Rich Eisen: What to Make of the New York Giants on ‘Hard Knocks’ So Far | The Rich Eisen Show 

You know there's a heat wave when Rich goes short sleeves.

"Reinvesting in the community" is a top-tier euphemism that myself and the boys will have to appropriate going forward.

The Giants under Dave Gettelman did everything wrong a GM can do. They spent a 2nd overall pick on a running back and then the following year they reached for a QB at 6th overall. Now the team is still paying for that mistake.

Great to see Hard Knocks back. This looks like it's going to be the perfect lead into the Bears preseason.

Giants had way more issues to fix than a running back. They made the right call.

Daniel Jones was drafted bc he was supposed to be a pro ready passer. Instead his best attribute has been his running, where he routinely trips on his own feet

Start at 1:36.....The beginning was brutal.

Lets goooo I’ve missed this show so much

It sounds like the giants put up the smoke screen with jones to make sure they get the wr they wanted

“A house of dance.” Love it 😂😂😂😂

Imho, Schoen is telling Daniel if you’re a 40 or 50 mill dollar QB, we shouldn’t have to hand it off 30 times a game. DJ has to prove he’s the guy this year. He now has the line and the Wr’s.

“I have no problem being wrong” as he having a real hard time saying he was wrong.

The New York Football Giants is a club owned and run by the Mara family for 100 years. John Mara is a hands on owner! He likes Daniel Jones. The interview where Mara said he felt bad they had let Jones down is very telling moving forward! News flash to the rest of the NFL community. Jones is injury prone. He’s a bad neck injury away from doing an Andrew Luck and retiring and sadly DJ is no Andrew Luck! It’s not his talent that’s in question going into next years draft it’s whether DJ is there if he’s had another neck injury!

We needed a hard knocks on the 2017 browns

I've been watching hard knocks NYG. I like what the franchise is doing, I'm not a Giants fan.

I think if Barkley lights it up in Philly and Johnes Sh*t’s the bed in NY then the Giants GM will be out of a job come January.

You're 2 degrees from being a Doctor. Masters first, then your PhD.

Love this podcast

After watching Belichick’s A Football Life episode, I feel like the Giants are missing out on an opportunity to reunite with Belichick after all the years he spent there and let him have a shot at it for three years

Rich you should have no problem being wrong about this, you often are. No one is listening to you for insight, we are here to be entertained. I think the Giants are blowing smoke with Jones, they know they're stuck with him as a bridge QB through at least next year, while they rebuild the units that should have been rebuilt years ago. I think they would have loved to have gotten Maye but NE was too smart (or wanted way too much) for him. I think they let Barkley walk because they knew they're a hell of a lot more than a RB away from being a contender. A top salaried RB is great for a solid team like the Eagles, that's a luxury the Giants can't afford, they're not a solid team yet. Jones will likely be gone after this year when he proves he's not the man.

How about Drew lock same year drafted as Jones rushed by broncos then traded to seahawks then covid drama now Giants he been soaking up game patiently in the cuts being a good company man for the NFL !

I don’t agree Saquon should have been paid. There were too many holes to fill. They have to build a team…not build the team around a running back. That is not how great teams are built. Incidentally Saquon is injury prone.

as a long time giants fan - the giants did the right thing not resigning SB because they not anywhere close to be competitive and they need to focus on the o-line and other area. plus tanking next year might be the best thing.

People bashing the Giants now, we'll see how it plays out during the season 😂

Jones has a comeback season. Giants on real Hard Knocks next year. Genius.

Did I miss it or did Khyree Jackson not get mentioned at all on Monday?

i love how rich highlights an out of context quote about 40 mil handing to 12 mil. when he also said he needed an offensive line, and several other key positions and could only afford to pay a max of 7 mil for a rb. then even he said he wasnt going to disrespect saquon with that offer lmao

Giants Fans, don’t get your hopes up for S. Sanders next draft. D. Sanders has stated that his son will not go to any cold weather team.

