1 00:00:01,320 --> 00:00:03,440 Speaker 1: Welcome to The Giants Huddle. Get Him in a Huddle, 2 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:04,800 Speaker 1: Get him in a Huddle, Get Him in a Huddle, 3 00:00:04,960 --> 00:00:08,039 Speaker 1: New York Giants Podcast. Welcome to another episode of the 4 00:00:08,080 --> 00:00:10,960 Speaker 1: Giants Huddle Podcast. My name is John Schmelt. Thank you 5 00:00:11,000 --> 00:00:13,280 Speaker 1: for being with us. Our guest today is Giants quarterback 6 00:00:13,400 --> 00:00:16,120 Speaker 1: Daniel Jones. But before we get to Daniel, a quick 7 00:00:16,120 --> 00:00:18,960 Speaker 1: reminder that you can find this podcast on Giants dot Com, 8 00:00:19,239 --> 00:00:21,599 Speaker 1: the Giants Mobile, Apple, more importantly, on all your favorite 9 00:00:21,600 --> 00:00:25,480 Speaker 1: podcast platforms. Search for gihnts Little podcast, find it, subscribe. 10 00:00:25,520 --> 00:00:27,640 Speaker 1: If you're an Apple podcast and he like, what'd you here, 11 00:00:27,720 --> 00:00:31,000 Speaker 1: please leave a positive review. Daniel, how are you? I'm 12 00:00:31,040 --> 00:00:33,800 Speaker 1: doing well? I'm doing how I'm doing fantastic. Thanks for 13 00:00:33,800 --> 00:00:35,519 Speaker 1: being with us. Let's start with this. I'll start with 14 00:00:35,520 --> 00:00:38,760 Speaker 1: a hard hitting question. First, how is your Thanksgiving? It 15 00:00:38,840 --> 00:00:41,600 Speaker 1: was good? It was good? Enjoyed, Uh, George Thanksgiving. My 16 00:00:41,640 --> 00:00:45,239 Speaker 1: family was uh in Orlando. Little brother had a basketball 17 00:00:45,280 --> 00:00:47,839 Speaker 1: game down there, so uh they're supporting him. I was 18 00:00:47,880 --> 00:00:51,760 Speaker 1: able to watch it. Unfortunately they lost, but uh they'll 19 00:00:51,800 --> 00:00:54,840 Speaker 1: get back on track today hopefully. So um good, good 20 00:00:54,880 --> 00:00:58,080 Speaker 1: Thanksgiving and enjoyed, Uh, enjoyed a little bit of a 21 00:00:58,280 --> 00:01:00,480 Speaker 1: little bit time off, who's just been and thanks being 22 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:05,360 Speaker 1: with So I actually went over to Alex Tanney's house, UM, 23 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:07,559 Speaker 1: hung out with his family. They were nice enough to 24 00:01:07,560 --> 00:01:11,360 Speaker 1: to host me and his wife. Rebecca's is a great cook, 25 00:01:11,440 --> 00:01:13,760 Speaker 1: so that, Um, that was a great at had plenty 26 00:01:13,760 --> 00:01:16,880 Speaker 1: of food. What's your go to favorite Thanksgiving things? What 27 00:01:16,920 --> 00:01:20,840 Speaker 1: do you like? Uh? I like it all. I think, Um, 28 00:01:21,040 --> 00:01:23,319 Speaker 1: the highlight for me yesterday it was probably the sweep 29 00:01:23,360 --> 00:01:25,840 Speaker 1: Tator cash roll. I thought she did a really good 30 00:01:25,920 --> 00:01:28,360 Speaker 1: job with that. Was it was. It was great across 31 00:01:28,360 --> 00:01:32,280 Speaker 1: the board and and uh, I think, uh back home, 32 00:01:32,360 --> 00:01:34,600 Speaker 1: we used to always go to my my grandparents house 33 00:01:34,640 --> 00:01:38,440 Speaker 1: and in rock Hill, uh, South Carolina, And um, I 34 00:01:38,440 --> 00:01:40,600 Speaker 1: guess you know her her mac and cheese was always 35 00:01:40,640 --> 00:01:43,800 Speaker 1: a big hit. So I'd probably be it uh down there. 36 00:01:44,160 --> 00:01:47,760 Speaker 1: You mentioned your family and your siblings. How much of 37 00:01:47,800 --> 00:01:50,120 Speaker 1: a backbone are they for you as you go through 38 00:01:50,120 --> 00:01:52,200 Speaker 1: your first NFL season. It's people you can talk to 39 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:54,880 Speaker 1: every week, be a sounding board too, and you know, 40 00:01:54,920 --> 00:01:56,440 Speaker 1: talk to in a different way than you would talk 41 00:01:56,440 --> 00:01:59,280 Speaker 1: to your coaches and your teammates up here. Yeah, I 42 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:02,920 Speaker 1: mean I think that's uh, you know, I'm lucky to 43 00:02:02,920 --> 00:02:06,360 Speaker 1: to have you know, three siblings who um you know 44 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:09,760 Speaker 1: have played or or are playing uh sports at a 45 00:02:09,840 --> 00:02:12,560 Speaker 1: high level. And uh you know, two parents who who 46 00:02:12,720 --> 00:02:16,360 Speaker 1: supported me, um through it all, and and uh you know, 47 00:02:16,400 --> 00:02:18,840 Speaker 1: I think they've been you know, each each member of 48 00:02:18,880 --> 00:02:21,600 Speaker 1: that you know of my family has been extremely helpful 49 00:02:21,600 --> 00:02:24,519 Speaker 1: to me and and just talking through things and um, 50 00:02:24,919 --> 00:02:27,400 Speaker 1: you know, hopefully I'm I'm that way for them, but 51 00:02:27,520 --> 00:02:30,520 Speaker 1: um yeah, I mean that's been it's been been big 52 00:02:30,520 --> 00:02:32,519 Speaker 1: to have them. You know. You mentioned your siblings and 53 00:02:32,560 --> 00:02:34,360 Speaker 1: I've read a story during the draft they're you know, 54 00:02:34,400 --> 00:02:36,400 Speaker 1: calling your phone and make them believe their teams that 55 00:02:36,440 --> 00:02:38,880 Speaker 1: are trying to pick you, right do They kind of 56 00:02:39,000 --> 00:02:40,960 Speaker 1: at the same time keep you level but at the 57 00:02:41,000 --> 00:02:43,960 Speaker 1: same time also keep your confidence up. As you know, 58 00:02:44,000 --> 00:02:46,720 Speaker 1: this season hasn't gone as everybody wanted to um or 59 00:02:46,800 --> 00:02:48,960 Speaker 1: they just good at keeping you on that steady plane 60 00:02:49,000 --> 00:02:52,080 Speaker 1: and being where you need to be mentally every week. Yeah, 61 00:02:52,080 --> 00:02:56,720 Speaker 1: I think so, I think, um, you know, they'll they'll, uh, 62 00:02:56,760 --> 00:02:58,839 Speaker 1: they'll give me a hard time, but but like you said, 63 00:02:58,880 --> 00:03:02,600 Speaker 1: they'll also support me, and um, you know, I think 64 00:03:02,639 --> 00:03:05,960 Speaker 1: that's uh, you know, people in the in the world, 65 00:03:06,040 --> 00:03:09,400 Speaker 1: you're your closest to know most about you, so, um, 66 00:03:09,440 --> 00:03:11,880 Speaker 1: you know, they definitely have um, you know, a good 67 00:03:11,880 --> 00:03:13,639 Speaker 1: way of being able to kind of balance that out 68 00:03:13,680 --> 00:03:16,080 Speaker 1: and making me, uh you know, showing me kind of 69 00:03:16,080 --> 00:03:19,000 Speaker 1: the perspective in it, but but also uh you know, 70 00:03:19,080 --> 00:03:21,840 Speaker 1: building build me up. At this time last year, you 71 00:03:21,880 --> 00:03:24,480 Speaker 1: were a few days off of your final regular season 72 00:03:24,560 --> 00:03:26,600 