1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:01,720 Speaker 1: That's a little bit of a personal thing. You know, 2 00:00:01,760 --> 00:00:05,040 Speaker 1: you're two days away from your first you know, coach 3 00:00:05,080 --> 00:00:07,160 Speaker 1: in your first game at any levels. So I gotta 4 00:00:07,200 --> 00:00:10,280 Speaker 1: ask you, I actually jacked up. I actually pumped up, 5 00:00:10,320 --> 00:00:11,960 Speaker 1: Like when you go home and that he's your wife 6 00:00:12,000 --> 00:00:13,600 Speaker 1: telling you to shut up two in the morning because 7 00:00:13,640 --> 00:00:16,840 Speaker 1: you're yelling at formations and plays it all in. When 8 00:00:16,880 --> 00:00:19,160 Speaker 1: I get home, she's already asleep, so you know, I 9 00:00:19,280 --> 00:00:21,400 Speaker 1: just try not to wake up the dogs. But you know, 10 00:00:21,520 --> 00:00:23,800 Speaker 1: right now, we're preparing for Pittsburgh. That's the biggest thing 11 00:00:23,880 --> 00:00:26,880 Speaker 1: right now in terms of kind of anything individual personal. 12 00:00:27,160 --> 00:00:29,480 Speaker 1: You all reflect back on that later. Obviously there's adrenaline 13 00:00:29,520 --> 00:00:31,560 Speaker 1: pump and it's the first, you know, regular season game, 14 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:33,960 Speaker 1: so the feeling and every building in the Nation Football 15 00:00:34,040 --> 00:00:38,520 Speaker 1: League is a little bit different today. Thank you that 16 00:00:39,200 --> 00:00:41,400 Speaker 1: Joe um. I was wondering what what sort of challenges 17 00:00:41,479 --> 00:00:45,200 Speaker 1: does Juju Smith Schuster present for a secondary especially since 18 00:00:45,200 --> 00:00:46,520 Speaker 1: he can he can line up at a few different 19 00:00:46,520 --> 00:00:47,960 Speaker 1: spots and it will come in through this lot a 20 00:00:47,960 --> 00:00:50,199 Speaker 1: lot of the time. Look, what kind of challenges does 21 00:00:50,200 --> 00:00:52,000 Speaker 1: the guy like that presents for you? Well, I think 22 00:00:52,159 --> 00:00:54,240 Speaker 1: you just sit right away. Its versatility where they can 23 00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:57,560 Speaker 1: use them. Obviously presents you know, variety in their offense. 24 00:00:57,600 --> 00:00:59,480 Speaker 1: He's an explosive player. He's very good with the ball 25 00:00:59,480 --> 00:01:02,560 Speaker 1: in his hand after catch. He's got a lot of savvy. 26 00:01:02,600 --> 00:01:05,360 Speaker 1: This guy understands, you know, playing with Roethlisberger. You watch 27 00:01:05,400 --> 00:01:07,960 Speaker 1: the tapes and these guys that obviously chemistry between them 28 00:01:07,959 --> 00:01:10,120 Speaker 1: on the extended plays that you know, Ben is you know, 29 00:01:10,200 --> 00:01:12,600 Speaker 1: able to create. You know, Juju is really a guy 30 00:01:12,640 --> 00:01:16,040 Speaker 1: who's sadly find space get open. He stays alive on place, 31 00:01:16,080 --> 00:01:18,520 Speaker 1: he makes contested catches. This guy is just really an 32 00:01:18,520 --> 00:01:21,680 Speaker 1: outstanding player. And seeing him, you know, in person multiple 33 00:01:21,760 --> 00:01:23,440 Speaker 1: times in the past, he's always a guy that you 34 00:01:23,480 --> 00:01:27,480 Speaker 1: know that you notice when he's on. Thank you respec 35 00:01:29,720 --> 00:01:32,520 Speaker 1: d Joe, what's your message to Giants fans about the 36 00:01:32,600 --> 00:01:35,080 Speaker 1: type of team that you will be leading onto the 37 00:01:35,080 --> 00:01:38,679 Speaker 1: t Onto the field on Monday night. Look, we're working 38 00:01:38,720 --> 00:01:42,440 Speaker 1: in build a tough, smart, fundamentally sound football team that's