Big Blue Banter: A New York Giants Football Podcast

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AD Mitchell Draft Profile: how high is his ceiling? Apr 10, 2024

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Nick and Dan discuss Texas, and former Georgia WR, AD Mitchell, and his size and fluidity provide a high ceiling at the position. Both Nick and Dan have AD Mitchell higher than other WRs in the draft class, whom consensus seems to favor. They discuss his strengths and weaknesses, plus much more.

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Giants 'heavily interested' in Trey Benson: It's easy to see why Apr 09, 2024

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Dan and Nick dive into the recent report from one of the most trusted reporters in the NFL draft landscape about the Giants' "heavy interest" in Florida State RB prospect Trey Benson. They break down Benson's profile, a little bit of his tape and then discuss scenarios for where the Giants might draft him and whether or not Nick/Dan would love, hate or feel just OK about those selections being used on Benson. This soon turns into a 30,000-foot view discussion about the RB position in roster building, the opportunity cost of using certain draft picks at RB and more.

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Giants' Top-30 visit w/ Chop Robinson: Why Shane Bowen would love this Apr 08, 2024

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Dan and Nick dive into the early parts of the Giants' Top-30 visits by looking at a recent top-30 visit -- Penn State EDGE Chop Robinson. Remember, the Giants have selected SEVEN players from their top-30 visits over the past two drafts. They get into Robinson's scouting profile, pros, cons, before transitioning to how he'd fit Shane Bowen's Giants defense and then discussing scenarios for where the Giants could target Chop after several trades.

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Scouting the Draft’s QBs, RBs, WRs w/ RSP’s Matt Waldman Apr 07, 2024

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Matt Waldman of the Rookie Scouting Portfolio joins the Big Blue Banter podcast to break down the offensive players in the 2024 NFL Draft. They break down why Matt is higher than consensus on QB Michael Penix, lower than consensus on QB Drake Maye and how he feels about the Giants’ pre-draft connection to J.J. McCarthy. They transition to RB with the one prospect he has as RB1 but whether or not he fits the current Giants roster rebuild. Also, Matt discusses the best processing backs in the class and some underrated targets for the Giants on Day 3. Finally, they talk WRs – the big three, who Waldman’s WR4 is, and some sleepers as well for the Giants to consider on Day 3.

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Draft & Roster Construction w/ Giants.com’s John Schmeelk Apr 05, 2024

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Dan and Nick are joined by friend of the show and multi-time guest John Schmeelk of Giants.com. Before diving into the 2024 NFL Draft prospects, and 30,000-foot view questions like whether or not the Giants should trade up, they discuss the current roster construction including but not limited to players like Cor’Dale Flott, Evan Neal, Jason Pinnock, Jermaine Jermaine Eluemunor, and more. They also discuss positions of need and where the Giants roster is at with certain positions. Finally, they transition to the draft with John breaking down his thoughts on the QB position, what prospects he’d be willing to draft at No. 6 overall and whether or not a trade up in Round 1 or back into Round 1 makes sense for the franchise. Then, they discuss the WR class – not only the big three but also John’s favorite Day 2 sleepers and targets for the Giants.

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Rome Odunze Draft Profile: Ideal fit for the New York Giants? Apr 04, 2024

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Dan and Nick break down the draft profile of Rome Odunze, the wide receiver out of Washington, and as you can tell from the title of this show -- he could be a great fit for this Brian Daboll offense. Both Dan and Nick break down exactly why they appreciate his skill set, referencing the tape first and foremost, advanced stats, raw stats, the variations in his route running, and how he translates to the NFL speed and rules. Finally, they discuss the big picture and why he's a player that would complement the New York Giants well at 6.

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NFL Draft sleepers & Day 2 targets for Giants w/ PFF's Max Chadwick Apr 03, 2024

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Dan and Nick are joined by PFF college football analyst and the host of the PFF College Football show Max Chadwick to break down the NFL Draft. Max dives into several players the Giants should target as value picks specifically on Day 2 of the draft, including some of his favorite sleepers based on the tape on the offensive line, at cornerback and more. They also break down the RB position and why a loaded 2025 RB class may alter how Joe Schoen approaches drafting RB (or not) in 2024.

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Marvin Harrison Jr. Draft Profile: One of the highest grades we've ever given Apr 02, 2024

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Dan and Nick break down the draft profile of Marvin Harrison Jr. the wide receiver out of Ohio State and as you can tell from the title of this show -- he's one of their favorite prospects they've had the opportunity to evaluate not just in this draft class but any. The clear-cut WR1 for both Dan and Nick and they break down exactly why referencing the tape first and foremost, advanced stats, raw stats, the variations in his route running and how he translates to the NFL speed and rules. Finally, they discuss the big picture and whether or not he's a player the Giants should trade up for, target at 6 and which QBs they would draft Harrison over.

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Malik Nabers Draft Profile: Film Review + Why He MUST be a Giants target Mar 29, 2024

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Dan and Nick dive into their first 2024 NFL Draft profile with a wide receiver whose film they both absolutely loved and that’s Malik Nabers out of LSU. They discuss his strengths, weaknesses, dive into the All-22 film with examples of what he does well. They also discuss his advanced stats and how they stack up vs. the rest of the class before finally getting into how he would fit with the Giants, where he ranks on their big board and which quarterbacks they might be willing to draft over him.

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Giants owners meetings takeaways: Daboll could call plays in 2024, more Mar 28, 2024

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Dan and Nick catch up on what the Giants brass was saying during the NFL owners meetings with their key takeaways on comments from owner John Mara, GM Joe Schoen and HC Brian Daboll with discussions on the quarterback position, Daniel Jones, the offensive line, new DC Shane Bowen and Daboll’s hinting at calling the offensive plays for the Giants in 2024, plus more.

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