Coach Brian Daboll & GM Joe Schoen Preview Training Camp | New York Giants

Coach Brian Daboll & GM Joe Schoen Preview Training Camp | New York Giants

Good to be back here. Start training camp, start a football season. I think you saw the list for the PUP guys, Eric and Andrew. Those guys are rehabbing. They’ll be back when they’re ready to be back. Uh Vic on NFI and everybody else ready to go. So excited to be back. Looking forward to a good training camp. Coach, every year is something new. This for both of you guys. What excites you guys about this particular team going into training camp? Yeah, everything is everything is new each year. So, like the guys we’ve we’ve brought in, the additions, like the draft picks that we’ve had, how they’ve worked, um, and I like how we competed in the spring. So, I’m looking forward to training camp. This is the start of the season. We got a long way to go. Got a lot of things we got to continue to improve on day by day. Uh, with the goal to be ready to go at the start of the season. Joe, Brian, Crystal Rich, CBS New York. You guys have made it clear who your week one starter is under center, but how important is the development of Jackson Dart, not just to the offense, but to the franchise in the years to come? Yeah, I think it’s important for all the players to develop. Um, you know, that’s what this time of year is for. And then once we’re ready to go against Washington, we put the best guys out there we see fit. Russell’s had a really good spring. The other quarterbacks have as well. I like that room. I like the direction the room is is headed. Uh, but for all young players, you know, I know you asked about Jackson, but it’s really every young player, our goal is to develop those guys and when they’re called upon, be ready to go. What did you see from Jackson in the spring? He had a good spring. Again, he’s he’s a rookie, so there’s going to be some some mistakes obviously, and it’s uh good. The the makeup of the room allows him to to learn from some of his peers. And, you know, to echo what Dave just said, I really like the room. So, um, you know, he was in there early, working hard, uh, still learning the offense. It’s a lot. You got to know what everybody’s doing, but, you know, you saw leadership, you know, you saw arm talent, you saw athleticism, and again, he’s he’s a rookie. He’s got a long way to go. And again, he’s got a really good supporting cast in there to to help. And, you know, we got a really good coaching staff as well. So, he’s in a good spot right now. Brian, how do you to follow up on what you said, you uh have been pretty clear Russ is QB1. Is QB2 open for grabs? Can anybody else in the room win QB2? Yeah, look, we’re we’re going to go out here. We’re going to practice. Guys are going to compete and, you know, the roster will be set when the roster’s set. So, our goal right now is just to improve each person every day and uh you know, we’ll take it from there. What do you how do you plan on handling Jackson though this summer in regards to development? Like what what do you what are your goals for him throughout the summer? To get better every day. Believe he expects to be on the field uh fully today. He does participating fully. No. Yep. Ready to go. Back. What do you want to see from him in year two? Same thing. Keep improving. He’s where when Tom mentions Malik, where can he specifically improve after what was a pretty dazzling rookie year? Yeah, look, I think everybody’s at different levels. Every player is at a different level and each person on our football team has different things to improve on. Coaches, players, we all do. Um, you know, everybody’s got a specific plan on things that we need to help them with and that goes for for everybody on the team. Brian, you obviously have have your own plans and ideas and and you know, uh, outline for how this how this camp is going to go, but when you have a quarterback like Russ who’s who’s been around for so long. Do you sort of listen to him a little more closely about what what’s worked for him in the past and and what he might want and and incorporate that? Yeah, I think I I’ve covered this a couple times here, uh, Tom, but I understand the question. He he’s a he’s a guy who’s done it for a long time. He’s got a lot of experiences. Um he’s been in a number of systems. He’s played a lot of football. He’s seen a lot of things. He’s made a lot of adjustments. And I think there’s a lot of good give and take in our quarterback room. I think you need to have that. Those are the guys that are that are playing behind center. Uh and they have to be very comfortable with what we’re asking them to do. And you certainly listen to to those guys, you know, and all four of them. You know, some one guy might not like one thing. they might like it all. I think when you’re developing offense, you come out here, you practice a lot of different things, and then you hone in on on what those guys are doing well, so that you’re you’re very good at the things that you’re asking them to do. But he’s, you know, he’s a guy that um you know, he’s been great in the room. He’s got tremendous leadership. You saw what he did, you know, having everybody out there, but he’s done this for a for a long time. And we have uh we have a very good working and I’d say personal relationship. Is there any example you can give of something that he’s brought to you that you might change that or add to your repertoire? Yeah, I Well, look, there’s so many different plays you can run uh in this league and you do a lot of research on the guys that you acquire, not just Russ, but but other players, but particularly Russ. You you watch some old things. You talk about, hey, this is how we’ve read this play before. This is the, you know, the cover two side of it that we put in here. Hey, I kind of like it when the back does this relative to that. All right, why