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• Recapping the NFC East moves after the second and third round of the draft

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images The Cowboys load up the line of scrimmage. No matter how you feel about the draft’s first day, the following day is pivotal. You could argue that the combination of the second- and third-round picks is as important as the selections from Thursday. So many players have fallen to Day 2 of the draft over the years and have gone on to be stars, especially fo...2024
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• Why did the Giants draft Tyler Nubin and Andru Phillips?

Andru Phillips | Photo by Peter Joneleit/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Giants add two pieces to secondary that needed more talent New York Giants general manager Joe Schoen has, without a lot of fanfare, built a defensive core that he hopes will be together for several years. “I know the players that are under contract for more than one year. So again, Dexter [Lawrence] is under contra...2024
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• Big Blue View mailbag: Darius Slayton, Evan Neal, more

The mail’s here! David Silver asks: We understand Darius Slayton wants his contract extended, and is staying away from OTAs. You had a piece comparing him to other WRs, and he really does seem to outperform his salary year after year. He’s intelligent, reliable, drops the ball less, and he just finds a way. Regardless of whether they choose a WR, isn’t; he a great person for the receivers’ room wh...2024
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• Giants’ OC Mike Kafka: ‘I love working with Dabs’

After an offseason filled with coaching staff drama, Kafka puts to rest any issues with head coach Brian Daboll Mike Kafka is the only coordinator remaining from the New York Giants’ 2023 coaching staff, as both defensive coordinator Wink Martindale and special teams coordinator Thomas McGaughey were not retained. Kafka interviewed for a couple of head-coaching vacancies during the offseason, and ...2024
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• Big Blue View mailbag: Daniel Jones, Mike Kafka, comp picks, more questions

The mail’s here! Paul Lynch asks: I live in New Zealand so don’t get the amount of information you must have in the States, but I’ve been following the game since watching LT destroy teams in the ‘80s. With the whole QB issue (should we or shouldn’t we draft one) it got me thinking about the style of play the Giants (and most of the league) are trying to play, which by all accounts, everyone says ...2024
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• Giants news, 4/10: Drew Lock contract, Shane Bowen, NFL Draft, more

New York Giants news for Wednesday Good morning, New York Giants fans! Drew Lock contract details Dan Duggan of The Athletic reported that the contract Drew Lock signed with the Giants includes $3 million in “playing time, performance and team success” incentives. Doing some bookkeeping and you don't see this often: The terms of Drew Lock's contract with the Giants were *under* reported. It's a ...2024
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• Why did the Giants draft Tyler Nubin and Andru Phillips?
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• Giants’ OC Mike Kafka: ‘I love working with Dabs’
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• Big Blue View mailbag: Daniel Jones, Mike Kafka, comp picks, more questions
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• Drake Maye ‘absolutely’ Giants’ target if they trade up from No. 6 — Tony Pauline

Drake Maye | Photo by Kara Durrette/Getty Images NFL Draft insider offers Big Blue View insights on a numbers Giants-related draft topics If the New York Giants are going to make a dramatic move up for a quarterback in the 2024 NFL Draft, insider Tony Pauline believes Drake Maye of North Carolina would “absolutely” be the Giants’ target. “He checked so many boxes as far as the Giants syste...2024
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• Is the Giants’ 2024 starting CB2 already on the roster?

Adoree’ Jackson and Nick McCloud | Photo by Mike Lawrence/Getty Images If not, where are they going to find one? As the 2024 NFL Draft approaches, the discussion is all quarterback. Wide receiver. Quarterback. Wide receiver. Quarterback... News flash: The New York Giants have other critical roster needs as well. One of them is at boundary cornerback. Tae Banks will hopefully solidify his r...2024
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• The Linc - Haason Reddick’s father “baffled” by Eagles’ decision to trade him

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Philadelphia Eagles news and links for 4/6/24. Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles links ... Haason Reddick trade leaves lingering questions for Eagles - ESPNGiven that production, the decision to trade Reddick to the New York Jets last week for a conditional 2026 third-round pick instead of negotiating a new contract with Reddick has largely been met wi...2024
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• Cowboys free agents: 5 bargain buys that are still available

Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images With the first wave of free agency over it’s time to find those cheap hidden gems. Here are five the Cowboys should look to signing With the first wave of free agency over, teams will now look to fill the roster holes with some of those hidden gems and bargain players that could make a difference. The Cowboys are usually players at this stage when it come...2024
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• Giants’ 2024 depth chart: How the first week of free agency changed the roster

Devin Singletary | Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images What’s been done, and what still needs to be done The New York Giants are a much different team than they were before NFL free agency started on Monday. Let’s go through what they have done, and what it might mean for what GM Joe Schoen still has to do this offseason. Players gained: Edge Brian Burns (via trade)OG Jon Ruynan Jr. OL Jerma...2024
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• NFL free agency: Xavier McKinney signs 4-year deal with the Green Bay Packers

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images McKinney is the next former Giant The Green Bay Packers are signing former New York Giants safety Xavier McKinney, as reported by Ian Rapoport and Adam Schefter. The Packers are signing McKinney to a massive four-year contract worth $68 million. The $17 million per year average ranks fourth at the position in 2024. Rapoport adds that McKinney will get $25...2024
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• Evan Neal’s 2024 position, and other Giants notes from the Combine

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images GM Joe Schoen talks about Neal, Mike Kafka, Shane Bowen and more INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Hoping the New York Giants will move embattled 2022 NFL Draft No. 7 overall pick Evan Neal to guard for the 2024 season? You might wind up disappointed. Tuesday at the NFL Scouting Combine, GM Joe Schoen did not appear to be considering moving Neal inside in his third s...2024
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• Giants news, 1/8: Giants beat Eagles, and now the offseason begins

New York Giants headlines for Monday Good morning, New York Giants fans! From Big Blue View Giants’ WR Sterling Shepard, teammates cherish special day Giants’ LB Bobby Okereke makes pitch for ‘legendary’ Wink Martindale to remain DC 4 things we learned from the Giants’ 27-10 win over the Eagles Giants-Eagles ‘things I think’: A fun way to end the season, but the real work has yet to start 2024 NF...2024
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• Ravens DC suggests Steelers are better without Le’Veon Bell
Are the Pittsburgh Steelers better off without Le’Veon Bell? One NFL coach seems to think so. Baltimore Ravens defensive coordinator Wink Martindale said on Thursday that there are a lot of stats suggesting the Steelers are better without Bell on the team. He even concluded that statement with a funny crack about Bell riding a jet ski. Bell’s actually been at nightclubs in Miami, Wink. Martindale ...2018
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"Four Ravens nominated for NFL Honors; Lamar Jackson finalist for MVP"

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"Wink Martindale | Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images That means he will return to lead the defense for Brian Daboll Wink Martindale’s misfortune is great news for the New York Giants."

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"Source: Ravens fire Martindale in surprise move"

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"Ravens' Wink Martindale on Bengals' QB: 'I don't think we're ready to buy a gold jacket for Joe (Burrow) yet'"

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"Sources: Ravens make Martindale top-paid DC"

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"Ravens coordinators focus on games, not job talk"

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"Ravens stay the course, name Martindale DC"

• Recapping the NFC East moves after the second and third round of the draft
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• Big Blue View mailbag: Darius Slayton, Evan Neal, more
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• Big Blue View mailbag: Daniel Jones, Mike Kafka, comp picks, more questions
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• Giants news, 4/10: Drew Lock contract, Shane Bowen, NFL Draft, more
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• Drake Maye ‘absolutely’ Giants’ target if they trade up from No. 6 — Tony Pauline
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• Is the Giants’ 2024 starting CB2 already on the roster?
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• The Linc - Haason Reddick’s father “baffled” by Eagles’ decision to trade him
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• Cowboys free agents: 5 bargain buys that are still available
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• Giants news, 3/29: Michael Penix, Drake Maye, Brian Daboll, more headlines

