Just Giants Podcast

Hard Knocks Offseason with the New York Giants Episode 2 launched and the Saquon Barkley drama continues. Grump and the Cranky Fan discuss the episode, overanalyze all of it, then continue with 2024 pens and pencils predictions.

The premier episode of Hard Knocks: Offseason with the Giants aired last night. Grump and The Cranky Fan recap the episode, discuss the NFL's Sunday Ticket lawsuit, and continue their pens and pencils predictions for 2024 from week 5 through week 8.

The pens and pencils are out! Grump and The Cranky Fan discuss Brady in the booth before making their "pens and pencils" predictions for the first 4 games of the 2024 season.

The long awaited Darren Waller decision has finally been made. Grump and The Cranky Fan discuss what to do with the cap savings, how the offensive approach could change without Barkley on the roster, and final OTA thoughts.

The Spring OTA workouts have begun and there's some interesting new twists to Brian Daboll and the Giants' approach to the offseason already. Grump and The Cranky Fan discuss the observations.

The Giants have had a busy offseason, so Grump and The Cranky Fan wrap up some overdue conversation. Will Hard Knocks be a distraction or entertaining? Are the Century Red uniforms cool?

The Giants 2024 Schedule has released! This year, the Giants tour the AFC North and NFC South, play in Munich, play on Thanksgiving, and piss off the Cranky Fan! Grump and Cranky discuss initial thoughts.

Rookie MiniCamp took place over the weekend. It was a good chance to see and hear from new Giants rookies as well as the coaching staff. Football Grump and the Cranky Fan discuss takeaways from camp and the Giants' 100th Season commemoration.

With the first wave of the free agency and the draft completed, the first half of the offseason is over. Football Grump and the Cranky Fan discuss how the NFC East looks at this stage.

The picks are in! Football Grump and The Cranky Fan react to each new player and each pick for the Giants in the 2024 NFL Draft.

It's Draft Day, you pancake eaters! Grump and The Cranky Fan discuss the stories circulating smokescreen week, what they want out of round 1 and what they want out of the draft this weekend.

Draft week is here. Football Grump and The Cranky Fan complete their Giants roster assessment by looking at the Linebacker group and discussing the void left behind in the running back room and the offense by Saquon Barkley's departure.

With the draft right around the corner, Grump and the Cranky Fan give their feelings about the Giants and their positions in this upcoming draft after recounting the current state of the roster at the cornerback position.

The eclipse is over and the draft is now only a few weeks away. Grump and The Cranky Fan take an honest look at the wide receiver room of the Giants roster and discuss the real options to improve in the draft, even at number 6 overall. This week Football Grump was a special co-host of the Thunder and Lightning Podcast with Dan Behan: https://www.youtube.com/live/qpAa4fcIRTY?si=pggGyPBf8_gWIPsv

The Giants let star safety Xavier McKinney walk in free agency into the open arms of the Green Bay Packers. Grump and the Cranky Fan discuss teh hole left in the defensive backfield, some of the moves already made to add bodies, and what else can be done.

Grump and the Cranky Fan return to discuss the Giants Tight End roster assessment after discussing the hip drop tackle ban and the JJ McCarthy hot topic for the final weekend without football until July.

The Giants made a flurry of free agency moves over the past few days. Grump and The Cranky Fan discuss the additions of Drew Lock, Isaiah McKenzie, and Jalen Mills as well as new TEs and OLs and their impacts on the roster before completing an offseason assessment of how the EDGE room looks and how it might be further addressed.

The New York Giants had an active, roller coaster of a first day of free agency. Grump and The Cranky Fan recap and react to the departures of Barkley and McKinney and analyze the acquisitions of Burns, Runyan, Eluemunor, and Singletary.

The NFL Combine is in full swing and rumors are flying. Grump and The Cranky Fan discuss the rumors surrounding the Giants before assessing the roster along the defensive line and talk about possible upgrades and solutions to roster holes.

One of the biggest culprits that torpedo'd the Giants 2023 season was the offensive line. Joe Schoen and Brian Daboll are most definitely looking to see how they can improve the offensive line for 2024 and so are Grump and The Cranky Fan.