1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:02,560 Speaker 1: So it seems like we have to ask every person 2 00:00:02,640 --> 00:00:06,400 Speaker 1: on the offense about Darren Waller. You're very close to 3 00:00:06,480 --> 00:00:10,680 Speaker 1: Darren Waller. Everything you read in the offseason after he 4 00:00:10,760 --> 00:00:14,480 Speaker 1: was traded here, and whatever videos or highlight you may 5 00:00:14,480 --> 00:00:18,200 Speaker 1: have seen, versus what you've actually seen in person, what's 6 00:00:18,239 --> 00:00:18,840 Speaker 1: your reaction. 7 00:00:19,960 --> 00:00:21,680 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean I got a chance to really connect 8 00:00:21,680 --> 00:00:24,560 Speaker 2: with him last year, tight end you so I was 9 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:28,000 Speaker 2: already kind of aware of his you know, very unique abilities, 10 00:00:28,760 --> 00:00:31,360 Speaker 2: but you know, just being able to just actually talk 11 00:00:31,480 --> 00:00:33,680 Speaker 2: and see how he views things off the field, I 12 00:00:33,720 --> 00:00:36,960 Speaker 2: think is the biggest eye opener for me. You know, 13 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:39,480 Speaker 2: he's a very smart guy, and you know he helps 14 00:00:39,520 --> 00:00:41,959 Speaker 2: myself and helps the whole offense just with different things 15 00:00:41,960 --> 00:00:44,000 Speaker 2: that he can do. And you know, obviously we see 16 00:00:44,000 --> 00:00:46,120 Speaker 2: it on film all the time and what he did 17 00:00:46,640 --> 00:00:49,040 Speaker 2: in Las Vegas, But being able to just pick his 18 00:00:49,080 --> 00:00:51,720 Speaker 2: brain off the field, I think is is what makes 19 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:52,680 Speaker 2: him the most unique. 20 00:00:53,440 --> 00:00:55,600 Speaker 1: I mean, there are some teams in this league where 21 00:00:55,920 --> 00:00:57,640 Speaker 1: if you get a tight end in the room, all 22 00:00:57,680 --> 00:00:59,720 Speaker 1: of a sudden, everybody kind of takes a back seat 23 00:00:59,760 --> 00:01:02,560 Speaker 1: with it. In this offense, it seems like, uh, you know, 24 00:01:02,600 --> 00:01:05,600 Speaker 1: there's opportunities, you know, they're willing to use more than 25 00:01:05,640 --> 00:01:08,200 Speaker 1: one tight end on the field, different skill sets, that 26 00:01:08,280 --> 00:01:11,520 Speaker 1: kind of thing. Have you guys talked about what the 27 00:01:11,520 --> 00:01:14,520 Speaker 1: combination in tandem that you you guys might be able 28 00:01:14,560 --> 00:01:16,400 Speaker 1: to do offensively this year together? 29 00:01:17,160 --> 00:01:19,480 Speaker 2: Oh well, I mean, you know coach Calvin Daves. You know, 30 00:01:19,520 --> 00:01:21,880 Speaker 2: they do a lot of different personnel and they do 31 00:01:21,920 --> 00:01:24,240 Speaker 2: a lot of different things with the offense, and we 32 00:01:24,280 --> 00:01:26,520 Speaker 2: haven't got down in specifics of it. You know, I 33 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:28,880 Speaker 2: think that they just they just they're trying to put 34 00:01:28,920 --> 00:01:30,679 Speaker 2: on different things right now to show on film and 35 00:01:30,880 --> 00:01:33,000 Speaker 2: see what we can do as a whole offense. You know, 36 00:01:33,080 --> 00:01:36,200 Speaker 2: really just evaluate guys on every perspective and you know 37 00:01:36,600 --> 00:01:38,360 Speaker 2: they'll make those decisions as we go forward. 