Speaker 1: college game. You sold your bowl game left to go. 73 00:03:27,120 --> 00:03:30,959 Speaker 1: If you to compare Daniel Jones quarterback today, did Daniel 74 00:03:31,040 --> 00:03:34,639 Speaker 1: Jones quarterback after your final regular season game at Duke? 75 00:03:35,280 --> 00:03:38,800 Speaker 1: What's the big different? But what's the biggest difference? Um, Well, 76 00:03:38,880 --> 00:03:41,760 Speaker 1: I think the game, Um, the game in the NFL 77 00:03:41,880 --> 00:03:44,040 Speaker 1: is a lot different. I think I've had to to 78 00:03:44,200 --> 00:03:46,480 Speaker 1: learn that and and adjust to that. So I think 79 00:03:46,960 --> 00:03:52,119 Speaker 1: just my understanding of football and my understanding of uh defense, 80 00:03:52,200 --> 00:03:56,360 Speaker 1: my understanding of of offense too. I mean I think 81 00:03:56,400 --> 00:03:58,960 Speaker 1: just just kind of a general understanding and knowledge of 82 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:03,840 Speaker 1: football has grown, um considerably, and I think I certainly 83 00:04:03,840 --> 00:04:06,160 Speaker 1: hope so, But I think I think it has. And 84 00:04:06,800 --> 00:04:09,800 Speaker 1: um yeah, you know, learned a lot in the past 85 00:04:09,880 --> 00:04:14,000 Speaker 1: in the past year, I think, um yeah, you talk 86 00:04:14,080 --> 00:04:20,080 Speaker 1: about the defenses, what's the biggest difference for quarterback preparing 87 00:04:20,120 --> 00:04:23,800 Speaker 1: and playing against NFL defenses as compared to the type 88 00:04:23,839 --> 00:04:27,040 Speaker 1: of defense as you saw in college. Well, I mean, 89 00:04:27,080 --> 00:04:29,800 Speaker 1: I think you'd probably expect they're uh, you know, the 90 00:04:29,960 --> 00:04:32,719 Speaker 1: much more complex and I think, um, you know, probably 91 00:04:32,720 --> 00:04:36,159 Speaker 1: the average person would assume that, but I think, uh, 92 00:04:36,240 --> 00:04:38,440 Speaker 1: you know, particularly on third down, is you see a 93 00:04:38,480 --> 00:04:40,920 Speaker 1: lot of different looks. You see a lot of a 94 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:43,920 Speaker 1: lot of blitz is and and coverages that um are 95 00:04:44,040 --> 00:04:47,240 Speaker 1: especially you know, exotic compared to what you're used to 96 00:04:47,279 --> 00:04:51,040 Speaker 1: in college, and preparing for that and and understanding how 97 00:04:51,080 --> 00:04:54,479 Speaker 1: to recognize that, how to uh change protection if you 98 00:04:54,520 --> 00:04:56,960 Speaker 1: need to. I think, uh, you know where you're gonna 99 00:04:56,960 --> 00:04:59,360 Speaker 1: go with the ball. I think, you know, particularly third 100 00:04:59,360 --> 00:05:04,039 Speaker 1: down is is a big you know, is uh you know, 101 00:05:04,080 --> 00:05:06,960 Speaker 1: significantly different, and you know there's there's been a lot 102 00:05:07,040 --> 00:05:09,680 Speaker 1: to learn there. You know, every week I get a 103 00:05:09,680 --> 00:05:12,360 Speaker 1: breakdown of the type of defensive teams play, and you 104 00:05:12,400 --> 00:05:14,880 Speaker 1: know it'st cover one and they play cover to fift 105 00:05:15,360 --> 00:05:18,479 Speaker 1: quarterste percent cover three and you know, their movies moving 106 00:05:18,520 --> 00:05:20,320 Speaker 1: things around and it's not like they show you pre 107 00:05:20,400 --> 00:05:22,560 Speaker 1: snap what they're gonna do. They're trying to fool you, right, 108 00:05:22,839 --> 00:05:27,320 Speaker 1: So what's the biggest challenge for a quarterback trying to 109 00:05:28,240 --> 00:05:31,600 Speaker 1: figure out what's the disguise, when are they really showing 110 00:05:31,640 --> 00:05:33,600 Speaker 1: what you're doing? And how you try to figure all 111 00:05:33,600 --> 00:05:37,279 Speaker 1: that stuff out pre snap. Um, yeah, I think you know, 112 00:05:37,320 --> 00:05:39,760 Speaker 1: teams are teams are, like you said, are good at 113 00:05:39,800 --> 00:05:42,640 Speaker 1: disguising it. They're gonna try to show you different things, 114 00:05:42,680 --> 00:05:46,320 Speaker 1: but there's usually um, there's usually a couple of hints 115 00:05:46,400 --> 00:05:49,280 Speaker 1: or you know, something that's just um, you know, it's 116 00:05:49,320 --> 00:05:51,679 Speaker 1: not possible that they could do this from this look. 117 00:05:51,720 --> 00:05:54,360 Speaker 1: You know, it's just too far off for if they did, 118 00:05:54,400 --> 00:05:57,880 Speaker 1: there'd be a huge hole in the zone or they'd be, um, 119 00:05:57,920 --> 00:05:59,840 Speaker 1: you know, no one covering that guy. I think, you know, 120 00:06:00,120 --> 00:06:02,040 Speaker 1: kind of stuff and man and man situations. Are they 121 00:06:02,080 --> 00:06:05,239 Speaker 1: matched up or are they um, could they get matched 122 00:06:05,360 --> 00:06:08,599 Speaker 1: up or you know, or is its own as you know, 123 00:06:08,720 --> 00:06:11,080 Speaker 1: I think those kind of things and and kind of 124 00:06:11,120 --> 00:06:13,520 Speaker 1: maybe figuring out what it's not, you know, it helps 125 00:06:13,560 --> 00:06:16,000 Speaker 1: you as much as as knowing what it is, and 126 00:06:16,000 --> 00:06:18,080 Speaker 1: and that way you can kind of if you're not 127 00:06:18,240 --> 00:06:20,720 Speaker 1: you know, sometimes you're not gonna know a PC pre snaps, 128 00:06:20,760 --> 00:06:22,640 Speaker 1: So if you know what it's not, you get a 129 00:06:22,640 --> 00:06:25,880 Speaker 1: better chance of recognizing it quickly in the ball snap. 130 00:06:25,920 --> 00:06:28,880 Speaker 1: So I think that's been a big thing. Tuesday is 131 00:06:28,920 --> 00:06:30,560 Speaker 1: player days off, but there's no player day off for 132 00:06:30,640 --> 00:06:32,640 Speaker 1: a starting quarterback in the NFL. You're always here with 133 00:06:32,680 --> 00:06:35,599 Speaker 1: Alex Eli to those the type of things that you 134 00:06:35,720 --> 00:06:39,520 Speaker 1: look for when you do that extra work on Tuesday's 135 00:06:39,640 --> 00:06:42,159 Speaker 1: to be able to do a better job of figuring 136 00:06:42,200 --> 00:06:45,080 Speaker 1: out what defenses are going to show you in specific 137 00:06:45,120 --> 00:06:48,440 Speaker 1: situations come game day. I think. So yeah, I think 138 00:06:48,480 --> 00:06:50,440 Speaker 1: you want to have a good idea of that and 139 00:06:50,800 --> 00:06:53,000 Speaker 1: just just the more you see I feel like the 140 00:06:53,640 --> 00:06:56,159 Speaker 1: more in tune you are with with those disguises, the 141 00:06:56,400 --> 00:06:58,120 Speaker 1: you know, the quicker you're able to recognize some of 142 00:06:58,160 --> 00:07:01,599 Speaker 1: those things and and have a plan for it. Um. 143 00:07:01,640 --> 00:07:04,840 Speaker 1: You know, you try to envision, you know, your your plays, 144 00:07:04,839 --> 00:07:09,160 Speaker 1: your game plan um against certain looks, where your problems 145 00:07:09,160 --> 00:07:13,240 Speaker 1: are and where where your opportunities are uh in certain things. 