Big Blue Banter: A New York Giants Football Podcast

Dan and Nick dive into some of the key takeaways from both GM Joe Schoen and HC Brian Daboll at the Combine. They talk about their opinions on drafting BPA, how to build an offensive line, trading players on the current roster, digitizing the Giants' draft process, Daniel Jones, the 2022 QB class, the QB2 position and a lot more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nick rolls solo to discuss the defensive prospects who will be in attendance at the 2022 NFL Combine in Indianapolis. He goes through day one, two, and three options that would fit Wink Martindale's scheme while also projecting some of the top performers at each position. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nick Falato rolls solo to discuss the combine attendees. Nick highlights names to watch, players who may test well, and certain players that could be of interest to the Giants. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan and Nick dive into the salary cap mess that the former Giants regime created with their "all-in for 2021" approach by providing an 8-step plan to create over $40M in salary cap space while also (unfortunately) taking on a hefty chunk of dead cap. But that's the theme of today's pod -- EMBRACE THE DEAD CAP! Joe Schoen has done it before with Brandon Beane in Buffalo so why not do it again? They talk players to cut, players to trade, what they can get, how much cap space each decision creates and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan and Nick welcome on to the show Ravens Xs and Os All-22 film expert Ken McKusick to break down new Giants defensive coordinator Wink Martindale. This deep dive touches on a variety of Martindale-centric topics including what positions are most important to build out for a Martindale defense, how much of last year's "struggles" -- and we use air quotes purposely here -- can be tied to the injuries in the secondary, his blitzing tendencies and how he likes to do it, halftime adjustments and a slew of potential misconceptions about the Martindale defense. We also dive into questions from the listeners for Ken in this jam-packed episode Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan and Nick dive into what the Wink Martindale hire as Giants defensive coordinator means, what kind of system and philosophies he will bring along with which players will fit his system before diving into an interview with Solomon Wilcots from Radio Row at the Super Bowl where they discussed Wink's system, the Bengals success and why Xavier McKinney is one of the SINGLE best young safeties in the NFL. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan and Nick dive into the Giants' defensive coordinator search while breaking down all of the candidates, what their hire means for the system and players currently on the roster and more. Next, they discuss Joe Schoen's interview with John Schmeelk and all of the interesting nuggets he dropped about his draft philosophies on positional value, trading back to acquire more picks and other topics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan and Nick catch up on everything Giants by diving into the news of Mike Kafka hired as offensive coordinator, Joe Schoen potentially being interested in trading the No. 5 overall pick, and more before diving into some key concepts and takeaways from studying Brain Daboll's game tape as Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nick Falato rolls into the SOLO pod to breakdown the standout performers from the Senior Bowl week. What, if any, quarterbacks separated themselves from the pack? Are there any late-round receivers that can complement Brian Daboll's offense? OFFENSIVE LINE, we NEED OFFENSIVE LINE - Zion Johnson an option for second-round adoption?The defensive line dominated the event! UCONN's Travis Jones, Oklahoma's Perrion Winfrey, and Houston's Logan Hall (among others) show stud quailties. FLST EDGE Jermaine Johnson in the top 15 now? Baylor DB Jalen Pitre continues to ascend.All this, and a Thanos reference. Please enjoy, and watch the Reese's Senior Bowl at 2:30 ET on NFL Network! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan and Nick dive into the Brian Daboll introductory presser including key topics like his thoughts on Daniel Jones, calling plays as a head coach, finding Gabriel Davis in the draft and more. They also discuss John Mara's endorsement of Daniel Jones, Joe Schoen's plan to clear $50M in cp space and stop kicking the cap can, and a lot more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices