1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:04,160 Speaker 1: It's time to get inside the Giants Huttle on Giants 2 00:00:04,160 --> 00:00:09,879 Speaker 1: dot Com and the Giants Mobble on the Giants Podcast Network. Alright, 3 00:00:09,880 --> 00:00:12,160 Speaker 1: we're back here on the Giant Subtle Podcast. John Schmolke 4 00:00:12,240 --> 00:00:15,760 Speaker 1: with you this week's guests Giants Wide receiver David Sills. 5 00:00:15,920 --> 00:00:17,520 Speaker 1: Before we get to David, to remind you can find 6 00:00:17,520 --> 00:00:20,480 Speaker 1: the Giant Subtle Podcast on all your favorite podcast platforms, 7 00:00:20,480 --> 00:00:22,240 Speaker 1: on the Giants Mobile app and the Giants dot Com 8 00:00:22,320 --> 00:00:24,800 Speaker 1: slash podcast. David, welcome to the show. How are you. 9 00:00:24,880 --> 00:00:27,040 Speaker 1: I'm doing good. Thank you for having me, No no problem, 10 00:00:27,040 --> 00:00:28,800 Speaker 1: an all right, let's let's talk about it here. You 11 00:00:28,840 --> 00:00:31,680 Speaker 1: had two joint practices up there, um in New England. 12 00:00:32,120 --> 00:00:34,000 Speaker 1: How did those go for you as you head into 13 00:00:34,040 --> 00:00:37,879 Speaker 1: this final preseason game? Uh? Felt really good. Um, you know, 14 00:00:38,120 --> 00:00:39,840 Speaker 1: it felt good to be able to go up there 15 00:00:39,880 --> 00:00:43,320 Speaker 1: and get a lot of different situational work. Um, you know, 16 00:00:43,400 --> 00:00:46,960 Speaker 1: something that's kind of hard to simulate in practices, you know, 17 00:00:47,040 --> 00:00:49,960 Speaker 1: and the game two minutes and doing stuff like that. Uh, 18 00:00:49,960 --> 00:00:52,040 Speaker 1: so it was really good to be able to, uh 19 00:00:52,080 --> 00:00:54,279 Speaker 1: to go up there and do that, um, you know 20 00:00:54,440 --> 00:00:57,800 Speaker 1: against such a great organization. Um, but you know, it 21 00:00:57,880 --> 00:01:00,400 Speaker 1: was really really good going into this last prese game, 22 00:01:00,440 --> 00:01:03,920 Speaker 1: being able to um, you know, go against them in 23 00:01:04,000 --> 00:01:06,360 Speaker 1: practice for a couple of days and then being able 24 00:01:06,400 --> 00:01:08,280 Speaker 1: to kind of know what you're gonna get out there 25 00:01:08,280 --> 00:01:10,680 Speaker 1: on the field, you know, similar to how the Browns 26 00:01:10,680 --> 00:01:12,920 Speaker 1: were the week before. I mean that was about as 27 00:01:13,000 --> 00:01:15,760 Speaker 1: many competitive team reps as you guys have had in 28 00:01:15,800 --> 00:01:18,280 Speaker 1: a single practice this summer, right, you'd say, yeah, I 29 00:01:18,280 --> 00:01:21,840 Speaker 1: mean it, Uh, it was very very high energy, very competitive. 30 00:01:22,280 --> 00:01:24,679 Speaker 1: Um So I think our our team got a lot 31 00:01:24,720 --> 00:01:26,959 Speaker 1: better as a whole, um, you know, being able to 32 00:01:26,959 --> 00:01:30,240 Speaker 1: get those valuable reps before this last preseason game and 33 00:01:30,319 --> 00:01:32,160 Speaker 1: before the season. Now you've got a ton of those 34 00:01:32,200 --> 00:01:35,639 Speaker 1: competitive reps in the competitive practices also in the preseason games. 35 00:01:35,680 --> 00:01:37,560 Speaker 1: As a player, how do you compare those Which ones 36 00:01:37,600 --> 00:01:39,480 Speaker 1: are more valuable? How are they different? How do they 37 00:01:39,520 --> 00:01:41,680 Speaker 1: help you in different ways? Yeah, I mean, you got 38 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:44,360 Speaker 1: they're all valuable. Any any rep, you know, whether it's 39 00:01:44,440 --> 00:01:46,640 Speaker 1: you know, we just finished to walk through, all those 40 00:01:46,680 --> 00:01:50,120 Speaker 1: reps are valuable. Now the walkthrough reps need to be 41 00:01:50,160 --> 00:01:54,840 Speaker 1: more um valuable mentally and the physical reps obviously um 42 00:01:54,920 --> 00:01:57,880 Speaker 1: mentally and physically, but uh, you know, they're valuable on 43 00:01:58,960 --> 00:02:01,960 Speaker 1: you know, no matter what you're doing. So obviously the 44 00:02:01,960 --> 00:02:06,400 Speaker 1: game reps um, you know, everything's live. You know, there's 45 00:02:06,440 --> 00:02:09,200 Speaker 1: not like you know, they're not like letting the quarterback 46 00:02:09,280 --> 00:02:11,320 Speaker 1: throw the ball and stuff like that, so you've got 47 00:02:11,320 --> 00:02:13,520 Speaker 1: to kind of you know, have that there's a rush 48 00:02:13,560 --> 00:02:16,200 Speaker 1: back there too, so