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Transcript: Offensive Tackle Evan Neal

Eric from BBI : Admin : 11/22/2022 4:12 pm
Offensive Tackle Evan Neal

Q: Has the pace of your progress frustrated you at all? Because I know you got out there, and (Head Coach Brian Daboll) Dabs told us, 'Well you know, he's still not feeling it completely.' How do you feel in terms of the progress you're making?

A: I wouldn't call it frustration. I'm just making sure that whenever I do go out there, I'm 100 percent ready to go. I really don't want to leave a stone unturned and make a premature decision and something bad happen. So, just making sure I'm crossing every 'T' and dotting the 'I's, pretty much.

Q: Have you ever missed this much time before – in college, high school, anything?

A: No, never.

Q: So, what's it been like?

A: It's been tough watching from the sidelines. But it's given me a different perspective, for sure. I'm just focusing on healing up. I'm ready to get back out there.

Q: Is there something you have to do in practice or anything like that to know, 'Okay, I'm good now'? At what point do you know that you're ready to get back out there?

A: You never really know until you take those live reps out there. I can do drills on the side, and I can take pass sets and go on the boards, but that's not blocking an NFL defensive end in a game situation. I really won't know until I get back out there.

Q: What makes their pass rush in general – (Cowboys Linebacker) Micah (Parson) in particular – so hard to handle?

A: They do a lot up front. They're the number one team in the NFL in terms of gains and movement and stuff like that. The move Micah around a lot, and they've just got a good player.

Q: How much does that pass rush make it even more important for you guys to be able to run the ball in this game – when you have a pass rush like that to slow down that pass rush?

A: Running the ball has pretty much been our philosophy all year. It feels like it's equal as an importance because we've been a run-heavy offense all year.

Q: In an ideal situation, it feels this would have been the game for you to play to show, 'Look how far I've come since the last time I played them.' Is there any disappointment that might not happen and that you might not be able to do that?

A: Regardless of whether I play this week or I don't, I'm going to have another opportunity to play against NFL competition. I just want to make sure when I do go out there, I'm ready.

Q: Is it hard for you to test that this week since you guys aren't really going full in practice?

A: Yeah, just doing walkthroughs and stuff like that, it's hard to get a gauge. It's hard to get a live rep in in t-shirts.

Q: How hard is what this offensive line is doing as a whole? It was you, then it was Tyre (Phillips), then it was Matt (Peart). Then at guard, it's been (Ben) Bredeson, then (Shane) Lemieux and then (Joshua) Ezeudu. It just seems like there's no continuity. How hard is what this line is dealing with?

A: It's tough, but that's football. We're not the only line in the league that's dealing with stuff, guys going down and stuff like that. It's the nature of this game, and it's pretty much next man up.

Q: Are you going? Or you aren't sure about Thursday?

A: We're going to see, like Dabs said. Just take it day-to-day and see how I'm feeling come Thursday. I'll just go from there.

Q: Do you feel like you're close though?

A: Yeah.
Typical for our NYG  
Chris684 : 11/22/2022 4:48 pm : link
Q: Have you ever missed this much time before – in college, high school, anything?

A: No, never.
I would hold him  
jvm52106 : 11/22/2022 4:56 pm : link
out.

We truly need to look at the last 6 games as our run to show. This week we obviously would like to win but if it is that close on a return or not return for a guy like Neal (with long term in mind) then hold him back and make it a much lesser question of availability for the following Sunday with the Commanders.

RE: Typical for our NYG  
Spiciest Memelord : 11/22/2022 5:31 pm : link
In comment 15918423 Chris684 said:
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Q: Have you ever missed this much time before – in college, high school, anything?

A: No, never.


He seems like me, kind of left speechless.
I always  
g56blue10 : 11/22/2022 5:40 pm : link
Love how people are like “I would hold him out another week “ you don’t hold out healthy players. If he’s medically cleared to play, if he’s not then you don’t play him. We are not privy to that information.. but healthy players don’t get held out just in case or to avoid being jury

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SFGFNCGiantsFan : 11/22/2022 6:27 pm : link
We need him back.
I would like one of guys to snot locker  
rnargi : 11/22/2022 7:09 pm : link
Parsons early in the game to let him know they ain't laying down. Nothing dirty, just a good, clean, hard hit.
RE: I would like one of guys to snot locker  
jnoble : 11/22/2022 7:34 pm : link
In comment 15918521 rnargi said:
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Parsons early in the game to let him know they ain't laying down. Nothing dirty, just a good, clean, hard hit.

And to think we passed on Parsons to take you-know-who
UGH!
RE: I always  
Jim in Tampa : 11/23/2022 5:11 am : link
In comment 15918461 g56blue10 said:
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Love how people are like “I would hold him out another week “ you don’t hold out healthy players. If he’s medically cleared to play, if he’s not then you don’t play him. We are not privy to that information.. but healthy players don’t get held out just in case or to avoid being jury

+1

The same thing has bugged me for years. Not only is the poster who is recommending that the player be held out typically NOT a doctor... he has no contact with the player, no access to his medical records and hasn't seen what the player can and can't do in practice.

Making a medical recommendation based on absolutely no information is absurd.
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