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Monday Conference Call Transcript: Head Coach Ben McAdoo

Eric from BBI : Admin : 10/9/2017 4:02 pm
Head Coach Ben McAdoo

Conference Call, October 9, 2017

Let’s start with yesterday’s ballgame. Defensively, I thought we played well at times, especially early in the ballgame. We had five three and outs in the first half. We had a safety and an INT in the red zone. What we need to work on, our tackling improved, but we’re not where we want to be just yet. And getting off the field in the second half.

Offensively, we started faster than we had previously, but we did leave some points off the board. Got the running game going and everyone had a hand in it. Whether it was o-line, tight ends, the backs ran hard. I thought the perimeter blocked well and the quarterback kept us in the good looks. We overcame injuries in the second half and put a couple touchdowns on the board with only two healthy receivers out there available to us. What we need to work on, we have to get our pass protection back on track. We have to take care of The Duke better and we have to eliminate the penalties that cost us.

Special teams, I thought PAT/field goal block we had some good, hard rushes out there. In the punt game, our plus area downing was a positive. Two inside the five, one in the ten, one inside the 15. In our punt return, our perimeter blocking improved, took a step there. Averaged 12.7 on average on a return. What we need to work on, our kickoff coverage squeeze and our kickoff return, our football position and delivering a blow.

Where do we go from here? We’re all disappointed and irritated to be where we are right now. No one thought we would be sitting here like this in this position. I said it once, I’m going to say it again, I believe in this group of players and coaches and what this team could be. We’re not there yet, but we owe it to each other and the organization to handle ourselves with class, prepare well this week and give us a chance to win the ballgame on Sunday night. With that, we’ll open it up.

Q: Have you had a chance to speak to Odell (Beckham)? How is he doing?

A: I spoke to him after the game. It’s a sad situation.

Q: Is it fair to say his season is over at this point?

A: Yes.

Q: How do you fill that void?

A: Yeah, we have a bunch of guys who were nicked up in the ballgame at the receiver spot. We have some guys on the practice squad, some guys on the roster that we just thought we would bump them up and give them opportunities. Next man up. They’re well deserving of opportunities. You hate to see it like this, but it’s a part of the game.

Q: Are there any long-term concerns about Odell’s injury?

A: I didn’t get into any of that. That’s unknown at this point.

Q: Does the goal of this season have to change?

A: Yeah, we just need to, like I said earlier, we owe it to each other. We put a lot of work and a lot of time and a lot of effort into this thing and we owe it to the organization to handle ourselves with class and go prepare well this week and give us a chance to win the game.

Q: How quickly can you get the new receivers that you’re bringing in up to speed?

A: Yeah, we have to go out and we have to make sure we give them as many reps as we can with the quarterback. Get them into some type of rhythm. Get some type of chemistry going. There are guys who are familiar with what we’re doing. So we have confidence there. We know them, they know us. So we just have to go out and put our work in this week.

Q: Yesterday after the game, Eli Apple said, ‘it’s not just one guy, it’s the whole culture, it’s everything. We’ve got to fix it.’ What is your reaction to the ‘whole culture’ part of that comment?

A: I’m not sure what you’re referring to. What was the question about that he was asked?

Q: He was asked about being benched and he ended up saying, “it’s not just one guy, it’s the whole culture, it’s everything. We’ve got to fix that.” Do you think you have a problem with the culture?

A: I think we are in a slump right now and we have to get back to work. Make sure we are holding each other and ourselves accountable. The standards can’t drop. The standards have got to stay high and we have to figure out a way to close these games in the fourth quarter with wins.

Q: Given the way the season has gone, are you going to give younger players more of a chance to go out and play?

A: Yeah, we are going to take a look. At this point, we have some guys that are nicked up, so it’s going to create opportunities just naturally for some younger players and for some other players to jump in there and play. And that sort of takes care of itself when you have the type of guys nicked up that we do. But we don’t shy away from playing young players, regardless.

Q: Is Victor Cruz an option to bring back?

