PREVIOUSLY ON
"HARD KNOCKS"."
YOU KNOW, WILLIAMS, MAYE,
DANIEL, J.J., WE HAVEN'T BEEN
AROUND THOSE GUYS AT ALL.
TALKED TO MY FAMILY, THAT'S A
BIG PIECE FOR ME, MY FAMILY.
TIMEOUT, GIVE ME THAT PLAY
CALL.
NINE CHARLIE WRIGHT, 64,
ANDERSON.
NEW ENGLAND IS AS FAR AWAY AS
THEY CAN POSSIBLY BE.
TAKING A TRACK DOWN THERE?
YEAH, JUST SAYING BEFORE YOU
DO ANYTHING AT THREE, JUST LET
US KNOW.
SAQUON BARKLEY GOES FROM THE
GIANTS THE RIVAL EAGLES.
IT IS A DONE DEAL.
BRIAN BURNS TO THE GIANTS.
SAME THING FORWARD.
GO, GO, GOOD.
FIRST!
IT DOESN'T MEAN WE DON'T HAVE
CONFIDENCE IN YOU, BUT YOU'VE
MISSED 19 GAMES.
FOR WHATEVER REASON, THE NECK
AND THEN THE ACL, I GUESS IT
WOULD BE THE YEAR BEFORE I GOT
HERE, I SAID THAT'S THE REALITY
OF THE SITUATION.
AND WE PROBABLY DIDN'T PLAY
WHERE WE WANT TO PLAY THE FIRST
640 WERE INJURED.
WE STILL BELIEVE IN YOU.
LOOK AROUND, DENNIS.
I JUST THAT I'VE GOT TO DO
WHAT'S BEST FOR THE
ORGANIZATION, LIKE I'VE SAID, IT
DOES NOT MEAN WE'VE GIVEN UP ON
HIM.
BUT I CAN ALSO SEE HOW YOU CAN
WALK IN ON TUESDAY AND SEE DRAKE
MAYE OR J.J. McCARTHY.
I'M GOING TO COMMUNICATE WITH
YOU AND WE WILL HAVE OPEN LINES
OF COMMUNICATION.
REALLY IT'S BEEN JUST LIKE A
KITE IN THE WIND BECAUSE OF THE
UNCERTAINTY.
THAT'S THE HARDEST PART IN MY
SEAT RIGHT NOW.
YOU'VE GOT TO HAVE ONE.
THESE ARE THE
FROG DAYS OF THE OFF SEASON.
THE GIANTS ARE HOPSCOTCHING THE
COUNTRY TO ATTEND PRO DAYS--
WORKOUTS FOR DRAFT HOPEFULS.
IT'S A GRUELING SCHEDULE, BUT
THE GIANTS ARE FULLY KERMITED.
EVERY MILDER TRAVEL, EVERY
PLAYER SCOUTED, GETS THEM CLOSER
TO BEING A BETTER FOOTBALL TEAM.
PREPPING FOR THE
DRAFT IS ABOUT SECURING YOUR
FUTURE, BUT TODAY THE GIANTS ARE
REMINDED OF THEIR PAST.
I SEE SAQUON OVER THERE.
IS HE HERE?
HE WAS A BLUE PLAYER COMING
OUT.
HE HAD BEEN THROUGH A LOT, HE
STAYED LOYAL AND TRIED TO LEAD
OUR TEAM AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
MIGHT END UP BEING BETTER FOR
ALL INVOLVED.
JUST WISH THE STORY WOULD HAVE
BEEN BETTER, BUT SOMETIMES
YOU'VE GOT TO WRITE A NEW STORY.
LOVE HIM.
LOVE HIM AS A KID.
WE'VE GOT A COUPLE TRADES I
THINK WILL HELP US.
RUNYAN FROM GREEN BAY AND
JERMAINE ELUEMUNOR, ONE OF THE
PLAYERS WERE YOU SAY LOVE YOU,
LET'S HAVE A DAY TODAY.
HE'S MY CHILD.
RUNYAN IS PRETTY GOOD, RIGHT?
SMART, TOUGH, ATHLETIC
ENOUGH.
THERE IS SOME VERSATILITY AND HE
BRINGS US SOME CENTER FLEX AS
WELL, WE NEEDED THAT.
ONE OF THE BACKUPS THERE.
HE'S GOT A LITTLE LEADERSHIP
FIVE.
HE DOES.
DIDN'T GET BETTER WITH THIS
KIND OF STUFF BECAUSE THE 1-2,
HE'S BIG.
CHECKING EVERY BOX ALONG THE
WAY THROUGHOUT THIS ENTIRE
PROCESS.
6'6", 260, RUNS FAST.
HE WILL GO QUICK.
HE WILL GO QUICK, YEAH.
GETTING THERE.
A COUPLE OF BIG DECISIONS HERE
IN THE DRAFT.
WE PROBABLY NEED A RECEIVER,
WE COULD ALWAYS USE ONE OF THESE
LINEMAN AND A DECISION ON THE
QUARTERBACK IS WHAT EVERYONE IS
TALKING ABOUT, YOU KNOW?
