaker 1: to Markley, you know, and the second guess. The second

510
00:25:57,040 --> 00:25:59,080
Speaker 1: guessers would have a field day with that and say,

511
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Speaker 1: how can you not give the ball to see Kwan

512
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Speaker 1: Barkley if you're on the one yard line. Well, I

513
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Speaker 1: will say this on the subject. Andy Reid is known

514
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Speaker 1: for using defensive lineman okay, around the end zone on

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Speaker 1: two fridge back. But when the reason I'm bringing up

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Speaker 1: Andy Reid with Don Terry Poe, if you go back

517
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Speaker 1: to Kansas City against Denver, I know he utilized him.

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00:26:22,000 --> 00:26:25,320
Speaker 1: Pat Shermer is from that Andy Reid school of thought.

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Speaker 1: So if Shermer looks at his personnel and read looked

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Speaker 1: at his personnel when he sees a big body on defense,

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Speaker 1: he's like, Okay, let's explore opportunities. It would not surprise

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Speaker 1: me if they go that route. But I'm gonna ask

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Speaker 1: you to put yourself into Pat Shermer's shoes. You're sitting

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Speaker 1: there with the ball on the one yard line, are

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Speaker 1: you honestly believing that Dexter Lawrence has a better chance

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Speaker 1: to punch it in than se Kwan Barkley does, and

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Speaker 1: when you weigh that scale, chances are Barkley is gonna win. Well,

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Speaker 1: I would do this. I would. It's an interesting thought,

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Speaker 1: garbage in garbage time, I might do it. Well, this

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Speaker 1: is what I would do. I would line up Dexter

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Speaker 1: Lawrence is my full back. I'd have say Kwan Barkley

532
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Speaker 1: behind him, and let's keep the defense guessing because I

533
00:27:08,640 --> 00:27:10,040
Speaker 1: can hand it off. The decks are gonna hand it

534
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Speaker 1: off the Barkley. Why not that I don't think you're

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Speaker 1: predictable into that circumstance. I got a better idea, go

536
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Speaker 1: jumbo package and put Dexter Lawrence out there on the

537
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Speaker 1: edge as the extra tight end and run right behind him.

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Speaker 1: That would work as well. Even you could score a

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Speaker 1: touchdown from the one. Absolutely. But see, that's how I

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Speaker 1: think you can get creative. Because my concern is when

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Speaker 1: you put Dexter Lawrence on the field, you're getting the

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Speaker 1: defense's attention, but you don't want it. You don't want

543
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Speaker 1: to get it to a point where they have a

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Speaker 1: feeling you're absolutely gonna go to him. So if you

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Speaker 1: move him around to my mind as the tight end

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Speaker 1: is the fullback, let him. It doesn't matter. He's six

547
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Speaker 1: four pounds. You you you basically tell everybody in the

548
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Speaker 1: stadium we're running it right up his back. Go ahead,

549
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Speaker 1: weare we dare you. Well, listen, he's big enough to

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Speaker 1: create space. Let's put it that way. And that's who

551
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Speaker 1: I want down on the goal line if it does

552
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Speaker 1: get to that position, knowing, knowing that the balls come

553
00:28:09,400 --> 00:28:14,639
Speaker 1: in your way and Dexter Lawrence, it's leading the charge.

554
00:28:15,440 --> 00:28:18,760
Speaker 1: That's one thing. Stopping it's another. Well, that's why I said,

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Speaker 1: if you were a defense and you have to deal

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Speaker 1: with Elijah Penny versus Dexter Lawrence, Okay, is the fullback?

557
00:28:25,640 --> 00:28:27,639
Speaker 1: Who do you think you want to deal with? I

558
00:28:27,720 --> 00:28:30,280
Speaker 1: think you'll take Elijah Penny any day of the weekend,

559
00:28:30,320 --> 00:28:33,960
Speaker 1: twice on Sunday before you have to at least, no,

560
00:28:34,040 --> 00:28:36,520
Speaker 1: no disrespect all It's just one guy is much larger

561
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Speaker 1: than the other. I think it's common sense here. All right,

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Speaker 1: let's head back to the phone lines. Will Is in Houston,

563
00:28:42,320 --> 00:28:44,120
Speaker 1: will welcome the Big Blue kig Off Live. What do

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Speaker 1: you have for us? Yeah, appreciate you guys taking my call. Absolutely. Yeah.

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00:28:49,040 --> 00:28:51,400
Speaker 1: So I'll tell your mind. Yeah. Yeah, So it's a

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Speaker 1: couple of months. As I called, it was actually the

567
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Speaker 1: prem remorse signing. UM. So I just wanted to get

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Speaker 1: in before the first preseason game to give my bold predictions.

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Speaker 1: And then I have one quick clarification question about the

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Speaker 1: game on Thursday as well too. UM. The first bold

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00:29:07,680 --> 00:29:11,360
Speaker 1: prediction I have, UM is I do not believe that

572
00:29:11,680 --> 00:29:14,200
Speaker 1: b J. Goodson will be on the fifty three pant

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00:29:14,280 --> 00:29:18,560
Speaker 1: roster after cut some day. That's not number one. I

574
00:29:18,640 --> 00:29:23,080
Speaker 1: actually don't think that his replacement is currently on the roster.

575
00:29:23,320 --> 00:29:27,720
Speaker 1: I think that that sports inside linebacker role will be

576
00:29:27,800 --> 00:29:34,800
Speaker 1: filled by more athletic, coverage capable inside linebacker. I don't

577
00:29:34,800 --> 00:29:37,760
Speaker 1: think he fits the scheme as well. UM. And it

578
00:29:37,800 --> 00:29:41,400
Speaker 1: seems to be the trend also from the last regime

579
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Speaker 1: kind of guys not being able to stick around as long.

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Speaker 1: So that that's number one. UM. You can if you

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Speaker 1: think that's bold or not. I just think that's UH

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Speaker 1: one one possibility. M. The second is that the team

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Speaker 1: will finish pen and six and will have a playoff birth. UM.

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Speaker 1: I don't. I don't know that it will be m

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Speaker 1: be a wall card or division title. I think that's

586
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Speaker 1: probably more difficult to predict than just simply being in

587
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Speaker 1: the playoffs. So we'll just go with the ten and

588
00:30:07,680 --> 00:30:11,280
Speaker 1: six record UH and a playoffs birth UM. And then

589
00:30:11,320 --> 00:30:13,960
Speaker 1: the last one is actually a two parter on on

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Speaker 1: se KWin. I think that se Kuan will be a

591
00:30:17,400 --> 00:30:22,640
Speaker 1: finalist in the MVP voting. UM, so one two or three. UM.

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00:30:23,200 --> 00:30:24,920
Speaker 1: You know, I won't I won't go super into depth

593
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Speaker 1: with that. I think that he will be one two

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Speaker 1: or three. And the reason for that is because I

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00:30:31,440 --> 00:30:34,880
Speaker 1: think that his stat line will will be this. And

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Speaker 1: I came to this conclusion because Stephen Jackson, with his

597
00:30:38,640 --> 00:30:42,240
Speaker 1: recent UH retire from the league, there was a stat

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Speaker 1: that I saw that said that he was the only

599
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Speaker 1: NFL running back in history to rush for fift hundred

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Speaker 1: and to receive for eight hundred in the same UM

601
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Speaker 1: in the same year. UM. And I think that se

602
00:30:54,240 --> 00:30:56,800
Speaker 1: Kwan will be the second player to do that in

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Speaker 1: the league. UM, which see kind of far fetched, but

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00:31:01,360 --> 00:31:03,360
Speaker 1: it's actually not too far Oh. I don't think that's

605
00:31:03,400 --> 00:31:07,080
Speaker 1: far fetched at all. I think that's very reasonable. Yep.

