1 00:00:00,440 --> 00:00:03,040 Speaker 1: Eli, how are you handling the change? You know, uh, 2 00:00:03,080 --> 00:00:05,240 Speaker 1: you know there's no no other option but just to 3 00:00:05,280 --> 00:00:08,360 Speaker 1: handle it and do my job. Support, support my teammates, 4 00:00:08,360 --> 00:00:11,080 Speaker 1: support the giants, and you know, do what I you 5 00:00:11,080 --> 00:00:13,560 Speaker 1: know can do to try to help. Uh. Uh you know, 6 00:00:13,680 --> 00:00:16,000 Speaker 1: go into football games and and right now that's uh 7 00:00:16,040 --> 00:00:18,720 Speaker 1: you know, getting Daniel and helping him and and uh 8 00:00:18,760 --> 00:00:21,800 Speaker 1: supporting him. You wish you had a longer opportunity this 9 00:00:21,880 --> 00:00:24,400 Speaker 1: year to show what you have. Well you know that's 10 00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:26,239 Speaker 1: just not to you know, you can wish all you want, 11 00:00:26,280 --> 00:00:28,200 Speaker 1: that's not the way it played out. And and uh 12 00:00:28,560 --> 00:00:30,600 Speaker 1: you know so uh in some ways you said, you 13 00:00:30,600 --> 00:00:32,800 Speaker 1: know I signed up for this. No one, Uh you 14 00:00:32,840 --> 00:00:34,720 Speaker 1: know when you draft a young quarterback, this this is 15 00:00:34,720 --> 00:00:37,520 Speaker 1: gonna happen. And um, you know I gotta, I gotta 16 00:00:37,600 --> 00:00:39,000 Speaker 1: you know, live with it and and make the best 17 00:00:39,040 --> 00:00:41,360 Speaker 1: of it. Like what was your initial reaction and coaching 18 00:00:41,400 --> 00:00:45,000 Speaker 1: your coach you asterday? Yeah, you know, just uh you 19 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:47,040 Speaker 1: know I knew, you knew there was a possibility, and 20 00:00:47,600 --> 00:00:49,919 Speaker 1: you know I just said, hey, I'll handle it, and uh, 21 00:00:50,240 --> 00:00:52,680 Speaker 1: I'll support Daniel and I'll I'll do um you know, 22 00:00:52,720 --> 00:00:55,040 Speaker 1: I'll be a good teammate and and you know, do 23 00:00:55,120 --> 00:00:57,480 Speaker 1: what I'm told, just te games in any element of 24 00:00:57,520 --> 00:01:00,840 Speaker 1: surprise or with the decision you know just today. Um 25 00:01:00,920 --> 00:01:03,040 Speaker 1: you know, you just you just um, you know a 26 00:01:03,040 --> 00:01:05,840 Speaker 1: football player, you do what you're told. And uh and 27 00:01:05,880 --> 00:01:07,959 Speaker 1: this is you know, this is what I've been told 28 00:01:07,959 --> 00:01:10,360 Speaker 1: and I'll handle PELI do you into speak being here 29 00:01:10,400 --> 00:01:12,240 Speaker 1: for the whole season, doing what you're told for the 30 00:01:12,240 --> 00:01:15,080 Speaker 1: next fourteen fifteen movies? Yeah, I mean, uh, you know, 31 00:01:15,120 --> 00:01:17,200 Speaker 1: I haven't haven't thought much past this week, so I 32 00:01:17,319 --> 00:01:20,000 Speaker 1: just kind of taking it day by day and and um, 33 00:01:20,040 --> 00:01:22,080 Speaker 1: you know, figuring that out. Do you think this was 34 00:01:22,120 --> 00:01:26,000 Speaker 1: handled with respect? Elon? Um? Yeah, I mean I think, um, 35 00:01:26,080 --> 00:01:28,759 Speaker 1: you know everybody you know I talked to and and 36 00:01:28,959 --> 00:01:31,360 Speaker 1: uh listen, it was handled handled as good as you 37 00:01:31,400 --> 00:01:34,080 Speaker 1: can handle. It would have been your follow up conversations 38 00:01:34,080 --> 00:01:37,560 Speaker 1: if you talked to John Narra or anyone else. Yes, 39 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:39,840 Speaker 1: I thought I talked to John Marry yesterday, and um, 40 00:01:40,200 --> 00:01:42,600 Speaker 1: you know, so everything everything has been good and and 41 00:01:42,600 --> 00:01:45,640 Speaker 1: and um, I guess you know it's positive as it 42 00:01:45,720 --> 00:01:47,880 Speaker 1: can do. Eli, in the fact that you'll mind it 43 00:01:47,960 --> 00:01:49,960 