DE Jason Pierre-Paul
Postgame vs. Philadelphia, December 28, 2014
Q: Not a bad way to finish the season for you personally?
A: I did okay. I could’ve done better.
Q: Do you want to be back next year?
A: Of course. Why wouldn’t I?
Q: How much do you even let it enter your head that this could be your last game as a Giant?
A: I am pretty sure it is probably not. Like I said Friday, I don’t know what the future holds, but I went out there and played great today and my teammates played great. We didn’t play great enough to win this game. It pisses us off that we lost. It is what it is. Everyone is holding their heads up high. We know what we have here.
Q: Now that the season is over, how do you sum up what you guys were able to do this year?
A: We did an amazing job of bouncing back from the losing streak that we had. Guys all stuck together as family. We are all brothers and we hold each other accountable. We did a great job. It is terrible that we lost the last game. We wanted to win really bad, but we didn’t get it. I am not even sure we are going to look at the film tomorrow, but the season is over. The thing for me now is to get better at my craft.
Q: How much would you like to see Coach [Tom] Coughlin back next season?
A: I don’t know. At the end of the day, we don’t know what is going to happen. It has been an up and down season for everybody. We will see. We have a lot of time and I am looking forward to it.
Q: Would you like to see [Coughlin] back?
A: Of course. I look at Coach Coughlin as a dad. He is a good coach. The way he runs things around here is very respectful. Guys respect that. You need somebody like that on the team. Otherwise, it would be chaos. Coach Coughlin is a very good coach. I am pretty sure he is going to be back next year.
Q: What happened the last five weeks when you ended up with nine sacks?
A: I don’t know what changed. I am trying to figure that out myself. I am playing better. I had to step up big time. I wouldn’t say I wasn’t stepping up the first couple of weeks. Injuries. I fought through them. I got healthy and I have been on a roll. That is the game of football. You never know.
Q: Do you think this was one of your better games considering the opponent you faced on the other side of the line?
A: [Jason Peters] is a very good tackle. I go against the best tackles in the league. You have [Washington’s] Trent Williams. You have Jason Peters. You got [Dallas’] Tyron Smith. I am the type of guy where I play both sides. At the end of the day, it doesn’t matter who I go against. I am trying to get back to the quarterback, but my first thing is to play the run first. Then you have the freedom to rush the quarterback. I think I did a pretty good job of that this year.
Q: Would you be willing to give the Giants a hometown discount?
A: Do you get discounts? Do you get discounts when you go to Macy’s? You do if you have a discount coupon. I don’t know. We will see what happens.