146 00:07:13,320 --> 00:07:15,640 Speaker 1: But yeah, I mean I think it takes time and 147 00:07:15,720 --> 00:07:19,400 Speaker 1: it takes the uh the time to watching it and 148 00:07:19,440 --> 00:07:24,160 Speaker 1: talking through it with with like you said, Alex and Eli. So, um, yeah, 149 00:07:24,200 --> 00:07:27,280 Speaker 1: I think that's been big. What are those Tuesday sessions? Like, 150 00:07:27,520 --> 00:07:29,840 Speaker 1: do you guys watching you just have a conversation to 151 00:07:30,000 --> 00:07:32,960 Speaker 1: somebody lead it. Just how does that process work on 152 00:07:32,960 --> 00:07:35,679 Speaker 1: a Tuesday as you guys go through the opposing team's 153 00:07:35,720 --> 00:07:39,800 Speaker 1: game film together? Uh yeah, I mean we're we're just 154 00:07:39,800 --> 00:07:44,200 Speaker 1: just talking through things and watching films. So, um, you know, 155 00:07:44,520 --> 00:07:48,560 Speaker 1: we'll separate, uh you know, cut ups and and you know, 156 00:07:48,560 --> 00:07:51,240 Speaker 1: we'll watch the first and second down, normal down and 157 00:07:51,280 --> 00:07:53,960 Speaker 1: distance kind of cut up who they are in their 158 00:07:54,080 --> 00:07:58,520 Speaker 1: base defense against kind of a base situation. And then um, 159 00:07:58,920 --> 00:08:01,280 Speaker 1: you know you'll watch you know, backed up, who are 160 00:08:01,320 --> 00:08:05,200 Speaker 1: they you know when they have the offense backed up? Um, 161 00:08:05,360 --> 00:08:08,040 Speaker 1: you'll watch you know, second and long where they get 162 00:08:08,160 --> 00:08:10,600 Speaker 1: a negative play on first down? Who what what do 163 00:08:10,640 --> 00:08:12,960 Speaker 1: they like to do? Then I think, um, you know, 164 00:08:13,040 --> 00:08:15,200 Speaker 1: and then towards you know, towards the end of it, 165 00:08:15,240 --> 00:08:17,040 Speaker 1: you get into you know, you get into some of 166 00:08:17,040 --> 00:08:20,360 Speaker 1: the third down looks and we'll typically practice that later 167 00:08:20,400 --> 00:08:22,200 Speaker 1: in the week, so you get to that a little 168 00:08:22,200 --> 00:08:24,280 Speaker 1: bit a little bit later, and then you know, eventually 169 00:08:24,320 --> 00:08:26,200 Speaker 1: you get to the red zone. But just trying to 170 00:08:26,240 --> 00:08:29,000 Speaker 1: get an understanding of who they are, kind of what 171 00:08:29,040 --> 00:08:31,800 Speaker 1: they like to do, what their tendencies are. Um, in 172 00:08:31,880 --> 00:08:35,400 Speaker 1: each of those situations. You know, sometimes though you'll get 173 00:08:35,679 --> 00:08:37,840 Speaker 1: You got a play call in the coaches, and you, 174 00:08:38,280 --> 00:08:40,120 Speaker 1: based on their tendencies, will think a team is gonna 175 00:08:40,120 --> 00:08:41,880 Speaker 1: show you X, Y or Z on a certain play 176 00:08:42,080 --> 00:08:44,480 Speaker 1: you come out, they're showing you something else when you 177 00:08:44,520 --> 00:08:47,880 Speaker 1: get to that situation. How much freedom do you have 178 00:08:47,960 --> 00:08:50,160 Speaker 1: pre snap to go to any play in the playbook? 179 00:08:50,200 --> 00:08:53,360 Speaker 1: Do you just have, um, one different play you can 180 00:08:53,400 --> 00:08:55,160 Speaker 1: go to? How does that work pre snap in terms 181 00:08:55,160 --> 00:08:57,000 Speaker 1: of the freedom you're given to get into plays that 182 00:08:57,040 --> 00:08:59,000 Speaker 1: you think will work based on the look that the 183 00:08:59,040 --> 00:09:03,160 Speaker 1: defense has given you. Yeah, I think, um, you know, 184 00:09:03,200 --> 00:09:07,320 Speaker 1: all that stuff is is practiced, and I think, uh, 185 00:09:07,600 --> 00:09:09,839 Speaker 1: you know, we've practiced against this look. We're gonna get 186 00:09:09,880 --> 00:09:13,120 Speaker 1: into this play or we're gonna Um, you know, this 187 00:09:13,160 --> 00:09:15,079 Speaker 1: play is not good, So let's let's do this. And 188 00:09:15,120 --> 00:09:17,320 Speaker 1: it's kind of a specific look that where you know 189 00:09:17,400 --> 00:09:20,199 Speaker 1: what you're looking for and you know whether it's a 190 00:09:20,280 --> 00:09:22,640 Speaker 1: run to run or a run to pass. I think 191 00:09:22,960 --> 00:09:24,800 Speaker 1: you know the team has an understanding of what they 192 00:09:24,800 --> 00:09:27,360 Speaker 1: want to do against of certain looks and kind of 193 00:09:27,360 --> 00:09:31,240 Speaker 1: are are expecting it in certain situations, So um, you know, 194 00:09:31,280 --> 00:09:33,600 Speaker 1: you prepare for that and they can still disguise it. 195 00:09:33,640 --> 00:09:36,120 Speaker 1: They can still try to show you something else and 196 00:09:36,120 --> 00:09:38,640 Speaker 1: and you can you know, be fooled. But like you said, 197 00:09:38,640 --> 00:09:40,760 Speaker 1: you try to try to prepare for that, try to 198 00:09:40,920 --> 00:09:43,280 Speaker 1: try to avoid that so you can, um, you know, 199 00:09:43,320 --> 00:09:45,960 Speaker 1: get to the right thing and and uh you know, 200 00:09:46,080 --> 00:09:49,040 Speaker 1: keep the give us the best chance possible to have 201 00:09:49,080 --> 00:09:51,160 Speaker 1: a positive play. So if you go into a play, 202 00:09:51,280 --> 00:09:54,280 Speaker 1: let's just say, and you're not positive what they're gonna 203 00:09:54,280 --> 00:09:56,679 Speaker 1: show you, do you have one or two keys that 204 00:09:56,720 --> 00:09:58,760 Speaker 1: you're gonna look for. As soon as that balls in 205 00:09:58,760 --> 00:10:01,080 Speaker 1: your hands, you can quickly then process all right, I 206 00:10:01,120 --> 00:10:03,080 Speaker 1: know they're in this. This is then where I have 207 00:10:03,120 --> 00:10:06,800 Speaker 1: to go with the football. Uh yeah, I think, uh 208 00:10:06,840 --> 00:10:09,000 Speaker 1: it depends on what the play is or what the 209 00:10:09,040 --> 00:10:11,360 Speaker 1: defense is as to what's your what's your key? But 210 00:10:12,080 --> 00:10:14,960 Speaker 1: um yeah, I think you know, like I said, if 211 00:10:15,000 --> 00:10:16,400 Speaker 1: you know what it's not and you kind of know 212 00:10:16,480 --> 00:10:20,280 Speaker 1: where to where to look, and you know who's gonna, um, 213 00:10:20,320 --> 00:10:25,120 Speaker 1: you know, who's gonna do something to make you, uh 214 00:10:25,280 --> 00:10:27,280 Speaker 1: you know, make you change what you're doing, or who's 215 00:10:27,280 --> 00:10:30,000 Speaker 1: gonna you know, who's the guy on defense, Who's who's 216 00:10:30,040 --> 00:10:31,760 Speaker 1: kind of your key is to to where you need 217 00:10:31,800 --> 00:10:33,240 Speaker 1: to go with the ball. You've been asked a lot 218 00:10:33,280 --> 00:10:36,120 Speaker 1: about ball protection this year. I think it's it's tough 219 00:10:36,160 --> 00:10:38,120 Speaker 1: for you to answer some of those questions because every 220 00:10:38,160 --> 00:10:41,520 Speaker 1: play has its own story. Everything is different, not every 221 00:10:41,520 --> 00:10:43,319 Speaker 1: player is the same. One thing you've done a great 222 00:10:43,400 --> 00:10:45,800 Speaker 1: job of, Daniels cutting down your interceptions just one in 223 00:10:45,800 --> 00:10:48,559 Speaker 1: your past three games. Why where do you think you've 224 00:10:48,600 --> 00:10:50,480 Speaker 1: progressed and what are some of the reasons you think 225 00:10:50,480 --> 00:10:52,560 Speaker 1: you've been able to cut down on some of those 226 00:10:52,600 --> 00:10:54,960 Speaker 1: mistakes through the air in terms of protecting the ball 227 00:10:54,960 --> 00:10:58,520 Speaker 1: when you make the throws. Um, yeah, I mean I 228 00:10:58,559 --> 00:11:01,040 Speaker 1: think that's something I gotta continue you to work on, 229 00:11:01,240 --> 00:11:06,679 Speaker 1: is to um making sure I'm uh, you know, aggressive, 230 00:11:06,760 --> 00:11:09,960 Speaker 1: but understanding when when to not be aggressive or when 231 00:11:10,000 --> 00:11:13,559 Speaker 1: to um you know, when to check the ball down 232 00:11:13,679 --> 00:11:15,719 Speaker 1: or when to uh you know, get out of the the 233 00:11:15,760 --> 00:11:18,920 Speaker 1: pocket and and um you know, I mean, you know, 234 00:11:18,960 --> 00:11:21,240 Speaker 1: I think I can continue to work on that. But 235 00:11:21,240 --> 00:11:23,080 Speaker 1: but I think it's just that kind of practice of 236 00:11:23,120 --> 00:11:26,440 Speaker 1: seeing things and understanding when you need to when you 237 00:11:26,480 --> 00:11:29,400 Speaker 1: need to get through it, or when you need to, um, 238 00:11:29,480 --> 00:11:31,080 Speaker 1: you know, throw it away. I think you know, I've 239 00:11:31,080 --> 00:11:33,440 Speaker 1: I've gotten better there. I think I can continue to 240 00:11:33,720 --> 00:11:36,680 Speaker 1: to work on it. One thing that you've talked about 241 00:11:36,800 --> 00:11:38,800 Speaker 1: to cut down on some of the turnovers is getting 242 00:11:38,800 --> 00:11:40,520 Speaker 1: the ball out quicker. No one can strip the ball 243 00:11:40,520 --> 00:11:42,080 Speaker 1: from me if the ball is out before they get there, right, 244 00:11:42,120 --> 00:11:44,840 Speaker 1: it's the easiest way to do it. Um, what's the 245 00:11:44,920 --> 00:11:47,319 Speaker 1: key to getting the ball out quicker? Is it making 246 00:11:47,360 --> 00:11:49,200 Speaker 1: the read quicker so you can get it out? Is 247 00:11:49,640 --> 00:11:52,120 Speaker 1: as a quarterback, how do you work on trying to 248 00:11:52,160 --> 00:11:55,079 Speaker 1: get the ball out faster given every play is obviously 249 00:11:55,080 --> 00:11:57,439 Speaker 1: a little bit different than the next. Yeah, I think 250 00:11:57,440 --> 00:12:00,800 Speaker 1: it's just just being decisive and and uh, you know, 251 00:12:00,800 --> 00:12:03,800 Speaker 1: knowing exactly where your answers are and and being decisive 252 00:12:03,840 --> 00:12:06,720 Speaker 1: and just kind of going with it. Um. You know, 253 00:12:06,800 --> 00:12:11,000 Speaker 1: I think when you're uh you know, when when you 254 00:12:11,040 --> 00:12:13,760 Speaker 1: know what you're expecting and when you can can see 255 00:12:13,760 --> 00:12:16,640 Speaker 1: it clearly, you're able to to be more decisive and 256 00:12:16,720 --> 00:12:19,480 Speaker 1: make a quicker decisions. So I think it's I think 257 00:12:19,480 --> 00:12:23,440 Speaker 1: it's that just just trusted it and and uh being decisive. 258 00:12:23,559 --> 00:12:26,360 Speaker 1: And you mentioned the balance aspect before, because if you 259 00:12:26,400 --> 00:12:28,000 Speaker 1: get the ball out quick general, you're not going to 260 00:12:28,080 --> 00:12:30,360 Speaker 1: make these huge, big plays down the field, right, But 261 00:12:30,440 --> 00:12:32,959 Speaker 1: as a quarterback, you want the quarterback's eyes to be 262 00:12:33,080 --> 00:12:35,439 Speaker 1: down the field being aggressive. How do you balance that? 263 00:12:35,679 --> 00:12:37,600 Speaker 1: All Right, It's okay if we just get five or 264 00:12:37,600 --> 00:12:40,480 Speaker 1: six yards here, rather than risk you know, the quarterback 265 00:12:40,520 --> 00:12:43,360 Speaker 1: end hit and having a mistake and still making sure 266 00:12:43,400 --> 00:12:45,000 Speaker 1: that you want to keep your eyes downfield to try 267 00:12:45,040 --> 00:12:47,080 Speaker 1: to make some of those explosive plays which are so 268 00:12:47,120 --> 00:12:50,320 Speaker 1: important to winning ball games. Yeah, I think just just 269 00:12:50,440 --> 00:12:55,880 Speaker 1: knowing what you're looking for. I think understanding, um, understanding 270 00:12:55,920 --> 00:12:58,760 Speaker 1: what what exactly you want? What's kind of you know, 271 00:12:58,880 --> 00:13:03,120 Speaker 1: you're green light look in terms of the coverage where 272 00:13:03,240 --> 00:13:05,520 Speaker 1: we want against a certain you know, like you said, 273 00:13:05,559 --> 00:13:07,960 Speaker 1: a shot play downfield or something, and if you don't 274 00:13:08,000 --> 00:13:10,560 Speaker 1: get it to to move on a little quicker and 275 00:13:10,559 --> 00:13:13,920 Speaker 1: and to know exactly where your outlet is or like 276 00:13:13,960 --> 00:13:16,640 Speaker 1: you said to Um, you know, check the ball down 277 00:13:16,720 --> 00:13:20,280 Speaker 1: to get out a pocket scramble. Um. I think it's 278 00:13:20,320 --> 00:13:22,679 Speaker 1: just just knowing exactly kind of what you're looking for 279 00:13:22,720 --> 00:13:26,679 Speaker 1: in those situations. Pocket president is something as someone that's 280 00:13:26,720 --> 00:13:29,240 Speaker 1: never played the position is fascinating to me because like you, 281 00:13:29,360 --> 00:13:30,880 Speaker 1: just like we talked about, you want to keep your 282 00:13:30,880 --> 00:13:33,680 Speaker 1: eyes down field, but you want to quote unquote feel 283 00:13:33,760 --> 00:13:35,880 Speaker 1: the pass rush. And I'm like, it's easy to say 284 00:13:35,920 --> 00:13:37,839 Speaker 1: you feel the pass rush. How do you feel the 285 00:13:37,880 --> 00:13:39,680 Speaker 1: pass rush when you can't look at the guys in 286 00:13:39,720 --> 00:13:41,400 Speaker 1: front of you. You're trying to find your receivers, you're 287 00:13:41,400 --> 00:13:44,679 Speaker 1: reading safeties, middle linebackers. Yet you have to know if 288 00:13:44,760 --> 00:13:47,040 Speaker 1: the left tackle, which is behind you by the way, 289 00:13:47,440 --> 00:13:50,880 Speaker 1: gets beat via rushing defensive end or edge rusher. How 290 00:13:50,880 --> 00:13:54,640 Speaker 1: do you go about feeling