Press Pass: Locker Room Sounds Off After The Win November 25

um on any given down. And so you know, it's been fun to watch these guys, to be honest, to watch them get kind of thrown into the fire, watch them compete, watch them you know, have to deal with adversity and then fight through it um because quite frankly, our season is wrestling on everybody's shoulder, you know, and so we'll continue to prepare these guys. But it's fun and definitely I'm you know, probably be a part of the scary fun. No, I mean, at the end of

the day, it's it's a game. It's all still football, you know. It's from same rules, same ball, same everything, from Pop Warner to the league. So we're not gonna make this thing overly complicated. But um, you know, so when you block out the crowd, our record, what's pending, it's all the same game. And I think you know, coming these guys down, allowing them to play, giving an opportunity to be successful is the responsibility that not only

I take, but everyone in leadership position does. We knew we had to give up. We pretty much one on one outside of manorlane. Plus were sifting inside out and we knew we had the backers drop. We was one on one with the ends now, so we had to just hold them off, give cars some time, some time, and it was fourth down. We don't get that pretty much. You know, it's it's the other way. Uh. Nelson felt that a statement players, that a kind of a statement

player of your offensive. I think it's the second time you ran it today, and it's very precisely, very effective. Of course, Well it's a play we ran in the first quarter, second quarter, and uh like like Nel and said, it's a stable play. We executed it. Doug believe in us and we we we blocked it up. Well, deir Plitts didn't seem very effective in the second half. What changed? We made some adjustments made some adjustments. Uh, their guy beat a couple of our guys earlier on in the

first hand. Uh really wasn't that they was doing that we hadn't seen. We know those guys. Uh, we watched the most time. We play them twice a year every year, and we just made some adjustments. Second half, that bigger deal was different person wins to lead a full supporting to come back and coming up to worfesional professional. We needed it. We needed that as long as number eleven balling, we balling, So we gotta we gotta keep the defense

off of him and letting ball. How much of the success in the running game was just sticking with it, and then we'll continue to run in the entire game. Uh, I mean, Doug just believe in us. We worked hard during the week. Uh, coach stout putting in the running game, and he believed in us. We kept executing. He kept calling. So when you're executing it, he gonna keep calling. The momentum you guys get us going. Man, we've been losing here at home and in the link. We definitely needed

this win for us. The fans get behind us rally and make a push. Crazy to think that you're still that's it. We're not thinking about that. We want to know right now. Uh, we got rest guns Monday night. Try to get two and o and go from there. Just take it a week at a time. How much do you guys like yourselves on being able to run the football the way today? I think the fans have been looking you guys run more, man. I mean it felt good, you know, Like I said, Doug believed in us.

We put in the emphasis this week running the ball, being visible, and we came out. I think Josh had like twenty some carries. Uh, we got it done to that. On the ground. Did you sense that you were wearing them down as the game went on, especially in the fourth quarters. Yeah, of course that guys are subbing out. Guys is laying on the ground. We just I just kept telling Lane and Brooks and Kelsey, keep pushing, keep pushing. We got them. Is that the most of slow you

guys have show this year's no line? Yeah? I mean what I mean it felt good to lean on them instead of set back and let them, you know, coming us. So, I mean it felt good. Appreciate Doug by, you know, believing in us and and sticking with the run, and I mean we do that. We have Carson out too with the play action in the neck. It so as long as we can run the ball and and and get yards the rock, the pass game gonna gonna get

going too. And it wasn't as a dramatic as the sixty one yard that you hit, but it will serve the purpose, right, Yeah, no doubt. You know, go ahead, glad we have the opportunity, the offensive hyper job getting us down there, and luck we put it through and got a big win for us. Doug calls the time out and we're just only three kickers. Mind at that point when he calls that time out, I'm just kind

of zoned to n them over by the kicking nut. Um, you know, trying to hit hit one or two more balls to make rself feel comfortable, get a feel for what the wind's doing, and you know, trying to make a good kick kick. You guys need a win in the worst way. So I mean, what do you think I'm going to see that thing go with the rank? Um? Yeah, I mean it's definitely a big one one, that one that we needed, um, you know, in us since right now, this is just kind of the message this is this

is the start of our season. Um, with where the divisions at right now. UM, definitely needed that one and hopefully we can we can build on it. Any any of your teammates say anything to you as you were walking out to build there that final kick, No, I think they know not to talk to him before them. Jake Q you kick the sixty one yearder to win your last year. That enter hit at all when you went out there to kick. You know what you did last year wins yea. UM, earlier on the drive, it