I’m sorry but what competent GM would give a camera crew this much access into their day to day

“Bro I have two degrees”

she is very smooth communicator and represents Joe well

Sam Darnold I think will turn out to be a good signing. Because with that coaching staff, he's got a better than average chance of having a Baker Mayfield-like resurgence.

Also surprised me just how much Mara really wanted Saquon.

I'm back Rich. Go DJ.

Dr Sasuke Eisen!

But what’s in front of Hurts has paled in comparison to what in front of the 40 m qb & 12 m rb rich which makes a difference

Giants should of paid Saquon and waited on paying Daniel Jones.

Biggest gaffe in giants modern sports history was the Jones contract- completely separate from the argument about whether or not you should give RBs lucrative 2nd contracts

Honestly listening to this discussion just highlights how dysfunctional the Giants organization is and their record reflects it

If we have even an average offensive line DJ could potentially win combeback player of the year.

What i took from episode 1,2 everyone wanted barkley to stay even Mara I feel like joe really didn’t want to make the deal happen an if this season goes bad Mara is gonna clean house his exact words was I’m gonna have a hard time sleeping without Barkley

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news Rich, but you’ll need to get the masters before you can qualify for your PhD project.

Shoen’s words about Barkely and how he relates to Jones is being misunderstood by every analyst I’ve heard so far. His point in saying you don’t have a guy you’re paying 40 mil hand a ball to a 27 year old back getting paid 12 mil is being misconstrued. His point is not that jones is better off without him. His point is that they still don’t know what Jones is, and in order to find out, they need to give him a better line and give him the opportunity to throw the ball more and prove himself through the passing game. They want to see if he can succeed as a pass first qb, without an elite RB. Handing the ball to saquon will not help the gm and coaches assess Jones. That’s the whole point of this year. To find out if Jones is the QB going forward or if they will Cut him after this season. They’re not going to win a superbowl this year also, so signing an expensive aging rb when you have the worst offensive line in the league is a bad plan. Saquon would greatly help Jones, but that’s not the point. He needs to succeed in the Daboll scheme passing game for them to want to knee him long term

Mesh with Hurts and Barkley with an option to through to either Brown, Smith, or Goedert.

But sign a RB that's 26 who will be 27 soon 😂😂😂 I love it, GO Birds 🦅🦅🦅😊

Vegas had the same situation with Jacobs. Even though he is productive and top 10 at his position, he's also hurt often and has a lot of miles on those legs. Now Vegas has way more weapons than Giants outside of RB, but there was no logic on both teams end to have a high salary RB with a non proven QB and average/unproven OLine. Both teams have to many important positions to spread money around on than jam ya pocket book up on a RB. Im a Raider fan so I got love and respect for JJ but I knew he wasnt coming back especially after this past performance and having Telesco giving out the contracts wisely now.

The Giants are going to be a better team. They have talent at wr, their oline is better and their defense is improved. The real question for me is DJ. If he doesn't play well they will not win.

It’s funny that the giants said you shouldn’t have a 40 million dollar quarterback hand off to a 12 million dollar back but now a 50 million dollar quarterback is handing the ball to him.

I didn't know about the Giants not self editing footage shown. Now that changes everything. Will we catch tampering charges. Haha. Jokes but I am now more invested because the line has been drawn. Jones>Barkley? Really?

Time will tell on Barkley. And that goes beyond next year.

Basically they are done with Jones. Didn’t want to reach for a QB at 6.

Lets not act like its this huge inside look at the Giants, they had Editorial control and will make it look the best for them

The fact they still believe in Daniel is frustrating but I believe it’s just for show, they have buyers remorse and this season is just to show that Daniel Jones isn’t it.

The New York Giants? Wait a second, aren't they the team that is "done" with Daniel Jones? I think Eisen's most productive role is running sprints at the combine.

This isnt a weekly show like regular hard knocks. They had thousands of hours of footage and cut up exactly what the giants wanted. Dont try and say the giants “didnt cut anything out” 😂 every conversation on this version is dripping in PR more than any other

the reason why i think Jones is not a viable option that no one ever talks about- he gets hurt every single year. even at his absolute best, that isnt nearly good enough to deal with a QB who misses 1/4 of the season or more every single year.