UP THAT HIGH YOU HAVE TO
CONSIDER DANIELS COMING OFF THE
ACL, HE'S BEEN INJURED.
GREAT KID.
YEAH, GREAT KID.
THE GIANTS KNOW
WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING FOR.
GENERAL MANAGER JOE SHEEN AND
HEAD COACH BRIAN DABOLL ARE NOW
HEADED TO BATON ROUGE TO FIND IT
IT.
QUARTERBACK JAYDEN DANIELS AND
RECEIVER MALIK NABERS ARE TWO OF
THE BEST PLAYERS IN THE COUNTRY.
SAYING THAT I AM READY.
I FINALLY SET I'M READY.
THAT'S WHAT THEY CAME TO SEE.
THIS IS WHAT THEY CAME TO SEE.
THEY CAME TO SEE WHAT YOU CAN
DO.
IF
NABERS CAN DO IT
ALL.
THAT GUY IS A STUD ON TAPE.
MIGHT BE THERE AT SIX.
WHAT THEY CAME TO SEE!
HOT, BOY!
DRAFT DAY IS FAST
APPROACHING.
THE GIANTS OF THE SIXTH PICK.
THEY CAN'T AFFORD TO MUCK IT UP.
THE FINAL PHASE OF NEW YORK'S
DRAFT ANALYSIS WILL HAPPEN HERE.
HOME.
SCOUTS, EXECUTIVES, AND COACHES
WON'T BE THE ONLY ONES MAKING
THE DRIVE FROM NEWARK TO
NATIONAL AIRPORT TO 1925 GIANTS
DRIVE.
SO WILL SOME OF THE DRAFT'S TOP
PROSPECTS.
EVERY NFL TEAM HAS THE OPTION OF
INVITING UP TO 30 PLAYERS TO ITS
OWN FACILITY.
ONE LAST CHANCE TO SEE HOW THEY
ROLL.
HOW WILL THIS PLAYER FIT IN HERE
HERE?
DOES HE UNDERSTAND THE CULTURE?
THE MISSION?
THE JOB?
THE NFL DRAFT IS A MILLION
UNKNOWNS.
THE GIANTS TOP PICK WILL BE ONE
OF THESE 30 INVITEES.
FOR YOU, BIGGEST NEED--
OKAY, WAIT, I KIND OF HAD EACH
POSITION COACH SAY THEIR NEED.
SO RECEIVER, YOU ARE OKAY WITH
THE THREE-- ADD A BIGGER BODY
AND A DUDE, WE WOULD LIKE TO.
WE HAD THREE GUYS IN HERE TODAY
THAT WERE FUCKING STUDS.
RECEIVER IS AT OR
NEAR THE TOP OF NEW YORK'S
WISHLIST AND OUR TOP THREE
CHOICES ARE ALL IN THE BUILDING
TODAY.
GET ANY REST?
CORNER IS OVER 80 RUNS OVER,
WHAT DO YOU GOT?
WHAT YOU GOING TO TELL DANIEL AS
YOU PASS THEM?
GOING TO TELL RUNNING SLANT
EMETIC WHAT YOU GOING TO SAY
GIVE ME THE BALL...
AFTER MECH
THAT'S WHAT THE FUCK I'M
TALKING ABOUT.
PLUS ONE.
IF YOU CAN BE FORCED TO
THAT'S GREAT.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO SHRINK IT DOWN
IN THERE.
THIS YOUNG MAN'S DAD.
MORE PASSES THAN
ANY PLAYER IN LEAGUE HISTORY IN
A SINGLE SEASON.
MIGHT HAVE SEEN THE SEAM OR
THE CORNER.
IF WE WANTED TO MAKE YOU
DELETE, AND WE CALL IT TRACTOR,
HOW COULD WE DO THAT?
FIX.
FIX, EXCELLENT.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR
US GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS IS
A HEAD COACH OR MANAGER, AND
QUESTIONS YOU HAVE MIKE
I WOULD SAY WHAT IS YOUR GUYS
BIG AS, ADDITION TO YOUR TEAM,
CHARACTERWISE AND
LOCKER ROOM-WISE I KNOW YOU NEED
SKILL.
CHARACTER-WISE, I THINK I
FEEL PRETTY GOOD ABOUT OUR TEAM,
I TAKE THAT SERIOUSLY.
BRINGING IN GOOD PEOPLE THAT ARE
ALSO GOOD PLAYERS, YOU, I WOULD
SAY FIT THAT TO A T.
HOW WOULD YOUR TEAM RELOCATE?
MY DAD WOULD COME OUT TO
WHERE I'M AT WHEN HE FEELS THE
NEED TO OR ANTOINE.
IT WOULD ALMOST BE LIKE, A
WEEK-- NO ONE WOULD REALLY
LOCATE TO THE CITY.
HOW DO YOU DEAL WITH THE
TOUGH IF THINGS ARE ROLLING
EXACTLY THE WAY YOU ENVISION?
JUST BE STRAIGHT, I'M NOT GOING
TO LIE TO YOU.
I'VE GOT A HOT TEMPER BUT
IT'S NOT LIKE I GOT A HOT TEMPER
IN A BAD WAY.