38 00:01:39,800 --> 00:01:47,640 Speaker 3: Thanks man, Ken Jones, Hey Daniel, thank you for doing this. 39 00:01:47,840 --> 00:01:48,520 Speaker 4: Appreciate it. 40 00:01:49,480 --> 00:01:52,680 Speaker 5: In the in the time that you've been with Darren 41 00:01:52,720 --> 00:01:55,560 Speaker 5: Waller and I know that you know you mentioned a 42 00:01:55,640 --> 00:01:56,360 Speaker 5: year ago as well. 43 00:01:57,520 --> 00:02:01,200 Speaker 4: Does he freely share all? Does he wait till you 44 00:02:01,280 --> 00:02:04,200 Speaker 4: ask a question and then he's certainly available? Like what 45 00:02:04,360 --> 00:02:05,600 Speaker 4: is his give and take. 46 00:02:05,520 --> 00:02:08,120 Speaker 5: Like as a veteran who's seen a lot in this 47 00:02:08,280 --> 00:02:10,440 Speaker 5: league and frankly in his life as well. 48 00:02:10,840 --> 00:02:13,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, he definitely kind of both ways. You know, he 49 00:02:13,360 --> 00:02:15,520 Speaker 2: definitely comes out like if you see something on a 50 00:02:15,520 --> 00:02:17,720 Speaker 2: film that that he thinks I could do better, or 51 00:02:17,800 --> 00:02:19,760 Speaker 2: Cage could do better, or you know, anybody in the 52 00:02:19,760 --> 00:02:22,679 Speaker 2: side end room, he'll definitely speak up and say give 53 00:02:22,720 --> 00:02:25,560 Speaker 2: his thoughts on a play and then vice versa. You know, 54 00:02:25,560 --> 00:02:28,080 Speaker 2: if he does something on the field, he comes off 55 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:29,520 Speaker 2: the field and I asked him, I'm like, hey, what 56 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:30,080 Speaker 2: did you see here? 57 00:02:30,200 --> 00:02:30,880 Speaker 4: What do you see there? 58 00:02:30,880 --> 00:02:34,000 Speaker 2: And you know he's always open to giving us his 59 00:02:34,000 --> 00:02:35,640 Speaker 2: his experience and his thoughts on the play. 60 00:02:36,840 --> 00:02:39,919 Speaker 5: Do you ever say wow, watching like a practice rap 61 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:41,720 Speaker 5: or like today Pats. 62 00:02:41,480 --> 00:02:43,320 Speaker 4: Go on, you know, who knows what happens then? But 63 00:02:43,960 --> 00:02:48,119 Speaker 4: you're smiling, I mean yeah all the time, all the time. 64 00:02:48,200 --> 00:02:49,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean he's a he's a unicorn player, and 65 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:51,880 Speaker 2: he's watching him be able to do what he does 66 00:02:52,600 --> 00:02:55,520 Speaker 2: even at his age. It's like, it's it's amazing. It's 67 00:02:55,520 --> 00:02:57,560 Speaker 2: definitely definitely a lot of wild moments with Darren. 68 00:02:58,639 --> 00:03:02,040 Speaker 5: Doesn't help that he was across even in our you know, 69 00:03:02,120 --> 00:03:03,440 Speaker 5: short interactions with him. 70 00:03:03,680 --> 00:03:05,880 Speaker 3: That's just the nicest guy you're gonna meet. 71 00:03:06,040 --> 00:03:07,959 Speaker 4: Oh yeah, no, he's he's a great guy. 72 00:03:08,040 --> 00:03:09,960 Speaker 2: I mean, it's that was the biggest thing for me 73 00:03:10,080 --> 00:03:11,600 Speaker 2: is being able to just talk to him as a person. 74 00:03:11,600 --> 00:03:14,000 Speaker 4: I think he's been helping me a lot and helping everybody. 75 00:03:14,040 --> 00:03:15,720 Speaker 4: You know, he's just he's a good guy around. 