1 00:00:00,480 --> 00:00:04,680 Speaker 1: It's time to get inside the Giants huddle on Giants 2 00:00:04,720 --> 00:00:05,160 Speaker 1: dot Com. 3 00:00:05,320 --> 00:00:07,840 Speaker 2: We go, Here, we go on the Giants Let's Go 4 00:00:07,880 --> 00:00:09,960 Speaker 2: part of the Giants Podcast Network. 5 00:00:10,160 --> 00:00:12,399 Speaker 1: All right, welcome to another edition of the Giants Little Podcast, 6 00:00:12,440 --> 00:00:14,160 Speaker 1: brought to you by Citizens, the official bank. 7 00:00:14,000 --> 00:00:14,440 Speaker 2: At the Giants. 8 00:00:14,480 --> 00:00:16,920 Speaker 1: Today were joined by the one and only NFL inside 9 00:00:16,920 --> 00:00:18,680 Speaker 1: of NFL Network, Ian rappaport Ian. 10 00:00:18,680 --> 00:00:20,840 Speaker 2: How are you man? I'm great, man, How are you 11 00:00:20,920 --> 00:00:21,480 Speaker 2: doing great? 12 00:00:21,600 --> 00:00:24,200 Speaker 1: Give me your twenty thousand foot view of the Giants 13 00:00:24,440 --> 00:00:26,800 Speaker 1: before you showed up today and start talking to people, 14 00:00:26,840 --> 00:00:28,720 Speaker 1: and just the way you kind of thought about the 15 00:00:28,720 --> 00:00:29,800 Speaker 1: team heading into the season. 16 00:00:30,080 --> 00:00:31,360 Speaker 3: I mean, I think they're at a really good place. 17 00:00:31,400 --> 00:00:34,919 Speaker 3: You know. Last year was a little bit of a revelation. 18 00:00:35,040 --> 00:00:36,839 Speaker 3: You know, this team was I don't know if you 19 00:00:36,880 --> 00:00:39,600 Speaker 3: call it overachieved or how you sort of describe it, 20 00:00:39,640 --> 00:00:41,440 Speaker 3: but that's what it felt like from the outside, a 21 00:00:41,479 --> 00:00:46,720 Speaker 3: team that was, you know, not that that talented depth wise. 22 00:00:46,760 --> 00:00:50,120 Speaker 3: I think some you know, talented, some key spots, but 23 00:00:50,240 --> 00:00:54,440 Speaker 3: like others receivers not so much. Still fought their way 24 00:00:54,440 --> 00:00:56,720 Speaker 3: into the playoffs and you know, won a game and 25 00:00:56,840 --> 00:00:58,200 Speaker 3: I thought it was really impressive. 26 00:00:58,920 --> 00:01:00,200 Speaker 2: And this year. 27 00:01:00,080 --> 00:01:05,080 Speaker 3: Finally with some continuity, you know, coaches stayed around, they 28 00:01:05,120 --> 00:01:06,959 Speaker 3: added a bunch of talent. I think the receiver group 29 00:01:07,040 --> 00:01:10,680 Speaker 3: should be a lot better. Sounds like this draft class 30 00:01:10,760 --> 00:01:13,479 Speaker 3: is off to a really good spart good start, kind 31 00:01:13,480 --> 00:01:17,360 Speaker 3: of filling some key roles and contributing early. I think 32 00:01:17,400 --> 00:01:20,319 Speaker 3: they should be better, you know, And obviously, like schedule, 33 00:01:20,319 --> 00:01:21,920 Speaker 3: it's a little tough for all those things. You gotta 34 00:01:21,920 --> 00:01:25,319 Speaker 3: win some games in your division. But from my view, 35 00:01:25,440 --> 00:01:27,640 Speaker 3: just kind of from the outside, I think they're in 36 00:01:27,680 --> 00:01:28,400 Speaker 3: a really good place. 