1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:02,560 Speaker 1: Welcome to the latest edition of the Giant Subtle Podcast. 2 00:00:02,640 --> 00:00:06,120 Speaker 1: John Schmoke with you today's guest Giant Safety Jabrol Peppers. 3 00:00:06,120 --> 00:00:08,080 Speaker 1: But before we get to Jabill, on our mind everybody. 4 00:00:08,160 --> 00:00:10,680 Speaker 1: You can find the Giant Subtle Podcast on giants dot Com, 5 00:00:10,720 --> 00:00:13,480 Speaker 1: the Giants Mobile app, and all your favorite podcast platform. 6 00:00:13,560 --> 00:00:15,440 Speaker 1: Subscribe at us to your favorites and if you're an 7 00:00:15,440 --> 00:00:17,959 Speaker 1: Apple podcast leads with a five star positive review. And 8 00:00:17,960 --> 00:00:21,319 Speaker 1: now we're joined by our guest Giant Safety, Jabral Pepper's pet. 9 00:00:21,360 --> 00:00:23,159 Speaker 1: First of all, hope you and your family, everybody is 10 00:00:23,160 --> 00:00:27,400 Speaker 1: safe and what's been a very difficulty so far. Thank you. 11 00:00:27,440 --> 00:00:30,280 Speaker 1: I appreciate that. Likewise, man, I hope hope you and 12 00:00:30,280 --> 00:00:33,680 Speaker 1: your family. Yeah, we all appreciate that. Man. Um. So 13 00:00:34,120 --> 00:00:35,920 Speaker 1: we even talked to you since last season ended. So 14 00:00:35,960 --> 00:00:37,520 Speaker 1: you know, you're a guy that I think really loves 15 00:00:37,560 --> 00:00:39,279 Speaker 1: to be around his teammates, like to mix it up. 16 00:00:39,280 --> 00:00:41,080 Speaker 1: You'd like to be verbal, like to be around people, 17 00:00:41,120 --> 00:00:43,360 Speaker 1: like to kind of be a leader. So what was 18 00:00:43,560 --> 00:00:46,360 Speaker 1: it like for you trying to do those things in 19 00:00:46,400 --> 00:00:50,080 Speaker 1: a virtual offseason program? Uh? Man, you just gotta play 20 00:00:50,080 --> 00:00:51,640 Speaker 1: the hand of you dough. You know, I think we 21 00:00:51,720 --> 00:00:55,520 Speaker 1: still had a very good successful spring. You know, I 22 00:00:55,560 --> 00:00:58,560 Speaker 1: still got to know the guy, and um, you know, 23 00:00:58,880 --> 00:01:01,400 Speaker 1: I think it was a great step into you know, 24 00:01:01,480 --> 00:01:03,600 Speaker 1: this new thing would building. Yeah, so you know you 25 00:01:03,640 --> 00:01:05,800 Speaker 1: weren't able to do on field installations, right, but you 26 00:01:05,800 --> 00:01:09,360 Speaker 1: did the mental work. So as compared to normal training camps, 27 00:01:09,440 --> 00:01:11,880 Speaker 1: where do you think you and your group are mentally 28 00:01:12,440 --> 00:01:15,800 Speaker 1: now with the first padded practice just a few days away, 29 00:01:15,840 --> 00:01:18,360 Speaker 1: compared to where you normally would be heading into a 30 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:21,120 Speaker 1: training camp with the regular off season. Well, you know, 31 00:01:21,200 --> 00:01:23,319 Speaker 1: the body doesn't know. It's it's a you know, a 32 00:01:23,319 --> 00:01:26,000 Speaker 1: mental rep or physical rep as long as you're you know, 33 00:01:26,319 --> 00:01:30,040 Speaker 1: very in tumb and I think that you know, we've 34 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:32,880 Speaker 1: been having really good walk through. You know, guys are 35 00:01:32,920 --> 00:01:35,520 Speaker 1: asking questions, the coaches are teaching it to us in 36 00:01:35,560 --> 00:01:39,479 Speaker 1: a relatable way, and um, you know, for all the adversity, 37 00:01:39,720 --> 