October 1, 2009

It feels good to be 3-0. I feel like we took another step in the right direction when we shut out Tampa Bay but we still have a ways to go, there’s still room for improvement. We have a long season ahead of us.

It’s hard to shut out any team in the NFL but we played well in all three phases of the game, offense, defense and special teams. The offense did a great job of controlling the football. That really makes our job easier when the offense is on the field for a long time sustaining drives. Any time we’re not on the field, it’s a good thing.

Now we’ve got Kansas City. They’re a good team even though their record doesn’t indicate that. They have a solid offensive line. We can’t go in there relaxed and feel cool and calm just because we’re 3-0.  Last year we were 4-0 and headed into Cleveland and they gave us a tough game. The Chiefs have guys getting paid to play, too, and each week is different so you can’t ever relax.

We’ve really been grinding it out this season. Long hours at work trying to get better, studying film. I spend the off days with my wife, sometimes we catch a movie or something, but it’s grinding time. We have all of our fun in the off-season, during the summer.

I love the New York area. It’s a very different atmosphere from where I grew up in Florida, but my wife and I love it up here. This is our second home.

Back to football, we have to get some sacks against the Chiefs on Sunday. We’ve gotten a lot of QB hits the last couple of weeks but not a lot of sacks. We have to start getting them, we pride ourselves on that. We up front have to stop the run to give our guys a chance to hit the quarterback.

Fred Robbins is a starting defensive tackle for the New York Giants. His blog for www.playerpress.com runs at www.fredrobbins98.com.