Big Blue Banter: A New York Giants Football Podcast

Dan and Nick dive into their first game film from the Giants defense during the 2023 season in their Week 1 loss against the Cowboys. They talk overall takeaways, coverages and personnel the Giants used and more before diving into film cut up breakdowns of a series of plays that focus on Kayvon Thibodeaux’s run defense, Micah McFadden, Deonte Banks, Tre Hawkins, Dexter Lawrence and more. They also touch on the two players they hoped to see more from in this matchup and a lot more before debunking a narrative that’s beginning to surface on the team’s No. 5 overall pick from the 2022 NFL Draft.

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Dan and Nick dive into their first All-22 coaches film review of the Giants 2023 season by breaking down the tape of their offense in Week 1. They start by giving their initial takeaways from the tape, what they learned about the coaching and about the executions/players. They break down the entire first drive on film plus some key plays that stood out including the interceptions and a lot more.

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Dan and Nick debut their new post game reactions show by going LIVE on the Big Blue Banter Youtube page to deliver their rapid reactions and quick takeaways from the Giants' Week 1 loss to the Cowboys. Join them weekly on Sunday nights after Sunday Night Football on the YT page to chat with your fellow fans and send questions in for the Nick/Dan to answer. They discuss some of the most important aspects of Sunday's loss including the offensive line play, Andrew Thomas' injury, Brian Daboll's decision to play the starters so long (including an already injured AT), what a loss like this actually means and more.

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Dan and Nick go game by game on the Giants 2023 schedule and make their prediction for whether they'll win or lose it and how. Then they come up with their final record prediction for 2023. Can they run it back from 2022 and get the W?

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Dan and Nick dive into Falato's lab-tested projections for the Giants offense in 2023. They go player by player and stat category by stat category discussing Nick's projection with Dan picking over or under on each.

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Dan and Nick narrow it down to the five reasons the Giants could break out and exceed National media's expectation for what their record will be in 2023.

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Dan and Nick break out their list of the biggest sleepers for the Giants in 2023. They first qualify what a sleeper pick is before diving into the 10 players most likely to emerge as sleepers in 2023.

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Dan and Nick shift focus to the 2023 season by unveiling their breakout list of Giants players. Last season, this list featured Andrew Thomas (who they predicted would emerge as a top-5 OT), Dexter Lawrence and Saquon Barkley. It also featured a big swing and miss in Xavier McKinney. Find out the nine players they find most likely to break out in 2023 and also their qualifications for what a breakout is and what it will mean for the team's success.

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Dan and Nick dive into their first big picture look at the 2023 season by turning back the clock and comparing how they project now vs. in 2017 when they were coming off an 11-5 season and a playoff berth. You’ve heard the narrative from outside the Giants bubble about how this team is going to fall into a similar trap as that 2017 squad – with a tougher schedule and after also winning so many one-score games – but Nick and Dan debunk that narrative by evaluating the major tenants that separate 2023 vs. 2017 including roster construction, core players, offseason acquisitions and the differences between the coaching staffs.

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Dan and Nick dive into the Giants news of the day starting with another low risk and high upside trade by Joe Schoen to bring in EDGE/LB/DL Boogie Basham to fit into Wink Martindale’s scheme. Then, they discuss the initial 53-man roster with the surprising cuts as well as the surprising players who made the roster, specifically breaking down Wan’Dale Robinson off the PUP, how the entire WR room looks, Darnay Holmes, the 10 Giants captains for 2023, Tyree Phillips, Darian Beavers and more.

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