Head Coach Tom Coughlin
August 26, 2013
Q: Mixing up the offensive line a little bit again today?
A: We’ll possibly do some of that. We’ll try different combinations. Nothing wrong with that, I hope.
Q: JPP coming off of the PUP today?
A: Get him going. Get him out there. Get him running around. He’s just going to do individual for now, but it won’t be long.
Q: Do you have a sense yet of whether you want to play your offensive starters at all o Thursday?
A: Whether I want to play them?
Q: Yeah, whether you would give them any series at all.
A: Well, I’m strongly inclined to do that. It’s just how much, that’s all.
Q: Damontre Moore did some individuals today it looked like?
A: He did.
Q: Is he getting close.
A: I hope so. We’ll have to take a picture of him again. He came out and he was excited to be out here.
Q: It’s only preseason, but is it important for that first unit offense to get some…
A: It’s only preseason, but it’s important. It’s the fourth preseason game. It would be a good thing. Well, the first snap of the game wasn’t bad. So we’d like to see more of that, yeah.
Q: What’s Victor Cruz’s status? Is he getting closer?
A: From my understanding, he is getting better but it’s certainly not tomorrow morning.
Q: Tom, when we were talking to Mundy today he said he would describe himself as an above the neck player. Do you see that from him?
A: I do. I sure do. I would say he’s more than that, though. He’s physical, too.
Q: The Eagles released Kenny Phillips. Would you have any interest in looking at him?
A: I’m not aware of that, although I do know our staff will look at every player.
Q: Corey Webster look ok today, being back on the field?
A: He did.
Q: How did Antrel Rolle manage?
A: He managed fine. He’s one of those guys that you’re not going to keep him down for long.
Q: Tom, is there a message you need to give to some of these guys who might be, quote unquote, on the bubble, going into Thursday?
A: The message is this. There’s two practices, a game, look at the tape and cut to 53. That’s where we are. If you’re going to make a move, if you’re going to show something, someone who is looking to make our team that hasn’t made it before, I’d say that you need to get about the business of doing it. It’s time. There’s not a lot of time, but what opportunity you get to step on the field Thursday night, I’m hoping for your benefit that it’s a good one.
Q: Do you feel offensively that you’ve been close to having good things happen, just certain things not clicking?
A: We’ve been close on occasion, but the consistent execution, play-in and play-out, is not there yet.
To the extent he's "down" on the team, I would guess a large portion of that would be based on how rushed he feels in his preparation for the season. This is a man who wants to practice practice practice. There are no talent deficiencies...just execution problems. Look at his response to the question on not playing the starters. NOT PLAY THEM? THAT'S CRAZY. This is a chance to practice more! And that wouldn't change no matter how good his team was.