um, you know, you try to 49 00:02:16,240 --> 00:02:19,399 Speaker 1: emulate that in practice and do all those things so um, 50 00:02:19,480 --> 00:02:22,960 Speaker 1: you know, it's not like the coaches here do such 51 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:26,600 Speaker 1: a good job of making, um, the practices feel like 52 00:02:26,639 --> 00:02:28,520 Speaker 1: a game. So when you get out there in a game, 53 00:02:29,080 --> 00:02:32,440 Speaker 1: you've been used to the situation. Now. Obviously the human 54 00:02:32,480 --> 00:02:36,240 Speaker 1: factor of uh it being a game and adrenaline and 55 00:02:36,280 --> 00:02:39,200 Speaker 1: all that stuff plays into it. But you know, you 56 00:02:38,840 --> 00:02:40,920 Speaker 1: you try to keep the reps the same. I mean, 57 00:02:40,919 --> 00:02:43,160 Speaker 1: that's why they try to emulate that in practice. Now, 58 00:02:43,200 --> 00:02:45,840 Speaker 1: one thing you can't simulate in practice is getting hit 59 00:02:45,880 --> 00:02:48,200 Speaker 1: and getting tackled to the ground. So in practice, there's 60 00:02:48,200 --> 00:02:50,280 Speaker 1: a high ball over the middle, you're gonna go up 61 00:02:50,320 --> 00:02:52,600 Speaker 1: and get it. Not a problem, Right, you're in a game. 62 00:02:53,200 --> 00:02:55,200 Speaker 1: How does that change for you? Knowing that there could 63 00:02:55,240 --> 00:02:57,160 Speaker 1: be that free safety coming down and ready to put 64 00:02:57,160 --> 00:03:00,400 Speaker 1: his shoulder and head sometimes right into your back. Shoulder. 65 00:03:00,560 --> 00:03:02,839 Speaker 1: I mean, as as a receiver, you you you kind 66 00:03:02,840 --> 00:03:06,000 Speaker 1: of have that trust in the quarterback that he's um, 67 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:07,880 Speaker 1: you know, if he does put put it into a 68 00:03:07,919 --> 00:03:10,760 Speaker 1: window that's a little tighter, whether you know, he'll put 69 00:03:10,800 --> 00:03:13,840 Speaker 1: the ball into where into a position to where you 70 00:03:13,840 --> 00:03:16,640 Speaker 1: can kind of protect yourself, um you know. But but 71 00:03:16,720 --> 00:03:19,320 Speaker 1: our quarterbacks do a great job of that and um, 72 00:03:19,360 --> 00:03:21,640 Speaker 1: you know, really going through their reads. So that's that's 73 00:03:21,639 --> 00:03:24,839 Speaker 1: really something that us as receivers can't really worry about. Um, 74 00:03:24,919 --> 00:03:26,160 Speaker 1: you know, if the ball is in the air, it's 75 00:03:26,160 --> 00:03:27,679 Speaker 1: our job to go get it, no matter what the 76 00:03:27,720 --> 00:03:30,920 Speaker 1: circumstances are. Joe Judge talked about how it helps you 77 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:33,400 Speaker 1: guys to go up against different players and different schemes 78 00:03:33,400 --> 00:03:36,040 Speaker 1: with the practices in Cleveland and New England, because you 79 00:03:36,080 --> 00:03:38,000 Speaker 1: can learn some of the tendencies of your opponents. I mean, 80 00:03:38,040 --> 00:03:40,400 Speaker 1: you've gone against you know, Darius Williams and these guys 81 00:03:40,560 --> 00:03:42,600 Speaker 1: dozens of times, so they know what they kind of 82 00:03:42,600 --> 00:03:44,200 Speaker 1: know your deal, you know their deal a little bit. 83 00:03:44,440 --> 00:03:46,960 Speaker 1: So how did it help you to see different faces, 84 00:03:47,040 --> 00:03:50,680 Speaker 1: different schemes, different techniques from different players over these past 85 00:03:50,680 --> 00:03:52,560 Speaker 1: two weeks against Cleveland and New England. I think it 86 00:03:52,560 --> 00:03:54,720 Speaker 1: helps a lot. Um. You know, like you said, once 87 00:03:54,760 --> 00:03:58,800 Speaker 1: you get continue to to go against a player. Um, 88 00:03:58,920 --> 00:04:00,560 Speaker 1: you know a certain amount of times which we've going 89 00:04:00,560 --> 00:04:03,200 Speaker 1: against our all of our all of our corners and 90 00:04:03,200 --> 00:04:06,840 Speaker 1: and and nickel corners. Um, you know, multiple amount of 91 00:04:06,840 --> 00:04:09,320 Speaker 1: times before we went and got those joint practices. You know, 92 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:11,360 Speaker 1: we kind of know where their strengths, what you know, 93 00:04:11,440 --> 00:04:13,360 Speaker 1: what what they do, what they like to do, so 94 00:04:13,400 --> 00:04:15,800 Speaker 1: we can you know, already have in our minds what 95 00:04:15,840 --> 00:04:18,760 Speaker 1: we want to do against them. So going up, um, 96 00:04:18,800 --> 