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New York Giants head coach Joe Judge is consistently a glass half-full guy when it comes to his postgame press conferences. No matter what he says to the players in the locker-room, he’ll come out, face the media and spin a web of positivity.
Such was the case following a 21-6 loss to the Dallas Cowboys in Week 15.
Although Judge was less than pleased with the team’s execution, he took the high road when it came to their effort.
“Thought the effort of the team was what we needed, but obviously the execution was not. Too many self-inflicted wounds today. Thought we had a chance for success. We had our shots, but we’ve got to make the most of them,” Judge said.
Ultimately, however, Judge acknowledged that the turnovers (4) ultimately doomed the Giants and overshadowed the solid effort.
“You’re not going to win a lot of games in this league with four turnovers. That’s obviously something we preach and work on consistently. We’ve got to make sure that we eliminate the turnovers. Too many penalties today,” Judge added.
Still, there’s no quit in these Giants. And to Judge’s credit, there really isn’t. No matter how badly they’re being beaten, Judge’s players continue to fight. It may be their only saving grace.
“In terms of as a team, I see these guys still sticking together and working very hard, pushing and rallying on through the finish of the game,” Judge said.
“There are things we have to fix in all three phases. No one played perfect. I liked the effort out there. There were a lot of moving pieces this week on defense with some of the injuries up front and obviously a lot of moving parts on the backend with DBs that were out of the game for different reasons. That unit going out there and preparing on very, very short notice – they really had about one walkthrough together as a team to get ready for the game, so I was proud of how those guys came together and played with good effort. . . I am proud of the overall effort that the guys played with.”
Judge and the Giants look to put forth another solid effort in Week 16 against the Philadelphia Eagles. Can they end their recent losing streak? Who knows, but you can bet Judge will be pleased with the effort regardless of outcome.
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