AND THEN THE OTHER ONE
OBVIOUSLY, SAQUON, FRANCHISING
AND TRADING HIM I DON'T THINK IS
REALISTIC.
ARE WE POSITIVE THAT NOBODY
IS GOING TO PAY HIM THAT KIND OF
MONEY?
NO FREE-AGENT, RECEIVERS THAT
ARE GOING TO BE GOING BACK TO
THEIR TEAM AT 20 MILLION.
WHO WOULD YOU SAY WOULD SIGN
AT RUNNING BACK TO THAT DOLLAR
AMOUNT?
ANYBODY THAT HAS MONEY TO
SPEND.
THERE'S A LOT OF
RUNNING BACKS IN FREE AGENCY.
ANY POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE
MAKERS AFTER YOU WATCH THE FILM?
THE NFL NEVER
STOPS.
FALL AND WINTER ARE THE PLAYERS
DOMAIN.
BUT SPRING BELONGS TO THE FRONT
OFFICE.
THAT IS WHERE CHAMPIONS ARE
BUILT.
WE ARE GOING TO DRAFT FOR
HIM, SIGN GOOD GUYS.
THE
NEW YORK GIANTS KNOW A THING OR
TWO ABOUT CHAMPIONSHIPS.
A-DETERMINER
THE GIANTS HAVE
WON SUPER BOWL XLVI!
AND THE
NEW YORK GIANTS ARE THE
SUPER BOWL XLII CHAMPIONS!
EIGHT WORLD
TITLES...
INCLUDING FOUR SUPER BOWLS.
I'M JUST SO PROUD OF WHAT
THESE GUYS HAVE ACCOMPLISHED.
THIS IS WHAT YOU WORK ALL
SEASON FOR!
THIS IS WHY YOU LEFT ALL THEM
WEIGHTS!
THIS IS WHAT YOU DO ALL THAT
SHIT!
THIS YEAR THE GIANTS
CELEBRATE THEIR CENTENNIAL BUT
IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME THE
CHAMPIONSHIP CONFETTI FELL.
LAST SEASON, THEY WON JUST SIX
GAMES.
THE GIANTS ARE
NOT GOING TO CALL TIMEOUTS DOWN
40-0, JUST LET THIS END.
GENERAL MANAGER
JOE SCHOEN HAS A GIANT JOB.
IF WE ARE GOING TO PULL THIS
OFF I'M GOING TO HAVE
PALPITATIONS.
THE BIG
QUESTIONS...
BIG CONCERNS...
BIG DECISIONS.
SAQUON.
THE RIGHT THING TO DO IS LET YOU
TEST THE MARKET.
FROM THE SENIOR BOWL TO THE
COMBINE...
TO FREE AGENCY...
AND THE NFL DRAFT.
BE THERE, PLEASE.
EVERY MOVE
MATTERS.
ALL OPTIONS ARE ON THE TABLE.
WHY DO WE NEED TO ADD ON A
SEVEN?
SUSPICION, MAN.
AND EVERY MOVE
HAS A THOUSAND POTENTIAL
PITFALLS.
DRAFT STARTS NOW...
THIS IS
"HARD KNOCKS: OFF-SEASON."
WITH THE SIXTH PICK IN THE
2024 NFL DRAFT, THE
NEW YORK GIANTS SELECT...
CLOCK CONTINUES
TO MOVE, 37 SECONDS TO GO IN THE
BALL GAME.
THE GIANTS ARE GOING TO END THE
SEASON 6-11.
THEY FALL AFTER
GOING ZACH AROUND TO THE
PLAYOFFS LAST YEAR.
THIS IS BEEN THE
LOWEST SCORING GIANT STEAM SINCE
1979.
DIDN'T GET TO WHERE WE WANTED
TO GET TO, DIDN'T GO EXACTLY THE
WAY WE WANTED TO.
NEVER THE SAME ONE YEAR TO THE
NEXT AND THAT'S THE NFL, THAT'S
THE REALITY OF IT.
THE GIANTS HAVE A BUNCH OF
DECISIONS TO MAKE, THEIR
FRANCHISE QUARTERBACK DANIEL
JONES PLAYED IN JUST ASK GAMES.
THE OFF SEASON BRINGS ABOUT
NEW THINGS EVERY YEAR.
IS THIS A FOUR
SAQUON BARKLEY?
YOU HOPE IT STARTS SOON
RATHER THAN WAITING UNTIL MARCH?
SECOND-MOST SACKS ALLOWED
EVER, WILL YOU FORGET THAT OR
WHERE THAT IN THE BACK OF YOUR
MIND?
I THINK CONTINUITY IS
IMPORTANT.
THE OFFICE GETS PAID TO MAKE
THOSE DECISIONS.
NEW YORKERS AREN'T KNOWN FOR
THEIR PATIENCE.
JOE SCHOEN GETS IT.
ENTERING HIS THIRD SEASON AS GM,
HE'S AS EAGER AS THE FANS TO GET
THINGS MOVING.
THE NEW YORK GIANTS
NEW YORK GIANTS ARE IN A FULL
REVOLT, GOT STARTED TWO YEARS
TOO LATE, NOW REALLY IS WHEN JOE
SCHOEN AND BRIAN DABOLL GET
THERE HANDS ON THIS ROSTER AND
MAKE IT THEIRS.
I COULD NOT TELL YOU WHAT
CHANNEL-- IF YOU GUYS WANTED TO
LISTEN TO SPORTS RADIO RIGHT
NOW, I COULDN'T TELL YOU WHAT
CHANNEL IT WAS.
YOU REALLY GOT TO TUNE THE NOISE
OUT, REALLY GOOD STAFF AND SMART
PEOPLE IN THE BUILDING.
I HAVE A LOT OF CONFIDENCE IN
THEM.
LISTENING TO OUTSIDE NOISE IS NO
GOOD.
IT TAKES TIME AND PATIENCE.
ULTIMATELY MY JOB TO WHAT'S BEST
FOR THE FRANCHISE.