IT'S JUST IT'S THE ONLY THING
I'VE EVER KNOWN.
I WANT TO WIN.
THAT'S HOW YOU SHOULD
ENVISION IT, BUT THIS LEAGUE IS
TOUGH, YOU DEAL WITH A LOT OF
SHIT YOU REALLY DO.
THAT'S THE THING, WHAT MAKES
YOU GREAT, YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE
IT'S NOT A DISTRACTION OR WILL
AFFECT ANYTHING NEGATIVELY,
WHETHER IT'S AT PRACTICE OR THAT
COMPETITIVE DRIVE, THAT'S
FUCKING AWESOME AS LONG AS IT'S
ONLY CHANNELED IN THE RIGHT
DIRECTION.
WITH BRANDON MARSHALL, STEVE
SMITH-- DOGS.
SO A DOG, THESE ARE GUYS THAT
PLAY WITH THEIR HAIR ON FIRE,
THEY ARE TOUGH, THEY ARE
COMPETITIVE, THEY ARE PHYSICAL.
IF YOU ARE ON TAPE THESE GUYS
ARE GOING TO STAND OUT BECAUSE
OF THE WAY THEY PLAY.
I THINK THAT'S WHAT'S GOING TO
MAKE YOU GREAT, YOU ARE A DOG
AND I THINK CHANNELING THAT WHEN
YOU DO GET TO THAT POINT.
YOU GUYS SHOULD WANT THE BALL,
YOU ARE GOOD PLAYERS.
PRETTY GOOD.
I LOVE IT.
CAN WE DRAFT ALL THREE OF YOU
GUYS, MEN?
LET'S FUCKING RIDE, THAT WAS
GOOD SHIT.
IT REALLY GOOD.
SO YOU ARE ON THE CLOCK RIGHT
NOW, YOU'VE GOT TO MAKE A
DECISION.
I WOULD TAKE NABERS.
REALLY?
LET'S HOPE WE HAVE THAT WORD
GREAT PROBLEM TO HAVE.
A GOOD RECEIVER
CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
THE RIGHT QUARTERBACK CAN
DELIVER A CHAMPIONSHIP.
IN THE BEST QUARTERBACKS TEND TO
GO AT THE VERY TOP OF THE DRAFT.
THE GIANTS PICK SIX SO TO GET A
PRIME PASSER THEY WILL HAVE TO
MOVE UP.
THE QUESTION IS WHAT THAT WOULD
COST.
THE BEARS PICK FIRST AND THEY
SEEM INTENT ON TAKING USC'S
CALEB WILLIAMS.
WASHINGTON CHOOSES SECOND BUT IS
UNLIKELY TO MAKE A DEAL WITH A
DIVISION RIVAL.
THE PATRIOTS ARE A POSSIBLE
TRADING PARTNER.
JAYDEN DANIELS FROM LSU MIGHT
STILL BE AVAILABLE AT THREE.
IF SO MIGHT NORTH CAROLINA'S
DRAKE MAYE.
AB J.J. McCARTHY FROM NATIONAL
CHAMPION MICHIGAN.
SIX IS CLOSE ENOUGH THREE THAT
TRADING UP RIGHT NOT COST THE
SUN AND THE MOON TO GET A START.
ALL THESE CALCULATIONS JUST TO
AVOID DRAFTING THIS HIGH NEXT
YEAR.
US PICKING SIXTH, YOU DON'T
WANT TO BE IN THAT POSITION IF
YOU CAN HELP IT PICKING HIGH
EVERY YEAR SO IT'S REALLY
MAXIMIZING YOUR PICK, GETTING
THE MOST OUT OF THE VALUE AND
REALLY KNOWING WHAT THE OPTIONS
ARE.
IS THERE OTHER OPTIONS TO MOVE
UP, MOVE BACK, HOW DO YOU
MAXIMIZE YOUR ROLE?
MANY OF THE TOP
QUARTERBACKS HAVE BEEN IN THE
BUILDING WORKING THE WHITEBOARD.
THE GIANTS STAFF IS WORKING
OVERTIME TO DETERMINE IF ANY OF
THEM ARE WORTH THE PRICE OF
TRADING UP.
MY GOD.
DAVIS.
MY GUY.
HAVE A SEAT.
OKAY, LET'S CUT TO THE CHASE.
DO YOU WANT TO BE HERE?
LEGIT?
YEAH.
YOU WANT TO BE THE
QUARTERBACK FOR THE
NEW YORK GIANTS?
YEAH.
OKAY, THAT'S FIRST, THAT'S
IMPORTANT.
YOU'VE GOT TO WANT TO BE PART OF
THIS THING.
YOU FEEL GOOD ABOUT BEING HERE.
I FEEL GOOD.
OKAY, THAT'S NUMBER ONE.
NUMBER TWO, DID YOU GET MY PLACE
PLACE?
WEEKLY OPERATOR I'M GOING TO
DRAW THEM FOR YOU IN THE OFFICE.
DANIELS.
HAVE YOU SEEN ENOUGH THAT YOU
WOULD TRADE UP FOR HIM?
