Big Blue Banter: A New York Giants Football Podcast

Dan and Nick dive into the Giants' final roster cutdown day by breaking down all of the notable cuts before turning their attention to a position by position breakdown of the 53-man roster. Notable trends, players who they feel have both short and long-term upside, and where their (almost definite) waiver claims will go.

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Dan and Nick dive into the “All-5 film” (you’ll get the joke when you listen to today’s show) of the Giants' blue-white scrimmage. Why it’s time to stop sleeping on a Lorenzo Carter year 3 breakout in a new role in Graham’s defensive system he supposedly loves. Why you shouldn’t panic because the defensive front was so far ahead of the offensive line. Why it’s not surprising to see Darius Slayton draw so much target love from Daniel Jones (but also why Jones ball placement needs to be sharper). The really good news on Ryan Connelly and a lot more in a jam packed show breaking down everything to know from the scrimmage.

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Dan and Nick dive into the heated Wednesday practice that almost led to Evan Engram throwing bows (instead just chucking his helmet 20 yards down the field), how the Giants will look to replace Xavier McKinney, Joe Judge’s hard-ass training camp, and then dive deep into Nick’s extensive film analysis of Cam Fleming -- Spoiler: The BBB crew is convinced the Giants found an upside gamble to upgrade the right tackle position.

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Dan and Nick are joined by former Jets scout Daniel Kelly to touch on his story and journey into NFL scouting before diving deep into his in-depth 50-plus page scouting report of the Giants' 2019 season. Join us to find out why Daniel is higher on Daniel Jones than consensus, feels Will Hernandez is a blue chip prospect, has confidence about the Giants offense overall. Then, Daniel breaks down why Blake Martinez could be the key defensive addition this offseason -- and someone he personally suggested to Bruce Allen that he should pursue in free agency -- in addition to all of the other key free agent acquisitions and more.

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Dan and Nick dive deep into everything that developed during the Giants’ 150-minute full-padded scrimmage. From Daniel Jones’ up and down day but why the biggest takeaway from him was a positive one, to a bounce-back day from the defensive backs (highlighted by an incredibly athletic interception by -- you guessed it -- Darnay Holmes -- again), Julian Love making staking his claim with the first-team offense, continued signs of the Jones-Slayton and Jones-Smith (Kaden) rapport, Dexter Lawrence’s dominant scrimmage and everything else that stood out.

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Dan and Nick recap the latest Giants transactions including the upgrade at kicker (welcome Graham Gano!), why Gettleman may have found a diamond in the rough in Daylon Mack, and what Deandre Baker's Sep. 15 arraignment date means for his 2020 season and beyond. Soon after, they dive deep into the first fully-padded practice (Aug. 17) including why they're back on the Corey Coleman bandwagon (let's be honest though -- Dan never got off of it), why the WRs are winning so often early in camp, and excitement surrounding Marc Colombo's coaching and the development of the young offensive linemen.

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Dan and Nick make their bold predictions for which players will win key training camp battles with more than a few surprising names they see emerging as Week 1 starters. They also dive into recent film studies on newly-signed cornerback Ross Cockrell and other players before pinpointing the key takeaways from early player pressers -- Will Hernandez, Evan Engram, and Markus Golden. Spoiler alert: These hog mollies love getting coached by Marc Colombo.

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Dan and Nick discuss all the recent transactions regarding the New York Giants: Nate Solder, Nick Gates, Aldrick Rosas, and Markus Golden as they continue their positional breakdown sereis on the secondary.

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Dan and Nick dive deep into the group of inside linebackers. Why the negative attention surrounding Blake Martinez is way overblown and why Dan is confident his addition will morph this run defense into a top-10 unit. What to expect from Ryan Connelly and if depth will become an issue (hint: it won't -- the Giants will be using a whole lot of three-safety looks). Dive in for some deep Giants roster diving

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Dan and Nick dive deep into the group of EDGE players set to make up the "joker" and "star" positions in the new Giants defense under first-year defensive coordinator Patrick Graham. The podcast includes individual player breakdowns and the overall scope of how the defense will look with this group of EDGE players.

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Is the deepest and most talented position on the Giants roster their interior defensive line? Nick and Dan dive deep into this question while also providing individual breakdowns on every interior defensive lineman on the roster based on their analysis of the All-22 film, analytics, and more.

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Dan and Nick drop a show they've been waiting all season long to roll out -- an exclusive interview with quarterback guru Mark Schofield -- a man who watched more All-22 on the quarterback position than Nick and Dan have seen of the Giants combined (and that's a whole lot of game tape)! Schofield dives into why Jones was so much better against man than zone coverage, the fumbling issue, Jones' post-snap mental processing, how he will fit what Jason Garrett wants to do on offense, a breakout wide receiver who best fits Jones' skill set and a lot more. This is a jam-packed episode.