kind of entered my head. Just kind of a coincidence that we're going the exact same way. But Um, other than that, not a whole lot. No, you were on that on that drive, weren't around the wall watch for six times? Oh so man, Um, you know, I think it says a lot about team. You know, you get brought against the wall, so we don't have any more excuses. It's it's it's Stewart died in the same way. But next week, UM, I guess the rest of him, So he's next two weeks. I mean, we will be pivotal

in our season. When you were walking into the locker room year you put up your hands in prayer. I mean, is that what this wind felt like? Yeah? I mean I was telling him it was our seasons on the line, so we can talk about doing this. Doing that starts fast. I mean if we don't win this one, um, when we talked about it a long time the off season, so that's really it. I was telling them we were

more balanced. That helped their offensive attack, and it felt good to run the ball so and do it effectively so we can keep it going, get some discomented guys healed up and try to create some momentum. Does it feel like new life? Because here you are now the game, out of first place amazingly and facing a team that's come there. It's like one of those dying fish down the bank and you walk walked by them a couple of hours later, and they still got a couple of

gulps left long soots that's where we're at. See, you were the dying fish, so you're not dying, not dying. We're we're find his new life. So it's it's just good force. What a um the ball. Here's an running ball that's gonna be gratifying. I think fans didn speeding and run the ball on the ball, you guys as a line the same way. Yeah, I mean that was our emphasis this week and we would try to get

it going. What's just gonna have been you know week one, week two it had been been nice, but I just feel like we were balanced, We're able to impose our will and uh that was it. I was just probably where old line kind of came together and and uh I was happy. Uh. You know, DBS, they faced a tough challenge this week. You know, we have a whole lot of guys injured going against Odell Beckham, some of the best guys in the league, and I playing really well.

So you know, a lot of young guys stepped up. So sypher war Wrap, can we talk about that young guys. Gosh, Adams continues to see his role in Creaston. He's been doing very well with those opportunities. What have you seen from him? I was telling me, man, he's a he's a silent killer man. He don't he don't say a whole lot um. You know, he's getting his knee healthy from college. You can see that Bercy has yet has incredible speed, just a very smart player too. You know,

he don't say a whole lot. But it goes out there and gets the job done and and soly just just having a good year. How big was the interception? That was good? How did boost your offense forgetting Yeah, we knew we were getting the ball back next half and um, you know, if we could stop them, they just know, no decreases the lead that much. So well, if we can every and then get everybody in tune on one play. No, Malcolm did a great job of snacking it out the air. And as the captainee is, uh,

you know, Milchoel's always making plays like that. How much much different? Um? Definitely different. Um, I think we're doing a lot more. Uh, they're leading more towards the running. I like it. And uh no four runn back committee. Who wants a lot of touches. I think today was a great day to display how we can distribute carries and making sure everybody stays and uh no, no perfect condition when the game comes down to a line like this and bunce. Yeah, definitely. I mean now a lot

of people can see that. You know, in order to be an explosive offense, you have to be balanced, and you can't just the key. Can't just key on one dimension to you know, win you a game. It may work sometimes but not all the time. You know, just to play it in the right half. Uh. You know we've we've played that kind of defense in Spurst this year, but we did it at the right time in this game. Um. And if we can do that for four quarters, you know, um,

we're tough to be. So it's what we expect. You know. I wouldn't use the word thrilled just because you know, at this point, you know, we are five and six and we've got a long way to go, so we need more of that we're given. You are five and six D anything else, Yeah, I mean that's I mean, yeah, that's all you can ask for is playing my own division a game out. Uh, we're focused on one game at a time. I mean, that's that's what we should

be anyways. But now it's clearer than ever that you need to focus all your attention on on the next Sunday. The young cornerbacks the form you know, yeah, they fought. I mean, you know they fought. These are guys that you can't say enough about them, You can't say enough about their coaches. You know, these are guys that people haven't heard of outside our locker room. And uh, and they're good ball players. Otherwise it wouldn't be in the league.

But you know, experience makes a big difference. And you know, those guys are playing some scout team during the week, they're playing scout team turn around, taking team reps. I've never seen anything like it. Uh. And those guys went out and and did enough to win and uh and fought really hard. So congrats to them. They had a big part of those christ I'm sorry you've probably been journey getting back into the middle of that line where Giants have liked to pound runs inside and it's not

as easy with Journon and Cocks standing there's two children. Yeah, it helps, Um, it helps. You know, as a defense, we need to play better against the run and Timmy will be a key there. And uh, you know, more than anything, Timmy's just a great teammate and a good buddy of ours. So you know, seeing somebody go through that uh, you know, that long road, it uh it makes you happy for him to get back, so as an individual and as a teammate and for the team.