606
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Speaker 1: And again, I you know, he was only a rushes

607
00:31:10,440 --> 00:31:12,920
Speaker 1: rushaurants away from my last year and seventy nine away

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Speaker 1: from it in the UH perceiving, So you know, with

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Speaker 1: the improvement in the offensive line, I think that he

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00:31:18,920 --> 00:31:21,840
Speaker 1: very shortly could have put it for yards rushing in

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Speaker 1: the first half of the year. And I think that

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00:31:23,560 --> 00:31:26,520
Speaker 1: we'll see a scheme change where he will be used

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Speaker 1: for more down the field in the receiving game, with

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Speaker 1: less receptions and more yards uh. And I'm really excited

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Speaker 1: about that. Um. So those are my bold predictions. I

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Speaker 1: do have one clarification question regarding the game on Thursday,

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Speaker 1: though I believe this was mentioned UM yesterday from you,

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Speaker 1: Paul Um. The website will be having a live stream

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Speaker 1: of the game, correct that I hear that correctly. Yeah,

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Speaker 1: from what I understand, if you're interested in following the

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Speaker 1: game Thursday night against the Jets at seven pm Eastern Time,

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Speaker 1: you'll have a bunch of options. If you want to

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Speaker 1: watch it UH. In New York, you turn on w

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Speaker 1: NBC TV channel four and see it over the air.

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Speaker 1: If you're out of the New York metropolitan area. NFL

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Speaker 1: Network is picking up the simulcast of w NBC TV

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Speaker 1: channel for New York, so it will be nationwide on

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Speaker 1: NFL Network. In addition, to that, I've been told that

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Speaker 1: the Channel four New York affiliate stream will be on

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Speaker 1: Giants dot com, so you can watch the telecast on

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Speaker 1: the internet or on your phone or whatever it is

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Speaker 1: that you're gonna use whatever device you have and you

633
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Speaker 1: could watch it there. In addition to that, the game

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Speaker 1: will be on the radio on w f A n

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Speaker 1: A M six sixty. Okay, the FM one on one

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Speaker 1: point nine will have the Yankees game f A N

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Speaker 1: w f A n dot com on the stream on

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Speaker 1: the web will also have the radio call for the

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Speaker 1: Giants Jets, of which I'll be doing the play by

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Speaker 1: play with Shawn O'Hara. Perfect. Yeah, the live stream on

641
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Speaker 1: the website's really I thinks I don't have NFL network

642
00:33:01,280 --> 00:33:03,560
Speaker 1: and I'm at a out of out of the market,

643
00:33:03,680 --> 00:33:05,960
Speaker 1: so that actually works really well. Is that the case

644
00:33:06,080 --> 00:33:07,880
Speaker 1: for all of the preseason games or is that just

645
00:33:08,560 --> 00:33:11,120
Speaker 1: for the snow people. Well, as far as I know,

646
00:33:11,560 --> 00:33:14,680
Speaker 1: the six sixty deal with the split signal for with

647
00:33:14,800 --> 00:33:17,920
Speaker 1: the Yankees is only when there's a Yankees conflict, and

648
00:33:18,400 --> 00:33:21,840
Speaker 1: I think I think we'd have to check the Yankee schedule,

649
00:33:22,040 --> 00:33:25,440
Speaker 1: rainouts and different different things as more. For the NBC

650
00:33:25,800 --> 00:33:28,680
Speaker 1: broadcast whether or not. The three remaining games are also

651
00:33:28,720 --> 00:33:33,280
Speaker 1: going to be streamed, and oh ye does stream I

652
00:33:33,360 --> 00:33:38,040
Speaker 1: believe I believe that is accurate. The Giants first two

653
00:33:38,680 --> 00:33:42,600
Speaker 1: preseason games, the Jets game and the Bears game, they

654
00:33:42,640 --> 00:33:45,840
Speaker 1: are going to be simulcasting the Channel four New York

655
00:33:46,000 --> 00:33:51,240
Speaker 1: feed on NFL Network live. The last two games against

656
00:33:51,280 --> 00:33:56,280
Speaker 1: Cincinnati and the Patriots will be on tape delay. In fact,

657
00:33:56,360 --> 00:33:58,360
Speaker 1: you know what I'm gonna I'm gonna do a solid

658
00:33:58,400 --> 00:34:00,920
Speaker 1: I'm gonna put that schedule up right now on Twitter

659
00:34:01,520 --> 00:34:04,160
Speaker 1: because I have the schedule of when all the Giants

660
00:34:04,240 --> 00:34:06,200
Speaker 1: games are going to be on NFL Network, the two

661
00:34:06,280 --> 00:34:09,080
Speaker 1: live games and then the two tape delade games. I'll

662
00:34:09,120 --> 00:34:10,800
Speaker 1: put that up on Twitter for you now, so you

663
00:34:10,920 --> 00:34:13,080
Speaker 1: you're able to have that. But to answer your question, well,

664
00:34:13,120 --> 00:34:15,239
Speaker 1: because you just said you don't have NFL Network and

665
00:34:15,280 --> 00:34:17,040
Speaker 1: you obviously out of the New York market, I do

666
00:34:17,200 --> 00:34:19,680
Speaker 1: believe that NBC will be streaming all four of those

667
00:34:19,719 --> 00:34:22,320
Speaker 1: preseason games at Giants dot Com should be putting it

668
00:34:22,360 --> 00:34:23,919
Speaker 1: up on its site. So I think for the sake

669
00:34:23,960 --> 00:34:25,920
Speaker 1: of the preseason, you should be in good shape. And

670
00:34:26,040 --> 00:34:28,840
Speaker 1: if you can't, the radio broadcast is going to be

671
00:34:28,920 --> 00:34:31,799
Speaker 1: streamed most likely for all four games online as well,

672
00:34:31,960 --> 00:34:35,760
Speaker 1: so you should be covered with respect to the preseas. Yeah, perfect,

673
00:34:35,800 --> 00:34:37,640
Speaker 1: all right, thank you guys so much for taking my call.

674
00:34:37,760 --> 00:34:41,520
Speaker 1: You thanks so much for giving us a ring. Appreciate it.

675
00:34:41,560 --> 00:34:44,680
Speaker 1: Two zero one five one three is the telephone number.

676
00:34:44,840 --> 00:34:48,240
Speaker 1: Let's head back to the lines. We've got Woody in Rochester. Woody,

677
00:34:48,400 --> 00:34:50,120
Speaker 1: welcome aboard to Big Blue Kick Off Live. What do

678
00:34:50,160 --> 00:34:53,279
Speaker 1: you have for us? Thank you for taking my call

679
00:34:53,480 --> 00:34:57,360
Speaker 1: on first time caller from Bill's Country. And I actually

680
00:34:57,440 --> 00:35:02,240
Speaker 1: had the two two points one. I think I'm suffering

681
00:35:02,320 --> 00:35:08,880
Speaker 1: from giants um acute giants withdrawal because I was literally

682
00:35:08,960 --> 00:35:12,160
Speaker 1: dreaming about some of the storylines with this game. You know,

683
00:35:12,280 --> 00:35:16,000
Speaker 1: with some people, you know, looking at Eli versus Donald

684
00:35:16,200 --> 00:35:20,000
Speaker 1: or Barkley versus Bell. Obviously they won't play much and

685
00:35:20,360 --> 00:35:23,279
Speaker 1: elis my boy and Barkley's my boy. But there's that.

