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Bob Papa interview with Pat Shurmur on Sirius XM today

allstarjim : 8/7/2018 9:52 am
Re-cap in case you missed it:

On the offensive line: Guys are coming together. "We are only going to go as far as the fronts will take us, the O-line, the D-line."

On OBJ: "I've been pleased all along, any interaction I've had with him has been very professional." "He's all about business here in the building." "Loves to practice."
"He's been out there, he looks great, I'm a little cautious with his reps because he is coming back from injury."

On Eli: "It's all about him trying to learn how to drive this car, and I think he's got a pretty good grasp of it already."

On the TE's, Engram and Ellison: "I really believe in 12 personnel, it gives you the ability to play the 1-back...we're going to use that grouping."
On Engram: "I'm very fond of what I've seen from Evan to this point. He's been very professional to this point, he's been very professional about his work, he's catching the ball great, he's running good routes, I think he can be a tough matchup for defenses."
On Ellison: "I certainly have a great appreciation for Rhett, having been with him one year in Minnesota. We really missed something when he left a year ago. He's tough, he's gritty, he understands his role, and when you throw him the ball he can make a play."

On Saquon: "He's unique in a lot of ways." "He's got a maturity, an eye for the game." "You can tell immediately when we start working on blitz drills, he understands who to block, he's big enough to step up to close the window."
"Catches the ball extremely well, and he's obviously an outstanding runner. We're seeing all the things we thought we would see when we drafted him. He is a rookie, and he makes mistakes but I think what's important is you don't see him repeat mistakes, and it shows me that there's a level of maturity there that's a little bit unique."

On the preseason games: "We're gonna play the whole roster and see how it plays out." "We're trying to learn about our team."

On Bettcher's blitzes: "We've practiced a lot of blitz." "It's been good for both sides." "It's fun to see we are going to have ways to pressure the quarterback if we want to do it with more than 4 rushers."

On difference between him in his first tour as a head coach to now: "I'm more at ease with what my role is." "I've hired an outstanding staff and I need to let them do their work." In Cleveland, "I didn't hire an offensive coordinator, so I can see right now that made it very difficult. Mike (Shula) can do it, call the plays and be outstanding. There's a lot of things going on that I can spend more time preparing for, it's an important thing I learned."
Kind of echoing Gettlemens comments  
QB Snacks : 8/7/2018 9:58 am : link
about Shurmur, you can see the night and day difference in the intelligence and maturity in Pat as compared to Mcadoo.

You really have to wonder how NFL teams were interested in Ben. He has to be a different person behind closed doors. It's the only explanation.
Thanks  
Eric from BBI : Admin : 8/7/2018 9:59 am : link
for taking the time and effort to post such a detailed summary!
DG said it best when he first hired Schurmur ...  
Spider56 : 8/7/2018 10:10 am : link
The HC of the NYG needs to be an adult ... PS clearly shows all the right attributes dealing with the players and the NY media and he’s humble enough to admit what he learned in his first go around. Let’s just hope his roster and game decisions match what we’ve seen so far.
RE: Thanks  
allstarjim : 8/7/2018 10:20 am : link
In comment 14031406 Eric from BBI said:
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for taking the time and effort to post such a detailed summary!


No problemo.
allstarjim  
Pascal4554 : 8/7/2018 10:21 am : link
Thanks for posting!
Shurmur & the Giants cultivating  
mittenedman : 8/7/2018 10:23 am : link
a Running Game culture on this team is so refreshing. The OL and Barkley are hanging out and lifting together, Gettleman Mr. Hog Mollie. Shurmur a former OL.

When you play the Giants you won't be worried about Beckham and Eli anymore. You'll be worried about stopping the Saquon Barkley show.
It s revealing  
joeinpa : 8/7/2018 10:53 am : link
How there wasn t really much of a role for a solid football player like Ellison last season.

Indicates a myopic mind set from the previous regime
RE: Kind of echoing Gettlemens comments  
Mdgiantsfan : 8/7/2018 10:53 am : link
In comment 14031403 QB Snacks said:
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about Shurmur, you can see the night and day difference in the intelligence and maturity in Pat as compared to Mcadoo.

You really have to wonder how NFL teams were interested in Ben. He has to be a different person behind closed doors. It's the only explanation.