37 00:01:28,959 --> 00:01:31,199 Speaker 1: And what's your impression talking to people around the league, 38 00:01:31,319 --> 00:01:33,720 Speaker 1: how they look at Joe Shane, how he's operated, and 39 00:01:33,720 --> 00:01:35,880 Speaker 1: how they look at Brian Dabele and how he's coaching 40 00:01:35,920 --> 00:01:36,360 Speaker 1: this team. 41 00:01:36,600 --> 00:01:39,360 Speaker 3: Well, you know, I think specifically about Joe Shane. You know, 42 00:01:39,400 --> 00:01:42,880 Speaker 3: we learned a lot in the Saquon Barkley negotiations and 43 00:01:42,880 --> 00:01:45,880 Speaker 3: the Daniel Jones negotiations. Frankly, I mean, you had a 44 00:01:45,920 --> 00:01:50,280 Speaker 3: GM who came in here and because of you know, 45 00:01:50,400 --> 00:01:53,800 Speaker 3: essentially what he inherited. He had a quarterback and a 46 00:01:53,880 --> 00:01:57,640 Speaker 3: running back, two deals that are extremely difficult to do 47 00:01:57,960 --> 00:02:00,960 Speaker 3: up at the same time, only one franchise tag. How 48 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:03,120 Speaker 3: do you manage that? And they did a really smart 49 00:02:03,160 --> 00:02:05,920 Speaker 3: deal with Daniel Jones that I think will benefit the 50 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:08,600 Speaker 3: quarterback but also put the team in a good place. 51 00:02:09,440 --> 00:02:12,480 Speaker 3: Figured out the Saque deal when a lot of people 52 00:02:12,520 --> 00:02:15,760 Speaker 3: have not that that was a really really sort of 53 00:02:15,880 --> 00:02:19,800 Speaker 3: next level way to handle it. You know, it's not perfect. 54 00:02:19,880 --> 00:02:22,120 Speaker 3: Everyone I think wants the long term deal. Obviously the 55 00:02:22,120 --> 00:02:25,080 Speaker 3: Giants offered a couple of them, but it was a 56 00:02:25,120 --> 00:02:30,200 Speaker 3: great conclusion for now to a really challenging situation, and 57 00:02:30,240 --> 00:02:32,280 Speaker 3: they did it in a really first class way. So, 58 00:02:32,960 --> 00:02:36,040 Speaker 3: you know, I think people around the league saw that. 59 00:02:37,200 --> 00:02:39,400 Speaker 3: And then I think with Dave Ball specifically, you know, 60 00:02:39,440 --> 00:02:43,360 Speaker 3: now he's a guy, not that it matters, but everybody 61 00:02:43,440 --> 00:02:47,440 Speaker 3: likes him, you know. So I think when he started 62 00:02:47,440 --> 00:02:49,880 Speaker 3: to really have some success last year, you could see, like, 63 00:02:50,680 --> 00:02:53,120 Speaker 3: you know, it's weird. It was always weird to me 64 00:02:53,240 --> 00:02:56,720 Speaker 3: that he wasn't a head coach earlier, and I never 65 00:02:56,840 --> 00:02:59,840 Speaker 3: quite understood why, except sometimes that's just the way it goes. 66 00:03:00,760 --> 00:03:04,200 Speaker 3: But then he finally gets it and you know, really 67 00:03:04,200 --> 00:03:05,800 Speaker 3: puts his mark on this team and the kind of 68 00:03:05,800 --> 00:03:09,160 Speaker 3: guy whose players really buy in. He respects them as humans, 69 00:03:09,320 --> 00:03:12,560 Speaker 3: He reaches them all kind of individually. I think it's 70 00:03:12,560 --> 00:03:13,680 Speaker 3: some good things happening here. 71 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:16,240 Speaker 2: You mentioned Daniel Jones in the contract. 72 00:03:16,240 --> 00:03:17,880 Speaker 1: I know a lot of people on the outside raise 73 00:03:17,880 --> 00:03:19,680 Speaker 1: their eyebrows at the numbers, but you look at the 74 00:03:19,720 --> 00:03:22,079 Speaker 1: Derek Carr contract, that's kind of in line with that 75 00:03:22,160 --> 00:03:23,560 Speaker 1: level of contracts around the league. 76 00:03:23,639 --> 00:03:23,799 Speaker 2: Right. 77 00:03:24,600 --> 00:03:26,359 Speaker 1: What do you think the league wide impression is of 78 00:03:26,440 --> 00:03:29,120 Speaker 1: Daniel Obviously he took a jump next year, and whether 79 00:03:29,200 --> 00:03:30,920 Speaker 1: or not there's still room for him to continue to 80 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:32,320 Speaker 1: improve now that he's gotten the deal. 81 00:03:32,680 --> 00:03:34,360 Speaker 3: Well, I think, first of all, as far as just 82 00:03:34,400 --> 00:03:38,600 Speaker 3: his playing, he's probably gonna be not probably, he's definitely 83 00:03:38,600 --> 00:03:40,800 Speaker 3: gonna benefit from more talent. You know, he still got 84 00:03:40,800 --> 00:03:43,560 Speaker 3: Saquon If he stays healthy, that's obviously helpful. 85 00:03:44,200 --> 00:03:46,520 Speaker 2: But you know, the receiver group last. 86 00:03:46,360 --> 00:03:50,800 Speaker 3: Year was really rough, really rough, and this year, you know, 87 00:03:50,880 --> 00:03:53,520 Speaker 3: you have I think a lot more, a lot more weapons, 88 00:03:53,560 --> 00:03:55,440 Speaker 3: and a lot, you know, some new faces. Paris Campbell 89 00:03:55,440 --> 00:03:59,280 Speaker 3: seems like he's made an impression. Sounds like Jalen Hyatt, 90 00:03:59,440 --> 00:04:01,720 Speaker 3: you know. You know, it's hard for rookie receivers to 91 00:04:01,720 --> 00:04:04,880 Speaker 3: come into contribute, but you know, probably the kind of 92 00:04:04,880 --> 00:04:07,520 Speaker 3: guy who can take the top off, you know that 93 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:11,000 Speaker 3: I think he will benefit from that obviously Waller, you know, 94 00:04:11,240 --> 00:04:15,360 Speaker 3: really really really big, you know, big acquisition. I think 95 00:04:15,400 --> 00:04:18,520 Speaker 3: that's really gonna help. So, you know, it will allow 96 00:04:19,120 --> 00:04:21,840 Speaker 3: Daniel Jones to play better, even though he's played well, 97 00:04:21,880 --> 00:04:23,920 Speaker 3: and I think really kind of like be more of 98 00:04:23,960 --> 00:04:24,640 Speaker 3: the focal. 99 00:04:24,400 --> 00:04:25,120 Speaker 2: Point a little bit. 100 00:04:25,800 --> 00:04:27,720 Speaker 3: As far as the contract. You know, that's what these 101 00:04:27,760 --> 00:04:31,480 Speaker 3: guys make. That's literally just what they make. When Joe 102 00:04:31,560 --> 00:04:34,599 Speaker 3: Burrow gets done eventually, you know, I think this is 103 00:04:34,720 --> 00:04:37,200 Speaker 3: right that Daniel Jones will be the thirteenth highest paid 104 00:04:37,279 --> 00:04:41,000 Speaker 3: quarterback or something like that. That's probably right. And if 105 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:43,279 Speaker 3: he goes out and plays great and really you know, 106 00:04:43,440 --> 00:04:45,760 Speaker 3: merges into the kind of guy that you know, he 107 00:04:45,839 --> 00:04:49,680 Speaker 3: believes he is, and he'll make more as he should. 108 00:04:50,000 --> 00:04:52,040 Speaker 1: The John Little Podcast is brought to you by Citizens, 109 00:04:52,040 --> 00:04:53,440 Speaker 1: the official bank of the New York Giants. 110 00:04:53,480 --> 00:04:54,120 Speaker 2: From game data. 111 00:04:54,160 --> 00:04:56,880 Speaker 1: Every day, Citizens has made ready for Giants fans with insights, 112 00:04:56,920 --> 00:04:57,920 Speaker 1: guidance and solutions. 