Big Blue Banter: A New York Giants Fo...

Dan Schneier and Nick Falato break down the New York Giants using All-22 game film and analytics.

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Combine Winners/Losers on Offense + How they mi...
Dan and Nick recap the 2022 NFL Combine on the offensive side of the ball. They dive into the quarterbacks including early-rounders (Malik Willis), potential top of Day 2 prospects (Ridder) and more. They go deep into the offensive line, receivers, and more.
63 min
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Charles Cross Draft Profile: The upside is cert...
Dan and Nick break down their first 2022 NFL Draft profile in an expanding series that will feature a slew of prospects in the coming weeks. They break down the pro and cons of Cross on film, how he might fit with the Giants, next level concerns, where they value him and if he falls into a range of the draft that makes sense for the Giants, plus more
66 min
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Key takeaways from Schoen/Daboll Combine pressers
Dan and Nick dive into some of the key takeaways from both GM Joe Schoen and HC Brian Daboll at the Combine. They talk about their opinions on drafting BPA, how to build an offensive line, trading players on the current roster, digitizing the Giants' draft process, Daniel Jones, the 2022 QB class, the QB2 position and a lot more.
53 min
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2022 NFL Combine preview: defense
Nick rolls solo to discuss the defensive prospects who will be in attendance at the 2022 NFL Combine in Indianapolis. He goes through day one, two, and three options that would fit Wink Martindale's scheme while also projecting some of the top performers at each position.
54 min
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2022 NFL Combine preview: offense
Nick Falato rolls solo to discuss the combine attendees. Nick highlights names to watch, players who may test well, and certain players that could be of interest to the Giants.
63 min
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8-step plan to clear over $40M in cap space, im...
Dan and Nick dive into the salary cap mess that the former Giants regime created with their "all-in for 2021" approach by providing an 8-step plan to create over $40M in salary cap space while also (unfortunately) taking on a hefty chunk of dead cap. But that's the theme of today's pod -- EMBRACE THE DEAD CAP! Joe Schoen has done it before with Brandon Beane in Buffalo so why not do it again? They talk players to cut, players to trade, what they can get, how much cap space each decision creates and more.
51 min
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Wink Martindale Xs/Os All-22 Film Study dive w/...
Dan and Nick welcome on to the show Ravens Xs and Os All-22 film expert Ken McKusick to break down new Giants defensive coordinator Wink Martindale. This deep dive touches on a variety of Martindale-centric topics including what positions are most important to build out for a Martindale defense, how much of last year's "struggles" -- and we use air quotes purposely here -- can be tied to the injuries in the secondary, his blitzing tendencies and how he likes to do it, halftime adjustments and a slew of potential misconceptions about the Martindale defense. We also dive into questions from the listeners for Ken in this jam-packed episode
34 min
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How Giants players fit Wink Martindale's philos...
Dan and Nick dive into what the Wink Martindale hire as Giants defensive coordinator means, what kind of system and philosophies he will bring along with which players will fit his system before diving into an interview with Solomon Wilcots from Radio Row at the Super Bowl where they discussed Wink's system, the Bengals success and why Xavier McKinney is one of the SINGLE best young safeties in the NFL.
45 min
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Giants DC search, Schoen drops draft philosophy...
Dan and Nick dive into the Giants' defensive coordinator search while breaking down all of the candidates, what their hire means for the system and players currently on the roster and more. Next, they discuss Joe Schoen's interview with John Schmeelk and all of the interesting nuggets he dropped about his draft philosophies on positional value, trading back to acquire more picks and other topics.
40 min
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Kafka as OC, takeaways from Daboll film, more
Dan and Nick catch up on everything Giants by diving into the news of Mike Kafka hired as offensive coordinator, Joe Schoen potentially being interested in trading the No. 5 overall pick, and more before diving into some key concepts and takeaways from studying Brain Daboll's game tape as Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator.
49 min
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Senior Bowl standouts: who won the week in Mobile?
Nick Falato rolls into the SOLO pod to breakdown the standout performers from the Senior Bowl week. What, if any, quarterbacks separated themselves from the pack? Are there any late-round receivers that can complement Brian Daboll's offense? OFFENSIVE LINE, we NEED OFFENSIVE LINE - Zion Johnson an option for second-round adoption? The defensive line dominated the event! UCONN's Travis Jones, Oklahoma's Perrion Winfrey, and Houston's Logan Hall (among others) show stud quailties. FLST EDGE Jermaine Johnson in the top 15 now? Baylor DB Jalen Pitre continues to ascend. All this, and a Thanos reference. Please enjoy, and watch the Reese's Senior Bowl at 2:30 ET on NFL Network!