that blitz and understanding that, Yeah, 291 00:13:54,679 --> 00:13:56,120 Speaker 1: maybe I am gonna have to try to get rid 292 00:13:56,160 --> 00:13:58,240 Speaker 1: of the ball ahead of schedule here. Then maybe what 293 00:13:58,360 --> 00:14:02,079 Speaker 1: based on the ideal performance of the play might dictate. Yeah, 294 00:14:02,160 --> 00:14:05,480 Speaker 1: I think, Um, you know, like you said, you want 295 00:14:05,480 --> 00:14:07,080 Speaker 1: to keep your eyes down the field and and be 296 00:14:07,160 --> 00:14:09,640 Speaker 1: able to kind of feel that and and and since 297 00:14:09,679 --> 00:14:13,000 Speaker 1: when the pockets getting tighter, I think for me a 298 00:14:13,000 --> 00:14:14,880 Speaker 1: big thing has been, you know, trying to step up 299 00:14:14,880 --> 00:14:19,040 Speaker 1: in the pocket. I think, Um, you know, the tackles, Um, 300 00:14:19,440 --> 00:14:21,240 Speaker 1: you know have a certain point where they're expecting the 301 00:14:21,320 --> 00:14:24,920 Speaker 1: quarterback to be a certain depth in the pocket. So, UM, 302 00:14:24,960 --> 00:14:27,160 Speaker 1: a lot of those guys, you know, you get a 303 00:14:27,160 --> 00:14:31,200 Speaker 1: speed rushers trying to be to beat someone around the edge. Um, 304 00:14:31,240 --> 00:14:33,360 Speaker 1: you know, if if a tackle can push him high enough, 305 00:14:33,520 --> 00:14:36,080 Speaker 1: ideally the quarterback steps up and there's you know, room 306 00:14:36,120 --> 00:14:38,800 Speaker 1: inside the pocket. So I think, so working that and 307 00:14:38,840 --> 00:14:42,680 Speaker 1: making sure I'm I'm always cognizant of my depth in 308 00:14:42,720 --> 00:14:45,400 Speaker 1: the pocket and and stepping up in the pocket I 309 00:14:45,480 --> 00:14:48,880 Speaker 1: think is big. But um yeah, I mean I think 310 00:14:48,920 --> 00:14:50,920 Speaker 1: just just trying to sense it. I think a lot 311 00:14:50,960 --> 00:14:53,120 Speaker 1: of times when the pressures in your face or or something, 312 00:14:53,280 --> 00:14:55,280 Speaker 1: it's easier to kind of feel it and move away 313 00:14:55,280 --> 00:14:58,360 Speaker 1: from it. But um, but just trying to trying to 314 00:14:58,400 --> 00:15:00,520 Speaker 1: be up in the pocket kind of prevents you. Um 315 00:15:00,560 --> 00:15:02,800 Speaker 1: a lot of those people you can't see. You're not 316 00:15:02,800 --> 00:15:05,440 Speaker 1: a running quarterback, but you're a quarterback that can run. 317 00:15:05,960 --> 00:15:08,200 Speaker 1: How do you like to use your legs going into 318 00:15:08,200 --> 00:15:09,640 Speaker 1: a game? Do you have a plan? Well, you don't 319 00:15:09,640 --> 00:15:11,640 Speaker 1: want to take advantage on third downs here or use it? 320 00:15:11,680 --> 00:15:13,760 Speaker 1: Then I think this is a game with the read option. 321 00:15:13,840 --> 00:15:16,840 Speaker 1: Could work as a quarterback with that ability. How do 322 00:15:16,880 --> 00:15:19,640 Speaker 1: you plan and like to utilize your legs over the 323 00:15:19,640 --> 00:15:23,480 Speaker 1: course of the game to help the team win? Um? Yeah, 324 00:15:23,520 --> 00:15:27,760 Speaker 1: I mean I think, um, when the opportunity presents itself, 325 00:15:27,800 --> 00:15:31,840 Speaker 1: I think you know, um, there's certain you know called runs. 326 00:15:31,880 --> 00:15:33,640 Speaker 1: I think you know you do you do a little 327 00:15:33,640 --> 00:15:35,240 Speaker 1: bit more that in college, and that's kind of the 328 00:15:35,280 --> 00:15:40,320 Speaker 1: way the college game is designed. Um, so, um, you know, 329 00:15:40,360 --> 00:15:42,880 Speaker 1: I feel feel comfortable doing that, but I think, uh, 330 00:15:42,960 --> 00:15:45,440 Speaker 1: you know, in terms of scrambling or making a play 331 00:15:46,040 --> 00:15:48,280 Speaker 1: in the past game, when when maybe the play breaks 332 00:15:48,320 --> 00:15:52,160 Speaker 1: down or the pocket breaks down and getting out in scrambling, 333 00:15:52,200 --> 00:15:54,480 Speaker 1: I think, um, you know, you're just just just trying 334 00:15:54,480 --> 00:15:58,840 Speaker 1: to look for those opportunities and and um you know, 335 00:15:58,880 --> 00:16:02,120 Speaker 1: if you times in man coverage, you have opportunities to 336 00:16:02,160 --> 00:16:04,200 Speaker 1: do that. And and you know, no one's really accounting 337 00:16:04,200 --> 00:16:07,560 Speaker 1: for the quarterback. So um, you know, I continue to 338 00:16:07,600 --> 00:16:09,640 Speaker 1: kind of work on that, continue to try and find 339 00:16:09,640 --> 00:16:13,480 Speaker 1: those um opportunities. You've got a real great chemistry with 340 00:16:13,600 --> 00:16:16,760 Speaker 1: Darius Slayton. How much does that go back, Daniel, to 341 00:16:16,800 --> 00:16:18,520 Speaker 1: the fact that you were working with him all the 342 00:16:18,520 --> 00:16:21,920 Speaker 1: way back with your first Giants practice back in rookie minicamp, 343 00:16:21,960 --> 00:16:24,360 Speaker 1: where I go back to this throw against that Bucks 344 00:16:24,400 --> 00:16:26,240 Speaker 1: against the Bucks, there's nobody talks about. It wasn't to 345 00:16:26,280 --> 00:16:28,440 Speaker 1: scramble in the deep post. It was on the final 346 00:16:28,560 --> 00:16:30,800 Speaker 1: drive when you're going down and he runs a deep 347 00:16:30,880 --> 00:16:33,320 Speaker 1: stop on the right side and that ball is out 348 00:16:33,320 --> 00:16:36,160 Speaker 1: of your hands before he's even starting to go into 349 00:16:36,240 --> 00:16:38,280 Speaker 1: his break, let alone come out of it. What is 350 00:16:38,320 --> 00:16:40,600 Speaker 1: it about your relationship with Darius that allows you to 351 00:16:40,640 --> 00:16:43,280 Speaker 1: have so much confidence that he's gonna be where you 352 00:16:43,360 --> 00:16:49,000 Speaker 1: need him to be on any given play? Um, I think, uh, 353 00:16:49,280 --> 00:16:52,320 Speaker 1: you know, I think one, he's he's a smart football player, 354 00:16:52,400 --> 00:16:55,840 Speaker 1: and and he's uh, you know, we're both rookies, were 355 00:16:55,840 --> 00:16:57,840 Speaker 1: both trying to trying to learn and trying to figure 356 00:16:57,840 --> 00:16:59,600 Speaker 1: it out. But just kind of the way he he 357 00:16:59,640 --> 00:17:03,080 Speaker 1: approached is that process, the way he's been, um you know, 358 00:17:03,120 --> 00:17:05,159 Speaker 1: the way he picks up things, and we've kind of 359 00:17:05,200 --> 00:17:06,720 Speaker 1: you know, had to pick up things together, kind of 360 00:17:06,760 --> 00:17:09,800 Speaker 1: learning together. And I think we've um you know, I 361 00:17:09,840 --> 00:17:11,880 Speaker 1: think that's kind of helping our chemistry and helped us 362 00:17:12,359 --> 00:17:14,320 Speaker 1: kind of grow. And and you know, I certainly have 363 00:17:14,359 --> 00:17:16,480 Speaker 1: a lot of a lot of trust in him. I think, 364 00:17:16,680 --> 00:17:17,920 Speaker 1: you know, like I said, a lot of it comes 365 00:17:17,960 --> 00:17:21,080 Speaker 1: from from his demeanor and his um, you know, his 366 00:17:21,119 --> 00:17:24,720 Speaker 1: approach to to learning and understanding exactly what what he 367 00:17:24,760 --> 00:17:28,000 Speaker 1: needs to do and um, you know, and doing that 368 00:17:28,080 --> 00:17:30,520 Speaker 1: consistently in practice and then you see it in the games. 