A: To my knowledge, he is not an option, but never say never.

Q: What do you look for when you’re dealing with a situation like this?

A: Usually the day after the game and a little bit on Tuesday morning, the emotions are still there. That’s normal, that’s a part of it, that’s healthy. That means nobody is numb. But you have to flush those emotions before you get to that Wednesday practice and really after you correct the game on Tuesday, you have to flush the emotions and you have to move onto the next opponent. You have to keep your chin up and you got to be full speed ahead on the next one. That’s the most important thing for us. Be all in on the next one.

Q: How do you think Eli (Manning) played yesterday?

A: I thought he directed the runs well. I’m sure there were some throws he would like to have back.

Q: Are you at a point now where there is stuff that you can change? Or do you just stick to the program and hope it works out?

A: I think we just got to get better at getting better. Wholesale changes are tough at this point. Your players are your players, your coaches are your coaches. We need to find a way to go out and improve the fundamentals and prepare with class and give ourselves a chance to win.

Q: Are the next guys up Tavarres King and Travis Rudolph?

A: Nothing is set in stone right now, but those would be two pretty good options.

Q: During your slump, do you feel like you’re carrying over what happened from game to game?

A: Obviously the last three games have come down to the fourth quarter. We’ve been right in the ballgames and have had a lead in the fourth quarter in these ballgames and we haven’t been able to extend the lead and haven’t been able to keep the lead. There is a connection there whether you like to have that, no you wouldn’t, but that’s part of being in a slump. You got to find a way to win with each team you have and year to year it changes, and we haven’t been able to get that done and that’s my responsibility.

Q: How do you get that through to them?

A: We have to keep throwing effort at it. Yesterday, again, no excuses, we ran out of some firepower on offense. But the guys kept fighting. We have a lot of fight in this team. I’ll say that about them. There is a lot of fight, the games go down to the wire. We just got to find a way to find our path to victory.

Q: Do you have a problem with Janoris Jenkins leaving the field with 40 seconds left?

A: We’ll handle all those issues in-house.

Q: Have you had any conversations with ownership recently about how this season is going?

A: Everyone is disappointed, I am aware of it. Everyone is irritated, I am aware of it. But my focus right now is trying to help with the personnel department to field a football team this week to give us a chance to prepare and win.
sounds to  
dairborn : 10/9/2017 4:10 pm : link
me like we are going to have to sign at least 3 if not 4 more WR's. Obviously King and Rudolph....maybe Egan and Powe too?
Jenkins left the field early? That ain't good.  
Blue21 : 10/9/2017 4:10 pm : link
And Apple's comment? Hope that's just frustration and not a serious comment.
Couple of things  
jvm52106 : 10/9/2017 4:23 pm : link
1) Read into (as I am doing) or don't but he sure seems like he isn't Eli's biggest fan. Saying he handled the runs well but I am sure he would like some throws back is hardly a compliment to a QB.. Anyone who doesn't see that BM is not really with Eli is not paying attention. PLUS, if he is trying to save his hide, not backing the QB and possibly blaming him some would be the only way to do it. If he blames the Oline he is throwing Reese under the bus. Anything and he is blaming himself.. Self preservation time for BM and I think Eli is his one ticket..

2) He does not have the respect of the defensive players and honestly I can't blame them..
I thought the same thing...  
JCin332 : 10/9/2017 4:30 pm : link
It's clear he will throw Eli under the bus to save his own ass...hopefully Mara not that stupid...
Jenkins left the field early?  
jeff57 : 10/9/2017 4:31 pm : link
The team is a mess.
McAdoo didn't even go over to Beckham on the field yesterday.  
Devon : 10/9/2017 4:32 pm : link
Him being shady to Eli in the press is small potatoes in terms of how little he really thinks of his players.
RE: Jenkins left the field early? That ain't good.  
The_Boss : 10/9/2017 4:36 pm : link
In comment 13639524 Blue21 said:
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And Apple's comment? Hope that's just frustration and not a serious comment.


