1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:04,280 Speaker 1: It's time to get inside the Giants Huddle on giants 2 00:00:04,320 --> 00:00:07,720 Speaker 1: dot Com. Here we go on the Giants part of 3 00:00:07,720 --> 00:00:11,000 Speaker 1: the Giants Podcast Network. Welcome in to the Giants Huddle 4 00:00:11,039 --> 00:00:13,760 Speaker 1: podcast with this rapid reaction to the Giants lost to 5 00:00:13,800 --> 00:00:16,800 Speaker 1: the Eagles in the NFC Divisional Round. My name is 6 00:00:16,840 --> 00:00:20,079 Speaker 1: Madeline Burke, joined today by Super Bowl champion Shawn O'Hara 7 00:00:20,120 --> 00:00:22,759 Speaker 1: and Seawan. Giants went down to Philly felt at the 8 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:25,799 Speaker 1: Eagles thirty eight to seven in a game that from 9 00:00:25,840 --> 00:00:29,080 Speaker 1: the start was decisively in favor of Philadelphia. Yeah, very 10 00:00:29,080 --> 00:00:32,320 Speaker 1: disappointing night, uh for for the team. Obviously, there was 11 00:00:32,360 --> 00:00:35,720 Speaker 1: so much excitement leading up to this game, and you know, 12 00:00:35,760 --> 00:00:38,680 Speaker 1: everybody was riding high after that big win in Minnesota 13 00:00:38,800 --> 00:00:40,920 Speaker 1: and and getting a chance to move on in the 14 00:00:40,920 --> 00:00:43,760 Speaker 1: second round of the playoffs and against a familiar opponent, 15 00:00:43,840 --> 00:00:46,319 Speaker 1: chance for redemption. Um. You know, we talked all week 16 00:00:46,400 --> 00:00:48,720 Speaker 1: long about man, you know what Giants team is going 17 00:00:48,760 --> 00:00:51,280 Speaker 1: to show up? And you know, the Week fourteen was 18 00:00:51,320 --> 00:00:53,920 Speaker 1: a debacle from the get go down twenty one nothing 19 00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:57,440 Speaker 1: early on first position of that game in Week fourteen, 20 00:00:57,640 --> 00:01:01,800 Speaker 1: two sacks. Um just never never could get into the game. 21 00:01:02,000 --> 00:01:05,480 Speaker 1: And this game ended up being deja vu. I think 22 00:01:05,480 --> 00:01:08,600 Speaker 1: for the Giants, the disappointing part is just not that 23 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:11,039 Speaker 1: they lost the game as much as the way that 24 00:01:11,160 --> 00:01:14,360 Speaker 1: they played. And I think that they're they're gonna you know, 25 00:01:14,400 --> 00:01:16,520 Speaker 1: it's a long bus ride home. You're you're thinking over 26 00:01:16,560 --> 00:01:18,880 Speaker 1: the plays everything, how it went down. When you watch film, 27 00:01:18,920 --> 00:01:21,000 Speaker 1: you can look and say, man, we did not put 28 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:24,440 Speaker 1: our best foot forward in that game. So that's always 29 00:01:24,480 --> 00:01:27,840 Speaker 1: a tough pill to swallow, you know. I think, look, 30 00:01:27,880 --> 00:01:29,720 Speaker 1: the Eagles are a better team. Like if you look 31 00:01:29,760 --> 00:01:31,720 Speaker 1: at their rosters right now, you would take the Eagles 32 00:01:31,800 --> 00:01:34,800 Speaker 1: roster over the Giants roster. You know. I think we 33 00:01:34,920 --> 00:01:36,920 Speaker 1: after the Week four teen last week called it it 34 00:01:37,040 --> 00:01:40,120 Speaker 1: was basically all protein versus all Joe team, Um, you know, 35 00:01:40,160 --> 00:01:41,640 Speaker 1: and then text for Lawrence and say I made the 36 00:01:41,640 --> 00:01:45,560 Speaker 1: Pro Bowl. So that's not accurate. But this, uh, this 37 00:01:45,600 --> 00:01:48,160 Speaker 1: was a tough