IF YOU GET INTO
SELF-PRESERVATION MODE THROWING
HAIL MARYS LIKE SHIT, IF I DON'T
DO THIS I'M GOING TO GET FIRED,
AND THAT'S NOT WHAT IS BEST FOR
THE FRANCHISE.
SCHOEN DOESN'T
BELIEVE IN SHORTCUTS.
NEVER HAS.
ONE OF THE THINGS I'M PROUD
OF, I DIDN'T REALLY SKIP ANY
STEPS TO THE GENERAL MANAGER
ROLE.
IN 2001 I STARTED AS A SCOUTING
ASSISTANT WITH THE
CAROLINA PANTHERS.
PICKING PLAYERS UP AT THE
AIRPORT, MAKING CUT UP TAPES.
THIS IS WHAT I USED TO DO ON THE
ROAD SO AS A CHIEF SCOUT NOT
MAKING ANY MONEY I WOULD MAKE
PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY EVERY
MORNING AT BREAKFAST AND PUT
THEM IN BAGGIES AND THAT WOULD
BE MY LUNCH FOR THE DAY.
I WAS AN AREA SCOUT, I WAS A
NATIONAL SCOUT, ASSISTANT
DIRECTOR OF COLLEGE SCOUTING.
141 AND 147.
WE HAD SOME SUCCESS UP IN
BUFFALO.
I WAS IN BUFFALO AND HARPER
WAS BORN SO SHE'S A DRAFT BABY
AND SHE WAS KIND ENOUGH TO WAIT
AND GET THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
IT WAS ACTUALLY THE YEAR THAT
OUR FIRST DRAFT IN BUFFALO,
HOPEFULLY A GOOD SIGN, WE HAD A
REALLY GOOD DRAFT THAT YEAR.
WITH THE SEVENTH PICK THE
BUFFALO BILLS SELECT JOSH ALLEN,
QUARTERBACK!
IN JANUARY OF '22 I WAS
FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO GET THIS
JOB.
I GOT THE JOB ON A FRIDAY
MORNING, HAD TO DO A ZOOM, KIND
OF DROVE OVER SATURDAY MORNING.
AND THAT'S WHAT I DID, I HAD
MAYBE TWO PEANUT BUTTER AND
JELLY, AND I'M DRIVING OVER,
JUST GOT THE JOB AS A GENERAL
MANAGER OF THE NEW YORK GIANTS
AND I'M EATING PEANUT BUTTER AND
JELLY DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY.
I PROMISE YOU THAT I WILL DO
EVERYTHING IN MY POWER TO BUILD
A TEAM THAT WILL MAKE YOU PROUD
ON THE FIELD AND OFF THE FIELD.
I FULLY UNDERSTAND THE
RESPONSIBILITY THAT COMES WITH
BEING THE GENERAL MANAGER OF THE
NEW YORK FOOTBALL GIANTS.
I MADE SO MANY PEANUT BUTTER
AND JELLY OVER THE YEARS.
YOU CAN'T BUILD
AN NFL ROSTER FOR PEANUTS, BUT
SPENDING THAT MONEY WISELY IS AN
ART FORM.
RECOGNIZING VALUE IS AS
IMPORTANT AS JUDGING TALENT.
A BAD DEAL.
SHAPING EVERY
DECISION IS THE NFL SALARY CAP.
THE AMOUNT OF MONEY A TEAM IS
PERMITTED TO PAY THE 53 MEN ON
ITS ROSTER.
THIS YEAR, THE CAP IS EXPECTED
TO BE $240 MILLION.
BUT ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD
DOESN'T TELL YOU WHICH PLAYERS
ARE THE RIGHT PLAYERS TO WIN A
SUPER BOWL.
OUR ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO WIN
FOOTBALL GAMES AND WIN
CHAMPIONSHIPS.
AS THE OFF-SEASON BEGINS IT'S
JUST THIS BIG PUZZLE THAT YOU'VE
GOT TO TRY TO PUT TOGETHER AND
IS A LOT OF UNKNOWNS AND FACTORS
THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF YOUR
CONTROL.
WHERE DO WE NEED TO GET BETTER,
WHERE DO WE NEED TO UPGRADE, HOW
ARE YOU GOING TO DIVVY THAT
MONEY UP TO SIGN CERTAIN PLAYERS
TO FILL THOSE HOLES.
YOUR CURRENCY, IT'S PLAYERS,
IT'S PICKS, AND ITS CASH.
IN CERTAIN POSITIONS HAVE HIGH
DOLLAR POINTS BECAUSE THEY ARE
POSITIONS OF IMPACT.
I THINK OF THE POSITIONS OF
PRICE .2 JOE'S POINT, YOU KNOW
YOU CAN AT LEAST GET WHAT VALUE
BACK.
YOU'RE GOING TO A RESTAURANT,
SO YOU ARE GOING TO OUTBACK.
YOU DON'T WANT TO PAY CALL IT
FILET MIGNON PRICES FOR TOUGH
SIRLOIN.
NOT GETTING GREAT VALUE.
YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE
GOING TO GET A RETURN ON YOUR
INVESTMENT.
SCHOEN HAS 100 DAYS TO
ASSEMBLE THE 100TH GIANT STEAM.
NO OFF-SEASON FOR HIM.
IF BY THE TIME THE NFL YEAR
STARTS ON MARCH 13TH, HE'S GOT
TO BE ROLLING.
PREPARED TO ACQUIRE PLAYERS VIA
FREE AGENCY, TRADE FOR PLAYERS
UNDER CONTRACT TO OTHER TEAMS,
ALL THE WHILE RESEARCHING
COLLEGE PLAYERS IN PREPARATION
FOR THE DRAFT IN LATE APRIL.
OKAY, WELCOME TO KANSAS CITY
AND THE 2023 UNOFFICIAL DRAFT!
BUT FIRST, HE HAS
TO MAKE A DECISION ABOUT A
PLAYER ALREADY ON THE ROSTER...
STAR RUNNING BACK SAQUON
BARKLEY.
