BBB in 10: Joe Schoen has changed this common f...
Love the Giants' banter but don’t have an hour? Check out a new segment, “Big Blue Banter in 10 (or so!),” where you’ll find some of the hottest takes from the most recent show banter. Dan and Nick discuss Joe Schoen's plan to invest in the trenches.
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BBB in 10: Giants got one over on the NFL with ...
Love the Giants' banter but don’t have an hour? Check out a new segment, “Big Blue Banter in 10 (or so!),” where you’ll find some of the hottest takes from the most recent show banter. Dan and Nick discuss how Joe Schoen struck gold in Isaiah Hodgins and how the young receiver helped the Giants transform their offense.
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BBB in 10: Joe Schoen already conquered his mos...
Love the Giants' banter but don’t have an hour? Check out a new segment, “Big Blue Banter in 10 (or so!),” where you’ll find some of the hottest takes from the most recent show banter. Dan and Nick talk about how Schoen already overcame his biggest hurdle as a general manager.
8 min
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Joe Schoen’s 5 best moves so far as Giants GM
Dan and Nick break down the five moves Giants general manager Joe Schoen has made in his first two offseasons that have differentiated him from the rest of the NFL GMs. They break down each move in descending order with their fifth-best ranked move first. They assess a value to each move based on the difficulty for Schoen to pull them off and how much of an edge (value wise) these moves gave the Giants at the time and moving forward.
69 min
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Ranking the Giants position by position vs. the...
Dan and Nick respond to an interesting question a listener posed to them a few weeks back – where do the Giants stack up vs the rest of the NFC East? The best way to do this was to go position by position so that’s exactly what they did. They ranked each position group in the NFC East and then totaled up the points each team accrued. This exercise proved to be interesting and surprising in many ways as it pertains to the strengths of each roster and also where the division stacks up vs. the NFL.
66 min
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Minicamp wrap-up: Fastest WR on the Giants? + K...
Dan and Nick recap the final day of Giants minicamp by breaking down some of the key storylines from practice while also diving into key topics surrounding the team like expectations for second-year tight end Daniel Bellinger after the addition of Darren Waller, why it’s not surprising to hear George Kittle join Travis Kelce in name-dropping Bellinger as the next tight end to breakout and more. They also discuss who is the fastest WR on the team and what that speed will mean to the scheme in 2023, Deonte Banks’ trait that stood out to the Giants because of the man-coverage heavy scheme they run and a lot more.
40 min
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Barkley ominous about contract & playing under ...
Dan and Nick dive into Saquon Barkley’s recent comments to the media at his event from this past weekend. They discuss everything he said about the current contract negotiations, who has the leverage, whether Barkley means it when he says he might not play under and sign the franchise tag, what options the Giants have if Barkley decides not to play under the tag and what he means to the success of the offense both now, in 2022 and moving forward.
37 min
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Minicamp: Parris Campbell gets in a groove, No....
Dan and Nick break down the Giants first of two mandatory minicamp practices by looking through some of the key plays and different players who worked with the first team offense and defense. They discuss Parris Campbell’s consistent practice, an interesting battle brewing for the second safety spot, what the depth at wide receiver means and then they focus on why they feel more confident about the Giants’ defensive front – and pass rush in particular. They make the case for why they believe the Giants could be a darkhorse candidate to be the best pass rush in the NFL in 2023
41 min
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OTAs recap: Xavier McKinney’s ceiling with Wink...
Dan and Nick break down the latest week of Giants OTA practices that was cut short by the air quality situation in East Rutherford. They discuss the ceiling for Xavier McKinney as he enters Year 2 in a Wink Martindale defense and what that might mean for his future with the franchise, the steady drumbeat building for second-year linebacker Micah McFadden, whether or not Jamison Crowder is more of a sleeper than people realize and a lot more.
50 min
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Rankings the Giants’ biggest strengths by posit...
Dan and Nick dive into a breakdown of the Giants’ roster by ranking the position groups from 1-14 and breaking them down in reverse order. Nick and Dan have a different set of rankings so they discuss the differences in where they view the position groups, how each position ranks relative to the NFL and a lot more.
73 min
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OTAs recap: Why we’re so much higher on Isaiah ...
Dan and Nick break down the Giants’ second set of OTAs practices on Tuesday and Wednseday. Like in past OTA recaps, they dive deeper into off shoots of discussions on specific players and positions based on the 2022 and prior game film. This podcast dove into a deeper discussion on Isaiah Hodgins and the wide receiver corps. They also discussed the cornerback trio from Wednesday’s practice and why it’s ideal of the 2023 season, a cornerback possibly converting to safety and a lot more.
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OTAs #3 recap: Waller making his presence felt ...
