Big Blue Banter: A New York Giants Football Podcast

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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 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 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 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 the breaking news that Brian Daboll is the new coach of the New York Giants. They discuss his offensive system, play calling mix, what this means for Daniel Jones, potential offensive coordinator and defensive coordinator options and a lot more before diving into questions from the listeners! 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 the introductory press conference from new Giants general manager Joe Schoen. They break down his thoughts on the salary cap, the decision to take themselves out of the mix for Deshaun Watson (and does that mean Russell Wilson too?), the next head coach with rumors/reports about Flores, Quinn 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 take a 30,000-foot view on some of the concepts from an Xs and Os and schematic standpoint that they want to see the next offensive coordinator and defensive coordinator, individually, bring with them. They also break down the Xs an Os of some of the key plays Brian Daboll called against the Chiefs to generate explosive plays for the Bills offense. 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 current Giants head coaching candidates one by one identifying their potential pros and cons while also spending a little extra time on their favorite candidate so far -- Brian Daboll. They also spend a bit of the opener breaking down some of the key things they learned from a wild weekend of playoff football and how they can be applied to the Giants. 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.