DANIELS?
I WOULD.
YES.
YES?
YES.
ON ONE.
GREEN 18, SET, HOT!
GREEN-18, SET, HOT.
MY VOICE CRACKED ON THAT SECOND
ONE.
WOULD YOU TRADE UP FOR MAYE?
GOT A GUY THAT YOU BELIEVE
IN, I THINK YOU GO UP AND GET
HIM.
HOPEFULLY THE O-LINE IS A
LITTLE BIT BETTER.
WHAT WE ARE MISSING IS SOMEONE
TO REALLY HELP DANIEL.
WE CAN GET ONE OUT SEVEN.
SO BASICALLY IN THE LAST,
WHAT, THREE YEARS OF THE DRAFT,
ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE.
FIVE OUT OF THE EIGHT
QUARTERBACKS WERE ON DIFFERENT
TEAMS.
OR YOU COULD HAVE THE 2020
CLASS AND BE BURROW, TUA,
HERBERT, JORDAN LOVE.
THAT COULD BE THIS YEAR'S CLASS,
WHO KNOWS.
BURROW, SIN COACH.
TUA HAD A DIFFERENT COACH, LOVE
HAS HAD THE SAME.
HERBERT HAS HAD MULTIPLE HEAD
COACHES.
LET'S GO TO THE LAST TEN
YEARS IN PRO FOOTBALL, 2014.
LIKE BARTELS, JOHNNY MANDEL AND
TEDDY BRIDGEWATER.
2015, JAMEIS WINSTON, MARCUS
MARIOTA.
OF 2016, JARED GOFF, CARSON ONCE
ONCE.
2017, MITCHELL TRUBISKY,
PATRICK MAHOMES, DESHAUN WATSON.
'18, BAKER, SAM, JOSH, JOSH,
LAMAR.
'19, KYLER, '20, BURROW.
LAWRENCE, WILSON, LANTZ, FIELDS.
JONES.
HOW MANY OF THEM HIT IN THE
LAST TEN YEARS?
NOT A LOT.
WHAT DO TAKE FROM THAT?
TAKE THE STROUD.
THE GO OR JOSH.
GO FOR IT.
HEY!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BUDDY!
POOL IS OPEN, LOOK AT YOU!
GEICO MY BUDDIES A LITTLE BIT.
JUST PUT HIS CIGAR DOWN!
NICE LITTLE SUNDAY MORNING
FOR YOU!
THANKS, GUYS.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
ENJOY THE DAY, SEE YOU!
THE LAUGHS MASK A
GROWING TENSION.
IT'S 11 DAYS UNTIL THE DRAFT.
NOT A LOT OF TIME TO MAKE WHAT
COULD BE A FRANCHISE-ALTERING
DECISION.
TRADING UP WOULD CHANGE THE
TRAJECTORY OF THE TEAM.
FOR GOOD OR BAD.
JOHN MARA KNOWS IT.
BUT THEN, HE KNOWS MOST
EVERYTHING ABOUT BIG BLUE.
HOW ARE WE DOING?
ONE OF MY FAVORITE PICTURES
OF ALL TIME.
I WAS PROBABLY ON THE SIDELINE
FOR THAT.
REALLY?
YEAH.
NEVER GOES OUT OF STYLE.
YEAH.
HOW ARE YOU FEELING?
ARE YOUR NERVES RUNNING?
I'M NERVOUS ABOUT JUST--
NORMALLY I WOULD BE ABSOLUTELY
FINE BECAUSE WE ARE IN IN A
GREAT POSITION.
I'M JUST NERVOUS ABOUT GIVING
AWAY TOO MUCH.
VERY SIMILAR TO 20 YEARS AGO.
20 YEARS AGO,
ERNIE ACCORSI WAS IN
JOE SCHOEN'S CHAIR AND MADE A
DRAFT DAY TRADE FOR A
QUARTERBACK THAT CHANGED THE
FRANCHISE'S FORTUNES.
THE SAN DIEGO CHARGERS AND
THE NEW YORK GIANTS HAVE
EXCHANGED THEIR DRAFT PICKS.
ELI MANNING AND PHILIP RIVERS,
AND ALSO THE GIANTS ARE
ASSIGNING TO THE CHARGERS THEIR
THIRD ROUND PICK IN THIS DRAFT
AND FIRST AND THIRD ROUND PICKS
IN NEXT YEAR'S DRAFT.
THE GIANTS GAVE UP A WHOLE
BUNCH FOR THAT, DIDN'T THEY?
WE GOT-- THERE IS NO PRICE
THAT'S TOO HIGH IF YOU ARE
RIGHT.
BUT YOU BETTER BE RIGHT.
WHAT WAS LIKE SHIT, I FEEL
GOOD ABOUT THIS?
I MEAN, ERNIE WAS ABSOLUTELY
SOLD ABOUT IT.
POINTING AT OLE MISS WITHOUT A
REALLY GOOD SUPPORTING CAST.
WHAT DREW US TO HIM WAS JUST
PLAYING IN THE SEC.
