1 00:00:01,280 --> 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 00:00:04,840 --> 00:00:08,039 Speaker 1: a New York Giants podcast. Welcome to another episode of 4 00:00:08,080 --> 00:00:11,240 Speaker 1: the Giants Hubtle podcast. I'm Bob pop Up. Today's guest 5 00:00:11,320 --> 00:00:14,080 Speaker 1: is Eli Manning, will be starting at quarterback for the 6 00:00:14,120 --> 00:00:17,200 Speaker 1: Giants on Monday Night against the Eagles. Before we get 7 00:00:17,239 --> 00:00:19,520 Speaker 1: to Eli, I want to remind listeners that The Giants 8 00:00:19,560 --> 00:00:22,680 Speaker 1: Huddle podcast can be found on giants dot com, the 9 00:00:22,720 --> 00:00:26,360 Speaker 1: Giants Mobile app, and all of your favorite podcast platforms. 10 00:00:26,400 --> 00:00:29,440 Speaker 1: Go to giants dot com slash podcast to find out 11 00:00:29,520 --> 00:00:31,600 Speaker 1: how to listen to and subscribe to all of our 12 00:00:31,640 --> 00:00:34,920 Speaker 1: Giants podcasts. Howard Cross, Carl Banks, and I had a 13 00:00:35,000 --> 00:00:37,600 Speaker 1: chance to sit down with Eli Manning, and I started 14 00:00:37,600 --> 00:00:40,800 Speaker 1: the interview by asking him about his excitement level being 15 00:00:40,840 --> 00:00:43,559 Speaker 1: able to start against the Eagles on Monday night football. 16 00:00:43,800 --> 00:00:46,879 Speaker 1: That's what you miss most, uh Um. It is just 17 00:00:46,920 --> 00:00:49,680 Speaker 1: being competitive and going out there and and and you know, 18 00:00:49,760 --> 00:00:52,280 Speaker 1: going on game day and the excitement of making plays 19 00:00:52,320 --> 00:00:54,279 Speaker 1: and being in the game and chance of win and 20 00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:56,480 Speaker 1: so um. You know, I just want to do do 21 00:00:56,600 --> 00:00:59,120 Speaker 1: my partner and try to get this team and win 22 00:00:59,200 --> 00:01:01,760 Speaker 1: and go out there and come pete and and it 23 00:01:01,760 --> 00:01:05,640 Speaker 1: should be a great atmosphere Monday night in Philadelphia. This 24 00:01:05,680 --> 00:01:09,360 Speaker 1: team knows you well and you know them well. What 25 00:01:09,600 --> 00:01:12,240 Speaker 1: is gonna be the approach as as it relates to 26 00:01:12,360 --> 00:01:16,880 Speaker 1: getting kind of a stable mindset for this offense just 27 00:01:17,120 --> 00:01:20,320 Speaker 1: each and every play. Yeah, I mean, I think it's just, uh, 28 00:01:20,440 --> 00:01:23,120 Speaker 1: you know, we just gotta stay um, you know, just 29 00:01:23,160 --> 00:01:24,880 Speaker 1: stay within the game and just you know, try to 30 00:01:24,920 --> 00:01:27,560 Speaker 1: get positive plays and try to um, you know, be 31 00:01:27,600 --> 00:01:29,360 Speaker 1: able to run the ball, get you know, just staying 32 00:01:29,400 --> 00:01:31,040 Speaker 1: good down and distance, stay out of the third and 33 00:01:31,080 --> 00:01:33,119 Speaker 1: long as always. But you know, also you know, take 34 00:01:33,200 --> 00:01:36,000 Speaker 1: take your shots and and uh, you know, we feel 35 00:01:36,000 --> 00:01:38,120 Speaker 1: like we gotta you know, hopefully you know, have have 36 00:01:38,360 --> 00:01:41,800 Speaker 1: all our weapons back and we can hit some explosive plays, 37 00:01:41,920 --> 00:01:43,840 Speaker 1: uh in the past game in the run game, and 38 00:01:43,880 --> 00:01:47,080 Speaker 1: so just try to use all our weapons and um 39 00:01:47,600 --> 00:01:49,400 Speaker 1: and see if we can hit some of those big plays. 