1 00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:05,760 Speaker 1: It's time to get inside the Giants Hut. Adieu my 2 00:00:05,920 --> 00:00:09,320 Speaker 1: Giants Moblo, give me some part of the Giants Podcast 3 00:00:09,440 --> 00:00:10,239 Speaker 1: Network's roll. 4 00:00:10,520 --> 00:00:13,400 Speaker 2: Welcome to the Giants Huddle podcast, brought to you by Citizens, 5 00:00:13,400 --> 00:00:16,680 Speaker 2: the official bank of the New York Giants uh From 6 00:00:16,760 --> 00:00:19,800 Speaker 2: game day to everyday, Citizens is made ready for Giants 7 00:00:19,800 --> 00:00:23,440 Speaker 2: fans with insights, guidance and solutions. Learn more at citizensbank 8 00:00:23,600 --> 00:00:26,480 Speaker 2: dot com. My name is Madelen Burke alongside Sean O'Hara 9 00:00:26,560 --> 00:00:29,880 Speaker 2: for your rapid reaction. Week two, the Giants went down 10 00:00:29,920 --> 00:00:33,600 Speaker 2: to the Arizona Cardinals Valley of the Sun, came back 11 00:00:33,680 --> 00:00:36,000 Speaker 2: to get the win thirty one twenty eight. 12 00:00:36,040 --> 00:00:36,280 Speaker 1: Sean. 13 00:00:36,320 --> 00:00:38,360 Speaker 2: They did not score point in the first half, and 14 00:00:38,600 --> 00:00:41,560 Speaker 2: you know the stats were flying around, Wow, three halves 15 00:00:41,600 --> 00:00:44,160 Speaker 2: of football without a single point. But the second half 16 00:00:44,400 --> 00:00:46,440 Speaker 2: looked like a whole nother team coming out on that field. 17 00:00:46,600 --> 00:00:48,600 Speaker 1: It did. It didn't even look like the same players, 18 00:00:49,240 --> 00:00:51,360 Speaker 1: the same team. And I'm sure Brian Dabele said, hey, 19 00:00:51,360 --> 00:00:52,840 Speaker 1: we got them right where we want them right. We're 20 00:00:52,840 --> 00:00:56,279 Speaker 1: not down twenty nothing. You know, it really came down 21 00:00:56,320 --> 00:00:58,400 Speaker 1: to execution, and I think as bad as the Giants 22 00:00:58,400 --> 00:01:01,560 Speaker 1: played in that first half, Arizona also probably played one 23 00:01:01,560 --> 00:01:05,880 Speaker 1: of their better halves this season, no doubt. Obviously James Connor, 24 00:01:05,880 --> 00:01:07,600 Speaker 1: he's a handful, he's a tough guy to bring down. 25 00:01:07,600 --> 00:01:10,160 Speaker 1: But you know Josh Jobs with his big twenty three 26 00:01:10,200 --> 00:01:13,039 Speaker 1: yard touchdown run on really what was a scramble. You know, 27 00:01:13,240 --> 00:01:15,120 Speaker 1: everybody was covered and he just kind of ran through 28 00:01:15,440 --> 00:01:18,360 Speaker 1: what look like man coverage and ran over Xavier McKinney 29 00:01:18,360 --> 00:01:21,800 Speaker 1: on the goal on there. So definitely to the tale 30 00:01:21,800 --> 00:01:25,720 Speaker 1: of two halves. But I think for Giants fans as 31 00:01:25,840 --> 00:01:29,200 Speaker 1: much despair as they probably felt at halftime, like oh 32 00:01:29,240 --> 00:01:32,040 Speaker 1: my gosh, are we really this bad? You know, you 33 00:01:32,600 --> 00:01:35,640 Speaker 1: see the Dallas Cowboys how they destroyed the Jets and 34 00:01:35,680 --> 00:01:38,000 Speaker 1: how good their defense is, and then when you see 35 00:01:38,040 --> 00:01:40,200 Speaker 1: the way that the Giants responded in the second half, 36 00:01:40,720 --> 00:01:42,200 Speaker 1: this is a good team. This is a gritty team, 37 00:01:42,360 --> 00:01:46,320 Speaker 1: tough team. They came right out of halftime and that 38 00:01:46,560 --> 00:01:49,680 Speaker 1: opening drive was a statement and the big play to 39 00:01:49,760 --> 00:01:52,600 