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The DiCecco Daily: Looking At NY Giants Post-Free Agency · Inside the Birds: A Philadelphia Eagles Podcast

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  Speaker 1: Hey, what's happened? Everyone?
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  Speaker 2: Welcome into another episode of to check O Daily Andrew
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  Speaker 2: to Checko Eagles beat reporter for insidethebirds dot Com. Here.
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  Speaker 2: went a little bit of a different direction than I
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  Speaker 2: did in the previous one, which I guess was late January.
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  Speaker 1: Really muddies the water.
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  Speaker 2: Go with the I go with the picks that are
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  Speaker 2: it and figure out where I think some of these
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  Speaker 2: players are expected to be slotted.
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  Speaker 1: Obviously, a lot can change.
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  Speaker 2: Between now in a month from now where the NFL
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  Speaker 2: Draft kicks off. But it's a fun exercise and I
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  Speaker 2: hope you guys all enjoy it. But we have to
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  Speaker 2: continue along with our NFC East free agency roundup period.
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  Speaker 2: And I went through the Dallas Cowboys on Friday, the
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  Speaker 2: Washington Commanders on Saturday, and today we wrap things up
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  Speaker 2: with the New York Giants. The New York Giants led
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  Speaker 2: by John Harbaugh as head coach, and I think you're
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  Speaker 2: going to see a little bit of a of a
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  Speaker 2: difference in terms of personnel deployment and maybe positions in
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  Speaker 2: which are prioritized more than others. But they've done some
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  Speaker 2: interesting things in free agency and it's important to get
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  Speaker 2: to that. I think you're going to see more twelve
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  Speaker 2: personnel from the Giants and you've seen in recent years.
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  Speaker 1: And they already had Theo Johnson there at tight end.
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  Speaker 2: I thought he did a nice job and has done
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  Speaker 2: a nice job even as a blocker. But then they
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  Speaker 2: signed Isaiah Likely in free agency to a pretty hefty
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  Speaker 2: contract consummate to I guess it's all relative to his production,
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  Speaker 2: so they're expecting him to be the headliner there at
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  Speaker 2: that position.
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  Speaker 1: I liked him quite a bit.
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  Speaker 2: Coming out of Coastal Carolina dating back to twenty twenty.
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  Speaker 2: I think I even put out that I thought he
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  Speaker 2: was the most underrated tight end in the country.
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  Speaker 1: But he gives that.
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  Speaker 2: He will add to the one two punch that the
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  Speaker 2: Giants now have at tight end, and I like Likely's
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  Speaker 2: ability to stretch the field. He is really good after
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  Speaker 2: the catch and should be able to help Jackson Dart
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  Speaker 2: in his second season along with Theo Johnson. But they've
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  Speaker 2: also added a wide receiver. Darnell Mooney comes over after
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  Speaker 2: spending the past two seasons with the Atlanta Falcons. Had
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  Speaker 2: a down year last year, only thirty two catches for
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  Speaker 2: four hundred forty three yards and one touchdown. The year prior,
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  Speaker 2: he had nine hundred and ninety two and five touchdowns.
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  Speaker 2: For context, he had the breakout season there with the
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  Speaker 2: Bears in twenty twenty one where he went over one
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  Speaker 2: thousand and had eighty one receptions.
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  Speaker 1: But I like the fit complimenting.
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  Speaker 2: The leak neighbors, and he gives you a vertical element
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  Speaker 2: and you're getting a player who's probably going to look
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  Speaker 2: at this opportunity as a potential springboard towards kind of
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  Speaker 2: redefining or kind of getting back to the player that
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  Speaker 2: he once was. Sometimes that fresh start rejuvenates you as
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  Speaker 2: a player. And I look at Isaiah Likely and Darnel
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  Speaker 2: Mooney as two intriguing pieces that they were able to
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  Speaker 2: bring into the fold and help that young quarterback. Of course,
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  Speaker 2: camp Scatibow returns after suffering a gruesome injury last season
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  Speaker 2: in Philadelphia, so he'll add some punch to the backfield.
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  Speaker 1: But let's kind of go through it.
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  Speaker 2: Because the Giants also added Tremaine Edmond at linebacker.
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  Speaker 1: They signed him to a three year deal.
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  Speaker 2: Remember they are replacing Bobby o'kaake at linebacker, who was
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  Speaker 2: a mainstay on that defense. And Tremaine Edmonds is a
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  Speaker 2: young player. I think he's still hovering around twenty six
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  Speaker 2: or twenty seven years old. It feels like he's been
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  Speaker 2: in the league forever. But I like his length and
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  Speaker 2: his ability to help it against the run and the pass.