00:01:42,399 Speaker 1: you know, I think we're still doing done pretty good 38 00:01:42,440 --> 00:01:44,560 Speaker 1: job of it. What has it been like working with 39 00:01:44,560 --> 00:01:47,559 Speaker 1: the new coaching staff. Oh man, it's been a great 40 00:01:47,680 --> 00:01:50,440 Speaker 1: It's been a great experience. Man. Like I said, they're 41 00:01:50,440 --> 00:01:53,440 Speaker 1: phenomenal teachers. You know, a lot of guys who love 42 00:01:53,520 --> 00:01:56,560 Speaker 1: the game, knowledgeable of the game, and uh, you know, 43 00:01:56,920 --> 00:02:00,240 Speaker 1: they say something every day that I you know, I'm 44 00:02:00,240 --> 00:02:02,400 Speaker 1: done playing, you know, and I want to start coaching 45 00:02:02,400 --> 00:02:04,160 Speaker 1: this thing. I'm gonna have a couple of those things 46 00:02:04,160 --> 00:02:07,640 Speaker 1: in my back pocket. But uh, you know, this is 47 00:02:07,640 --> 00:02:10,000 Speaker 1: our first time. I want to feel with them. You know, 48 00:02:10,040 --> 00:02:13,720 Speaker 1: it was it was. It was a great experience, high tempo, 49 00:02:14,200 --> 00:02:16,080 Speaker 1: you know, for for what we can do right now, 50 00:02:16,160 --> 00:02:17,560 Speaker 1: I think we've got a lot of great work back. 51 00:02:17,840 --> 00:02:20,600 Speaker 1: What is it about the way Patrick Graham and Jerome Henderson, 52 00:02:20,680 --> 00:02:23,440 Speaker 1: you know, teach and try to relay this information to 53 00:02:23,560 --> 00:02:25,760 Speaker 1: you guys that makes it so accessible, that allows you 54 00:02:25,800 --> 00:02:28,280 Speaker 1: to learn the way you did without actually doing it 55 00:02:28,360 --> 00:02:31,720 Speaker 1: on the field. Well, I just think they don't move 56 00:02:31,720 --> 00:02:34,240 Speaker 1: on until you get it, you know, And they're not 57 00:02:34,840 --> 00:02:38,920 Speaker 1: you know, they don't make you afraid to ask questions. 58 00:02:39,280 --> 00:02:42,640 Speaker 1: Um and you know, when you really have a a 59 00:02:42,720 --> 00:02:45,359 Speaker 1: good understanding of what you're doing and you're comfortable with 60 00:02:45,400 --> 00:02:48,720 Speaker 1: it on the field off the field and how it's 61 00:02:48,760 --> 00:02:52,040 Speaker 1: being explained to you, you know, it kind of makes 62 00:02:52,080 --> 00:02:55,120 Speaker 1: you you know, I want to keep learning. See seeing 63 00:02:55,160 --> 00:02:57,880 Speaker 1: how many questions you can ask, ask different questions about 64 00:02:57,919 --> 00:03:01,760 Speaker 1: certain situations because you want that knowledge. And uh, you know, 65 00:03:01,760 --> 00:03:03,280 Speaker 1: when they can give it to you. You know, you'll 66 00:03:03,320 --> 00:03:05,440 Speaker 1: be a fool not to not to be a sponge. 67 00:03:05,760 --> 00:03:07,760 Speaker 1: Now once you do get on the field and you start, 68 00:03:07,800 --> 00:03:09,920 Speaker 1: you know, doing football stuff, whether it's you know, Phase 69 00:03:09,960 --> 00:03:11,880 Speaker 1: three O, t A stuff and then stuff in pads. 70 00:03:12,280 --> 00:03:14,120 Speaker 1: What are some of the major things you and your 71 00:03:14,160 --> 00:03:17,040 Speaker 1: group are going to try to accomplish in what's gonna 72 00:03:17,080 --> 00:03:19,400 Speaker 1: be a little bit of a trunk add time period 73 00:03:19,440 --> 00:03:21,519 Speaker 1: that you normally have in camp so you're ready for 74 00:03:21,560 --> 00:03:25,000 Speaker 1: the regular season. Well, you know, of course we're gonna 75 00:03:25,040 --> 