686
00:35:24,000 --> 00:35:28,920
Speaker 1: And then UM wide Receiver helped I think in looking

687
00:35:29,040 --> 00:35:33,520
Speaker 1: for folks that we could use one unconventional thing that

688
00:35:33,600 --> 00:35:36,840
Speaker 1: I was thinking about as I'm a pro football junkie.

689
00:35:37,440 --> 00:35:42,640
Speaker 1: I watched UM the Arena League, and the championship of

690
00:35:42,760 --> 00:35:46,120
Speaker 1: the Arena League is going to be, I believe tomorrow,

691
00:35:46,880 --> 00:35:48,920
Speaker 1: and there's a wide receiver in there. His name is

692
00:35:49,000 --> 00:35:54,520
Speaker 1: Malakai Jones and you know he you know he's related.

693
00:35:55,800 --> 00:36:00,359
Speaker 1: What's that he's related to t J. Jones. Yes, yeah,

694
00:36:00,800 --> 00:36:04,640
Speaker 1: he's on the Giants right now with the former Lion. Yeah. H.

695
00:36:04,760 --> 00:36:07,440
Speaker 1: I was thinking about, you know, whether the Giant should

696
00:36:07,840 --> 00:36:10,200
Speaker 1: you know, give him a look because obviously it's going

697
00:36:10,280 --> 00:36:14,640
Speaker 1: to be available pretty soon. Okay. I mean, once again,

698
00:36:14,719 --> 00:36:16,400
Speaker 1: my answer is gonna be the same thing would he

699
00:36:16,600 --> 00:36:19,239
Speaker 1: to the previous caller. I think the Giants right now

700
00:36:19,360 --> 00:36:21,960
Speaker 1: are content with what they have in house. You also

701
00:36:22,000 --> 00:36:24,040
Speaker 1: have to consider when you bring in a wide receiver

702
00:36:24,160 --> 00:36:26,160
Speaker 1: this late in the game, they have to play catch

703
00:36:26,239 --> 00:36:28,320
Speaker 1: up because they don't know the playbook. I mean t J.

704
00:36:28,520 --> 00:36:30,600
Speaker 1: Jones is playing catch up right now. He's a veteran

705
00:36:30,840 --> 00:36:33,959
Speaker 1: and he's still learning. And I think that with guys

706
00:36:34,000 --> 00:36:37,799
Speaker 1: like Alonzo Russell, Reggie White, Demari Scott, Alex Wesley coming

707
00:36:37,840 --> 00:36:40,120
Speaker 1: off of pup recently, you know, they want to evaluate

708
00:36:40,239 --> 00:36:42,920
Speaker 1: those guys they feel good about Benny Faller, Russell Shepard,

709
00:36:42,960 --> 00:36:45,560
Speaker 1: and Cody Latimer. So, you know, bringing in a wide

710
00:36:45,600 --> 00:36:48,680
Speaker 1: receiver at this point, especially somebody no disrespect from the

711
00:36:48,719 --> 00:36:50,560
Speaker 1: Arena League. I don't know if that's really going to

712
00:36:50,600 --> 00:36:52,239
Speaker 1: be that big of an X factor for them. Here

713
00:36:52,560 --> 00:36:56,959
Speaker 1: for the remainder of the preseason, I can fee your point.

714
00:36:58,360 --> 00:37:01,600
Speaker 1: One thing I would like to to say is that

715
00:37:02,640 --> 00:37:05,359
Speaker 1: you know, obviously he's you know, on the Elitement League,

716
00:37:05,400 --> 00:37:09,239
Speaker 1: which which obviously doesn't probably mean that much. But you

717
00:37:09,360 --> 00:37:13,480
Speaker 1: think that a guy who runs really sharp routes on

718
00:37:13,560 --> 00:37:17,760
Speaker 1: a fifty yard field could be of value. Maybe not obviously,

719
00:37:17,840 --> 00:37:19,480
Speaker 1: not like the second or third but maybe it's a

720
00:37:19,560 --> 00:37:22,680
Speaker 1: fourth or fifth light receive. Well, here here's what I

721
00:37:22,760 --> 00:37:25,520
Speaker 1: will say. Again. I understand that that he's t J.

722
00:37:25,719 --> 00:37:29,640
Speaker 1: Jones brother, but I'm looking at his resume in the

723
00:37:29,760 --> 00:37:32,600
Speaker 1: Arena League. First of all, he had a free agent

724
00:37:32,640 --> 00:37:35,880
Speaker 1: deal out of Appalachian State with the Atlanta Falcons and

725
00:37:36,000 --> 00:37:39,200
Speaker 1: didn't stick. Was gone by the end of rookie Minicamp.

726
00:37:39,280 --> 00:37:41,320
Speaker 1: Now that doesn't mean anything. Sometimes a guy needs a

727
00:37:41,360 --> 00:37:45,000
Speaker 1: second chance. But he's been with the High County Grizzlies,

728
00:37:45,040 --> 00:37:48,880
Speaker 1: the Atlanta Havoc, the Albany and Empire. Then got another

729
00:37:48,960 --> 00:37:52,680
Speaker 1: shot in the NFL with the Chicago Bears and didn't

730
00:37:52,800 --> 00:37:55,200
Speaker 1: last but a couple of months. Then went to the

731
00:37:55,280 --> 00:37:58,719
Speaker 1: Atlanta Legends, and you know, I mean in the Alliance,

732
00:37:58,840 --> 00:38:01,120
Speaker 1: and now he's back with the higher in the Arena League,

733
00:38:01,680 --> 00:38:04,200
Speaker 1: so he's bounced around kind of like a ping pong ball.

734
00:38:04,840 --> 00:38:08,000
Speaker 1: I'd like to believe that if he had something to

735
00:38:08,160 --> 00:38:12,239
Speaker 1: offer somebody, what have stuck with him by now? That's fair,

736
00:38:13,440 --> 00:38:17,759
Speaker 1: Thank you very much. For another guy, by the way,

737
00:38:17,800 --> 00:38:19,960
Speaker 1: that I even mentioned when I was listening off the receivers,

738
00:38:20,200 --> 00:38:23,760
Speaker 1: also Darius Slayton, who is still obviously nursing the hamstring injury.

739
00:38:23,840 --> 00:38:25,759
Speaker 1: But he's another guy that you need to factor in

740
00:38:26,160 --> 00:38:29,000
Speaker 1: if they keep five or six. So you can't you

741
00:38:29,120 --> 00:38:31,560
Speaker 1: can't think about him right now because he's unavailable. And

742
00:38:31,719 --> 00:38:35,080
Speaker 1: quite honestly, if his hamstring lingers as long as Odell

743
00:38:35,160 --> 00:38:38,520
Speaker 1: Beckham juniors did when Beckham was a rookie, well he's

744
00:38:38,520 --> 00:38:41,440
Speaker 1: probably gonna find himself on I R to be to

745
00:38:41,560 --> 00:38:45,480
Speaker 1: be quite frank with you, because either he's on the

746
00:38:45,600 --> 00:38:48,840
Speaker 1: fifty three opening day or he's gonna be on I R.