369 00:17:30,520 --> 00:17:33,320 Speaker 1: I don't think, um, you know, I think those two 370 00:17:33,320 --> 00:17:36,000 Speaker 1: are are very connected and and you know, you're gonna 371 00:17:36,080 --> 00:17:38,000 Speaker 1: have a lot of trust for guys who showed that. 372 00:17:38,240 --> 00:17:39,919 Speaker 1: Then on the other side, you have Golden Tat who 373 00:17:39,920 --> 00:17:42,320 Speaker 1: has done this a really long time, and he's made 374 00:17:42,359 --> 00:17:44,480 Speaker 1: some really big plays down the field. He's ran that 375 00:17:44,520 --> 00:17:46,640 Speaker 1: one wide receiver scheme all the way for a touchdown. 376 00:17:46,880 --> 00:17:49,040 Speaker 1: How was having a veteran like that that's been through 377 00:17:49,080 --> 00:17:51,560 Speaker 1: the battles and the wars for you to lean on 378 00:17:51,680 --> 00:17:53,600 Speaker 1: after he got back from his suspension, How has that 379 00:17:53,640 --> 00:17:56,360 Speaker 1: been helpful to you as you've developed as a quarterback. 380 00:17:57,600 --> 00:18:01,480 Speaker 1: It's been extremely helpful for me. I think, um, you know, Golden, 381 00:18:01,920 --> 00:18:03,760 Speaker 1: like you said it, has played a lot of football. 382 00:18:03,800 --> 00:18:05,919 Speaker 1: I've seen a lot of football. Is has caught a 383 00:18:05,920 --> 00:18:08,960 Speaker 1: lot of uh, caught a lot of balls and gotten 384 00:18:09,000 --> 00:18:13,119 Speaker 1: open um you know, for a long time. So, um, 385 00:18:13,200 --> 00:18:15,439 Speaker 1: you know, I've learned a lot from him and and 386 00:18:15,520 --> 00:18:18,199 Speaker 1: just kind of the conversations we've had and how he 387 00:18:18,280 --> 00:18:22,119 Speaker 1: sees things, how he um expects the ball to be 388 00:18:22,160 --> 00:18:25,240 Speaker 1: thrown against certain looks. I think, you know, that's been, 389 00:18:25,280 --> 00:18:28,840 Speaker 1: you know, been been really helpful for me. And and uh, 390 00:18:28,960 --> 00:18:31,320 Speaker 1: you know after games or whatever, it is just kind 391 00:18:31,320 --> 00:18:33,879 Speaker 1: of you know, being able to hear what he thinks 392 00:18:33,880 --> 00:18:36,560 Speaker 1: and hear how he sees it. I think has been 393 00:18:36,560 --> 00:18:39,760 Speaker 1: helpful for me learning and and uh and growing. You know. 394 00:18:39,800 --> 00:18:42,119 Speaker 1: I feel like sometimes rookie quarterbacks around the league can 395 00:18:42,119 --> 00:18:44,880 Speaker 1: be a little hesitant throwing the ball into tighter coverage. Now, 396 00:18:44,920 --> 00:18:46,520 Speaker 1: that's something you had to do with Duke, So I 397 00:18:46,560 --> 00:18:48,280 Speaker 1: think it's something that maybe you can tell me if 398 00:18:48,280 --> 00:18:50,080 Speaker 1: you think I'm wrong. You were kind of used to 399 00:18:50,200 --> 00:18:52,600 Speaker 1: coming into the pros, but it seems like against bantam 400 00:18:52,600 --> 00:18:55,080 Speaker 1: band defense, you have no problem no matter who the 401 00:18:55,119 --> 00:18:58,640 Speaker 1: receiver is, throwing it to a spot and trusting your 402 00:18:58,680 --> 00:19:02,399 Speaker 1: wide receiver is going to make that contested catch against 403 00:19:02,400 --> 00:19:05,520 Speaker 1: that cornerback. The tape play against Dallas, Darius made a 404 00:19:05,520 --> 00:19:08,840 Speaker 1: couple of those plays, you know, against Detroit. What is 405 00:19:08,880 --> 00:19:11,360 Speaker 1: it about your confidence in the offense and the receivers 406 00:19:11,359 --> 00:19:14,720 Speaker 1: where you can make those contested throws and catches and 407 00:19:14,760 --> 00:19:16,800 Speaker 1: you believe your guys got to come down and make 408 00:19:16,840 --> 00:19:20,680 Speaker 1: the play, which has for the most part happened this year. Um, 409 00:19:20,720 --> 00:19:23,280 Speaker 1: I think, uh, you know, I certainly have a lot 410 00:19:23,359 --> 00:19:25,200 Speaker 1: of a lot of trust and faith in those guys 411 00:19:25,240 --> 00:19:29,600 Speaker 1: to to make plays, and they've shown shown you know, uh, 412 00:19:29,720 --> 00:19:31,760 Speaker 1: you know, they've shown the ability the ability to make 413 00:19:31,800 --> 00:19:34,840 Speaker 1: them time and time and time again. So um, I 414 00:19:34,880 --> 00:19:36,920 Speaker 1: think you know that's that's a big thing. But just 415 00:19:36,920 --> 00:19:39,679 Speaker 1: just uh, you know, to get giving those guys a 416 00:19:39,760 --> 00:19:41,680 Speaker 1: chance to do that. And and we've got a lot 417 00:19:41,720 --> 00:19:43,400 Speaker 1: of a lot of good players, a lot of good 418 00:19:43,440 --> 00:19:46,680 Speaker 1: weapons on offense and and receivers who can who can 419 00:19:46,680 --> 00:19:49,280 Speaker 1: do that. So um, you know, my job is just 420 00:19:49,359 --> 00:19:51,359 Speaker 1: to you know, give them an opportunity to put the 421 00:19:51,359 --> 00:19:54,200 Speaker 1: ball somewhere that um, you know they're gonna be able 422 00:19:54,200 --> 00:19:56,560 Speaker 1: to do it, and and you know, away from the defense, 423 00:19:56,600 --> 00:19:58,920 Speaker 1: So try to try to do that as best I can. 424 00:19:59,160 --> 00:20:01,400 Speaker 1: We talked a little about how Eli and Alex help 425 00:20:01,440 --> 00:20:03,840 Speaker 1: you in in the in the meeting room getting ready 426 00:20:03,840 --> 00:20:06,160 Speaker 1: for games, reading defenses. One thing I've noticed a couple 427 00:20:06,160 --> 00:20:08,679 Speaker 1: of times after games, especially in the year, after you 428 00:20:08,680 --> 00:20:10,359 Speaker 1: get dressed, you're in the locker room as you're getting 429 00:20:10,440 --> 00:20:11,600 Speaker 1: dressed and you need I will have a little bit 430 00:20:11,600 --> 00:20:13,359 Speaker 1: of a pow wow before you end up talking to 431 00:20:13,400 --> 00:20:17,919 Speaker 1: the media. How has he helped you candle everything else 432 00:20:18,520 --> 00:20:21,360 Speaker 1: that comes along with playing quarterback into New York more 433 00:20:21,400 --> 00:20:25,399 Speaker 1: than just the XS and os. Yeah, he's um, you 434 00:20:25,440 --> 00:20:29,000 Speaker 1: know he's helping me a ton, and and uh, you know, 435 00:20:29,119 --> 00:20:31,600 Speaker 1: like you said, I think on the field, he's certainly 436 00:20:31,600 --> 00:20:35,000 Speaker 1: helped me, helped me a ton, But but often I think, um, 437 