Head Coach Ben McAdoo
September 8, 2017
Thirteen (13) is in there getting treatment. Odell [Beckham] is getting treatment. We will see how he responds. He is going to do all of his work with the training staff today and well see how he responds tomorrow. We have a chance for a launch day tomorrow.
Q: Would you like there to be a definitive decision on him by tomorrow?
A: Thats my answer. I said my answer.
Q: You said the other day that you wont put him on the field if he can injure himself further, does that include worries about a re-aggravation?
A: I just gave you my answer.
Q: How is he doing mentally?
A: Hes in there getting treatment. Hes doing everything he can to get himself well.
Q: How important is it preparing for this game more than any other because you had all offseason to prepare for it?
A: You know, it is a challenge. Each phase faces different challenges. Defensively, when you look at this group there, they have a talented perimeter, they are good upfront, youre not really quite sure what youre going to see. Im sure they have been preparing for us for a little while and theyll have some wrinkles, especially early in the ballgame in their script, and well see how that part goes. From a special teams perspective, there is not a lot of film on the guys youre going to be playing against. They do have some carryover on the roster, but well have to see how it shakes out and where they play guys and where they match them up. From an offensive perspective, they have some injury concerns and theyve drafted some players in the secondary and theyve drafted well there. We just havent had a chance to see them much playing NFL football. We had a chance to see them play college football, but not much NFL football. So there is some different things and adjustments that need to be made during the course of a game.
Q: How did you go about making the decision on whether you or Mike [Sullivan] were going to call the plays?
A: Yeah, we have our game management meeting tomorrow morning and well talk about play calling in the game management meeting.
Q: So, you didnt make a decision whether you or Mike is going to call plays?
A: Of course, I did.
Q: Do you see J.T. Thomas filling a lot of the roles that Mark [Herzlich] had?
A: J.T. had a good week of practice. Its great to have him back out here. Linebackers and tight ends and sometimes safeties, the bigger ones, play similar type roles on the team, and well see how that shakes out. Im not going to give up anything matchup wise.
Q: Are you comfortable with B.J [Goodson] playing three downs?
A: Yeah, we are confident in B.J. Hes played a lot of reps. We were short on numbers there for a while in camp and with Keenan [Robinson] being down, we are very confident in B.J that he can handle the role.
Q: Do you view B.J and Jonathan Casillas as three-down linebackers?
A: I think they both can play three downs, yes.
Q: Do you expect them to?
A: Wouldnt be smart for me to answer that question.
Q: How concerning was Roger Lewis incident with the police in the spring and can you talk about sticking with him through that?
A: Yeah, again, Roger Lewis has done a nice job for us in camp. Hes been cleared of any wrongdoing and you like to stand behind your locker room when you can and see how the information works itself out.
Q: Are you comfortable with Chad Wheeler jumping in at tackle if something were to happen to Ereck [Flowers]?
A: Again, we are not going to talk about actives/inactives right now, but Chad is a guy that we have increased confidence in each day.
Q: What do you think adding Shane Vereen back to the offense will do for you guys?
A: Yeah, Shane is a good security blanket for the quarterback. He is like having another tight end out there. Hes a friendly target, he has good control of his body and creates friendly angles.
Q: How do you view the mental state of your team heading to week 1?
A: Weve been practicing since April. Weve played four preseason games. We are excited to play a game that is meaningful.
Q: Can you over prepare for an opener like this?
A: Youll have to explain to me what that is.
Q: Thats what Im asking you.
A: Ive never heard of such a thing.
A: Youll have to explain to me what that is.
Q: Thats what Im asking you.
A: Ive never heard of such a thing.
A: Youll have to explain to me what that is.
Q: Thats what Im asking you.
A: Ive never heard of such a thing.
Q: Who's on first?
A: Yes
Does anyone know if tomorrows practice is open to the media?
that's awesome! how much fun do the media guys get out of these answers?
I asked McAdoo if a team can over-prepare for an opener, given extra lead time. He looked at me like I was a moron, so the answer is no!
I asked McAdoo if a team can over-prepare for an opener, given extra lead time. He looked at me like I was a moron, so the answer is no!
I was genuinely curious what he might say. NFL teams have so much film and information at their disposal, and they have five months (and more, since teams usually get a rough schedule before it's announced) to prepare, as opposed to a week the rest of the year. I wondered if there could be any fear of paralysis by analysis. Apparently not.
Does anyone know if tomorrows practice is open to the media?
As I understand it, the launch day practices are pretty low-intensity, closer to a walk-through than anything else. So even if Beckham practices tomorrow, it won't tell us all that much.
One thing I think is worth noting because the questions tend to be a source of derision is that they're almost always paraphrased. So what may look like a ridiculous question on the transcript may have been only slightly ridiculous in the full context.
I participated in one media Q&A with Coughlin a number of years ago and some non-regular reporter asked Coughlin a question, and Coughlin looked like he was about to bite the guy's head off.
:-)
You guys certainly have your work cut out for you with these interviews.
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James KratchVerified account @JamesKratch 2h2 hours ago
I asked McAdoo if a team can over-prepare for an opener, given extra lead time. He looked at me like I was a moron, so the answer is no!
I was genuinely curious what he might say. NFL teams have so much film and information at their disposal, and they have five months (and more, since teams usually get a rough schedule before it's announced) to prepare, as opposed to a week the rest of the year. I wondered if there could be any fear of paralysis by analysis. Apparently not.
I've been saying for a while now that NFL football has become too complicated and the teams too paranoid for their own good.
In what other sport do you sign a player off waivers and not play him for an entire season because he didn't go through off season workouts to pick up the system? This, I'm not telling you about who is going to play and who isn't has gotten ridiculous. What ever happened to "here we come, try to stop us?"
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James KratchVerified account @JamesKratch 2h2 hours ago
I asked McAdoo if a team can over-prepare for an opener, given extra lead time. He looked at me like I was a moron, so the answer is no!
I was genuinely curious what he might say. NFL teams have so much film and information at their disposal, and they have five months (and more, since teams usually get a rough schedule before it's announced) to prepare, as opposed to a week the rest of the year. I wondered if there could be any fear of paralysis by analysis. Apparently not.
Perhaps "over prepare" is not as precise as "over think". It seems that with so much information the task is to distill what is truly important. I think the best coaches do that well. It is an interesting discussion.
Yeah - that's a funny response to a question he wasn't really asked. Actually he kind of gave away more information than he intended. Re-reading that isn't it obvious that Wheeler isn't going to be active?
Detective: Where were you on Friday night?
Suspect: I didn't shoot her, I don't even have a gun, and even if I did, I couldn't have done it and been back home by 10:30.
Reporter: Are you confident that Chad Wheeler could step in at LT if he had to?
McAdoo: I'm not going to talk about actives/inactives.
OOPS!