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*ABOUT* Dan and Nick are two Jersey-raised guys who grew up cheering on the Giants from the stands in East Rutherford and have since gone on to pursue careers in the industry. Dan is an editor at CBS Sports covering the NFL and fantasy sports. Nick, a former student at the scouting academy, breaks down All-22 film more than he sleeps.
I think Hyatt put on a lot of weight before the combine. Joe Schoen said he plays like a 4.3. Based on his college tape he had elite speed and acceleration. That Alabama game was sick.
I get what Sam is saying about a possible "overpay" for Runyan but the market is always a factor. I think the main attraction to Runyan is about his ability in pass protection and the Giants decided that it was important enough that they didn't want him going elsewhere. Both Runyan and Eluemunor have also been quite durable which is another ability the Giants have had issues with in recent years. Fingers crossed.
Why do people keep saying they should have franchise tag Daniel Jones? If the Giants salary cap was in a better position last season, perhaps, but I have to ask if the Giants tag Jones last year, would they have been able to make the moves in Free agency they did last year like getting Bobby Okereke and still have money to sign their rookie class...
@sashagraves6842 But that's the issue. In 2022, the cap was a disaster and in 2023, it had got better, but not as much. If the Giants were in a better financial situation with the cap, I say OK, but 35 million against it in 2023 would have limited them with what they could do. It seem alot of people who keep saying they should had tag him, misses that part. The only true mistake which we can say with hindsight now was they should had picked up his fifth year option. Having them tag Saquon cost only 10 million against the cap compared to 35 million
I know what you mean. People that say that don't understand the salary cap hell we were in last year. By franchising him it made all our other moves available to us. The only other option we would have had was letting him walk.
#,visf...how do you know. Do you have insight or work for an NFL team. So your insight should be what the rest of us go by. Ok maybe I need to rely on you. What is your credentials if any????? SMH
Excellent Q&A interview. Sam is among the top, most insightful and measured football analysts in today's media. The questions addressed topics central to the Giants prospective performance this year, and Sam's responses were knowledgeable, nuanced and without hyperbole. As a former QB, I'm more comfortable than most with the Giants QB room. Jones, Lock and Devito have their pros and cons, but collectively they bring enough talent to leverage their improved WR corp, TE tandem and RB wheel routes. Lock is a special player in this QB mix. In a word, he gets it - to be of service to the starter and able to drive the big bus when called upon. We know Devito can perform in that role, too. His experience last season was invaluable and something to build upon moving forward. Given DJ's legitimate health concerns, Lock and Devito's involvement will likely become quite relevant. I know this too well. I accumulated concussions running a veer option offense, which ultimately forced me to discontinue my QB aspirations. In 2022, Brian Daboll gets full credit for understanding the relative capacities of DJ, the O-Line and WR corp. Rather than biting off more than he could chew, he established parameters that made the offense efficient while mitigating turnovers. Sam commented that in 2023 the Front Office got greedy, opting to bolster the passing game without securing the O-Line's obvious deficits. Back then, with each signing I muttered, "yeah, great, but what about the O-Line." The FO learned a difficult lesson the hard way. Every Giants Super Bowl championship team controlled both sides of the line of scrimmage. It's nothing short of crucial to this team's success. Moving forward, I trust Joe Schoen and Brian Daboll will make the corrective measures necessary to restore the NY Giants as a competitive force in the NFL.
Eli won a SB in 2011 with one of the worst OL in the league and Tyrod & Devito both visibly outplayed DJ last year behind basically the same shit OL…and with the cap hit DJ brings that shouldn’t even be remotely possible…regardless of circumstances. DJ has more alibis than OJ😂
What a relief to hear someone who knows what they're talking about not be all doom and gloom on the Giants QB situation for this year. So many fans are predicting miserable failure for the Giants(and Jones in particular) that they will accuse you of being delusional if you think otherwise. Failure is all but certain and success is just not possible. I'm not buying it. There are no guarantees of course but I think it's possible that Jones could have a bounce back season as long as he's recovered physically AND mentally from 2023. I think Coach Daboll knows what he is doing and has has an idea about what kind of offense he intends to run whether it be driven by Jones OR Drew Lock. The Jones derangement syndrome is so bad that they are predicting very limited success for Malik Nabers, anticipating complete incompetence from the QB position. Thankfully, I doubt anyone close to the Giants is expecting such a gloomy outcome. Thanks for bringing some sanity to the conversation.
