RoanokeFan
02-02-2012, 07:17 PM
GIANTS' ANTREL ROLLE HAS CHANGED SINCE MEETING, SAYS PERRY FEWELL (http://www.nj.com/giants/index.ssf/2012/02/giants_antrel_rolle_has_change.html)
"Giants (http://www.nj.com/giants/) defensive coordinator Perry
Fewell called Antrel Rolle into his office for a meeting at some point during
the regular season — Fewell estimated it to be in November, though neither could
remember exactly when.
The reason for the impromptu meeting was simple: Fewell didn’t like what he
was seeing in the safety-turned-nickel cornerback. He knew Rolle was upset about
his position change; Rolle had made public that he believed the nickel back
position wasn’t the best way to use his talents. </p>
So Fewell thought Rolle needed a reminder that the team is bigger than he is.
And he struck a cord by mentioning Deon Grant, Rolle’s best friend on the team,
and putting the team’s goal in perspective.</p>
“He said, ‘’Trel, you have to think about it this way: You and Deon are
tight, right?’” Rolle told The Star-Ledger, recalling the conversation between
he and Fewell. </p>
“I said, ‘Yeah.’ </p>
“He said, ‘Y’all are like brothers, right?’</p>
“I said, ‘Yeah.’ </p>
“He said, ‘How many more opportunities do you think he’s going to get to
actually reach a Super Bowl or win a Super Bowl?’ </p>
“And when I thought about that, it actually brought tears to my eyes and from
that point on I never saw the game about me. I never saw the game about anything
having to deal with me. I saw the game about my teammates, I saw the game most
of all about Coach Coughlin, and I saw the game most of all about Deon
Grant.”</p>
Fewell said he’s seen a change in Rolle since that meeting, which became
another step in Rolle’s steady evolution from disgruntled newcomer to Tom
Coughlin enthusiast over the course of a year.</p>
“I just wanted him to think about when we’re going out and we’re playing,
there are some guys that probably won’t get a chance to play anymore after this
year,” Fewell said. “And it could be your best buddy. It could be the guy you
sit next to in the meeting. </p>
“We got to think about team before we think about anything else. As a leader
— that’s what he is on our football team — he has to lead and not just for
himself, but for others. So I just wanted him to think about that as the leader
of our defense so he could really take in the total perspective.”</p>
"Giants (http://www.nj.com/giants/) defensive coordinator Perry
Fewell called Antrel Rolle into his office for a meeting at some point during
the regular season — Fewell estimated it to be in November, though neither could
remember exactly when.
The reason for the impromptu meeting was simple: Fewell didn’t like what he
was seeing in the safety-turned-nickel cornerback. He knew Rolle was upset about
his position change; Rolle had made public that he believed the nickel back
position wasn’t the best way to use his talents. </p>
So Fewell thought Rolle needed a reminder that the team is bigger than he is.
And he struck a cord by mentioning Deon Grant, Rolle’s best friend on the team,
and putting the team’s goal in perspective.</p>
“He said, ‘’Trel, you have to think about it this way: You and Deon are
tight, right?’” Rolle told The Star-Ledger, recalling the conversation between
he and Fewell. </p>
“I said, ‘Yeah.’ </p>
“He said, ‘Y’all are like brothers, right?’</p>
“I said, ‘Yeah.’ </p>
“He said, ‘How many more opportunities do you think he’s going to get to
actually reach a Super Bowl or win a Super Bowl?’ </p>
“And when I thought about that, it actually brought tears to my eyes and from
that point on I never saw the game about me. I never saw the game about anything
having to deal with me. I saw the game about my teammates, I saw the game most
of all about Coach Coughlin, and I saw the game most of all about Deon
Grant.”</p>
Fewell said he’s seen a change in Rolle since that meeting, which became
another step in Rolle’s steady evolution from disgruntled newcomer to Tom
Coughlin enthusiast over the course of a year.</p>
“I just wanted him to think about when we’re going out and we’re playing,
there are some guys that probably won’t get a chance to play anymore after this
year,” Fewell said. “And it could be your best buddy. It could be the guy you
sit next to in the meeting. </p>
“We got to think about team before we think about anything else. As a leader
— that’s what he is on our football team — he has to lead and not just for
himself, but for others. So I just wanted him to think about that as the leader
of our defense so he could really take in the total perspective.”</p>