76 00:03:16,560 --> 00:03:17,280 Speaker 1: I appreciate you. 77 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:17,720 Speaker 4: Thank you. 78 00:03:19,320 --> 00:03:27,160 Speaker 3: Paul Schwartz, Hey, how are you good? Good? 79 00:03:27,280 --> 00:03:27,480 Speaker 4: Good? 80 00:03:28,720 --> 00:03:30,760 Speaker 5: What? What have you know? 81 00:03:30,800 --> 00:03:33,240 Speaker 3: The veterans in the room told you about what you 82 00:03:33,240 --> 00:03:36,080 Speaker 3: should expect from year one to year two? And what 83 00:03:36,120 --> 00:03:38,800 Speaker 3: do you expect you know coming off your first year? 84 00:03:39,400 --> 00:03:42,040 Speaker 2: Yeah, just you know, taking the things that you know 85 00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:43,960 Speaker 2: that I needed to improve on my first year and 86 00:03:44,040 --> 00:03:46,600 Speaker 2: using in this second year. And the biggest thing that 87 00:03:46,640 --> 00:03:49,120 Speaker 2: I'm getting feedback from other guys and the biggest thing 88 00:03:49,120 --> 00:03:51,760 Speaker 2: I'm experiencing myself is just you know, having more confidence 89 00:03:52,440 --> 00:03:54,840 Speaker 2: going into to a play or to a practice and 90 00:03:55,360 --> 00:03:57,960 Speaker 2: being able to understand not just my my job and 91 00:03:57,960 --> 00:04:01,760 Speaker 2: my responsibility, but now being more confident knowing everybody's job 92 00:04:01,840 --> 00:04:03,840 Speaker 2: and knowing the whole scheme of a play instead of 93 00:04:03,920 --> 00:04:06,240 Speaker 2: just instead of just focusing on my one job, I 94 00:04:06,240 --> 00:04:08,440 Speaker 2: can now you know, see them feel better and be 95 00:04:08,480 --> 00:04:09,480 Speaker 2: more confident by the play. 96 00:04:10,400 --> 00:04:11,640 Speaker 3: Do you have more confidence? 97 00:04:11,800 --> 00:04:12,240 Speaker 4: Absolutely? 98 00:04:12,320 --> 00:04:14,400 Speaker 2: Yeah, I definitely have more confidence now, and you know, 99 00:04:14,480 --> 00:04:16,320 Speaker 2: I feel more confident being able to read the defense 100 00:04:16,320 --> 00:04:18,480 Speaker 2: as well, and just different kind of different kind of 101 00:04:18,480 --> 00:04:21,560 Speaker 2: small things that I was so hyper focused on last 102 00:04:21,640 --> 00:04:23,520 Speaker 2: year that now I can really sit back and be Okay, 103 00:04:23,880 --> 00:04:25,400 Speaker 2: I got this and I got that, and I still 104 00:04:25,440 --> 00:04:27,240 Speaker 2: have to make sure I'm good at those things, but 105 00:04:27,960 --> 00:04:30,480 Speaker 2: being able to focus on bigger picture of things as well. 106 00:04:31,240 --> 00:04:33,040 Speaker 3: And one more quickly, y'all, there was a lot of 107 00:04:33,120 --> 00:04:37,240 Speaker 3: questions about Darren Waller. Obviously, you know his coming here 108 00:04:37,320 --> 00:04:43,240 Speaker 3: affects you position wise, certainly, you know, as good a 109 00:04:43,240 --> 00:04:45,479 Speaker 3: teammate as he is in all those wow moments, do 110 00:04:45,520 --> 00:04:48,760 Speaker 3: you say, well, I may have to accept that the 111 00:04:48,800 --> 00:04:50,640 Speaker 3: ball is just not going to be there for me 112 00:04:50,720 --> 00:04:53,600 Speaker 3: as often, or snaps or things like that. There's a 113 00:04:53,720 --> 00:04:55,800 Speaker 3: role for you, But do you have to adjust that 114 00:04:55,880 --> 00:04:56,560 Speaker 3: in your head at all? 115 00:04:57,240 --> 00:04:58,480 Speaker 4: I don't want to think of it like that. 116 00:04:58,920 --> 00:05:02,039 Speaker 2: You know, what Darren opens up for everybody, uh, you know, 117 00:05:02,160 --> 00:05:03,760 Speaker 2: not just in the tight end room, but in the 118 00:05:03,800 --> 00:05:07,800 Speaker 2: receiving room and opens up everything altogether. So I know, 119 00:05:07,800 --> 00:05:10,560 Speaker 2: I wouldn't say I think about the targets or the 120 00:05:10,600 --> 00:05:13,120 Speaker 2: passers or whatever that is. I think of it as 121 00:05:13,160 --> 00:05:15,359 Speaker 2: just what's going to help the team the best. Uh 122 00:05:15,400 --> 00:05:17,000 Speaker 2: you know, what's gonna put us in the best position 123 00:05:17,040 --> 00:05:19,080 Speaker 2: to win. And I think Darren does a does a 124 00:05:19,080 --> 00:05:21,600 Speaker 2: great job for for us and for myself. 