do you like that? Um, this is why I like it. It the linebacker does this or I can control them with my eyes. And you know, you’re continually learning as a coach. I’ve done this this is 25th or 26th training camp with a lot of different players. And I think all the coaches, I want them to do that with their players, too. They’re the ones out there on the field playing. We have to put good plan together and then we have to work together to try to execute that plan. Ryan, when you when you come into uh when you plan for training camp, I’m sure keeping the players healthy is at or near the top of, you know, your priority, getting, you know, preparing them and keeping them healthy. Um we’ve already seen some teams start and some guys go down already. So, how do you um juggle I got to get them ready to play, but you know, I want this roster to be healthy at the start of the year. I mean, it you know, that’s kind of the goal every year, isn’t it? Well, it’s football, so there’s going to be injuries. There’s injuries every year. I think you rely on your sporting cast, our trainers, uh, our nutritionists who who we hired this past season who’s done a fabulous job, Matt Fra, he did just, you talked to the team this morning. Um, you try to educate them on the things that you can educate them on, hydration, lifting, stretching, prehab work, what they do in a hot tub, the cold tub, the training staff, and then you go out there and play. And there’s going to be injuries. You wish there wasn’t, but there is. And then you make sure that people behind the people that get injured are ready to go. Joe, how do you attack this from your position training camp as a GM, not just here, but obviously what goes on elsewhere? Yeah, once the preseason starts and there’s other games, again, there’s going to be roughly 1,200 to,300 players cut that Labor Day weekend. So, um, pro staff does a fabulous job, you know, led by Chris Rossetti, you know, Brandon Brown, Tim McDonald, Dennis Hickeyi, and they do a great job canvasing the entire league. and you know, we divvy up the the league and they they’re in charge of teams as if they’re the GMs of the team. So whether it’s trade candidates, whether it’s cap casualties, injuries that you’re talking about, we will track all that stuff. And um from a roster procurement standpoint, we still have the we’re third in the claiming order. So this will be a big preseason for us in terms of when players are released during that time. you know, if the first two teams don’t claim a player, you know, now it comes to us and we can we’ve had some success, you know, claiming some players, uh, since we’ve been here, um, you know, at the we call it the second draft, you know, that time of year. So, it’s a busy time of year. That’s it’s a lot of, uh, players to to work through, a lot of film to watch. So, you know, we’ll evaluate that and then, you know, as Dave was just talking about, there are injuries and, you know, the roster may look different a week from now just because of injuries. And you know, we made a transaction yesterday with bringing in Kavon Wallace. So, you know, there are injuries. You know, you’re trying to keep everybody fresh. So, you need you need everybody out there on the field to take the reps. So, you know, we’ve got an emergency list, you know, that’s ready to go if a player gets hurt at a certain position. Um, you know, we have workouts during this time. So, it’s a it’s a busy time of year, but it’s it’s fun. It’s great. We’re we’re glad to be back to work and, you know, excited for the season. A guy that think can contribute immediately. What do you want to see in his first NFL training camp going through his rookie season? Yeah. Know what to do, then go out there and do it at a high level. He has a skill set. You know, Joe did a great job of of selecting him in the draft. He’s been good since he’s been here. Again, we got a couple days here without pads, but once the pads come out, I want him to play fast. I want to play aggressive, physical, no fear mentality, get after the quarterback, stop the run, you know, everything that’s required for for him at his position. Is there any concern with Andrew for for the opener at all? Or or are you under the impression that this pupless period is going to be a quick one? Yeah, he’ll he’ll he should be ready for the opener. Again, things change. You can never be 100%, but we’re going to take a day by day with him. He’s ready. He’ll be out there. But, um, you know, we anticipate him to be ready for the opener. Joe, what you’ve seen so far from Dart about his disposition, the way he carries himself suggests to you that he’ll be a good fit as a leader for this organization and in the market? Yeah, we we’ll see how that transpires. You know, he’s a young kid. He’s he’s only been here for a couple months, but you know, watching and talking to people down at at Old Miss, you know, where we went to school and, you know, the leadership that, you know, he he showed down there and, you know, what we’ve seen just personalitywise from him here. But, you know, that can be that can be tough at first. You know, we’ve been around some quarterbacks when you come in as a 21 22 year old and you know, now you’re it’s tough to go lead grown men that have been in the league for a long time. So, um it’ll happen organically, but um you know, we like the personality traits, the character traits, the leadership traits that, uh he possessed at Old Miss and you know, from what we’ve seen so far. Joe, it takes time to build depth on a roster. Um you know, we all, you know, concentrate on the starters and all that, but where do you think it is now? Do you think the team is short in any place? But you know, the fact that as as Brian said, you know, some guys go down unfortunately, this and that that there’s a this fortification in in the the back, you know, the second guys, the third guys. Where do you think you are with the depth? We’ll see. Paul, again, just going into day one, you know, there’s some young guys that we’ve just seen in shorts and t-shirts. So, what the once the pads come on, you know, interior, O line, Dline, you know, we’ll get a chance to see, you know, how those guys do when the pads come on. So, we feel good about where the roster is right now with the 91 players that we have with the international exemption. So, um you know, now is when the competition really begins over the next few weeks in training camp and um you know, I’m looking forward to that. But, yeah, we like the 91 we have now. We’re always going to be looking um you know, if there’s transactions or somebody’s cuts or trades, whatever it is, we’re always going to look to to do what’s best for the team. Do you feel like you’ve built a playoff team, like a playoff caliber team for year four? Yeah, we’re we’re just starting camp today. You know, I understand the question, but you know, the expectation is we’re going to be a competitive team, a competitive roster, and again, all that starts today. You always you always evaluate your process. Uh but the last two years, you know, you guys haven’t started well. Yeah. Um is there anything in the process maybe that that you’re that you’re thinking about changing in hopes of of changing that? Yeah, we’ve changed we’ve changed on a yearly basis. Um, and you know, we think we have a process set in place with the players that we have right now to to be ready to go. You know, we’re going to have to be, but it’s the first day, as Joe just mentioned, we have a a long, you know, 30 days or whatever it is. We play preseason game in 15 days, I think. But, you know, our focus is going to be on us and the improvements that we need to make and and like I said, I like the additions that we’ve we’ve added to our football team. uh the personalities, the competitiveness of these players, some of which played in the league at a high level, and the young players that we’ve added. So, again, we it takes time to build a team here. This is the time to do it in training camp, learn from mistakes, grow each day, and continue to improve, you know, all the way up until the start of the season. Your minds, can any of the other quarterbacks challenge Russell for the week one starting job, or is that door closed? That’s his. Yeah, like I said, these guys will be out here competing, but Russ is our starter. Both of you guys, you know, coming here, when you came here originally, it was always about, you know, a united front, the two of you together. I’m just curious, how has your relationship, your working relationship developed over time? Like how much Joe, have you learned about Daves and what you guys have gone through? And then maybe vice versa, Dave, what have you learned about Joe and his team and what what he has to do for you guys? Yeah, there’s a lot that that goes on to to running an operation. Uh there’s usually, we laugh about it all the time, 10 things that come up between 6:00 in the morning and and 9:00 like it did today. Different different things um organizationally, players from the rehab standpoint. Uh and then you you know, you work together. Look, we got a we got a great personal relationship, spend a lot of time together outside the building and a great working relationship. And there’s there’s things you learn every year. You know, maybe I shouldn’t have handled it this way. What do you see from your end outside looking in? And he asked the same thing. And that’s, you know, that’s how you try to get better. You, you know, you make mistakes. Uh, you communicate, try to get through the the things you need to get through and improve on them, ask for advice, get advice. Uh, but the good thing is, you know, we do a lot of things, like I said, outside the building as well. I think that helps. I think it helps the team when players do things outside the building so that when you hit rocky times or tough times or decision that needs to be made that you can, you know, sit there and talk about it and then, you know, again, don’t be disagreeable. You know, you could disagree, but you’re not going to be disagreeable all the time. Have good discussions. Do what’s best for the team. And, you know, that’s that’s why I enjoy working with Joe. Joe, you’re balancing. Yeah. I would say that, you know, the relationship outside the building, inside the building, and the communication and the respect that we have for each other. you know, both have been doing it for a long time. And the ability to have hard, honest conversations together with each other behind a closed door and, you know, evaluate decisions, whether it’s things we did in game or draft picks or players that walked out, came in, traded for, whatever we did, we’re always evaluated our decisions. But, um, you know, those hard honest conversations and the the amount of respect that we have for one another, um, you know, helps this thing work. And I think our the it sucks when you’re going through it, but the tough times help. Uh we’ve certainly had a few tough times, but you know, that’s when you that’s when you grow closer, too. That’s when you’re able to have those honest conversations. And um you never want to go through those tough times that you wish you were or sorry, wish you never lost a game. You wish you were where you wanted to be at the end of every season, but you know, that hasn’t been the case. But those help you um in the long run. When you’re as a coach, when you’re assessing the quarterback position, how do you balance a situation where you have a a veteran who you know what you’re going to get from him, you know what he can do in the league versus a young guy who when he shows he’s ready, maybe he’s not as savvy as a veteran, but has more upset. Like, how how do you kind of balance those two? Well, first it’s it’s a little bit