00:04:22,320 Speaker 1: you know in Cleveland and the New England, figuring out Okay, 97 00:04:22,320 --> 00:04:24,640 Speaker 1: this guy's a you know, he's he's he's a he's 98 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:27,040 Speaker 1: a he wants to kind of play with you at 99 00:04:27,040 --> 00:04:29,560 Speaker 1: the line. This guy wants to soft jim and let 100 00:04:29,600 --> 00:04:32,240 Speaker 1: you kind of dance around. So, um, you know, being 101 00:04:32,279 --> 00:04:35,120 Speaker 1: able to go in there and practice with them the 102 00:04:35,160 --> 00:04:37,359 Speaker 1: week before and kind of know going into the game, okay, 103 00:04:37,360 --> 00:04:40,560 Speaker 1: this is how this guy plays. Uh, it's very valuable. Um. 104 00:04:40,600 --> 00:04:42,320 Speaker 1: You know, it's something similar you can kind of do 105 00:04:42,400 --> 00:04:45,040 Speaker 1: in film study as well as you're preparing for a game. 106 00:04:45,080 --> 00:04:48,040 Speaker 1: But you know, with preseason, it's tough to tell who's 107 00:04:48,040 --> 00:04:51,040 Speaker 1: gonna be out there you know what's going on, So, um, 108 00:04:51,080 --> 00:04:54,000 Speaker 1: it's definitely very valuable. Uh, these last two days is 109 00:04:54,040 --> 00:04:56,680 Speaker 1: something that we'll be able to go look at practice 110 00:04:56,720 --> 00:04:59,320 Speaker 1: and see how they're gonna play us, so we can, um, 111 00:04:59,360 --> 00:05:01,359 Speaker 1: you know, go into a game kind of knowing what 112 00:05:01,480 --> 00:05:03,640 Speaker 1: to expect. Is that part of the reason, you think too, 113 00:05:03,720 --> 00:05:05,960 Speaker 1: why or at least for my vision And please disagree 114 00:05:06,000 --> 00:05:08,880 Speaker 1: with me if you want that. The offense probably clicked 115 00:05:08,880 --> 00:05:10,920 Speaker 1: a little bit better in the second day of both 116 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:13,360 Speaker 1: joint practices against Cleveland and New England. He's kind of 117 00:05:13,360 --> 00:05:15,680 Speaker 1: gotta feel for what's going on, what they're trying to 118 00:05:15,680 --> 00:05:17,800 Speaker 1: do for you the players. Did you see progress from 119 00:05:17,920 --> 00:05:19,680 Speaker 1: practice and day one to practice the day two in 120 00:05:19,720 --> 00:05:21,880 Speaker 1: both spots? Yeah, I did. Uh you know, I think 121 00:05:22,400 --> 00:05:25,919 Speaker 1: we definitely did better in the second practice, But um, 122 00:05:26,040 --> 00:05:28,160 Speaker 1: you know, I'm not I'm not so sure if that's 123 00:05:28,240 --> 00:05:30,000 Speaker 1: just you know, getting to figure out who they are. 124 00:05:30,040 --> 00:05:33,000 Speaker 1: I think, Um, you know, that's probably more on us 125 00:05:33,040 --> 00:05:35,560 Speaker 1: as an offense and um, you know, being able to 126 00:05:35,640 --> 00:05:37,800 Speaker 1: just go out there and and play our game no 127 00:05:37,839 --> 00:05:39,560 Speaker 1: matter who's out there, because at the end of the day, 128 00:05:39,600 --> 00:05:41,960 Speaker 1: you know, if we can execute the way that we 129 00:05:42,000 --> 00:05:44,480 Speaker 1: want to, I think, Um, you know that will be 130 00:05:44,480 --> 00:05:47,240 Speaker 1: pretty successful. Hey, Giant fans, don't miss out on the 131 00:05:47,240 --> 00:05:51,000 Speaker 1: return of New York Giants. Football season is now under way, 132 00:05:51,360 --> 00:05:53,520 Speaker 1: but there are still time to secure your season tickets 133 00:05:53,520 --> 00:05:56,080 Speaker 1: and route on your Giants here MetLife Stadium. Speak with 134 00:05:56,080 --> 00:05:58,479 Speaker 1: the Giant ticket representative now and become a season ticket 135 00:05:58,520 --> 00:06:02,680 Speaker 1: member by calling eight eight eight n Y. Obviously, nobody 136 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:05,080 Speaker 1: wants to see guys in your position, Renny group get 137 00:06:05,160 --> 00:06:07,040 Speaker 1: hurt and have to miss practice, but it has given 138 00:06:07,040 --> 00:06:08,719 Speaker 1: you an opportunity to get a lot of reps with 139 00:06:08,760 --> 00:06:10,680 Speaker 1: the ones over the course of the last month or so. 140 00:06:11,120 --> 00:06:12,680 Speaker 1: How valuable hasn't been for you? And I know you 141 00:06:12,720 --> 00:06:13,960 Speaker 1: did a lot in the off season with Daniel. You 142 00:06:13,960 --> 00:06:16,480 Speaker 1: could talk about that too, to get those reps with 143 00:06:16,560 --> 00:06:18,760 Speaker 1: the one to show the coaches what you can do, 144 00:06:18,960 --> 00:06:21,400 