Shit is starting to get real bad in that locker room. With 11 games left and about 7 or 8 losses (minimum) to endure, it’s only going to get worse.
RE: McAdoo didn't even go over to Beckham on the field yesterday.  
jvm52106 : 10/9/2017 4:37 pm : link
In comment 13639575 Devon said:
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Him being shady to Eli in the press is small potatoes in terms of how little he really thinks of his players.


Call that part what you want, his way of talking about Eli is far different than other players. If I were Eli I would start calling my own plays.. Force his hand. He won't win a public battle with the teams best QB EVER..
Did he resign? No?  
Geomon : 10/9/2017 4:38 pm : link
Well...see you next week.
RE: RE: McAdoo didn't even go over to Beckham on the field yesterday.  
Devon : 10/9/2017 4:45 pm : link
In comment 13639599 jvm52106 said:
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Him being shady to Eli in the press is small potatoes in terms of how little he really thinks of his players.



Call that part what you want, his way of talking about Eli is far different than other players. If I were Eli I would start calling my own plays.. Force his hand. He won't win a public battle with the teams best QB EVER..


I don't disagree that he clearly goes after Eli differently publicly and I've called him weasely about that before, given why he even got the job in the first place.

I'm just saying him calling him out or shading him to the press is really just a very small glimpse into how he feels about or connects with players. We got a very big and negative shot into it yesterday and it had nothing to do with Eli Manning.
RE: RE: RE: McAdoo didn't even go over to Beckham on the field yesterday.  
jvm52106 : 10/9/2017 4:48 pm : link
In comment 13639622 Devon said:
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In comment 13639575 Devon said:


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Him being shady to Eli in the press is small potatoes in terms of how little he really thinks of his players.



Call that part what you want, his way of talking about Eli is far different than other players. If I were Eli I would start calling my own plays.. Force his hand. He won't win a public battle with the teams best QB EVER..



I don't disagree that he clearly goes after Eli differently publicly and I've called him weasely about that before, given why he even got the job in the first place.

I'm just saying him calling him out or shading him to the press is really just a very small glimpse into how he feels about or connects with players. We got a very big and negative shot into it yesterday and it had nothing to do with Eli Manning.


I got ya and agree. I just think the Eli thing actually really speaks to a lot about how he has decided to handle this season. Can't blame other areas or he calls himself out or Reese out. Call out Eli (have to be able to pass with a dirty pocket, have to get the ball snapped there, wish he had some throws back) those all point to the QB being a major if not main problem with the offense. Like I said, it is his one play to deflect issues from himself and that says all I need to know about him!
RE: I thought the same thing...  
section125 : 10/9/2017 4:50 pm : link
In comment 13639570 JCin332 said:
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It's clear he will throw Eli under the bus to save his own ass...hopefully Mara not that stupid...


Sorry, but Eli looked good in spots yesterday (3rd qtr) and awful in others (1st half - 4th qtr). Frankly he is not getting the job done. Blame the line, but watching other games, I see crappy line play in every game and the QBs make plays. Face it, he got Beckham killed yesterday with an absolutely garbage pass. He missed at least two open TD passes in the 1st half. Eli is hit and miss. He does enough to get a pass on the Giants. They should have had 3 TDs in the 1st half.
I'm not absolving the line as they were bad in the late 4th qtr, but he caused two sacks in the 1st half and the fumble in the 4th.
I think I'm done praising Eli. Again, when you leave the pocket and stop right in front of the DE and the tackle thinks he has the DE shielded from the pocket that is on the QB.
Time to move on...
What a ridiculous comment on Eli  
BigBlueShock : 10/9/2017 4:52 pm : link
He handled the run game well? Wtf? I mentioned a couple of times in the game thread that I didn't think Eli played well, overall, but come on now. You can't simply ignore the throws that he DID make, and there were several, but say that there are some throws he'd like to have back.

He handled the run game well? What a clown. Eli doesn't deserve to be treated like this by a second year coach.
RE: RE: I thought the same thing...  
jvm52106 : 10/9/2017 4:59 pm : link
In comment 13639647 section125 said:
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It's clear he will throw Eli under the bus to save his own ass...hopefully Mara not that stupid...



