Defense Film Review: Wink’s masterclass, say hello to Dane Belton

Giants-Panthers Rapid Reaction: Dan and Nick dive into their first takeaways from the Giants' Week 2 win against the Panthers. They discuss the coaching from Brian Daboll, Mike Kafka, and Wink Martindale. They follow that up with some Xs and Os schematic breakdowns of two of the most important play calls in the game -- one from Kafka -- one from Wink. They also dive into Daniel Jones, Ohsane Ximines and several other key players and moments in the win. by Big Blue Banter: A New York Giants Football Podcast

59 min listen

Defense on Film: A True chess match it was: Dan and Nick break down the All-22 Coaches film of the Giants defense in their upset victory over the Packers in Week 5. They go drive by drive but first they discuss the key thing they learned on tape. They break down individual plays, play calls and players. They discuss the simulated pressure and presnap (to postsnap) chess match that Wink Martdinale played against Aaron Rodgers. And of course, they dive into superlative – highest effort player, best player overall and a lot more. by Big Blue Banter: A New York Giants Football Podcast

128 min listen

All-22 DEF Film Review: Is it already time for personnel changes?: Dan and Nick break down the All-22 coaches film on the defensive side of the ball from the Giants' comeback win over the Cardinals in Week 2. They start with an overview of what happened on film and why the defense struggled so much by taking a deeper dive into all of the miscommunications (and the reasons for it), the hesitant play from the second-level LBs and the lack of wins up front from a Giants defensive front that should've dominated the trenches in this matchup. They discuss different coverages the Giants used, personnel packages and more before diving into film breakdowns of several key plays that determined the game. by Big Blue Banter: A New York Giants Football Podcast

80 min listen

All-22 Film Review on Defense: Pinnock flashes major upside, Banks & Hawkins more than look the part: Dan and Nick break down the All-22 coaches film on the Giants defense in their first preseason game against the Lions. They break down how fun it is to watch Wink Martindale do something all 31 other defensive coordinators refuse to in the preseason – mix in exotic coverages and looks. Then, they shift their focus to the young defensive backs group with a breakdown individually of key reps from Deonte Banks, Tre Hawkins and Jason Pinnock. They shift the discussion to the young EDGE players who made a mark, Jordan Riley impressing on the interior and the linebacker play from Micah McFadden. by Big Blue Banter: A New York Giants Football Podcast

33 min listen

All-22 DEF: McKinney master class, Pats offense sader than Giants: Dan and Nick break down the All-22 coaches film of the Giants defense from their Week 12 win over the Patriots. They start with a discussion about Xavier McKinney and his potential future with the Giants before diving into the All-22 film breakdown of key plays that decided the outcome of the game. Finally, they hand out superlatives for the game. by Big Blue Banter: A New York Giants Football Podcast

52 min listen

Offense Film Review: Kafka’s timely calls, Barkley’s best ever?: Dan and Nick dive into the All-22 coaches film from the Giants’ Week 1 upset victory over the Titans with this focus being on the offensive side of the ball. They break down everything offense on a drive to drive basis while also tackling key overall concepts like Mike Kafka’s play calling, the blocking, Saquon Barkley’s individual efforts, key plays from Daniel Jones and more. The podcast is jam packed with individual play breakdowns, Xs and Os, offensive line analysis and more. They even touch on a few players individually requested by listeners. It’s the longest All-22 review to date and for a good reason – the Giants are 1-0! by Big Blue Banter: A New York Giants Football Podcast

128 min listen

Defense Film Review: Wink takes a page from Belichick, Ward shines: Dan and Nick dive into the All-22 coaches film from the Giants’ Week 1 upset win over the Titans with a focus on the defensive side of the ball. They break down personnel groupings, play calls, Wink Martinale’s plan, scheme and more. They dive into unheralded heroes like Jihad Ward, Aaron Robinson’s promising first start, Oshane Ximines’ best game in a Giants uniform, Adoree Jackson and a lot more. by Big Blue Banter: A New York Giants Football Podcast

108 min listen

All-22 DEF Film: The Giants finally have LBs + come watch Dex dominate: Dan and Nick break down the All-22 coaches film of the Giants Week 7 win against the Commanders on the defensive side of the ball. They talk Wink Martindale magic overwhelming Sam Howell, true point of attack dominance, where the Commanders went wrong schematically and more before breaking down a slew of plays on the sideline and end zone angles of the tape. Also, they discuss the future of the LB position, Dexter Lawrence dominance, McKinney playing the post more often and more before handing out superlatives. by Big Blue Banter: A New York Giants Football Podcast