Speaker 1: Jalen Hyatt was a huge spark, not just for the 40 00:01:52,600 --> 00:01:55,240 Speaker 1: offense but for the defense as well. And the way 41 00:01:55,240 --> 00:01:57,840 Speaker 1: they finished that drive off three plays and it was 42 00:01:57,920 --> 00:02:00,640 Speaker 1: touchdown by Daniel Jones, I thought that really they ignited 43 00:02:00,680 --> 00:02:02,520 Speaker 1: the whole team like, Okay, here we go, let's go. 44 00:02:02,960 --> 00:02:05,280 Speaker 1: That was the spark they needed to kind of get 45 00:02:05,320 --> 00:02:07,680 Speaker 1: the fire to smolder a little bit, and then the 46 00:02:07,760 --> 00:02:10,040 Speaker 1: execution as they went along. And I thought the defense 47 00:02:10,080 --> 00:02:12,600 Speaker 1: played very spirited. They had did a great job of 48 00:02:13,080 --> 00:02:16,280 Speaker 1: getting off the field and slowing down some of those 49 00:02:16,320 --> 00:02:19,520 Speaker 1: big plays. Defensively, they could get a little more pressure, 50 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:21,160 Speaker 1: but I think that will come. 51 00:02:21,440 --> 00:02:24,000 Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean you mentioned that the first half, it 52 00:02:24,040 --> 00:02:25,680 Speaker 2: was like the Giants were having three announce on the 53 00:02:25,680 --> 00:02:28,720 Speaker 2: regular basis. They didn't have another first down really until 54 00:02:28,760 --> 00:02:29,720 Speaker 2: late in the second quarter. 55 00:02:29,840 --> 00:02:32,760 Speaker 1: Their first four possessions were three punts, two of them 56 00:02:32,760 --> 00:02:35,120 Speaker 1: were three an ounce and one interception. The one ball 57 00:02:35,200 --> 00:02:37,880 Speaker 1: went through Saque Barkley's hands. Right, that was about a 58 00:02:38,000 --> 00:02:40,519 Speaker 1: nightmare of a start to the game in your first 59 00:02:40,560 --> 00:02:41,960 Speaker 1: four possessions as you can get. 60 00:02:41,880 --> 00:02:44,240 Speaker 2: Right, especially coming off of Week one, a forty to 61 00:02:44,240 --> 00:02:46,200 Speaker 2: nothing lost to the Cowboys, in which this team was 62 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:47,799 Speaker 2: very locked in and saying, no, we need to show 63 00:02:47,880 --> 00:02:49,920 Speaker 2: this is not the identity of this Giant's team, This 64 00:02:50,000 --> 00:02:52,040 Speaker 2: is not who we were. The way this game started, 65 00:02:52,080 --> 00:02:53,239 Speaker 2: it was a little bit more of the same, a 66 00:02:53,240 --> 00:02:55,160 Speaker 2: little bit of a carryover. But this is the largest 67 00:02:55,320 --> 00:02:58,480 Speaker 2: Giants comeback win of a twenty or more point deficits 68 00:02:58,520 --> 00:03:02,120 Speaker 2: since nineteen fifty. A huge rallying win. And you mentioned 69 00:03:02,120 --> 00:03:04,639 Speaker 2: that play or that drive to open up the second half. 70 00:03:04,720 --> 00:03:07,200 Speaker 2: You know that Daniel Jones hits Jalen Hyatt for a 71 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:10,280 Speaker 2: fifty eight yard pass down the middle ends with a 72 00:03:10,360 --> 00:03:13,560 Speaker 2: Daniel Jones rushing touchdown. The fact that we're seeing a 73 00:03:13,600 --> 00:03:15,520 Speaker 2: little bit more of him, especially in that second half, 74 00:03:15,600 --> 00:03:17,880 Speaker 2: Daniel Jones airing it out, that's something that I know 75 00:03:18,639 --> 00:03:20,600 Speaker 2: we talked about quite a bit in the preseason in 76 00:03:20,600 --> 00:03:23,280 Speaker 2: training camp about how this