MAKES THE FIRST
MAN MISS, MAKES THE SECOND MAN
MISCARRIED
MAKING HIM MISS AT THREE PLAY
GRADE.
BERKLEY HAS BEEN
THE GIANTS BEST PLAYER SINCE HE
WAS DRAFTED IN 2018.
CUTS TO THE 15.
BUT HIS CONTRACT
IS ABOUT TO EXPIRE, RAISING THE
QUESTION ON EVERYONE'S MIND...
THE BIGGEST QUESTION FOR THE
GIANTS IS WILL STAR RUNNING BACK
SAQUON BARKLEY RETURN?
IF THE GIANTS DO
OFFER BARKLEY A NEW CONTRACT, IT
WILL COST, SO JOE SCHOEN'S STAFF
IS ASSESSING EVERY FREE AGENT
RUNNING BACK AVAILABLE THIS
OFF-SEASON.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR,
RUNNING BACK OBVIOUSLY, WE WILL
SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITH SAQUON BUT
THERE IS GOING TO BE SOME DEPTH
OF THE RUNNING BACK POSITION, I
THINK IT WILL BE A LITTLE BIT OF
A SATURATED MARKET, MAYBE GET A
COUPLE VALUE GUYS THERE.
THERE ARE 600 FREE AGENTS THE
EARTH.
THE PRO SCOUTS AND I, WE ARE
RESPONSIBLE FOR THEM ALL, WE
HAVE A BIG BOARD, JUST LIKE A
DRAFT BOARD WE HAVE ALL THE
PLAYERS ON THEIR ON HOW WE LIKE
THEM BASED ON FINANCIALS,
CHARACTER FITS, VALUE TO OUR
TEAM AND THEN KIND OF THE
MARKETPLACE.
ZACK MOSS IS AN EARLY DOWN
BANGOR, REALLY INSTINCTIVE.
RAN WELL AGAIN, YOU GUYS DRAFTED
HIM.
I LOVE HOW FAST ZACK MOSS
SEES IT AND THEN TAKES THE EDGE.
ONE OF THE BETTER PASS
PROTECTORS IN THE NFL.
HAVEN'T REALLY
BEEN ABLE TO BOTHER MITCHELL IN
THE POCKET ALL.
HE CAN CATCH THE BALL WELL,
JUST NOT GOING TO BE REALLY
DYNAMIC.
A LOT OF FAMILIARITY AS WELL.
IS THE OPPOSITE.
HE CAN STILL PLAY ON
THIRD DOWN & CATCH THE BALL BUT
HE IS MORE OF A SCREEN
UNDERNEATH GUY.
HE'S A DECISIVE AND BLIND GUY.
MAKES THE CUT TO GET INTO
THAT NEXT LEVEL.
NATURAL INSTINCTS JUST
SETTING YOU UP AT THE SECOND
LEVEL, MAKING YOU MISCARRIED
MAKES THE CUT, TOUCHDOWN!
BEAT OUT THE BACK THERE, IF IT
IS SIMILAR HE'S PROBABLY GOING
TO STAY.
ANOTHER ONE THAT AS KEVIN
MENTIONED, A DOWN YEAR.
HE DOES PLAY ON THREE DOWNS.
HE'S NOT A POWER BACK BY ANY
MEANS OR A GREAT TACKLE GUY BUT
HE DOES RUN DECISIVELY.
TONY POLLARD WITH A GAIN OF
25!
HIS PRICE CAME DOWN
SIGNIFICANTLY, HE'D BE A GUY
THAT EVERYONE IN HERE SAID WE
WOULD CONSIDER.
SWIFT WAS KIND OF THE
INTERESTING ONE.
PRICE POINT WOULD BE A BIG DEAL.
THIS GUY FROM A TALENT
STANDPOINT AND MAKE UP FOR SOME
OF THE THINGS YOU LOSE WITH
SAQUON.
TWO GIANT
OFFENDERS HE'S GOING TO MAKE
MESS TO GET INTO THE END ZONE.
FROM AN EXPLOSIVE STANDPOINT.
DE ANDRE SMITH
GOES OVER 1,000 YARDS.
FROM A PASSING STANDPOINT.
THE FACT HE WAS
ABLE TO COMPLETELY CONTORT HIS
BODY AND CATCH IT WAS
IMPRESSIVE.
IF YOU ARE SIGNING HIM HE'S
GOING TO BE MORE OF A PACKAGE
PLAYER, YOU ARE GOING TO PAIR
HIM WITH SOMEBODY, HE'S ONE OF
THE GUYS YOU ARE SIGNING, THE
IT'S GOING TO GET HIM OUT OF
PHILLY, IT'S HOME FOR HIM.
JACOB HAS OBVIOUSLY MISSED
CAMP.
I THINK IT AFFECTED HIM.
HE CLEARLY WASN'T RUNNING THE
SAME WAY THAT HE HAD IN THE
PAST.
YOU SAW FLASHES OF THE
PHYSICALITY.
THE STIFF ARMED
THAT EXTENDED INTO THE END ZONE.
IT JUST WASN'T CONSISTENT.
IF HE'S BACK RIGHT, YOU'RE GOING
TO GET THAT PLAYER THAT HE WAS A
YEAR AGO, THERE IS CERTAINLY A
TON OF RISK.
JUST LOOKING AT THE ESTIMATED
SALARY RANGE FOR YOU HAVE JACOBS
ABOVE SAQUON.
HOW WAS THAT FACTORED JUST WITH
HIM COMING OFF-- IS THAT SOLELY
BASED ON AGE?
JACOBS IS A YEAR AND A HALF
YOUNGER I BELIEVE AND I THINK HE
HAS FEWER ISSUES WHERE I THINK
SAQUON HAS MORE TIME MISSED,
ACL'S, A FEW YEARS OLDER.
JACOBS LED THE LEAGUE IN
RUSHING.
NFL PLAYER
CONTRACTS ARE LIKE ANY OTHER
MARKET RATE OF KNOWING WHEN TO
BUY OR SELL IS NOT AN EASY CALL.