Speaker 1: not only with Daniel, but against the brad Berries, the 145 00:06:21,520 --> 00:06:24,000 Speaker 1: Dore Jackson's and guys like that. Yeah, I mean absolutely, 146 00:06:24,040 --> 00:06:26,760 Speaker 1: any any time you get, um, you know, thrown in there, 147 00:06:26,839 --> 00:06:29,479 Speaker 1: you you gotta be ready. Um. You know, so no 148 00:06:29,520 --> 00:06:32,600 Speaker 1: matter what the circumstances are, Um, you know, obviously injuries 149 00:06:32,640 --> 00:06:35,120 Speaker 1: are part of the game. Um, but you know they 150 00:06:35,400 --> 00:06:38,599 Speaker 1: they always talk about control where you control. Um, you know, 151 00:06:39,040 --> 00:06:42,480 Speaker 1: coach Team Mac and Coach Quinney in their special teams. 152 00:06:42,480 --> 00:06:44,640 Speaker 1: Me and he's talking about staying ready. Um, you know 153 00:06:44,720 --> 00:06:47,760 Speaker 1: you kind of just gotta have that uh mindset throughout 154 00:06:48,200 --> 00:06:50,400 Speaker 1: throughout you know, the whole the whole practice. You know, 155 00:06:50,440 --> 00:06:52,120 Speaker 1: whatever you get thrown in there, you gotta be ready. 156 00:06:52,160 --> 00:06:54,800 Speaker 1: You gotta you gotta uh you know, not missbeat. So 157 00:06:54,839 --> 00:06:56,040 Speaker 1: if you get thrown in there, it can't be a 158 00:06:56,120 --> 00:06:59,080 Speaker 1: drop off. So, um, you know, I think that's um 159 00:06:59,240 --> 00:07:01,760 Speaker 1: something that being able to spend some time with DJ 160 00:07:01,839 --> 00:07:03,680 Speaker 1: in the offseason. You know, he has some trust in 161 00:07:03,720 --> 00:07:05,840 Speaker 1: me going in there. But you know, all the reps 162 00:07:05,839 --> 00:07:07,600 Speaker 1: are valuable, don't matter when you get thrown in there. 163 00:07:07,600 --> 00:07:09,240 Speaker 1: So I try to get as many reps as I can, 164 00:07:09,320 --> 00:07:12,400 Speaker 1: no matter who's on the field, what's going on. Um, 165 00:07:12,440 --> 00:07:15,080 Speaker 1: you know, So that's kind of been my mindset towards it. 166 00:07:15,200 --> 00:07:18,320 Speaker 1: Tittober calls your rep stealer? What do you think about that? 167 00:07:19,080 --> 00:07:21,840 Speaker 1: I mean, are you proud of that? You shouldn't. It's 168 00:07:21,840 --> 00:07:24,080 Speaker 1: not something that I deliberately go and do. I just 169 00:07:24,400 --> 00:07:27,480 Speaker 1: you know, if if if he needs somebody, I kind 170 00:07:27,480 --> 00:07:29,880 Speaker 1: of usually the first one right next to him. To like, 171 00:07:30,080 --> 00:07:32,600 Speaker 1: you know, I got you, I got you. Um you know. 172 00:07:32,680 --> 00:07:36,200 Speaker 1: So that's uh, that's just kind of how I've always 173 00:07:36,240 --> 00:07:39,520 Speaker 1: always been. And um you know, I think the more 174 00:07:39,520 --> 00:07:42,560 Speaker 1: opportunities you can get, the better it is for you, 175 00:07:42,960 --> 00:07:45,440 Speaker 1: um you know, because I feel pretty confident in myself 176 00:07:45,760 --> 00:07:49,120 Speaker 1: to be able to go in there and execute, um 177 00:07:49,160 --> 00:07:51,560 Speaker 1: you know, so I'm always looking to try to get 178 00:07:51,560 --> 00:07:53,760 Speaker 1: as many reps. Second, so what are your main goals 179 00:07:53,800 --> 00:07:56,119 Speaker 1: for the final preseason game against New England. I really 180 00:07:56,160 --> 00:07:58,239 Speaker 1: just want to go back and look at the practice 181 00:07:58,280 --> 00:08:01,040 Speaker 1: film and then uh, be able to to attack the 182 00:08:01,080 --> 00:08:03,360 Speaker 1: areas I think I didn't do as well in maybe 183 00:08:03,440 --> 00:08:05,680 Speaker 1: in practice, um you know, and go out there and 184 00:08:05,680 --> 00:08:07,960 Speaker 1: play the game that I've been playing, um you know, 185 00:08:08,000 --> 00:08:10,840 Speaker 1: hopefully be able to make some plays on special teams, 186 00:08:11,280 --> 00:08:14,240 Speaker 1: um you know, and just put my best foot for 187 00:08:14,480 --> 00:08:16,560 Speaker 1: going into this last preseason game. What are some of 188 00:08:16,560 --> 00:08:18,120 Speaker 1: those areas that you're kind of locked in on that 189 00:08:18,160 --> 00:08:21,240 Speaker 1: you're trying to kind of make continued progress in, uh 190 00:08:21,280 --> 00:08:24,200 Speaker 1: you know, just continuing to uh you know, beat their 191 00:08:24,280 --> 00:08:27,240 Speaker 1: beat their corners and press because obviously that's like the 192 00:08:27,440 --> 00:08:29,520 Speaker 1: you know, the biggest deal for receivers is you want 193 00:08:29,520 --> 00:08:31,880 Speaker 1: to win against press. Um, you know, I think they're 194 00:08:31,880 --> 00:08:34,760 Speaker 1: gonna they're gonna play a good about a man against us. 195 00:08:34,760 --> 00:08:37,240 Speaker 1: So being able to win, whether it's a vertical shot 196 00:08:37,360 --> 00:08:39,880 Speaker 1: or or a shorter route, Um, you know, being able 197 00:08:39,880 --> 00:08:43,079 Speaker 1: to attack their technique, and and uh you know, just 198 00:08:43,720 --> 00:08:46,600 Speaker 1: uh give give a quarterback a friendly throw. You know 199 00:08:46,640 --> 00:08:50,040 Speaker 1: we talk about competitions for roster spots places on the 200 00:08:50,040 --> 00:08:53,160 Speaker 1: depth chart. Do you even think about that? Is that 201 00:08:53,200 --> 00:08:55,640 Speaker 1: in your mind? Or you just saying, look, if I 202 00:08:55,679 --> 00:08:57,240 Speaker 1: get better and I do what I gotta do, that's 203 00:08:57,240 --> 00:08:59,320 Speaker 1: gonna take care of itself. What's your mindset just to 204 00:08:59,360 --> 00:09:02,400 Speaker 1: the whole approach to trying to get on that fifty three. 205 00:09:02,480 --> 00:09:05,800 Speaker 1: I mean, Coach Judge and Coach Garrett have a pretty 206 00:09:05,800 --> 00:09:09,679 Speaker 1: clear message about that. Just controlling what you can control. Um, 207 00:09:09,720 --> 00:09:11,840 Speaker 1: you know, I think you can't really think into the 208 00:09:11,960 --> 00:09:14,520 Speaker 1: numbers and and and the roster spots of all that, 209 00:09:14,600 --> 00:09:17,760 Speaker 1: because you know that'll just add more stress and anxiety 210 00:09:17,840 --> 00:09:21,440 Speaker 1: about the situation. So, um, you know, really just going 211 00:09:21,480 --> 00:09:23,760 Speaker 1: in there every day, taking them one day at a time, 212 00:09:23,760 --> 00:09:26,240 Speaker 1: with the mindset controlling what you can control and putting 213 00:09:26,280 --> 00:09:28,840 Speaker 1: your best foot forward. Um, you know, I think everything 214 00:09:28,840 --> 00:09:30,760 Speaker 1: will take care of itself if you just do that. 215 00:09:30,920 --> 00:09:33,920 Speaker 1: So you know, I I don't really try to look 216 00:09:33,960 --> 00:09:37,880 Speaker 1: into what naturally it'll probably happen, but um, you know, 217 00:09:38,160 --> 00:09:40,360 Speaker 1: I try to go in there with the mindset um 218 00:09:40,400 --> 00:09:43,120 Speaker 1: controlling when I can control, and letting the chips fall 219 00:09:43,440 --> 00:09:45,319 Speaker 1: you know where they fall. Taking all the action of 220 00:09:45,360 --> 00:09:47,960 Speaker 1: New York Giants football from your very own private switet. 221 00:09:48,000 --> 00:09:50,280 Speaker 1: Giant Sweets are a great way to entertain your family 222 00:09:50,320 --> 00:09:53,200 Speaker 1: and friends while rooting on your Giants. Here MetLife Stadium 223 00:09:53,320 --> 00:09:55,960 Speaker 1: speak with the Giant Sweet representative now by calling eight 224 00:09:56,000 --> 00:09:59,360 Speaker 1: eight n Y. It's a constant mental battle, right, So 225 00:09:59,520 --> 00:10:01,520 Speaker 1: what was the mental battle like last year when you 226 00:10:01,559 --> 00:10:03,920 Speaker 1: had just as good at a camp last summer, looked 227 00:10:03,960 --> 00:10:05,120 Speaker 1: like you had a chance to make the team, and 228 00:10:05,120 --> 00:10:07,360 Speaker 1: then you have the foot injury. How hard was it 229 00:10:07,400 --> 00:10:09,280 Speaker 1: for you to kind of mentally stick. Did you have 230 00:10:09,320 --> 00:10:10,560 Speaker 1: a couple of days where you were just you know, 231 00:10:10,600 --> 00:10:11,959 Speaker 1: like putting your head against the wall and just like 232 00:10:12,000 --> 00:10:14,400 Speaker 1: you can't believe this is happening. What was that whole 233 00:10:14,400 --> 00:10:16,439 Speaker 1: process like and just making your way back where you 234 00:10:16,480 --> 00:10:18,160 Speaker 1: eventually did help the team later in the year when 235 00:10:18,160 --> 00:10:22,200 Speaker 1: you got healthy. Yeah, I mean it was it definitely. Um, 236 00:10:22,400 --> 00:10:24,920 Speaker 1: it definitely sucked when it happened. Something I didn't really 237 00:10:24,920 --> 00:10:28,920 Speaker 1: see coming. Um. But you know, I've I've always been 238 00:10:28,920 --> 00:10:31,400 Speaker 1: a pretty positive guy. I've I've tried not to get 239 00:10:31,559 --> 00:10:34,240 Speaker 1: you know, get too high or get too low. Um. 240 00:10:34,280 --> 00:10:36,200 Speaker 1: You know, So when it happened and I got the 241 00:10:36,240 --> 00:10:38,839 Speaker 1: surgery that, you know, my my biggest goal, and the 242 00:10:39,240 --> 00:10:42,600 Speaker 1: trainee staff did a great job of rehabbing me and 243 00:10:42,600 --> 00:10:45,080 Speaker 1: and and pushing me and you know, keeping in positive 244 00:10:45,080 --> 00:10:47,839 Speaker 1: mindset the whole time. Um, you know, they did a 245 00:10:47,880 --> 00:10:49,720 Speaker 1: great job to get me back to to where I 246 00:10:49,760 --> 00:10:53,280 Speaker 1: needed to be. Um. You know, and I it sucked 247 00:10:53,320 --> 00:10:56,360 Speaker 1: at the time. And you know, you can't really think 248 00:10:56,360 --> 00:10:58,480 Speaker 1: about what would have happened if it didn't happen, because 249 00:10:58,679 --> 00:11:01,520 Speaker 1: you know, it happened. So it's something that it happens. 250 00:11:01,600 --> 00:11:03,960 Speaker 1: You know, you get surgery, you gotta rehab from it, 251 00:11:04,000 --> 00:11:06,760 Speaker 1: and you know, put yourself in the best situation this year. 252 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:09,080 Speaker 1: What did you do to try to continue to get 253 00:11:09,080 --> 00:11:11,760 Speaker 1: better while you're rehabbing and then once you were healthy, 254 00:11:11,840 --> 00:11:14,840 Speaker 1: have to start actually doing things physically again. Just what 255 00:11:14,880 --> 00:11:16,960 Speaker 1: was your mindset of trying to continue to get better. 256 00:11:16,960 --> 00:11:18,720 Speaker 1: What were some of your big goals as you recovered 257 00:11:18,720 --> 00:11:21,240 Speaker 1: from really really on the mental side of it, just 258 00:11:21,480 --> 00:11:25,640 Speaker 1: continuing to learn the game, um, continuing to learn the offense, uh, 259 00:11:25,920 --> 00:11:29,160 Speaker 1: week to week, going through the defenses we were playing, 260 00:11:29,559 --> 00:11:33,040 Speaker 1: you know, kind of putting together uh, scouting reports for 261 00:11:33,040 --> 00:11:35,600 Speaker 1: for some of the receivers about how these corners play 262 00:11:35,800 --> 00:11:39,000 Speaker 1: and um, you know, stuff like that. Um you know, 263 00:11:39,120 --> 00:11:42,559 Speaker 1: just so I can keep my mind into it. Obviously, UM, 264 00:11:42,600 --> 00:11:45,120 Speaker 1: you know I wasn't out there at practice getting looks 265 00:11:45,120 --> 00:11:47,959 Speaker 1: and stuff like that. So UM, watching film and watching 266 00:11:48,000 --> 00:11:51,720 Speaker 1: take weeks a week on how the defenses were playing, um, 267 00:11:51,840 --> 00:11:54,000 Speaker 1: you know, and what I would do with myself if 268 00:11:54,040 --> 00:11:56,320 Speaker 1: I was out there playing. UM kind of kept me 269 00:11:56,640 --> 00:11:59,120 Speaker 1: you know, locked in and and and almost made it 270 00:11:59,160 --> 00:12:00,920 Speaker 1: feel like I was gonna play a game at the 271 00:12:01,000 --> 00:12:04,160 Speaker 1: end of the week. Obviously you know it wasn't. But um, 272 00:12:04,200 --> 00:12:06,080 Speaker 1: you know that's really kind of my approach for it. 273 00:12:06,200 --> 00:12:07,640 Speaker 1: What do you think you've made the most progress as 274 00:12:07,679 --> 00:12:09,880 Speaker 1: a player from when you stepped into this building as 275 00:12:09,920 --> 00:12:12,840 Speaker 1: a rookie back in nineteen to where you are today. 276 00:12:12,840 --> 00:12:14,440 Speaker 1: Where do you think you've made the most progress and 277 00:12:14,440 --> 00:12:17,079 Speaker 1: really focused on to get better. I think my route running. 278 00:12:17,080 --> 00:12:18,880 Speaker 1: I think my route running has gotten a lot better. 279 00:12:18,960 --> 00:12:22,600 Speaker 1: Like in college, you know, we were air raids, spread offense, 280 00:12:22,720 --> 00:12:25,440 Speaker 1: didn't really have you're in like three or four routes. Yeah, 281 00:12:26,000 --> 00:12:30,160 Speaker 1: we didn't really run a huge variation of routes. Um. 282 00:12:30,240 --> 00:12:31,920 Speaker 1: You know, So being able to as a bigger guy 283 00:12:31,960 --> 00:12:34,080 Speaker 1: to get in and out of breaks, um, you know, 284 00:12:34,120 --> 00:12:36,440 Speaker 1: I think that's something that I've really improved in since 285 00:12:36,480 --> 00:12:39,040 Speaker 1: I got into into the league. So it's funny. Actually 286 00:12:39,040 --> 00:12:41,000 Speaker 1: asked tit Toober about that because he was talking about 287 00:12:41,320 --> 00:12:43,280 Speaker 1: your ability to separate right as a bigger guy, it's 288 00:12:43,280 --> 00:12:45,240 Speaker 1: a little bit tougher sometimes coming in out of those breaks. 