113 00:04:58,000 --> 00:04:59,440 Speaker 2: Learn more at Citizens bank dot com. 114 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:01,000 Speaker 3: Are ready for a change? 115 00:05:01,160 --> 00:05:03,960 Speaker 1: Pay Day comes early with Citizens, So go to that retreat. 116 00:05:04,800 --> 00:05:06,200 Speaker 2: Knew you moves to the country. 117 00:05:06,880 --> 00:05:09,760 Speaker 3: Now you're raising goats and launching a lifestyle brand. 118 00:05:10,200 --> 00:05:15,560 Speaker 1: Are you ready for all that life? Brings. Alrightyan, you 119 00:05:15,560 --> 00:05:19,320 Speaker 1: mentioned the NFC East really tough division. Let's let's push 120 00:05:19,360 --> 00:05:21,040 Speaker 1: the Eagles aside for a second, because I think most 121 00:05:21,080 --> 00:05:23,039 Speaker 1: people think they're probably one of the most talented teams 122 00:05:23,080 --> 00:05:25,760 Speaker 1: in the league, definitely in the NFC. How much you 123 00:05:25,800 --> 00:05:28,080 Speaker 1: think the Giants have closed the gap with Dallas, who 124 00:05:28,120 --> 00:05:29,599 Speaker 1: was kind of the team ahead of them last year. 125 00:05:29,760 --> 00:05:32,320 Speaker 1: They haven't really beaten Dak Prescott since he came into 126 00:05:32,320 --> 00:05:34,839 Speaker 1: the league. How much closer you think they've kind of 127 00:05:34,960 --> 00:05:36,200 Speaker 1: pulled to Dallas. 128 00:05:36,480 --> 00:05:38,040 Speaker 3: I mean, one of the fun things is like, we're 129 00:05:38,040 --> 00:05:41,280 Speaker 3: gonna find out real early. I actually kind of you know, 130 00:05:41,320 --> 00:05:43,080 Speaker 3: the schedule release is such a big deal for us 131 00:05:43,080 --> 00:05:44,760 Speaker 3: as the network, and then I kind of put it 132 00:05:44,760 --> 00:05:47,200 Speaker 3: out of my mind. But I happened to look today 133 00:05:47,320 --> 00:05:50,640 Speaker 3: and I was like, ooh, Sunday Night like Giants cowboys, 134 00:05:50,640 --> 00:05:52,160 Speaker 3: like that will be that will be awesome. 135 00:05:52,240 --> 00:05:53,960 Speaker 1: We used to have that like every year for five 136 00:05:54,040 --> 00:05:55,640 Speaker 1: or six straight years, and now it's back because the 137 00:05:55,640 --> 00:05:56,320 Speaker 1: Giants are better. 138 00:05:56,600 --> 00:05:59,200 Speaker 3: Oh, you're right, I kind of forgot about that too. 139 00:05:59,640 --> 00:06:03,280 Speaker 3: Seems like history. But yeah, I mean, if you look 140 00:06:03,279 --> 00:06:05,520 Speaker 3: at what they did in the offseason, I think the Giants, 141 00:06:06,640 --> 00:06:10,320 Speaker 3: you know, probably got significantly better, even though they're already good. 142 00:06:10,720 --> 00:06:13,119 Speaker 3: I think the Cowboys did too. They added Brandon Cooks. 143 00:06:13,120 --> 00:06:16,120 Speaker 3: I was actually just out there for Cowboys camp. Giants 144 00:06:16,120 --> 00:06:20,200 Speaker 3: probably did a little more. Their quarterbacks a little more proven. 145 00:06:20,240 --> 00:06:24,080 Speaker 3: I would say should be should be good and close. 