IS GOING TO ASK YOU THAT,
YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH IT SO MUCH,
YOU'VE SEEN ALL THE GUYS OVER
THE YEARS WHO HAVE HAD ALL THIS
ALLURE, FANFARE THAT DIDN'T PAN
OUT VERSUS, YOU KNOW, YOU FEEL
CONVICTED AND MAYBE EVERYONE
ELSE DOESN'T OR THE MASSES DON'T
AND ONCE YOU GET IT, YOU'RE LIKE
HEY, THIS IS GOING TO BE OUR GUY
FOR THE NEXT 20 YEARS.
SOME OF THOSE GUYS TAKE IT WORTH
IT ON GAME DAY.
THE DEAL WAS A
WIN.
16 YEARS OF THEM, ACTUALLY,
INCLUDING TWO SUPER BOWL
VICTORIES.
TWO-TIME
SUPER BOWL MVP, SO MANY THRILLS
FOR GIANTS FANS.
HISTORY CAN BE
HELPFUL, BUT JOE SCHOEN AND HIS
STAFF HAVE TO CHART THEIR OWN
COURSE.
DRAFT DAY IS ABOUT FINDING A WAY
TO GET ON TOP.
EVERYONE IN THE BUILDING IS
COMMITTED TO GETTING THERE,
INCLUDING ONE OF THE NEWEST
GIANTS, EDGE RUSH OR BRIAN BURNS
BURNS.
BUT TODAY HE IS FOCUSED ON THE
NEXT GENERATION.
TAKE YOUR KIDS TO WORK DAY IS
ALMOST OVER.
IT IS OVER.
DID YOU HAVE FUN?
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MY CARD.
GOOD LUCK, DAD.
I WANT TO STAY MORE!
YOU DRAW THIS FOOTBALL?
YEAH, I THREW THAT FOOTBALL!
THAT'S AMAZING!
WEARING GREEN!
WHO DO YOU WANT ME TO TAKE
HIM OUT GIVE ME A NAME.
J.J. McCARTHY.
JAYDEN DANIELS.
CAN ONLY GET THIS JOB ONCE.
MIGHT AS WELL TRY TO WIN.
ALL RIGHT, JAYDEN DANIELS,
WHO IS HER SECOND, BECAUSE HE'S
NOT GOING TO BE THERE.
MAYE OR MARVIN HARRISON, OR
MALIK NABERS-- I MEAN CAM.
AND WHO DO YOU WANT?
ALL THE GIRLS WANT J.J.
McCARTHY BECAUSE HE'S GOOD
LOOKING.
WHO DO YOU WANT?
I'M JUST LOOKING AT WHO LOOKS
LIKE YOU WOULD BE A GOOD
QUARTERBACK.
JAYDEN DANIELS, LOOK.
I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU--
HERE, I'M GOING TO WRITE DOWN
SOME NAMES AND YOU .2 WHICH ONE
YOU WANT, OKAY?
YOU HAVE TO READ THEM TO ME
SO I KNOW WHICH ONE I WANT TO
PICK.
OKAY.
DO YOU KNOW WHY I HAVE TO PICK
THIS?
YEAH, WE ARE TRYING TO MAKE
THE FOOTBALL TEAM BETTER.
OKAY.
OKAY, HERE WE GO.
SO, MARVIN HARRISON, DRAKE MAYE,
NEIGHBORS-- WHICH ONE OF THOSE
FOUR WOULD YOU LIKE?
YOU CAN JUST MAKE YOUR CHOICE,
DON'T WORRY ABOUT MINE.
YOU WANT DRAKE MAYE?
YEAH.
OKAY, HARPER SAYS DRAKE MAYE.
ALL RIGHT, ALL THE KIDS HAVE PUT
IN THEIR PICKS.
ALL RIGHT, IT'S 1:20.
GOT TO GO.
DON'T BE LATE.
OF YOU ALL GIVE DADDY A HUG.
HARPER, COME HERE, BABE.
LOVE YOU.
THE FINAL
SCOUTING REPORTS HAVE BEEN
DELIVERED.
JOE SCHOEN IS ON THE SPOT.
IN JUST UNDER SEVEN HOURS THE
GIANTS WILL BE ON THE CLOCK AT
THE DRAFT.
WITH ANY LUCK AT ALL IT WILL
PICK UP THE PHONE AND WELCOME
THE NEXT GREAT NEW YORK GIANTS.
UNTIL THEN, HE WILL AGONIZE
ABOUT WHETHER TO TAKE A RECEIVER
WITH A SIX-PACK OR TRADE UP TO
GRAB A QUARTERBACK.
WEIGHING THE RISK, COST, AND
UPSIDE.
ALL WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF A
CRYSTAL BALL.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
JUST WAITING, DECIDING WHAT I
WANT.