THE OTHER THING ON SAQUON WE
TALKED ABOUT WAS HE ON THE OPEN
MARKET PROBABLY AFTER WE WENT
THROUGH IT WILL PROBABLY JUST
GET THE MOST MONEY BASED ON THE
EXPLOSIVENESS HE STILL HAS
BURIED HIM THE YOUTH, HE IS
STILL RELATIVELY YOUNG.
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THERE WAS A SPIN
MOVE, ALMOST HIT THE HURTLE.
WHEN HE GETS GOING THERE IS
STILL A LOAD TO BRING DOWN.
STILL GOING, WOW!
DID HE HAVE HIS BEST YEAR?
NO.
AND I THINK YOU WOULD SAY THE
SAME THING.
THE OTHER GUYS ON THE TAG DIDN'T
EITHER.
BUT OUT OF TRAITSWISE HE HAD THE
MOST.
PUT HIM BEHIND DETROIT OFFENSIVE
LINE, PHILLY OFFENSIVE LINE,
MIGHT BE MORE VALUE TO ANOTHER
TEAM THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO
GIVE UP A PICK OR AN ASSET TO
GET HIM.
I COULD HEAR PHILLY LIKE YOU
ARE THINKING DEFENSE-- WHERE
YOU GOING TO ALLOCATE YOUR
FUNDS?
AS WE KEEP GOING THROUGH OUR
NEEDS, WE NEED CORNERS, RUSHERS,
NUMBER ONE RECEIVER, RIGHT?
THAT RUNNING THAT KEEPS GOING
DOWN.
NEARLY 20% OF THE
GIANTS SALARY CAP IS TAKEN UP BY
QUARTERBACK DANIEL JONES.
RIGHT NOW, THE SIXTH YEAR PRO IS
A $40 MILLION QUESTION MARK.
WITH THE SIXTH PICK, THE
NEW YORK GIANTS SELECT...
DANIEL JONES, QUARTERBACK, DUKE!
AT TIMES, JONES
HAS LOOKED BRILLIANT.
FIRES IT DEEP TO
THE END ZONE, TOUCHDOWN, GIANTS!
BUT TO BE AT THE
TOP OF YOUR GAME, YOU'VE GOT TO
BE HEALTHY.
GOT TO HAVE A QUARTERBACK IN
THIS LEAGUE TO WIN.
THE REALITY IS DANIEL JONES IS
COMING OFF AN ACL.
AND DANIEL JONES WENT DOWN
AGAIN WHEN HE TRIED TO PLANT ON
THAT KNEE.
JUST BUCKLED
WHEN HE PUT TOO MUCH PRESSURE.
THREE INJURIES OVER THE LAST
COUPLE YEARS HANDOUTS REAL.
DANIEL JONES HEADED TO THE
LOCKER ROOM AFTER THREE GAMES
OUT WITH A NECK INJURY, INJURED
AT THE END OF THE FIRST QUARTER
TODAY.
YOU CAN'T IGNORE IT WHETHER
IT'S THROUGH FREE AGENCY OR THE
DRAFT.
WE'VE GOT TO HAVE SOMETHING IN
PLACE, A CONTINGENCY PLAN.
BEEN HERE SINCE THE INJURY,
STATE HERE THROUGH THE
OFF-SEASON.
THERE'S TIMES WHERE YOU FEEL
LIKE YOU ARE NOT MAKING AS MUCH
PROGRESS.
I'VE BROKEN BONES AND GOTTEN
HURT, BUT NOT LIKE THIS WEATHER
IS LIKE A LONG REHAB PROCESS,
EVERY WEEK YOU ARE DOING
SOMETHING DIFFERENT AND I THINK
IT'S KIND OF STAYING IN THAT
MIND-SET, WHAT'S MY NEXT GOAL.
CAN DO PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING IN
THE WEIGHT ROOM.
JONES' RIGHT KNEE
IS STILL HEALING.
CONCERN ABOUT IT IS RIFFLING
THROUGH THE ROSTER.
THERE ARE MANY QUESTIONS, BUT
ULTIMATELY IT ALWAYS COMES BACK
TO THE QUARTERBACK.
IT DOES.
I THINK YOU SAID LAST YEAR WE
WERE BETTER AT EVERY FUCKING
POSITION ON DEFENSE, EVERY
POSITION OFFENSE, WE FUCKING WON
SIX GAMES.
WE ARE GOING TO DROP ONE OF
THEM, SIGN GOOD GUYS.
THE REALITY IS FACTS.
THREE SERIOUS INJURIES IN TWO
YEARS.
WE NEED TO PROTECT OURSELVES.
DIDN'T HAVE MUCH OF A CHANCE
THIS YEAR, THAT'S LEGIT.
YOUR OFF-SEASON, YOUR CORE GUYS
THAT WERE GOING TO PLAY TOGETHER
PLAYED LESS THAN 60 SNAPS
TOGETHER.
MIAMI, FUCKING THREE PRACTICE
SQUADS PLAYING FOR US.
NOBODY CAN FUCKING-- YOU COULD
HAVE PAT MAHOMES AND HE CAN'T
FUCKING WIN BEHIND THAT.
HE'S UNDER CONTRACT FOR THREE
MORE YEARS.
I'M NOT GIVING UP, JUST
PROTECTING OURSELVES BECAUSE
BEST PREDICTOR OF THE FUTURE IS
THE PAST.
FEW FRANCHISES
HAVE A HISTORY AS RICH AS THE
GIANTS.
AND NONE HAS A LONGER TRADITION
OF BRUISING DEFENSES.
WELCOME HOME, BABY!
THAT
"DEFENSE" CHANT?
INVENTED IN THE BRONX.
DO IT ONE MORE TIME!
TOM LANDRY WAS
THE TEAM'S FIRST DEFENSIVE
GORDON LATER.
THIS IS DEFENSIVE COACH TOM
LANDRY.
THREE DECADES
LATER, BILL BELICHICK ROSE TO
PROMINENCE IN THE SAME ROLE.
IF THAT GUARD JUMPS OUT IN
THE CENTER SLIDES TO YOU,
GRABBED HIS ASS!