146 00:06:24,120 --> 00:06:26,120 Speaker 3: But look, if you're the Giants, like making the playoffs 147 00:06:26,120 --> 00:06:28,760 Speaker 3: is awesome. Last year was awesome. Everything was good. You 148 00:06:28,800 --> 00:06:32,480 Speaker 3: gotta win your gotta win your division games. And I 149 00:06:32,480 --> 00:06:34,680 Speaker 3: would say for this team that's probably a goal is 150 00:06:34,720 --> 00:06:39,440 Speaker 3: like come out establish yourself in your division. And you know, 151 00:06:39,520 --> 00:06:41,640 Speaker 3: that's kind of the next step of like where this 152 00:06:41,680 --> 00:06:43,839 Speaker 3: team probably should go and I think needs to go. 153 00:06:44,480 --> 00:06:45,920 Speaker 1: Let's talk around the legue a little bit. You talked 154 00:06:45,960 --> 00:06:47,520 Speaker 1: a lot of coaches and gms. What are some of 155 00:06:47,560 --> 00:06:50,800 Speaker 1: the league trends that you think these front offices are 156 00:06:50,880 --> 00:06:52,240 Speaker 1: keeping an eye. I know a lot of people talking 157 00:06:52,279 --> 00:06:55,359 Speaker 1: about running back contract value, where offenses and defenses are heading. 158 00:06:55,360 --> 00:06:57,400 Speaker 1: What are some of the large topics that you've found 159 00:06:57,520 --> 00:07:00,040 Speaker 1: consistent training camp stop, the training camp stop that a 160 00:07:00,080 --> 00:07:01,440 Speaker 1: lot of people are talking about. 161 00:07:02,520 --> 00:07:04,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean, I have running backs obviously a big topic. 162 00:07:05,240 --> 00:07:07,120 Speaker 3: Was a little bit of a topic here as well, 163 00:07:08,480 --> 00:07:12,000 Speaker 3: and you know, I think had had Saque and his 164 00:07:12,080 --> 00:07:15,960 Speaker 3: deal come together, had Josh Jacobs deal come together, I 165 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:18,640 Speaker 3: think those the running back market would have been a 166 00:07:18,680 --> 00:07:20,640 Speaker 3: little more set and a little more stable, and you 167 00:07:20,640 --> 00:07:22,559 Speaker 3: would have had two deals that people could have built 168 00:07:22,600 --> 00:07:26,360 Speaker 3: off of. Obviously they did not, and they have you know, 169 00:07:26,440 --> 00:07:31,040 Speaker 3: Jonathan Taylor, you know, with his situation with the Colts. 170 00:07:31,080 --> 00:07:33,000 Speaker 3: I mean, that's so running backs for a big topic, 171 00:07:34,160 --> 00:07:36,800 Speaker 3: you know. Other than that, I think it's really you know, 172 00:07:36,840 --> 00:07:39,520 Speaker 3: there's not a lot of trade talk this time of year. 173 00:07:39,960 --> 00:07:42,560 Speaker 2: A little bit, but not a lot. Mostly it's like 174 00:07:42,600 --> 00:07:43,280 Speaker 2: what do we have? 175 00:07:43,400 --> 00:07:45,000 Speaker 3: And I think that's what's so fun for me as 176 00:07:45,040 --> 00:07:47,280 Speaker 3: I go to these different camps and it's like, well, 177 00:07:47,640 --> 00:07:50,360 Speaker 3: how's your draft class, And they're like we're learning, Like 178 00:07:50,600 --> 00:07:52,600 Speaker 3: you know, we're figuring out because you draft these guys, 179 00:07:52,640 --> 00:07:53,920 Speaker 3: you do all this work and you have no idea 180 00:07:53,920 --> 00:07:55,520 Speaker 3: what they're going to come in and be like, and 181 00:07:55,560 --> 00:07:57,960 Speaker 3: that's always really fun. You know, Like there's you know 182 00:07:58,000 --> 00:08:01,640 Speaker 3: when a seventh round corner like say or here can 183 00:08:02,360 --> 00:08:04,680 Speaker 3: you know probably be in a position where he maybe 184 00:08:04,680 --> 00:08:06,640 Speaker 3: could earn some real playing time, Like that's pretty cool. 185 00:08:07,080 --> 00:08:08,200 Speaker 2: How much you get from these teams? 