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Wednesday Media Transcript: TE Evan Engram

Eric from BBI : Admin : 9/25/2019 3:25 pm
TE Evan Engram -- September 25, 2019

On playing against Landon Collins:
A: It definitely made me a better player versus man coverage and things like that, so it’s going to be exciting playing against him. I saw him a couple weeks ago and definitely always wish him the best. It’ll be fun this weekend.

Q: You saw him where?
A: There’s a treatment facility up here. I guess they had a couple days off and he came back in the time and got some treatment.

Q: You guys spoke?
A: Yeah, I caught up with him, he’s doing well. It was before the season kind of started, so it’ll definitely be good to see him again.

Q: How do you think your experience against him, and vice versa, will play to your advantage, his advantage, and also maybe the strategy of what you throw at each other?
A: It’s football. Each play has a life of its own, so you never know what we’re going to see until the game starts. But like I said, going against him made me a better player versus man and things like that, different coverages, so no matter what coverage they’re in and no matter who I see in man, I’m definitely going to go out there and try to do my job and win each rep.

Q: He’s made it clear for months that he’s pissed at the organization for everything that happened, and that he’s going to come out here and try to take out the anger—what sort of anger do you expect from him in terms of the aggression?
A: This sport brings out a lot of us on game days, so we’re not really worried about that. Like I said, he’s a good player and I always wish him the best, but like I said, it’s going to be a challenge for us against their whole defense this week and we’ve got to control what we can control and go out and make plays.

Q: Did you guys hear that it came out a few weeks ago that a lot of former players were very critical of Dave (Gettleman)?
A: It really doesn’t matter to us. They’re going to voice their opinions, that’s fine, whatever, but we’re focused on us. We’ve got a lot of work to do and we’re headed in the right direction, so there’s really no point in even worrying about all that.

Q: Do you feel like, for the lumps you’ve taken as a team, coming off Sunday, this is a pivotal moment for this team going into this weekend?
A: No, I don’t want to put too much into that. Like I said, it’s one win, we still have a lot of opportunities left, a lot of games left to go out and repeat that. I don’t want to sit here and say a lot where it feels so good and we’re satisfied, no. We’re going to continue to keep that hungry mindset, we’re going to continue to fight like our life is on the line. So, it’s definitely good to win and we enjoyed it, but we’ve got another task this week that we’ve got to get done, so we’re focused on that.

Q: You’ve been around long enough to know that last Sunday’s game isn’t one that the Giants have come out on the right side of an awful lot. What can that do for a team, especially this early in a season?
A: It really just makes us hungrier. Like I said, that feeling is really addicting, and it adds motivation to us, so I think it makes us hungrier. We’ve been in positions where—last year we won game three after going 0-2, so like I said, it’s important not to put too much into that. It’s a new week, a new opponent, and it’s just going to make us hungrier and motivate us more to go out there and do everything we can to repeat that.

Q: You also lost last year on a 63-yard field goal, and this year a 34-yard field goal was no good. Is there any sense--
A: You definitely like to see the ball bouncing our way. That’s definitely a good feeling, but like I said, there were a lot of things in that game we could have done better, on all sides of the football. So, we want to try and get in positions where we don’t have to even go through that feeling, but definitely good for the ball bouncing our way a little bit.

Q: What did you see from your rookie quarterback (Daniel Jones) when you stepped back on the practice field today?
A: I saw everything I saw in OTAs, training camp, and the preseason—I saw it, I just wasn’t in there with him. It was definitely fun to be in that game and to go out there and, like I said in the week last week, go out there and make plays and make him comfortable, get his confidence going, get his rhythm going. It was cool to go out there and do all of that, and I’ll continue to build on it.

Q: You’ve talked about how Saquon Barkley takes attention away from other players and opens things up. Now that you know he’s not going to be around for a couple of weeks, how much of an obstacle is that going to be?
A: It’s tough. You lose a special player like that, it’s definitely tough to see it and go through it, but it’s simple, guys need to step up. Whatever the defense throws at us, whatever they decide they want to kind of take away, the other aspect of the game, or the other aspect of the offense has to step up. So, I think we have the guys in this locker room to do it. We have the guys in that running back room come in and do their best and make their plays. We’ve just got to rally behind each other, believe in each other, and go out and get it done.

Q: What do you see from Landon Collins when you watch him on film?
A: They do a lot of stuff with him. I’m watching him more now than I did when he was here, just because (being on offense) it was kind of tough watching the defense play, but he’s still a great player. He’s definitely one of the leaders on their defense, and he’s going to be flying around. So, he’s flying around, coming in the box, making good plays, and doing what he does, so it’s going to be a challenge. There are a lot of guys on that defense that are really talented, and with him being the leader there, he’s going to have all of them ready.

Q: Do you expect him to be flying around in your direction?
A: We’ll see, we’ll see.

Q: When a defensive player and an offensive player know each other so well, as you and Landon do, how do you suspect you’ve made your mark?
A: I don’t really think either of us have an edge over anything. We’re both guys that are going to put the work in all week, prepare as best as we can, and go out there and try and make plays. So, like I said, it’s going to be a challenge against their entire defense. We’ve just got to make sure that we prepare the best we can, the best I can, and go out and make the plays.

Q: What makes you believe in Wayne (Gallman Jr.)?
A: Each and every day, he’s coming in and doing everything he can. Even in the games when he gets his opportunity, when they come, he tries to make the most of it. He’s a hard runner, he never goes down on the first hit, and he always finds a way to fight for yards. So, I think with his bigger role, his role increasing, he’s going to put even more into his preparation. He’s a brother of mine, I’m definitely going to be pushing him all week and get him ready for it. I know he will be ready.

Q: It’s not easy to replace Saquon Barkley, is it?
A: Yeah, but like I said, there’s no time to dwell on missing a guy. You’ve just got to step up and do the best you can.
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