747
00:38:49,360 --> 00:38:52,040
Speaker 1: Because I don't see any way the Giants would just

748
00:38:52,239 --> 00:38:56,640
Speaker 1: cut him because obviously he showed enough where they're gonna

749
00:38:56,640 --> 00:38:58,279
Speaker 1: want him around. You're not gonna want to get rid

750
00:38:58,280 --> 00:39:00,359
Speaker 1: of this guy, and he made strides during this. Pat

751
00:39:00,400 --> 00:39:03,360
Speaker 1: Schremer spoke very highly of him, no question, But what

752
00:39:03,480 --> 00:39:06,120
Speaker 1: if he what if he can't what if he can't

753
00:39:06,160 --> 00:39:08,719
Speaker 1: get back? Now he's working on the side, okay. I

754
00:39:08,760 --> 00:39:10,719
Speaker 1: saw him do high steps a couple of days ago.

755
00:39:11,160 --> 00:39:14,040
Speaker 1: Then he did back pedals okay, and he's still with

756
00:39:14,120 --> 00:39:17,200
Speaker 1: the trainers on the side. But bottom line is, if

757
00:39:17,239 --> 00:39:19,480
Speaker 1: he doesn't get out there for the entire preseason, you

758
00:39:19,840 --> 00:39:21,640
Speaker 1: I don't know if you can keep him on the grade. Well,

759
00:39:21,760 --> 00:39:23,520
Speaker 1: you put him on I R. He can always return

760
00:39:23,600 --> 00:39:26,680
Speaker 1: because remember he could be the guys to return. You

761
00:39:26,719 --> 00:39:30,600
Speaker 1: don't necessarily lose him for the season. But because he's

762
00:39:30,600 --> 00:39:32,640
Speaker 1: gonna have to sit out about half the season, that's

763
00:39:32,680 --> 00:39:35,760
Speaker 1: why obviously there's not necessarily a rush to put somebody

764
00:39:35,800 --> 00:39:37,960
Speaker 1: on I R. Point is, I don't see him getting cut. No,

765
00:39:38,040 --> 00:39:40,719
Speaker 1: I don't see him getting cut either. And it's August six.

766
00:39:41,120 --> 00:39:43,719
Speaker 1: We've got a few weeks here before they got to

767
00:39:43,719 --> 00:39:45,839
Speaker 1: finalize the fifty three. I mean, if he could get

768
00:39:45,880 --> 00:39:48,239
Speaker 1: back on the field for the final preseason game, you know,

769
00:39:48,320 --> 00:39:50,600
Speaker 1: then I think that gives them enough confidence that put

770
00:39:50,680 --> 00:39:52,680
Speaker 1: him on I R. Nobody's saying he's got to play

771
00:39:52,800 --> 00:39:54,520
Speaker 1: three of the four preseason games. He gets out there

772
00:39:54,560 --> 00:39:56,600
Speaker 1: for one, I think we're fine. And the reason I

773
00:39:56,680 --> 00:39:59,480
Speaker 1: brought that in, uh, let's assume he gets on the

774
00:39:59,520 --> 00:40:01,520
Speaker 1: field from preseason game, because I mean, it's not as

775
00:40:01,560 --> 00:40:03,840
Speaker 1: if he tore a ligament or anything. So when you

776
00:40:04,000 --> 00:40:07,319
Speaker 1: do the numbers game, once again, we're talking about bringing

777
00:40:07,320 --> 00:40:09,000
Speaker 1: a guy from the Arena League. I don't even see

778
00:40:09,000 --> 00:40:11,320
Speaker 1: the guy from the Arena League in a hypothetical conversation

779
00:40:11,360 --> 00:40:14,279
Speaker 1: you're getting over some of these other younger guys. I

780
00:40:14,320 --> 00:40:16,360
Speaker 1: don't see that either. So and and this is in

781
00:40:16,480 --> 00:40:19,640
Speaker 1: spite of the fact that there's a realistic chance the

782
00:40:19,760 --> 00:40:22,520
Speaker 1: Giants will not have to count Tate on their fifty

783
00:40:22,600 --> 00:40:25,520
Speaker 1: three for the absolutely first if we get suspended, they

784
00:40:25,520 --> 00:40:28,040
Speaker 1: will not because a suspended player never counts against the

785
00:40:28,080 --> 00:40:31,480
Speaker 1: fifty three, right, So you know that that won't impact

786
00:40:31,840 --> 00:40:33,839
Speaker 1: the rest of the roster. It's just when the four

787
00:40:33,880 --> 00:40:37,359
Speaker 1: game suspension finishes up, you then have to activate him

788
00:40:37,440 --> 00:40:40,360
Speaker 1: and make a roster move. But going in, if Golden

789
00:40:40,400 --> 00:40:43,680
Speaker 1: Tate suspension is upheld, then they know they could keep

790
00:40:43,719 --> 00:40:46,400
Speaker 1: five or six wide receivers and Golden Tate is not

791
00:40:46,480 --> 00:40:48,239
Speaker 1: one of them. And he doesn't count against Really, how

792
00:40:48,280 --> 00:40:50,120
Speaker 1: about this, if you want to be crafty about it,

793
00:40:51,080 --> 00:40:54,360
Speaker 1: Let's say Slayton isn't able to play during the preseason

794
00:40:54,400 --> 00:40:57,640
Speaker 1: because of the hamstring. You know what, maybe you just

795
00:40:57,800 --> 00:41:02,040
Speaker 1: buy the extra time the tate if he gets suspended

796
00:41:03,120 --> 00:41:05,239
Speaker 1: to use for Slaton just to carry him to see

797
00:41:05,280 --> 00:41:06,799
Speaker 1: if you can get healthy. You might even be able

798
00:41:06,800 --> 00:41:10,320
Speaker 1: to do that. It's another option. Certainly you can explore it.

799
00:41:10,600 --> 00:41:13,520
Speaker 1: I mean, there's different options based on how the injuries

800
00:41:13,560 --> 00:41:16,279
Speaker 1: play out. And remember, you know we're now operating on

801
00:41:16,400 --> 00:41:19,279
Speaker 1: what the roster looks like now after four preseasons. It's true, true,

802
00:41:19,440 --> 00:41:21,400
Speaker 1: you just you never know. Not that we're wishing anybody

803
00:41:21,480 --> 00:41:23,440
Speaker 1: get hurt, but let's face it, somebody is going to

804
00:41:23,480 --> 00:41:26,040
Speaker 1: get banged up. Here's what I do every he's the

805
00:41:26,160 --> 00:41:29,440
Speaker 1: only guy in that wide receiver's room who can run

806
00:41:29,480 --> 00:41:34,399
Speaker 1: a sub four four and they want a guy who

807
00:41:34,520 --> 00:41:39,239
Speaker 1: can do that on this team because he brings yeah, yeah,

808
00:41:39,360 --> 00:41:41,120
Speaker 1: more of a reason why he has value whether he's

809
00:41:41,560 --> 00:41:43,680
Speaker 1: or not. Let's head back to the phone lines. We've

810
00:41:43,719 --> 00:41:46,680
Speaker 1: got Mr E in Brooklyn. Mr E, welcome aboard. What

811
00:41:46,719 --> 00:41:49,880
Speaker 1: do you offer us? Hey? How you doing? Guys right?