40 00:01:49,720 --> 00:01:52,360 Speaker 1: Their secondary has been you know, everybody's talking about how 41 00:01:52,360 --> 00:01:55,480 Speaker 1: they're a little weak. Talk about your preparation for getting 42 00:01:55,480 --> 00:01:57,080 Speaker 1: ready for a team like that that seems like they 43 00:01:57,120 --> 00:01:59,720 Speaker 1: have a few holes, but they're front. It's still good. Yeah, 44 00:01:59,760 --> 00:02:01,960 Speaker 1: how to see the front is very talented. They do 45 00:02:02,040 --> 00:02:04,480 Speaker 1: a good job stopping the run, not letting a hold 46 00:02:04,520 --> 00:02:07,200 Speaker 1: other teams run on. They load the box up and 47 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:09,720 Speaker 1: and you know kind of um make you throw the 48 00:02:09,760 --> 00:02:12,800 Speaker 1: ball on them, and so um, you know, we just 49 00:02:12,840 --> 00:02:15,480 Speaker 1: gotta you know, our our outside guys gotta make plays. 50 00:02:15,520 --> 00:02:18,360 Speaker 1: I gotta get separation and and uh and when some 51 00:02:18,400 --> 00:02:20,040 Speaker 1: of those one on one battles, it's a lot of 52 00:02:20,040 --> 00:02:23,600 Speaker 1: man uh coverage and so um, you know, I think 53 00:02:23,600 --> 00:02:25,840 Speaker 1: you gotta be you be prepared for that and you know, 54 00:02:25,880 --> 00:02:28,120 Speaker 1: take your shots and and um, you know, kind of 55 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:32,280 Speaker 1: have that aggressive approach and um, but you know you 56 00:02:32,320 --> 00:02:34,480 Speaker 1: also got to block them up and you know, keep 57 00:02:34,520 --> 00:02:36,880 Speaker 1: them from making the big plays. Also, you know, they 58 00:02:36,919 --> 00:02:40,880 Speaker 1: say hindsight is division, and you've actually, for the first 59 00:02:40,880 --> 00:02:43,960 Speaker 1: time ever, have been on kind of sideline and looking 60 00:02:44,320 --> 00:02:47,079 Speaker 1: outside and you've been in meetings. Is there a different 61 00:02:47,080 --> 00:02:50,720 Speaker 1: perspective from that point of view now that you're you're 62 00:02:50,720 --> 00:02:54,360 Speaker 1: stepping back into the starting role. I like this role 63 00:02:54,360 --> 00:02:57,320 Speaker 1: a lot better. I know, I know that. So you know, 64 00:02:57,400 --> 00:03:01,239 Speaker 1: it's just um, you know, it's it's yeah, it's uh, 65 00:03:01,320 --> 00:03:03,600 Speaker 1: it's tough to you know, to prepare and get yourself 66 00:03:03,639 --> 00:03:06,120 Speaker 1: ready and and and then not kind of played for 67 00:03:06,120 --> 00:03:08,919 Speaker 1: a while and so, um, you know, I think it's 68 00:03:08,960 --> 00:03:12,399 Speaker 1: just the excitement of being back at practice, competing every 69 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:15,200 Speaker 1: day at practice, being with the guys, having you know, 70 00:03:15,280 --> 00:03:18,160 Speaker 1: ideas and and kind of getting you know, uh, you know, 71 00:03:18,200 --> 00:03:20,600 Speaker 1: coach up, you know the receivers after a play, or 72 00:03:20,720 --> 00:03:22,960 Speaker 1: you know, have ideas of how you want certain things 73 00:03:22,960 --> 00:03:24,480 Speaker 1: to run. And all of a sudden you kind of 74 00:03:24,520 --> 00:03:27,960 Speaker 1: miss not being involved as much in the game plan, 75 00:03:28,080 --> 00:03:30,440 Speaker 1: and um, you know you kind of feel, well, it's 76 00:03:30,440 --> 00:03:32,000 Speaker 1: not my job to tell having to run in a 77 00:03:32,040 --> 00:03:34,040 Speaker 1: certain way because you know Daniel might not like it 78 00:03:34,080 --> 00:03:36,400 Speaker 1: that way. So but now you're back to kind of 79 00:03:36,640 --> 00:03:39,640 Speaker 1: you know, coaching guys up and being involved in everything. Well, 80 00:03:39,760 --> 00:03:41,400 Speaker 1: I don't know how you have. You look at the 81 00:03:41,400 --> 00:03:43,840 Speaker 1: weather report. You got Philadelphia, You've got Monday nighting, you 82 00:03:43,960 --> 00:03:46,480 Speaker 1: got rain, Like is that going to factory in some 83 00:03:46,560 --> 00:03:48,600 Speaker 1: kind of crazy way? You know, if I never, I 84 00:03:48,680 --> 00:03:51,120 Speaker 1: don't don't never kind of get too concerned with the weather. 