EAST RUTHERFORD -- Giants head coach Ben McAdoo broke from his usual routine and spoke to reporters after practice Thursday to address an ESPN report citing two anonymous players who blasted the coach and said he has lost the locker room.

Here is a transcript of McAdoo's comments as came off the practice field:

How do you respond to the comments Wednesday?

"First things first, I have an open-door policy. Any player who has anything to say is welcome to come in the front door and talk. I've had a couple of those conversations over the last couple of weeks and I welcome those conversations.

"The next thing is pretty simple. It's hard to help a player when they don't put their name on a quote. So, if they need some help, come see me. I'm the guy who can help them.

"On the first day of training camp, we get together and I talk about the difference between bitching and complaining. There's a difference for me. Nobody wants to be around a constant complainer. That doesn't help the team, that doesn't help the chemistry. That doesn't help anything get any better. But each player maybe has a bitch, and if you have a bitch, I can understand that. Because if you don't, I'm not doing it right."

Is it an affront to you?

"I don't take things personal in this business. Everything I'm focused on is trying to put these guys in a position to be successful and put them in a position to win a game this week."

Did you address the report with the players?

"There are no names on the quotes so, to me, there's nothing to address. Let's get some names on the quotes and I'll try to help them."

Do you doubt someone said that?

"Anonymous quotes can come from a lot of places. May not come from the 53. I'm not doubting. If I know who it's coming from, I can address it."

One of the complaints was you are fining players more. Is that true?

"I don't fine players. Players fine themselves. We have rules in place, the standards aren't going to change. We're going to hold guys accountable."

Have you heard players complaining about Saturday's practices?

"We work 48-53 minutes on Saturday, I believe. Some guys like it, some guys don't. There's a philosophy to it. I believe in it. Building guys up on Wednesdays and Thursdays and touching a high load on Thursday is important. Bringing them back down on Friday, recovering them.

"Touching a little speed on the day before a game will get you ready to ignite and get your energy and speed going on Sunday. ... It's called Launch Day. We talk about it right before the season starts and why we do it."

Are you concerned about the defense? These comments seem to be coming from defensive players and they just gave up 51 points.

"I'm not concerned about it. I believe we have talented guys with integrity in the locker room. If a guy needs help, my door is open."

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