Sorry, but Eli looked good in spots yesterday (3rd qtr) and awful in others (1st half - 4th qtr). Frankly he is not getting the job done. Blame the line, but watching other games, I see crappy line play in every game and the QBs make plays. Face it, he got Beckham killed yesterday with an absolutely garbage pass. He missed at least two open TD passes in the 1st half. Eli is hit and miss. He does enough to get a pass on the Giants. They should have had 3 TDs in the 1st half.
I'm not absolving the line as they were bad in the late 4th qtr, but he caused two sacks in the 1st half and the fumble in the 4th.
I think I'm done praising Eli. Again, when you leave the pocket and stop right in front of the DE and the tackle thinks he has the DE shielded from the pocket that is on the QB.
Time to move on...


It is not a matter of how he played, it is how McAdoo is handling it. Overall Eli is Eli. You don't block and you will get bad throws. You will get turnovers. I don't hear McAdoo going well I thought Flowers did a good job getting into his stance but there were some blocks I bet he wished he had made.... That is pretty much what McAdoo did to Eli!
Machandley  
PatersonPlank : 10/9/2017 5:13 pm : link
Same dam thing all over again.
You got  
tony71 : 10/9/2017 5:27 pm : link
To think that the Maras , as long as they been around football and players, have an idea who really is to blame. Personally I always heard you get a franchise quarterback and build a team around them. Jerry Reese and Ben McAdoo don’t seem to be building anything that offers help to Eli’s skill set.maybe to someone like Aaron Rodgers, but definitely not around Eli. JR seems to not even know how to build a team at this point. Just adding players that are good in collage, but not ones that seem to “fit” the Giants .
Wow Fuck this Guy is all I can say !  
Bluesbreaker : 10/9/2017 6:05 pm : link
What a ridiculous comment on Eli
BigBlueShock : 4:52 pm : link : reply
He handled the run game well? Wtf? I mentioned a couple of times in the game thread that I didn't think Eli played well, overall, but come on now. You can't simply ignore the throws that he DID make, and there were several, but say that there are some throws he'd like to have back.

He handled the run game well? What a clown. Eli doesn't deserve to be treated like this by a second year coach.

Dumbest statement I have ever heard , we wait all damn year
and his offense and the Purchased groceries STINK!
RE: You got  
japanhead : 10/9/2017 8:46 pm : link
In comment 13639714 tony71 said:
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To think that the Maras , as long as they been around football and players, have an idea who really is to blame. Personally I always heard you get a franchise quarterback and build a team around them. Jerry Reese and Ben McAdoo don’t seem to be building anything that offers help to Eli’s skill set.maybe to someone like Aaron Rodgers, but definitely not around Eli. JR seems to not even know how to build a team at this point. Just adding players that are good in collage, but not ones that seem to “fit” the Giants .


what have you seen from 2013-2017 that makes you think mara has good instincts or any idea who is to blame? the last good thing mara did, or maybe it was reese, was to have coughlin stop freaking out on the sideline on gamedays and to force him to fire hufnagel and tim lewis..
Fuck Ben Mc Afraud.....  
Reb8thVA : 10/9/2017 8:59 pm : link
And the horse he ran in on. Like others, I also immediately keyed on his unwarranted dig at Eli. I wonder if the players see his veiled criticisms of Eli and that is contributing to some of the "cultural" issues that have been raised.
reece is gone after this year  
Dave : 10/10/2017 9:20 am : link
and the new gm will want to pick his own qb.

(remember mara put reese on notice before the season)
sorry, HC, not qb  
Dave : 10/10/2017 9:42 am : link
the new gm will want to pick his own hc, so good riddance to both reece and macadoofus after this yr
McAdoo needs to back Eli Manning...  
TheEvilLurker : 10/10/2017 9:55 am : link
He's a proven leader, and works hard to improve every week. Let him be an example of work ethic for others to follow.
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