Having the GM have to listen in on the headsetsand having the DC going straight to the owner makes me question Dabolls leadership. Rich Eisen talking about GM having "buyers remorse" having it publicly leaked the you tried to trade up with NE for a qb and missed. The face of the franchise is now on a bitter rivals team. Not to mention your started by out doing that to Bradbury. It takes at least a year to comeback from an acl tear. You choose Drew Lock as the backup??? There could easily be 6 games played without jones. Plus jones will have a learning curve comeback. Do you even want to watch next year? If any part of you is saying no not really, than both seats should be hot.
Singletary had a 34 pass block grade on PFF. They could be wrong, but it's doubtful he's a good blocker. I don't see many 8 man lines like he'll face with Daniel Jones. Do you even understand the team you cover? Showing highlights playing with a successful QB is just a waste of time. This is some really delusional stuff. Barkly had little success, and Singletary isn't close to as good as Barkley
If anything Daboll should be in the hot seat way before Shoen. That whole wink drama, screaming at players, then hiring Bobby Johnson are in the HC more than the GM. John Mara said that they are not exclusively a team and that he reviews their jobs individually from one another so I think Daboll could go before Shoen
Giants have the 3rd most successful organization since the beginning of time the uniform is made up of different championship times very traditional historically represented perfectly if the team gets back to Giant football in the trenches take pride in that
Great episode, hoping the NY football Giants can get to 6-3 to your point. Second half is brutal schedule. Can we go from worst OL to middle of the pack, what a boost that would give. WR room growing with depth, secondary big question mark. QB, well…
Just a reminder: isn’t there video of Dexter Lawrence doing a split. He’s a goddamn freak. Good luck with MIN’s adequate C dealing with that. Also: fuck your ads, AG1 is MEH at best, and is just nonsense, you should stop repping them
And also: the rest of the DL has had the proven life sucked out of it. If JR and DJD can hold it down, fantastic, but I think it’s more likely that it will be a crap fest will remind one of the days of … who was that German DL scrub they had, like 2015? Yeah those years
The NFC east is playing the AFC North and NFC south. Then since we came in 3rd in our division we play the 3rd place team in the NFC west-Seahawks and NFC north-Vikings and AFC south-Colts. Why do people think their team was screwed by people who make schedule when not 1 game is picked for a team?
The way I am thinking is the Giants have about 12 players that you would not want to trade. That means they need 10. And they still need backups. So 6 wins is about right. Check Las Vegas who had them at 7.5 last year. They are worse. But I think they could win more due to coaching. I hope your happy view is right. I cant wait for the 2027 season after they fix this roster.
Uniform tops look like the old Canadiens hockey sweaters- love them! Giants need to start out with 3 wins to build momentum going into the Cowboys game. They were embarrassed and hurt last year by Dallas. I see this game as a grudge match and don’t expect Dabol and crew to let it happen again. Watch out for this game to spring board the team into a favorite for the division. Call me crazy but I have a good feeling about the season…..
But the blue epaulettes, the sign of valour, are gorgeous! And the great helmet stripes.. yowsa! They will not be confused with any opponent, that's for sure.
Can you imagine if JJ McCarthy starts the first game and balls out against us. That would hurt more than the 40-0 game last year. I don't think that will happen as I think Darnold will start. I think Vegas has it right at 6.5 wins for the season but you never know. Looking for more competitive games, good pass rush, running back by committee more explosive plays and finally Nabers ans Burns. At least make it entertaining.