The interception at the end of the first half, i'mment to that fuels because you came out and you held him. The three points from the in the second half, it was big. I mean, you know those are the turnovers we hadn't been getting. Uh, you know, Fletch was doing a great job getting pressure all the first half. We were getting pressure and eventually, you know, he threw one up in malk You know, the way he always is

is ready to make a play. And uh, you know Malxie key member of this defense and and and snow coinstance. He got to turn over the kind of spring and sprung us and that's uh, that's the difference in the game as a turnover. Some of the guys said that this season begins today, will be really you know, now it comes to me kind of chase the playoff. I know you anybody's gonna say one game man time, but you get you have a sense that now that that

this is where the chase begins and whatnot. Well, I hope, I hope, I hope the season didn't really start today for anybody. I mean, I know there's different ways to think about it, and guys got different ways to think about it, and fans have different ways to think about it. We should just show up every Sunday and try to win one game. And uh, I know that's cliche, but if we really don't have any other choice and thinking about the big picture on when he takes away from execution.

So for us the picture small, um see little and get after it. Like you for getting yourself type up? What did you say to yourself to kind of getting that's that's me every game, Like that's that's just what I do. That's who I am. That's that's how I get myself mentally, mentally ready to play football. You know, this is a this is a sport. This is a gladiator sport. You know what I mean. You can't you can't come out there and expect for things to go

easy for you. It's gonna be hard. You got to fight. It's a fight. Every player has a fight on it. You guys were able to kind of turn around and shut down sake of the second half, Right, How good did that feel? Want you kind of get your footing back? Oh, we just had to play, you know, we just had to play as a whole man all eleven, you know, just the little things making sure you know, everybody getting to the ball with a guy like sake Coin he's

never down. Finish him. You got to finish him, you know, because the second you don't there he goes. He's out to feel for forty yards. So be special the angle field right now. Man, I feel good, Man, I feel so good just to run out that tunnel, see our fans, be back out there with my brothers. You know, just just put you put that working throughout the weekend. It just feel good to be rewarded with him, you know, mping up and down with the defensive lineman there could

you bring? Oh? You know, I like to believe that those guys already kind of you know, they they they they already kind of energetic and things like that before I was even out there, you know what I mean. Though they are self driven guys. But I just feel like I add fuel to the fire a little bit, you know what I mean. That's all it is. So I'm just glad to be back beside those guys today. Um,

I thought we played good enough to win. Obviously, that's the that's the most important thing each and every week. Um didn't start fast, obviously you're down a halftime, but found a way to win, and right now, that's all that matters. Obviously facing a lot of adversity from an entire team standpoint. Um, But at the same time, they don't care about that when we're on the field. So I thought it was a good team win. All three phases made plays and it was we needed it would

feel like it's been a while, Yeah, and literally it was. Yeah. I mean, that wasn't an easy game by any means, obviously, Um, we needed it. Like you said, Um, if we were to lose that game this season, the playoffs pretty much would have been out of question at that point. Um, So we needed this game and the guy spot. I mean, it wasn't wasn't pretty by any means, But NFC East games are never gonna be pretty. Um, there's no NFC East win. I don't think I've ever been a part

of where I'm like, man, that's a really good win. Um, But at the end of the day, you have to find a way to win and felt good at get back into the link and win a football game. Peter Zi fella, you guys are wearing them down with the way you're able to effectively run the ball, especially at the end there. Did you kind of get that sense too when he wouldn't Yeah. I mean I thought Josh played really, really really well today. I mean, I don't

know if anyone expected that out of him. Um, but it was definitely something that we needed to really spark in the running game. UM. I thought Brandon Brooks, Lane Johnson, those two were rolling guys off the ball like they always do. Um, I'm not gonna not give support to my guy, so I'm definitely gonna agree with whatever he says. Yeah, so I was on the back side. Uh, technically it was own coverage, so I'm I'm one of the primary guys. UM.

I had like a corner stop route, corner return route. Um. The guy kind of tried to undercut, so I had to come back to the ball, shook him off, and saw I was at like the six yard line, and at that point, the goal line is right there. So I knew I was gonna do whatever it took to get in there. UM. Knew we needed to play at that point. UM, So I did everything I could have gat an end zone. I don't know what the final number was on targets and catches, but obviously it was

more than last week. Yeah. Happy to be more involved in the offense for sure. I mean I love being the guy that they continually go to. Last week was not our offensive display in any aspect. No one looked at that film last week and was proud of whatever it took place. I don't even want to acknowledge it ever again, but yeah, the targets and the catches, they felt like, I mean, to start the game early with

the catch helps helps your mindset the rest of the game. Um, good to have the first one under your belt early. And yeah, I thought the efficiency I think was there. I don't know the exact catches targets, like you said, but the most important thing is efficiency to make you acknowledge it again, how important was it for Carson coming off of that game, which probably once a yeah, yeah, it was huge. I mean I think people have been

kind of clamoring for that. I want to see him do it in the clutch, and I mean, we have all the faith in the world in him. He continually puts us on the back, um all the time. He plays at a high level, even at times when the protection isn't great. He's out there making plays and he's he's the guy I want to play. Within the fourth quarter, He's the guy I want to play within the first quarter, and UM, I was happy for this entire team to get a win because, like you said, we needed it,