186 00:08:08,240 --> 00:08:09,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, we've seen it in the spring, but we haven't 187 00:08:09,920 --> 00:08:12,480 Speaker 1: put pads on yet, so I'm not gonna We haven't 188 00:08:12,480 --> 00:08:14,480 Speaker 1: made any judgments on anything until you actually start doing 189 00:08:14,520 --> 00:08:15,440 Speaker 1: real stuff in practice. 190 00:08:16,720 --> 00:08:22,520 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean, I would say, you know, the smart teams, 191 00:08:22,680 --> 00:08:24,600 Speaker 3: and I think the Giants are one of them, always 192 00:08:24,640 --> 00:08:27,880 Speaker 3: reserve judgment. You know, you don't need to be instant critics. 193 00:08:27,920 --> 00:08:29,640 Speaker 3: You don't need to be instant evaluators. Like let it 194 00:08:29,640 --> 00:08:31,320 Speaker 3: all play out and seeing them in pads is a 195 00:08:31,360 --> 00:08:33,120 Speaker 3: great way to do it. That's why I like, I'm 196 00:08:33,160 --> 00:08:37,360 Speaker 3: here today. It's Tuesday. I don't know when this will air, 197 00:08:37,400 --> 00:08:39,760 Speaker 3: but Tuesday I'm see the first practice and pads and 198 00:08:39,760 --> 00:08:41,320 Speaker 3: that's gonna be awesome. I'm excited about that. 199 00:08:41,480 --> 00:08:42,640 Speaker 2: Yeah, you doub peep me through the punch. 200 00:08:42,679 --> 00:08:45,000 Speaker 1: So if Dalvin Cook signs after I asked this question, 201 00:08:45,040 --> 00:08:46,640 Speaker 1: I apologize ahead of time. But you if he's a 202 00:08:46,640 --> 00:08:49,560 Speaker 1: free agent, ezekial elit's to a free agent. How quickly 203 00:08:49,559 --> 00:08:51,319 Speaker 1: do you think those things are gonna move? Or these 204 00:08:51,400 --> 00:08:53,680 Speaker 1: veterannning backs like I just need a couple of weeks 205 00:08:53,720 --> 00:08:54,480 Speaker 1: of camp then I'll. 206 00:08:54,360 --> 00:08:55,840 Speaker 2: Be good to go for the start of the season. 207 00:08:55,960 --> 00:08:57,480 Speaker 3: Yeah, I mean, I think running backs kind of a 208 00:08:57,480 --> 00:08:59,640 Speaker 3: different position. You make sure you're in shape, and you know, 209 00:08:59,679 --> 00:09:02,959 Speaker 3: getting to camp is important. I think you know, it's 210 00:09:03,000 --> 00:09:06,640 Speaker 3: like like let's say Sakuon, for instance, hadn't done that deal. 211 00:09:07,520 --> 00:09:08,440 Speaker 2: You know he might have. 212 00:09:11,040 --> 00:09:13,560 Speaker 3: You know, he might have been someone who you know, 213 00:09:13,640 --> 00:09:16,000 Speaker 3: maybe he would have signed or come in right before 214 00:09:16,120 --> 00:09:19,080 Speaker 3: the season. It's like, that's when you have hamstring injuries 215 00:09:19,120 --> 00:09:21,600 Speaker 3: and ankle injuries and your body's not in shape. Like 216 00:09:21,600 --> 00:09:24,640 Speaker 3: getting in for a couple weeks of camp and kind 217 00:09:24,640 --> 00:09:26,720 Speaker 3: of knocking the rush off of getting in shape is important. 218 00:09:26,800 --> 00:09:28,800 Speaker 3: So like, you know, I will think I do think 219 00:09:28,840 --> 00:09:31,080 Speaker 3: you'll see some running back sign at some point fairly soon, 220 00:09:31,120 --> 00:09:32,959 Speaker 3: because now is when you probably need to get into 221 00:09:33,000 --> 00:09:34,000 Speaker 3: camp and start practicing. 