is a priority for this team. 77 00:03:23,600 --> 00:03:26,160 Speaker 2: Seeing little glimpses of that in the second half of 78 00:03:26,200 --> 00:03:28,680 Speaker 2: tonight's game, is that really the identity of this Giants 79 00:03:28,720 --> 00:03:29,880 Speaker 2: offense that we'd like to see more of. 80 00:03:30,160 --> 00:03:32,480 Speaker 1: Yeah, I think the whole explosive plays on offense is 81 00:03:32,480 --> 00:03:34,520 Speaker 1: something that they've really tried to be cognizant of and 82 00:03:34,600 --> 00:03:36,560 Speaker 1: try to take advantage of it. And the key with 83 00:03:36,640 --> 00:03:39,480 Speaker 1: that is protection. You can try to run all these 84 00:03:39,520 --> 00:03:42,040 Speaker 1: down the field plays and get big chunk yardage, but 85 00:03:42,080 --> 00:03:45,480 Speaker 1: if you don't have protection, it doesn't work. And you 86 00:03:45,520 --> 00:03:47,800 Speaker 1: know that reared its ugly ahead against Dallas, they tried 87 00:03:47,800 --> 00:03:49,800 Speaker 1: a couple of different plays to take a deep shot 88 00:03:50,240 --> 00:03:53,040 Speaker 1: and there was a sack. There was a pressure, so 89 00:03:53,080 --> 00:03:55,320 Speaker 1: I think the protection you have to give credit obviously 90 00:03:55,440 --> 00:03:58,960 Speaker 1: Andrew Thomas out in this game. Josh A Zudu, although 91 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:01,080 Speaker 1: he had a false start and play the game, I 92 00:04:01,080 --> 00:04:03,520 Speaker 1: thought he did a great job sliding out the tackle. 93 00:04:03,560 --> 00:04:05,960 Speaker 1: He did a little tackle in college, so it's not 94 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:08,040 Speaker 1: completely foreign to him, but for him to slide out 95 00:04:08,280 --> 00:04:11,080 Speaker 1: make his first start at left tackle, you know, I 96 00:04:11,080 --> 00:04:12,960 Speaker 1: thought he did a nice job. And then Marcus McKeithen, 97 00:04:13,040 --> 00:04:15,960 Speaker 1: another young guy, second year player, filling in a right 98 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:19,200 Speaker 1: guard and starting. I thought those guys settled in nicely. 99 00:04:20,240 --> 00:04:22,640 Speaker 1: And then Ben Bretterson I actually went out with a 100 00:04:22,640 --> 00:04:26,839 Speaker 1: concussion and Mark Lewinsky came in. So I thought the 101 00:04:26,839 --> 00:04:29,200 Speaker 1: offensive line settled down there in the second half, started 102 00:04:29,200 --> 00:04:31,400 Speaker 1: to get some protection. I think that helped. I also 103 00:04:31,400 --> 00:04:35,039 Speaker 1: think Saquon started to run more decisive and more authoritative, 104 00:04:35,040 --> 00:04:38,839 Speaker 1: and I think when he starts playing well, defenses really 105 00:04:38,880 --> 00:04:40,479 Speaker 1: start getting honed in on him. And I think every 106 00:04:40,480 --> 00:04:42,800 Speaker 1: defense comes into the Giants and their game plan is 107 00:04:43,120 --> 00:04:45,560 Speaker 1: we have to stop Saguon Barkley and then everything else 108 00:04:45,560 --> 00:04:48,480 Speaker 1: we'll figure out. And when he starts rocking and rolling, 109 00:04:49,040 --> 00:04:51,760 Speaker 1: that's when everything starts to you know, play off of 110 00:04:51,760 --> 00:04:53,599 Speaker 1: that and you can kind of layer things. We saw 111 00:04:53,960 --> 00:04:57,159 Speaker 1: Daniel Jones on the quarterback keep everybody keyed on Saquon, 112 00:04:57,240 --> 00:04:58,800 Speaker 1: and all of a sudden he's running out and there's 113 00:04:58,880 --> 00:05:02,039 Speaker 1: not a defender with inten fifteen yards. So he really 114 00:05:02,120 --> 00:05:04,880 Speaker 1: is the straw that stirs the drink offensively. But it 115 00:05:04,960 --> 00:05:08,480 Speaker 1: started with the execution. It started with the blocking, and 116 00:05:08,600 --> 00:05:10,600 Speaker 1: I think those big chunk plays come when you do 117 00:05:10,640 --> 00:05:10,960 Speaker 1: all that. 118 00:05:11,240 --> 00:05:14,160 Speaker 3: You're ready for a change. Pay Day comes early with citizens. 