Jets backup quarterback Matt Simms, son of former Giants QB Phil Simms, took a timeout during the final week of preseason for some Q&A with Steve Serby.
Q: Has your father, Phil Simms, shared Giants stories, Bill Parcells stories or anything like that with you?
A: He's shared a few with me over the years, for sure.
Q: What's the best one he's told you?
A: The one that always stays really relevant with me, one day I guess, my father was talking to Coach Parcells, and he's just saying something about the game or whatever, and I guess Parcells goes, "No. You're a battleship commander, you need to demand everything from them at every moment of every day. And you need to take control of your battleship like you're going to war all the time." And for some reason, that story has really kinda hit home with me. Because when you really are out there, it is your ship. You're either moving the offense, or you're sinking. I like that story. I like the thought of, "Yes, I am a commander, I need to take control of our army and control the team." It's something that's probably been more important to me of late these past two years.
Paul J. Bereswill
Matt Simms
Q: On Opening Day, tell Jets fans why they should feel OK with you as the possible backup.
A: Hey, they have their own opinions, they can think whatever they want, the Jets fans, but I think I've shown in the preseason that I can get it done when my number's called, from the start and to the finish of the game, and hopefully they can just believe in the local guy to get it done for 'em so . .. (smile).
Q: How would you compare yourself as a quarterback to your brother and your father?
A: It's tough for me to say just because I didn't really actually like grow up watching my father. But I think that our style of play is actually pretty similar.
Q: To your dad.
A: Yeah, and my brother too. We like to throw the ball down the field and show off our arms. I think that we're better athletes than most people give us credit for too, at times. I don't know, I kinda like having the gunslinger mentality, to be honest with you. I like to think like that, to be aggressive, and have fun.
Q: Give me a scouting report on you.
A: Strong arm ... good athlete ... can improvise and extend plays ... and hopefully continue to make the right decisions (chuckle).
Q: You belong in this league?
A: I believe I do,. This preseason has given me a tremendous amount of confidence. ... Marty [Mornhinweg, offensive coordinator] has just given me so much confidence in myself in leading this team. I'm truly grateful for the opportunity that all the coaches here have given me.
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