812
00:41:49,960 --> 00:41:52,920
Speaker 1: We'll tell your mind. Thanks for having my call um

813
00:41:53,000 --> 00:41:57,279
Speaker 1: to second time up called really quick though, one quick point,

814
00:41:57,520 --> 00:42:00,120
Speaker 1: one quick bull connection, and one quick question for as

815
00:42:00,200 --> 00:42:03,480
Speaker 1: quick point is I'm curious as to why every season

816
00:42:04,120 --> 00:42:07,799
Speaker 1: we have another quarterback drafted, regardless of the round, it's

817
00:42:07,840 --> 00:42:11,800
Speaker 1: still another quarterback, like another new player, and yet the

818
00:42:12,400 --> 00:42:14,759
Speaker 1: height that builds up around this quarterback is going to

819
00:42:14,800 --> 00:42:17,759
Speaker 1: be the new era. Parent to Eli, it's constant. It's

820
00:42:18,000 --> 00:42:21,680
Speaker 1: it's so redundant that every season it happens. I watched

821
00:42:21,719 --> 00:42:24,640
Speaker 1: the industry with Eli yesterday and he said he's used

822
00:42:24,680 --> 00:42:28,560
Speaker 1: to it, and yet nobody factors in this can emotionally

823
00:42:28,640 --> 00:42:31,520
Speaker 1: and psychologically be a deterrent. And I granted these the professionals,

824
00:42:31,560 --> 00:42:33,400
Speaker 1: and they should and it should be so to speak,

825
00:42:33,840 --> 00:42:36,840
Speaker 1: you know, oblivious to that, but still the human and

826
00:42:36,920 --> 00:42:40,120
Speaker 1: I don't understand why it's not second place like the

827
00:42:40,200 --> 00:42:42,840
Speaker 1: old days, where you're going to be drafting a new quarterback,

828
00:42:42,880 --> 00:42:45,560
Speaker 1: give the clipboard, let him learn instead. Now we put

829
00:42:45,600 --> 00:42:47,680
Speaker 1: the pressure on, Oh there's a new guy coming, and

830
00:42:47,800 --> 00:42:50,040
Speaker 1: Eli is, well, we've done it's gotten better. That was

831
00:42:50,160 --> 00:42:52,799
Speaker 1: my first comment. Well, let me just answer that by

832
00:42:52,920 --> 00:42:56,759
Speaker 1: saying there is nobody inside the Giants organization who is

833
00:42:57,120 --> 00:43:00,200
Speaker 1: rushing Eli out of here, reporting pressure on him. You're

834
00:43:00,239 --> 00:43:03,440
Speaker 1: talking about a segment of the fan base that, for

835
00:43:03,640 --> 00:43:06,879
Speaker 1: some reason, perhaps because they read and hear a lot

836
00:43:06,960 --> 00:43:11,800
Speaker 1: of stuff, that has pushed the the table in that

837
00:43:11,960 --> 00:43:14,840
Speaker 1: direction or the needle in that direction. Is actually the

838
00:43:14,920 --> 00:43:18,760
Speaker 1: phrase I'm looking for. This has nothing to do with reality.

839
00:43:19,400 --> 00:43:22,759
Speaker 1: Reality is the door is open on Eli Manning, not

840
00:43:22,880 --> 00:43:25,359
Speaker 1: only to finish this season, but if the Chips fall

841
00:43:25,480 --> 00:43:27,640
Speaker 1: the way that the Giants hope they do, and they're

842
00:43:27,680 --> 00:43:30,919
Speaker 1: optimistic about it, the tour is open that Eli maybe

843
00:43:31,000 --> 00:43:34,040
Speaker 1: the starter in two thousand twenty. And that's the reality

844
00:43:34,120 --> 00:43:36,200
Speaker 1: of it. But you know, there are a lot of

845
00:43:36,239 --> 00:43:39,440
Speaker 1: people who simply don't want to believe that. And it's

846
00:43:39,560 --> 00:43:42,120
Speaker 1: and as far as the other stuff, here's here's what's

847
00:43:42,120 --> 00:43:45,800
Speaker 1: funny about it. The same people who put in print

848
00:43:45,960 --> 00:43:49,200
Speaker 1: or on their computer screen that Loletta was going to

849
00:43:49,400 --> 00:43:53,319
Speaker 1: challenge Eli in terms of taking his job last year.

850
00:43:54,239 --> 00:43:58,040
Speaker 1: It is laughable. Kyle Loletta never took one snap in

851
00:43:58,120 --> 00:44:02,399
Speaker 1: practice with the first team during the entire season. Now

852
00:44:02,520 --> 00:44:05,319
Speaker 1: you tell me you you you obviously are a good fan.

853
00:44:05,800 --> 00:44:09,440
Speaker 1: You tell me, why would anybody with any sense of

854
00:44:09,560 --> 00:44:15,320
Speaker 1: logic whatsoever, try to promote that theme when the quarterback

855
00:44:15,400 --> 00:44:19,239
Speaker 1: that you're talking about has not taken a single solitary

856
00:44:19,400 --> 00:44:22,319
Speaker 1: snap with the starters. Are you seriously going to look

857
00:44:22,400 --> 00:44:24,720
Speaker 1: somebody in the eye and say that there's a chance

858
00:44:24,920 --> 00:44:27,920
Speaker 1: that he's gonna supplant the lie Manning? How ridiculous is

859
00:44:28,000 --> 00:44:31,200
Speaker 1: that theory? True? True? True that I agree with you,

860
00:44:32,239 --> 00:44:35,359
Speaker 1: But I always wonder why all these accommicators of sports

861
00:44:35,400 --> 00:44:38,560
Speaker 1: writers go crazy over it. Because they need the clicks.

862
00:44:39,120 --> 00:44:45,240
Speaker 1: They need the attention. They need the attention and the clicks. Okay,

863
00:44:45,400 --> 00:44:48,000
Speaker 1: my Bowl prediction, my one Bowl prediction. And I know

864
00:44:48,040 --> 00:44:51,000
Speaker 1: people are gonna think I'm gonna crazy say Kawan Barkley

865
00:44:51,040 --> 00:44:55,399
Speaker 1: will rush for over two thousand yards this season. Who yeah,

866
00:44:55,440 --> 00:44:57,799
Speaker 1: I know it's crazy, trust me, it's bold, as bold

867
00:44:57,880 --> 00:45:00,279
Speaker 1: as can be. But I got a solid feeling. I

868
00:45:00,440 --> 00:45:03,680
Speaker 1: watched every game, every second. I've rewatched every game from

869
00:45:03,760 --> 00:45:06,520
Speaker 1: last season. I watched the offensive line. I've watched the

870
00:45:06,560 --> 00:45:08,880
Speaker 1: move in the Sa Kwan. I've watched the comfortability of

871
00:45:08,920 --> 00:45:13,160
Speaker 1: the left side of the line solidifying with Zimmer, Ramors

872
00:45:13,239 --> 00:45:16,600
Speaker 1: and Zeiler on the right side. That is what he needs.