game. And I think for the Giants, 38 00:01:48,160 --> 00:01:50,080 Speaker 1: they needed you're on the road, you gotta start fast, 39 00:01:50,120 --> 00:01:52,400 Speaker 1: and they did not do that. Uh first drive at 40 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:55,680 Speaker 1: the game, um, you know, a third and three, Daniel 41 00:01:55,720 --> 00:01:57,800 Speaker 1: Jones get sacked, fourth and eight, they decided to go 42 00:01:57,840 --> 00:02:00,120 Speaker 1: for it. Don't get it, um that that was a 43 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:01,800 Speaker 1: big blow. I think. I think that was a huge 44 00:02:01,840 --> 00:02:05,400 Speaker 1: momentum swing for the Eagles favor. And then their next 45 00:02:05,400 --> 00:02:07,920 Speaker 1: possession day Jones throws a pick to James Bradbury on 46 00:02:07,920 --> 00:02:10,120 Speaker 1: a blitz um and it's like, all right, here comes 47 00:02:10,160 --> 00:02:11,600 Speaker 1: the avalanche and you can kind of hear it, you 48 00:02:11,600 --> 00:02:13,000 Speaker 1: could feel it, and it was like, all right, they 49 00:02:13,000 --> 00:02:14,560 Speaker 1: gotta find a way to put a stop to this, 50 00:02:15,280 --> 00:02:16,679 Speaker 1: and they couldn't do it. Went three and out on 51 00:02:16,720 --> 00:02:19,200 Speaker 1: the next three possessions and that was pretty much it. 52 00:02:19,240 --> 00:02:21,200 Speaker 1: You go in a halftime and it's like, all right, 53 00:02:21,240 --> 00:02:24,000 Speaker 1: we're down twenty and nothing. You know what, it's the 54 00:02:24,040 --> 00:02:25,960 Speaker 1: percentage of being able to come back and get into 55 00:02:26,040 --> 00:02:29,560 Speaker 1: this game is pretty slim. So uh, definitely tough, tough 56 00:02:29,600 --> 00:02:32,440 Speaker 1: to see, tough to watch, um, you know, and I 57 00:02:32,480 --> 00:02:34,400 Speaker 1: know as a player, it's always tough to have an 58 00:02:34,480 --> 00:02:37,560 Speaker 1: ending like that, um because you never you're not gonna 59 00:02:37,560 --> 00:02:40,280 Speaker 1: get another chance with that group of guys, Like every 60 00:02:40,320 --> 00:02:42,680 Speaker 1: locker room is different every single year. Well, and I mean, 61 00:02:42,680 --> 00:02:44,760 Speaker 1: you mentioned that twenty to nothing at the halftime, and 62 00:02:44,800 --> 00:02:46,840 Speaker 1: people on social media are saying, well, you know, we 63 00:02:46,880 --> 00:02:49,560 Speaker 1: saw what happened with Jacksonville and the Chargers and you 64 00:02:49,560 --> 00:02:51,480 Speaker 1: know this and that, but it was just such a hole. 65 00:02:51,520 --> 00:02:53,840 Speaker 1: And you know, we talked about how much the Giants 66 00:02:53,880 --> 00:02:55,720 Speaker 1: offense struggled a bit in the beginning of this game, 67 00:02:55,720 --> 00:02:57,840 Speaker 1: but the Philadelphia offense seemed to be clicking. I mean 68 00:02:57,840 --> 00:03:00,760 Speaker 1: that early touchdown drive. You sees the if you're McKinney 69 00:03:00,800 --> 00:03:03,880 Speaker 1: slipping on a pick route Dallas Goddard, you know, getting 70 00:03:03,880 --> 00:03:06,560 Speaker 1: the ball right there. They were getting beat by him 71 00:03:06,600 --> 00:03:09,440 Speaker 1: all day. Um, But the rushing game, the running game, 72 00:03:09,480 --> 00:03:11,960 Speaker 1: two hundred sixty eight yards on the ground for the 73 00:03:11,960 --> 00:03:15,080 Speaker 1: Philadelphia Eagles. You can't be given up that many yards 74 00:03:15,800 --> 00:03:17,880 Speaker 1: and expect to be in this game. Show Now. The 75 00:03:17,919 --> 00:03:20,280 Speaker 1: tackling