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Peyton on how Eli led the 2011 Giants during the lockout

Big Blue '56 : 6/3/2020 12:00 pm
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Peyton told NBC Sports’ Peter King he is relaying a story of how Eli led the Giants through the 2011 NFL lockout, when contact between players and coaches was prohibited during the tense Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiations.

The Giants finished 9-7 that season but won the NFC East and then beat the Atlanta Falcons, Green Bay Packers, San Francisco 49ers and New England Patriots to finish as Super Bowl 46 champions.

Peyton and Eli recently were on a Zoom call for a friend who works in investment banking and someone asked, “How would you handle this situation as a quarterback?”

“Eli talked about organizing their own workouts and taking some ownership,” Peyton said. “Eli got practice scripts, like blitz walk-through drawings, diagrams, he got practice jerseys, he organized workouts at a high school. He was kind of the head coach/coordinator and they were doing full routes and doing 7-on-7 and blitzes at practice. He was really thorough.”




Also Peyton on today’s use of Zoom for the players
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Big Blue '56 : 6/3/2020 12:07 pm : link
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“My message was to the quarterbacks. ‘Hey, organize your own Zoom meetings without the coaches, just get you and the tight ends, you and the receivers.’ It’s actually an opportunity to even have better communication. Because there’s nothing else to do, right? Hey, every Tuesday, 9 a.m., quarterbacks and the offensive line, Zoom, watching film. Instead of complaining about it, see it as an opportunity to really improve. There’s no reason you shouldn’t have every play from last year studied down to the T.”

Eli and the linemen came to my son's gym  
Sec 103 : 6/3/2020 12:49 pm : link
to workout and hang out in Wayne back then. My kid got to catch some passes from Eli here and ther, showed me how the seams ripped his then young flesh. But overall said he was amazed by how he led the guys, like you could tell HE was in charge
....and he was called out...  
Ryan : 6/3/2020 12:49 pm : link
...by some of our beats and many national guys for not chauffeuring his teammates to a party house in LA to run practice like the real leader in the facility.......Mark Sanchez.
Not sure how well Peyton would do  
Big Blue '56 : 6/3/2020 12:50 pm : link
as a Head Coach, but I think he would be an amazing OC and/or PC wherever he might land.
RE: ....and he was called out...  
Big Blue '56 : 6/3/2020 12:51 pm : link
In comment 14914955 Ryan said:
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...by some of our beats and many national guys for not chauffeuring his teammates to a party house in LA to run practice like the real leader in the facility.......Mark Sanchez.


Drawing a blank on that
I think  
Lines of Scrimmage : 6/3/2020 12:58 pm : link
Peyton would be an outstanding HC especially at the college level. He would excel in preparation, program building and recruiting great talent. What elite HS QB wouldn't want to play for him.

The pros I think is tougher since you have to rely on so many other factors attracting talent. If he had great talent though....he would get the most out of it. He is just a brilliant mind. Rex and BB both have talked about how hard he was to prepare for.
RE: I think  
Big Blue '56 : 6/3/2020 1:08 pm : link
In comment 14914965 Lines of Scrimmage said:
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Peyton would be an outstanding HC especially at the college level. He would excel in preparation, program building and recruiting great talent. What elite HS QB wouldn't want to play for him.

The pros I think is tougher since you have to rely on so many other factors attracting talent. If he had great talent though....he would get the most out of it. He is just a brilliant mind. Rex and BB both have talked about how hard he was to prepare for.


Could be. I’m just leery of great players becoming great HCs, given their expectations. I thought Ted Williams made a terrific Mgr, Larry Bird a terrific HC for example. Outliers though. Imho
What did Peyton do then?  
Bill L : 6/3/2020 1:11 pm : link
Surely he wasn't limited to being agog over what Eli was doing with his players.
RE: What did Peyton do then?  
Big Blue '56 : 6/3/2020 1:15 pm : link
In comment 14914971 Bill L said:
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Surely he wasn't limited to being agog over what Eli was doing with his players.


Nothing. He rarely put the work in.
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Bill L : 6/3/2020 1:34 pm : link
In comment 14914974 Big Blue '56 said:
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Surely he wasn't limited to being agog over what Eli was doing with his players.



Nothing. He rarely put the work in.


Must be nice...
RE: What did Peyton do then?  
DieHard : 6/3/2020 1:35 pm : link
In comment 14914971 Bill L said:
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Surely he wasn't limited to being agog over what Eli was doing with his players.


That was the offseason he got neck surgery and was focusing on getting his arm strength back in private workouts.
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Big Blue '56 : 6/3/2020 1:38 pm : link
In comment 14914981 DieHard said:
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In comment 14914971 Bill L said:


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Surely he wasn't limited to being agog over what Eli was doing with his players.



That was the offseason he got neck surgery and was focusing on getting his arm strength back in private workouts.


That’s right. That was his neck period.
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