MY PLAN NOW IS GOING TO CALL
THEM AND SAY I'M GOING TO GET
READY TO TALK TO JOHN MARA AND I
WANT TO KNOW, ARE YOU SERIOUS
ABOUT THIS OR ARE YOU JUST
STRINGING PEOPLE ALONG UNTIL YOU
GET SOMETHING HISTORIC, WHICH WE
ARE NOT GOING TO GO THERE BUT
THIS IS CONSUMING A LOT OF MY
TIME AND MY THOUGHTS AND IF IT'S
NOT-- IF WE DON'T HAVE A
REALISTIC CHANCE, I WOULD JUST
LIKE TO KNOW BUT BEFORE I GO TO
JOHN AND TRY TO FEEL HIM OUT IF
I COULD GET SOME SENSE OF HIS
20251 AND, LIKE WHAT ELSE ARE
YOU LOOKING FOR ON TOP OF THAT?
ABOUT TO PULL THIS DEAL OFF,
I'M GOING TO HAVE PALPITATIONS.
I'VE GOT TO STAND BY MY
CONVICTION, AND THAT IS IF YOU
GUYS HAVE A CONVICTION ABOUT
QUARTERBACK, THAT'S WHAT WE DO.
IT'S BEEN 20 YEARS, VERY SIMILAR
SITUATION.
I THINK WE ARE IN STRIKING
DISTANCE, SO WE SHOULD TAKE A
CHANCE.
IT GOES BACK-- IF YOU HAVE A
CHANCE TO GET A TOP THREE IN THE
DRAFT, WAY BETTER HIT RATE.
OUR WALKAWAY SCENARIO IF IT'S
GOT TO BE OF BLOCKBUSTER TRADE,
RICKY WILLIAMS-STYLE.
ORAL ROMAN OHMIC DANIELS.
ALL RIGHT.
WHAT'S UP, BUDDY?
I TURNED MY TV ON LIKE
10 MINUTES AGO, AND I LOOKED UP
ENOUGH GOT DR. PHIL ON.
DR. PHIL, PROBABLY NEED TO WATCH
IT A BIT, SEE WHAT HE'S GOT TO
SAY AFTER THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS.
READY FOR THIS THING TO GO.
I'M JUST SAYING A COUPLE WEEKS
JUST GOING THROUGH 9,000
SCENARIOS, I COULD USE A DOCTOR.
SO WHAT'S GOING ON?
ARE YOU GUYS STILL LISTENING,
ARE YOU GUYS MAKING A DECISION,
WERE YOU THINKING?
OKAY.
AGAIN, ONE, TWO, THREE THIS
YEAR, YOU KNOW--
GO BUT I MEAN IT'S GOING TO BE
SOMETHING CRAZY LIKE THAT?
IT WOULD PROBABLY HAVE TO BE.
OKAY, SO LIKE A ONE THIS
YEAR-- OBVIOUSLY SIX THIS YEAR,
ONE NEXT YEAR AND THEN SOMETHING
MORE THIS YEAR IS NOT GOING TO
BE DO IT, IT'S GOT TO BE
MULTIPLES IN THE '25?
PROBABLY A QUARTERBACK.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, IF ANYTHING
CHANGES AND YOU WANTED TO ADD
SOMETHING WANTED TO TAKE A
SWING, JUST LET ME KNOW BUT
AGAIN, LOOKING AT IT, THREE
SPOTS AND ALL THAT STUFF, I
UNDERSTAND TOO.
RIGHT.
THE SITUATION WE ARE IN.
YEP.
I KNOW THE BOAT YOU ARE IN AND I
WAS TRYING TO MAKE IT ATTRACTIVE
ATTRACTIVE.
I HEAR YOU.
COMMUNICATION HAS BEEN GOOD.
YOU ARE DOING YOUR THING, SO
IF ANYTHING CHANGES, GIVE ME A
HOLLER.
IF NOT, WISH YOU THE BEST OF
LUCK.
TAKE CARE.
LOOKS LIKE A DEAL
WITH THE PATRIOTS IS DEAD IN THE
WATER.
NOW SCHOEN'S TASK IS
ANTICIPATING THE TWISTS AND
TURNS EVERY DRAFT NIGHT PRESENTS
PRESENTS.
NOW THAT WE KNOW WE CAN'T GO
UP, MY MIND IS JUST HOW DO WE
BUILD THE BEST TEAM.
IF WE HAVE TO GET AN OFFENSIVE
WEAPON GRADE I'M HAPPY IF WE GO
HOME WITH NABERS.
ABSOLUTELY.
WHEN I CALL MONTY-- I WAS
GOING TO GET SOMETHING IN PLACE
AT 4, I DON'T THINK HE'S GOING
TO MOVE.
I THINK HE IS DEAD SET ON MARVIN
HARRISON AND HE DON'T WANT TO
FUCK AROUND.
YOU KNOW, HARBAUGH, HIS
FORMULA WAS RUN THE BALL AND
COUNT, CONTROL THE BALL.
THEY LIKE ALTON LATHAM BUT IF
NABERS IS THERE, I DON'T KNOW
WHERE THEY HAD HIM.
BUT HE'S IN THE MIX.
I THINK IF WE GOT A CALL
BACK, I WOULD THINK ABOUT IT.
IF MARVIN GOES 4 AND NABERS
GO 5, I WOULD DEFINITELY CALL
HIM.
YEAH.
WE ARE LOOKING AT...
ONE OF THOSE PLAYERS.
COME ON, MALIK NABERS!
BE THERE, PLEASE!
