Transcript: Head Coach Tom Coughlin

Head Coach Tom Coughlin
August 20, 2014

Q: Would this have been your plan all along or is it a reaction to the struggles the first couple weeks?
A: It’s the plan all along.

Q: Do you want to get Justin a percentage of those at left tackle? Maybe in the first half or…?
A: We just want to mix them around, make sure that guys can be flexible enough to move.

Q: So it’s not a priority…?
A: At this point in time it’s not. We really need to… the specifics about how we will play I haven’t really talked to the staff about. I’ll do that this afternoon, tonight and tomorrow. If something like that should occur… Beatty should play probably 20 plays, which would be advancing him. McBride 20, that type of thing.

Q: He will be with the one’s, McBride? To start because of Prince not playing.
A: Chances are. Well, between him and Walter.

Q: Is it important to you to see guys like Marcus Harris and Corey Washington, to see what they can do with the first team here in this game?
A: That is, it’s an important thing. How they are used and how many snaps they get in that time slot, we’ll see. I would like to see each of them but there are other people that have to have the same opportunity.

Q: Are thing becoming any clearer at the tight end position?
A: Well, they’ve all contributed so we’ll keep asking them to do that.

Q: Has Adrien possibly earned more time with the first team here as we move forward?
A: He certainly has given himself an opportunity to play a little bit more, yeah.

Q: We saw Jon Beason sort of push it a little bit earlier this week. How did he come out of that?
A: He’s done, as far as I know, he’s done well. He’s done well. He’s done everything they’ve asked him to do. The movement on the field and what he’s done on the field has been good.

Q: Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie seems to be a guy that can get after the ball. Have you seen that? Has he impressed you in the sense?
A: Sure, absolutely. Catches the ball well, he’s aware of where the ball is, when it arrives. He’s very good at that.

Q: Have you guys made a call on Cooper? Is he going to need surgery?
A: Yeah, he’s going to need surgery.

Q: What about injured reserve? Is that still a possibility?
A: It’s a possibility. What’s the next injury question?

Q: James Brewer, you said you thought he was going to be back. He hasn’t.
A: He probably is not going to be back for this game.

Q: Is that something that might be long term with him or is it still something that you think is on the minor side?
A: I hope not.

Q: What did you think of the extra point experiment?
A: I didn’t think much of it when it was suggested. There are some ways to change that part of it if the intent is to make it more exciting. I think that certainly would be one of them. I think you have to be aware of the fact that it’s a 33-yard field goal in November when the wind’s blowing and it’s snowing here and it’s… in Miami it’s 75 degrees. It’s a little different in different parts of the country. You do have to be aware of that. I would say probably the ball will stay at the two, extra points. But if you really want to make it interesting put it at the one.

Q: You said the last couple days that Ryan’s mobility and his mobility to move out of the pocket. With Eli that’s not something he’s known for, does he have to compensate in other areas to work inside this offense?
A: You’ve just got to be efficient. Just the individual, what the individual can contribute. I don’t think Ryan, he did run some in college and he can do that, but is it a pre-requisite for this offense? No.

Q: What are your priorities here? What do you look for most when you get into, this is the fourth preseason game or the usual third preseason game? What do you try to accomplish?
A: Based on last week I would hope that there is a significant production and better quality of play from our one’s certainly.

Q: If you don’t see that right away would you go with them longer if you have to?
A: That wouldn’t be my thought right away, no.

Q: Do you think game planning and recognizing some of the defenses you might see is going to help that?
A: It always does, sure. To be more specific is always better. Of course this is a good defensive team, it better be. We have a lot to defend when they have the ball too now.