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Dan and Nick dive into the deep depths of the revamped Giants offensive line. Is this FINALLY the year? We've been sold a bag of goods about the Giants' offensive line rebuild for years now -- a line that hasn't really built back up since it's 2011 collapse -- but the boys in Blue (Banter) are here to tell you that good times are finally ahead. Whether that be right away, later in 2020, or ultimately in 2021 is still up for debate -- and that's exactly what Dan and Nick do. In addition to breaking down the offensive line as a whole, Dan and Nick dive into camp positional battles, individual breakdowns of each lineman, and a whole lot more on this jam-packed episode.

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Dan and Nick dive into a tight end position that is guaranteed to be featured in Jason Garrett's offensive system. It's not only a position that will be featured more often in the passing game, but also in a very different way than we've seen from a Giants tight end since the 2013 season. They break down each tight end on the roster individually, why they're buying into the Evan Engram breakout one more time (and why you should be too), the sneaky upside Kaden Smith put on tape, how the offense might utilize Levine Toilolo and a lot more.

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Dan and Nick dive into the Giants positional series breakdowns with the wide receiver corps. First, they take a 30,000-foot view of the position, if the Giants did enough to address it this off-season, how important it is to their success, and how the current roster fits Jason Garrett's projected system. Next, they take a stab at which WR runs the best routes on tape, which WR has the best chance to emerge as Garrett's Miles Austin-Terrell Owens-Dez Bryant, and more. The show features individual breakdowns of every WR and an overall analysis of what to expect.

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Dan and Nick break down the running backs on the roster, how the new offensive system will impact each player, why Saquon Barkley will benefit as a runner and receiver, but why concerns over his pass protection are also still real. They break down who will make the roster, who is on the bubble, and much more!

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Dan and Nick dive deep -- I mean really deep into the Xs and Os of what the expectation for first-year defensive coordinator Patrick Graham's defense should be. They take a look at trends from his defense as it pertains to when he blitzes, how often he blitzes, and the different blitzes he uses. They break down the different kinds of coverages the Giants are expected to use. They also dive into the different kinds of personnel and everything else that will go into making the Giants' defense in 2020 and hopefully beyond. This is probably the deepest dive Big Blue Banter pod yet as it pertains to the Xs and Os -- nitty gritty of the great game of football.

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Dan and Nick dive into Joe Judge's conference call with Giants media and break down the key takeaways before taking a deep dive into the UDFA signings -- who has the best shot to make the roster and why.

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Dan and Nick dive into the latest in the world of the New York Giants by breaking down their 2020 schedule, diving into what to make of the decision to sign QB Cooper Rush, Brandon Marshall's comments about the organization and impact of the Giants picking up the 5th year options of Evan Engram & Jabrill Peppers.
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Bonus content here. Javon Leake joined a fellow Blue Wire podcast, Snapback Sports, before the draft to talk about his experience playing for Maryland.  He shares an inspiring story about his dad and shows his love for New York…but not the Knicks. This one is emotional. We hope you enjoy it. 

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Dan and Nick take more of a 30,000-foot view of the Giants' 2020 draft class while diving into some of the key themes and concepts that shaped this weekend's action, what it means moving forward, and why both of them are feeling better about this class than any they can think of over the last several years.

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Dan and Nick dive into the Giants' 2020 NFL Draft picks from Day 3 with individual breakdowns of each player, how it fits the overall draft theme, and more while pinpointing their favorite picks from the draft's final day.

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Dan and Nick break down Day 2 of the NFL Draft and give their evaluations of the Giants picks, preview Day 3 targets, and touch on an interesting development on Giants Twitter.

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Dan and Nick dive into Day 1 of the NFL draft from an extensive breakdown of No. 4 overall pick Andrew Thomas to Day 1's biggest surprises, most shocking picks, and finally -- perhaps most importantly -- a full analysis of their Day 2 targets while diving into the debate about whether or not the Giants should trade back and acquire another Day 2 pick.

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Dan and Nick break down a slew of sleeper prospects from the 2020 NFL Draft class that the Giants should look to target on Day 3. These are mostly names they haven't mentioned before (though obviously Dan gets in another Quintez Cephus bump) and only names of players who should be available on Day 3 (one exception here). It's a Big Blue Banter deep dive.

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Dan and Nick dive into the latest rumors regarding the Giants in the 2020 NFL Draft and they break down which ones they're buying and what's smoke. Then, they dive into their favorite targets for the Giants at the start of Day 2 if they stay put at No. 36 overall. Finally, it's mailbag time and there are a lot of excellent questions.

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Dan and Nick break down Schneier's seven-step plan to follow during the 2020 NFL Draft. Nick gives his thoughts on each step of the plan, where to prioritize the steps, and what step he would add to the process. Both Dan and Nick dive into an Odell Beckham Jr. tangent and we apologize in advance, but remember this show is named Big Blue Banter

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Dan and Nick break down the players they are avoiding if they were GM of the New York Giants. These are players who they might like a bit later at times, but not anywhere close to where they're being projected to come off the board. Some of these prospects, particularly in Dan's case, have been almost entirely removed from their draft boards (for the Giants) altogether.