WHEN YOU ARE SETTING THE
BOARD, YOU DON'T HAVE A
CRYSTAL BALL ON WHAT'S GOING TO
HAPPEN UP THERE, HOW IT'S GOING
TO PLAY OUT AND WE HAD
CONVERSATIONS WITH ALL THOSE
TEAMS UP THERE.
RYAN POLES, WHAT'S UP, BUDDY?
I WAS JUST GOING TO SEE IF YOU
WANT TO PUT SOMETHING IN PLACE.
WANT TO GET SOMETHING IN PLACE
MY GUY IS AT FIVE?
I'VE GOT PLANS AT THREE,
FOUR, FIVE, NINE.
ALL KINDS OF POLES IN THE WATER,
JUST FISHING.
YOU ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
HOW THE FIRST FIVE PICKS ARE
GOING TO GO, WHAT EVERYONE IS
GOING TO DO SO YOU ARE HAVING
CONVERSATIONS AROUND THE LEAGUE,
TALKING TO OTHER TEAMS, TRYING
TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S GOING TO
HAPPEN IN FRONT OF YOU.
A DEAL IN PLACE WITH ARIZONA.
CHARGERS, SET THERE POTENTIALLY.
AND THEN CALLS AROUND-THE-CLOCK,
WE WILL LISTEN, BUT IF IT'S MARV
OR NABERS, WE ARE TURNING THE
CARD IN.
WE ARE GOOD.
FOR NFL SCOUTS,
DRAFT NIGHT IS LIKE EARLY
CHRISTMAS MORNING.
EVERYONE KNOWS GOOD THINGS ARE
COMING.
BUT NO ONE CAN BE SURE JUST WHO
WILL GET WHAT.
I THINK EVERYBODY IS EXCITED,
EVERYBODY IS A LITTLE NERVOUS.
WE COME IN AT FIVE OR SIX, TAKE
A TEAM PICTURE, THAT'S PROBABLY
WHEN WE LOOK OUR BEST.
THIS IS THE ONLY TIME I WEAR A
SUIT FOR 365 DAYS A YEAR.
I GOT TO PUT HEELS ON.
ARE YOU CROSSING YOUR ARMS?
WHAT ARE WE DOING?
THE LOWER YOUR NECK.
FROM THE TOP ANGLE.
IS IT GOOD ENOUGH?
WAIT, COME BACK!
I KNEW THAT WAS COMING.
BEING ON THE ROAD IS TOUGH
AND WE DON'T SPEND THAT MUCH
TIME THE OTHER.
WE TALK ON THE PHONE A LOT
THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE YEAR BUT WE
DON'T SPEND ENOUGH TIME AS A
GROUP.
NOBODY WORKS HARDER THAN THIS
GROUP.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S FUTURE GMS IN
THAT ROOM.
IS A LITTLE BIT CLOSER.
WHAT ARE WE DOING?
IS THAT BETTER?
PERFECT.
THIS SHOULD BE BETTER.
MUCH BETTER, THANK OU!
LOOK AT THAT, GUYS!
LOOK AT US!
NICE LITTLE SQUAD!
MAKE SURE THE CHAIRS GO BACK.
WITH AN HOUR LEFT
BEFORE THE DRAFT BEGINS,
JOE SCHOEN HAS FINALIZED HIS
PLAN.
TIME TO SHARE IT WITH HIS BOSSES
BOSSES.
I WILL PUT IT UP HERE IF THAT
WORKS BETTER FOR YOU.
WE ARE AT SIX.
JAYDEN DANIELS OR DRAKE MAYE, I
THINK THEY'RE BOTH GOING TO GO
TWO OR THREE.
NEW ENGLAND IS NOT GOING TO
TRADE OUT OF THERE BUT I THINK
THEY ARE TAKING DRAKE MAYE.
IF THOSE QUARTERBACKS ARE TAKEN,
WE ARE GOING TO STAY AT SIX
MARVIN HARRISON OR MALIK NABERS
ARE THERE, WE WILL TURN THE CARD
IN, HIGH FIVE, AND WE WILL HAVE
A NUMBER ONE RECEIVER.
IF THOSE GUYS GO FOR AND FIVE,
ROME IS THERE.
WE LIKE ROME, WE ARE ALL FANS.
CHICAGO HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH
ME, THEY ARE AT NINE LOOKING TO
COME UP TO SIX.
IT WOULD BE-- THEY HAVE A THIRD
AND A FOURTH ROUND PICK AND THEN
WE WOULD GIVE THEM BACK A FIFTH.
CHICAGO CALLS ME AND TELLS ME
THEY ARE COMING UP FOR A TACKLE,
LET'S SAY IT'S JOE ALT, WE MOVE
BACK TO NINE, THEY GO TACKLE,
TENNESSEE IS AT SEVEN, EVERYBODY
THINKS THEY ARE TAKING A TACKLE.
IT SO IT GOES TACKLE, TACKLE,
SITTING AT EIGHT NOW, THEY DON'T
HAVE AN OUTSIDE BACKER, OR A
RUSHER.
THEY ARE PROBABLY TAKING DALLAS
TURNER OR FROM UCLA.
