I’ve had I don’t know how many conversations with him since he’s been here, and I was standing out on the field this past spring watching one of the OTAs, and he walks up next to me (chuckle) and he looks at me and he says, “Hi Boss, how you doing?” I said, “I’m good Damontre, how you doing?” And he looks at me and he says, “What’s your name again?” I asked him (smile) to repeat the question because I couldn’t believe he was asking me that. I said, “It’s John Mara,” and he said, “Oooohhhhh.”
Q: What makes Rolle such a good leader?
A: Because it matters to him. Winning really matters to him. It matters to everybody to a certain extent, but he takes it personally, I’ve seen that. After we lost that game in Chicago last year, he went on a tirade in the locker room afterwards, and I remember saying to him later on, “You said what I was feeling at that time.” The losing really got to him. It hurt his pride, he took it personally. And I love that about him because that’s the way I feel about it, too.
I mean the Mara worshippers or Mara Family worshippers-whatever-but John Mara is getting far too much media play for my tastes. I'd rather hear from a Tish.
Rolle has really grown into his leadership Rolle. Â
Q: Were you surprised Jerry Jones and the Cowboys passed on Johnny Manziel?
A: (Laugh) I never know what to expect from Dallas, that’s what makes them so much fun.
I mean the Mara worshippers or Mara Family worshippers-whatever-but John Mara is getting far too much media play for my tastes. I'd rather hear from a Tish.
Q: Defensive tackle Linval Joseph is gone to the Vikings.
A: That’s a big loss for us, that really is. But we get Markus Kuhn back, who I think will really help us, and we drafted [Jay] Bromley from Syracuse, so hopefully we’ll be OK there, but it’s tough to replace a guy like that. I hated to see him go, I hated to see Justin Tuck go. Those guys were homegrown Giants, but that’s just the nature of this business.
I mean the Mara worshippers or Mara Family worshippers-whatever-but John Mara is getting far too much media play for my tastes. I'd rather hear from a Tish.
The Tisch's aren't football people. They're not going to talk about the roster the way a Mara will. But when it comes to the business side of the game (negotiations with the league on marketing, money, and union related issues) you'll hear from Steve Tisch.
Q: Defensive tackle Linval Joseph is gone to the Vikings.
A: That’s a big loss for us, that really is. But we get Markus Kuhn back, who I think will really help us, and we drafted [Jay] Bromley from Syracuse, so hopefully we’ll be OK there, but it’s tough to replace a guy like that. I hated to see him go, I hated to see Justin Tuck go. Those guys were homegrown Giants, but that’s just the nature of this business.
My interpretation is that he was just talking about this year's additions (Kuhn from IR, Bromley) and subtractions (Joseph) at the DT position. Ergo the omission of Hankins, Jenkins, and Patterson.
Q: Were you surprised Jerry Jones and the Cowboys passed on Johnny Manziel?
A: (Laugh) I never know what to expect from Dallas, that’s what makes them so much fun.
It's pretty funny but moving on from Romo just isn't fiscally possible until 2016/2017. His cap hit is huge.
A: Because it matters to him. Winning really matters to him. It matters to everybody to a certain extent, but he takes it personally, I’ve seen that. After we lost that game in Chicago last year, he went on a tirade in the locker room afterwards, and I remember saying to him later on, “You said what I was feeling at that time.” The losing really got to him. It hurt his pride, he took it personally. And I love that about him because that’s the way I feel about it, too.
A: (Laugh) I never know what to expect from Dallas, that’s what makes them so much fun.
do you like French?
A: That’s a big loss for us, that really is. But we get Markus Kuhn back, who I think will really help us, and we drafted [Jay] Bromley from Syracuse, so hopefully we’ll be OK there, but it’s tough to replace a guy like that. I hated to see him go, I hated to see Justin Tuck go. Those guys were homegrown Giants, but that’s just the nature of this business.
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Q: Defensive tackle Linval Joseph is gone to the Vikings.
A: That’s a big loss for us, that really is. But we get Markus Kuhn back, who I think will really help us, and we drafted [Jay] Bromley from Syracuse, so hopefully we’ll be OK there, but it’s tough to replace a guy like that. I hated to see him go, I hated to see Justin Tuck go. Those guys were homegrown Giants, but that’s just the nature of this business.
A: (Laugh) I never know what to expect from Dallas, that’s what makes them so much fun.
It's pretty funny but moving on from Romo just isn't fiscally possible until 2016/2017. His cap hit is huge.