Head Coach Ben McAdoo
November 11, 2016
Q: Is Victor Cruz making progress?
A: He did not practice today.
Q: Is being out there a sign of progress?
A: Yes.
Q: He was able to run or sprint?
A: He didn’t practice. He didn’t get any team work today.
Q: How much work is left as far as the team practices that he can participate in?
A: Today is Thursday, so he’ll have Saturday’s practice.
Q: Did the fact that he didn’t practice today make Monday a long shot?
A: We’ll take it day by day.
Q: You were indoors today?
A: We were inside and outside today.
Q: Why indoors on a sunny day?
A: It was good to get in here and get the quality work in here. There were gusts of wind that would’ve made the kicking game and some other parts of the game a challenge. We wanted to make sure we had quality work.
Q: How do you feel Eli Apple has responded to getting pulled from last week’s game?
A: Honestly, I don’t see anything different with Eli. He’s come out, gone about his business and been productive on the practice field.
Q: What was it the other day that didn’t click for him?
A: Made some mistakes that we need to eliminate through preparation. He’ll bounce back.
Q: How much do you attribute that to being a rookie?
A: I think not all days are good days in this business. You have to fight through that, learn from that and get better.
Q: Will he be back in the role he had before he was taken out on Sunday?
A: He’s back in the fold, yes.
Q: For games, you don’t know what elements you’re going to get. Why not endure the elements? What goes into that decision in your mind?
A: We endured the elements up until the first TV timeout, then we came inside. We had a chance to throw and handle the ball in the elements. Then we decided to come in and finish the team period inside.
Q: Halfway through the season, do you have an idea of how good this team can be?
A: We’re looking forward. We take it one week at a time. We’re focused on our preparation. We don’t look at things from a big picture standpoint as far as this is what we need to do to get here or be seeded here or there. November is about jockeying for position one game at a time. You have to focus on your preparation and find a way to get better each and every week and get a win.
Q: Do you feel like you’re in a good position?
A: I like where we are this week at this point in time. After a Thursday practice, we had a good physical practice out here. We’re focused on playing Cincinnati on Monday night.
Q: When a team builds on wins like you have, does that help moving forward?
A: Again, we’re focused on our preparation. That’s the most important thing. Focusing not in the venue or playing primetime football, not on anything else. We need to focus on Cincinnati and winning the ball game.
Q: As the calendar turns to November and December, is that more of a concern that the running game is not getting going?
A: No. We’re focused on running the ball this week. We have a good plan in place. We had a good practice today. We’ll continue to improve as the week goes on.
Q: Is it important though later in the year?
A: Yes. As the weather turns, you want to be a good running football team, absolutely.
Q: Why hasn’t Orleans Darkwa been in the mix the last few weeks?
A: Game plan decisions.
Q: Do you have a percentage or a number that you’d like to run the ball?
A: Yes.
Q: Would you like to share that?
A: No. We want to be a balanced football team.
Q: So you want to be a 50/50 offense run vs. pass?
A: Depending on the situation. Situations, you want to win the situation. Otherwise you want to be a balanced football team.
Q: Overall, you’re looking at 50/50 as your goal?
A: No. I want to be a balanced football team. Do whatever you have to do situationally to win. Whatever you have to do on third down, whatever you have to do in the green zone and coming out of the end zone. Otherwise, you want to be a balanced team.
Q: Is that a week-to-week thing?
A: It’s a philosophy.
Q: Do you consider it a balanced team if you only have 10-12 carries? That’s how the situation turns out?
A: If you’re in the open field on first and second down, you want to be a balanced football team.
Q: Does Leon Hall’s history with Cincinnati affect at all your decision to dress him this week?
A: We’re looking to go into the game with the 46 we feel will help us in all three phases.
Q: Do you think he can help you?
A: Absolutely.
Q: How much of a weapon is Janoris Jenkins against A.J. Green?
A: A.J.’s a special player. He can be covered and still have a completion. That’s what the challenging part of it is. If they throw the ball high and wide, a lot of times he has tight coverage, you see him coming down with the football. The great thing about the corners that we have is that they all fight and compete. They flush the bad plays. They give up a completion, they move on.
