Big Blue Banter: A New York Giants Football Podcast

Latest Episodes:

OTAs recap: Why we’re so much higher on Isaiah Hodgins, ideal starting CB trio, more May 31, 2023

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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 already, JMS immediately working with the starters May 25, 2023

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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 May 18, 2023

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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.

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Giants salary cap analysis w/ PFF Brad: Current & future cap health + NFC East May 15, 2023

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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!

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Giants schedule analysis: Must-win games + why they didn’t ‘get screwed’ May 12, 2023

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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 May 06, 2023

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Nick Falato goes solo to break down the Giants' 2023 undrafted free agents and who may have a chance to make the 2023 roster.

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Draft & Roster Review w/ Giants.com’s John Schmeelk May 05, 2023

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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.

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NFC East Draft grades: Eagles&Giants lead the pack, Cowboys not so much May 03, 2023

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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 execution May 01, 2023

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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.

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Day 3 Draft + UDFA Recap: Bet on Traits Theme May 01, 2023

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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.

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