Here we go again

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Hey Rich, you need to correct you entry on Wikipedia. It has you with a Masters in Journalism. You say it's a BS in Journalism.

They have full editorial control, and any of this was surprising to people? They're trying to paint q picture, and there's nothing shocking in any of it.

You’re only 1 degree shy of a PhD with a masters.

You mean Jalen Hurt that had 20 turnovers last year with a loaded team. Really Rich!

"Dr. Eisen" would be awesome.... go back to school an get it Rich!!!

What if the eagles o-line completely collapses this year?

Giants messed that decision up a year ago. They should have extended Barkley and they should have franchised Danny Dimes. Now they are stuck.

Imagine paying a guy $40M when you could have just exercised his 5th year option and the guy will be gone next year for sure and you don’t pay your RB who’s in your top 100 all time

It's literally common sense... But the Giants all do the opposite of what should be done. I'm use to it at this point.

Lol! hung up on Saquon's age (27). They signed Devin Singletary who come start of this years season will be 27 🤣

Rich was also wayyyyy off about the Steelers not going after a QB this off season 🤣

What over neighbors? The guy, the Patriots got With the fact the giants are all in on jones no way x hay

I’m telling you right now Barkley hasnt been a pro bowl caliber runningback since his 2020 injury and his YPC and other efficiency stats back this up. Frankly it’s been hard to watch as a giants fan. But it was the right move to move on from him in my opinion. In a year or two he’ll be in ekelers position and he’s already had way too many injuries.

The Giants offered Saquan two contracts which he rejected. He wanted out

I thought the bears was on hard knocks?

Do you not want to pay a WR? When your best seasons dont even eclipse Rob Carpenter, how good are you really?

Imagine hiring a NFL GM that can't evaluate players, contracts & trades. WoW

I wonder how the Giants hurt Eisen. The level of pettiness has 2 degrees.

They haven't done anything to address that oline.

Seahawks Under looked team for this season Great additions Amazing coaches! Go HAWKS❕❕ 🏈

Daniel Jone was bad last year because he didnt have Barkley . Barkely was out and with no line and no weapons he had no chance.

Giants you say? Different year, same result.

Call me crazy, but I think it was silly to let two team elected captains leave in free agency without an attempt to get something in return. Regardless of how you feel about those players, they’re still talented enough to get some kind of compensation.

How many seasons in a row have we had a Barkley injury, hell....how many seasons have we had a Barkley injury in general.

If you pay Barkley then you have the same crap O.line you did last year

Hiow many teams have Rich risen built?

I think I’m the only one who still thinks Jones can be that dude

My money is on Barkley torching the Giants for 100+ on the ground, and multiple TD's both times the Iggles play the lil Giants this season after the GM's verbal vomit on screen.

Barkley is going to destroy the Giants this year 😂

Philly is paying a $50 million QB to hand off to a $12 million back so…

Giants are competing with the Jets not the NFC East, for attention, not wins. Giants appear to have little confidence in their own competence. Just like the rest of us.

Daniel Jones will not be a bonafide starter again in 2 years unless it’s in a veteran role

I can already tell the NYG season is going to be a total dumpster fire 🔥 I can’t wait ☺️

People forget the Giants let go of their veteran center Feliciano (who the 49ers signed for only $2 million 😅) and drafted a rookie center who ranked dead last at that position last year. So Danny lost the brains of his o-line over chump change and got stuck with a dumb rook. Plus that o-line has been the worst in the league forever, and they were all injured and calling in Pugh off the street to play left guard for half the year.

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What are you wearing rich?

DJ is a curse on the franchise. Nothing can get better until he's off the roster. The sooner the better IMO. DJ is a bum.

The whole hard knocks thingy jumped the shark years ago it's a waste of time

Ayo TJ 🗣️🗣️ the bots found the channel, clear em out! Send em back to the house of dance

Why even Bring up Malik, clown media shooting blanks

Giants don't need hard knox😢

Sheduer Sanders is a more arrogant, similar talent to Caleb Williams and would not last in NYC