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  Speaker 2: A lengthy player. They paid him a decent amount of money.
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  Speaker 1: I believe it was.
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  Speaker 2: Twenty three point seven million, So I mean that's a
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  Speaker 2: pretty hefty contract that they gave out, So I don't
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  Speaker 2: like it from that perspective, you're paying a linebacker that
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  Speaker 2: kind of money. But Tremaine Edmonds when he's healthy, is
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  Speaker 2: the caliber player that I think could really add a
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  Speaker 2: spark to that second level for the Giants. So he's
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  Speaker 2: someone who I like on its base, maybe not the contract.
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  Speaker 2: They were also able to retain Jermaine Illuminor, who has
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  Speaker 2: been a bookend tackle for them. He's their right tack
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  Speaker 2: Andrew Thomas as their left tackle. He's thirty one years
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  Speaker 2: old and he got two years, fourteen million back in
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  Speaker 2: twenty twenty four.
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  Speaker 1: And yeah, I mean, look, I think.
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  Speaker 2: He I think when you look at what he's able
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  Speaker 2: to do, he signed the three year deal at thirteen
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  Speaker 2: million per season, and he's a solid football player. The
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  Speaker 2: Giants offensive line for years has been a patchwork unit.
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  Speaker 2: They haven't had a lot of cornerstone type of players.
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  Speaker 2: And I'm not suggesting that thirty one years old Jermaine
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  Speaker 2: Iluminor is that guy, but he is someone who is
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  Speaker 2: a stout right tackle.
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  Speaker 1: They have a bookend set there.
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  Speaker 2: And I really like that. Remember they also lost Wandell Robinson.
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  Speaker 2: While we're staying on the offense. And I'm kind of
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  Speaker 2: jumping around here, but they lost Wandell Robinson in free agency.
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  Speaker 2: He I think he went I forget where Wandell Robinson
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  Speaker 2: went to. But they brought in cal A Austin the third,
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  Speaker 2: who signed a one year deal worth up to four
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  Speaker 2: point five million. And this is sort of an undersized player,
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  Speaker 2: kind of in that mold. Not as explosive or as
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  Speaker 2: dynamic as Wandel Robinson, but a similar type of player,
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  Speaker 2: and I think he could in theory fulfill a similar
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  Speaker 2: type of role. He can also return punts, so that's
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  Speaker 2: an appealing facet that he can bring into the mix there.
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  Speaker 2: I don't know that they're going to be using a
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  Speaker 2: slot receiver all that much. I mentioned the twelve personnel
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  Speaker 2: when you sign someone like Isaiah likely to pair with
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  Speaker 2: THEO Johnson, and you look at the history of John Harball.
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  Speaker 1: And some of his teams over the years.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, I mean, I think you're going to see a
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  Speaker 2: lot of twelve personnel there, and that's not really a surprise.
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  Speaker 2: But you have Calvin Austin, you have Darnell Mooney, and
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  Speaker 2: you have Malik Neighbors. Plus you already have Darius Slayton
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  Speaker 2: and some other players. Jalen Hyatt, Bo Collins, Xavier Gibson
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  Speaker 2: former Eagles wide receiver punt returner Xavier Gibson is there
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  Speaker 2: as well. They also re signed offensive tackle Evan Neil
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  Speaker 2: to a one year deal, so they're at they They've
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  Speaker 2: retained a lot of players there. Patrick Ricard signs with
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  Speaker 2: the Giants on a two year deal, so they're gonna
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  Speaker 2: implement the full back there. That's that's something that.
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  Speaker 1: He was a you know.
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  Speaker 2: John Harball had Patrick Ricard in Baltimore and he was
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  Speaker 2: a six time Pro Bowler. So that's gonna be someone
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  Speaker 2: who is going to help pave the way for Camp Scataboo.
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  Speaker 1: I like that fit there.
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  Speaker 2: They've added a new kicker, Jason Sanders, and they added
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  Speaker 2: upun her In Jordan's stout. But Jason Sanders, he signs
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  Speaker 2: a one year contract. He'll beat the he'll be the kicker.
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  Speaker 2: But yeah, I mean they've they've done some they've done
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  Speaker 2: some moves to win outside the margins. A Darius Washington
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  Speaker 2: signed a one year deal. He was with the Baltimore Ravens.
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  Speaker 2: He's an undersized but versatile defensive back. And Greg Newsome
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  Speaker 2: comes over. He's also a corner. He signed a one
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  Speaker 2: year deal. I thought he might have been a good
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  Speaker 2: fit for the Eagles, but Cordell Flock goes to the
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  Speaker 2: Tennessee Titans, so Newsom is in line to start there.