873
00:45:16,760 --> 00:45:19,680
Speaker 1: I looked at all of Barry Sanders based runs best

874
00:45:19,760 --> 00:45:22,840
Speaker 1: games and here the crappiest line, which we all know,

875
00:45:23,520 --> 00:45:27,239
Speaker 1: but what he did have with natural ability. So you

876
00:45:27,360 --> 00:45:31,240
Speaker 1: imagine you give Barry Sanders at that time a decent line,

877
00:45:31,520 --> 00:45:34,680
Speaker 1: the numbers will be ridiculous, say quantity we did last

878
00:45:34,760 --> 00:45:37,640
Speaker 1: year when arguably one of the worst lines or inconsistent,

879
00:45:37,880 --> 00:45:40,000
Speaker 1: Not that I'm hating on my team, but he still

880
00:45:40,080 --> 00:45:43,000
Speaker 1: did what he did. You solidify this line like they've

881
00:45:43,080 --> 00:45:47,040
Speaker 1: done now on the right side, the potential is unbelievable,

882
00:45:47,440 --> 00:45:50,319
Speaker 1: especially since he's more comfortable, and we always know when

883
00:45:50,360 --> 00:45:54,360
Speaker 1: you get comfortable in that second year. I believe that receivers, quarterbacks,

884
00:45:54,520 --> 00:45:58,759
Speaker 1: and running backs show the most aggressive performance in their

885
00:45:58,840 --> 00:46:02,440
Speaker 1: second year of comfortability, primarily because if they take their

886
00:46:02,719 --> 00:46:05,080
Speaker 1: nervousness out of it, not saying the other guys don't,

887
00:46:05,239 --> 00:46:07,640
Speaker 1: but I think they're more inclined to be more explosive

888
00:46:07,880 --> 00:46:10,399
Speaker 1: in that second season. Here's the one thing I'm gonna

889
00:46:10,440 --> 00:46:13,400
Speaker 1: tell you, and it's not even about the second season.

890
00:46:14,200 --> 00:46:18,360
Speaker 1: It's about a running back having the confidence that his

891
00:46:18,480 --> 00:46:22,480
Speaker 1: offensive line is going to block the play correctly so

892
00:46:22,719 --> 00:46:25,319
Speaker 1: that when he wants to hit the hole and make

893
00:46:25,440 --> 00:46:28,759
Speaker 1: his move, the hole is going to be there, and

894
00:46:28,880 --> 00:46:31,760
Speaker 1: to be honest with to be honest with you, that's

895
00:46:31,800 --> 00:46:35,719
Speaker 1: more important than being familiar with the scheme for the

896
00:46:35,800 --> 00:46:40,960
Speaker 1: second season, because if if if the blockers don't block it,

897
00:46:41,600 --> 00:46:44,560
Speaker 1: and they don't have an instinctive feel for where the

898
00:46:44,680 --> 00:46:47,399
Speaker 1: running back is going to make his move, and then

899
00:46:47,760 --> 00:46:51,320
Speaker 1: vice versa, the running back have that kind of feel

900
00:46:51,360 --> 00:46:54,680
Speaker 1: for his offensive line, then the numbers you're talking about

901
00:46:54,760 --> 00:46:59,120
Speaker 1: are simply impossible. It is those things that have to

902
00:46:59,200 --> 00:47:02,400
Speaker 1: happen more than just saying it's the second year in

903
00:47:02,440 --> 00:47:04,960
Speaker 1: the system and they feel comfortable. That is so much

904
00:47:05,080 --> 00:47:09,920
Speaker 1: hogwash compared to the actual chemistry that Barkley must build

905
00:47:10,200 --> 00:47:13,640
Speaker 1: with these offensive linemen. And keep in mind, keep in mind,

906
00:47:13,760 --> 00:47:16,360
Speaker 1: seven guys in NFL history have run for two thousand

907
00:47:16,440 --> 00:47:18,520
Speaker 1: yards in a single season. That's it, just seven. Well,

908
00:47:18,560 --> 00:47:21,520
Speaker 1: he's certainly talented. No, I'm not saying. I'm not saying

909
00:47:21,560 --> 00:47:24,600
Speaker 1: Barkley is not talented enough. My point is that from

910
00:47:24,640 --> 00:47:28,080
Speaker 1: a perspective standpoint, seven guys in the entire history of

911
00:47:28,120 --> 00:47:30,320
Speaker 1: the NFL have done that. It's not as if this happens,

912
00:47:30,640 --> 00:47:33,200
Speaker 1: you know, once every five years. He's also a generational

913
00:47:33,440 --> 00:47:36,480
Speaker 1: n he has one presented generational talent. But Barry Sanders

914
00:47:36,880 --> 00:47:39,000
Speaker 1: also he is one of the guys that did it.

915
00:47:39,080 --> 00:47:41,000
Speaker 1: He only did it once during the course of his career.

916
00:47:41,200 --> 00:47:43,359
Speaker 1: And while yes, he didn't have the greatest offensive line,

917
00:47:43,400 --> 00:47:45,200
Speaker 1: the Lions also had a number of key weapons around

918
00:47:45,239 --> 00:47:47,719
Speaker 1: by Sanders too, So it was a good offense and

919
00:47:47,760 --> 00:47:49,640
Speaker 1: may not been a great offensive line, was good offense

920
00:47:49,760 --> 00:47:51,719
Speaker 1: where they're more than cable putting points on the board.

921
00:47:51,840 --> 00:47:54,040
Speaker 1: And even under those circumstances, he only did it once.

922
00:47:54,120 --> 00:47:57,479
Speaker 1: So I'm just providing some context in terms of age

923
00:47:57,480 --> 00:47:59,160
Speaker 1: with that. Agree with that and my last statement that

924
00:47:59,160 --> 00:48:01,360
Speaker 1: I'm gonna let you guys go us about our receivers.

925
00:48:01,440 --> 00:48:03,680
Speaker 1: I appreciate the fact that you know there's a high

926
00:48:03,760 --> 00:48:06,719
Speaker 1: level of attrition in most receiver rooms, and that's the case,

927
00:48:07,080 --> 00:48:09,680
Speaker 1: and I guess on anybody, and you want the best receivers.

928
00:48:10,280 --> 00:48:12,480
Speaker 1: I love the idea that we have these young guys

929
00:48:12,520 --> 00:48:15,080
Speaker 1: who are coming. I had liked the idea. However, I

930
00:48:15,160 --> 00:48:17,239
Speaker 1: don't know. Maybe they're trying to push it. Maybe you

931
00:48:17,280 --> 00:48:20,040
Speaker 1: got can educate me better. I'd like Darius Slayton. I

932
00:48:20,120 --> 00:48:22,440
Speaker 1: hate the fact that you've got the hamstring issue. I've

933
00:48:22,520 --> 00:48:25,640
Speaker 1: always wanted the Giants to have take it off the

934
00:48:25,719 --> 00:48:29,839
Speaker 1: top receivers, height end or speed. Either or or height

935
00:48:29,920 --> 00:48:31,480
Speaker 1: doesn't always work if you don't have a lot of

936
00:48:31,480 --> 00:48:35,840
Speaker 1: speed and terrible hands, but speed kills and Darius Slayton

937
00:48:36,280 --> 00:48:40,719
Speaker 1: sub for three. I mean, so sfore for that's ridiculous.

938
00:48:40,920 --> 00:48:43,279
Speaker 1: Kick this kid healthy. Get some speed. I think two

939
00:48:43,400 --> 00:48:46,520
Speaker 1: years ago we had another really speedy guy in camp

940
00:48:46,880 --> 00:48:48,400
Speaker 1: and I don't know what happened to him. He day

941
00:48:48,480 --> 00:48:51,160
Speaker 1: was he was another speedy speedster. I don't know why

942
00:48:51,280 --> 00:48:54,560
Speaker 1: we don't get a lot more juicy, speedy guys to

943
00:48:54,719 --> 00:48:56,520
Speaker 1: go there. I mean, look at the lines on I've

944
00:48:56,560 --> 00:48:59,200
Speaker 1: watched him in camp. He's looked ridiculous with his um

945
00:48:59,400 --> 00:49:05,520
Speaker 1: powered accuracy. Give him some receivers well to your point though,

946
00:49:05,560 --> 00:49:08,880
Speaker 1: and appreciate the phone call mystery more importantly, give him

947
00:49:08,960 --> 00:49:11,160
Speaker 1: some time to throw it well that too. But what

948
00:49:11,239 --> 00:49:13,400
Speaker 1: I'm gonna say is is that speed is great, but

949
00:49:13,840 --> 00:49:15,839
Speaker 1: the big part of it is if the guys can't

950
00:49:15,880 --> 00:49:18,640
Speaker 1: catch the ball consistently and make plays, speed is irrelevant.

