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Sunday Media Transcript: RB Jonathan Stewart

Eric from BBI : Admin : 8/26/2018 6:02 pm
RB Jonathan Stewart
August 26, 2018
 
Q: Obviously a lot has been made about your numbers in the preseason games. What makes you confident that’s not a reflection of what you’ll be able to bring to this team?
A: I think this is a time, obviously, where you have an opportunity to work on your craft whether it’s practice, preseason games. Getting to gel with the first teams, whatever teams you’re a part of, making the most of your opportunities. Also learn how not to dwell on certain things. At the end of day, goldfish memory because once something bad goes wrong, you have to learn how to bounce back and more forward to the next play because time is going to continue to tick.
 
Q: The play that everyone saw the other day was the fumble. What happened on the play?
A: I just didn’t hold on to the ball. Just a minor error, major mess up. That’s our job as an offense, to hold on to the ball and make the right reads. Something out there, just chalk it up and wait for the next down.
 
Q: Do you feel at all that you have to fight for a position here or do you know fully well that you’ve been in this league for quite a long period of time and the game is eventually going to come for you?
A: Age has its lows, but it also has its strengths. Every year you’re working for a spot, no matter how old you are, no matter if you’re a rookie, you’re always working for a spot because everyone is working.
 
Q: Do you need to have success on the field Thursday, assuming you’ll play, just for your own peace of mind going forward?
A: Every time I’m on the field, I’m just trying to put my best foot forward, so no matter what happens if I’m out there, I’m going to try to give it my all.
 
Q: How do you self-scout your own summer? Not just talking about the preseason, but including the training camp…
A: I think it has been good. A lot of my practice reps, a lot of things that I’ve been putting out on film for preseason, I felt like I’ve been doing everything I’ve supposed to have been doing. Again, it’s still time to learn the chemistry of our whole offense as a whole and there’s a lot of things that we’re working on during practice and the walk-throughs and the meeting rooms. All that stuff is – it’s the time to work out those kinks and be ready for week one.
 
Q: How close do you feel you are to be ready for the opening game?
A: I think as a whole offense, I think if we had to play next week or this coming week, I think we’ll be ready. The guys on our team, their work ethic is very heavy. You see guys like Odell (Beckham Jr.), (Sterling) Shep, Evan (Engram), they’re always out there catching balls after practice, guys like the running backs getting our extra conditioning in. We’re preparing every week like it’s a game every week because I think preseason games are games.
 
Q: What’s your reaction when you look at the numbers? I know it’s the preseason, they don’t matter, but when you look at your numbers this preseason.
A: Like I said, you can’t dwell on the past, you just got to learn to move forward. Everything is not going to go your way perfectly and you’re going to have good days and you’re going to have bad days. You’re going to have a couple good reps here and there and things aren’t going to go your way because you’re playing against professional athletes on that side of the ball.
 
Q: Physically, how do you feel?
A: I feel good. Health-wise, I’m maintained pretty well. It’s been a good offseason for me. I’ve just been working on my health, staying active and staying in shape.
 
Q: What do you see when you watch (Saquon) Barkley in practice and in workouts? Do you sit there and say ‘wow, that’s a real special talent?’ Does that make you work harder now because he’s going to taking away some snaps?
A: Oh, for sure. He’s a very talented guy, physical specimen. Of course, we have a guy with that caliber and with his youth and just with all the guys in the backfield, they’re all great and have good talents of their own. You’re always trying to learn and you’re always trying to better yourself and trying to mimic certain things that other guys are doing to add to your repertoire.
 
Q: That kid (Barkley), especially, is he something you have never seen in the NFL?
A: Yeah.
 
Q: How tricky are hamstrings for running backs? Perhaps maybe even more so than most positions? To see him back out there practicing and looking quick is obviously a good sign.
A: Yeah, it’s a great sign. He’s a workaholic. A lot of people don’t see the behind the scenes stuff that goes on and that kid, since the moment he got hurt, it was almost kind of like he was working to get back immediately, so he’s recovered pretty well.
Stewart must be bringing something that the giants like  
EricJ : 8/26/2018 6:24 pm : link
from a locker room or leadership perspective. Otherwise, I have no idea why they would not bring Darkwa back instead. I think Darkwa is still looking for a job?
I was hoping  
mrvax : 8/26/2018 7:17 pm : link
that Stewart would say he's going to retire.
Isn't there some decent goaline RB  
Coach Red Beaulieu : 8/27/2018 10:04 am : link
In FA?
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