62 min
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Brian Daboll presser key takeaways
Dan and Nick dive into the Brian Daboll introductory presser including key topics like his thoughts on Daniel Jones, calling plays as a head coach, finding Gabriel Davis in the draft and more. They also discuss John Mara's endorsement of Daniel Jones, Joe Schoen's plan to clear $50M in cp space and stop kicking the cap can, and a lot more.
67 min
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Emergency Pod! Giants hire Brian Daboll
Dan and Nick dive into the breaking news that Brian Daboll is the new coach of the New York Giants. They discuss his offensive system, play calling mix, what this means for Daniel Jones, potential offensive coordinator and defensive coordinator options and a lot more before diving into questions from the listeners!
54 min
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Key takeaways/reactions to GM Joe Schoen's presser
Dan and Nick dive into the introductory press conference from new Giants general manager Joe Schoen. They break down his thoughts on the salary cap, the decision to take themselves out of the mix for Deshaun Watson (and does that mean Russell Wilson too?), the next head coach with rumors/reports about Flores, Quinn and a lot more.
44 min
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What we want to see from the next Giants coordi...
Dan and Nick take a 30,000-foot view on some of the concepts from an Xs and Os and schematic standpoint that they want to see the next offensive coordinator and defensive coordinator, individually, bring with them. They also break down the Xs an Os of some of the key plays Brian Daboll called against the Chiefs to generate explosive plays for the Bills offense.
60 min
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Discussing Daboll and all current Giants HC can...
Dan and Nick break down the current Giants head coaching candidates one by one identifying their potential pros and cons while also spending a little extra time on their favorite candidate so far -- Brian Daboll. They also spend a bit of the opener breaking down some of the key things they learned from a wild weekend of playoff football and how they can be applied to the Giants.
64 min
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Why Giants GM hire Joe Schoen has us so excited
Dan and Nick break down the Giants' decision to hire Joe Schoen as their next general manager. They look back at some of the past Bills drafts and how Buffalo built their roster out what they're looking for in Schoen from a roster-building standpoint, quotes from coaches and players who worked with Schoen in the past and more.
53 min
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10 things we learned about the Giants in 2021
Dan and Nick look back at the 2021 season to break down the 10 key takeaways and things they learned about the roster during the 2021 season with a forward-looking viewpoint -- and the hope of the new regime not making some of these same mistakes the old one did.
56 min
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GM search, galaxy-brain idea for next HC/QB combo
Dan and Nick break down the New York Giants' early general manager search by discussing the eight candidates scheduled to interview, their thoughts on all of them and more. They also dive into a potential top target of theirs for the next head coach of the Giants and a galaxy brain type idea that allows the Giants to hire said coach, upgrade at QB and retain Patrick Graham. It's a doozy -- that will never actually happen -- but is wildly fun to speculate on anyway!
68 min
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Judge fired: What it means for Daniel Jones, Pa...
Dan and Nick dive into an EMERGENCY podcast as news breaks the Giants have made the decision to fire Joe Judge and allow the next GM to get a fresh start on who he wants as his HC. This also puts them in the market for more head coach candidates prior to them being snapped up by another team. They discuss what the firing means for the Giants future, what it means for Daniel Jones future and Patrick Graham's future, among others.
30 min
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Sources on Judge's future, GM candidates, more
Dan and Nick wrap up the 2021 season by talking a bit about the Giants loss to the Football Team but more about Jay Glazer's report surrounding Joe Judge's chances of returning as HC, a package deal with Kevin Abrams that he is pitching to ownership, and reports of six GM candidates the Giants are considering. Finally, Dan/Nick air their remaining/final grievances with GM Dave Gettleman on his last day as GM.
51 min
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Barkley's best, Pro Bowl McKinney, more
Dan and Nick dive into the All-22 coaches film of the Giants' Week 17 loss to the Bears. They find positives in the play of Saquon Barkley, Andrew Thomas and Ben Bredeson. Negatives in the play calling and QB play. Then they dive into the defensive side of the ball and touch on why they have cautious optimism with Jaylon Smith and others who stood out.
71 min
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Judge's heated presser, Simonson airs Gettleman...
Dan and Nick recap the Giants' Week 17 loss to the Bears but spend more time diving into the heated Joe Judge post game presser plus former Giants TE Scott Simonson's comments about GM Dave Gettleman and more.
37 min
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Giants GM rumors plus All-22 film breakdown
Dan and Nick touch on recent Giants general manager rumors and news before diving into the All-22 Coaches film of the Giants' Week 16 loss to the Eagles.
52 min
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Dan goes off on what Mara is selling us with Ju...
Dan and Nick talk a little about the Giants' Week 16 loss to the Eagles but spend most of the time discussing the Adam Schefter report that both Joe Judge and Daniel Jones will be back in 2022. What does it mean to the fanbase that the Giants are telling them Judge has already earned his ticket back while the team spirals out of control with hapless losses that are wholly uncompetitive? The venting begins!
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