1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:02,720 Speaker 1: Obviously, the big topic right now is about Si Kwan 2 00:00:02,960 --> 00:00:04,720 Speaker 1: going down. I'm scarce what was what was that like 3 00:00:04,760 --> 00:00:06,600 Speaker 1: for You've obviously had a chance to get pretty close 4 00:00:06,600 --> 00:00:08,440 Speaker 1: with them since you got here, and was it what's 5 00:00:08,440 --> 00:00:11,119 Speaker 1: been like seeing him go through? Well, yeah, I just 6 00:00:11,160 --> 00:00:13,640 Speaker 1: think it's it's a tough deal for anybody to go through. 7 00:00:14,240 --> 00:00:17,279 Speaker 1: You know, my heart is what se Kwan now? But 8 00:00:17,400 --> 00:00:20,159 Speaker 1: the one thing about that guy, because of the the 9 00:00:20,200 --> 00:00:22,919 Speaker 1: way he works at things, I have no doubt that 10 00:00:22,960 --> 00:00:26,200 Speaker 1: he's gonna make a fast recovery. It's unfortunate that it happened, 11 00:00:26,800 --> 00:00:30,800 Speaker 1: and um, you know, and uh, he was looking forward 12 00:00:30,880 --> 00:00:33,839 Speaker 1: to doing some big things this year. But now the 13 00:00:33,880 --> 00:00:37,320 Speaker 1: next challenges he's gonna rehapp And I know he had 14 00:00:37,360 --> 00:00:41,640 Speaker 1: hell attacked that like he attacks everything else, and and 15 00:00:41,640 --> 00:00:44,159 Speaker 1: and then now obviously you know, until you guys had 16 00:00:44,159 --> 00:00:46,440 Speaker 1: anybody else or whatever. Dion Lewis and Wayne Gallman are 17 00:00:46,440 --> 00:00:48,279 Speaker 1: the guys on the roster. What what what what's your 18 00:00:48,320 --> 00:00:50,160 Speaker 1: confidence level and those guys what what do they bring 19 00:00:50,159 --> 00:00:52,319 Speaker 1: to the table in term of their skill sets? Well, 20 00:00:52,360 --> 00:00:54,520 Speaker 1: I have a lot of confidence in both of those guys. 21 00:00:54,520 --> 00:00:57,040 Speaker 1: You know, those guys, you know, they on the team. 22 00:00:57,080 --> 00:01:00,720 Speaker 1: For a reason, and each individual hey of his you know, 23 00:01:00,800 --> 00:01:04,680 Speaker 1: his his individual talent that he's good at. You know. 24 00:01:04,880 --> 00:01:07,360 Speaker 1: So my thing with those guys is that we gotta 25 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:09,480 Speaker 1: we just gotta find a way to put them in 26 00:01:09,480 --> 00:01:13,319 Speaker 1: the best situation that they could utilize the abilities. I 27 00:01:13,440 --> 00:01:15,920 Speaker 1: like Wayne a lot. You know, Wayne has grown a 28 00:01:15,920 --> 00:01:19,280 Speaker 1: lot sin stuff been here. Um he's a heavier runner 29 00:01:19,440 --> 00:01:22,959 Speaker 1: than Dion uh He's you know, he's probably more of 30 00:01:22,959 --> 00:01:28,119 Speaker 1: a one cut speed runner, whereas I've been nothing but pleased. 31 00:01:28,160 --> 00:01:31,960 Speaker 1: But Dion Les Dion loves is ultimate pro. He's always 32 00:01:31,959 --> 00:01:35,000 Speaker 1: well prepared and and he plays a different kind of game, 33 00:01:35,080 --> 00:01:38,880 Speaker 1: you know. You know, he's got no body quickness, and 34 00:01:39,400 --> 00:01:42,319 Speaker 1: he knows how to maneuver in tight spaces. You know, 35 00:01:42,360 --> 00:01:45,720 Speaker 1: he utilizes his his his his body's structure, and he 36 00:01:45,840 --> 00:01:49,880 Speaker 1: newsizes his um you know, his awareness of the game 37 00:01:50,360 --> 00:01:52,560 Speaker 1: to make players her you know, make make things work 38 00:01:52,600 --> 00:01:54,680 Speaker 1: for him. Like I think he did a great job 39 00:01:55,120 --> 00:01:58,560 Speaker 1: filling in for sake, quin uh Less Saturday. You've coached 40 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:00,440 Speaker 1: a lot of great running backs over the years. I'm 41 00:02:00,480 --> 00:02:03,760 Speaker 1: sure you've seen your share of bad injuries. But you know, 42 00:02:03,800 --> 00:02:05,760 