00:03:26,919 Speaker 1: want to be Chris. You know, we're gonna want to 76 00:03:26,960 --> 00:03:30,919 Speaker 1: put a tough and well conditioned team out there. But um, 77 00:03:30,919 --> 00:03:33,040 Speaker 1: other than that, man, we're just we're just coming in 78 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:35,240 Speaker 1: ready to work each and every day. And you know, 79 00:03:35,440 --> 00:03:37,200 Speaker 1: if if we continue to do that, you know, I 80 00:03:37,200 --> 00:03:39,640 Speaker 1: think we'll be all right. Now talking to you, over 81 00:03:39,640 --> 00:03:42,040 Speaker 1: the past years since you've been here, Jabril, you've been 82 00:03:42,040 --> 00:03:45,160 Speaker 1: somebody that really likes to dive into the playbook, understand, 83 00:03:45,320 --> 00:03:48,720 Speaker 1: study film. What extra film work have you done. Have 84 00:03:48,800 --> 00:03:51,080 Speaker 1: you gone back and watched a lot of Patrick Graham 85 00:03:51,120 --> 00:03:53,240 Speaker 1: when you use with the Dolphins. What kind of extra 86 00:03:53,280 --> 00:03:55,280 Speaker 1: work have you done to try to be ready to 87 00:03:55,320 --> 00:03:57,960 Speaker 1: really understand what you're gonna be executing when you do 88 00:03:58,040 --> 00:04:01,720 Speaker 1: hit the field. I'm man, I wouldn't call you know, 89 00:04:01,920 --> 00:04:04,880 Speaker 1: looking at the past places he's been extra work. You know, 90 00:04:04,920 --> 00:04:07,320 Speaker 1: I think that's something you should do, you know, as 91 00:04:07,320 --> 00:04:10,040 Speaker 1: a necessity. Um, you know, why not if it's there 92 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:12,680 Speaker 1: for you. But you know, other than that, you know, 93 00:04:12,760 --> 00:04:16,000 Speaker 1: I'm just gonna be in the you know, best condition 94 00:04:16,040 --> 00:04:18,160 Speaker 1: I can be in. You know, I'm gonna be the 95 00:04:18,720 --> 00:04:22,640 Speaker 1: most coachable that I can be, and um, you know, 96 00:04:23,160 --> 00:04:26,080 Speaker 1: pretty soon it's gonna all come together. So you know, 97 00:04:26,279 --> 00:04:28,800 Speaker 1: that's that's really where my focus is. Man. It's coming 98 00:04:28,839 --> 00:04:32,000 Speaker 1: into work, getting the coach and applying to coaching and 99 00:04:32,080 --> 00:04:34,520 Speaker 1: you know, being better today than I was yesterday. Do 100 00:04:34,520 --> 00:04:36,599 Speaker 1: you have a good feel for just kind of what 101 00:04:36,800 --> 00:04:38,960 Speaker 1: this defense is going to look like? Or is that 102 00:04:39,080 --> 00:04:42,040 Speaker 1: something that you really can't sense as a player until 103 00:04:42,040 --> 00:04:45,880 Speaker 1: you start actually taking those reps on the field. I mean, 104 00:04:45,960 --> 00:04:49,280 Speaker 1: you can always kind of get a gauge, you know, 105 00:04:49,360 --> 00:04:52,440 Speaker 1: but there's there's the only way to simulate football is 106 00:04:52,480 --> 00:04:55,240 Speaker 1: to play football. So you know, I'm sure once we 107 00:04:55,440 --> 00:04:57,719 Speaker 1: you know, put the paths on and you know, get 108 00:04:57,760 --> 00:04:59,560 Speaker 1: the ball rolling a little bit more that I would 109 00:04:59,600 --> 00:05:02,720 Speaker 1: have a better sale without revealing any state secrets obviously. 