works, 39 00:01:42,600 --> 00:01:44,880 Speaker 1: is going alive. That we're consistently gonna work towards getting 40 00:01:44,920 --> 00:01:47,320 Speaker 1: to these guys who are you know, working hard. There's 41 00:01:47,319 --> 00:01:48,720 Speaker 1: a lot of energy, is a lot of urgency, and 42 00:01:48,800 --> 00:01:50,800 Speaker 1: what we're preparing to do, and we're gonna we'll go 43 00:01:50,840 --> 00:01:54,080 Speaker 1: out there and work to make the Harry Prowlers. Good 44 00:01:54,160 --> 00:01:59,120 Speaker 1: luck to your coach. Thanks versus Jordan's. Hey Joe, we 45 00:01:59,240 --> 00:02:01,720 Speaker 1: kind of heard from your players that they dimensioned something 46 00:02:01,840 --> 00:02:05,080 Speaker 1: on the lines of you telling them, you know, the 47 00:02:05,160 --> 00:02:08,280 Speaker 1: first I think it was four weeks is about who 48 00:02:08,360 --> 00:02:11,120 Speaker 1: makes the less the least mistakes and you know, foolish 49 00:02:11,520 --> 00:02:14,440 Speaker 1: penalties and stuff like that. I'm wondering, you know, if 50 00:02:14,480 --> 00:02:16,920 Speaker 1: you could sort of expand on that and tell us 51 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:19,600 Speaker 1: what exactly your philosophy is on that. Well, I think 52 00:02:19,600 --> 00:02:21,639 Speaker 1: the big point of it is not having a preseason 53 00:02:21,680 --> 00:02:24,040 Speaker 1: this year. You're gonna see a combination of regular season 54 00:02:24,080 --> 00:02:26,560 Speaker 1: in preseason football early on, and we've got to make 55 00:02:26,600 --> 00:02:28,440 Speaker 1: sure on our part that we play smart football. We 56 00:02:28,480 --> 00:02:31,079 Speaker 1: don't make mistakes that cost us, and we avoid the 57 00:02:31,160 --> 00:02:33,120 Speaker 1: things and set ourselves back. We've got a tough enough 58 00:02:33,160 --> 00:02:35,639 Speaker 1: oponent Pittsburgh coming in here. We can't go ahead and 59 00:02:35,639 --> 00:02:38,760 Speaker 1: set ourselves back to beginning game already. So really, to me, 60 00:02:38,840 --> 00:02:41,079 Speaker 1: it's about being fundamentally sounding how you approach it, being 61 00:02:41,120 --> 00:02:43,360 Speaker 1: smart decision you make on the field, and that ties 62 00:02:43,360 --> 00:02:47,679 Speaker 1: into penalties as well, and also what's your expectation for 63 00:02:47,760 --> 00:02:50,920 Speaker 1: your offensive line. You're basically gonna have three new starters 64 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:53,679 Speaker 1: there from what they had here last year. Do you 65 00:02:53,760 --> 00:02:55,799 Speaker 1: have to be patient early in the season because of that, 66 00:02:57,000 --> 00:02:58,919 Speaker 1: there's not a lot of time for patients, but there's 67 00:02:58,960 --> 00:03:01,239 Speaker 1: always never some develop of it, you know. I expect 68 00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:03,440 Speaker 1: those guys to play hard. I expected to play together. 69 00:03:03,800 --> 00:03:06,799 Speaker 1: I exposed to communicate and to adjust on the sidelines 70 00:03:06,800 --> 00:03:09,320 Speaker 1: a quarterly and I expect them to fight for sixty minutes. 71 00:03:09,360 --> 00:03:11,800 Speaker 1: That's the expectation for every cling our team. The other day, 72 00:03:11,880 --> 00:03:14,480 Speaker 1: you told us you would probably have a decision on 73 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:18,079 Speaker 1: center by like Friday. I'm just wondering if you're you 74 00:03:18,200 --> 00:03:20,200 Speaker 1: have that decision and if you're willing to share it, 75 00:03:20,280 --> 00:03:22,480 Speaker 1: and I guess is no, but I have to ask anyway. 