Speaker 1: what can you tell Si Kuan or what have you 43 00:02:05,840 --> 00:02:09,800 Speaker 1: told him, you know, from coaching the Derrick Henry's and 44 00:02:09,840 --> 00:02:13,120 Speaker 1: mark Ingram's of the world about like what it takes, 45 00:02:13,160 --> 00:02:15,000 Speaker 1: and you know, just the fact that there's something on 46 00:02:15,040 --> 00:02:17,880 Speaker 1: the other side of this. Well, first of all, you know, 47 00:02:18,440 --> 00:02:21,880 Speaker 1: it's obviously it's unfortunate would happened to him. But the 48 00:02:21,919 --> 00:02:26,200 Speaker 1: immediate conversation vote Si Quan and I had was that, 49 00:02:26,280 --> 00:02:29,240 Speaker 1: all right, so this happens, you know, nobody expects us 50 00:02:29,280 --> 00:02:32,400 Speaker 1: to happen. But you know, I told Si Kuan that 51 00:02:32,440 --> 00:02:35,880 Speaker 1: he's built. You know, if it had to happen to him, 52 00:02:35,919 --> 00:02:39,120 Speaker 1: he's built for this type of challenge, you know, because 53 00:02:39,160 --> 00:02:42,119 Speaker 1: the challenge for him is now it's gone from improving 54 00:02:42,120 --> 00:02:44,880 Speaker 1: as a football player, all right, the technical part that 55 00:02:44,919 --> 00:02:49,200 Speaker 1: he was working on daily now to getting involved getting 56 00:02:49,360 --> 00:02:53,320 Speaker 1: engulfed in this. You know, his rehab and knowing this 57 00:02:53,400 --> 00:02:56,840 Speaker 1: guy's personality and earn his work ethic, he's gonna attack it. 58 00:02:57,280 --> 00:02:59,160 Speaker 1: And it's just gonna be amount of time. I think 59 00:02:59,320 --> 00:03:03,960 Speaker 1: you're gonna see a quick recovery from this guy. What 60 00:03:03,960 --> 00:03:05,880 Speaker 1: what kind of demeanor was he in when you talked 61 00:03:05,919 --> 00:03:08,760 Speaker 1: to him, I would imagine he was, um, you know, 62 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:12,520 Speaker 1: it's probably struggling with it. Well, obviously very disappointed, like 63 00:03:12,600 --> 00:03:15,000 Speaker 1: we all are. You know, when that happens to you, 64 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:17,359 Speaker 1: you know, I mean you never expect that to happen, 65 00:03:17,360 --> 00:03:19,960 Speaker 1: but you you are a where things happen like this 66 00:03:20,040 --> 00:03:22,919 Speaker 1: in this game. So I think he's such a professional 67 00:03:23,320 --> 00:03:26,040 Speaker 1: that he was, you know, I mean it's it's a 68 00:03:26,040 --> 00:03:29,840 Speaker 1: hard challenge, but he's kind of moved on to like, Okay, 69 00:03:29,880 --> 00:03:32,000 Speaker 1: now what's next? You know, what's that? What do I 70 00:03:32,040 --> 00:03:34,880 Speaker 1: have to do to get myself ready for next year? 71 00:03:35,280 --> 00:03:37,240 Speaker 1: All Right, we've already known that he won't be back 72 00:03:37,320 --> 00:03:40,080 Speaker 1: until next year, So in between, what do I do? 73 00:03:40,280 --> 00:03:44,480 Speaker 1: So his alligend was very good about that. And then 74 00:03:44,880 --> 00:03:47,440 Speaker 1: I know you guys are working out Davante Freeman today. 75 00:03:47,600 --> 00:03:52,360 Speaker 1: What what what element of the run game do you miss? 76 00:03:52,760 --> 00:03:54,680 Speaker 1: I know he does a lot, but what element do 77 00:03:54,760 --> 00:03:58,720 Speaker 1: you miss most that you need to replace? Um that 78 00:03:58,880 --> 00:04:01,880 Speaker 1: se Quon gave you in your guy's scheme, Well, you 79 00:04:01,920 --> 00:04:05,560 Speaker 1: know was very unique, you know that. I mean he 80 00:04:05,640 --> 00:04:08,240 Speaker 1: was explosive back. You know, he could hit the home run. 81 00:04:08,280 --> 00:04:10,480 Speaker 1: I always say, you know, he was a big back 82 00:04:10,880 --> 00:04:13,480 Speaker 1: that could get the you know, like the dirty yards, 83 00:04:13,480 --> 00:04:15,880 Speaker 1: you know, four and five yard runs. But there was 84 