222 00:09:34,160 --> 00:09:35,680 Speaker 2: Hey, Giant fans a level winner. 223 00:09:35,840 --> 00:09:38,040 Speaker 1: It's why they love Citizens named the twenty twenty two 224 00:09:38,080 --> 00:09:39,920 Speaker 1: best bank in the US by The Banker as the 225 00:09:39,920 --> 00:09:41,880 Speaker 1: official bank of the Giants and sponsor of the Huddle, 226 00:09:41,920 --> 00:09:43,960 Speaker 1: Citizens is made ready for fans of Big Blue. 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With the cap going up around the league, 234 00:10:07,600 --> 00:10:10,560 Speaker 1: that's still generally considered the smart thing to do, right 235 00:10:10,600 --> 00:10:12,439 Speaker 1: to get ahead of these contracts a little bit, to 236 00:10:12,480 --> 00:10:13,320 Speaker 1: get him done before. 237 00:10:13,360 --> 00:10:16,320 Speaker 3: You have to always always, always, always, always always, I 238 00:10:16,360 --> 00:10:19,520 Speaker 3: mean if your own players, especially like, those are the 239 00:10:19,520 --> 00:10:21,920 Speaker 3: ones you're probably not gonna miss on. Like and it 240 00:10:21,960 --> 00:10:23,640 Speaker 3: sounds like, you know, we haven't had pad yet, but 241 00:10:23,679 --> 00:10:27,360 Speaker 3: it sounds like Dexter Lawrence has continued to be a problem. 242 00:10:27,760 --> 00:10:31,439 Speaker 3: He is a very very good player, and I think 243 00:10:31,480 --> 00:10:33,559 Speaker 3: one thing that happens when you get a contract extension. 244 00:10:34,240 --> 00:10:36,920 Speaker 3: And Andrew Thomas awesome player, and I think as someone 245 00:10:36,920 --> 00:10:39,160 Speaker 3: who's certainly only scratching the surface, so getting that done 246 00:10:39,160 --> 00:10:43,360 Speaker 3: now I think helps. But I think for Dexter Lawrence, 247 00:10:43,360 --> 00:10:46,640 Speaker 3: you know, getting that contract extension, besides just making him 248 00:10:46,679 --> 00:10:50,640 Speaker 3: really rich, it probably called attention to how good he is. 249 00:10:50,800 --> 00:10:52,880 Speaker 3: And I think the public was probably like, oh wow, 250 00:10:53,040 --> 00:10:56,120 Speaker 3: like because unless you watch all the Giants games, like, 251 00:10:56,160 --> 00:10:58,960 Speaker 3: you don't see the defensive tackable. He is an awesome player, 252 00:10:59,000 --> 00:11:01,040 Speaker 3: and I think that probably called people to notice, as 253 00:11:01,040 --> 00:11:04,360 Speaker 3: it should, but yeah, certainly a smart thing to do. 254 00:11:04,720 --> 00:11:05,079 Speaker 2: All right. 255 00:11:05,160 --> 00:11:06,959 Speaker 1: And final question, we've talked about some of the different 256 00:11:07,000 --> 00:11:09,839 Speaker 1: markets for positions here running backs. The defensive tackle market 257 00:11:09,880 --> 00:11:12,720 Speaker 1: really got set this offseason with Dexter Lawrence and Quinn Williams, 258 00:11:12,720 --> 00:11:14,840 Speaker 1: those guys signing, though Chris Jones might now reset that 259 00:11:14,880 --> 00:11:17,800 Speaker 1: market depending on what happens with the Chiefs. Andrew Thomas 260 00:11:17,840 --> 00:11:21,079 Speaker 1: got sign Larry Tunsel signed an extension. Wide receivers are 261 00:11:21,080 --> 00:11:23,959 Speaker 1: coming up though, you know, Justin Jeffers's coming up, Jamar 262 00:11:24,000 --> 00:11:26,240 Speaker 1: Chase is eventually coming up. Are we now going to 263 00:11:26,280 --> 00:11:29,040 Speaker 1: see this the top of this wide receiver class start 264 00:11:29,080 --> 00:11:32,079 Speaker 1: getting into the thirty million year mark as the passing 265 00:11:32,120 --> 00:11:35,560 Speaker 1: game and getting quarterbacks help becomes even more and more important. 