110 00:05:02,800 --> 00:05:06,280 Speaker 1: Jabrill Um Patrick Graham likes to cause defense multiple. Right 111 00:05:06,640 --> 00:05:09,599 Speaker 1: from a player's perspective, What does that mean to you? 112 00:05:09,680 --> 00:05:12,120 Speaker 1: As it gets taught to you that a defense is multiple, 113 00:05:13,760 --> 00:05:16,520 Speaker 1: Just be just be ready for anything, you know, being 114 00:05:16,640 --> 00:05:21,240 Speaker 1: being being, being fundamentally sound and you know, having great 115 00:05:21,279 --> 00:05:26,440 Speaker 1: situation situational football awareness. Um, you know. So that's that's 116 00:05:26,480 --> 00:05:29,320 Speaker 1: that's what it means to be multiple. And I feel 117 00:05:29,320 --> 00:05:33,159 Speaker 1: like your safety group is very equipped from a skill perspective. 118 00:05:33,160 --> 00:05:35,640 Speaker 1: You're built to be multiple. Davian McKinney did a bunch 119 00:05:35,640 --> 00:05:38,880 Speaker 1: of different things in Alabama. You've, as you've talked about before, 120 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:40,719 Speaker 1: with your different schemes, You've played and you've done a 121 00:05:41,000 --> 00:05:43,000 Speaker 1: played every position of safety has been asked to play 122 00:05:43,040 --> 00:05:44,800 Speaker 1: in the National Football leage. Julian Love used to be 123 00:05:44,839 --> 00:05:47,440 Speaker 1: a corner. Now he's a safety. He plays deeply, plays shallow. 124 00:05:47,760 --> 00:05:50,279 Speaker 1: Are you excited for the different ways that they can 125 00:05:50,520 --> 00:05:52,560 Speaker 1: move you guys and use you to try to give 126 00:05:52,600 --> 00:05:56,240 Speaker 1: your defense an advantage? Absolutely? You know, we have a 127 00:05:56,240 --> 00:05:58,400 Speaker 1: lot of guys back there who can do multiple things 128 00:05:58,440 --> 00:06:03,240 Speaker 1: and do it very efficient. So you know, I'm definitely. 129 00:06:03,279 --> 00:06:05,960 Speaker 1: I'm definitely really excited, man, And you know, these guys 130 00:06:06,000 --> 00:06:09,120 Speaker 1: are great coaches and they're gonna find the best ways 131 00:06:09,160 --> 00:06:12,400 Speaker 1: and schemes to do it. And you know, I know 132 00:06:12,440 --> 00:06:14,560 Speaker 1: we're gonna do what we need to do and you know, 133 00:06:14,640 --> 00:06:17,200 Speaker 1: go hard for him. When you have movable pieces like that, 134 00:06:17,320 --> 00:06:21,000 Speaker 1: your brill how does that help a defense on any 135 00:06:21,040 --> 00:06:25,560 Speaker 1: given Sunday? Um, you know, the main thing is that 136 00:06:26,800 --> 00:06:28,960 Speaker 1: you know, um, you know a lot of guys who 137 00:06:28,960 --> 00:06:31,839 Speaker 1: are athletic, can move well, you know, judge the ball. 138 00:06:31,960 --> 00:06:34,000 Speaker 1: You know, you can never have enough for those guys 139 00:06:34,040 --> 00:06:36,520 Speaker 1: in this week that's becoming a more passing week, So 140 00:06:37,160 --> 00:06:39,760 Speaker 1: you know it definitely it definitely feeling when you spoke 141 00:06:39,800 --> 00:06:42,320 Speaker 1: to the media talked about working on your footwork this offseason. 142 00:06:42,360 --> 00:06:44,560 Speaker 1: I know, and we've talked about this before. Are you 143 00:06:44,600 --> 00:06:47,520 Speaker 1: looking forward to having the opportunity to cover tight ends 144 00:06:47,520 --> 00:06:48,920 Speaker 1: one on one a little bit more often than maybe 145 00:06:48,920 --> 00:06:52,320 Speaker 1: you've been asked to in the past. I'm looking forward 146 00:06:52,360 --> 00:06:55,520 Speaker 1: to doing a lot, man, I'm looking forward to coming 147 00:06:55,560 --> 00:06:59,320 Speaker 1: in here each and every day getting