00:20:35,200 --> 00:20:37,679 Speaker 1: you know a lot of people don't realize those you know, 438 00:20:37,720 --> 00:20:39,560 Speaker 1: those are probably the two guys I spend the most 439 00:20:39,600 --> 00:20:42,240 Speaker 1: time with. You know, I think through through the week 440 00:20:42,320 --> 00:20:45,960 Speaker 1: and um, I mean through the weekend. I think you know, 441 00:20:46,119 --> 00:20:48,560 Speaker 1: kind of gotten you know, to know him pretty well. 442 00:20:48,760 --> 00:20:52,840 Speaker 1: Your football family, right, and eventually you talk about uh, 443 00:20:52,920 --> 00:20:54,560 Speaker 1: you know, you're talking about football a lot, but you're 444 00:20:54,600 --> 00:20:57,520 Speaker 1: you're also you know, talking about about other things and 445 00:20:57,800 --> 00:21:01,159 Speaker 1: what's going on and everyone's lives. So um, you know, 446 00:21:01,200 --> 00:21:04,280 Speaker 1: they've been extremely helpful to me and and just kind 447 00:21:04,280 --> 00:21:07,680 Speaker 1: of getting accustomed to to life in the NFL, to 448 00:21:07,800 --> 00:21:10,919 Speaker 1: life up here in New York, and and um, you know, 449 00:21:10,920 --> 00:21:13,720 Speaker 1: I was certainly really you know, very appreciative of of 450 00:21:13,760 --> 00:21:16,320 Speaker 1: all they've done to you know, help me. How has 451 00:21:16,359 --> 00:21:19,400 Speaker 1: it been handling the spotlight and all the other stuff 452 00:21:19,440 --> 00:21:25,000 Speaker 1: that's not just football? Um, I mean I think, um, definitely, 453 00:21:25,000 --> 00:21:27,320 Speaker 1: you know, it's new to me, and you know, definitely, ah, 454 00:21:28,440 --> 00:21:31,359 Speaker 1: you know, different from the role I had at Duke 455 00:21:31,480 --> 00:21:33,640 Speaker 1: and and Durham. There's you know, a free more people 456 00:21:33,680 --> 00:21:36,720 Speaker 1: asking questions up here and and and watching what you're doing. 457 00:21:36,800 --> 00:21:39,760 Speaker 1: But um, and that's that's uh, you know, it's part 458 00:21:39,760 --> 00:21:43,959 Speaker 1: of the job. It's what I'm uh expect expected to do. 459 00:21:44,119 --> 00:21:47,400 Speaker 1: And I think it's been um, you know, it's been good. 460 00:21:47,440 --> 00:21:50,320 Speaker 1: I'm certainly you know, fortunate to be in this position. 461 00:21:50,359 --> 00:21:51,960 Speaker 1: It would have been some of your favorite plays or 462 00:21:52,000 --> 00:21:53,760 Speaker 1: moments this year where you kind of look back really 463 00:21:53,800 --> 00:21:56,000 Speaker 1: fondly on and just smile, either in a game like 464 00:21:56,080 --> 00:21:57,880 Speaker 1: oh wow, I'm really starting to get it. I love 465 00:21:57,960 --> 00:22:00,560 Speaker 1: that play, or just you know, time with your teammates 466 00:22:00,560 --> 00:22:02,439 Speaker 1: and then your coaches where you look back and you know, 467 00:22:02,480 --> 00:22:08,280 Speaker 1: these are things that you never forget. Um, well, I think, um, 468 00:22:08,320 --> 00:22:11,639 Speaker 1: you know, the Tampa Bay game obviously was was uh 469 00:22:12,160 --> 00:22:14,600 Speaker 1: you know, a fun moment for us and and you know, 470 00:22:14,640 --> 00:22:17,720 Speaker 1: a big, big win. Um, you know at the time, 471 00:22:17,760 --> 00:22:21,040 Speaker 1: I mean I think, um, I don't, I mean, I 472 00:22:21,040 --> 00:22:24,280 Speaker 1: think you know we've been uh you know kind of 473 00:22:24,320 --> 00:22:26,320 Speaker 1: you know, it's been tough at times and and obviously 474 00:22:26,840 --> 00:22:30,520 Speaker 1: trying trying to win a few more games. But um, 475 00:22:30,640 --> 00:22:33,320 Speaker 1: I don't know, I mean you think you think, uh, 476 00:22:33,359 --> 00:22:35,480 Speaker 1: I think back to certain place guys have made. I 477 00:22:35,520 --> 00:22:38,480 Speaker 1: think you know a lot of plays uh Darius has 478 00:22:38,480 --> 00:22:42,000 Speaker 1: made in the Jets game and uh you know Golden 479 00:22:42,119 --> 00:22:45,600 Speaker 1: and and uh no, Evans said, I think you just 480 00:22:45,640 --> 00:22:48,680 Speaker 1: think kind of specifically is to to place people made 481 00:22:48,760 --> 00:22:52,520 Speaker 1: and um, you know, I think it's always nice when 482 00:22:52,680 --> 00:22:54,439 Speaker 1: you throw a screen to Golden and he takes it 483 00:22:54,720 --> 00:22:57,200 Speaker 1: fifty yards or whatever it is, or slant to Darius 484 00:22:57,280 --> 00:23:00,159 Speaker 1: he takes it fifty yards. Um, both of was in 485 00:23:00,200 --> 00:23:02,600 Speaker 1: the Jets game. I think, um, you know, there's been 486 00:23:02,640 --> 00:23:05,560 Speaker 1: some been some good moments, but um, you know, certainly 487 00:23:05,560 --> 00:23:08,080 Speaker 1: in search of more of them and and you know, 488 00:23:08,119 --> 00:23:10,879 Speaker 1: being more consistent. Is there anything specific that you're really 489 00:23:11,119 --> 00:23:13,920 Speaker 1: locked in on as you get into these final five 490 00:23:13,960 --> 00:23:16,480 Speaker 1: games where you're really trying to focus on and get 491 00:23:16,520 --> 00:23:18,520 Speaker 1: better or is it still kind of just an overarching 492 00:23:18,560 --> 00:23:22,080 Speaker 1: improve everything mindset for you? Um, well, I think it's 493 00:23:22,080 --> 00:23:25,040 Speaker 1: continue to improve everything. I think if either you know 494 00:23:25,080 --> 00:23:28,000 Speaker 1: that there's one thing specifically, it'd probably be be ball 495 00:23:28,040 --> 00:23:30,040 Speaker 1: security and just making sure I'm I'm doing a good 496 00:23:30,119 --> 00:23:34,159 Speaker 1: job uh protecting in the pocket and protecting it with 497 00:23:34,320 --> 00:23:37,919 Speaker 1: decisions and make throwing the ball and continue to to 498 00:23:37,960 --> 00:23:40,560 Speaker 1: work on that. Coming off a rough game or a week, 499 00:23:40,640 --> 00:23:42,640 Speaker 1: do you try to get away with get get away 500 00:23:42,640 --> 00:23:44,920 Speaker 1: from things for a couple hours you were there maybe 501 00:23:44,920 --> 00:23:47,560 Speaker 1: on a Tuesday night. Do you need to unwind for 502 00:23:47,600 --> 00:23:49,960 Speaker 1: a period of time and look to something besides football 503 00:23:50,040 --> 00:23:52,720 Speaker 1: or are you just constantly in it at all times? 504 00:23:52,760 --> 00:23:54,600 Speaker 1: And that's really what you're trying to you know, just 505 00:23:54,920 --> 00:23:59,320 Speaker 1: be about every hour of the day. Um, yeah, I 506 00:23:59,320 --> 00:24:01,000 Speaker 1: mean I'll take take a little bit of time, a 507 00:24:01,040 --> 00:24:04,760 Speaker 1: couple of hours here and there, um, you know, on 508 00:24:04,760 --> 00:24:08,720 Speaker 1: on Tuesdays or on you know, Monday nights. But um, 509 00:24:08,840 --> 00:24:10,960 Speaker 1: I know there's still still a lot I need to learn. 