IF YOU ARE AT NINE AND YOU GET
ROME, OR LET'S SAY SOMEBODY
WANTED TO TRADE UP, WE'VE TALKED
TO A LOT OF THESE TEAMS BACK
HERE AND THEY ARE NOT REAL FIRED
UP BUT SAY SOMEBODY TRADED UP TO 8 AND TOOK ROME OR BOWERS,
YOU'RE GETTING ONE OF THOSE TWO
AT NINE.
AND YOU'RE PICKING UP A THIRD
AND FOURTH ROUND PICK.
THIS IS ONLY IF NABERS AND
HARRISON GO FOUR AND FIVE, WHICH
ALL INDICATIONS ARE IF THE
CHARGER STAY, THEY ARE GOING TO
TAKE A TACKLE AND WE WILL JUST
STAY AND TAKE HIM OR MARVIN.
I'M GOING THROUGH THIS BECAUSE
IF I THOUGHT IT WAS 100% THEN I
WOULDN'T EVEN BE-- I WOULD FEEL
VERY CONFIDENT WE'RE JUST GOING
TO TAKE MALIK, AND SO MANY COULD
TRADE UP TO FIVE AND TAKE HIM AS
WELL, THAT'S A POSSIBILITY.
THE TEAMS I TALKED TO BEHIND US
WEREN'T REALLY FIRED TO MOVE UP.
AND THIS IS JADEN McCARTHY--
J.J. McCARTHY.
I WAS TALKING WITH NICK SABAN
NICK SABAN, YOU KNOW, WHO IS--
THE LAST COUPLE YEARS, GIVE ME
THE GUYS IN THIS DRAFT WHO ARE
YOUR TOP THREE.
HE SAID THERE ARE TWO SKILL GUYS
WHO ARE FUCKING PROBLEMS AND
THEY WERE PROBLEMS WHEN WE
PLAYED THEM.
THEY WERE BIG PROBLEMS.
FIRST IS MALIK, AND THEN BOWERS
IS THE OTHER.
OKAY, SO THEN WE DON'T GET A
QUARTERBACK HERE, ROLLING WITH
DANIEL AND WE ARE GOING TO TRY
TO GET HIM A WEAPON.
IF IT DOESN'T WORK OUT.
WE ARE GOOD WITH THAT MAP
YEAH.
YEAH, IF NABERS IS THERE, WE
ARE TURNING THE GARDEN.
NABERS OR HARRISON, WE ARE
TURNING THE CARD IN.
THE SUPER BOWL TO ME IS DRAFT
DAY.
EVERYTHING THAT YOU WORK FOR AND
EVERYTHING THAT EVERYBODY HAS
WORKED FOR ALL COMES TO FRUITION
ON THURSDAY, FRIDAY, AND
SATURDAY.
JUST IN TERMS OF THE PLAYER
EVALUATION, ALL THE INFORMATION
THAT WE'VE GATHERED.
THIS IS MY FAVORITE DAY OF THE
YEAR, ESPECIALLY DAY ONE.
IT MAYBE SOUNDS CLICHE BUT IT'S
AN HONOR AND PRIVILEGE TO BE IN
THE DRAFT ROOM.
I'VE ALWAYS TAKEN THAT WITH A
SENSE OF PRIDE AND IT'S A REALLY
IMPORTANT THING TO ME SO I DON'T
TAKE IT FOR GRANTED.
PICKING SIXTH, THERE'S GOING
TO BE AN EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF
REALLY, REALLY GOOD PLAYERS
THERE.
IF HE IS SMART, TOUGH,
DEPENDABLE, AND HE HAS YES
MAKEUP AND NEW YORK GIANTS FIT.
WELCOME TO NIGHT ONE OF THE
2024 NFL DRAFT.
WE MAY TIE A RECORD FOR MOST
QUARTERBACKS SELECTED.
WILL THEY HELP DANIEL JONES
AND ADD TO THE WIDE RECEIVERS?
WHAT A SEAT FOR
THE FIRST EVER NFL DRAFT IN
DETROIT, MICHIGAN,.
150,000 PEOPLE
ARE HERE.
ONE OF DETROIT'S FAVORITE
SONS TO WELCOME THE WORLD TO
DETROIT.
DETROIT!
WHAT UP!
ALL RIGHT.
ARE YOU READY TO GET THIS SHOW
ON THE ROAD?
THE 2024 NFL DRAFT IS NOW
UNDERWAY!
ON THE NEXT
"HARD KNOCKS"...
THE DRAFT STARTS NOW.
5 MINUTES NOW LEFT ON THE
CLOCK FOR THE GIANTS.
SO WE GET 11, 23.
KOOL-AID IS CONSENSUS THAT WE
ALL LIKE.
ARE YOU GOOD?
DON'T WORRY ABOUT THE
TECHNIQUE RIGHT NOW, IT'S ABOUT
TO MOVE AROUND.
GIANTS FANS HAVE BEEN
NERVOUSLY AWAITING THIS MOMENT
AND IT HAS ARRIVED.
ARE YOU READY TO BE A
NEW YORK GIANTS?