better. Um. And 148 00:06:59,640 --> 00:07:02,400 Speaker 1: you know, when when the game starts to rule around 149 00:07:03,080 --> 00:07:05,600 Speaker 1: whatever is, that's whatever is best game for that game. 150 00:07:05,680 --> 00:07:08,159 Speaker 1: That's That's what I'm gonna do. But right now, you know, 151 00:07:08,200 --> 00:07:12,040 Speaker 1: I'm just worried about the fundamentals, applying the coaching and 152 00:07:12,120 --> 00:07:15,000 Speaker 1: getting better every day. What's the young group been like? 153 00:07:15,040 --> 00:07:17,320 Speaker 1: You know, you and James Bradbury in the defensive back room, 154 00:07:17,360 --> 00:07:19,120 Speaker 1: generally you in the safety and you guys are kind 155 00:07:19,120 --> 00:07:20,880 Speaker 1: of the veterans of the group. Do you feel that 156 00:07:21,000 --> 00:07:24,240 Speaker 1: this young group has taken to instruction well? When they're 157 00:07:24,280 --> 00:07:26,640 Speaker 1: taking this very seriously and they will be ready to 158 00:07:26,680 --> 00:07:29,440 Speaker 1: go when they're needed when the season starts in September. 159 00:07:30,720 --> 00:07:32,680 Speaker 1: I mean we've been we've all been coming to work 160 00:07:32,880 --> 00:07:36,200 Speaker 1: ready to listen, you know, ready to learn and applying 161 00:07:36,200 --> 00:07:40,640 Speaker 1: the coaching. Man, So you know it's been going well. Finally, look, 162 00:07:40,880 --> 00:07:45,760 Speaker 1: you just said you can't practice football unless you play football, Right, 163 00:07:46,200 --> 00:07:48,320 Speaker 1: You're finally gonna have a chance to get back on 164 00:07:48,360 --> 00:07:50,560 Speaker 1: the field for the first time since you're injury. You 165 00:07:50,600 --> 00:07:53,200 Speaker 1: have unpadded practices at the end of this week, you'll 166 00:07:53,200 --> 00:07:55,720 Speaker 1: get into pads for the first time next week. Just 167 00:07:55,800 --> 00:07:58,160 Speaker 1: what's your excitement level to actually be able to go 168 00:07:58,200 --> 00:08:02,720 Speaker 1: and do what you love again? Finally, man, it's very say, 169 00:08:02,880 --> 00:08:07,120 Speaker 1: you know, and I definitely can't wait, man, I can't wait. Jabral, 170 00:08:07,200 --> 00:08:10,000 Speaker 1: good stuff, my friend. I'll see on the practice field. 171 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:12,080 Speaker 1: It's good talking to you and welcome back, and we'll 172 00:08:12,120 --> 00:08:15,160 Speaker 1: talk to you down the road. All right. That's Giant Safety, 173 00:08:15,200 --> 00:08:17,160 Speaker 1: Jabrill Peppers you thank you for being with us on 174 00:08:17,200 --> 00:08:19,720 Speaker 1: this episode of the Giant Hubtle Podcast, which you can 175 00:08:19,760 --> 00:08:22,320 Speaker 1: find all your favorite podcast platforms at Giants Mobile app 176 00:08:22,360 --> 00:08:24,440 Speaker 1: and on giants dot com slash podcast, where you can 177 00:08:24,440 --> 00:08:28,120 Speaker 1: find all of our podcast offerings including Big Bouquet Golf Live, 178 00:08:28,120 --> 00:08:30,040 Speaker 1: Our Day we show at two o'clock Touring training Camp. 179 00:08:30,040 --> 00:08:32,160 Speaker 1: We take your calls on that show, Jihant's Rewind with 180 00:08:32,160 --> 00:08:34,520 Speaker 1: Carl Banks, and of course the Giants Huddle. I'm John 181 00:08:34,520 --> 00:08:36,920 Speaker 1: Schmilk for Jabril. We'll see you next time. Thanks for 182 00:08:36,960 --> 00:08:38,040 Speaker 1: being with us. 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