different because even though we’ve have some quarterbacks that have been in the league, they’re in a new system. So, uh the verbiage, the cadence, the checks, the signals, all the things that you need to to do to play at a high level that that position, we’re still we’re still going through that with these guys. But you evaluate the players, I would say the same, Connor, but you also understand, you know, at this time of year, it’s it’s it’s easy to look at veteran players, uh, not just at the quarterback position and guys that have had a lot of experience in the league and have been through things and you you kind of know, all right, they got it. They’re not going to make a lot of mistakes. You trust them as a coach. Uh, versus some young players who, you know, are pretty skillful. Maybe they’re a little quicker, maybe they’re a little faster, but you know, there’s two or three mistakes a day. What you evaluate, Connor, is, you know, are you error repeater? You make the same mistake the next day and then the next day. And if that’s the case, it’s hard to put a player out there that does that. If they’re learning from their mistakes, which all all players are going to learn from them, but these young players, uh, they got to learn quick. Like I said, this time of year, you know, OTAAS are great. We got a lot accomplished. I think we did a a really good job as a staff and as as players out there, but time’s short. You don’t have a lot of it before the first game and we have to know what our vision is leading up to September here. So, you evaluate them, you give them ample opportunity. We’ll do another, you know, a period at the end which is a young player period where they get a few more reps. Um, but they got to they got to go, you know, and they got to learn from the mistakes that they make and they don’t make them the next time. to keep developing them. They keep making the same one over and over. It’s hard to put them out there. Joe, from your perspective, what will determine when Jackson is ready to play? How will you know? That’s probably more of a question for him. Yeah. I’m not going to Yeah, I’ll lean on him for that again. Like he just talked about error repeaters. Like I could watch practice and you guys can watch it and then you get back and you even after games and I get in there with AES on a Monday morning or after practice and oh he was supposed to run this, you know, that wasn’t on Jackson. So, um I’m not in the meetings every day. So, I lean on those guys in our personnel meetings and you know these guys have been doing it a long time. We’ve got a really good offensive staff and when they feel he’s ready, the time’s right or the circumstances right then, then we’ll have those conversations. Then, obviously is the starter though. Yeah. Just a quick follow up through the spring. How has Jackson been with those errors? Is he a Peter? Has he been He’s done good. Yeah, I cover I said that I think the last day I was here. He’s he had a good spring and we need to build. when you go away for a month, you you forget things, too. So, it’s not we’re not starting over, but you know, yesterday we had an hour and a half, hour, 45 minute meeting. We didn’t have a meeting before this practice. So, we’re going out there and it’s it’s we’re going right away. So, u we’ll see how these guys do every day. But Jackson’s a guy that, you know, put some time in. He’s got the right qualities as Joe mentioned. Um, you know, he’ll continue to get better day by day and and that’s what we’re going to ask of him. Joe, obviously Russ is Russ is a starter. Um, I’m wondering how you generally feel about, you know, sort of, for lack of a better term, red shirting a quarterback or a first round pick and sort of having them sit the majority or most of the year. Yeah. You know, going through the process, we have Mike Cafka on the roster or on the staff obviously as our offensive coordinator. He was in Kansas City with Patrick Mahomes. I think he played one game at the end of the year. So, we’ve seen that. Um, you know, our plan in Buffalo was for Josh to probably not play much his first year, but the way it worked out halftime of the first game, we’re getting blown out by Baltimore, we put him in and, you know, he played the rest of the year. So, um, you know, I think there’s some real benefits from sitting and learning um, specifically from some of the guys in the room that have the experience that they have. But, um, you know, if the coaching staff at some point feels it’s right and he’s ready, then, you know, I’ll leave that up to them. What rookies have you had your eyes on or expecting to stand out during this training camp? Yeah, this is this is a good time for these rookies. They’ve they’ve had an OTAA, you know, a bunch of them, but now now we really get to see them once the pads come on in the preseason games and and how they’re developing and and how they can improve each day. And then, you know, those preseason games are important when you see live action where you can actually tackle and hit the quarterback and do all those type of things. So, again, I I’ve said this before. I think Joe and his staff did a great job with with the draft. Thought that last year like the young guys that we have and now it’s, you know, they have to go out there and do it though. Um, it’s not going to be handed to them. They got to go out there and they got to perform at a high level with great discipline and attention to detail and a team first attitude and tremendous work ethic and and that goes for all the players. We didn’t see Scatabo and Darius Alexander a lot in the spring. Are they full go when we get here? Ready to go.

Head Coach Brian Daboll and GM Joe Schoen speak to the media before day one of training camp at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center. Presented by Ford.

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