New York Giants news for Friday Good morning, New York Giants fans! Giants’ brass chooses Washington over North Carolina in dueling pro days Most of the Giants’ decision makers and offensive staff are instead in Seattle Washington for the Huskies’ pro day. Giants’ GM Joe Schoen, assistant GM Brandon Brown, head coach Brian Daboll, director of player personnel Tim McDonnell, offensive coordinator M...2024
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• Giants’ OC Mike Kafka: ‘I love working with Dabs’
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• Big Blue View mailbag: Daniel Jones, Mike Kafka, comp picks, more questions
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• Evan Neal’s 2024 position, and other Giants notes from the Combine
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• NFC East news: Brian Daboll challenges in New York, Eagles sign pending free agent TE

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Here’s what’s going on around the NFC East right now. 2024 will be defining season for Giants’ Brian Daboll, coaching staff - Dan Benton, USA Today Just two years after a Coach of the Year nod, Daboll seems to be on the hot seat. Brian Daboll burst onto the scene in 2022, taking East Rutherford by storm as the popular, new, and shiny New York Giants head ...2024
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• Offensive coordinator Mike Kafka was willing to leave Giants for lateral position, per report

Danielle Parhizkaran/NorthJersey.com / USA TODAY NETWORK Analyzing the controversy surrounding Brian Daboll and Mike Kafka After the conclusion of the 2023 season for the New York Giants, there was much speculation about the future of several assistant coaches on the staff of head coach Brian Daboll. The Giants parted ways with coordinators Wink Martindale and Thomas McGaughey, but the sta...2024
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• Giants news, 2/19: Weekend review, Justin Fields, more

New York Giants headlines for Monday Good morning, New York Giants fans! From Big Blue View Big Blue View mailbag: Draft, free agency, Saquon Barkley ... the usual stuff NFL free agency: Could Michael Pittman Jr. be the WR the Giants have been searching for? ‘Things I think’ about a crazy Daniel Jones trade, Xavier McKinney, more Giants mock draft: Wheeling and dealing leads to a different draft ...2024
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• The pressure is on the Giants to find a pass rush

Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images Help on the edge and inside are both needed Offense is king in today’s NFL, right? Well, it’s true that playoff teams tend to score a lot of points. Both Super Bowl participants this year had formidable offenses. However, the reports of the death of defense as an important part of NFL success have been greatly exaggerated. Here are the top 15 teams in the NFL...2024
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• The Linc - Jason Kelce to the broadcast booth?

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Philadelphia Eagles news and links for 2/10/24. Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles links ... Tuned In: Tush Push Into Broadcasting. Jason Kelce Meets With ESPN and Fox About TV Career - Front Office SportsJason Kelce is taking the first steps toward a TV career. The popular Eagles center was in Vegas this week and met with both ESPN and Fox Sports, Fron...2024
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• The Linc - Jalen Carter finishes second in Defensive Rookie of the Year voting

Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images Philadelphia Eagles news and links for 2/9/24. Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles links ... Jalen Carter edged out by Will Anderson for Defensive Rookie of the Year honors - NBCSPSix sacks, nine quarterback hits, two forced fumbles and eight tackles for loss weren’t enough to earn Jalen Carter AP NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year. Texans rookie Will Ande...2024
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• Big Blue View mailbag: Daniel Jones, Mike Kafka, comp picks, more questions
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• Giants news, 4/10: Drew Lock contract, Shane Bowen, NFL Draft, more
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• The Linc - Haason Reddick’s father “baffled” by Eagles’ decision to trade him
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• Giants Reacts Survey: Should Brian Daboll call the plays in 2024?

Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images Who should call the offense in 2024? News has come fast and furious for the New York Giants this offseason. We’ve had our hands full keeping track of the Giants on the scouting trail in preparation for the 2024 NFL Draft. Their coaching staff and top decision makers criss-crossing the country to personally scout top prospects, and it’s made news every ti...2024
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• The Linc - Re-grading the Eagles’ 2023 NFL Draft class

Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Philadelphia Eagles news and links for 2/18/24. Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles links ... 2023 NFL rookie grades: Ranking the classes, 1 to 32 - NFL.comB-. Nearly all of the Eagles’ rookie production came on the defensive side of the ball, led by Jalen Carter, whom they landed in a draft-day trade-up with the Bears. He was the showstopper of their cl...2024
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• Big Blue View mailbag: Wink Martindale, MIke Kafka, QB situation, more

The mail’s here! Steve Alessandrini asks: I know you’ve encouraged us to move on from the Wink-Daboll drama and I had for the most part. The recent report of him joining Michigan though did get me wondering if the fact that Wink didn’t land another NFL job might be an indication that folks around the league were a bit wary of him and felt he was more responsible for the fractured relationship than...2024
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• Cowboys news: Following the Dan Quinn era, Dallas doesn’t expect a defensive reset

Photo by Rich Barnes/Getty Images Notable headlines surrounding America’s team. Cowboys believe Dan Quinn left strong foundation, aren’t anticipating defensive overhaul - Michael Gehlken, DMN The work that Dan Quinn did for Dallas is not being thrown out the window. Internal candidates will interview Monday before external ones interview Tuesday, three people familiar with the schedule to...2024
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• Big Blue View mailbag: Saquon Barkley, defensive coordinator, QB, more

The mail’s here! ctscan123 asks: You know, I’m wondering about taking the over on Thibodeaux and Ojulari next season. At some point this year there was all that talk about the amount of time that the edges spent not pass rushing. Assuming a new coordinator who uses edges more traditionally, and likely more to the training and strengths of the players, how likely do you think it is that we see a bi...2024
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• Giants news, 2/2: Coaching carousel continues, Jayden Daniels, more

New York Giants news for Friday Good morning, New York Giants fans! Dan Quinn to become Commanders head coach, per report The final head-coaching opening of the 2024 NFL hiring cycle has reportedly been filled, with Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn set to become head coach of the Washington CommandersFrom a Giants’ perspective, the news of Quinn to Washington is interesting not only ...2024
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• The Linc - “Near lock” that Eagles will take an OT early in the 2024 NFL Draft

Photo by Sam Hodde/Getty Images Philadelphia Eagles news and links for 2/1/24. Let’s get to the Philadelphia Eagles links ... Senior Bowl practice notes, Day 1 - PhillyVoiceI was surprised that BYU OT Kingsley Suamataia didn’t make Jeremiah’s top 50, but he’s here, too. My focus today was on the offensive tackles. I think it’s a near lock that the Eagles will take an offensive tackle early...2024
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• Source: Ravens fire Martindale in surprise move

Don "Wink" Martindale, who has been with the Ravens since 2012 and the defensive coordinator for the past four seasons, has been fired, a source told ESPN....2022
• Giants hiring former Ravens defensive coordinator Don 'Wink' Martindale to serve in same position, per reports
Martindale comes to New York after four years running Baltimore's defense...2022
• Giants’ DC Wink Martindale won’t be Indianapolis Colts’ head coach
Wink Martindale | Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images That means he will return to lead the defense for Brian Daboll Wink Martindale’s misfortune is great news for the New York Giants. Martindale has reportedly been informed that he will not become head coach of the Indianapolis Colts. The Colts have not yet hired a head coach, but have told the veteran defensive coordinator he is no lon...2023
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• Could Giants pay Wink Martindale more to keep him in New York?

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• Ravens part ways with defensive coordinator Don 'Wink' Martindale after four years in position, 10 with team
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• Giants defensive coordinator Wink Martindale on Titans' Derrick Henry: 'He's like our modern-day Jim Brown'

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• Giants' Wink Martindale 'out of the running' for Colts head coaching job

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• Four Ravens nominated for NFL Honors; Lamar Jackson finalist for MVP

Photo by Kirby Lee/Getty Images Ravens could be bringing some individual hardware home by seasons end The NFL Honors finalists have been announced by on Thursday and multiple Ravens are among them. Unsurprisingly, quarterback Lamar Jackson is among them, being named one of five finalists for League MVP. League MVP finalists QB Lamar Jackson QB Josh Allen QB Dak Prescott QB Brock Purdy RB ...2024
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• No, Bill Belichick won’t be Giants’ defensive coordinator

