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Friday Media Transcript: Head Coach Pat Shurmur

Eric from BBI : Admin : 12/28/2018 4:47 pm
Head Coach Pat Shurmur -- December 28, 2018

Opening Remarks: I know you’re all wondering, so Odell (Beckham Jr.), Mario Edwards, Rhett Ellison, Alec Ogletree and Russell Shepard are all out, so that’s five. The other guys should be ready to play. Just got to pick two more (for the inactive list). That’s where we’re at.

Q: You shortened up practice a little bit this week. What’s the idea of doing that?
A: Not really. Couple of reps here and there. It’s typical this time of year. I think it’s important. They’ve been going through it and regardless of where you’re at, you back off just a little bit because we’ve had to go on the turf so many days in a row. I do think it deadens their legs a little bit so I just – we did a little bit more in the meeting rooms and try to get them off their feet off of this stuff a little bit.

Q: With what you’ve seen this year, with regard to Odell, how much are you looking forward to having a full season with him playing 16, with Saquon (Barkley) 16?
A: I think if we have all our players for every game, I think that goes without saying it gives you the best chance to play well and win games. The reality of this league is that’s not a reality. There’s injuries that occur and that’s why you have a roster, that’s why it’s the ultimate team game, that’s why guys got to step up and make plays. You certainly would love to have all your players playing throughout, but it’s a team thing.

Q: What did you think of the season?
A: We’ll talk about that on Monday.

Q: Odell, I mean, his season’s over.
A: He made plays, he helped us when he was in there. Unfortunately, he’s missed the last month so just look forward to getting him back.

Q: Did this thing linger longer than you guys had initially thought it would?
A: Yeah, I mean, he’s come in each Monday and said it felt better and we try to get him to game day. Whatever he’s dealing with there is just keeping him from playing.

Q: Did he have some sort of setback or did he struggle the last couple of days? He wasn’t even out here working on the sideline.
A: No setback. I think it’s just the way the rehab took it. He’s been out here and you just didn’t quite see some of it because you had to leave.

Q: Saquon’s got one game left in his rookie season. What’s the next step for him? Where does he go beyond after Sunday?
A: We’ll talk about it Sunday, but he needs to go out and put a winning performance on the field. That’s how you cap off your year and then after that – the rookies have to understand – they’re going to have 15 weeks before they come back April 15th, so this is the first time when there isn’t structure. We’re going to guide them on their structure and how they keep themselves in shape, how they train, what they do, so that’s the next step. Veterans have been through it. They have ways of training and making sure they’re ready to go when we start officially going, so that’s our concern for all rookies and he’s no different. Making sure they’re on the right track.

Q: What was it like watching the game last night and how did you think Kyle (Shurmur) played?
A: It was quite a game. A lot of offense. I thought he battled. I thought he did a lot of good things. Much like any game, they fell a few plays short of winning in a really high-scoring affair. I watched him as a dad and I was proud of his efforts to this point. He’s accomplished a great deal and he’s done it because he’s made good choices along the way, which has allowed him to go to such a great place like Vanderbilt. He’s on a flight home with the family and he’s got a Vanderbilt degree and he helped his team win a lot of games and a few records, so we’ll sit down and maybe celebrate later this evening.

Q: How will you handle scouting him?
A: I’ve already scouted him, as you might expect, but I think what’s important is he needs to go through the paces and the people that don’t know him as well as I do need to decide what they think of him. I think that’s the fairest way to do this thing. Questionable parenting, that’s the first thing. That’s one knock. What’s that?

Q: How much will you be involved? You obviously have something to offer in regards to just the pre-draft process of helping him prepare in that kind of sense?
A: I’ve tried to guide him along the way. I’ve always stayed out of it, though. I haven’t called Vanderbilt one time in his tenure there to talk anything football. Derek Mason and (Andy) Ludwig and (Gerry) Gdowski, the coaches that have worked with him, they’ve done an excellent job and that’s his world. That’s for him. I guide him on little things like body language when there’s an incomplete pass, the camera goes right to you – I guide him on things like that, but I think all along, his coaches have done an excellent job of coaching him, but to the process. Now going through the process, I’ll have some pointers I can give him as he goes through this.

Q: How about as the Giants evaluate him? Will you be apart of that or recuse yourself?
A: No, I’ll be involved, but again I think it’s like any player coming out of the draft. They go through the paces, there’s exposures to each player, different points here in the offseason and you get tagged with a grade and they make a magnet for you and they put you up on the board. I think he’s going to be no different than any of the other players.

Q: Is he going to any all-star games?
A: We’ll have to see. I think he’s going to do the Gridiron thing, but at this point that’s what he’s set up to do.

Q: You never officially coached him, right, at any level?
A: Yeah, I’ve been his dad for a long time. I mean, we’ve played catch quite a bit, but I never was his coach, no.

Q: Did you ever feel like you missed that?
A: No, not really. I’ve watched some dads get really into it and I just really trusted the coaches that he worked with and I watched him with great pride and tried to help him where I could, but I never did.

Q: Do you allow yourself to think of the – I mean, maybe a one in 32 chance that he ends up here.
A: I don’t know. I think that’d be hard on his mom.

Q: Well, he’ll be home a lot.
A: Yeah, he’d be home a lot. That’s what I’m saying.

Q: Is (Kyle) Lauletta active this week?
A: It’s potential. We’ll see.
"The gridiron thing"  
kelsto811 : 12/28/2018 5:44 pm : link
Is our event, CGS which I've mentioned here a few times (which the Giants have 8 scouts going to!). Will be fun to see him
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