NYG Postgame (vs. Bills) Transcripts: QB Eli Manning -- September 15, 2019
Q: You had a great opening drive today, you got seven points. Why wasn’t the offense able to consistently score points today?
A: That’s a great question. On that drive, we had great first and second down production. We ran the ball well, obviously. After that, we just didn’t do as well on our first and second down stuff. We didn’t convert on third downs. We got into some third and longs. They did a good job of batting balls, just causing us to not get positive yards early in the downs. They got us into some third downs. I thought we had a couple of good drives. With the two drives before half, not scoring hurt us. They’re a good defense. They don’t give up many big plays. It was one of those, you have to take advantage of it when you have good field position and get into those scoring opportunities. We had a chance on a third down. The safety made a good play hitting Bennie (Fowler). We had a batted ball intercepted, which hurts when you’re in scoring position.
Q: What is the frustration level, disappointment level at this point starting 0-2?
A: Obviously, it’s not how you want to start. We just have to keep fighting and find ways to play better football. That’s as simple as it comes down to. I know we can play better. I know we can do better than what we are. We have to find a way to come together as a team and win as a team.
Q: Does being thin at wide receiver affect the offensive chemistry and production?
A: I thought the receivers did a great job today. They made plays. TJ (Jones) comes in. He was here in preseason a little bit. He had a couple of nice catches, had a touchdown. Yeah, when you have guys that have been here the whole time and all of a sudden you lose Sterling (Shepard), obviously Golden (Tate), lose Cody for a little bit today, it can change things. It makes us put Rhett (Ellison) in different spots, put Evan (Engram) in different spots. But I thought a couple of receivers, new guys that have been here just a few weeks, made some plays for us today.
Q: How did they take away Evan (Engram) today? What were they doing?
A: I don’t know if they had a specific plan to take away Evan. I think it just depends on the coverages and the plays you have called. We had to move Evan around a little bit, play him in different spots. We have to do a better job of getting our playmakers the ball, though.
Q: Does this start put more pressure on you personally?
A: When you’re 0-2, there’s pressure on everybody. That’s just the way it goes. But you can’t have that affect you. You can’t let that change the way you prepare, the way you play. I have to make better throws and better decisions, and find ways to convert on third downs. That’s the quarterback’s job.
Q: Is there something on those batted passes that you maybe could have thrown sidearm?
A: We’ll look. We’ll look to see if there’s a theme. Getting it over the top, like you said. I don’t know. We’ll have to look. Sometimes it’s just the defender having to put his hand up and he happens to be right in the lane of where you’re throwing. Sometimes it’s luck. I think they’re pretty good at it. They batted a bunch of balls last week against the Jets. We saw that on film. We kind of knew that they like to bat. They got a few today, which hurt us.
Peter ya took the words right out of my mouth. Hard for me to listen to his post game interviews anymore.
And you think it is going to change with DJ? What interview with DJ gave you the impression that you will no longer be subjected to "player speak"?
losses and many wins . He NEVER EVER Called anyone else
and every time he has lost he says I have to play better
we as a team have to work hard to get better .
If you expecting him to do otherwise your dreaming
Just don't read them simple as that .
Well, perhaps he knows how control his emotions when dealing with the media? Awful trait to have when you have fans starving for blood.
Consider the possibility that things behind the scenes are different than what is put forth into the public.
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never seen it with Eli and I know we won’t now. The past several miserable seasons he has had a chance to become a more vocal, visible leader and this is what we get. I understand he sticks to the script in public, but just once maybe suggest that you are going to take charge of the locker room and attempt to inspire your teammates. How about, “This might be my last season and I don’t want to see it go down like this... I hope the guys understand that I’m not going out this way....”. Something please!
Well, perhaps he knows how control his emotions when dealing with the media? Awful trait to have when you have fans starving for blood.
Consider the possibility that things behind the scenes are different than what is put forth into the public.
I hope so, but I seriously doubt it.