Speaker 1: at you ever think you know, you know this was 44 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:52,040 Speaker 1: a possibility, do you ever think it would be a 45 00:01:52,040 --> 00:01:54,280 Speaker 1: possibility after two games? You know, I didn't. I didn't 46 00:01:54,320 --> 00:01:56,320 Speaker 1: know how everything was I shake out this year. And 47 00:01:56,440 --> 00:01:58,400 Speaker 1: you just know when you have it, Uh you know, 48 00:01:58,440 --> 00:02:02,120 Speaker 1: you draft a young young quarterback. Um, you know there's yeah, 49 00:02:02,120 --> 00:02:04,200 Speaker 1: there's a possibility that you know they're playing with things 50 00:02:04,200 --> 00:02:07,280 Speaker 1: don't go well. So we didn't start fast, and uh 51 00:02:07,320 --> 00:02:09,800 Speaker 1: that's a situation we're in now. Would you have wanted 52 00:02:09,880 --> 00:02:11,800 Speaker 1: to come back here if you knew it was only 53 00:02:11,840 --> 00:02:15,640 Speaker 1: gonna be two exty games drying? Uh? Yeah, I mean 54 00:02:15,680 --> 00:02:17,440 Speaker 1: I think you give it, You give it a shot. 55 00:02:17,520 --> 00:02:19,800 Speaker 1: And you know I have worked Harkers, competed, did everything 56 00:02:20,440 --> 00:02:24,560 Speaker 1: I thought I could and just stay working out how 57 00:02:24,639 --> 00:02:27,839 Speaker 1: much of how important is it to you to be 58 00:02:27,960 --> 00:02:31,720 Speaker 1: the mentor now Daniel, now that you're in this position, Yeah, 59 00:02:31,720 --> 00:02:33,680 Speaker 1: I mean that's in in some ways. Let's say that's 60 00:02:33,720 --> 00:02:35,679 Speaker 1: that was kind of part of the part of the deal. 61 00:02:35,760 --> 00:02:38,440 Speaker 1: And and um, you know been trying to, uh you know, 62 00:02:38,480 --> 00:02:40,960 Speaker 1: help him and you know whatever which way I could, 63 00:02:41,200 --> 00:02:44,360 Speaker 1: uh throughout preseason and training camp and whatnot, and so 64 00:02:44,919 --> 00:02:47,679 Speaker 1: uh now, um you know still still do that and 65 00:02:48,120 --> 00:02:51,280 Speaker 1: uh support him. Answers questions if he has any Uh, 66 00:02:51,360 --> 00:02:53,600 Speaker 1: don't get him thinking too much, but just give him 67 00:02:54,120 --> 00:02:57,119 Speaker 1: information you know that I've you know, learned over fifteen years. 68 00:02:57,240 --> 00:03:00,800 Speaker 1: I think he could use How much of it was 69 00:03:01,520 --> 00:03:05,080 Speaker 1: performance related to the the decision? Or did did they you know, 70 00:03:05,120 --> 00:03:06,959 Speaker 1: with the direction of the bridge, I think I was. 71 00:03:07,760 --> 00:03:09,200 Speaker 1: I mean, I don't I don't think we have to 72 00:03:09,200 --> 00:03:12,360 Speaker 1: get into that, you know, whatever. Whatever coach said, Um, 73 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:14,680 Speaker 1: you know, let him answer those questions. What is your 74 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:18,080 Speaker 1: message to the fancy line in terms of embracing a 75 00:03:18,080 --> 00:03:22,400 Speaker 1: new starting quarterback. Well, you know, okay, be great fans 76 00:03:22,440 --> 00:03:25,239 Speaker 1: and and support you know, support the team and whoever's 77 00:03:25,280 --> 00:03:28,280 Speaker 1: in there, and um, you know, Daniel do a great job. 78 00:03:28,360 --> 00:03:31,359 Speaker 1: He's worked hard, and uh, you'll handle the situation. Well, 79 00:03:31,560 --> 00:03:33,680 Speaker 1: it was there any level of frustration of knowing that 80 00:03:33,720 --> 00:03:35,640 Speaker 1: you had some of the injuries from receiving corps and 81 00:03:35,640 --> 00:03:39,240 Speaker 1: this was such a small sample. I mean, um, okay, 82 00:03:39,280 --> 00:03:42,360 Speaker 1: there's always disappointment and and uh and not you know, 83 00:03:42,440 --> 00:03:44,520 Speaker 1: not winning games, not one of those first two games, 84 00:03:44,560 --> 00:03:47,760 Speaker 1: and but um, you know you just gotta you gotta know, 85 00:03:48,080 --> 00:03:50,320 Speaker 1: move on past that and and handle the new situation 86 00:03:50,360 --> 00:03:54,320 Speaker 1: and make the best of him. We'llscribe your emotions Yesterday 87 00:03:54,400 --> 00:03:58,160 Speaker 1: when in everything was it kind of went down. Um, 88 00:03:58,320 --> 00:04:01,440 Speaker 1: you know, obviously disappointed. I'm not happy about it, but 89 00:04:01,640 --> 00:04:05,000 Speaker 1: um you know, you you accepted and make the best 90 00:04:05,040 --> 00:04:07,200 Speaker 1: of it. Eli, What kind of honor has it been 91 00:04:07,240 --> 00:04:10,760 Speaker 1: to represent this organization as a starting quarterback for parts 92 00:04:10,760 --> 00:04:13,960 Speaker 1: of sixteen seasons? And uh, you know, I still still 93 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:16,320 Speaker 1: want to represent them, and and you know, it's not over. 94 00:04:16,360 --> 00:04:17,640 Speaker 1: The season is not over. We got a lot of 95 00:04:17,680 --> 00:04:20,640 Speaker 1: football and and uh you know, so I'm just gonna go, hey, 96 00:04:20,720 --> 00:04:22,920 Speaker 1: do do my part, do my job, get Daniel ready 97 00:04:22,920 --> 00:04:25,719 Speaker 1: to play, be ready to play called upon, and um, 98 00:04:25,800 --> 00:04:29,080 Speaker 1: you know, support my teammates and get everybody ready. It 99 00:04:29,160 --> 00:04:31,920 Speaker 1: is this the end of Eli manningle is just another phase. 100 00:04:33,520 --> 00:04:36,120 Speaker 1: Who knows? So uh you know, and it's again, I'm 101 00:04:36,160 --> 00:04:38,360 Speaker 1: not dying and the season is not over. So there's 102 00:04:38,440 --> 00:04:40,480 Speaker 1: there's a lot, a lot to be positive about, a 103 00:04:40,480 --> 00:04:44,120 Speaker 1: lot to be grateful for, and uh you know, and 104 00:04:44,120 --> 00:04:46,279 Speaker 1: and so I just gotta you know, kind of accept 105 00:04:46,320 --> 00:04:50,120 Speaker 1: my new role and make the best of it. Definitely 106 00:04:50,160 --> 00:04:54,680 Speaker 1: want to, cause yeah I haven't again, haven't you know, 107 00:04:54,720 --> 00:04:56,520 Speaker 1: just taken this day by day, So just trying to 108 00:04:56,520 --> 00:04:58,600 Speaker 1: figure out how to how to run a scout team. 109 00:04:58,640 --> 00:05:02,640 Speaker 1: That was my number one, uh, number one objective of 110 00:05:02,680 --> 00:05:04,720 Speaker 1: today and and uh, I thought I did pretty well. 111 00:05:05,480 --> 00:05:07,240 Speaker 1: I'm not talking about other teams this season, but how 112 00:05:07,279 --> 00:05:11,919 Speaker 1: does this move impact the way you think about your future? Yeah? Again, 113 00:05:11,960 --> 00:05:14,160 Speaker 1: I'll get into the futures later on. So right now, 114 00:05:14,279 --> 00:05:17,000 Speaker 1: my my futures say, I'm the on the second string 115 00:05:17,080 --> 00:05:19,480 Speaker 1: quarterback of the Giants, and I gotta get myself ready 116 00:05:19,480 --> 00:05:22,599 Speaker 1: to play. Uh And and you know, do do whatever 117 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:24,760 Speaker 1: I'm I'm called upon and feel I need to do 118 00:05:24,800 --> 00:05:26,680 Speaker 1: to help out the rest with my teammates. Based on 119 00:05:26,720 --> 00:05:29,000 Speaker 1: the conversation you had this off season with Dave or 120 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:31,240 Speaker 1: Pat or you're John, do you feel you were misled 121 00:05:31,279 --> 00:05:34,240 Speaker 1: at all the fact you only got two weeks there. Again, 122 00:05:34,480 --> 00:05:37,640 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna, you know, go into all that. It's just, uh, 123 00:05:38,000 --> 00:05:39,520 Speaker 1: you know, I think it's just one of those deals. 124 00:05:39,520 --> 00:05:42,120 Speaker 1: You this is a situation, you deal with it. And 125 00:05:42,160 --> 00:05:42,839 Speaker 1: that's what I'm doing.