LB Jon Beason
October 29, 2015
Re: last week’s game
A: Played a bunch of snaps Sunday, did a little work, had a little fun, and we were able to get a win and I’m just a little sore. We’re trying to be smart and I’m trying to make it to Sunday.
Q: Do you think you’ll make Sunday?
A: That’s the plan. That is the plan, feeling better every day, but it happens when you go out and you play a lot of reps.
Q: Because you’ve been splitting?
A: Yeah, and it’s been working, but unfortunately guys get nicked. The good thing about our room is we have a lot of guys that can play, a lot of veteran guys, smart players, and we feel good about whoever is out there.
Q: Do you feel like you’ve gotten into a groove though with the increased reps?
A: Yeah, for sure. For me, that’s what it’s all about. I’ve been on the bike before, just got to get back on, and start pedaling. Getting out there was fun, felt good, felt natural, and you know some things I felt like I could have done better, but that’ll come with time.
Q: Is it your ankle or your knee? Is it both? I mean we see your knee wrapped.
A: I did get rolled up in the game, but the knee, that’s the nature of the injury, that’s maintenance.
Q: How many snaps did you play?
A: I’m not sure, I’m really not sure. I know we played a lot as a defense. I don’t know, 50 something [plays], 60 maybe, I’m not sure.
Q: Is it something you think you’re just going to have to deal with going forward for the duration?
A: I would say. The nature of the injury says that the...every so often so it’s just where I’m at.
Q: What did it mean to you to see Jason Pierre-Paul back out on the practice field?
A: It brought a big smile to my face. Long time coming, happy to have the guy back, a member of the family is back home, and anxious to see what he can do. I know he’s going to give us a lift. He’s going to help us.
Q: I don’t know how much you were able to watch him at all but it looked like he was able to do a little bit more than some people may have thought.
A: That’s the thing man, people say what they want to say, but until you see it, you don’t know. You never deny a guy the opportunity, especially when he’s as determined as he is. He’s working extremely hard, already you see it, and he’s just anxious to get out there and help us win some games.
Q: Drew Brees has been very successful for a long time, and you’ve been around this league for a while, so what is it about him that’s been able to play at such a high-level for so long?
A: I think, first off, he’s a great teammate. He’s a leader, captain of that [offense], he makes that team go and that offense go. He’s pinpoint accurate, he makes smart decisions, and quick decisions. You know he’s kind of one of those guys that, he came back from injury and people said he couldn’t do something, and he just went out and proved why he still is Drew Brees.
Q: It seems like people are seeing JPP back and they’re saying, “Okay, the Giants are going to have a pass rush again.” Is that too high of an expectation?
A: No, you always set the expectations high. He’s JPP for a reason. I don’t see why he won’t be able to go out there and help us. Anybody who is about what we’re trying to do, we’re trying to get after the quarterback, whether we bring pressure or we just send our front four. We need to do a better job of that.
Q: Last week with the run defense, was there one specific thing that was creating the breakdown? It looked like you guys were having edge problems.
A: I would say, for the most part, we were good against the run and then we would have a mess up and then you rip off 15 or 20 [yards]. You give up big runs, big plays, they add up to big totals. In that game, I mean how many rushes did they have? I know [Darren] McFadden had what 30 carries? I mean most running backs dream of a 30 [carry] day. You don’t really see that that much in the NFL, so we have a lot of respect for their offense, especially their offensive line. They really hit some runs on us, but the bend and don’t break mentality ended up being enough.
Q; A different style of that this week because McFadden did it with some speed and got into some open spaces. This guy [Mark] Ingram, he’ll get yards after contact.
A: Yeah, for sure. That was his m.o. coming out of Bama, played against him early in his career, he’s a tough running back, and a lot of the scheme is the same this week. Zone scheme, they’re going to line up in some two backs, and kind of try and bloody your nose a little bit. We have a big task, every week it’s always somebody else. He’s a good back and it looks like he’s really getting some steam going as of late.
Q: You look at this team and what’s impressive is plus-10 in turnover ratio. It’s always the same drills, why is it so effective this year?
A: I don’t know, I guess guys are just doing a good job of doing their job first, and the emphasis on taking the ball away is huge. You don’t want to be big in the stats but when you win the turnover battle, you usually win the game. It’s a huge momentum swing, give our offense good field position, short field, and hopefully we get points off of it.
