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Tuesday Media Transcript: OT Nate Solder

Eric from BBI : Admin : 4/24/2018 1:26 pm
Tackle Nate Solder
Media Availability, April 24, 2018
 
Q: What is it like to be here?
A: I’m so excited. I’m so grateful for this opportunity. A great organization, I’m getting to know my teammates slowly but surely and we’re learning everything that we need to learn, hopefully.
 
Q: What makes you feel like this is a great organization?
A: Yeah, I came from a great organization, too. The way they received me, the high quality of the way they run things around here, the quality of people that I’ve been around here the couple weeks that I’ve been here has been as good as any.
 
Q: Is this the time of year when an offensive line builds the chemistry that is going to pay off during the season?
A: Yeah, we spend a lot of time together, now through our offseason. Once the camp starts, there’s a lot of time that we’ve got to spend together to get to know each other, playing side by side.
 
Q: What has the last month been like for you?
A: We’ve been transitioning as quickly and as easily as we can. So, we’ve been finding a place to stay, we’ve been selling our place in Massachusetts and trying to situate the kids, the healthcare, the schools for my wife, everything like that.
 
Q: How different is this offense for you?
A: Well, I haven’t been in it long enough to really get all of the details of how it’s different and how it’s the same, but like I said, I’m just trying to learn as fast as I can because we’re going to have some games coming up here that we’re going to have to know it pretty well.
 
Q: Is blocking, blocking?
A: A lot of times, it is, a lot of times it is. And your technique, your footwork all kind of parallel to each other a lot of times.
 
Q: What do you think of offensive lineman Ereck Flowers not being here today?
A: I don’t know him, I don’t know what’s going on. I’m sure he’s trying to do the best he can for himself for whatever he’s got going on and that’s good for him. I’m not going to talk about who’s here and who’s not here, but the guys that are here, we’re working hard, we’re trying to do out best with what we’ve got.
 
Q: Do you have to find a balancing point between speaking up and being a leader and trying to find your place when coming to a new team?
A: I try to stay pretty quiet, that’s just kind of how my personality is kind of wired. I just want to listen, I want to learn how guys are doing things, I want to pay attention to what my coaches tell me to do. I don’t think that there’s always a place to just come in and push your way around, I think that you just do the best that you can with what you’ve got.
 
Q: How is your relationship with quarterback Eli Manning so far?
A: Well, I’ve gotten to speak with him a little bit, but I don’t know him that well, it’s been a couple weeks. So, I think there’s a lot of great players, really high character people, really quality people, guys that care, work hard. It’s a great organization, like I said.
 
Q: How do the rumors currently surrounding New England quarterback Tom Brady jive with what you know about his plans?
A: I have no idea what his plans are. I love that guy, he’s an awesome guy, so whatever it is, I’m sure he’s doing the right thing.
 
Q: Is it weird walking around this building and seeing the Giants Super Bowl wins over the Patriots?
A: [laughs] That is funny, but you know what, they have a ton of respect for this organization, as well as this organization for that one, so it’s just a great opportunity for me to be here.
 
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