was really sloppy tonight. And I think when you 76 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:22,639 Speaker 1: look back at last week against the Vikings, the tackling, 77 00:03:22,680 --> 00:03:25,560 Speaker 1: tackling was excellent every single time. If it was justin 78 00:03:25,639 --> 00:03:28,360 Speaker 1: Jefferson getting catch, he was boomed, he was down, Dalvin 79 00:03:28,360 --> 00:03:30,240 Speaker 1: cooked down. There was not a lot of yards after 80 00:03:30,320 --> 00:03:33,239 Speaker 1: contact or yards after the catch. This is the way 81 00:03:33,280 --> 00:03:36,120 Speaker 1: the Eagles dominated people all season long. Though, Like I 82 00:03:36,160 --> 00:03:38,920 Speaker 1: feel like a month ago, everybody was saying, Wow, the 83 00:03:38,960 --> 00:03:41,520 Speaker 1: Eagles the best team in the NFL, not just the NFC, 84 00:03:42,200 --> 00:03:44,880 Speaker 1: and you know the answer that was yes, because of 85 00:03:44,920 --> 00:03:46,760 Speaker 1: the way that they were playing bullyball, like they have 86 00:03:46,840 --> 00:03:49,520 Speaker 1: the best offensive line in the league. They were gashing 87 00:03:49,520 --> 00:03:52,640 Speaker 1: people on the run game. Jalen Hurts was hurting people, 88 00:03:52,680 --> 00:03:55,400 Speaker 1: and his impact not just his ability to run the ball, 89 00:03:55,440 --> 00:03:59,120 Speaker 1: but his ability to freeze that edge defender and respect 90 00:03:59,160 --> 00:04:01,640 Speaker 1: his run open up running lanes for Miles Saners and 91 00:04:01,720 --> 00:04:05,040 Speaker 1: Gamewell in Boston, Scott. We saw that come to fruition tonight. 92 00:04:05,800 --> 00:04:07,560 Speaker 1: I kind of flashed backed. Earlier this year. I think 93 00:04:07,600 --> 00:04:10,640 Speaker 1: they rushed for three yards against the Tennessee Titans maybe 94 00:04:10,680 --> 00:04:12,920 Speaker 1: one week, and then the next week they throw for 95 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:15,880 Speaker 1: three or sixty yards. So they were the most balanced 96 00:04:15,920 --> 00:04:20,000 Speaker 1: offense all year long, and yet the last three or 97 00:04:20,040 --> 00:04:22,760 Speaker 1: four games of the season they did not look like themselves. 98 00:04:22,800 --> 00:04:24,920 Speaker 1: So when you saw that happening to the Eagles, and 99 00:04:24,920 --> 00:04:26,840 Speaker 1: when you saw the Giants playing their best football, you 100 00:04:26,880 --> 00:04:28,840 Speaker 1: felt like, you know what, this could be a more 101 00:04:28,880 --> 00:04:30,600 Speaker 1: of an even match. And it didn't turn out to 102 00:04:30,600 --> 00:04:33,080 Speaker 1: be that way. Yeah, I know. Jalen Hurts was out 103 00:04:33,080 --> 00:04:34,760 Speaker 1: with that shoulder injury for a couple of games. We 104 00:04:34,800 --> 00:04:36,719 Speaker 1: saw Gardner Minshew at the end of the regular season, 105 00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:38,479 Speaker 1: we saw Gardner Minshew at the end of this game. 106 00:04:39,120 --> 00:04:41,479 Speaker 1: Because of how decisively the Eagles are winning, we imagine 107 00:04:41,520 --> 00:04:43,880 Speaker 1: the tackling to it. It almost looked to me like 108 00:04:43,920 --> 00:04:46,640 Speaker 1: the players were so focused on trying to force the 109 00:04:46,680 --> 00:04:48,360 Speaker 1: ball to come out that they were forgetting to get 110 00:04:48,400 --> 00:04:50,880 Speaker 1: the guy on the ground first. Right, Yeah, it wasn't 111 00:04:51,000 --> 00:04:53,599 Speaker 1: you know, it didn't look like, hey, the first guy 112 00:04:53,640 --> 00:04:57,080 