119 00:05:14,279 --> 00:05:17,520 Speaker 3: So go to that retreat, knew you moves to the country. 120 00:05:18,240 --> 00:05:21,719 Speaker 3: Now you're raising goats and launching a lifestyle brand. Are 121 00:05:21,800 --> 00:05:23,400 Speaker 3: you ready for all that life brings? 122 00:05:26,040 --> 00:05:29,719 Speaker 2: Yeah. Saquon Barkley had sixty three yards rushing on seventeen 123 00:05:29,760 --> 00:05:32,839 Speaker 2: attempts at adding another twenty nine yards receiving. But of 124 00:05:32,880 --> 00:05:35,479 Speaker 2: course late in the fourth quarter, it's helped off the 125 00:05:35,520 --> 00:05:39,400 Speaker 2: field by Giants trainers, has his ankle taped up, limping 126 00:05:39,440 --> 00:05:41,200 Speaker 2: around on the sideline. That's something that we're going to 127 00:05:41,200 --> 00:05:43,320 Speaker 2: continue to monitor on a very short week for this 128 00:05:43,360 --> 00:05:45,040 Speaker 2: Giants team. In point of emphasis. 129 00:05:45,120 --> 00:05:47,880 Speaker 1: Yeah, I was so unfortunate. And you know, really they're running, 130 00:05:48,440 --> 00:05:51,000 Speaker 1: really running plays just to kind of eat time off 131 00:05:51,040 --> 00:05:53,320 Speaker 1: the clock. Giants are in position, they're going to go 132 00:05:53,400 --> 00:05:55,200 Speaker 1: for a field goal, and he just gets his right 133 00:05:55,240 --> 00:05:57,440 Speaker 1: foot kind of caught under a pile and gets pushed 134 00:05:57,440 --> 00:06:00,880 Speaker 1: over it. So hopefully it's just a ailed ankle sprain 135 00:06:00,960 --> 00:06:03,440 Speaker 1: and it's something that that he can you know, come 136 00:06:03,440 --> 00:06:05,880 Speaker 1: back from quicker than later. But again, as as you mentioned, 137 00:06:05,920 --> 00:06:09,560 Speaker 1: a short week, they play Thursday night against the forty 138 00:06:09,600 --> 00:06:12,440 Speaker 1: nine ers, a very tough, physical team, and you know, 139 00:06:12,560 --> 00:06:15,880 Speaker 1: you hope that he is much of a fast heeler. 140 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:18,840 Speaker 1: He might be. You know, playing hurt is always tough, 141 00:06:18,920 --> 00:06:20,880 Speaker 1: especially as a runner back. If you can't protect yourself, 142 00:06:20,880 --> 00:06:22,920 Speaker 1: if you can't make the same cuts. You know, you 143 00:06:22,960 --> 00:06:25,120 Speaker 1: think about that touchdown. Then he was able to catch 144 00:06:25,120 --> 00:06:28,160 Speaker 1: the ball, plant and extend for the pilon and make 145 00:06:28,160 --> 00:06:30,400 Speaker 1: that kind of play. Can he make that on a 146 00:06:30,440 --> 00:06:34,039 Speaker 1: spring and ankle. We'll see, But that was unfortunate in 147 00:06:34,080 --> 00:06:37,040 Speaker 1: the loss to have that. You know, I thought Matt 148 00:06:37,040 --> 00:06:38,000 Speaker 1: Brida did a nice job. 149 00:06:38,120 --> 00:06:40,599 Speaker 2: Yeah, credit to Brida gets in five yard rush. 150 00:06:40,760 --> 00:06:43,080 Speaker 1: That's why you draft a guy like Eric Gray. You know, hey, look, 151 00:06:43,200 --> 