52 min listen

All-22 Defense: Azeez shines, Ryan and Peppers struggle in key spots: Dan and Nick dive into the All-22 coaches film of the Giants’ defense in their Week 3 loss to the Falcons. They go series by series breaking down key plays, key concepts, Xs and Os, play calling, coverage, pass rush and defense. They also break down the superlatives of the week including unheralded player on film, pass rush grades, pass coverage grades, run defense grades and more. by Big Blue Banter: A New York Giants Football Podcast

52 min listen

Giants on Tape: Complete defensive domination of the Colts: Dan and Nick break down the All-22 film of the Giants' Week 17 win over the Colts. They dive into the tape by breaking down every single defensive play from every drive and offering both the sideline and endzone angles to follow along with. They discuss what Wink Martindale did that was special in this game from a play calling and design standpoint, Kayvon Thibodeaux's early & often impact, and Martindale's Fire Zone and Simulated Pressure tendencies. by Big Blue Banter: A New York Giants Football Podcast

62 min listen

Offense Film Review: High highs, low lows for Jones, Kafka drumbeat builds: Dan and Nick break down the All-22 coaches film of the Giants’ Week 2 win over the Carolina Panthers. They dive into the film but first start by evaluating some advanced stats and metrics that played a key factor in the game – delving into what they might mean. Then, they go drive by drive, breaking down key plays, Xs and Os, full evaluations on players like Daniel Jones, his offensive linemen and more. It’s a jampacked episode – enjoy! by Big Blue Banter: A New York Giants Football Podcast

115 min listen

Defensive Film Review: Kayvon’s mainstream breakout; Collins demands playing time: Dan and Nick break down the All-22 coaches film of the Giants’ Week 15 win over the Commanders on the defensive side of the ball by breaking down the end zone and sideline angles from the coaches film. They go play by play, drive by drive, with long extensive breakdowns of each play. They talk about how Wink Martindale approached this game differently than the first matchup – namely by doing everything in his power to take away Terry McLaurin. They discuss issues with the run defense but also – on the flip side – a dominant pass rush emerging behind the best 1-10 grade a Giants pass rush has gotten this season from both Dan and Nick. They finally wrap up with superlatives – highest-effort player, unheralded, best on tape, and more. by Big Blue Banter: A New York Giants Football Podcast

88 min listen

Defense Film Review: Kellen v. Wink, Why McKinney matters, more: Dan and Nick break down the All-22 coaches film of the Giants’ Week 3 loss to the Cowboys on the defensive side of the ball. They start by going over the biggest thing they learned on film. Next, they dive into the different personnel packages the Cowboys used and how the Giants countered them. Then, they talk about the different coverages Wink Martindale used. Finally, they go drive by drive breaking down plays and players before handing out superlatives with deeper discussions on performances by: Xavier McKinney, Kayvon Thibodeaux, Dexter Lawrence, Tae Crowder, Micah McFadden, Adoree Jackson and more. by Big Blue Banter: A New York Giants Football Podcast

88 min listen

Giants vs. Patriots: All-22 Film Review, Cardinals Preview: Dan and Nick dive into the All-22 coaches film and find themselves surprised as how close the Giants were to defeating the Patriots. They break down how the Giants won the battle at the line of scrimmage, surprisingly, on both sides of the ball, the jekyll and hyde moments from Daniel Jones and Jabrill Peppers, the elite pass coverage from the Patriots secondary, why the Giants' run defense had its best game of the season, why the Giants may have found a keeper with linebacker David Mayo, why we can already confirm the franchise found a steal in fifth-round rookie wide receiver Darius Slayton, answer all listener questions, preview Week 7 vs. the Cardinals, and a lot more. by Big Blue Banter: A New York Giants Football Podcast

64 min listen

Offense On Film: Giants OLine takes a massive step forward: Dan and Nick break down the Giants’ All-22 coaches film of the offensive side of the ball in their Week 4 win over the Bears. They break down the stout play from the offensive line overall with individual breakdowns on Andrew Thomas, Evan Neal, Ben Bredson and others. They talk about the specific game plan from Mike Kafka from the personnel groupings to how he set up big plays and more. They break down Daniel Jones, Saquon Barkley and a lot more. by Big Blue Banter: A New York Giants Football Podcast