Speaker 1: that got there, you know, was was making any you know, 113 00:04:57,279 --> 00:05:00,320 Speaker 1: sure tackles and it wasn't stopping the momentum. Um, they 114 00:05:00,720 --> 00:05:02,560 Speaker 1: they were more physical. It seemed like they were a 115 00:05:02,600 --> 00:05:05,800 Speaker 1: little bit faster, one step ahead, you know, on both 116 00:05:05,839 --> 00:05:09,000 Speaker 1: on offense and defense. Um, you know, the Eagles defense 117 00:05:09,080 --> 00:05:12,680 Speaker 1: was suffocating, you know. Watching the offense, it did not 118 00:05:12,760 --> 00:05:15,120 Speaker 1: feel like Danion Jones could breathe in that pocket. Every 119 00:05:15,120 --> 00:05:17,400 Speaker 1: time he dropped back in a five step drop, it 120 00:05:17,480 --> 00:05:20,240 Speaker 1: looked like he was avoiding somebody before he even had 121 00:05:20,279 --> 00:05:23,080 Speaker 1: a chance. Steven Hitch So that that's no way to 122 00:05:23,680 --> 00:05:26,440 Speaker 1: really set your quarterback up for success. Um. You know, 123 00:05:26,440 --> 00:05:29,000 Speaker 1: certainly Evan Neil had some struggles tonight. He was on 124 00:05:29,040 --> 00:05:31,560 Speaker 1: the ground way too much, um, you know, really struggle 125 00:05:31,600 --> 00:05:34,679 Speaker 1: with the speed rush from Hassan Reddick, but the offensive 126 00:05:34,680 --> 00:05:37,039 Speaker 1: line as a whole, I thought did not do a 127 00:05:37,080 --> 00:05:39,200 Speaker 1: great job passing off a lot of the twists that 128 00:05:39,680 --> 00:05:42,400 Speaker 1: the Eagles were running against them, and that's always one 129 00:05:42,400 --> 00:05:45,000 Speaker 1: of the hardest things to pass off when you're you know, 130 00:05:45,040 --> 00:05:48,960 Speaker 1: you haven't played, um, you know, thirty five games together 131 00:05:49,040 --> 00:05:52,040 Speaker 1: and you don't have that continuity. So they definitely took 132 00:05:52,040 --> 00:05:54,680 Speaker 1: advantage of that aspect of it. Um. I think it's 133 00:05:54,720 --> 00:05:58,040 Speaker 1: disappointing for the Giants though, to not have the production 134 00:05:58,080 --> 00:05:59,960 Speaker 1: on third down that you can't stay on the field, 135 00:06:00,000 --> 00:06:02,200 Speaker 1: you can't get in a rhythm when you're going three 136 00:06:02,200 --> 00:06:04,520 Speaker 1: and out. They converted one third down in the first 137 00:06:04,560 --> 00:06:07,240 Speaker 1: half and that really put them behind the April. Yeah, 138 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:09,960 Speaker 1: a really tough ending to the season. You know, losing 139 00:06:09,960 --> 00:06:12,720 Speaker 1: in the playoffs is always a weird feeling. Brian Able 140 00:06:12,720 --> 00:06:14,680 Speaker 1: called it a crash landing after what was a really 141 00:06:14,720 --> 00:06:17,840 Speaker 1: special team for this New York Giants football team, and 142 00:06:18,200 --> 00:06:20,280 Speaker 1: a lot of the guys mentioned it in their postgame 143 00:06:20,360 --> 00:06:23,520 Speaker 1: comments saying how close and how special this group was. 144 00:06:23,920 --> 00:06:26,159 Speaker 1: You know, sa Kuon Barkley talking about how he wants 145 00:06:26,200 --> 00:06:28,440 Speaker 1: to be a Giant for life. Daniel Jones kind of 146 00:06:28,480 --> 00:06:31,599 Speaker 1: acknowledging that the special group that there was here. But 147 00:06:31,680 --> 00:06:34,560 Speaker 1: you mentioned at Sean that this is this group is 148 00:06:34,600 --> 00:06:36,920 Speaker 1: not going to be the same next year because for 149 00:06:37,080 --> 00:06:39,839 Speaker 1: myriad of reasons, you know, free agency, you know, signing 150 00:06:39,880 --> 00:06:43,240 Speaker 1: people come and go every year from a team. How 151 00:06:43,240 --> 00:06:45,800 Speaker 1: do you begin to process that as a player, as 152 00:06:45,839 --> 00:06:49,719 Speaker 1: a you know, somebody, as a fan. It's tough. That's 153 00:06:49,720 --> 00:06:52,360 Speaker 1: always the ugliest side of the game, the business side 154 00:06:52,360 --> 00:06:55,359 Speaker 1: of it, and then the finality of it. Hey, you know, 155 00:06:55,600 --> 00:06:58,080 Speaker 1: we we were all had our heads. We win this game, 156 00:06:58,120 --> 00:06:59,719 Speaker 1: We're going to the NFC, change the game, and you 157 00:06:59,720 --> 00:07:02,800 Speaker 1: know you're thinking Super Bowl or bust um. And then 158 00:07:02,839 --> 00:07:04,920 Speaker 1: you feel like somebody pulled the rugoff underneath you. And 159 00:07:04,960 --> 00:07:06,640 Speaker 1: now it's like, man, you're gonna come in tomorrow doing 160 00:07:06,680 --> 00:07:10,080 Speaker 1: exit physical, clean out your locker, and you're gonna say 161 00:07:10,080 --> 00:07:11,800 Speaker 1: good bye to some guys that you may never you 162 00:07:11,880 --> 00:07:15,640 Speaker 1: may never see again. That's always tough. I think it's 163 00:07:15,680 --> 00:07:20,240 Speaker 1: also you know, m hm, you look at it like 164 00:07:21,360 --> 00:07:25,040 Speaker 1: you know, this this was growing a good, growing growth 165 00:07:25,160 --> 00:07:28,160 Speaker 1: moment for a lot of these players. Um, you know 166 00:07:28,200 --> 00:07:29,480 Speaker 1: a lot for a lot of these players, they never 167 00:07:29,520 --> 00:07:32,040 Speaker 1: played in the playoff game. So as much as you're 168 00:07:32,040 --> 00:07:34,920 Speaker 1: disappointed about the fact that alright, hey this ended. Learnon 169 00:07:35,000 --> 00:07:38,200 Speaker 1: Williams had never played in the playoff game, sakon Barkley, Um, 170 00:07:38,240 --> 00:07:41,000 Speaker 1: you know, until last week was his first playoff game, 171 00:07:41,000 --> 00:07:43,240 Speaker 1: saying with Dan and Jones. So you kind of look 172 00:07:43,280 --> 00:07:45,120 Speaker 1: at the season. It takes you a couple of days 173 00:07:45,200 --> 00:07:47,360 Speaker 1: to kind of really like, Okay, you know what, this 174 00:07:47,440 --> 00:07:49,840 Speaker 1: was special, and you know, this was really unique. This 175 00:07:50,000 --> 00:07:51,920 Speaker 1: was great that we were able to do this. Nobody, 176 00:07:52,680 --> 00:07:55,080 Speaker 1: nobody picked the Giants to be in the playoffs when 177 00:07:55,080 --> 00:07:58,800 Speaker 1: the season started. UM, So huge accomplishment from that standpoint. 178 00:07:59,080 --> 00:08:01,840 Speaker 1: UM uh if there's a plenty of things for them 179 00:08:01,880 --> 00:08:03,680 Speaker 1: to be proud of. UM. You know, there were some 180 00:08:03,720 --> 00:08:06,840 Speaker 1: big moments this season, some big games. I think the 181 00:08:06,840 --> 00:08:09,960 Speaker 1: game in London was one that they'll all reflect back on, 182 00:08:10,080 --> 00:08:13,800 Speaker 1: like that was a good team building, UM experience. You know, 183 00:08:13,840 --> 00:08:15,720 Speaker 1: I know we played in two thound seven and London 184 00:08:15,840 --> 00:08:18,480 Speaker 1: game felt the same way, Like that was team bonding. 