289 00:12:45,240 --> 00:12:47,760 Speaker 1: And I asked him, well, is it him big boying 290 00:12:47,800 --> 00:12:49,960 Speaker 1: people using his strength and his length? He goes, no, 291 00:12:50,200 --> 00:12:52,600 Speaker 1: you know, David, he's crafty man. He's got great feet 292 00:12:52,640 --> 00:12:54,719 Speaker 1: and that's how he gets open. Does that make you 293 00:12:54,800 --> 00:12:57,120 Speaker 1: smile when you hear you? It does for that because 294 00:12:57,120 --> 00:12:59,679 Speaker 1: I do feel like, you know, three years ago, when 295 00:12:59,679 --> 00:13:03,120 Speaker 1: I was coming out that out that wasn't something that 296 00:13:03,160 --> 00:13:04,800 Speaker 1: was said about me. It was kind of like, Okay, 297 00:13:04,800 --> 00:13:07,280 Speaker 1: he's a bigger guy. You know, he kind of wins 298 00:13:07,400 --> 00:13:11,680 Speaker 1: in areas and stuff like that. Um, But you know, 299 00:13:11,720 --> 00:13:13,480 Speaker 1: you never really would have heard when I was coming 300 00:13:13,480 --> 00:13:15,240 Speaker 1: out of college, like, yeah, he wins with his feet 301 00:13:15,240 --> 00:13:17,280 Speaker 1: and stuff like. So that's something that I've really been 302 00:13:17,320 --> 00:13:19,480 Speaker 1: able to, uh put a lot of time in and 303 00:13:19,480 --> 00:13:22,000 Speaker 1: and feel like that's been the area that I've improved 304 00:13:22,040 --> 00:13:24,240 Speaker 1: the most. Is that offseason training? How do you get 305 00:13:24,280 --> 00:13:25,880 Speaker 1: better at that? As a bigger guy who you know, 306 00:13:25,880 --> 00:13:27,679 Speaker 1: you have a higher synder gravity, it's just tougher to 307 00:13:27,679 --> 00:13:30,800 Speaker 1: get in that starting stop. Yeah, definitely, it's um, you 308 00:13:30,800 --> 00:13:35,160 Speaker 1: know training, Um, you know watching guys obviously, UM, you 309 00:13:35,200 --> 00:13:38,760 Speaker 1: know me and and shef are a completely different receiver. 310 00:13:38,840 --> 00:13:41,360 Speaker 1: But the way that he gets in and out of breaks, 311 00:13:41,640 --> 00:13:43,400 Speaker 1: picking up a little being being around him in the 312 00:13:43,480 --> 00:13:46,319 Speaker 1: last three years, picking up things from him and um, 313 00:13:46,400 --> 00:13:49,000 Speaker 1: you know, watching other guys do it. Um, you know, 314 00:13:49,120 --> 00:13:54,720 Speaker 1: just continuing to go through different drills and and um 315 00:13:54,760 --> 00:13:57,400 Speaker 1: and things that that naturally you just get continue to 316 00:13:57,440 --> 00:14:00,000 Speaker 1: get better at it. So did you just have Daniel 317 00:14:00,080 --> 00:14:02,439 Speaker 1: Jones book your flights when he booked the flights in 318 00:14:02,440 --> 00:14:04,160 Speaker 1: the off season? How did that work? You guys have Like, 319 00:14:04,160 --> 00:14:06,800 Speaker 1: did you guys booked together? Especially you just following them 320 00:14:06,800 --> 00:14:10,640 Speaker 1: wherever you went there? Uh, you know, we we we've 321 00:14:10,679 --> 00:14:14,680 Speaker 1: built a really good friendship and relationship over these past 322 00:14:14,720 --> 00:14:17,160 Speaker 1: couple of years being together and um, you know he 323 00:14:17,240 --> 00:14:20,360 Speaker 1: was down in Charlotte, UM during COVID a couple of 324 00:14:20,400 --> 00:14:22,920 Speaker 1: years ago. My sister lives in Charlotte, not too far 325 00:14:23,000 --> 00:14:25,040 Speaker 1: from him, so I would kind of, you know, just 326 00:14:25,120 --> 00:14:27,040 Speaker 1: go over there and stay with her, be able to 327 00:14:27,040 --> 00:14:30,320 Speaker 1: see her my um brother in law, and you know, 328 00:14:30,360 --> 00:14:32,880 Speaker 1: work out with him. So it's kind of like, uh 329 00:14:32,960 --> 00:14:34,840 Speaker 1: something this offseason where I was like, you know, you're 330 00:14:34,840 --> 00:14:37,560 Speaker 1: gonna be down there a decent amount, You're like, So 331 00:14:37,720 --> 00:14:40,080 Speaker 1: that that was something that uh, you know we talked 332 00:14:40,080 --> 00:14:42,600 Speaker 1: about and being able to, um, you know, go down 333 00:14:42,600 --> 00:14:45,280 Speaker 1: there and train together. So he always had somebody throw too, 334 00:14:45,320 --> 00:14:48,480 Speaker 1: and um, you know we could continue to work on 335 00:14:48,640 --> 00:14:51,880 Speaker 1: timing and everything together. Hey Giant fans, Attember twenty six, 336 00:14:51,960 --> 00:14:54,920 Speaker 1: lots the Giants retire Eli Mannings jersey in style. We 337 00:14:54,960 --> 00:14:57,840 Speaker 1: are offering an exclusive Sweet package