129 min listen

Wink Martindale Xs/Os All-22 Film Study dive w/ Ravens expert Ken McKusick ( @FilmStudyRavens ): Dan and Nick welcome on to the show Ravens Xs and Os All-22 film expert Ken McKusick to break down new Giants defensive coordinator Wink Martindale. This deep dive touches on a variety of Martindale-centric topics including what positions are most important to build out for a Martindale defense, how much of last year's "struggles" -- and we use air quotes purposely here -- can be tied to the injuries in the secondary, his blitzing tendencies and how he likes to do it, halftime adjustments and a slew of potential misconceptions about the Martindale defense. We also dive into questions from the listeners for Ken in this jam-packed episode by Big Blue Banter: A New York Giants Football Podcast

38 min listen

Giants-49ers Preview, Predictions and how the Giants can win: Dan and Nick break down the Giants' TNF road football game against the San Francisco 49ers. The duo discuss the formidable - quick - defensive front and how the Giants will attempt to muster offense through Daniel Jones sans Saquon Barkley. The Giants' defensive issues must be squared away, lest Christian McCaffrey will run a marathon over a Wink Martindale defense that has significantly struggled to fit the run. New York is beat up, on the road, and against one of the best teams in the NFL; they'll need their A-Game, plus some, if they're going to defeat the 49ers. by Big Blue Banter: A New York Giants Football Podcast

56 min listen

Dex dominates, unsung heros shine & Wink switches it up: Dan and Nick break down the All-22 coaches film of the Giants' Wildcard win over the Vikings on the defensive side of the ball. The start by discussing 30K foot view concepts and how Wink Martindale changed up so many of his tendencies in this game from split safety looks to a lack of blitzing and more. Then they go play by play, drive by drive breaking down the game on the All-22 coaches film before handing out superlatives. by Big Blue Banter: A New York Giants Football Podcast

117 min listen

All-22 Coaches Film: Offensive awards, Jones, Garrett, more: Dan and Nick break down the All-22 coaches film on the offensive side of the ball. First they break down the game series by series with key takeaways on Daniel Jones, Jason Garrett’s play calling, the offensive line play and the skill players. Then they dive into a new All-22 coaches film segment: Player superlatives! They break down the unheralded player of the week on tape, the best throw, the best individual route, the best play call and provide grades on a 1-10 scale for the Giants’ pass blocking and run blocking. by Big Blue Banter: A New York Giants Football Podcast

98 min listen

Film Review: It's the Dexy and Lenny show and it was spectactular: Dan and Nick break down the Giants’ All-22 defensive game film from both the end zone and sideline angles in their Week 10 win over the Texans. They walk you through every single play on film – from both angles – with analysis on a play by play and drive by drive basis. You’ll get breakdowns of the blitz packages, formations, personnel groupings, route combinations and more with discussions on key individual players and plays before a recap of the best player on film, the unheralded player on film, the highest effort player, the best player overall and a lot more. by Big Blue Banter: A New York Giants Football Podcast

104 min listen

LIVE: Giants defeat the Eagles - revel in it: Nick and Dan react to the Giants 27-10 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 18. The duo discuss Wink Martindale's strategy to PRESSURE, PRESSURE, PRESSURE Jalen Hurts and Marcus Mariota, which led to four turnovers, including two interceptions by Xavier McKinney. They also discuss Tyrod Taylor and how he enhances the Giants' offense. All that, plus more! by Big Blue Banter: A New York Giants Football Podcast

59 min listen

All-22 Offense: Andrew Thomas game ball, how the Giants only scored 14: Dan and Nick dive into the All-22 coaches film of the Giants’ Week 3 loss to the Falcons. They go series by series breaking down key plays, key concepts, Xs and Os, play calling and quarterback play. They also break down the superlatives of the week including unheralded player on film, play call of the week, throw of the week, best route run and a lot more. by Big Blue Banter: A New York Giants Football Podcast

91 min listen

All-22 DEF: Micah McFadden’s career game + Deonte Banks struggles: Dan and Nick break down the all-22 coaches film of the Giants’ defense in their Week 9 loss to the Raiders. They start by breaking down the game plan the Raiders executed to attack the Wink Martindale style before getting into some play breakdowns, highlighting just how good Micah McFadden looked on tape, some of Deonte Banks’ struggles on tape, and more. by Big Blue Banter: A New York Giants Football Podcast