185 00:08:19,000 --> 00:08:22,520 Speaker 1: Spent a lot of time together, playing busses, the hotel, 186 00:08:22,640 --> 00:08:26,760 Speaker 1: you're kind of in a um, you know, an unknown 187 00:08:26,840 --> 00:08:29,640 Speaker 1: territory together. So there's a lot of that growth. But 188 00:08:29,720 --> 00:08:32,160 Speaker 1: you mentioned the chemistry this team all season long, you 189 00:08:32,200 --> 00:08:34,760 Speaker 1: could feel it. They cared about each other, they wanted 190 00:08:34,800 --> 00:08:37,440 Speaker 1: to work, um. And I think that starts at the 191 00:08:37,480 --> 00:08:39,800 Speaker 1: top of Brian Davill did a great job bringing these 192 00:08:39,840 --> 00:08:42,160 Speaker 1: guys together, making it fun, making him enjoy the work. 193 00:08:42,240 --> 00:08:45,200 Speaker 1: The work like the work stinks, you know, the work sucks, 194 00:08:45,360 --> 00:08:48,640 Speaker 1: but if you can have fun doing it together, um, 195 00:08:48,720 --> 00:08:50,520 Speaker 1: it makes it bearable. And I think that's what this 196 00:08:50,559 --> 00:08:53,040 Speaker 1: team really did. And of course every every great team 197 00:08:53,080 --> 00:08:55,160 Speaker 1: has a great hype band. So I think Sterling Shepard 198 00:08:56,000 --> 00:08:58,880 Speaker 1: stepped up to the play in that department. Yeah, Sterling Shepford, 199 00:08:58,920 --> 00:09:00,640 Speaker 1: you know, going down with that season and ending injury. 200 00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:02,840 Speaker 1: A lot of players can look at that and say, wow, Okay, 201 00:09:02,880 --> 00:09:06,720 Speaker 1: this is it. Sterling Shepard was present with their every 202 00:09:06,800 --> 00:09:09,960 Speaker 1: day was wearing custom T shirts with different teammates on it, 203 00:09:10,080 --> 00:09:14,040 Speaker 1: hyping its teammates up. The loudest cheerleader you've ever had, 204 00:09:14,080 --> 00:09:17,120 Speaker 1: and that is kind of an incomparable thing to have. 205 00:09:17,280 --> 00:09:20,079 Speaker 1: And you know you mentioned Brian Dable incredible first year 206 00:09:20,120 --> 00:09:22,640 Speaker 1: for the first time head coach, getting his first playoff 207 00:09:22,720 --> 00:09:25,760 Speaker 1: win as well, and just the way that this team was. 208 00:09:25,800 --> 00:09:28,560 Speaker 1: You know, you see them on the field, off the field, 209 00:09:28,559 --> 00:09:31,280 Speaker 1: in the locker room, breaking a sweat, playing ping pong 210 00:09:31,320 --> 00:09:33,800 Speaker 1: against each other, offense and defense, just kind of a 211 00:09:33,840 --> 00:09:36,400 Speaker 1: lot of camaraderie in this locker room. Really special group 212 00:09:36,960 --> 00:09:39,320 Speaker 1: and what was expected out of this group and what 213 00:09:39,440 --> 00:09:42,440 Speaker 1: was accomplished. I think, you know, Julian Love said after 214 00:09:42,440 --> 00:09:44,400 Speaker 1: the game, Hey, I don't believe in moral victories, but 215 00:09:44,720 --> 00:09:46,440 Speaker 1: you know, call it what you want. This was a 216 00:09:46,559 --> 00:09:49,600 Speaker 1: you know, positive trajectory for this Giant's team and a 217 00:09:49,600 --> 00:09:52,120 Speaker 1: lot to build off of as we start the era 218 00:09:52,240 --> 00:09:55,120 Speaker 1: of the Brian Table and the GM Joe Shane and 219 00:09:55,240 --> 00:09:58,640 Speaker 1: this direction of the organization. I think everybody was looking 220 00:09:58,640 --> 00:10:01,880 Speaker 1: for progress, right and this team make progress from what 221 00:10:01,920 --> 00:10:04,360 Speaker 1: we saw last year and the year before. The answer 222 00:10:04,360 --> 00:10:06,600 Speaker 1: to that is absolutely and I think Brian Dable has 223 00:10:06,640 --> 00:10:08,400 Speaker 1: done that. You know, they brought him here to to 224 00:10:08,440 --> 00:10:11,880 Speaker 1: bring progress to the team. And can you fix Daniel Jones? 