While I agree about the difference between the two coaches, as Shurmur admits he’s grown from his first stint as a HC. So you expect him to have a better showing than Big Mac.
RE: It s revealing  
TrueBlue56 : 8/7/2018 11:02 am : link
In comment 14031456 joeinpa said:
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How there wasn t really much of a role for a solid football player like Ellison last season.

Indicates a myopic mind set from the previous regime


What amazed me was that Ellison was not used in helping in pass blocking. Forget about using him as a receiver, but given how horrible we were, he could have at least contributed in giving Eli a little more time to pass the ball. Mcadoo was so hung up on his 11 personnel and it was seriously to his detriment.

It is going to be night and day to see how this offense operates under shurmur from what mcadoo ran. That in itself has me excited.
RE: It s revealing  
ron mexico : 8/7/2018 11:07 am : link
In comment 14031456 joeinpa said:
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How there wasn t really much of a role for a solid football player like Ellison last season.

Indicates a myopic mind set from the previous regime


to be fair, he did play over 50% of the snaps during Mac's reign

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i hope he calls the plays in the games and not shula  
GiantsFan84 : 8/7/2018 11:18 am : link
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Over a third..  
FatMan in Charlotte : 8/7/2018 11:31 am : link
of Ellison's snaps last year were on ST's though.
I heard the interview  
arniefez : 8/7/2018 11:33 am : link
The recap is very accurate. The new coach comes across as very level headed and humble. Hopefully he has good luck with his starters staying healthy because the current roster has very little depth.

It's exciting to imagine the Giants with an innovative offensive and defensive game plan. It's been a very very long time since that's been the case.
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TrueBlue56 : 8/7/2018 11:56 am : link
In comment 14031464 ron mexico said:
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In comment 14031456 joeinpa said:


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How there wasn t really much of a role for a solid football player like Ellison last season.

Indicates a myopic mind set from the previous regime



to be fair, he did play over 50% of the snaps during Mac's reign Link - ( New Window )


He played just under 50% of the offensive snaps (49.68% to be precise)
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RE: Over a third..  
ron mexico : 8/7/2018 12:14 pm : link
In comment 14031483 FatMan in Charlotte said:
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of Ellison's snaps last year were on ST's though.


that doesn't change the fact that he played around 50% of the snaps on O.

I was surprised the number was that high
good stuff, really good, thanks, jim  
ColHowPepper : 8/7/2018 12:36 pm : link
I like the line PS used about Eli, trying to learn to drive the car...challenging Eli even in all his veteran knowledge, bodes well
Nice post, thanks!  
trueblueinpw : 8/7/2018 1:13 pm : link
Never understood why any coach would be hostile to the media, just seems unnecessary in most circumstances. All PS needs to do now is to win big football games.
So far so good with PS  
UberAlias : 8/7/2018 9:35 pm : link
But honestly, none of this means anything. They haven’t played any games and he hasn’t faced any adversity. McAdoo won 11 games and made they playoffs in his first year and this time a year ago many on here were talking Super Bowl. I’m very optimistic about things, but I’m certainly not lacking the perspective that preseason media interviews are a far cry from a meaningful measuring stick.
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djm : 8/8/2018 12:01 am : link
In comment 14031534 ron mexico said:
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In comment 14031483 FatMan in Charlotte said:


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of Ellison's snaps last year were on ST's though.



that doesn't change the fact that he played around 50% of the snaps on O.

I was surprised the number was that high


Ellison played a lot more after mcadoo was fired. Mcadoo didn’t use Ellison nearly enough especially early on in the season when the Wrs were hurt.
'because the current roster has very little depth'...  
Torrag : 8/8/2018 12:04 pm : link
So true. Being second on the waiver wire through pre-season we can hopefully fortify the backend as teams are forced into some difficult decions on roster cutdowns.
12 personnel  
Joey in VA : 8/8/2018 12:11 pm : link
Is music to my ears. With Engram in the fold that makes our base offense a tough one to read play to play, formation to formation. Keep in mind, our success under Parcells and Erhardt was similar. We did use a FB but we also ran a lot of two TE stuff to maintain the ability to run or pass on any down and not tip your hand too heavily. It's what Belichick has done in NE forever, he's always used the two TEs, except when one becomes a murderer.
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