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  Speaker 1: And he signed for one year.
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  Speaker 2: Eight million dollars that could be worth up to ten million,
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  Speaker 2: So that's kind of a low risk signing and he's
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  Speaker 2: played a lot of football in his career. Aaron Stinney
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  Speaker 2: as a guard, he signs a one year deal. He'll
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  Speaker 2: be more of a depth guy. You can see based
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  Speaker 2: off of some of the transactions that I've run through
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  Speaker 2: that the Giants are prioritizing the offensive line and making
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  Speaker 2: sure they have adequate depth there so that you don't
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  Speaker 2: run into a situation where it's bare bones and your quarterback,
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  Speaker 2: your franchise quarterback, and Jackson Darts, who already takes a
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  Speaker 2: lot of hits because of his play style, is not
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  Speaker 2: going to be over exposed. So I like what they've
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  Speaker 2: done from that perspective. Elijah Campbell comes over in a
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  Speaker 2: one year deal. He was with the doll He's more
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  Speaker 2: of a special teams player, and so they are. They've
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  Speaker 2: they've done some things and I think John Harball being
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  Speaker 2: a former special teams coach. I mentioned Jordan Stout the punter,
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  Speaker 2: Jason Sanders. You bring in a special teams guy like
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  Speaker 2: an Elijah Campbell, he they should help there. Jason Pinnock
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  Speaker 2: the safety, he also is on a one year deal.
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  Speaker 2: I think he's gonna help in special teams. So you're
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  Speaker 2: seeing a different a different way of roster construction under
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  Speaker 2: John Harbaugh already. And I think right there that that
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  Speaker 2: leaves reason for optimism if you're a New York Giants
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  Speaker 2: fan looking for change. So let's go through their offensive line.
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  Speaker 2: At left tackle, they have Andrew Thomas left guard, they
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  Speaker 2: have John Runyon, they have John Michael Schmids at center,
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  Speaker 2: Aaron Stinny at right guard, and as I mentioned, Jermaine
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  Speaker 2: Iluminor at right tackle. So I like what they've done.
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  Speaker 2: Evan Neil is projected to be a backup, and so
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  Speaker 2: that their their offense is is trending in the right direction.
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  Speaker 2: We'll see if they're able to put it together. Matt
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  Speaker 2: Naggie is their offensive coordinator. They have a little bit
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  Speaker 2: more to work with there, so that in theory, should
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  Speaker 2: help the offense move forward. And look, I mentioned this
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  Speaker 2: the other day, and I do believe this. It might
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  Speaker 2: not be this year, but in the next year or two,
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  Speaker 2: I can certainly see the NFCS becoming a little bit
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  Speaker 2: more competitive one because I think adding someone like John Harbaugh,
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  Speaker 2: who has a vision and a blueprint for what he
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  Speaker 2: wants and what he knows can be a successful formula,
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  Speaker 2: is going to make the Giants more competitive. I like
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  Speaker 2: what the Commanders have done, sort of rebounding after an
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  Speaker 2: offseason of signing a lot of older players, and they
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  Speaker 2: added some different pieces there that I think are going
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  Speaker 2: to help them become a more well rounded team, a
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  Speaker 2: more competitive team in twenty twenty six. But the defense,
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  Speaker 2: I like their cornerstone players and Brian Burns and Dexter
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  Speaker 2: Lawrence that they have Abdul Carter there.
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  Speaker 1: Of course, I.
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  Speaker 2: Mentioned bringing in Tremaine Edmonds to man the middle of
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  Speaker 2: that second level. He's a big play guy that I
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  Speaker 2: think is going to provide a spark there. Paulson Adebo
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  Speaker 2: is one of their outside corners, and I talked about
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  Speaker 2: already Greg Newsom who comes over from the jack who
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  Speaker 2: was with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Drew Phillips is one of
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  Speaker 2: my favorite nickel corners in the NFL. I think he
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  Speaker 2: has really good shredera quickness, instincts, plays the ball really well,
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  Speaker 2: can read the eyes of a quarterback. He's a player
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  Speaker 2: that I believe is sort of starting to come into
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  Speaker 2: his own and he's totally fine there. Their safety situations
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  Speaker 2: better than average. Tyler Nuban, who is a second round
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  Speaker 2: pick in twenty twenty four. Then they have Javon Holland,
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  Speaker 2: who was with the Miami Dolphins if you remember. But
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  Speaker 2: then I also talked about Jason Pennock, who's a good
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  Speaker 2: backup ar Darius Washington who is going to be a
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  Speaker 2: backup there. Deontay Banks, remember they drafted him in the
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  Speaker 2: first round in twenty twenty three. He's expected to be
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  Speaker 2: a backup, and I think that kind of tells you
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  Speaker 2: where his career has headed. I don't want to neglect
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  Speaker 2: Keavon Thibodeau, who's there, Darius Alexander who is a third
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  Speaker 2: round pick in twenty twenty five. So they have some
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  Speaker 2: depth there along the defensive line. Their special teams have
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  Speaker 2: a different look now. Jordan's Stout, the punter, Jason Sanders,
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  Speaker 2: the kicker, Calvin Austin the third comes over and he
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  Speaker 2: could be a punt returner there. They also have a gunner, Olshewsky,
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  Speaker 2: who's been around for a while. He was with the Steelers,
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  Speaker 2: he's been with the Giants. He's bounced around the league
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  Speaker 2: a little bit. So They've done a lot of things
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  Speaker 2: in terms of solidifying the special teams group, and I
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  Speaker 2: like what they've done thus far.