225 00:10:12,000 --> 00:10:14,840 Speaker 1: Can can you get the most out of him? Um? 226 00:10:14,960 --> 00:10:17,000 Speaker 1: Can you help him grow into the player that you 227 00:10:17,080 --> 00:10:19,880 Speaker 1: drafted him sixth overall to be? And I think he 228 00:10:19,920 --> 00:10:22,079 Speaker 1: answered both those questions. And I think Mike Half is 229 00:10:22,080 --> 00:10:24,160 Speaker 1: a big part of that too. How about Brian Dable 230 00:10:24,200 --> 00:10:26,120 Speaker 1: get your first time as the head coach and you 231 00:10:26,160 --> 00:10:27,560 Speaker 1: have a decision to make him I going to be 232 00:10:27,559 --> 00:10:30,640 Speaker 1: the officer coordinator or am I gonna hand that over 233 00:10:30,679 --> 00:10:34,240 Speaker 1: to somebody else. He didn't just hand it over to, uh, 234 00:10:34,280 --> 00:10:37,720 Speaker 1: you know, a coordinator that had done it that that is, 235 00:10:37,800 --> 00:10:40,120 Speaker 1: that is a veteran of it. He handed it to 236 00:10:40,120 --> 00:10:42,120 Speaker 1: a guy who had never done that before, Mike Afka. 237 00:10:42,160 --> 00:10:44,440 Speaker 1: And I think Mike did a great job when you 238 00:10:44,480 --> 00:10:48,000 Speaker 1: look at all the variables and the different receiver rotations 239 00:10:48,040 --> 00:10:49,800 Speaker 1: that he had. I mean at one point, I think 240 00:10:49,840 --> 00:10:52,600 Speaker 1: week seven or a different leading receiver every single every 241 00:10:52,640 --> 00:10:55,440 Speaker 1: single week, because guys were dropping like flies, wandall. Robinson's 242 00:10:55,480 --> 00:10:59,440 Speaker 1: outcau Darius Tony gets traded, Shepard goes down. Um, you know, 243 00:10:59,559 --> 00:11:02,839 Speaker 1: even Layton was in and out a little bit. Um. 244 00:11:02,920 --> 00:11:05,440 Speaker 1: So that that's tough. That's tough. Daniel Bellinger has the 245 00:11:05,480 --> 00:11:08,520 Speaker 1: eye injury, he's out. Um. You know, it's tough as 246 00:11:08,559 --> 00:11:11,480 Speaker 1: an office coordinator to try to create all these schemes 247 00:11:11,480 --> 00:11:13,440 Speaker 1: and plays and you've got a lot of you know, 248 00:11:13,559 --> 00:11:16,079 Speaker 1: variable changes and a lot of guys coming in out. 249 00:11:16,120 --> 00:11:20,199 Speaker 1: So I think there's a lot to build on with that. Um. 250 00:11:20,240 --> 00:11:22,120 Speaker 1: You know, I think this team now, when you look 251 00:11:22,160 --> 00:11:25,040 Speaker 1: at it, they'll have a chance this offseason to continue 252 00:11:25,040 --> 00:11:28,000 Speaker 1: to build this roster with guys that fit this scheme 253 00:11:28,040 --> 00:11:31,040 Speaker 1: and fit what they're doing offensively. Certainly, there are some 254 00:11:31,160 --> 00:11:33,480 Speaker 1: economic things that have to happen. You know, everybody knows 255 00:11:33,520 --> 00:11:35,160 Speaker 1: the GIHN has been up against the salary cap this 256 00:11:35,200 --> 00:11:37,400 Speaker 1: whole year, so they're gonna need to find a way 257 00:11:37,440 --> 00:11:39,839 Speaker 1: to massage some of those things. And two biggest questions 258 00:11:39,880 --> 00:11:42,680 Speaker 1: are really Daniel Jones and sa Quon Barkley. Um, I 259 00:11:42,720 --> 00:11:45,160 Speaker 1: know they'd love to keep them both. You know, in 260 00:11:45,200 --> 00:11:48,400 Speaker 1: the NFL, it's it's you know, it's not always feasible. 