00:04:15,920 --> 00:04:19,560 Speaker 1: always a threat of him, you know, hitting the home run, 85 00:04:19,920 --> 00:04:21,800 Speaker 1: you know, taking it to the distance, all right, So, 86 00:04:22,440 --> 00:04:26,400 Speaker 1: I mean, so everybody have there there there's a certain 87 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:29,640 Speaker 1: talent level that you know, we're talking about Wayne and 88 00:04:29,880 --> 00:04:32,960 Speaker 1: and and Dion and and whoever else we may have 89 00:04:32,960 --> 00:04:36,080 Speaker 1: bringing here. You know, we just gotta reassess as far 90 00:04:36,200 --> 00:04:39,160 Speaker 1: as how do we utilize those guys. You know, we 91 00:04:39,240 --> 00:04:42,320 Speaker 1: gotta put those guys in position to use their buildings 92 00:04:42,800 --> 00:04:46,320 Speaker 1: that that helped, that could help us be fishing on offense. Now, 93 00:04:47,880 --> 00:04:51,440 Speaker 1: how did you coach s Kwon through the frustration of 94 00:04:51,520 --> 00:04:55,839 Speaker 1: week one? Um, obviously he was hitting the backfield a lot, 95 00:04:55,960 --> 00:04:58,160 Speaker 1: so there was a lot he probably couldn't control. But 96 00:04:58,200 --> 00:05:00,600 Speaker 1: how did you coach, you know, a player who is 97 00:05:00,640 --> 00:05:03,599 Speaker 1: youth dating those home runs through a week where he 98 00:05:03,640 --> 00:05:05,719 Speaker 1: only gained six yards on the ground, which is not 99 00:05:05,800 --> 00:05:08,840 Speaker 1: something you know, he's accustomed to in his football career. Well, 100 00:05:08,880 --> 00:05:11,080 Speaker 1: I think we approached it the same way that we 101 00:05:11,200 --> 00:05:16,440 Speaker 1: approached any good or bad practice. The bottom line is 102 00:05:16,480 --> 00:05:19,280 Speaker 1: that you're not always gonna you know, we want these 103 00:05:19,279 --> 00:05:22,279 Speaker 1: guys just to be efficient in every facet of the game, 104 00:05:22,800 --> 00:05:25,359 Speaker 1: you know, so you know, sometimes you know you're not 105 00:05:25,400 --> 00:05:28,480 Speaker 1: gonna get the runs that you want, But I thought 106 00:05:28,480 --> 00:05:31,120 Speaker 1: he was very good in the passing game. He's you know, 107 00:05:31,240 --> 00:05:33,559 Speaker 1: and his job really is to help the football team 108 00:05:33,800 --> 00:05:36,680 Speaker 1: win games. So we we you know, we you know, 109 00:05:36,760 --> 00:05:39,840 Speaker 1: we kind of centered everything on what did he do good? 110 00:05:40,279 --> 00:05:42,440 Speaker 1: All right? Now? Now the next thing is, obviously you 111 00:05:42,520 --> 00:05:45,440 Speaker 1: got to talk about how can we improve you know, 112 00:05:46,440 --> 00:05:50,000 Speaker 1: the run game as well. But the positive thing about 113 00:05:50,520 --> 00:05:53,080 Speaker 1: you know, what se Kwan se Kwan brings to the 114 00:05:53,120 --> 00:05:56,240 Speaker 1: table is that, you know, there's a lot of challenges 115 00:05:56,279 --> 00:05:59,159 Speaker 1: for him, not just a running game. So he made 116 00:05:59,200 --> 00:06:02,320 Speaker 1: some improvement, not only you know, obviously in the passing game, 117 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:05,360 Speaker 1: but you can see him getting better than the protecting games. 118 00:06:05,400 --> 00:06:08,480 Speaker 1: So we kind of focused on those things, and like 119 00:06:08,800 --> 00:06:12,000 Speaker 1: we know that we have to there's amount of time 120 00:06:12,440 --> 00:06:15,000 Speaker 1: because guys like him, it's just amount of time before 121 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:17,680 Speaker 1: he hits that next home run Burton. You know, obviously, 122 00:06:17,760 --> 00:06:19,640 Speaker 1: any running back who comes to the Giants and no 123 00:06:19,839 --> 00:06:23,120 Speaker 1: se Juan Barkley is there, there's a certain expectations for 124 00:06:23,200 --> 00:06:26,320 Speaker 1: what their role