38 min listen

Giants-Packers Rapid Reaction: Dan and Nick break down the Giants' impressive Week 5 upset victory over the Packers. They break down key drives and key plays that decided it, individual evaluations on Daniel Jones, Darius Slayton, the offensive line, Kayvon Thibodeaux, Jaylon Smith, the coaching and a lot more. by Big Blue Banter: A New York Giants Football Podcast

80 min listen

Giants-Colts Rapid Reaction: Dan and Nick dive into the Giants dominant playoff clinching win over the colts. They talk Daniel Jones, the evolution of a pass first offense, the timing in the pass game and the offensive line winning at the point of attack. They also discuss the key players on defense, whether or not the Giants should rest starters in Week 18, the 91% probability the Giants have of matching up v the Vikings in Round 1 of the postseason and what that means — and a lot more! by Big Blue Banter: A New York Giants Football Podcast

67 min listen

Giants-Lions All-22 Analysis, Leonard Williams Trade Grade, Much More: Dan Schneier and Nick Falato take the deep dive into the All-22 coaches film to figure out why the Giants lost another game where they won the time of possession battle against the Lions. Evaluating Daniel Jones under the All-22 lense has them even more excited about the rookie quarterback who continues to display better ball placement on a more consistent basis than the vast majority of quarterbacks drafted in the first or second round of the last two classes. Dan and Nick also explain what the All-22 taught them about the Giants' defense. They also dive into the Leonard Williams trade with a walk down his All-22 tape with the Jets. How he will fit James Bettcher's system, what this means for Dexter Lawrence, Dalvin Tomlinson, B.J. Hill, and more. Finally, they dive into all of the listener questions from the week. by Big Blue Banter: A New York Giants Football Podcast

79 min listen

Giants vs. Redskins All-22 Coaches Film Review: Trio of young defenders break out in Week 4 victory: Dan Schneier and Nick Falato break down every aspect of the New York Giants' Week 4 win over the Washington Redskins based on their evaluations from the All22 Coaches film. They start by diving into Pat Shurmur's offensive plan of attack and play-calling mix. The flip over to the defensive side of the ball to touch on the same thing but with James Bettcher. Then, the focus shifts to Daniel Jones with a breakdown of some key plays that showed how he's wise well beyond his years. Of course, full analysis of the two interceptions, why they happened, and how they can be fixed comes next. Dan and Nick breakdown why the Giants are using so much shotgun with Jones and why they still haven't found success on the play-action bootlegs from under center. A deep dive into the offensive line comes next followed by a breakdown of the running backs. Evan Engram is winning quickly and on routes much so by Big Blue Banter: A New York Giants Football Podcast

81 min listen

Barkley's best, Pro Bowl McKinney, more: Dan and Nick dive into the All-22 coaches film of the Giants' Week 17 loss to the Bears. They find positives in the play of Saquon Barkley, Andrew Thomas and Ben Bredeson. Negatives in the play calling and QB play. Then they dive into the defensive side of the ball and touch on why they have cautious optimism with Jaylon Smith and others who stood out. by Big Blue Banter: A New York Giants Football Podcast

75 min listen

All-22 OFF Film Review: Jalin Hyatt changed how teams can defend the Giants: Dan and Nick break down the All-22 coaches film on the offensive side of the ball from the Giants' comeback win over the Cardinals in Week 2. They break down 30,000-foot views and the ways that Jalin Hyatt changed how the Cardinals opted to defend the Giants from a schematic standpoint, opening up space in areas of the field that weren't available for the Giants for a long time. They discuss Daniel Jones' incredible performance in the second half, they break down a slew of plays on the All-22 film and they spend the final segment breaking down the offensive line as a whole and individually. by Big Blue Banter: A New York Giants Football Podcast

97 min listen

Giants-Falcons reaction: At what point do we reach the Joe Judge breaking point?: Dan and Nick dive into their quick takeaways and reaction from the Giants' Week 3 loss to the 0-2 Falcons to drop New York to 0-2. Most of the pod is dedicated to big picture questions that need answers including those on Joe Judge, Jason Garrett, and Dave Gettleman. They also dive into surprising players -- the good and the bad with discussions on Collin Johnson, Daniel Jones, Saquon Barkley, Kadarius Toney, Evan Engram, Leonard Williams and more. by Big Blue Banter: A New York Giants Football Podcast

68 min listen

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