BUT THE CURRENT
DEFENSE HAS BEEN WITHOUT A
COORDINATOR SINCE EARLY JANUARY.
LATE MONDAY IT WAS REPORTED
WINK MARTINDALE--
ACCORDING TO REPORTS HE
LASHED OUT AT HEAD COACH BRIAN
DABOLL.
DIDN'T ACTUALLY TALK TO THE
PEOPLE YOU NORMALLY TALK TO TO
SUBMIT YOUR RESIGNATION, HE LEFT
THE BUILDING, IN ESSENCE SAID "I
QUIT."
THE GIANTS
BIGGEST STAR ON DEFENSE IS TO
TIME PROPYL TACKLE DEXTER
LAWRENCE.
TWO-TIME PROPYL TACKLE DEXTER
LAWRENCE DEXTER LAWRENCE.
YOU TRIED TO HIT ME AND I
WENT NOWHERE!
IT WAS LIKE THIS.
THE ONE LAWRENCE IS A STRONG
FOUNDATION BUT HE CAN'T DO IT
ALONE.
THEY ARE SEARCHING FOR MORE
TALENT TO CREATE THE NEXT GIANTS
DEFENSE.
LET'S GO OVER TO DEFENSE HERE
HERE.
DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO GO GET
THREE HIGH-LEVEL STARTERS AND
THAT'S ALL YOU GET, OR DO YOU GO
QUANTITY OVER QUALITY BECAUSE WE
HAVE SO MANY HOLES?
WE JUST NEED ONE PLAYER THAT
WILL REALLY CHANGE THE ROSTER.
OBVIOUSLY STARTING OFF WITH
CHRIS JONES BEING THE BELLE OF
THE BALL IN THIS CLASS.
NO CHANCE OF STOPPING US
JONES.
THAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
SCORING ON A DRIVE OR NOT.
FUTURE HALL OF FAME PLAYER.
WATCH CHRIS JONES RIGHT HERE.
STILL GAME WRECKING TALENT,
MAKES THE BALL LOOK EASY.
CHRIS JONES GETS
ANOTHER SACK!
WHEN HE'S DIALED IN PLAYING
WITH THE SCHEME, HE'S ON
WALKABLE, HARD NOT TO IMAGINE
THE GOOD THINGS THAT WOULD COME
WITH HIM AND DOXED TOGETHER IN
THE MIDDLE.
ABLE TO PUSH
NELSON RIGHT BACK IN THIS, TRIES
TO STEP UP, TAKES THEM BOTH TO
THE GROUND.
OF
YOU WATCH THE TAPE AND SEE
CHRIS JONES GETTING
DOUBLE-TEAMED EVERY SNAP IN THE
GUY IN THE OTHER SIDE JUST
HAVING ONE BLOCK, YOU IMAGINE
THAT'S DECKS WITH ONE GUY ON HIM
EVERY TIME AND THE POSSIBILITY
OF THE GAME, FINANCIALLY IS IT
POSSIBLE WHERE WE ARE AT TO
BE-- YOU KNOW, YOU'RE LOOKING
AT A $35 MILLION CAP HIT NEXT
YEAR.
OUTSIDE BACKERS WE THINK BRIAN
BURNS.
AFTER TRADE FOR HIM AFTER THEY
GET TAGGED.
WHAT YOU THINK BURNS IS WORTH
IF YOU WERE TO TRADE FOR HIM?
ONE PLUS FOR SURE.
THEY TURNED DOWN TWO ONES.
AND WEREN'T ABLE TO GET
SOMETHING DONE.
SAME THING.
THIS IS DEXTER'S BEST FRIEND.
I DON'T THINK IS A DIFFERENCE
MAKING PASS RUSHER ON THIRD DOWN
BUT A REALLY GOOD FOOTBALL
PLAYER WILL DO WELL FOR HIMSELF.
TEXTED ME, TEXTED ME ABOUT IN
THE OTHER DAY.
WHO DID?
DEXTER.
THEY ARE REALLY CLOSE.
PLENTY TO PONDER
BUT NOTHING CAN BE FINALIZED
UNTIL HEAD COACH BRIAN DABOLL
DECIDES ON A DEFENSIVE
COORDINATOR.
SO I'M GOING TO OFFER IT TO
SCHOEN.
I'M GOING TO CALL HIM UP AND
SAFETY WANT TO BE IN OR WHAT.
WANTS TO BE IN, WANT TO BE THE
GIANTS COORDINATOR.
THIS IS HIM THE LAST THREE
YEARS.
POINT OHMIC 16TH THIS YEAR, 13TH
SEVEN YARDS PER RUSH, 17
THIRD DOWN, THIRD DOWN RED ZONE.
11 POINTS, FIRST RUSH ARTS,
FIRST POINTS PER RUSH, FIRST
RED ZONE.
TENTH FUCKING POINTS, SECOND,
FOURTH, SIXTH, SEVENTH BURIED I
MEAN, CAN YOU GET OUR RUN
DEFENSE TO LOOK LIKE THIS,
PLEASE?
SHANE BOWEN CAME
IN IN 2018, THERE DEFENSIVE
COORDINATOR NOW FOR A THIRD
STRAIGHT YEAR.
THAT'S A GOOD JOB!
THAT'S A GOOD JOB, KEEP GOING!
SHANE WAS A VERY IMPRESSIVE
INTERVIEW.
HE COMES TO US FROM THE
TENNESSEE TITANS.
HE RANKED HIGH, TOP TEN IN
SEVERAL STATISTICAL CATEGORIES
THAT WERE IMPORTANT.
HE'S GOT A CLEAR VISION OF
SOME OF THE THINGS HE WANTS TO
DO.
SOME OF THE SUCCESSES THAT HE'S
HAD I THOUGHT WERE IMPORTANT.
HE'S LEARNED A LOT OF FOOTBALL
FROM MIKE VRABEL.
GOING TO TURN INTO A BLITZ
GAME, SHANE.
HELLO?
SHANE, HEY, IT'S JOE SCHOEN
WITH THE GIANTS.