125 00:05:22,600 --> 00:05:23,200 Speaker 4: Thanks. 126 00:05:24,680 --> 00:05:27,080 Speaker 5: We'll take one more, Mark canzero. 127 00:05:28,279 --> 00:05:28,640 Speaker 4: Daniel. 128 00:05:28,720 --> 00:05:30,719 Speaker 5: I have to two separate questions. One of them is 129 00:05:30,720 --> 00:05:33,320 Speaker 5: on Leonard Williams. I'm just kind of curious. Uh. I 130 00:05:33,360 --> 00:05:35,200 Speaker 5: know you haven't been around that long, but when you 131 00:05:35,240 --> 00:05:37,960 Speaker 5: look across the line at him, whether it be in 132 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:40,680 Speaker 5: practice or whatever, what do you see How dominant a 133 00:05:40,680 --> 00:05:42,480 Speaker 5: player is he in your in your eyes? 134 00:05:42,680 --> 00:05:44,560 Speaker 2: Yeah, well, one, he's a he's a big human being. 135 00:05:44,839 --> 00:05:46,360 Speaker 2: Uh So that's the first thing I see is is 136 00:05:46,400 --> 00:05:49,320 Speaker 2: you know, just sheer size him and him and decks. 137 00:05:49,440 --> 00:05:51,800 Speaker 2: But uh, I'll just see him as a veteran player. 138 00:05:51,880 --> 00:05:55,320 Speaker 2: You know, he has small things about his game that 139 00:05:55,320 --> 00:05:57,520 Speaker 2: that you don't really see from younger guys. You definitely 140 00:05:57,520 --> 00:06:00,159 Speaker 2: see from older guys and vets like himself, and you know, 141 00:06:00,200 --> 00:06:02,160 Speaker 2: he's dominating the fact that he's he's really good at 142 00:06:02,160 --> 00:06:04,640 Speaker 2: the small details of his work and his craft and 143 00:06:05,000 --> 00:06:07,720 Speaker 2: it shows up not just not just on game day, 144 00:06:07,720 --> 00:06:10,760 Speaker 2: but in every day in practice. 145 00:06:10,160 --> 00:06:12,560 Speaker 5: And just a bigger picture thing again, you're only in 146 00:06:12,640 --> 00:06:16,120 Speaker 5: year two. But last year, because the Giants hadn't been 147 00:06:16,640 --> 00:06:18,480 Speaker 5: to the playoffs in a long time and the new 148 00:06:18,520 --> 00:06:21,799 Speaker 5: regime coming in, they were not necessarily a huge expectations, 149 00:06:21,880 --> 00:06:24,960 Speaker 5: you know, result wise, from the outside world, you guys 150 00:06:25,000 --> 00:06:27,200 Speaker 5: go and make the playoffs and whatnot. Now there's a 151 00:06:27,200 --> 00:06:28,920 Speaker 5: lot more expectations. 152 00:06:28,240 --> 00:06:28,839 Speaker 4: On you guys. 153 00:06:28,839 --> 00:06:30,839 Speaker 5: How do you handle that as a team, as a 154 00:06:30,839 --> 00:06:34,840 Speaker 5: group and yourself and do you welcome those expectations? 155 00:06:35,120 --> 00:06:38,599 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, of course we hold ourselves to the highest expectations. 156 00:06:39,000 --> 00:06:39,200 Speaker 5: You know. 157 00:06:39,600 --> 00:06:41,600 Speaker 2: Couch Davis taps on it, talks about it every day 158 00:06:41,600 --> 00:06:43,640 Speaker 2: and just about how we have to hold ourselves to 159 00:06:43,680 --> 00:06:46,000 Speaker 2: a high standard. But we don't really worry about the 160 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:48,280 Speaker 2: outside noise, you know. We just kind of focused on 161 00:06:48,320 --> 00:06:50,160 Speaker 2: what we need to do day by day to get better. 162 00:06:50,200 --> 00:06:52,800 Speaker 2: And of course we have, you know, the ultimate goals 163 00:06:52,839 --> 00:06:54,520 Speaker 2: to get to the super Bowl, and you know, just 164 00:06:54,560 --> 00:06:56,160 Speaker 2: work so that we do what we need to do 165 00:06:56,240 --> 00:06:57,279 Speaker 2: day by day to get there.