510 00:24:11,000 --> 00:24:13,040 Speaker 1: There's still a lot I need to I need to 511 00:24:13,080 --> 00:24:16,399 Speaker 1: work on. And that's what you know. I'm I'm certainly 512 00:24:16,400 --> 00:24:18,160 Speaker 1: trying to do. What do you do on one when 513 00:24:18,160 --> 00:24:22,399 Speaker 1: you want on wine a little bit, uh, watch watch TV. 514 00:24:22,560 --> 00:24:24,960 Speaker 1: I'm still uh still trying to figure out the area 515 00:24:24,960 --> 00:24:27,800 Speaker 1: a little bit and looking for some some different restaurants 516 00:24:27,840 --> 00:24:32,119 Speaker 1: and uh, you know places places around. So just trying 517 00:24:32,119 --> 00:24:35,040 Speaker 1: to trying to do that and and uh, you know, 518 00:24:35,840 --> 00:24:38,600 Speaker 1: you know, find find whatever there is, whatever's going on. 519 00:24:38,720 --> 00:24:41,520 Speaker 1: You just usually hanging out your big movies guy more 520 00:24:41,560 --> 00:24:44,920 Speaker 1: of a TV guy. Video games guy. What do you like? Um, 521 00:24:45,119 --> 00:24:49,240 Speaker 1: probably more probably more TV TV shows. But anything you're 522 00:24:49,240 --> 00:24:52,480 Speaker 1: binging right now, anything you're really into. No, I mean 523 00:24:52,520 --> 00:24:56,240 Speaker 1: I just uh just I guess Peaky Blinders came out. 524 00:24:57,040 --> 00:24:59,560 Speaker 1: New season came out a few weeks ago, so I 525 00:24:59,560 --> 00:25:03,680 Speaker 1: watched that pretty quick. But um, I don't whatever's uh, 526 00:25:04,040 --> 00:25:07,400 Speaker 1: whatever's on? I guess The Irishman just came out recently, 527 00:25:07,440 --> 00:25:09,440 Speaker 1: so I'll try to try to catch that at some point. 528 00:25:09,600 --> 00:25:11,160 Speaker 1: It's supposed to be good. I look forward to watching 529 00:25:11,160 --> 00:25:14,639 Speaker 1: that too. How about music? What do you like music? Uh? 530 00:25:15,119 --> 00:25:18,000 Speaker 1: I like uh, I like most things. Uh you know, 531 00:25:18,200 --> 00:25:22,399 Speaker 1: more of probably uh uh a country guy or uh 532 00:25:22,119 --> 00:25:25,560 Speaker 1: um you know, I don't know saft rock or whatever 533 00:25:25,600 --> 00:25:29,800 Speaker 1: you call whatever you call that genre. But easy about whatever. 534 00:25:30,200 --> 00:25:33,959 Speaker 1: But yeah, I listened to most things you said. You're 535 00:25:33,960 --> 00:25:35,919 Speaker 1: trying to figure out the area. Have you spent a 536 00:25:35,920 --> 00:25:38,879 Speaker 1: lot of time in Manhattan Broadway shows? Anything cool that 537 00:25:38,880 --> 00:25:40,359 Speaker 1: you've done in the area that that you've been a 538 00:25:40,400 --> 00:25:43,040 Speaker 1: lot of. This is like, it's pretty awesome being up here. Yeah, Um, 539 00:25:43,600 --> 00:25:46,800 Speaker 1: I haven't. I haven't been into the city much since um, 540 00:25:46,840 --> 00:25:50,720 Speaker 1: you know, since the season started, but um, you know, 541 00:25:50,760 --> 00:25:52,520 Speaker 1: i'd like to like to at some point maybe you 542 00:25:52,520 --> 00:25:54,399 Speaker 1: get to a show, maybe you get to uh to 543 00:25:54,440 --> 00:25:57,280 Speaker 1: a next game, and or you know something something in 544 00:25:57,280 --> 00:25:59,920 Speaker 1: the city. But um, there's a lot of good restaurants. 545 00:26:00,040 --> 00:26:02,000 Speaker 1: Think you they'll find there's a lot of good a 546 00:26:02,040 --> 00:26:05,040 Speaker 1: lot of good food, a lot of good um, you know, 547 00:26:05,080 --> 00:26:08,320 Speaker 1: places to go and see and eat. So um. Trying 548 00:26:08,359 --> 00:26:11,440 Speaker 1: to continue to kind of build a build a you know, 549 00:26:11,480 --> 00:26:13,840 Speaker 1: a list of of a place like that. You'll be 550 00:26:13,960 --> 00:26:17,880 Speaker 1: like Southern Comfort food guy. Uh, yeah, I like Southern Comfort. 551 00:26:17,960 --> 00:26:20,920 Speaker 1: I think, uh, there's a lot of everything up here. 552 00:26:20,960 --> 00:26:22,920 Speaker 1: I think you can find just about whatever you want 553 00:26:22,920 --> 00:26:26,639 Speaker 1: to eat. But um, yeah, I think, uh Southern Comfort 554 00:26:26,680 --> 00:26:29,040 Speaker 1: probably stick with that most of the time. Alright, final question, 555 00:26:29,160 --> 00:26:30,840 Speaker 1: just because we're heading into the game, it's give me 556 00:26:31,160 --> 00:26:32,800 Speaker 1: a take of what you're gonna be facing when you 557 00:26:32,840 --> 00:26:35,639 Speaker 1: take on the Green Bay Packers on Sunday. What are 558 00:26:35,680 --> 00:26:37,399 Speaker 1: some of the keys to take it on that defense 559 00:26:37,440 --> 00:26:40,119 Speaker 1: and coming out with a victory. Yeah, I think, uh, 560 00:26:40,160 --> 00:26:42,520 Speaker 1: you know, you got you know, good pass rushers upfront, 561 00:26:42,560 --> 00:26:45,840 Speaker 1: two guys who can who can really get after the quarterback, 562 00:26:45,960 --> 00:26:48,280 Speaker 1: and and uh, I think we've got a good plan 563 00:26:48,359 --> 00:26:50,640 Speaker 1: for that. I think you know, you know, like we're 564 00:26:50,640 --> 00:26:53,159 Speaker 1: talking earlier, particularly on third down, we'll do some different 565 00:26:53,200 --> 00:26:56,399 Speaker 1: things and bring some different some different looks. Um. So 566 00:26:56,560 --> 00:27:00,720 Speaker 1: making sure we're we're keyed into protection there and we're uh, 567 00:27:01,080 --> 00:27:03,040 Speaker 1: you know, giving guys down the field a chance to 568 00:27:03,320 --> 00:27:06,840 Speaker 1: make plays and get open. I think we'll be, um, 569 00:27:06,880 --> 00:27:08,640 Speaker 1: you know, I think we'll be we're ready to roll. 570 00:27:08,720 --> 00:27:10,359 Speaker 1: But I think it kind of you know, starts up front, 571 00:27:10,400 --> 00:27:13,480 Speaker 1: making sure I'm uh, you know, clued in and and 572 00:27:13,480 --> 00:27:16,720 Speaker 1: and getting guys in a position to um to pick 573 00:27:16,800 --> 00:27:19,640 Speaker 1: up what they're doing, and and uh, I think we'll 574 00:27:19,680 --> 00:27:21,760 Speaker 1: make play from that day. We really appreciate the time 575 00:27:21,800 --> 00:27:24,240 Speaker 1: and this is great. Thank you very much. That's Daniel Jones. 576 00:27:24,280 --> 00:27:26,160 Speaker 1: You guys know mean where's number eight? He plays quarterback 577 00:27:26,200 --> 00:27:27,959 Speaker 1: with the New York Giants. He joins us right here 578 00:27:27,960 --> 00:27:29,919 Speaker 1: on the Giant Subtle Podcast. Thank you for being with us. 579 00:27:30,119 --> 00:27:31,960 Speaker 1: Make sure you check out the John Subtle Podcast on 580 00:27:32,000 --> 00:27:33,919 Speaker 1: Giants dot com, the Giants Mobile app, and all your 581 00:27:33,960 --> 00:27:36,760 Speaker 1: favorite podcast platforms. For Daniel Jones, I'm John Schmilk. We'll 582 00:27:36,800 --> 00:27:38,119 Speaker 1: see you next time. Audios