You just mentioned you train every day, but what is the "Tom Coughlin workout"? Is it just the usual yelling around the practice field?
Actually, coach doesn't do that like he used to. I remember when I first got here, he used to stay on us and he hollered at us, but once he gained our trust from year to year, he's gotten better. I don't know if it came with age or winning the Super Bowl, but he's not as verbal as he used to be.

What's the best coherent sentence you've heard him say?
One of his favorite quotes he told us was, "Don't tell me how rough the water is. Just bring the ship in." Actually, it kinda worked—when times are tough, that's a good quote to remember.

Okay, let's say I was training to be a safety for the New York Giants. I want you to critique my nutritional diet. For breakfast, I usually grab a bagel with cream cheese down the street.
Oh, no. That's not enough. That will not hold you for practice. I eat oatmeal. I'm from the South so I like grits. I like pancakes. I try to eat things like turkey sausages for protein but not pork. I stay away from that. I eat a balanced breakfast with fruit and orange juice—different things like that. But, definitely, you have to eat more than a bagel, or else you'd be starving by the time you got through practice.

So, for lunch, yesterday I went to Taco Bell. I got a No. 6 with two crunchy tacos and a grilled steak soft taco.
Aw, man. Fast food? You gotta cut out fast food. I mean, that's still the hardest thing for me because I get fast food here and there. But, fast food is the worst. I mean, you have to stay away from that greasy, greasy food. The fries, the hamburgers.

You're killing me here.
You have to, man. Just go to Quiznos or Subway. I go to Quiznos all the time. That's one of my favorite places to grab food.

So, for dinner: fried lasagna dipped in gravy, marinated with Crisco and topped with a tub of Cool Whip. What do you say to that?
In football, that's what we call a bad ball. Now, lasagna is good. I eat a lot of pasta, and different things that give you energy like chicken, rice and beans, potatoes—things like that.

Fine, I think we can conclude that I'll be dying a deliciously greasy death. Are there any favorite restaurants you look forward to going to when you fly around the country?
You know, me and Corey Webster, we try and find a different restaurant every time we go to a different city. When we're home we go to Houston's. Actually, that's one of my favorite restaurants. Houston's has got those crab cakes that are the best. When we're away we try to find different restaurants—I remember when we were in St. Louis we found this soul food restaurant called Sweetie Pie. They hadvethe best southern food ever.

If the Giants hadn't drafted you, what would you be doing right now?
I would have probably continued my education in construction management. That's one of the things I focus on outside of football. Even here, with the Giants, I interned for them.

Are you helping to build the new Giants Stadium?
Yeah. I did that in the offseason.

We have a Cowboys fan in the office.
Oh, no.

He wants to know, from a Giant player's perspective, did the media come down too hard on Tony Romo last year for going to Cabo before playoffs game against you guys?
I mean, I try not to get too involved with the media, but obviously sometimes you have to separate your personal life from your work. However that got leaked out, it was kind of his fault. And the media tries to find things to talk about, so try to keep your personal life and your business life separate. That's the main thing for me.

Okay, now for what everyone's been waiting for—who's your favorite TV butler: Geoffrey from Fresh Prince, Mr. Belvedere, or Alfred from Batman?
Definitely Geoffrey from Fresh Prince.

—Transcribed by Elizabeth Zink