76 00:03:23,320 --> 00:03:25,840 Speaker 1: We're gonna start Nick Gates at center. Patty so he's 77 00:03:25,880 --> 00:03:28,360 Speaker 1: done a good job for us through camp. Spencer's done 78 00:03:28,400 --> 00:03:31,399 Speaker 1: tremendous job competing. We're very happy with both those guys, 79 00:03:31,440 --> 00:03:33,639 Speaker 1: and are Ross are very fortunate at both guys. We're 80 00:03:33,639 --> 00:03:35,840 Speaker 1: gonna the center position. Nick brings a lot of flexible 81 00:03:35,840 --> 00:03:39,280 Speaker 1: to other positions, you know, but that's the direction we're 82 00:03:39,280 --> 00:03:41,400 Speaker 1: gonna go for right now, Patty. Okay, And then the 83 00:03:41,440 --> 00:03:43,440 Speaker 1: other question, thank you for answering that. By the way, 84 00:03:43,680 --> 00:03:46,080 Speaker 1: the other question I was talking about is it is 85 00:03:46,200 --> 00:03:48,720 Speaker 1: week one, it's it's a new team. If there's a 86 00:03:48,800 --> 00:03:50,880 Speaker 1: lot of excitement, even though the fans won't be there, 87 00:03:51,120 --> 00:03:54,280 Speaker 1: how do you talk to your team about balancing having 88 00:03:54,440 --> 00:03:57,840 Speaker 1: enough energy but not being too overly excited to wear 89 00:03:58,000 --> 00:04:00,280 Speaker 1: you know, now they're playing too tight and not really 90 00:04:00,640 --> 00:04:02,600 Speaker 1: you know, and are putting themselves in a lot of 91 00:04:02,680 --> 00:04:07,560 Speaker 1: making mistakes that they you know, I think that's how 92 00:04:07,640 --> 00:04:09,280 Speaker 1: we have to prepare to begin with that, to be 93 00:04:09,320 --> 00:04:12,880 Speaker 1: honest with you, there's gonna be more adrenaline and excitement obviously, 94 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:15,680 Speaker 1: especially in the first regular season game. You know, we 95 00:04:15,760 --> 00:04:18,279 Speaker 1: have to prepare about putting these guys in stressful situations, 96 00:04:18,760 --> 00:04:21,039 Speaker 1: you know, keeping the pace of practice such that they 97 00:04:21,120 --> 00:04:22,680 Speaker 1: have to think while they're tired, and that's where the 98 00:04:22,720 --> 00:04:24,400 Speaker 1: best thing it will help them when they get on 99 00:04:24,440 --> 00:04:28,080 Speaker 1: the field Monday night, Patty, you know, obviously the excitement goes, 100 00:04:28,240 --> 00:04:30,560 Speaker 1: they have to stay within, you know, the principles of 101 00:04:30,640 --> 00:04:33,000 Speaker 1: the plays and the concerts, what we're doing and really 102 00:04:33,040 --> 00:04:34,520 Speaker 1: just you know, bring it back to square one just 103 00:04:34,600 --> 00:04:37,080 Speaker 1: folks on doing their job and trust the other tenet 104 00:04:37,120 --> 00:04:38,919 Speaker 1: and field do their job as well and function as 105 00:04:38,960 --> 00:04:41,920 Speaker 1: a unit. So I'm wondering, John, the front Giant fan's 106 00:04:41,960 --> 00:04:44,760 Speaker 1: been spoiled here for sixteen years with the quarterback who 107 00:04:44,839 --> 00:04:48,560 Speaker 1: never missed the start? How important do your view backup quarterback? 108 00:04:48,839 --> 00:04:52,240 Speaker 1: And what kind of is your confidence in Cold? We 109 00:04:52,360 --> 00:04:54,560 Speaker 1: have confidence in every player on our roster. That's why 110 00:04:54,600 --> 00:04:57,120 Speaker 1: I remember our team and we prepare every colayer to 111 00:04:57,200 --> 00:04:59,680 Speaker 1: play every player of the game. You know, everyone has 112 00:04:59,720 --> 00:05:02,640 Speaker 1: a cre roll up the game. Uh, there are no 113 00:05:02,800 --> 00:05:05,359 Speaker 1: I said earlier. You know, there are no insignificant roles, 114 00:05:05,839 --> 00:05:09,200 Speaker 1: are only insignificant units