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
GOOD, HOW ARE YOU?
GOOD, WELCOME ABOARD!
I'M JACKED UP.
WHEN YOU BRING IN THESE
COACHES, SPECIFICALLY A
COORDINATOR, YOU NEED TO KNOW
WHAT THEY NEED FOR THEIR SYSTEM.
WE ARE GOING TO START MEETING
WITH SCOUTS ON WEDNESDAY.
MIGHT NOT BE VERY MUCH DIFFERENT
THAN WHAT WE HAVE BUT HERE'S THE
IMPORTANCE I WANT FOR THESE
POSITIONS.
THE COMMUNICATION IN TERMS OF
HOW TO BETTER THE ROSTER THAT IS
CONSTANTLY EVOLVING AS WE SIGN
PLAYERS, TRADE PLAYERS, DRAFT
PLAYERS.
BILL PARCELLS WON
A PAIR OF SUPER BOWLS WITH THE
GIANTS.
HE ONCE QUIPPED "IF THEY WANT
YOU TO COOK THE DINNER, AT LEAST
THEY OUGHT TO LET YOU SHOP FOR
SOME OF THE GROCERIES."
ONE OF COORDINATOR SHANE BOWEN'S
FIRST TASK IS TO EXPLAIN HIS
DEFENSIVE SCHEME AND LET
EVERYONE KNOW THE KIND OF
PLAYERS HE'LL NEED TO GET
COOKING.
WHAT'S UP, SHANE?
GO WHAT UP?
GRINDING AWAY?
OH, YEAH, TRYING TO FIND YOU
SOME PLAYERS.
THE CLEARER THEY CAN DEFINE
WHAT EXACTLY THEY'RE LOOKING
FOR, THE EASIER IT IS FOR US TO
GO OUT AND FIND THAT.
AND GOING TO GIVING YOU GUYS
A BRIEF RUNDOWN OF OUR DEFENSE
AND OUR SCHEME AND KIND OF
POSITIONS, TERMINOLOGY.
THIS GOING TO BE SOME
SIMILARITIES FROM WHAT YOU GUYS
HAD BEFORE.
SO BASE DEFENSE, OBVIOUSLY,
THREE D LINEMAN ON THE FIELD,
TWO EDGE GUYS, TWO INSIDE
BACKERS, FOUR DBs.
OUR PRIORITIES HAVE TO BE INSIDE
BACKERS.
THAT'S WHERE THE LOAD IS GOING
TO BE PUT ON.
WHERE DOES ISAIAH SIMMONS FIT
IN THIS DEFENSE, AND DOES HE?
HERE COMES THE PRESSURE, GETS
SACKED.
ISAIAH SIMMONS, BACK TO THE 15.
ISAIAH SIMMONS WITH THE
SPEED.
AND OUR MINDS IT WOULD BE A
FIRST, SECOND DOWN NICKEL.
JUST GOING BACK TO THE FRONT
A LITTLE BIT, THE PENETRATORS,
IS THAT SOMETHING YOU WOULD BE
INTERESTED IN?
YES.
I WANT GUYS THAT ATTACK.
WE ARE GOING TO BE STRUCTURED BY
HAVING FOUR ELITE PASS RUSHERS
UPFRONT.
FOUR GUYS WE CAN LINEUP WITH THE
DAMN HAND OUT, GO WIN.
I THINK WITH THE CURRENT ROSTER,
SEEING IF BASHER CAN DO THAT.
BOOGIE BASHAM HER.
FOOTBALL NAME.
IS THAT A RULE FOR ANDERSON
POTENTIALLY WITH HIS LENGTH?
STEPS UP, WRITER ANDERSON,
ACTIVITY FROM THE PRACTICE
SQUAD, GOT TO HIM.
IF YOU HAD TO TAKE ONE BIG
TIME RUSSIA RIGHT NOW WOULD YOU
TAKE AN EDGE GUY OR DO YOU GET
THAT INSIDE RUSH PLAYER THAT CAN
TAKE SOME PRESSURE OFF WHERE WE
CAN GET MORE OUT OF DEX?
VERY HELPFUL.
MUSIC TO OUR EARS, PASS RUSH.
GO GET THEM.
IN ADDITION TO
FREE AGENCY, TEAMS REGENERATE
THEIR ROSTER BY DRAFTING COLLEGE
PLAYERS.
THE EAST-WEST SHRINE BOWL IS THE
FIRST PLACE TO SEE A LIST
COLLEGIATE TALENT ALL IN ONE
PLACE.
EAST-WEST, A LOT OF GOOD
PLAYERS THERE, THAT'S A GREAT
SET UP.
HEY, HANNAH, THANK YOU.
NO PROBLEM.
THE GUYS IN RED ARE NOT
PRACTICING.
VERY GOOD EXPOSURE TO PLAYERS
ALL THROUGHOUT THE BOARD, FIRST
ROUND, GOT TO GET A HOLISTIC
VIEW OF THE DRAFT ALL THE
PROSPECTS THAT ARE POTENTIALLY
GOING TO BE DRAFTED.
THEY SAID AT KICKOFF, HE WILL
BE OUT FISHING SOMEWHERE, HE
LOVES TO BE OUTSIDE.
CAN'T SEE EVERYBODY UNTIL
FALL SO THERE'S GOING TO BE GOOD
PLAYERS IN THE DRAFT.
THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT,
SOMEBODY WHO HAS AS MUCH TO LOSE
AS YOU.
WE'VE GOT TO WORK, WE NEED JOBS,
WE NEED TO SUCCEED.
WHEN YOU ARE AT AN EVENT IT'S
AN OPPORTUNITY TO GRAB
INFORMATION.
FRANK WE SIGNED WHEN I WAS IN
BUFFALO, HE WAS AMAZING.
HE CAME UP THERE, VETERAN
LEADERSHIP.
HERE IN THE FOURTH QUARTER
WHEN YOU'VE GOT TO CONVERT THE
CLOCK, TWO BIG TIME RUNS BY
FRANK GORE.
