Wednesday Media Transcript: Quarterback Davis Webb

Quarterback Davis Webb

December 27, 2017

Q: What changes now that you’re the number two quarterback?

A: Really nothing too much. It doesn’t affect my preparation. I’ve been working all year as if I was actually going to play. So again, I’ve said it before in this environment that I go in every single week on Sunday’s about 30 minutes before game time thinking I’m going to be the guy. So it doesn’t really affect me at all. I’m just looking forward to helping Eli (Manning), last game of the year and help him enjoy some success with our teammates.

Q: You’ll be in uniform for the game.

A: I am excited about that. It’s never easy to work so hard and then at the last second say, you’re not getting a jersey this week. That’s been up and down. Again, I don’t let it affect me. I try to be a good teammate and yeah, I’m excited about that.

Q: Has there been any game day where you’ve gone in thinking there would be a jersey in your locker?

A: Those are previous weeks. I don’t know. It’s been a few weeks since then so I just don’t know. But right now, I’m excited about another opportunity, but again, it doesn’t affect my preparation. I’m going to be up here late and help out Eli and the receivers and tight ends and running backs and help us win a game for our home fans on Sunday.

Q: Has your role changed with the two’s?

A: No, no. I’m still behind Eli doing some air throws and getting mental reps and I’m just trying to be a good teammate. That’s the only thing I’m worried about and working hard and again, that doesn’t affect anything I’m doing.

Q: How ready are you if you are put in the game at some point?

A: I’m not sure. I’ve never played in an NFL game before. I have prepared very hard and I’ve taken pretty good notes from Eli and his routine, and Geno’s (Smith), and talking to Coach (Frank) Cignetti, Coach (Ben) McAdoo, Coach (Mike) Sullivan guys who have been around good quarterbacks before so I’ve taken a little bit from all of them and kind of utilize it to my routine. So I think I’m doing just about everything I can do to be ready, but again, you never know until you play.

Q: Do you look at it as a couple of snaps won’t matter or do you think every snap matters?

A: I look at it as whenever I have to go in, I better be ready. I think I’m prepared to be ready. Again, I don’t think of it that way at all, it’s out of my control. Since the moment I got here, we had a plan going in and I’ve kind of followed that plan and worked really hard at it. I haven’t asked any questions, haven’t complained about it, just worked hard and it’s a big credit to Eli and Geno for helping me, Coach Cignetti, Coach McAdoo, Coach Sullivan for keeping me going because I haven’t had a ton of reps throughout the year, but they’re asking questions in meetings and I always have to be on my A game.

Q: What’s the biggest change for you in practice this week?

A: Nothing much. Just a little more reps today, that’s about it. My preparation hasn’t changed. I’m still going to be up here late helping Eli and helping the receivers be successful on Sunday and just be a good teammate, work hard. Nothing affects it.

Q: Would it mean something to you to have a couple of snaps this season?

A: No because that school of thought is out of my control. The only thing I control is if I go in there, I want to be ready, I want to be prepared to help my team have a chance to win. That’s the only thing I think about. I don’t think of that along those lines. Some people do think that way, nothing wrong with that, it’s just not how I’m wired.

Q: Will it be disappointing if you don’t get a chance to play?

A: No, no because the New York Giants and everybody in the organization was pretty blatantly honest with me about what my preparation, what my goals are, what my season was going to look like and I said okay, let’s do it. I’m going to work really hard, we’ll see what happens. I’m going to try to get better and be the best quarterback I can be because that’s all I can control. I think I’ve done that this far and I’m excited with where I am today.

Q: The plan did change because initially the plan was for you to not play at all, right?

A: Again, that’s out of my control. I haven’t wavered. I just keep coming up here, working hard, try to help Eli and Geno succeed. That’s never going to change. I’m excited to see some new receivers come up, play hard. We got a good plan for this Sunday and I look forward to Eli spinning it.

Q: Will your pregame routine with the practice squad guys change?

A: I’m not sure. Coach Cignetti and I have not talked about that, but again it’s too early in the week to talk about that. We’ll probably talk about it Friday or Saturday.

Q: It might be ironic because you might be active, but you might have to do less work.

A: I don’t know. We get after it pretty hard before games. It’s a pretty rigorous workout so I don’t know. Coach Cignetti and I will talk about that.

Q: When and how did you find out you would be activated?

A: I found out yesterday from Coach Cignetti, Coach Sullivan and Coach (Steve) Spagnuolo and we talked about it today. We had a good conversation and that’s about it. Those conversations are private.

Q: Have you spoken to Pat (Mahomes)? He just got a promotion too.

A: Pat just told me that so I’m excited, I’m about to text him. I’m fired up for him because if Pat didn’t tell me, I would have had no idea. So I’m excited for him, I hope he gets the W for Kansas City this weekend.

Q: Was it hard for you to stay patient and keep to the plan this year?

A: I mean it’s never not easy. I’m not going to lie to you. It’s not easy because I’m such a competitive human being so I find little ways in practice or even on pro days, you can ask some of the guys I take it pretty seriously so I try to find little things like that. But at the same time, it doesn’t affect me because it’s out of my control, I just try to work hard.

Q: Do you feel ready to step in?

A: That’s a good question, I don’t know. I’ve never played in an NFL game.

Q: But mentally speaking and knowing all of your assignments and all of that stuff?

A: I just don’t know. I haven’t been asked to do that, but at the same time, I feel like I’ve done a good job preparing and following the footsteps of veterans around here on defense or offense and see their study habits and the way they get ready for games. So I think I’ve done everything I could do thus far to be ready, but at the same time, you never know until it actually happens.

Q: Have you thought at all about the team taking another quarterback in the draft this year?

A: Yeah that’s out of my control so not too much to worry about. I’ve done everything the Giants organization has asked me to do, I’m going to continue to do more, as much as I can to help our teammates enjoy success and help us win games on Sunday. That’s the only thing on my mind.

Q: Do you believe you’ve done enough to convince them you’re the guy?

A: That’s a question you have to ask someone higher up. I can’t answer that. But I do feel like I’ve done everything I can possibly do to be a good teammate and I’m going to continue to grow as a quarterback in this league.

Q: Do you think you can be a starter in this league?

A: Again, you never know until you actually play a game. So the only thing on my mind is helping Eli succeed on Sunday and enjoy success with all of us.