Dan and Nick break down the first Giants OTA practice that was open to the media. They discuss standout performers Darren Waller and Darius Slayton and break down why it’s important that Waller is already shining both on and off the field as he attempts to pick up a diverse passing game with option routes. They dive into Slayton’s sleeper appeal in Year 2 of the Daboll/Kafka offense. They discuss John Michael Schmitz, the incoming and interesting battle at left guard, Adoree Jackson returning punts at OTAs, and a lot more.
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State of the Giants: LIVE Q&A
Dan and Nick do a state of the Giants show LIVE on Youtube where they break down everything surrounding the team generated from you, the listener. They go question by question trying to keep up with as many as possible and discuss the team's ideal offensive line combination for 2023, darkhorses to make a major impact in 2023 and a lot more.
88 min
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Giants salary cap analysis w/ PFF Brad: Current...
Dan and Nick are joined by PFF Brad, one of the most well-versed salary cap analysts in the business, to discuss the Giants’ current and future salary cap situation. They also dive into the salary cap situations of other teams in the NFC East. Finally, they answer questions from the listeners pertaining to the salary cap. In this show, Brad provides a deep dive that breaks down the Daniel Jones and Dexter Lawrence contracts, what to do about the Saquon Barkley contract situation and how the Eagles have been manipulating the cap. Specifically, he breaks down the potential pitfalls and risk involved in how the Eagles structured Jalen Hurts’ contract. Plus, a lot more good nuggets on the cap!
46 min
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Giants schedule analysis: Must-win games + why ...
Dan and Nick break down the Giants’ 2023 schedule. They do a game-by-game breakdown but first discuss important factors like their implied odds and how it impacts the schedule, the one position group they’ll be facing that has some of the most talented players in the NFL on opposing teams and more. They also break down when they would’ve liked to play each team, which leads them to more scheduling wins and losses, and a lot more.
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Getting to know the Giants UDFAs
Nick Falato goes solo to break down the Giants' 2023 undrafted free agents and who may have a chance to make the 2023 roster.
58 min
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Draft & Roster Review w/ Giants.com’s John Schm...
Dan and Nick are joined by http://Giants.com’s John Schmeelk to break down the 2023 draft class and the roster fallout at key positions and for players who’s playing time is a bit more uncertain after the draft haul. They break down 30k foot questions on the draft process and trades, each draft pick, and discuss key players like Evan Neal, Darren Waller, Daniel Bellinger and more.
49 min
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NFC East Draft grades: Eagles&Giants lead the p...
Dan and Nick break down their annual review of the other three NFC east division rivals 2023 NFL Draft classes. They break down each team’s picks for their Days 1 and 2, overall Draft philosophies, and more. Finally, they hand out Draft Grades
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Giants Draft “30K view”: The vision & the execu...
Dan and Nick take their annual 30,000 foot view look at the Giants 2023 Draft. They discuss themes such as adding speed and how it was addressed, other weaknesses from the 2022 game tape that needed addressing, they take a long look at the process of trading up twice and what it means plus a lot more.
58 min
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Day 3 Draft + UDFA Recap: Bet on Traits Theme
Dan and Nick break down the Giants' Day 3 draft picks starting with RB Eric Gray before diving into a few words on the UDFAs as a look ahead to a larger UDFA podcast to come. They break down each prospect, the themes behind drafting them, what Schoen said about how these prospects fit from a skill set and traits standpoint and a lot more.
74 min
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How the Giants maximized value on Day 2 of the ...
Dan and Nick break down Day 2 of the NFL Draft for the New York Giants and recap why they’re so excited about landing John Michael Schmitz and Jalin Hyatt with their Day 2 picks. They break down the scouting reports on each players, quotes from Joe Schoen and Brian Daboll, the decision to trade up for Hyatt, what they bring to the offense and a lot more.
78 min
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Day 1 Giants Draft Recap + Day 2 targets
Dan and Nick break down the Giants' first day of the draft and why they're so excited about landing Deonte Banks in Round 1. They discuss why cornerback was such a big need not just on paper but specific to Wink Martdinale's scheme, they break down Banks with a scouting report, they discuss the decision to trade up, they break down other notable drafts including every NFC East haul and finally they dive into their favorite targets for the Giants on Day 2 including those players they would be willing to trade up for.
84 min
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Final Draft Thoughts: Giants Rumors, Surprises ...
Dan and Nick wrap up the pre draft season with one final podcast about how they feel for Day 1, surprise picks they’d like, positional thoughts and more while taking a look into prospects the Giants are rumored to be targeting in the draft.
82 min
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"My Guys" on Defense: Our favorite draft values
Dan and Nick break down their “my guys” in the 2023 NFL draft class. These are the players that they are willing to bang the table and go to bat for. They are the players they like more than consensus. They rip through their defensive 'my guys' before closing out with mock draft reviews.
84 min
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“My Guys” on Offense: Our favorite values
Dan and Nick break down their “my guys” in the 2023 NFL draft class. These are the players than are willing to bang the table and go to bat for. They are the players they like more than consensus. They rip through their offensive my guys before closing out with three mock draft reviews.