00:06:45,480 Speaker 1: you know he got a lot of reps in the preseason, 152 00:06:46,000 --> 00:06:48,039 Speaker 1: and this is the type of situation where you know, 153 00:06:48,040 --> 00:06:50,240 Speaker 1: if a guy's nicked up, banged up, someone's got to 154 00:06:50,279 --> 00:06:50,760 Speaker 1: step up. 155 00:06:51,000 --> 00:06:53,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, and Matt Brida comes in, gets a nice rush 156 00:06:53,279 --> 00:06:55,039 Speaker 2: down the middle, puts the Giants in a position for 157 00:06:55,080 --> 00:06:58,320 Speaker 2: Graham Gano's game winning field goal, the twelfth game winning 158 00:06:58,320 --> 00:07:01,000 Speaker 2: field goal in his career. Giants get the thirty one 159 00:07:01,160 --> 00:07:03,520 Speaker 2: twenty eight win. But Sean as an offensive lineman, I 160 00:07:03,560 --> 00:07:05,400 Speaker 2: got to kind of get you to expand on this 161 00:07:05,400 --> 00:07:07,359 Speaker 2: too for these Giants fans out there listening, because one 162 00:07:07,400 --> 00:07:08,960 Speaker 2: of the things that you know, we talked about the line, 163 00:07:08,960 --> 00:07:11,480 Speaker 2: and yes, Andrew Thomas out with a hamstring injury, is 164 00:07:11,560 --> 00:07:14,240 Speaker 2: Zudo is starting left guard at left tackle, even though 165 00:07:14,280 --> 00:07:15,800 Speaker 2: he'd been getting a lot of work at guard. We've 166 00:07:15,840 --> 00:07:19,640 Speaker 2: seen him practicing at tackle. Mckeithan starting at right guard. 167 00:07:19,760 --> 00:07:22,080 Speaker 2: We saw Glowinsky going in at left guard. This is 168 00:07:22,080 --> 00:07:24,280 Speaker 2: not a position that he's played a lot. We've seen 169 00:07:24,320 --> 00:07:26,200 Speaker 2: him more on the right side, and the left guard position, 170 00:07:26,480 --> 00:07:29,080 Speaker 2: if I'm not mistaken, is kind of responsible for alerting 171 00:07:29,080 --> 00:07:31,520 Speaker 2: the center too to when it's time to snap the ball. 172 00:07:31,800 --> 00:07:35,559 Speaker 2: So how does that chemistry play into when you're getting 173 00:07:35,560 --> 00:07:38,000 Speaker 2: guys in different sides, in different positions, other than just 174 00:07:38,040 --> 00:07:39,320 Speaker 2: having to mirror their own footwork. 175 00:07:39,360 --> 00:07:41,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, it's a great question. I've always felt like off 176 00:07:41,280 --> 00:07:42,920 Speaker 1: it's a line, and it's kind of like spokes on 177 00:07:42,960 --> 00:07:45,960 Speaker 1: your tire, and you know, everybody has their own role, 178 00:07:46,120 --> 00:07:48,240 Speaker 1: and when one is kind of off or loose, that 179 00:07:48,280 --> 00:07:50,760 Speaker 1: tire gets a little wobbly. But just think about the 180 00:07:50,800 --> 00:07:53,760 Speaker 1: youth factory. You didn't even mention John Michael Schmid's who's 181 00:07:53,760 --> 00:07:56,000 Speaker 1: making his second start in his entire NFL career. So 182 00:07:56,360 --> 00:08:00,160 Speaker 1: you had a rookie center. You had Marcus mckeithan was 183 00:08:00,200 --> 00:08:02,360 Speaker 1: basically a rookie because he tore his ACL last year. 184 00:08:02,400 --> 00:08:04,720 Speaker 1: This is his first game action, really, first start at 185 00:08:04,760 --> 00:08:07,400 Speaker 1: right guard. Evan neil Is in his second year. He's 186 00:08:07,440 --> 00:08:10,600 Speaker 1: a young player, and then when you think about Ben Bretterson, 187 00:08:10,640 --> 00:08:12,960 Speaker 1: he's kind of a young a young player as well. 188 00:08:13,960 --> 00:08:16,840 Speaker 1: And then josh A Zudo in his second year. He 189 00:08:16,880 --> 00:08:19,680 Speaker 1: made it a start at guard last year, got some 190 00:08:19,760 --> 00:08:22,400 Speaker 1: game action. But I mean, you look at that youth 191 00:08:22,600 --> 00:08:26,240 Speaker 1: that's on the road in a hostile environment. You know 192 00:08:26,280 --> 00:08:29,360 Speaker 1: that's that's not you know, that's not anything that I 193 00:08:29,360 --> 00:08:32,120 Speaker 1: think you would go into a season hoping for. But 194 00:08:32,240 --> 00:08:35,120 Speaker 1: I thought they really settled down a little bit. You know, 195 00:08:35,240 --> 00:08:37,280 Speaker 1: those first couple of plays, in the first couple of drives, 196 00:08:37,280 --> 00:08:40,440 Speaker 1: you expect some some dysfunction and some jitters, and I 197 00:08:40,440 --> 00:08:43,560 Speaker 1: think the communication ended up kind of ironing out. But uh, 198 00:08:43,679 --> 00:08:46,800 Speaker 1: that's always a big part of it. Continuity and chemistry 199 00:08:46,840 --> 00:08:49,320 Speaker 1: are two of the biggest components of a good offensive line. 200 00:08:49,559 --> 00:08:52,040 Speaker 1: And you're shuffling guys in there, you know, something as 201 00:08:52,040 --> 00:08:54,520 Speaker 1: similar as a como block. Now josh A Zudu is 202 00:08:54,520 --> 00:08:56,120 Speaker 1: out of left tackle and he has to work it 203 00:08:56,160 --> 00:08:59,040 Speaker 1: with como blocks with Ben Breterson. And maybe they've only 204 00:08:59,080 --> 00:09:02,040 Speaker 1: had three days this week to practice that because of 205 00:09:02,080 --> 00:09:04,920 Speaker 1: Andrew Thomas, you know, being out, so not a lot 206 00:09:04,920 --> 00:09:06,079 Speaker 1: of reps together. But there's no. 207 00:09:06,040 --> 00:09:09,040 Speaker 2: Excuses, right, And the offense did get things going in 208 00:09:09,040 --> 00:09:12,880 Speaker 2: that second half. Twenty four unanswered points in the second 209 00:09:12,880 --> 00:09:15,360 Speaker 2: half by the Giants an incredible moment for them as 210 00:09:15,400 --> 00:09:17,880 Speaker 2: they got it done. But you know, offense inspiring defense too. 211 00:09:17,880 --> 00:09:20,160 Speaker 2: The defense really shut it down. We didn't really see 212 00:09:20,800 --> 00:09:22,880 Speaker 2: a lot of struggles from the Cardinals defense. They didn't 213 00:09:22,920 --> 00:09:25,160 Speaker 2: punt the ball until the fourth quarter. They didn't have 214 00:09:25,160 --> 00:09:26,400 Speaker 2: a three and out. They had two of them, and 215 00:09:26,440 --> 00:09:28,280 Speaker 2: they didn't have three and out until the fourth quarter. 216 00:09:28,559 --> 00:09:30,920 Speaker 2: The defense really locking it down late in the game, 217 00:09:30,960 --> 00:09:34,800 Speaker 2: giving this Giants offense opportunity after opportunity as well. What 218 00:09:34,880 --> 00:09:36,560 Speaker 2: stood out to you on the defensive side of the ball. 219 00:09:37,120 --> 00:09:39,839 Speaker 1: I thought Dexter Lawrence did a really good job kind 220 00:09:39,840 --> 00:09:41,920 Speaker 1: of making his presence felt in the second half. You 221 00:09:42,000 --> 00:09:44,400 Speaker 1: kind of saw him flash Bobby Ocarake as well, made 222 00:09:44,480 --> 00:09:47,839 Speaker 1: some really big tackles. He started to really swallow up 223 00:09:48,600 --> 00:09:51,800 Speaker 1: the run game and become a factor. I think the 224 00:09:51,840 --> 00:09:55,080 Speaker 1: Giants defensively, they're still trying to figure out do they 225 00:09:55,120 --> 00:09:57,000 Speaker 1: want to be the pressure