Big Blue Banter: A New York Giants Football Podcast

Dan and Nick are joined by award-winning recurring guest Mark Schofield to break down Quarterback tape on Giants free agent acquisition Tyrod Taylor. How he fits Brian Daboll's system and if he's a legitimate threat to Daniel Jones. They also then dive into the 2022 rookie QB class with his No. 1 prospect, thoughts on the top-6, a late-round sleeper he loves and more.

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Dan and Nick dive into the Kayvon Thibodeaux draft profile— Oregon’s EDGE rusher. They talk positive traits, projections, concerns, and break the narrative that says he takes off plays. They also talk about his fit for the Giants, where he ranks on the big board and a lot more

Audio from the interview is from Harris Highlights on YouTube...please, check them out!

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Dan and Nick dive into the two recent Giants additions: RB Matt Breida and DL Jihad Ward. They also discuss the loss of Lorenzo Carter to the Falcons which sparks a much larger discussion on how the Giants should approach the edge position in the draft and how potential trade ideas impact that quest.

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Dan and Nick catch up on all Giants news including the Logan Ryan surprise cut, signing Tyrod Taylor, Jamil Douglas, and Ricky Seals-Jones, the potential for Kyle Hamilton to be on their radar now, how to approach tight end in the draft, and more.

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Dan and Nick dive into the first 24ish hours of Giants free agency 2022 by breaking down their two key signings in offensive guard Mark Glowinski and center Jon Feliciano while also diving into key concepts like what kind of offensive line Daniel Jones needs to reach his peak, the future of how the team might approach the line via the draft and the three former Giants who already signed with other teams.

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Dan and Nick dive into the latest Giants news with their thoughts on the Blake Martinez and Sterling Shepard restructures plus the decisions to release Riley Dixon and Kaden Smith from the roster. Next, they tackle their draft profile on Alabama OT Evan Neal.

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Dan and Nick catch up on all of the recent NFL news surrounding the Giants and more. First they dive into the QB carousel with discussions on Aaron Rodgers returning to Green Bay, Russell Wilson traded to Denver and Carson Wentz traded to Washington. Then, they discuss the Mitch Trubisky Giants rumor, the Dexter Lawrence and Daniel Jones 5th-year option decisions and the recently-signed Giants OT Matt Gono.

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Dan and Nick recap the 2022 NFL Combine on the defensive side of the ball. They dive into the slew of Georgia standout defenders and why Walker may now be on the shortlist for the Giants with picks 5 or 7 They wax poetic about Sauce Gardner and what he could mean for the Wink Martindale defense. Plus, they dive into the Kayvon Thibodeaux "controversy" and whether it means anything the Giants should be concerned with. That and more on every position on the defensive side of the ball.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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!

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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.

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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!

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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.

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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.

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 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.

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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.

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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.

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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!

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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Dan & Nick join the BLEAV New York Giants podcast with linebacker legend Carl Banks and the voice of the New York Giants, Bob Papa. The four discuss the current state of the New York Giants, the future of the team, and what has to happen to turn this franchise around

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Dan and Nick break down the all-22 coaches film of the Giants' loss to the Cowboys. They dive into the entire offensive line and why the run game was able to find success, if Jake Fromm has a future here both short and long term, why they're so excited about Andrew Thomas, if there's any future for Bill Price and Will Hernandez plus a slew of players and topics on the defensive side of the ball including: Jaylon Smith, Lorenzo Carter and Jarren Williams.

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Dan and Nick give their immediate reactions to the Giants 21-6 home loss to the Dallas Cowboys.

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PART 2: Dan and Nick dive into another mailbag full of questions on the Giants' future from Daniel Jones, to the next general manager, Joe Judge, players the Giants can trade and what they would get for them and potential 

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Dan and Nick dive into another mailbag full of questions on the Giants' future from Daniel Jones, to the next general manager, Joe Judge, players the Giants can trade and what they would get for them and potential salary cap casualties, plus more.

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Dan and Nick combine the All-22 offense and defensive film into one pod. Thye break down the quarterback play from Mike Glennon. The offensive line play both individually as a whole. Things they like from Freddie Kitchens and then give shoutouts to standout defenders including Dexter Lawrence before also diving into why the defense wasn't able to slow down Justin Herbert at all.

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Dan and Nick break down the Giants' embarrassing loss to the Chargers in Week 14 discussing the importance of the QB2 position, Joe Judge's coaching and future, and more. They also spend a little time getting into a certain in-house reporter's defense of GM Dave Gettleman and why it made Dan's head spin in exorcist-esque ways.

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Dan and Nick join Justin Penik of Talkin Giants to discuss a wide variety of topics currently associated with the New York Giants including what to look forward to the rest of the season, what we want to see on both sides of the ball, which beat writers covering the team we would want to be on our side of a physical fight and a lot more.

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Dan and Nick join Chargers analyst Steven Haglund to preview the Giants' Week 14 matchup vs. Los Angeles but also dive into more important topics like Daniel Jones' future, what's wrong with the team now, Rashawn Slater, Justin Herbert and a name to keep an eye on from the Chargers front office -- a steady young riser -- who could be in the mix for the next Giants general manager

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Dan & Nick dive into the All-22 Defensive film to break down a good overall defensive effort. The Dolphins used a ton of quick passes off the RPO to move the football down the field. Azeez Ojulari, Quincy Roche, and Aaron Robinson look good in the 20-9 loss, but offensive missed opportunities and questionable coaching result in another Giants loss.

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Nick & Dan break down the offensive All-22 tape of the Giants 20-9 loss to the Miami Dolphins. The duo go through solid man-beating concepts that put Giants' players into good positions to succeed, but the execution was terrible, along with the pass protection. Brian Flores and the Dolphins dialed up the pressure to manipulate the protections of a bad offensive line. Andrew Thomas looked good, but the rest of the offensive line was a problem. Nick & Dan also discuss Evan Engram, Darius Slayton, and the up and down game of Mike Glennon.

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Dan and Nick break down the Giants' 20-9 loss to the Dolphins. They first dive into the three defensive players who stood out and why they're excited about their future before diving into the defense as a whole. Then they break down the offense -- the coaching, the QB play and if they have any regrets about the Kenny Golladay signing. Lastly, they dive into Joe Judge's coaching performance and what it means for his future.

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Nick & Dan go through the Giants 13-7 win over the Philadelphia Eagles where the Giants forced four turnovers. The two go through all of the ascending young defensive players, and key defensive calls from coordinator Patrick Graham. All this, plus more! 

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Dan and Nick dive into the All-22 coaches film of the Giants' Week 12 win over the Eagles. They break down Daniel Jones' performance on film from the sideline angle, the offensive line, unheralded players of the game, others who struggled on film and more.

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Dan and Nick deliver their key takeaways and quick reaction to the Giants' Week 12 win over the Eagles.

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Dan and Nick react to the big Giants news of the day -- the decision to fire Jason Garrett and move forward with what we expect will be Freddie Kitchens calling the plays. What does this mean for Daniel Jones, the offense overall and more. Then, Dan and Nick break down the All-22 film of the Giants loss to the Bucs on both sides of the ball.

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Dan and Nick break down their key takeaways and quick reaction to the Giants' 30-10 loss to the Buccaneers on Monday Night Football.

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