which includes Eli bobbleheads, 338 00:14:57,920 --> 00:15:00,040 Speaker 1: jersey's T shirts, and more. Speak with the Giant a 339 00:15:00,040 --> 00:15:02,120 Speaker 1: Sweet representative now by calling eight eight eight n Y 340 00:15:03,480 --> 00:15:06,680 Speaker 1: select Option four. Finally, special Teams. I know that first 341 00:15:06,680 --> 00:15:09,280 Speaker 1: preseason game, you did so many wide receiver stuff. You 342 00:15:09,280 --> 00:15:11,640 Speaker 1: didn't do a whole lot on specials. Where do you 343 00:15:11,640 --> 00:15:14,160 Speaker 1: see yourself fitting in in that role? I know we've 344 00:15:14,200 --> 00:15:15,960 Speaker 1: seen you be a gunner and practice, I've seen you 345 00:15:16,000 --> 00:15:18,200 Speaker 1: on kick coverage. To where do you see your role 346 00:15:18,240 --> 00:15:20,080 Speaker 1: developing as a special teams player becau as you know, 347 00:15:20,160 --> 00:15:22,720 Speaker 1: back into the roster. That's one of the big things 348 00:15:22,720 --> 00:15:24,960 Speaker 1: that that's gonna help you on the spot. Yeah, absolutely, 349 00:15:25,080 --> 00:15:28,600 Speaker 1: UM you know, it's really I try to trying to 350 00:15:28,600 --> 00:15:31,640 Speaker 1: be on all four phases of special teams. Um, you know, 351 00:15:31,680 --> 00:15:35,200 Speaker 1: I and I think, um, you know, wherever uh Team 352 00:15:35,240 --> 00:15:38,360 Speaker 1: Mac and Coach Quinn they wherever they won me on 353 00:15:38,360 --> 00:15:40,840 Speaker 1: special teams is what I'm gonna put all my effort 354 00:15:40,880 --> 00:15:43,920 Speaker 1: into being able to help help the team out with 355 00:15:44,120 --> 00:15:47,240 Speaker 1: um you know, whatever that may be. UM, So hopefully 356 00:15:47,280 --> 00:15:49,560 Speaker 1: in this last game, just having an opportunity to go 357 00:15:49,600 --> 00:15:51,680 Speaker 1: out there and make a couple of plays on special teams. 358 00:15:51,800 --> 00:15:54,400 Speaker 1: What has it been like applying yourself to that? Is 359 00:15:54,440 --> 00:15:57,280 Speaker 1: that a mental thing with the special teams? Like I 360 00:15:57,320 --> 00:15:59,320 Speaker 1: don't think people really know how special teams works, right, 361 00:15:59,360 --> 00:16:01,920 Speaker 1: So why don't you open up the door, force littlee 362 00:16:02,000 --> 00:16:04,280 Speaker 1: and explain, like, what's the key for a guy like 363 00:16:04,320 --> 00:16:06,920 Speaker 1: you to become a good special team I mean I 364 00:16:06,960 --> 00:16:10,840 Speaker 1: think a lot of uh good special team teamers in 365 00:16:10,880 --> 00:16:14,640 Speaker 1: this in this league is you know, one, knowing your assignment, um, 366 00:16:14,840 --> 00:16:16,640 Speaker 1: and and two is just the effort part of it. 367 00:16:16,720 --> 00:16:19,520 Speaker 1: You got to really put in the effort for it. Um. 368 00:16:19,600 --> 00:16:22,600 Speaker 1: You know, because they're they're long, uh plays of running 369 00:16:23,120 --> 00:16:25,920 Speaker 1: very very hard. I mean kick offs along play, punts 370 00:16:25,960 --> 00:16:30,240 Speaker 1: along play and vice versas. So um, it's really just 371 00:16:30,280 --> 00:16:32,560 Speaker 1: the attitude I think, going into it knowing your assignment 372 00:16:32,600 --> 00:16:35,640 Speaker 1: and then the effort that you put into it. So um, 373 00:16:35,760 --> 00:16:38,200 Speaker 1: just continuing to have that mindset and no matter if 374 00:16:38,240 --> 00:16:40,480 Speaker 1: you're tired or you know, if you're if you're fresh, 375 00:16:40,520 --> 00:16:42,240 Speaker 1: being able to look like the same player out there 376 00:16:42,280 --> 00:16:44,520 Speaker 1: the whole time. David, best luck against. The Patriots are 377 00:16:44,560 --> 00:16:46,160 Speaker 1: rooting for you. Thanks so much. We'll talk to you soon. 378 00:16:46,200 --> 00:16:48,040 Speaker 1: Thank you very much. Thank you for having me. That's 379 00:16:48,080 --> 00:16:50,360 Speaker 1: Giants wide receiver David Sills. We thank you for joining 380 00:16:50,440 --> 00:16:52,320 Speaker 1: us on the Giants Little Podcast. And again as a 381 00:16:52,360 --> 00:16:54,520 Speaker 1: remind you can find the Giants Suttle Podcast on your 382 00:16:54,520 --> 00:16:57,800 Speaker 1: favorite podcast platforms at Giants dot com, slash podcast, and 383 00:16:57,840 --> 00:16:59,880 Speaker 1: of course the Giants Bubble app. For David Sills, I'm 384 00:17:00,000 --> 00:17:02,680 Speaker 1: on schmulk from the patio here at the Quest Diagnostics 385 00:17:02,720 --> 00:17:04,400 Speaker 1: Training Center. We'll see you next time.