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Eric from BBI : Admin : 8/5/2015 1:57 pm

LB Jon Beason

August 5, 2015

Q: So far good for it looks like, physically?

A: Yeah, it’s going well. I’m just happy to get my feet back under me, be back out here working hard. Missed the heat, missed the battles. I’m happy for 9-on-7, actually it’s a blessing for 9-on-7 today. I just want to get out there and get my nose bloody a little bit, and get back in the swing of things.



Q: It’s been a while since that’s happened.

A: Yeah, I miss it. When you’re doing something you feel like you were born to do, I tend to get excited about that. It’s tough, but I like it that way.



Q: Aren’t you supposed to try and bloody someone else’s nose?

A: Sometimes that’s the cost of doing business. You know they say, “you look bad, but you should look at the other guy,” right? It’s a huge respect factor.



Q: At this stage of your career, how important are those padded practices now than they were some years ago?

A: Well, I miss that. With the new CBA [Collective Bargaining Agreement], I understand taking care of guys’ bodies. Everything has changed so much. But the two-a-days, pads every day, banging every day—helps you, because think about the brand of football that you see during preseason. It’s sloppy. Then hopefully the teams that get it figured out, hopefully they come out Week One looking good. Blocking and tackling is always at a premium when you’re trying to take care of guys. So you take advantage of these full-padded days because you know that’s the game. On Sunday, there’s no tagging off. So, we need to work our craft.



Q: You don’t get to control how that CBA goes, but it sounds like you’d rather go back to the old school way.

A: Yeah. You know, football is tough. It’s combative and we like it that way. I would prefer the old way as opposed to the new way, if I had my choice. You weed a lot of guys out, you know who’s really down for the cause.



Q: There’s a lot of players in this league now who don’t even know that culture. Do you find that strange?

A: Not strange, it changed earlier. I think I was in college when there was no back-to-back two-a-days. Then, shortly thereafter—a couple years in the league, no two-a-days at all. I think it’s essential, yeah it’s a tough game and people get hurt, but that’s part of it.



Q: Can you quantify how you feel how at the start of camp, maybe as good or better than the last how many years?

A: Several years, several years. This is the first year I’ve come in and not been injured or going through the process of going through rehab. I feel strong, I just need more reps, I need more contact. New system, obviously, with Coach Spags, so the more reps I get, the more time in it is going to help me.



Q: That goes back to Carolina, too, certainly?

A: Absolutely. It’s the fifth [defensive] coordinator, but from a physical standpoint, back to Carolina.



Q: I don’t know if you feel younger, but you feel healthier?

A: Yeah, I mean that’s the one side that no one really looks at. The years that I was on IR [injured reserve], I don’t have those years of pounding throughout the season. I should be fresher and be considered younger than I really am.



Q: I remember talking to you back at the Super Bowl when you said “I can’t wait to get in the room with Spags and try to foster that relationship.” Where is it right now and how much have you gotten the chance to be together?

A: It’s coming along quite fast. He’s a guy who loves ball all the time--he’s nonstop. We get a chance to hang out during the special teams period, where I’m a little less involved as I would be—so we get a little one-on-one time. I knew going into it that his scheme was going to be very complex. A lot is on my shoulders and that’s something that I’m trying to live up to the expectations. For him, they’re through the roof, but obviously my own expectations. I have a lot on my shoulders and I’m looking forward to it.



Q: We saw you the other day working in the corner with Spags one-on-one. Were you going over technique or philosophy—communication?

A: He’s such a great coach that if he sees anything that you can work on, he’s always going to talk about it. Whether it’s footwork—that’s our theme throughout the whole defensive room, is footwork right now. And then we’re on the tackling dummy. Obviously, we’re going to have some guys come over and work the drill—but getting me over there, “Let’s take advantage of this five, ten minutes that we have. Get you over here and let’s talk about knock back and the way that I see you tackling as opposed to the way I see you tackling right now.”



Q: Are you comfortable with people saying, “If Beason is healthy, they can be good. If Beason is not healthy, we don’t think their defense can be good.”

A: Well, that’s the best kind of pressure. You know it’s an opportunity to do something great—when people put a lot on you. Obviously I think I can do a lot. I think, when healthy, I think we’re a better team, a better defense. The pressure of that, it pushes me—it drives me to do more.



Q: Do you expect to participate in the first preseason game?

A: I better, I don’t want to get dressed for nothing.



Q: But you’ll be there right?

A: Yeah, I’ll be there. The first preseason game is always a series or two, you never know. Hopefully it just goes well, whether it’s four plays or eight plays or whatever it is—you just want it to go well.



Q: When people suggest that you’re injury prone or not going to make it, does that bother you?

A: No, football is injury prone. You know it’s seriously out of your control—that’s the most frustrating part about it. When people say that this happens to one guy more than not, there’s been great players that never were. High school, college players that never were, due to injury. So, I’m blessed, I’m fortunate to have come this far, to have the time that I have, I enjoy it. Now, I just focus on being in the moment and enjoying the very next rep because I know that’s all that is guaranteed.



Q: I know it’s several practices away, but are you looking forward next week to Cincinnati and what that could mean for this team?

A: You know what, this isn’t my first time scrimmaging against another team. I wish they were coming here. It’s a little different—it’s going to be more chippy because it’s chippy at practice here. You see scuffles break out and it’s your own teammates, so imagine if it’s an opposing team. So you know, trying to keep a level head and not being too prideful, in terms of when a guy holds you or pushes you—the little extra stuff. Cincinnati is a chippy group, which is why we’re going up against them. They’re tough against the run and they run the ball extremely well. They’ve been in the playoffs the last four years, so it’s a great opportunity to get an early gauge and get some live action. Because it’ll be faster, it’ll be more physical.



Q: Last year, one of the questions was about the Giants against the run, what are you guys doing to be better against the run?

A: First off, stopping the run always boils down to being accountable, being where you’re supposed to be. Then, doing your job—we have a new saying: “plus.” So, don’t just be in your gap, make sure that you go out there, you do your job, but also want to make the play—want to be the guy who’s going to stop a play on third down that’s going to get us an extra possession and win the game. We’re doing a lot in terms of swarming to the football. Guys running in the huddle just constantly, constantly trying to get in shape to play at a very, very fast and high level.



Q: Are you still thinking about the toe?

A: Seriously, I never feel it. So, when I get out there and play, I try to completely put it out and not think about the fact that I might have orthotics in or I have a plate in my shoe. Just play ball, and I feel fine, I feel natural and my feet—it’s keeping up and it’s coming along.



Q: You have orthotics?

A: Right, because it’s preventive medicine, too.
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Big Blue '56 : 8/5/2015 2:05 pm : link
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of the questions was about the Giants against the run, what are you guys doing to be better against the run?

A: First off, stopping the run always boils down to being accountable, being where you’re supposed to be. Then, doing your job—we have a new saying: “plus.” So, don’t just be in your gap, make sure that you go out there, you do your job, but also want to make the play—want to be the guy who’s going to stop a play on third down that’s going to get us an extra possession and win the game. We’re doing a lot in terms of swarming to the football. Guys running in the huddle just constantly, constantly trying to get in shape to play at a very, very fast and high level.


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arcarsenal : 8/5/2015 2:12 pm : link
Ruh roh.. he used the "c" word again. :)
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