or anything. I love having Cold 115 00:05:09,200 --> 00:05:10,760 Speaker 1: on this team. He's a pleasure to be around. I've 116 00:05:10,800 --> 00:05:12,720 Speaker 1: learned a lot from him already, you know, in a 117 00:05:12,720 --> 00:05:15,559 Speaker 1: player coach relationship. He definitely brings a lot of energy 118 00:05:15,560 --> 00:05:18,120 Speaker 1: to the rooms he's in. Uh, he's a really good 119 00:05:18,200 --> 00:05:20,440 Speaker 1: part of our team. We're happy to have. Do you 120 00:05:20,520 --> 00:05:22,960 Speaker 1: know who you're bringing up the practice squad, Joe? Can 121 00:05:23,040 --> 00:05:26,520 Speaker 1: you share? We haven't decided what we're gonna bring up anybody. 122 00:05:26,640 --> 00:05:28,560 Speaker 1: So this time a week, obviously, there's a lot of 123 00:05:28,600 --> 00:05:30,640 Speaker 1: things to talk about. In terms of actors and actors 124 00:05:30,680 --> 00:05:33,400 Speaker 1: because the rules this year. At the practice squad, obviously 125 00:05:33,480 --> 00:05:36,760 Speaker 1: we're entertaining, you know, all options throughout the week. We 126 00:05:36,880 --> 00:05:39,560 Speaker 1: practice everyone accordingly for the game plan. But we have 127 00:05:39,640 --> 00:05:46,080 Speaker 1: a finalized in this conversation yet. Thanks right, Doug, Hey, Joe, 128 00:05:46,160 --> 00:05:48,640 Speaker 1: Ryan just stole my question about the practice squad um, 129 00:05:48,880 --> 00:05:50,480 Speaker 1: But let me just ask me. We won't, you know, 130 00:05:50,600 --> 00:05:52,400 Speaker 1: talk to you after ninjurypor comes out. I mean, how 131 00:05:52,440 --> 00:05:55,400 Speaker 1: are you feeling about take the status going in the monday. 132 00:05:55,960 --> 00:05:57,520 Speaker 1: You know, he's been working hard. He'll be with the 133 00:05:57,720 --> 00:05:59,920 Speaker 1: trainers a little bits far as getting treatable. Expect everyway 134 00:06:00,040 --> 00:06:02,280 Speaker 1: practice today. We'll take a look at how they are 135 00:06:02,400 --> 00:06:04,160 Speaker 1: coming out of practice today and make the decision to 136 00:06:04,200 --> 00:06:08,920 Speaker 1: the game. Andrew Thomas, how confident are you in his 137 00:06:09,040 --> 00:06:11,520 Speaker 1: ability to handle one of the best pass rushes in 138 00:06:11,560 --> 00:06:14,799 Speaker 1: the league. You know, again, we're confident all of our players. 139 00:06:14,839 --> 00:06:17,200 Speaker 1: We're gonna put a position we coach from hard. We're 140 00:06:17,320 --> 00:06:19,480 Speaker 1: very demanding. You know, those guys go through a tough 141 00:06:19,520 --> 00:06:21,920 Speaker 1: regiment on weekly basis of Mark and Ben, you know, 142 00:06:22,000 --> 00:06:23,720 Speaker 1: and being on part of that offensive lines. We have 143 00:06:23,760 --> 00:06:25,680 Speaker 1: a lot of confidence in all of our players that 144 00:06:25,839 --> 00:06:28,280 Speaker 1: being said, this is a great challenge for our entire team, 145 00:06:28,520 --> 00:06:30,640 Speaker 1: and the offensive line has a great challenge ahead of 146 00:06:30,640 --> 00:06:33,880 Speaker 1: them with Pittsburgh's from the very talented. You know, they're 147 00:06:34,120 --> 00:06:37,000 Speaker 1: capable of having very disruptive plays, which gives opportunities to 148 00:06:37,040 --> 00:06:39,840 Speaker 1: the back end for turnovers as well. So all of 149 00:06:39,880 --> 00:06:41,680 Speaker 1: our guys got to really come in and have six 150 00:06:41,760 --> 00:06:44,320 Speaker 1: events of good football with to play discipline, and we 151 00:06:44,400 --> 00:06:45,760 Speaker 1: have to really just go ahead and be committed to 152 00:06:45,800 --> 00:06:48,600 Speaker 1: the process of playing and making injustice thout the game.