Bill Belichick Belichick still has things to accomplish as a head coach, and if he wants it he will get the chance. Bill Belichick is done with the New England Patriots, ending what is likely the greatest run for a head coach in NFL history. Belichick and Patriots’ owner Robert Kraft have come to what is being described as a mutual parting. With Belichick’s departure from New England havin...2024
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• Big Blue View mailbag: Darius Slayton, Evan Neal, more
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• The Linc - Haason Reddick’s father “baffled” by Eagles’ decision to trade him
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• Isaiah Simmons signing: Linebacker returning to the New York Giants

Isaiah Simmons | Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images Athletic linebacker will return for second season Isaiah Simmons, a player often asked about this offseason by New York Giants, is reportedly returning to the Giants. The Giants acquired Simmons, the No. 8 overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft by the Arizona Cardinals, for a seventh-round pick prior to the 2023 season. He had 50 tackles, a sac...2024
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• Giants news, 3/29: Michael Penix, Drake Maye, Brian Daboll, more headlines
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• Giants news, 3/23: J.J. McCarthy, Rome Odunze, Malik Nabers, more headlines

New York Giants news for Saturday Good morning, New York Giants fans! Giants mock draft tracker: A three-way race at No. 6As far as the NFL mock draft world is concerned, it is a three-horse race for who the New York Giants should select with the No. 6 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft. Those three are Washington wide receiver Rome Odunze, LSU wide receiver Malik Nabers and Michigan quarterback J.J. McCa...2024
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• NFL free agency: Former Giant Jihad Ward signs with Minnesota Vikings

Jihad Ward (55) | Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Edge defender didn’t have a place in New York with arrival of Brian Burns, exit of Wink Martindale Jihad Ward, a member of the New York Giants for the past two seasons and a favorite of former Giants defensive coordinator Wink Martindale, has signed with the Minnesota Vikings. Ward, an eight-year veteran, had two productive seasons with ...2024
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• The Linc - Haason Reddick’s father “baffled” by Eagles’ decision to trade him
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• Giants’ GM Joe Schoen explains getting on the coaches’ headset

Joe Schoen at the Combine on Tuesday. | Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images GM said it was simply something he had always wanted to experience, not a reflection on Brian Daboll I guess we can call it ‘Headset-Gate.’ Remember during the season when New York Giants general manager Joe Schoen spent a few games plugged into the headset monitoring sideline communication between head coach Brian ...2024
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• Evan Neal’s 2024 position, and other Giants notes from the Combine
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• Offensive coordinator Mike Kafka was willing to leave Giants for lateral position, per report
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• ‘Things I think’ about a crazy Daniel Jones trade, Xavier McKinney, more

Deshaun Watson | Photo by Cooper Neill/Getty Images Let’s touch on some NYG topics on the first Sunday of the offseason without any football I like Mike Tannenbaum. I have had him on my podcast a number of times. I appreciate the fact that Mike, who has lots of demands on his time from ESPN and his work at 33rd Team, gives me time to talk New York Giants when he can. Some folks complain wh...2024
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• The Linc - Jalen Carter finishes second in Defensive Rookie of the Year voting
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• The Bowen Breakdown, Part 1: The advantage of a four-man rush

Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images We begin an in-depth look at what Bowen brings to the table as a defensive coordinator The New York Giants on Monday hired former Tennessee Titans defensive coordinator Shane Bowen to replace the departed Wink Martindale. The 37-year-old coach spent three seasons as the Titans defensive coordinator under head coach Mike Vrabel, who is a defensive mind himse...2024
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• Pre-Snap Reads 2/6: More on new head coach Mike Macdonald

Photo by Steph Chambers/Getty Images Read! Field! Gulls! In Today’s Links: Seattle Seahawks (dot) com takes a little bit of a deeper dive into the psyche of our new head coach; also some mailbag Q and A’s. We’ve hired another coach, maybe even hired another by the end of the day. Maybe a little spending breakdown from the likes of Ben Baldwin, and a final report card on the Seahawks’ CB ...2024
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