UM in the whole season. Still in front of us right now back down. Nineteen to three seemed like kind of a defining moment in this game, but maybe even for the season if it plays album. What happened for you guys as an offense on the sideline or here in the locker room, that really kind of changed. Yeah, we just uh never gave up. UM. Obviously, we had opening touchdown called back which was tough. UM. Had had another penalty OPI third down that was tough. UM. So

we were moving the ball in the first quarter. We were kind of killing ourselves, UM, and we just really said, I, let's stop beating ourselves. Let's get out of our own way, uh and go make plays. And guys did that from that point on. Obviously, nineteen to three not the way you want to start the game, but it's how you finish. Obviously. UM,

we're kind of in our division games. UH, so you know, each and every detail is important and we need to work on those details, you know, starting the first day of practice so that when we get to game day, it'll be all good, all gravy. So, um, we just gotta stay patient, stay true to what we're doing, and continue to trusting each other. Josh, you were able to kind of wear them down in the second half, especially

with you know, a lot of the carriers. I mean yeah, I mean those big boys definitely the wear them down from the beginning of the game. Really. Um, we were doing a great job of running the ball, they were doing a great job of pushing the power forward. We tried to um, stick with you know what we knew, you know, those core players that we have and just you know, play old school football and just pound the ball. So uh A lot of credit again, uh to the guys up front for allowing us to do that. Josh,

twenty two carries? How much are you kind of a guy who as a running back, the more you get the ball, more comorable year. I try to take advantage of every carry, So I don't know how many carrises I'm gonna get at the end of the day. All I know is I have to make you know that one count, and that's what I try to do. I don't know if it was the second carry, I gotta the first carry, the one that they called back. You know, moments like that, just try to take advantage of it.

You know, you saw that it was called back, so you have to take advantage of the next one. And that's the way the game goes. You don't know at the end of the day. You just know about what you had right in front of you. The last few weeks, it didn't seem like the holes were really always there for you. Guys as a group is running backs today though it did look like you were finding your way through. How was the line doing today? I think the line

does an incredible job each week. Each and every week, there's always something open, there's always yards in front of us, and I think they do a great job each and every week. Obviously, every play isn't going to be perfect, but us as an offense, we do a great job of moving forward. Obviously we want to score more points, but our mentality is great and the way we approached each each play is fantastic. After scoring, is that something you have planned if you got into the end zone?

Oh yeah, that's uh. That's where I'm from. Man. That's a shout out to my family, U to the people supporting me. I've been doing that since I was in college. Um, you know, I try to give a point to the sky first and then throw the two and five up. Something I've been doing that was playing for your first home touchdown? And what was that like? Oh, that's that's playing for every touchdown. I don't I don't know any

other celebration. You know, I couldn't think anything else. So you know that's I go with what I know, go with, uh, what I've always been doing. So, Josh, you seemed like a very patient runner as soon as you get the ball. Is that something that's always natural? Is there someone that really worked with you, coach with you on that, guys?

Kind of? I think that's just part of my game. Um, something that I was taught in college really, uh, to to stay patient because in college I had uh you know those you got to know those guys up front of working hard. So you want to make that readcount, and you want to make a count good. Sometimes you have to, you know, take the first thing you see. Sometimes you gotta be pacing, let them do their job.

And so I was talking college and obviously here working on perfecting that, working on my crap, perfecting you know, those little things and building on some of the things that got me here and adding new things to my game. Was that for a runner? Not not difficult? Is that? Um something you said, you know you're coaching. Yeah, it's kind of a learned thing because obviously a lot of big guys try to hit that hole and get downhill early, but you seem to be setting up the blocks when

you get the ball. Yeah. I just, uh, I just try to play my game, you know. I don't try to compare myself to anybody. I just try to go out there and do what I know, you know, and that's trying to get some yardists and move the ball forward. I trusting those guys up front, and I just try to feel comfortable. You know. Those guys made me feel comfortable. They give me a lot of respect when I get in the huddle, you know, to say that they're counting on me. They don't look at me as somebody who

can't make the play. They hold me to a high standard, and I want to, you know, make that payoff. You got your first NFL touchdown last week, but after the game us that it didn't matter because the way that came went. I'm guessing this one was a little bit sweeter for you yeah, yeah, this one, Uh definitely feels better being home my first home touchdown. So then so I would say this one actually feels like the first one,

but it felt great. Man. Just be able to play in front of my family, a lot of my friends. Blessing