[Former Giants general manager] George Young told me a long time ago, 'Don't be voting for rules that put you one more foot on the hot seat. You got enough [stuff] to worry about.' |
Deep inside, I know we can fix this thing and get going, ... Now, the clock is running. |
Does Ron need to help us do better? Yes, he can do better. Do we need to get him more involved? Yes, we do. |
For both of us. But I never questioned it, even over the years. It was the right thing to do. There are times in your life you have to make the tough decision, and this was one of those times. You know that (Giants co-owner) Wellington Mara is a strong anti-abortion guy. He told me this is one of the reasons why there shouldn't be abortions, that there are good homes for these children. |
He doesn't do stupid things with the ball. Mike's system is pretty sound. They'll throw the ball fairly quick. They don't drop back with a lot of looks. He'll have a plan that will be very basic and his priority will be the quarterback. I think he'll handle the 3-4 pretty well. I really do. |
He has worked hard. He wants to be good. His fundamentals are so much better. He is smooth, he is crisp, and he just looks comfortable out there now. |
I am raising the stakes right now, ... If this is a poker game, I am shoving my chips right in the middle of the table. I am raising the ante. Anybody who wants out, can get out. This team is going to the playoffs. OK? This team is going to the playoffs. |
I can't describe what an asset it is. You want a receiver that doesn't make movements that confuse you about where he's going -- that's kind of like trying to hit a gnat. You want a guy who's smooth. You want a guy who you understand where he's going, you kind of got his body language, and a veteran guy where you know that if you throw it, he can make a play. |
I couldn't, ... It was the hole in our lives. |
I don't know. I can answer that maybe when I get looking at the tape and see if his reads and stuff were right. But he was one of many at the beginning of the game who weren't playing well. Dropping passes and fumbling the ball, that type of thing. Guys get so many opportunities to prove themselves. |
I feel very lucky to have gotten them all. Replacing special teams isn't like replacing a lineman, where you hope the group comes together. On their own, those guys are all difference-makers. And you know what? I think they came here because each one looked at us and thought, Hey, those guys have a chance to win it all. |
I have a lot more confidence in [Boller]. Like I told him, he's got to show me confidence and I'll call those plays down there and he'll make the right decision. His first year, that was really shaky. Last year, the second half, he really came on. I think he's going to make that progression. |
I have high expectations for Kyle. One reason I believe in him a lot is last year when everybody was down on him and wrote him off he handled it so well. When he really started to do some things, not once did he say, 'I told you so.' He was the same guy and that showed me he has the mental capabilities and toughness to do it. |
I just keep trying a different key in that lock to see what can get us unlocked and going, |
I remember telling our guys this. 'They're going to have some things they hit us with when their timing is right and they've got us in the wrong protection. Just minimize it. Instead of a 10-yard sack, make it a three-yard sack. And for God's sake don't throw it up for grabs. |