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Dan and Nick jump into another mailbag with a new set of questions including what they can take away from the Chiefs Super Bowl run outside of Patrick Mahomes dominance, how the Giants got to this point and what they can avoid moving forward and a lot more of your questions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan and Nick get to more questions on the second part of their mailbag including the next style running back they prefer to replace Saquon Barkley, what the ceilings are individually for Wan’Dale Robinson and Jalin Hyatt – including their limitations that could be drawbacks, why everyone seems to be forgetting Bo Nix and a lot more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan and Nick get back on the horn after they each took a vacation to do their favorite offseason (and in season!) pod experience – the MAILBAG! They’re getting to every question but breaking it up into parts and this part features early thoughts on JJ McCarthy, their ideal offseason, surprise positions that the Giants can draft in Round 2 and a lot more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan and Nick dive into the 30,000-foot view question of how to establish a run game, why it’s important, and the importance of a singular back within a run game. They then discuss the current roster at RB, Saquon Barkley’s impending free agency, other team free agents at RB the Giants should consider if they don’t re-sign Barkley and how to approach building the position out via the draft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan and Nick are joined by Mike Herndon of PaulKuharsky.com to break down new defensive coordinator Shane Bowen from an Xs and Os standpoint given what Mike has evaluated on film during Bowen’s tenure with the Titans. They discuss personnel, run defense success, red zone success, pressure packages, safety usage, which QBs gave him system trouble and a lot more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan and Nick break down the Giants decision to hire Shane Bowen as defensive coordinator by diving into the philosophical changes to come on defense from a blitzing standpoint, a yardage allowed standpoint, red zone defense and more. They go over some of his fronts, disguised coverages and pirate stunts on the DL. They then discuss how this impacts players like Xavier McKinney, Dexter Lawrence, the two inside LBs and more. Finally, they take questions from the listeners in this LIVE show edition of Big Blue Banter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan and Nick dive into the second part of their offseason mini-series on the biggest burning questions the Giants must address during the 2024 offseason. They discuss the impact of locating an alpha WR1 by diving into 1. How the Giants would do it 2. How it would fit their current and future QB situation 3. How other teams have done it and whether or not it has worked out and it leads to a larger discussion on what John Mara’s ultimatum might be for Joe Schoen and Brian Daboll – and how that should impact their roster-building decisions during the 2024 offseason. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan and Nick dive into the NFL coaching cycle and the likelihood that Bill Belichick will now sit out the 2024 season before looking to get back as a head coach in 2025. They discuss what that means for the Giants, if it puts more pressure on Brian Daboll and Joe Schoen to make win-now decisions this offseason and then the hypothetical about whether or not the possibility of hiring Belichick to be head coach (should the 2024 season go awry) in 2025 is actually even a high upside thing for the Giants at this point given where the franchise is at. Then, they transition to discussing the current defensive coordinator search, why no hire has been made yet, and what the Giants should be looking for as a DC hire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan and Nick dive into the latest hot topic on Giants Twitter over the recent podcast appearance Kayvon Thibodeaux made where he discussed the locker room’s reaction to Daniel Jones getting paid before Saquon Barkley. They dive into whether or not Kayvon should be knocked for his decision to discuss this, why it’s important that Kayvon discussed the Giants’ lack of explosive plays in 2022 and how many Barkley accounted for, whether or not he’s right about if they should have paid both (with Barkley getting paid first), and a lot more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan and Nick begin their five-part series addressing the five biggest questions facing the Giants as they enter the 2024 offseason. They start with the most obvious and largest question facing the franchise – how do they address the quarterback position. Nick and Dan break down whether or not the Giants should continue to build around Daniel Jones and by doing so even dip into their future salary cap space to do so, whether or not they should try to locate another quarterback in the draft, or free agency, ideas like trading up for a quarterback in Round 1 – or even with one of their two second-round picks to get back into the end of Round 1, and a lot more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan and Nick break down the Giants 2023 rookie draft class by assigning individual grades for each player based on their performances on tape. They start with first-round pick Deonte Banks and work all the way through to UDFA QB Tommy DeVito with individual brekadowns of what they saw on tape plus projections for what to expect in the future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dan and Nick catch up on and put a bow on the Wink Martdinale drama with the Giants by evaluating the Dan Duggan Athletic article with team sources revealing Brian Daboll’s treatment of assistant coaches and whether or not that will impact future hires. They also break down what it means for Daboll moving forward and his future with the team.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices