HEAD COACH LOVIE SMITH
“I have to admit, I’m kind of surprised that all of you are here. Isn’t there a parade going on right now? It’s a workday for me and for you too. But it is great. Dusty Baker has been such a great manager for so long. You just kind of just assume that he had won a World Series and led his team multiple times. But for this to be his first one is pretty special. It couldn’t happen to a better guy. Excited for our Astros. For us, it’s a workday for us. We have a big game against the Giants coming up. It’s as simple as that. They’ve played good football this year, starting with how their quarterback Daniel Jones has played. First off, he’s a lot better athlete than he’s given credit for. Everybody assumes he’s just a stand in the pocket thrower. He can make all the throws, but I think he’s been really effective when he’s gotten out on the perimeter. They do a really good job with boots. Mike Kafka of course and (Brian) Daboll, I mean their coaches have done a great with designing some plays to take advantage of his talents. It always starts at quarterback, but Saquon Barkley, the conversation goes to him quickly. Loved him in college and what he’s done in the league. He’s an outstanding player. A big guy that can run in between the tackles, he can make you miss in the open field and he also has excellent speed. So that’ll be a good, big challenge for us. On the other side of the ball, no one will blitz us as much as they will blitz. Of course, I’m very familiar with (Kayvon) Thibodeaux, spent a lot of time with him. Fabian Moreau, who was on our team, is playing good football for them. Good football team. Big challenge for us. We’ve taken a couple of days off, of course. Our players will be back officially in the building tomorrow, and we’ll get back on our game week routine.”
What has surprised you most about the Giants turnaround this year?
“If you just look at the guys I’m talking about, they’ve been there. I feel like they have a pretty good…
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