team that they were last year. 226 00:09:57,080 --> 00:09:59,360 Speaker 1: Last year they led the defense, they led the NFL 227 00:09:59,360 --> 00:10:02,839 Speaker 1: and defensive blitzes wink Martin del Bliss more than any 228 00:10:02,840 --> 00:10:04,960 Speaker 1: other defensive coordinator in the league, and I think he 229 00:10:05,000 --> 00:10:07,760 Speaker 1: has pulled back on that a little bit. My guess 230 00:10:07,880 --> 00:10:09,680 Speaker 1: is part of it's because of the rookie corners. You 231 00:10:09,720 --> 00:10:12,680 Speaker 1: have Trey Hawkins on one side, Dante Banks on the other, 232 00:10:12,760 --> 00:10:14,440 Speaker 1: and you know he just doesn't want to put too 233 00:10:14,520 --> 00:10:17,600 Speaker 1: much on them and on their plate. But I'll say this. 234 00:10:17,679 --> 00:10:19,439 Speaker 1: You know you look at Deontay Banks out there. He's 235 00:10:19,440 --> 00:10:22,679 Speaker 1: more than holding his own. I mean the two positions 236 00:10:22,679 --> 00:10:24,960 Speaker 1: that if they don't call your name in a game, 237 00:10:25,000 --> 00:10:27,199 Speaker 1: you're doing your job. It's left tackling corner. Yeah, you 238 00:10:27,200 --> 00:10:29,400 Speaker 1: don't hear a lot about Deontay Banks. You'll hear him 239 00:10:29,440 --> 00:10:31,760 Speaker 1: call his name a lot. He's doing a great job 240 00:10:31,760 --> 00:10:34,840 Speaker 1: out there. He can't say enough about Jason Pinnock. He's 241 00:10:34,880 --> 00:10:36,880 Speaker 1: flying all over the field. He was in the backfield 242 00:10:36,920 --> 00:10:38,360 Speaker 1: a couple of times, had a couple of big tackles 243 00:10:38,400 --> 00:10:41,160 Speaker 1: for a loss, had that interception called back because of 244 00:10:41,200 --> 00:10:44,520 Speaker 1: the penalty. But he's always around the ball. Thirteen tackles 245 00:10:44,600 --> 00:10:47,640 Speaker 1: led the defense. He's kind of quietly become one of 246 00:10:47,679 --> 00:10:51,160 Speaker 1: the defensive leaders along with Xavier McKinney and Okay okay. 247 00:10:51,240 --> 00:10:53,280 Speaker 1: So I think those guys did really well. I think 248 00:10:53,320 --> 00:10:55,440 Speaker 1: the area to improve on is they need more edge pressure. 249 00:10:55,679 --> 00:10:57,640 Speaker 1: Keavon Thibodeau needs to be a factor. He needs to 250 00:10:57,640 --> 00:10:59,800 Speaker 1: play on the edge. He needs he's struggling to get 251 00:10:59,840 --> 00:11:03,800 Speaker 1: off blocks, especially in the pass rush, and that can happen. Obviously, 252 00:11:03,880 --> 00:11:06,640 Speaker 1: no ol Jalai in this game. So they need Oshane 253 00:11:06,760 --> 00:11:08,520 Speaker 1: Ze Menez to step up a little bit. But I 254 00:11:08,559 --> 00:11:10,280 Speaker 1: think that's one area that they can get better. 255 00:11:11,200 --> 00:11:14,440 Speaker 3: You love turf, you're good at it, so you start 256 00:11:14,440 --> 00:11:18,520 Speaker 3: a turf biz business grows, your savings grow, become the 257 00:11:18,559 --> 00:11:22,600 Speaker 3: most celebrated name in turf. Are you ready for all 258 00:11:22,640 --> 00:11:23,360 Speaker 3: that life brings? 259 00:11:25,440 --> 00:11:25,720 Speaker 1: Yeah? 260 00:11:25,760 --> 00:11:27,640 Speaker 2: And we've got a short week for the Giants. As 261 00:11:27,679 --> 00:11:30,520 Speaker 2: we mentioned too, Thursday night football in San Francisco. They're 262 00:11:30,559 --> 00:11:33,160 Speaker 2: going to be staying in Arizona for the next few days, 263 00:11:33,480 --> 00:11:36,560 Speaker 2: traveling up to San Francisco on Wednesday to base the 264 00:11:36,600 --> 00:11:39,800 Speaker 2: forty nine ers. Nick Bosa back in action out there. 