Giants first-round draft pick Evan Neal, an offensive tackle out of Alabama, blocks out some time for a Q&A session with Post columnist Steve Serby.
Q: But you like pancakes too, don’t you?Q: What is so great about a pancake block?
A: Yeah. No one wants to see someone get bullied. So if there was a time where I had to step in, I’ll step in. Growing up, nobody really wanted to fight me, so I definitely kind of used to that my advantage taking up for guys, for people, that really couldn’t take up for themself.A: I really don’t want to get too specific into details or anything like that, man, but I was in high school, and I walked into a room where two guys were beating up on this other guy for no reason.
A: Keep my quarterback clean and opening up holes for the running back. As an offensive lineman, it’s a thankless position. It’s all guts and no glory, and that’s what I like about it. People don’t come to the games to watch us, so it’s kind of like another game within itself. For people that really, really understand football, they understand what I’m talking about, like offensive line play, it doesn’t even have a ball involved.
A: Thankfully, I hadn’t had like a serious injury or anything like that, so probably just going to Alabama, just being young, just being thrust into a starting role and having to learn on the fly.A: He’s laid-back, cool under pressure. I never really saw a moment where I’ve ever seen him rattled. He’s been that way ever since I’ve known him, just a poised guy.A: I feel like Bryce has the capability and potential to make his ceiling as he wants to make it.
A: It’s gonna work out good, man, it’s gonna work out awesome. It’s gonna be a new experience for me. New experiences are always good for sure.A: I haven’t, but I flew into LaGuardia Airport and we drove through to get to New Jersey. But I haven’t actually like been in the city.A: They didn’t really have many. I scoured the internet, I found a game. I definitely feel I coulda took him for sure. Tulane would probably have to reach back deep into the archives to find that.