HE'S BEEN PASSIONATE ABOUT
EVALUATING TALENT SINCE I'VE
KNOWN HIM.
WITH THE 49ers, RIGHT?
DOING THAT BEFORE YOU RETIRE?
USED TO GIVE ME ALL THE RUNNING
BACK RUNDOWN'S.
HE'S ONE OF THOSE GUYS THAT
EARLY IN THE PROCESS HAD
IDENTIFIED HIM BEFORE HE CAME
OUT, HAD WATCHED COLLEGE FILM
ABOUT HIM.
GETS THE FIRST DOWN!
WHEN HE TALKS RUNNING BACK TO
LISTEN.
YOU GUYS CARE ABOUT GUYS THAT
ARE OLDER?
DEPENDING ON THE POSITION.
QUARTERBACKS, I DON'T CARE.
HOW MUCH WEAR AND TEAR DO YOU
HAVE?
I MEAN, YOU LOOK AT-- SAQUON
HAD LIKE 900 CARRIES AT
PENN STATE PLUS SIX YEARS IN THE
NFL, YOU GOT TO START SAYING--
AM I RIGHT OR WRONG THAT 27
YOU LOOK AT IT LIKE
RUNNING BACKS--
THE DATA SAYS THAT.
HE'S VERY TALENTED.
YEAH, HE IS.
WE TRIED TO GET SOMETHING DONE
LAST YEAR BUT WE WEREN'T ABLE
TO.
WE COULD FRANCHISE SAQUON AGAIN
FOR 12 THIS YEAR.
THE NEXT STOP,
MOBILE, ALABAMA, FOR THE SENIOR
BALL.
A SHOWCASE FOR THE TOP 136
PLAYERS ELIGIBLE FOR THE DRAFT.
DO YOU LIKE HIM AS A RUNNER?
I DID.
THIS MIGHT BE HIS CORE SPECIAL
TEAMER.
IT'S ALSO A PLACE
TO CATCH UP WITH COLLEAGUES FROM
AROUND THE LEAGUE.
YOU KNOW DAVE.
HOW ARE YOU DOING?
CONGRATS ON THE JOB, MAN,
THAT'S AWESOME.
YOU GOT YOUR HANDS FULL WITH
THIS GUY.
GOOD LUCK WITH MY GUY.
CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU, DAN.
THANKS, THANKS.
MY FIRST YEAR AS A SCOUTING
ASSISTANT IN THE NFL WAS DAN'S
FIRST YEAR.
FIRST-ROUND LINEBACKER OF THE
CAROLINA PANTHERS SO WE WORKED
TOGETHER IN BUFFALO FOR THREE
YEARS, OUR FAMILIES ARE
SUPERTIGHT, OUR WIVES AND OUR
KIDS ARE VERY CLOSE, WE ARE
GOING TO VACATION TOGETHER THIS
SUMMER.
I'M ECSTATIC FOR HIM TO GET THE
OPPORTUNITY THAT HE GOT IN
CAROLINA.
DO YOU GUYS WANT TO MOVE UP
FROM 33?
NO.
JUST CHECKING.
NEVER HURTS TO ASK.
WANT TO COME UP TO SIX?
WHERE ARE YOU?
YOU CAN'T AFFORD--
WANT TO GIVE US--
THAT SOUNDED AN
AWFUL LOT LIKE THE PANTHERS JUST
LET THE GIANTS KNOW THAT PASS
RUSHER EXTRAORDINAIRE BRIAN
BURNS IS AVAILABLE.
THERE IS BURNS BEING AN
ABSOLUTE FACTOR.
LOOK AT THAT
LITTLE DIP, SO BEAUTIFUL TO
CHANGE HER LEVELS AND MAKE
YOURSELF FROM A BIG TALL TARGET
TO A TINY LITTLE SMALL TARGET.
FOR BURNS.
NO.
I MEAN, YES, BUT...
HEADING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
SOME OF THESE GUYS I HAVEN'T
SEEN, BODY TYPEWISE.
HARTMAN, MY GRANDMA LOVES HIM.
SHE WATCHES NOTRE DAME GAMES AND
SHE'S LIKE WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT
HIM, JOE?
HE IS SO CUTE.
SHE SAYS I MAY BE 93 BUT I'M NOT
BLIND.
AND I'M LIKE GEEZ, HIM UP.
CHILL BUMPS FOR AMERICA, 49
IS CHIEFS IN LAS VEGAS.
IT JIM NANTZ ALONG WITH
TONY ROMO.
IF THE CHIEFS WIN PEOPLE WILL BE
SAYING THIS WILL BE THE
CORONATION OF A DYNASTY.
WHO DO YOU GOT?
I MAY-- I CAN'T CALL IT YET
BUT I PROBABLY MEANING, LEANING
NINERS.
I WENT WITH CAROLINA, WE
LOST.
YOU ARE ON A HIGH ALL YEAR,, AND
AMAZING SEASON.
THIS WAS BACK, WE PLAYED THE
PATRIOTS.
DABOLL WAS THERE.
BACK AND FORTH GAME, IT WAS THE
JANET JACKSON HALFTIME SNAFU.
WE LOSE THAT GAME AND NOW YOU
ARE LIKE WITHOUT THE COMBINE
INTO WEEKS, YOU ARE SO FAR
BEHIND EVERYTHING BUT THE
REALITY SMACKS YOU AND YOU KNOW
HOW HARD IT IS TO GET THERE, AND
YOU WERE THAT CLOSE AND YOU
DIDN'T DO IT.
I'M TYPICALLY DEPRESSED ON
SUPER BOWL SUNDAY.
THAT'S THE ULTIMATE GOAL, IS TO
BE AT THE SUPER BOWL AND LIFT UP
ONE OF THE LOMBARDI TROPHIES AND
THE CONFETTI, LET IT FALL.
IT'S A DEPRESSING TIME, I
JUST WON OVER WITH AND GET ONTO
THE NEXT SEASON AND CONTINUE TO
BUILD THIS THING TO HOPEFULLY
GET US THERE.
