Super Bowl XLVI – Tuesday, January 31, 2012(on if Coach Belichick said anything to the team to get them ready for everything outside of the game) “Oh yeah, he does a great job of that. As far as attention to detail on the field and preparation goes, he’s just as well giving us the rundown of how this week is going to go as well off the field. We’re very prepared going into this thing. Enjoy it. Not a lot of people get here. A lot of great players in their career don’t even get to this point, so definitely enjoy it, but still on Sunday, we have a game to play. We’re preparing for the game and that’s why we’re here.”
(on if the defense ignores the rankings now) “What rankings? It’s postseason. Like I just said, all that stuff goes out the window. You can just throw it all out. Accolades, individual awards, records, stats, just throw it out. You’ve got to throw it out the window. It’s a fresh start. Basically, anything can happen. You just want to win that first one, concentrate on winning that first one and hey, you’re playing in that next one. You’re playing for the Super Bowl. We’re playing for each other. We just want to go out there and just work as hard as we can and just get the opportunity to get to this point.”
(on if the defense is completely different from the regular season) “We are what we put out there on game day. That’s what we are. If we go out there and don’t play with each other, play as individuals or just run around there and not do our job, then hey, that’s what it is. Perception is reality. That’s what we see on film. I think we’ve been doing a good job of knowing what our goal is and like I said, playing for each other. I can’t say that enough. I feel like that was really the turning point for us. It brought us in as a defense. Vince (Wilfork) and Jerod (Mayo) brought us in and said, ‘Hey fellas, anything else doesn’t matter as far as any other accolades or awards you’re shooting for. You’re in it for the wrong thing.’ I can’t speak enough about our leadership as far as Vince and Jerod. They did a great job of rallying us. Look where we are now. We still have one more, one more task at hand though.”
(on how he would describe Julian Edelman as a cornerback) “Feisty. He is very, very feisty. If there was a word I had to choose, it would be that. He brings so much energy to not only the defense. Offensively, he’s a great player, energy guy. Special teams, high energy, just feisty, high energy and just fun. He’s the type of guy you can just look out on the field and just tell he’s out there having fun. You almost have to shut him up sometimes because he’s out there just talking your head off or whatever the case is. He’s a great teammate.”
(on his first impression of Julian Edelman on defense) “‘This should be interesting’, but he’s done a great job. He’s out there throwing his body around and he’s a better tackler than I would have thought. A lot of credit has to go to him in order to take on all those rolls. All that extra workload speaks a lot about a guys’ professionalism.”
(on the Giants feeling like they can exploit Julian Edelman since he’s not a true cornerback) “I’m confident and capable in whoever we have out there. Everybody knows what job they specifically have to do and we’re all confident that they’re going to get it done.”
(on if could imagine playing on offense and defense like Julian Edelman) “That’s hard. It’s definitely easier said than done I would have to say. They say the old saying, ‘The more you can do, right? He’s definitely done a great job of that.”
(on the most difficult part of playing offense and defense) “Preparation. The offense is complicated enough. I overhear some of the plays sometimes with the offense and one play sounds like three sentences long. I can only imagine offense is hard enough on this team. Then to come over on defense and things like that, it’s got to be hard on a guy. Not only him, (Matthew) Slater as well came over and played defense. I can’t speak enough of how much credit they should have in doing that.”
(on if they prepare any different for a passing team like the Giants) “For every team you play, I think our coaches do a great job as far as scouting them, breaking them down, and then we get our game plan. They make a specific game plan for that team. You definitely want to try to take away their strengths in every game plan that they make up. We’re going to go out there and fly around. I can’t say enough about how talented they are, how much of a challenge it’s going to be. I think at the end of the day, whatever team makes more plays is the team that deserves to win.”
(on if Hakeem Nicks can spread a defense thin) “They’re talented but we feel we’re pretty good, too. I don’t want to sound like a broken record, but whatever team makes the most plays is going to be the team that wins.”
(on if it’s exciting to be out at Media Day) “Yes, it’s definitely surreal right now. Growing up, this is what it’s all about, being in this moment. We’re just enjoying it the best we can as a team, but we also know at the end of the day, it’s still a business trip.”
(on if he sees areas where he can get interceptions) “He’s (Eli Manning) not making a lot of mistakes. Watching film, they’re such on the same page with Eli, the receivers and Eli, it’s hard to really say, ‘This is where we’re going to exploit him.’ We try to be a very opportunistic defense, so when the situation presents itself, hopefully we can capitalize.”
(on if he’s confident he can come down with the ball if it’s thrown in his area) “Yes sir, have to be or you’re playing the wrong position.”
(on if he grew up a Redskins fan) “Diehard. Entire family.”
(on if the Redskins have struggled for most of his life) “The majority, as far as I can remember. They were pretty good in the ‘80s or early ‘90s or something like that, but a majority, yeah. When you’re a diehard fan, win or lose, that’s your team. I’m a Patriot, diehard Patriot.”
(on if he dreamed about playing for the Redskins in high school) “Most guys did. I’ve been very hometown since the beginning. I love the Wizards, Capitals, Orioles. We had the Nationals. I’ve been very hometown growing up and actually my fiancée is a diehard Cowboys fan, so I don’t know how this marriage is going to work. She’s a Patriots fan by default. In this game, I’m doing what I’m doing and she still reps her Cowboys stuff, so I say all the time, ‘What’s up with that?’”
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