Giants draw draft praise from PFF’s Sam Monson 

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.

Good interview. I think the OL goal is to just be average. That would be a huge improvement.

Great job interview! I loved your questions!

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...

Great podcast!

Split second thought Nick shaved his head 🤣🤣

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.

5:38 "The line doesn't need to be good next year, it just need to not be a catastrophe again. Which is what it was last year." 1000% agree. A lot of it was injuries too.

This was a great interview… upbeat and informative. Question, Dan in the past you have been pretty rough on PFF. Sam definitely knows what he’s talking about. But what do you think PFF does well and where are the less reliable? Best regards, Victor

Excellent interview. Sam Monson knows football and the Giants.

Scott kinda sounds like Detective McNulty 😂

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That 6th round pick got a lot of coverage. 😀

Didn't think it was possible to be overly negative about the Oline.. but Monson sure was. He has a degree in journalism from Dublin... meh, whatever.

OMG ...Daniel jones Sayquon Barkley talk.......like nails on a chalkboard

What is he talking about? DJ is a bust!

Waste of time, doesn't know the Giants well enough.