85 00:03:51,280 --> 00:03:53,240 Speaker 1: You know, you can't control it, you can't, you can't 86 00:03:53,480 --> 00:03:56,560 Speaker 1: have any impact on it. So uh, you know, both 87 00:03:56,560 --> 00:03:58,160 Speaker 1: both teams got to deal with it, and you kind 88 00:03:58,160 --> 00:04:00,560 Speaker 1: of you know, just uh, if all of a sudd's bad, 89 00:04:00,920 --> 00:04:03,520 Speaker 1: you know, you handle it and you make adjustments. Uh, 90 00:04:04,360 --> 00:04:06,000 Speaker 1: but you know, playing for it to be you know, 91 00:04:06,080 --> 00:04:08,360 Speaker 1: perfect perfect weather and and you know be able to 92 00:04:08,360 --> 00:04:10,320 Speaker 1: go out there and run our whole offense. You're gonna 93 00:04:10,360 --> 00:04:13,680 Speaker 1: make your two thirty third start Monday night. Um, it's 94 00:04:13,720 --> 00:04:17,000 Speaker 1: a lot of starts, a lot of years. Um, when 95 00:04:17,000 --> 00:04:18,920 Speaker 1: you take a look at like sort of the overall 96 00:04:19,320 --> 00:04:24,279 Speaker 1: arc of all this, what kept you positive throughout what 97 00:04:24,360 --> 00:04:26,920 Speaker 1: had to be a difficult time. You can't start two 98 00:04:27,120 --> 00:04:30,039 Speaker 1: d and thirty two games and then not start and 99 00:04:30,120 --> 00:04:32,240 Speaker 1: not deal with some highs and lows? What kept you 100 00:04:32,320 --> 00:04:35,919 Speaker 1: on path? You know, I think just um, you know, 101 00:04:35,960 --> 00:04:37,960 Speaker 1: I think it's just an understanding of you know this, 102 00:04:38,400 --> 00:04:40,120 Speaker 1: you know this, this could happen when they draft a 103 00:04:40,200 --> 00:04:42,880 Speaker 1: quarterback and and um, you know if we didn't get 104 00:04:42,880 --> 00:04:45,440 Speaker 1: off to a fast start that um, you know there 105 00:04:45,520 --> 00:04:47,320 Speaker 1: was a chance, you know that this we would go 106 00:04:47,720 --> 00:04:49,799 Speaker 1: would happen. You know, I didn't know if I expected 107 00:04:49,800 --> 00:04:52,680 Speaker 1: to happen as early as as it did, but um, 108 00:04:52,720 --> 00:04:55,400 Speaker 1: you know you just kind of accepted that role, and 109 00:04:55,400 --> 00:04:57,320 Speaker 1: and um, you know I just want you know, kind 110 00:04:57,320 --> 00:04:58,800 Speaker 1: of felt that Hey, I try to try to help 111 00:04:58,880 --> 00:05:01,760 Speaker 1: Daniel out and the way, and you know he's you know, 112 00:05:02,000 --> 00:05:04,800 Speaker 1: uh it's it's not you know, his fault or no 113 00:05:04,839 --> 00:05:07,400 Speaker 1: reason to blame him. And so he's a good kid 114 00:05:07,440 --> 00:05:09,240 Speaker 1: and he works hard and he's doing he was doing 115 00:05:09,279 --> 00:05:11,800 Speaker 1: all the right things. So, um, I guess you kind 116 00:05:11,800 --> 00:05:13,880 Speaker 1: of you know, we're interested. Well maybe you know, you know, 117 00:05:14,040 --> 00:05:15,560 Speaker 1: you kind of look at it, well, what I like 118 00:05:15,600 --> 00:05:17,200 Speaker 1: to get into coaching one day? Maybe that was the 119 00:05:17,240 --> 00:05:20,240 Speaker 1: mindset I learned. I don't want to be in the coaching. 120 00:05:20,240 --> 00:05:22,560 Speaker 1: I don't I don't like it. I don't like you know, 121 00:05:22,720 --> 00:05:26,520 Speaker 1: like uh doing that aspect. But you know, just um, 122 00:05:26,600 --> 00:05:28,400 Speaker 1: you know, try to try to make the best of 123 00:05:28,440 --> 00:05:31,120 Speaker 1: it and and try to find some positive things in it, 124 00:05:31,920 --> 00:05:34,000 Speaker 1: which there are. You know, I appreciate a couple of 125 00:05:34,000 --> 00:05:36,359 Speaker 1: minutes good luck on Monday night. Sure, guys, thank you 126 00:05:36,400 --> 00:05:39,280 Speaker 1: so much. That was Giants quarterback Eli Manning. 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