is. When you met with these guys 125 00:06:26,360 --> 00:06:28,480 Speaker 1: in the room with no se Juan, you know, knowing 126 00:06:28,520 --> 00:06:31,440 Speaker 1: he's out, do you kind of have to readjust these 127 00:06:31,880 --> 00:06:35,680 Speaker 1: roles and definitions and kind of almost move on from 128 00:06:35,680 --> 00:06:38,560 Speaker 1: s Kuan with a group that expects him to be there. Well, 129 00:06:38,600 --> 00:06:40,600 Speaker 1: I think he went on said, you know, these guys 130 00:06:40,600 --> 00:06:43,080 Speaker 1: are pros. You know, the guys were having a Leon 131 00:06:43,880 --> 00:06:48,039 Speaker 1: and Wayne and Eli Penny. You know they're proso, so 132 00:06:48,560 --> 00:06:50,919 Speaker 1: this is this is a way of life for them. 133 00:06:50,960 --> 00:06:55,920 Speaker 1: You know, they know injuries do happen. And they all disappointed, 134 00:06:56,000 --> 00:06:58,159 Speaker 1: like we all are. I mean, you know they felt 135 00:06:58,560 --> 00:07:01,680 Speaker 1: you know a lot of of U s Quan. You know, 136 00:07:01,960 --> 00:07:04,599 Speaker 1: I think we've we have a really good close room. 137 00:07:04,640 --> 00:07:09,000 Speaker 1: So obviously they were disappointed. But the new with their 138 00:07:09,080 --> 00:07:12,200 Speaker 1: job requests know their job is to to to move 139 00:07:12,280 --> 00:07:15,040 Speaker 1: forward and let's do the best that they could do. 140 00:07:15,360 --> 00:07:17,680 Speaker 1: Figure out how we could use their abilities to help 141 00:07:17,720 --> 00:07:21,040 Speaker 1: the team move forward. And what do you have in 142 00:07:21,080 --> 00:07:22,960 Speaker 1: the room right now? You know you had a bunch 143 00:07:23,000 --> 00:07:26,440 Speaker 1: of complimentary facts and now one of them unless you 144 00:07:26,520 --> 00:07:28,960 Speaker 1: sign somebody else, which you might, he's gonna have to 145 00:07:28,960 --> 00:07:31,160 Speaker 1: be more of a feature. Do you see this as 146 00:07:31,200 --> 00:07:34,200 Speaker 1: a complete by committee approach right now? Well, I don't know. 147 00:07:34,240 --> 00:07:37,040 Speaker 1: We're gonna just you know, we're gonna let it play out. 148 00:07:37,680 --> 00:07:40,600 Speaker 1: I think we respect things that Wayne brings to the 149 00:07:40,600 --> 00:07:44,080 Speaker 1: table respect with Leon. I think Dion did a great 150 00:07:44,120 --> 00:07:47,240 Speaker 1: job feeling in Saltiday. You know. Uh, so we just 151 00:07:47,280 --> 00:07:50,240 Speaker 1: got to figure out what their qualities are and we 152 00:07:50,360 --> 00:07:53,600 Speaker 1: gotta fit it into our offensive scheme and just be efficient. 153 00:07:53,840 --> 00:07:56,320 Speaker 1: I mean that's right now. You know, you know, all 154 00:07:56,360 --> 00:07:59,920 Speaker 1: we want to do offensively is be fishing every position. 155 00:08:00,560 --> 00:08:04,520 Speaker 1: So the expectation is, let's let's do what they do. Good. Hey, 156 00:08:04,560 --> 00:08:07,160 Speaker 1: barn I jumped on late to apologize very Peter. Question 157 00:08:07,160 --> 00:08:09,960 Speaker 1: has been asked, um, but you're curious how did Wayne 158 00:08:10,040 --> 00:08:12,680 Speaker 1: handle being inactive on Sunday? And obviously now you know 159 00:08:12,720 --> 00:08:15,600 Speaker 1: he might go from being an active having a big role. Well, 160 00:08:15,240 --> 00:08:19,800 Speaker 1: I think you know, these guys I mentioned earlier, these 161 00:08:19,800 --> 00:08:23,240 Speaker 1: guys are pros and they know, you know, this is 162 00:08:23,320 --> 00:08:26,920 Speaker 1: part of the game. They understand how everything worked. So 163 00:08:27,520 --> 00:08:30,240 Speaker 1: you know, yeah, I mean everybody would all of us 164 00:08:30,240 --> 00:08:33,200 Speaker 1: would be disappointed, you know, not to address or whatever. 