Big Blue Banter: A New York Giants Football Podcast

Dan and Nick dive into Saquon Barkley’s recent comments to the media at his event from this past weekend. They discuss everything he said about the current contract negotiations, who has the leverage, whether Barkley means it when he says he might not play under and sign the franchise tag, what options the Giants have if Barkley decides not to play under the tag and what he means to the success of the offense both now, in 2022 and moving forward. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dan and Nick break down the Giants first of two mandatory minicamp practices by looking through some of the key plays and different players who worked with the first team offense and defense. They discuss Parris Campbell’s consistent practice, an interesting battle brewing for the second safety spot, what the depth at wide receiver means and then they focus on why they feel more confident about the Giants’ defensive front – and pass rush in particular. They make the case for why they believe the Giants could be a darkhorse candidate to be the best pass rush in the NFL in 2023 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dan and Nick break down the latest week of Giants OTA practices that was cut short by the air quality situation in East Rutherford. They discuss the ceiling for Xavier McKinney as he enters Year 2 in a Wink Martindale defense and what that might mean for his future with the franchise, the steady drumbeat building for second-year linebacker Micah McFadden, whether or not Jamison Crowder is more of a sleeper than people realize and a lot more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Dan and Nick dive into a breakdown of the Giants’ roster by ranking the position groups from 1-14 and breaking them down in reverse order. Nick and Dan have a different set of rankings so they discuss the differences in where they view the position groups, how each position ranks relative to the NFL and a lot more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Nick Falato goes solo to break down the Giants' 2023 undrafted free agents and who may have a chance to make the 2023 roster. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.