THAT NEXT MONDAY, IT'S A CLEAN
SLATE, EVERYBODY IS 0-0.
THE 2024 SEASON
HAS OFFICIALLY BEGUN.
FRANCHISE-SHAPING MOVES ARE AT
HAND STARTING WITH A WHOPPER...
WHAT TO DO WITH SAQUON BARKLEY.
MARCH 5TH IS THE FRANCHISE
TAG DEADLINES.
WE JUST MET ABOUT IT.
BECAUSE WE ARE NOT GOING TO
FRANCHISE HIM.
UNLESS YOU THINK YOU CAN
TRADE HIM.
RIGHT.
AND THEN COULD WE GET SOMETHING
IN TRADING?
WHAT ARE WE GOING TO GET UNLESS
IT GOT DOWN TO $7 MILLION.
I DON'T WANT TO OFFER THAT.
WE DISRESPECTED HIM, 31 TEAMS,
ONLY TAKES ONE TO MAYBE BE OPEN
TO DOING SOMETHING.
IF IT DOESN'T GET TO THAT, WE
ARE GOING TO LET YOU HIT FREE
AGENCY, FIND OUT YOUR MARKET AND
COME BACK AND WE WILL SEE IF WE
CAN MATCH IT.
PERFECT WORLD, I WOULD STILL
LIKE TO HAVE HIM BACK.
DANIEL IS MAKING A LOT OF
MONEY, WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT IS
THE GUY SO WE HAVE TO PROTECT
HIM.
WE NEED TO PUT RESOURCES THERE.
WE HAVE WALLER, HEALTHY WENDELL,
WYATT, SLAYTON.
IT WILL FORCE US TO TAKE A
RUNNING BACK.
OR WE COULD STILL SIGN WHEN.
THERE'S GOING TO BE GUYS, IF
WE ARE PATIENT, THAT END UP
SHAKING OUT.
DEVIN SINGLETARY, WHO WAS AT
HOUSTON, JOE MIXON MAY BE A CAP
CASUALTY SO YOU'VE GOT SAQUON,
JACOBS, POLLARD, AUSTIN EKELER.
THAT'S SIX GUYS RIGHT THERE THAT
ARE FREE AGENTS.
HOW MANY CLUBS REALLY NEED
RUNNING BACKS WHERE THEY'RE
GOING TO INVEST IN THE POSITION
BACK I THINK THERE WILL BE SOME
VALUE GUYS AT THE RUNNING BACK
POSITION.
I WOULDN'T COMMIT.
ALL RIGHT, SO...
OBVIOUSLY SAQUON, FRANCHISING
AND TRAINING HIM, I DON'T THINK
IT'S REALISTIC.
ARE WE POSITIVE KNOW WHEN
IT'S GOING TO PAY HIM THAT KIND
OF MONEY?
THERE'S NOBODY-- NO FREE-AGENT
RECEIVERS THAT ARE GOING TO BE
GOING BACK TO THEIR TEAM AT
20 MILLION?
WHO WOULD YOU SAY WOULD
COSIGN A RUNNING BACK TO THAT
DOLLAR AMOUNT?
A TEAM THAT'S-- I MEAN,
ANYONE THAT HAS MONEY TO SPEND.
THERE'S A LOT OF
RUNNING BACKS AND FREE AGENCY.
ANY POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE
MAKERS AFTER YOU WATCH THE FILM?
EVEN IF SAQUON IS NUMBER ONE
ON YOUR BOARD DO YOU IMAGINE
ANYONE IS GOING TO HAVE A SUCH A
GAP BETWEEN SAQUON AND JACOBS,
POLLARD, HENRY, ANYBODY ELSE
THAT THEY WILL WANT HIM AT
$12 MILLION A YEAR AND SEND A
DRAFT PICK?
RIGHT, AND IF WE DID WHAT
WOULD SOMEONE REALISTICALLY GIVE
UP?
ALL TEAMS THAT ARE GOING TO
NEED A RUNNING BACK WILL LOOK AT
SAQUON, DO YOU FEEL GOOD EATING
THREE OR 4 MILLION TO GET A
PICK?
I'M NOT.
WE DON'T HAVE NEEDS THAT WE
HAVE, $12 MILLION, 27-YEAR-OLD
RUNNING BACK.
TRADING SAQUON IS A HAIL MARY
AND THE DRAMA AND ALL THAT GOES
WITH IT, WE DID THAT LAST YEAR.
TEN YEARS OFF MY LIFE DEALING
WITH THAT.
EMOTIONALLY WAS DRAINING.
I SPENT A LOT OF TIME ON IT.
I DON'T WANT THAT TO BE THE
REASON WE DON'T DO WHAT'S BEST
FOR THE FRANCHISE.
SO JUST TAKE A STEP FURTHER.
WE LOSE SAQUON, RIGHT?
WHAT'S OUR IDENTITY GOING TO BE
ON OFFENSE.
WHAT'S THE NEXT STEP OF THAT I
GUESS IS WHAT I'M THINKING.
LIKE WE ARE LOSING--
YEAH.
LARGE PART OF OFFENSE,
TOUCHDOWNS, IF IT'S DANIEL--
OFFENSIVE LINE, YOU'RE PAYING
THE GUY $40 MILLION, IT'S NOT TO
HAND THE BALL OFF TO A
$12 MILLION BACK.
I GUESS IT'S TOO-- THERE'S A
CHANCE THERE'S AN OFFENSIVE
WEAPON AT SIX.
NEXT TEN YEARS, DO WE NEED TO
PIVOT, FIND SOMEBODY ELSE?
ON THE NEXT
"HARD KNOCKS"...
EVERYBODY SAT IN THOSE SEATS
AND IT'S ABOUT BEING RIGHT, NOT
GETTING IT RIGHT.
WELCOME TO THE NFL SCOUTING
COMBINE.
HOW DO YOU HANDLE NOT BEING
INVOLVED EARLY IN THE GAME?
WILL THEY BE ABLE TO DEAL
WITH IT?
PUT A COUPLE OF WINGS IF I
COULD DO A 7.40.