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Dan and Nick break down Schneier's 3-round mock draft -- all 100+ picks including a trade down by the Giants, three others teams trading into the top-10 and what they come away with when all is said and done.

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Dan and Nick revisit the No. 4 pick, their perfect plan for the Giants on Day 1, and why things have changed by diving into their entire process and breaking down how they got there.

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Dan and Nick break down Giants general manager Dave Gettleman's pre-draft conference call with reporters giving their reaction to his comments about the EDGE position, the depth at OT in the 2020 NFL Draft, Leonard Williams' looming franchise tag, Nick Gates as a potential starter in 2020 and a lot more.

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Dan Schneier and Nick Falato are joined by Kyle Crabbs of The Draft Network who leverages thousands of hours of game film breakdowns to preview the 2020 NFL Draft class at offensive tackle and center with players to target and avoid on all three days of the draft. Crabbs also dives a bit into safety Ashtyn Davis, an off-ball athletic linebacker the Giants could have their eye on at No. 99 overall, and a lot more.

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Dan and Nick are joined by Pewter Report's Jon Ledyard -- a man who has poured more hours into film than Nick and Dan combined -- and then some. They talk about draft targets for the Giants at every position of need, Jon's extensive wide receiver work, and a lot more.

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Dan and Nick are joined by friend of the podcast Ryan Wilson to break down the 2020 NFL Draft. This jam-packed interview touches on just about everything you could want to know about the draft, the Giants' approach, and Ryan even dives into his outlook on Daniel Jones' future and Dave Gettleman's track record so far -- from an outside perspective.

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Dan and Nick kick things off by diving into Jay Glazer's report that Dave Gettleman has been given a one-year ultimatum by management and how that might impact free agency and the draft before breaking down some of the key takeaways from their interview with Jordan Reid of The Draft Network. Finally, they dive into leftover mailbag questions that need answers.

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Dan and Nick are joined by friend of the podcast and The Draft Network's Jordan Reid to break down the 2020 NFL Draft class, what he would do if he were GM of the Giants, prospects to target on each day and at every position of need for the Giants. It's a jam-packed show with one of the best analysts in the business and we're so excited about it that we kept all of this in the published show plan.

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Dan and Nick break down Falato's latest full 7-round Giants-only mock draft going over every pick and offering other options at each pick. They also jump into the latest in Giants free agency including a slew of signings and the potential of signings Jadeveon Clowney to a one-year contract.

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Dan Schneier and Nick Falato break down the most recent turn of events in NFL free agency including the Giants' decision to sign Kyler Fackrell, save cap space by not picking up Antoine Bethea's option, and what free agents they might target next. They also break down the Giants' biggest remaining roster needs. Lastly, Dan and Nick dive into the Giants decision to front-load these contracts with roster bonuses -- why they did it and what it means moving forward.

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Dan Schneier and Nick Falato break down a wild first day of the NFL's legal free agency tampering period including their analysis of the decisions to sign CB James Bradberry, LB Blake Martinez, and TE Levine Toilolo. How this impacts draft day and much more!

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Dan Schneier and Nick Falato break down the latest news and rumors on the Giants front before diving into a game of free agency "This or That" and then getting to a loaded mailbag section with all of your questions.

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Dan Schneier and Nick Falato break down the latest news and rumors on the Giants front before diving deep into the top 10 free agent sleepers the franchise could and should target plus those players who just missed the cut.

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Dan Schneier and Nick Falato dive back in with a breakdown of their key takeaways from the combine with a position by position breakdown of the prospects who caught their attention, for better or worse, and how it impacts the Giants' draft plans.

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Dan Schneier and Nick Falato break down the latest on the Giants offseason with a breakdown of what to know from the first day of combine interviews before diving into the 10 burning questions the Giants must answer this offseason

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Dan Schneier and Nick Falato break down the latest on the Giants heading into the Combine and what they should do about the in-house free agents about to hit free agency.

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Dan Schneier and Nick Falato break down the Giants' 2020 and future salary cap situations while also breaking down how they can create another $24 million in cap space in the coming weeks. Plus listener questions and much more!

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Dan Schneier and Nick Falato break down the Senior Bowl and how it could impact the Giants in the 2020 NFL Draft. Nick, who was down in Mobile for the event's week of practices, shares insight into what players stood out and more.

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Dan Schneier and Nick Falato break down the Giants decision to hire Jason Garrett as offensive coordinator, what Patrick Graham's defense could look like, and other assistant coaching hires, as well as listener questions.

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Dan Schneier and Nick Falato break down the Giants' decision to hire Joe Judge as their next head coach for 2020 and beyond. What comes next, why not Matt Rhule, and a lot more.

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Dan Schneier and Nick Falato kick off what is bound to be a busy off-season with their first podcast of 2020 breaking down all the Giants' head coaching candidates who have emerged so far, the decision to keep Dave Gettleman as GM and key takeaways from his presser, and a lot more.

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