165 00:08:33,240 --> 00:08:35,199 Speaker 1: That goes back to some of my guys in college, 166 00:08:35,200 --> 00:08:38,160 Speaker 1: you know. But I mean he's a professional, so you 167 00:08:38,200 --> 00:08:40,440 Speaker 1: know that, you know, he knows things like this happened. 168 00:08:40,840 --> 00:08:44,560 Speaker 1: So he just had to refocus himself and move on 169 00:08:44,600 --> 00:08:47,160 Speaker 1: to the next step. So I think he did a 170 00:08:47,160 --> 00:08:51,679 Speaker 1: good job of like just dealing with the circumstances based 171 00:08:51,760 --> 00:08:54,560 Speaker 1: on his knowledge of how this how the game works. 172 00:08:55,840 --> 00:08:57,480 Speaker 1: And then I wasn't at the game on Sunday, but 173 00:08:57,559 --> 00:08:59,080 Speaker 1: just come back to week one, I believe you were 174 00:08:59,120 --> 00:09:02,360 Speaker 1: the only coached Neil during the anthem, just curious into 175 00:09:02,400 --> 00:09:05,040 Speaker 1: that decision. Well, I have a personal reason for that. 176 00:09:05,160 --> 00:09:07,839 Speaker 1: I think things are like that a personally, Hey Burton, 177 00:09:07,960 --> 00:09:11,600 Speaker 1: sorry about that, all right, Like Dan, I was a 178 00:09:11,600 --> 00:09:14,760 Speaker 1: little late to this. Uh So if I ask you 179 00:09:14,800 --> 00:09:18,280 Speaker 1: something that's already been asked to apologize. You know, you 180 00:09:18,320 --> 00:09:22,960 Speaker 1: guys have spent seven months with one idea of how 181 00:09:23,000 --> 00:09:25,200 Speaker 1: your room was going to settle up and and how 182 00:09:25,240 --> 00:09:28,640 Speaker 1: you're going to move forward. How jarring is it to 183 00:09:28,760 --> 00:09:31,600 Speaker 1: have to deal with it for the last forty eight 184 00:09:31,600 --> 00:09:35,319 Speaker 1: hours to figure out, Okay, this was plan A. You 185 00:09:35,440 --> 00:09:38,800 Speaker 1: may always had planned B, C or D. But how 186 00:09:38,800 --> 00:09:42,040 Speaker 1: do you guys kind of rally everybody together and kind 187 00:09:42,040 --> 00:09:44,280 Speaker 1: of focused on where you need to go from here. 188 00:09:44,320 --> 00:09:48,160 Speaker 1: I know Joe always talks about sudden change, but it's 189 00:09:48,240 --> 00:09:50,760 Speaker 1: certainly a sudden change that I don't think anyone could 190 00:09:50,760 --> 00:09:54,760 Speaker 1: have been disp Well, well, you know what is unfortunate 191 00:09:54,800 --> 00:09:57,360 Speaker 1: that it happened. But I think the way we've dealt 192 00:09:57,400 --> 00:10:00,160 Speaker 1: with it from day one, going back seven months is, uh, 193 00:10:00,520 --> 00:10:03,200 Speaker 1: you know, everybody understood that the possibilities of things like 194 00:10:03,240 --> 00:10:07,080 Speaker 1: this could happen. So we always challenge each individual, alright, 195 00:10:07,200 --> 00:10:09,520 Speaker 1: be yourself, all right, this is what you're doing, well, 196 00:10:09,600 --> 00:10:12,080 Speaker 1: let's work on it, alright. So in the case of 197 00:10:12,520 --> 00:10:16,000 Speaker 1: boat Lane and Dion and anybody else is in the room, 198 00:10:16,080 --> 00:10:18,400 Speaker 1: you know, let's let's just find the best way that 199 00:10:18,480 --> 00:10:21,239 Speaker 1: you could help the team, all right, So let's identify 200 00:10:21,760 --> 00:10:24,600 Speaker 1: what your talent level is, all right, So you know what, 201 00:10:24,840 --> 00:10:28,840 Speaker 1: as unfortunate as it was, you know, it wasn't unexpected 202 00:10:28,880 --> 00:10:31,280 Speaker 1: because things like this happen all the time. So I 203 00:10:31,400 --> 00:10:34,760 Speaker 1: think the mindset even you don't want to think about that, 204 00:10:35,240 --> 00:10:38,440 Speaker 1: you know, before things like this happened. But we always 205 00:10:38,520 --> 00:10:41,760 Speaker 1: challenge those lives be ready, Just be ready. Things could happen, 206 00:10:42,040 --> 00:10:44,880 Speaker 1: so be ready to do your job. Just concentrate on 207 00:10:44,880 --> 00:10:48,360 Speaker 1: on what you do, alright, not what the other guy does.