Eli Manning
(on how it felt to be back out there)
"“I feel fine. It was great to get out there and get used to getting hit again. We still have a lot of work to do, and we’ve got guys to get healthy. We’ve got a short week of practice, and then we’ll get ready for the season.”"
(on feeling rusty)
"“I guess I felt a little rusty. A couple of throws I made were tough. I want to look at the film and see what happened on them.”"
(on general analysis of the offense in the first half)
"“We did a couple of good things. The one drive was going really well, we got down there and had 2nd-and-a-foot at the 15-yard line. We tried three straight running plays and got no yards, and we came away from the drive with no points, but that’s our fault. We have room for some improvement. The preseason is all about getting our rhythm back, and we’ll be ready.”"
(on coming out of the game at halftime)
"“I’m just doing what the coaches say. I don’t argue with them. It’s the preseason, and one of the goals is to get out of the game healthy, so that’s how we planned it.”"
Victor Cruz
(on his touchdown)
"“The touchdown, it was good. It was off a corner route, and Rhett [Bomar] just threw a good ball, and I just made a play in the corner of the end zone. We practice that play routinely when we get in the red zone. It’s a pretty routine play between me and Rhett. The defensive back always tries to rip the ball out when you hit the ground, so it makes it seem like you don’t have full possession, so I was just trying to keep a strong hold on it as I went to the ground. I just came out with the ball, held it up to the ref, and showed him I had it.”"
(on the offense)
"“The offense… You’re going to struggle early on and things like that. You just have to try to carry the momentum, and move forward, and try to make positives out of negatives because there’s always going to be adversity. But you just have to move forward, be positive and keep trying to make things happen.”"
Brandon Jacobs
(on the offensive play)
"“I thought we played OK. There’s a lot of room for improvement. We had a lot of things that we were confused among, a few guys in certain groups. We can certainly get better. This is the preseason; you go out there to get some guys evaluated and of course find yourself.”"
(on getting ready for the regular season)
"“We need a lot of work. We’ve got 11 days, I think it is, so we’ve got to get better within that timeframe to get ready for the Carolina Panthers. Right now I’m just trying to make the team.”"
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