265 00:11:39,880 --> 00:11:43,560 Speaker 2: Brock Perdy, mister irrelevant, has never lost a regular season game. 266 00:11:43,600 --> 00:11:45,199 Speaker 2: They just came away with a big win over the 267 00:11:45,280 --> 00:11:49,079 Speaker 2: Rams today. What's your point of emphasis for this one? 268 00:11:49,240 --> 00:11:51,520 Speaker 1: Well, I think for the Giants defense, really this is 269 00:11:51,559 --> 00:11:55,120 Speaker 1: a great challenge because Kyle Shanahan, it just seems to 270 00:11:55,160 --> 00:11:57,199 Speaker 1: be like, hey, plug and play any quarterback in there, 271 00:11:57,200 --> 00:11:59,200 Speaker 1: and I could put up thirty points, like he's just 272 00:11:59,320 --> 00:12:03,200 Speaker 1: that good. A lot of it defensively is they just 273 00:12:03,320 --> 00:12:05,720 Speaker 1: challenge you with reading your keys and your eyes. There's 274 00:12:05,760 --> 00:12:07,839 Speaker 1: a lot of prestat motions. They love to move tight 275 00:12:07,920 --> 00:12:10,920 Speaker 1: ends all over the place, and they're constantly using motion 276 00:12:11,000 --> 00:12:14,199 Speaker 1: as window dressing really to get you to look somewhere else. 277 00:12:14,200 --> 00:12:17,000 Speaker 1: It's almost like sleight of hand, like the magicians. And 278 00:12:17,200 --> 00:12:19,360 Speaker 1: you know, Christian McCaffrey had I think one hundred and 279 00:12:19,360 --> 00:12:22,080 Speaker 1: sixteen yards rushing on the ground, so he's really become 280 00:12:22,080 --> 00:12:24,760 Speaker 1: a force in between the tackles running the football. But 281 00:12:24,920 --> 00:12:27,840 Speaker 1: they do a great job getting on the edge, you know, 282 00:12:28,000 --> 00:12:31,160 Speaker 1: using Deebo Samuel and Brandon Ayuck who's a little banged 283 00:12:31,240 --> 00:12:34,800 Speaker 1: up in that game, kind of using them as running backs. 284 00:12:35,520 --> 00:12:37,840 Speaker 1: You know, they'll use them sprinkle them in the run 285 00:12:37,880 --> 00:12:40,320 Speaker 1: game as well. And those guys are all tough tackles, 286 00:12:40,360 --> 00:12:42,520 Speaker 1: So I think the big emphasis for the defense is, 287 00:12:43,000 --> 00:12:45,760 Speaker 1: you know, trust your eyes. Obviously, film studies big, you 288 00:12:45,800 --> 00:12:49,040 Speaker 1: got to know the formations, but really tackling these guys, 289 00:12:49,040 --> 00:12:50,840 Speaker 1: they're all tough to bring down. And I'll throw George 290 00:12:50,880 --> 00:12:53,560 Speaker 1: Kittle in there too. Rarely does the first guy on 291 00:12:53,679 --> 00:12:56,679 Speaker 1: the scene take George Kittle down, saying you could say 292 00:12:56,720 --> 00:12:58,679 Speaker 1: the same thing about Deebo Samuel and Brandon Ayuck and 293 00:12:58,760 --> 00:12:59,560 Speaker 1: Christian McCaffrey. 294 00:13:00,040 --> 00:13:01,880 Speaker 2: Feel good though, even on a short week coming off 295 00:13:01,920 --> 00:13:03,960 Speaker 2: of a win and a win in this fashion as 296 00:13:03,960 --> 00:13:06,920 Speaker 2: well Giants Getting it Done in Arizona thirty one, twenty 297 00:13:06,960 --> 00:13:09,320 Speaker 2: eight For the win. Giants. Fans love a winners, Why 298 00:13:09,400 --> 00:13:12,040 Speaker 2: they love Citizen named a twenty twenty two Best Bank 299 00:13:12,200 --> 00:13:14,760 Speaker 2: in the US by the Banker as the official bank 300 00:13:14,760 --> 00:13:17,240 Speaker 2: of the Giants and the sponsor of the huddle. 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