951
00:49:19,040 --> 00:49:20,640
Speaker 1: So you know that's a big part of it. That's

952
00:49:20,680 --> 00:49:22,160
Speaker 1: more of a reason why Slady needs to get back

953
00:49:22,200 --> 00:49:24,400
Speaker 1: on the field to continue to gain that chemistry with

954
00:49:24,480 --> 00:49:27,480
Speaker 1: Eli Manning. That's why you know a guy with speed, Yeah,

955
00:49:27,520 --> 00:49:29,680
Speaker 1: you want him to get past the corners. You also

956
00:49:29,719 --> 00:49:32,279
Speaker 1: want him to consistently make those plays. So that's something

957
00:49:32,360 --> 00:49:35,200
Speaker 1: to keep in mind when you evaluate his upside and

958
00:49:35,320 --> 00:49:38,279
Speaker 1: his outlook on the team. Let's go to Mike in Virginia. Mike,

959
00:49:38,320 --> 00:49:39,880
Speaker 1: Welcome to Big Blue Kickoff Live. What do you have

960
00:49:39,960 --> 00:49:43,040
Speaker 1: for us? Hey, guys. First off, Lance, I gotta tell

961
00:49:43,080 --> 00:49:46,120
Speaker 1: you you were right about following Charlie on Twitter. God,

962
00:49:46,200 --> 00:49:51,120
Speaker 1: that's foreign. Well, I'm not telling anybody anything. They don't

963
00:49:51,160 --> 00:49:53,600
Speaker 1: know if they've been following the program and so forth.

964
00:49:54,000 --> 00:49:57,000
Speaker 1: So it really, it really is. But I have I

965
00:49:57,120 --> 00:50:01,799
Speaker 1: have a bold prediction. I'm gonna say that is going

966
00:50:01,960 --> 00:50:08,719
Speaker 1: to Rue pass and catch a touchdown in a game.

967
00:50:11,360 --> 00:50:18,280
Speaker 1: Uncatch and pass for a touchdown. Yes, I haven't seen

968
00:50:18,400 --> 00:50:21,440
Speaker 1: him throw very much, so I don't know if I

969
00:50:21,560 --> 00:50:24,960
Speaker 1: can if I can buy that one as being plausible.

970
00:50:25,400 --> 00:50:28,280
Speaker 1: Certainly it's bold. I just don't know if it's plausible

971
00:50:28,440 --> 00:50:30,879
Speaker 1: A short pass if they run something in the red zone,

972
00:50:31,000 --> 00:50:33,560
Speaker 1: I guess. I guess it could happen to Cohen last

973
00:50:33,640 --> 00:50:36,560
Speaker 1: year through a touchdown pass for the Bears and I'd

974
00:50:36,600 --> 00:50:39,799
Speaker 1: like to I'd like to see se Kwan actually throw

975
00:50:39,880 --> 00:50:41,840
Speaker 1: the ball a little bit before. I believe that in

976
00:50:41,920 --> 00:50:45,640
Speaker 1: the practice. I haven't seen him try. I remember Fiegel's

977
00:50:46,000 --> 00:50:49,520
Speaker 1: Jeff Fiegel's are are a broadcast partner. When he was

978
00:50:49,600 --> 00:50:51,719
Speaker 1: a punter here with the Giants, he used to beg

979
00:50:52,320 --> 00:50:54,399
Speaker 1: for the opportunity to throw a pass at a game,

980
00:50:54,480 --> 00:50:57,160
Speaker 1: and all the time at practice on the side he'd

981
00:50:57,200 --> 00:50:59,440
Speaker 1: he'd be throwing spirals, and it was it was always

982
00:50:59,480 --> 00:51:01,880
Speaker 1: intriguing to think that Fiagles might actually throw one in

983
00:51:01,920 --> 00:51:06,839
Speaker 1: a game exactly. And one more thing, Paul, I want

984
00:51:06,880 --> 00:51:08,799
Speaker 1: to tell you that I'm I'm as old school as

985
00:51:08,840 --> 00:51:14,879
Speaker 1: you are. Um, I've been a giant stance in um

986
00:51:15,200 --> 00:51:18,160
Speaker 1: you know those are those are the lean years. Let

987
00:51:18,239 --> 00:51:20,879
Speaker 1: me tell you, oh baby, they sure we're well, you're

988
00:51:20,920 --> 00:51:23,920
Speaker 1: you're talking about the Yale Bowl right there, nineteen seventy

989
00:51:24,000 --> 00:51:30,280
Speaker 1: four exactly. But anyway, again, that's my that's my bold prediction.

990
00:51:30,680 --> 00:51:33,400
Speaker 1: And I'm I'm on board with you, Paul on that

991
00:51:33,840 --> 00:51:36,680
Speaker 1: I'm in love with C. J. Conrad, that that kids

992
00:51:36,719 --> 00:51:39,759
Speaker 1: have studied. Yeah, he really is. And and I will

993
00:51:39,800 --> 00:51:41,959
Speaker 1: tell you this all right, Lands and I were talking

994
00:51:41,960 --> 00:51:46,640
Speaker 1: about the practice today, the Giants are rolling in all

995
00:51:46,760 --> 00:51:49,120
Speaker 1: of these tight ends at one time or another. With

996
00:51:49,239 --> 00:51:53,520
Speaker 1: the starters. They're all getting an opportunity, so no one's

997
00:51:53,520 --> 00:51:55,600
Speaker 1: gonna be able to complain by the time they make

998
00:51:55,680 --> 00:51:57,840
Speaker 1: their decision on the tight end depth chart that they

999
00:51:57,920 --> 00:52:01,880
Speaker 1: did not get a chance because everybody is getting some

1000
00:52:02,160 --> 00:52:04,839
Speaker 1: run with the first team and even the second team.

1001
00:52:05,400 --> 00:52:09,880
Speaker 1: So whoever wins, may the best man win those jobs.

1002
00:52:10,000 --> 00:52:12,759
Speaker 1: Because and I'm a C. J. Conrad guy, but I'm

1003
00:52:12,800 --> 00:52:17,200
Speaker 1: telling you this competition is really fierce. And one more

1004
00:52:17,320 --> 00:52:19,239
Speaker 1: and and like you said, one more. Thanks, Sorry, guys,

1005
00:52:19,600 --> 00:52:23,879
Speaker 1: but do you see Conrad possibly being an h back?