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  Speaker 1: They still need some work at certain positions.
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  Speaker 2: I still believe that they could use some more help
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  Speaker 2: on the back end, especially at the corner position. I'm
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  Speaker 2: not overly sold on Paulson Adebo, and I do believe
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  Speaker 2: that you could improve a little bit at linebacker. Edmonds
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  Speaker 2: is there, but mikeal McFadden he's fine. I'm splitting the
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  Speaker 2: hairs a little bit, but they could certainly add to
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  Speaker 2: that group as well. They're running back the running back situation.
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  Speaker 2: I like Skataboo. I don't know if his style really
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  Speaker 2: lends itself to having a long career because he doesn't
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  Speaker 2: shy away from contact. He craves it at actually and
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  Speaker 2: Tyrone Tracy's a fine backup fifth round pick in twenty
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  Speaker 2: twenty four. But I think the Giants could stand to
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  Speaker 2: benefit from adding a receiving centric running back who would
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  Speaker 2: compliment Skataboo And who that player is.
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  Speaker 1: You probably can find him in the draft.
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  Speaker 2: There's a number of players who I think would fit
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  Speaker 2: the bill, but I think that would really complement their
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  Speaker 2: offense right now because they're lacking an obvious pass catching
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  Speaker 2: running back. As I mentioned Tyrone. Tracy's fine, but I
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  Speaker 2: think they can upgrade there. And yeah, I mean that's
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  Speaker 2: kind of the way that I view their offseason right now.
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  Speaker 2: Right now, their tight end situation is going to be
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  Speaker 2: a fascinating development because Isaiah likely they're banking on him
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  Speaker 2: being a starter. He's stepping out of the shadows of
• 16:23
  Speaker 2: Mark Andrews with the Ravens, and there's a lot of
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  Speaker 2: expectations there, especially with the contract that he got to
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  Speaker 2: be that frontline guy.
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  Speaker 1: I think he can do it.
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  Speaker 2: I'm curious to see if the Giants are able to
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  Speaker 2: maximize his versatility because there's a lot that he can
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  Speaker 2: bring to the table that he hasn't had a chance
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  Speaker 2: to do with the Ravens. And then THEO Johnson the
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  Speaker 2: Giants have to be really pleased with where he is
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  Speaker 2: right now in his career, a good story of development,
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  Speaker 2: a fourth round pick in twenty twenty four, a well
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  Speaker 2: rounded player, and I think he's also going to be
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  Speaker 2: someone that has a prominent role in the offense. I
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  Speaker 2: don't think that Isaiah likely is going to sort of
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  Speaker 2: render him ineffective or anything like that. So that's kind
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  Speaker 2: of the way that I'm viewing the New York Giants
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  Speaker 2: right now, a couple weeks into free agency. They have
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  Speaker 2: some work to do, as every team does. The NFL
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  Speaker 2: draft will give him the opportunity to continue to bolster
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  Speaker 2: that group. I would continue to plug the offensive line
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  Speaker 2: if I'm the Giants. They can never seem to have enough,
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  Speaker 2: and that seems to be where things spiral for them.
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  Speaker 2: They're not able to adequately protect up front. And if
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  Speaker 2: you can't protect upfront, you can't play offense. It's as
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  Speaker 2: simple as that. And as I mentioned earlier, when you
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  Speaker 2: have a quarterback like Jackson Dart who's prone to taking
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  Speaker 2: some big hits because of the way that he plays
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  Speaker 2: the game, you got to make sure that you have
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  Speaker 2: enough bodies there so that there's not a steep drop
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  Speaker 2: off in protection.
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  Speaker 1: That's going to do it.
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  Speaker 2: For this episode of The check O Daily, I'm Andrew
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  Speaker 2: de Cheko and I'll catch you all on the next one.