261 00:11:48,720 --> 00:11:52,480 Speaker 1: So we'll see how that all unfolds, you know, and 262 00:11:52,640 --> 00:11:56,160 Speaker 1: you you end up signing one and tagging one. Um, 263 00:11:56,200 --> 00:11:57,920 Speaker 1: you know, hopefully you can sign them both. You know, 264 00:11:57,960 --> 00:11:59,840 Speaker 1: that'd be great, And that's where Joe Shane's gonna have 265 00:11:59,840 --> 00:12:02,000 Speaker 1: to make his money. Yeah, that's where Joe Shane and 266 00:12:02,000 --> 00:12:04,400 Speaker 1: the math comes in. And you know you mentioned how 267 00:12:04,880 --> 00:12:06,880 Speaker 1: you know, Deable hated over the keys to Mike Kafka, 268 00:12:06,920 --> 00:12:09,959 Speaker 1: who had never called plays before, first time offensive coordinator, 269 00:12:10,000 --> 00:12:12,040 Speaker 1: and that just is a testament to who Brian Dable 270 00:12:12,160 --> 00:12:14,439 Speaker 1: is and the imprint he made on this team, not 271 00:12:14,520 --> 00:12:17,640 Speaker 1: just putting his belief in his coaching staff in Kafka, 272 00:12:17,800 --> 00:12:20,280 Speaker 1: in Wink Martindale, but also in his players that we 273 00:12:20,320 --> 00:12:23,560 Speaker 1: saw from week one calling go for it on fourth down, 274 00:12:23,679 --> 00:12:27,160 Speaker 1: calling go for two, saying to these players both verbally 275 00:12:27,280 --> 00:12:30,600 Speaker 1: and by his actions, I believe in you, guys. And 276 00:12:30,679 --> 00:12:33,120 Speaker 1: that is what resonated, and that is what really led 277 00:12:33,120 --> 00:12:35,680 Speaker 1: to so much success on the football field for this 278 00:12:36,520 --> 00:12:39,160 Speaker 1: New York Football Giants team. Yeah, I think Brian's able 279 00:12:39,200 --> 00:12:40,800 Speaker 1: did a great job of that. And look, he came 280 00:12:40,840 --> 00:12:44,840 Speaker 1: into this franchise, in this organization with instant credibility. He 281 00:12:44,840 --> 00:12:47,319 Speaker 1: has three Super Bowl rings that he won um in 282 00:12:47,600 --> 00:12:50,520 Speaker 1: the run of five as assistant coach, three of them. 283 00:12:50,520 --> 00:12:52,440 Speaker 1: I think we're in New England. He won a national 284 00:12:52,480 --> 00:12:54,839 Speaker 1: championship down in Alabama. So he's been to the big dance, 285 00:12:54,880 --> 00:12:57,040 Speaker 1: he's been to the mountain top. He's seen that. But 286 00:12:57,120 --> 00:12:59,040 Speaker 1: then when you bring you can see him around the 287 00:12:59,080 --> 00:13:01,160 Speaker 1: players and he's and hey, look I'm gonna create these 288 00:13:01,200 --> 00:13:03,760 Speaker 1: wrinkles with sa qual. We're running the wildcat, We're doing 289 00:13:03,760 --> 00:13:07,400 Speaker 1: these trick plays and let's them have kind of a 290 00:13:07,520 --> 00:13:09,800 Speaker 1: say in some of that and have stock and some 291 00:13:09,880 --> 00:13:12,400 Speaker 1: of that. I think it really endears your players to 292 00:13:12,480 --> 00:13:15,720 Speaker 1: you as a coach. And when players have equity like 293 00:13:15,760 --> 00:13:18,360 Speaker 1: they appreciate it more and then and they you know, 294 00:13:18,360 --> 00:13:20,319 Speaker 1: they feel like, hey, we're a part of the process. 295 00:13:20,480 --> 00:13:22,360 Speaker 1: And you could tell on both sides of the ball 296 00:13:22,400 --> 00:13:24,800 Speaker 1: that these players felt that that's a rap for our 297 00:13:25,000 --> 00:13:30,240 Speaker 1: rapid reaction. Our last one of the NFL season, Giants 298 00:13:30,240 --> 00:13:32,040 Speaker 1: fall to the Eagle thirty eight to seven, and what 299 00:13:32,080 --> 00:13:35,800 Speaker 1: they call a crash landing after a special season. 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