1006
00:52:27,400 --> 00:52:30,799
Speaker 1: They don't. Let's put it this way. When he's out there,

1007
00:52:31,120 --> 00:52:34,399
Speaker 1: he's running as a tight end, so you know, could

1008
00:52:34,440 --> 00:52:36,600
Speaker 1: it happen? I guess it could. We know he's a

1009
00:52:36,719 --> 00:52:39,440
Speaker 1: terrific blocker if you watched his work at Kentucky, and

1010
00:52:39,520 --> 00:52:43,120
Speaker 1: even coach Schumer said his blocking is certainly ahead of

1011
00:52:43,280 --> 00:52:45,560
Speaker 1: his other skills. But I think he's a real good

1012
00:52:45,600 --> 00:52:48,719
Speaker 1: receiver from what I've seen here too. Uh, he's not

1013
00:52:48,840 --> 00:52:51,800
Speaker 1: afraid to knock people over, and he is very strong

1014
00:52:51,880 --> 00:52:54,960
Speaker 1: and physical, So could it be? I guess? I guess

1015
00:52:55,000 --> 00:52:57,200
Speaker 1: they could use him that way. I just I just

1016
00:52:57,280 --> 00:52:59,000
Speaker 1: like to see him on the fifty three because I

1017
00:52:59,040 --> 00:53:02,239
Speaker 1: think he's got a lot of one Yes, al right, guys,

1018
00:53:02,320 --> 00:53:05,560
Speaker 1: take care and I will continue listening as always, and

1019
00:53:06,560 --> 00:53:09,280
Speaker 1: much I hate to say it, I'll follow. I'll follow, Charlie.

1020
00:53:09,320 --> 00:53:11,960
Speaker 1: It's kind of like a train wreck. You don't you

1021
00:53:12,160 --> 00:53:15,839
Speaker 1: you don't want to look, but you have to. Well,

1022
00:53:15,880 --> 00:53:17,520
Speaker 1: I don't know if you have to train wreck. I

1023
00:53:17,600 --> 00:53:19,800
Speaker 1: agree with you that I appreciate the phone call. I

1024
00:53:19,840 --> 00:53:22,040
Speaker 1: don't think anybody should be forced to look or listen

1025
00:53:22,120 --> 00:53:25,319
Speaker 1: to him. We just uh have the kindness of our heart.

1026
00:53:25,719 --> 00:53:27,879
Speaker 1: Try to field his phone calls once in a while.

1027
00:53:28,600 --> 00:53:30,640
Speaker 1: We don't play the intro though, Remember when I'm at

1028
00:53:30,680 --> 00:53:34,279
Speaker 1: the controls, that's only when John is here running the show.

1029
00:53:34,520 --> 00:53:37,920
Speaker 1: So that's also a rare occurrence. Getting back to Conrad,

1030
00:53:38,800 --> 00:53:41,880
Speaker 1: if they don't keep a fullback on the roster, you know,

1031
00:53:42,000 --> 00:53:44,080
Speaker 1: could they entertain maybe the idea of him as an

1032
00:53:44,120 --> 00:53:46,960
Speaker 1: age back. It's possible, but I would agree with what

1033
00:53:47,120 --> 00:53:49,440
Speaker 1: Paul said. I don't really see that right now. I

1034
00:53:49,480 --> 00:53:51,880
Speaker 1: see them utilizing him solely as a tight end. And

1035
00:53:52,200 --> 00:53:54,759
Speaker 1: you know Pat Schrmer's comment that you're referring to Paul

1036
00:53:54,920 --> 00:53:57,919
Speaker 1: was that when he was asked about Conrad last week,

1037
00:53:57,960 --> 00:54:00,640
Speaker 1: he said he's a really good blocker, and he emphasize that,

1038
00:54:00,880 --> 00:54:03,320
Speaker 1: but the blocking is ahead of the route running is

1039
00:54:03,480 --> 00:54:06,640
Speaker 1: the term that he used. So I'm anxious to see

1040
00:54:06,760 --> 00:54:09,520
Speaker 1: if he gets opportunities in these preseason games. You know,

1041
00:54:09,560 --> 00:54:11,800
Speaker 1: how many times do they get him to run a route?

1042
00:54:11,880 --> 00:54:13,960
Speaker 1: How many targets does he get and does he make plays?

1043
00:54:14,000 --> 00:54:17,880
Speaker 1: Because that I think would then really help him solidify

1044
00:54:18,320 --> 00:54:20,200
Speaker 1: a shot on the fifty three man. Can I add

1045
00:54:20,239 --> 00:54:23,360
Speaker 1: after the ellipsus another part to what I think I

1046
00:54:23,480 --> 00:54:26,960
Speaker 1: would put to Shermer's statement, He's got terrific hands. I've

1047
00:54:27,000 --> 00:54:30,239
Speaker 1: seen him only drop two passes at camp, which is

1048
00:54:30,360 --> 00:54:32,600
Speaker 1: what he should continue to do. Don't give the coaches

1049
00:54:32,640 --> 00:54:36,360
Speaker 1: any reason to doubt having you on the fifty three man. Rossa.

1050
00:54:36,400 --> 00:54:38,960
Speaker 1: But another guy, in fairness to not overlook, and this

1051
00:54:39,080 --> 00:54:40,839
Speaker 1: goes back to the numbers game. Do you keep three

1052
00:54:40,880 --> 00:54:43,160
Speaker 1: tight ends? Do you keep four tight ends? Is Scott Simons?

1053
00:54:43,640 --> 00:54:48,040
Speaker 1: I know? And if they elect to clearly say hey,

1054
00:54:48,080 --> 00:54:51,640
Speaker 1: Evan Ingram and Red Ellison are guys, then could it

1055
00:54:51,719 --> 00:54:55,439
Speaker 1: become a battle between Simon's and and Conrad. And let's

1056
00:54:55,480 --> 00:54:58,120
Speaker 1: just say, hypothetically, if Conrad didn't make the fifty three,

1057
00:54:58,360 --> 00:54:59,840
Speaker 1: do they have a shot to retain him on the

1058
00:54:59,840 --> 00:55:02,160
Speaker 1: p act the squad. I think a lot may depend

1059
00:55:02,239 --> 00:55:04,400
Speaker 1: on how he does in the preseason, because I wouldn't

1060
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Speaker 1: rule that out. I would not rule out that even

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Speaker 1: if they don't keep him for the fifty three, maybe

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Speaker 1: passes through waivers and they can bring it back. We've

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Speaker 1: seen that sometimes happen, where you know, somebody who everybody

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Speaker 1: thinks he is gonna get claimed and then he doesn't,

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Speaker 1: and the Giants wind up retaining the services of a player.

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Speaker 1: Of course, there's Dickerson also, who they've been as well.

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Speaker 1: Point it's it's a tough competition. I would only say this,

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Speaker 1: if Conrad does get sliced from the fifty three, I

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Speaker 1: certainly hope myself that he winds up on the practice squad,

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Speaker 1: because after all, he's my undrafted rookie free agent dark horse,

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Speaker 1: so he's got to make me look good. But I

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Speaker 1: want him well he anyway goes out makes statements in

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Speaker 1: the preseason, I think he'll put himself in a very

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Speaker 1: good position to do that. All right, that is gonna

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Speaker 1: wrap up the latest edition a Big Blue Kickoff Live.

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Speaker 1: We'll be back up and running tomorrow at one pm

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Speaker 1: Eastern has Owe's. It is all presented by Cora's Light.

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Speaker 1: We appreciate the phone calls. We don't an opportunity to

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Speaker 1: get to tweets because we got a lot of calls.

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Speaker 1: We'll trying to anin them off the air. Certainly appreciate

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Speaker 1: everybody with their feedback. For Paul to Tino, I'm Lance Meadow.

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Speaker 1: You wanted to throw one more item in or you

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Speaker 1: were pointing dor, but what you wanted a United States

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Speaker 1: cap live. Never get out of here for Paul the

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Speaker 1: Tino on Lance Meadow. Enjoy the rest of your day

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Speaker 1: and stay locked to Giants dot com. Have a good one.