A: Again, we’re focused on our preparation. That’s the most important thing. Focusing not in the venue or playing primetime football, not on anything else. We need to focus on Cincinnati and winning the ball game.
It's mandated by the league so I'm not certain how to best answer that question. What would you propose otherwise? Violate league rules?
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: When a team builds on wins like you have, does that help moving forward?
A: Again, we’re focused on our preparation. That’s the most important thing. Focusing not in the venue or playing primetime football, not on anything else. We need to focus on Cincinnati and winning the ball game.
Isn't that type of answer what is expected instead of not answering the question at all?
I rewatched the game with the coaches video. I don't know what happened to Apple but he was pretty horrific. We all saw the Ryan Mathews TD when Apple lost contain and Collins waved his hands up in the air in disgust. But earlier Philly lined up in a double TE formation to the right. Philly play actioned and number 87 just ran right by Apple for a huge gain. He is so frustrating. These aren't rookie mistakes. These are high school mistakes. He has his eyes in the backfield which a corner should never do, he isn't reading his keys, and he is worried about a responsibility that is not his. I am dumbfounded by this. How did Apple go from playing so well early in the season to the player that showed up last week? I hope he got his head out of his ass because we need him.
Gotta bounce back from that game as we need him for sure...
Gotta bounce back from that game as we need him for sure...
Possible. Something was going on because he regressed severely (mentally) that game. Hopefully it was a one time hiccup.
Let me just jump in here and ask what questions you suggest. I mean he wouldn't even give an answer yesterday to a question that was essentially: Is winning good? I'm genuinely curious if there's an approach that you think the media is missing that will provide insightful answers.
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uncreative, aggravating, non-insightful questions, repeated with all coaches. If McAdoo answered them he'd be a fool. Also, he can't tip his strategy, nor fail to support his players. Why structure an interview to try to trap him instead of giving him a chance to sincerely inform?
Let me just jump in here and ask what questions you suggest. I mean he wouldn't even give an answer yesterday to a question that was essentially: Is winning good? I'm genuinely curious if there's an approach that you think the media is missing that will provide insightful answers.
Dan, here's the thing: Aside from the trolls that inundate the site, this place consists of mostly hard core fans..We talk about the X,Y,Z receivers, the 3 tech (for example) DL, Cover 1, 2 et al..We "anal-ize" this team ad nauseum 24/7..In my case, I've been at this with the Giants since 1956 and have pretty much seen everything..
Granted, reporters such as yourself have to ask questions that may or may not lead into your next day's (or tweets) reports. The majority of our fans are casual. They live longer..You (editorial you) mostly cater to that majority. We get that..
Asking the insightful questions will oft times be ignored or the answers couched in a manner suited for a 5 year-old..What many of us want asked is why a certain timeout was wasted towards the end of the game, why aren't we using much more motion in our O so that a two year-old can't predict what the play call will be..
Moving around OBJ as they did against the Eagles, was effective. Why did this obvious move take 8 games to implement? In short, why not ask the questions you as a reporter or fan wonder about as you watch each game? Yes, there's a lot of coachspeak and playerspeak you have to deal with. I get that too. But, asking the right questions eventually has to be answered imo if reporters stay at it..I don't even bother reading McAdoos transcripts anymore as the questions are mostly fluff and the answers so football 101 it tells me squat..
Maybe McAdo will get more comfortable with the media and/or we'll figure out a way to ask better questions. If you read the Spags transcript from yesterday, there's a ton of insightful responses without giving away the game plan. It would be great if McAdoo was like that. He's not, but you make a good point that we should keep hammering away at him on the football topics rather than being defeated.
Your going to get Jeter like answers until you guys start asking positive questions. Go see how the Green Bay beats do their interviews.
Ask a Question with some though in it not When Where Why How or What?
Your going to get Jeter like answers until you guys start asking positive questions. Go see how the Green Bay beats do their interviews.
I think he explained the reasons quite well AND what he possibly can do about it..
Notice the questions relate more to the game and the other team.
other that the trump crap.
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