266 00:11:35,600 --> 00:11:38,080 Speaker 1: And frankly, are these big time wide receivers even now 267 00:11:38,520 --> 00:11:40,280 Speaker 1: gonna get the free agency where if you want one 268 00:11:40,280 --> 00:11:41,640 Speaker 1: of these guys, you got to trade for one or 269 00:11:41,679 --> 00:11:42,680 Speaker 1: you got to draft one. 270 00:11:42,920 --> 00:11:45,240 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think for you know, receivers, you know, and 271 00:11:45,280 --> 00:11:48,200 Speaker 3: there are some receivers who make thirty per year, but 272 00:11:48,320 --> 00:11:50,160 Speaker 3: it's not a real thirty. It's more just money on 273 00:11:50,200 --> 00:11:52,239 Speaker 3: the back end. I do think that's the next threshold, 274 00:11:52,480 --> 00:11:54,760 Speaker 3: you know, if Justin Jefferson gets done, like could he 275 00:11:54,880 --> 00:11:56,600 Speaker 3: be the first thirty million dollar receiver? 276 00:11:56,840 --> 00:11:58,400 Speaker 2: Like could you know? 277 00:11:58,480 --> 00:11:59,600 Speaker 3: I'm sure that's what he wants. 278 00:12:00,000 --> 00:12:00,760 Speaker 2: And we'll see. 279 00:12:01,440 --> 00:12:03,480 Speaker 3: But I think that's kind of the next threshold. And 280 00:12:03,559 --> 00:12:05,959 Speaker 3: you know, these guys, there's just such a great group 281 00:12:06,000 --> 00:12:09,000 Speaker 3: of awesome young receivers. You know, it used to be 282 00:12:09,120 --> 00:12:11,120 Speaker 3: you could never contribute when you're a young receiver. Now 283 00:12:11,120 --> 00:12:12,720 Speaker 3: we see it all the time. It's crazy. 284 00:12:14,520 --> 00:12:17,719 Speaker 2: But yeah, I would say, you know. 285 00:12:17,679 --> 00:12:19,800 Speaker 3: That's probably the next threshold, and we'll see, you know, 286 00:12:19,880 --> 00:12:21,640 Speaker 3: if it's Jefferson or who's able to get there. 287 00:12:22,040 --> 00:12:24,199 Speaker 1: Always hard at work, always texting, Ian rap report and 288 00:12:24,240 --> 00:12:26,160 Speaker 1: enjoy practice today and thanks for being with us, Thanks 289 00:12:26,200 --> 00:12:27,560 Speaker 1: for being here, and enjoy the rest of your trip 290 00:12:27,600 --> 00:12:28,000 Speaker 1: to camps. 291 00:12:28,040 --> 00:12:29,559 Speaker 3: All right, great hanging out man, Take care. 292 00:12:29,640 --> 00:12:29,960 Speaker 2: Thank you. 293 00:12:30,360 --> 00:12:34,560 Speaker 1: That's Ian Rapaport, NFL Insider for the NFL Network, And folks, 294 00:12:34,600 --> 00:12:38,920 Speaker 1: I'm gonna give you a little dip inside the interview there. 295 00:12:39,320 --> 00:12:42,079 Speaker 1: That was exactly what you want to Ian Rappaport interview 296 00:12:42,200 --> 00:12:44,200 Speaker 1: to be. Do you know why what we were on camera? 297 00:12:44,520 --> 00:12:47,599 Speaker 1: It was just audio, but about four minutes in he 298 00:12:47,640 --> 00:12:49,200 Speaker 1: got a call, had to take it, stepped away. 299 00:12:49,360 --> 00:12:52,480 Speaker 2: We picked up texting throughout breaking news. 300 00:12:52,480 --> 00:12:54,600 Speaker 1: He did tweet I believe one breaking news thing while 301 00:12:54,640 --> 00:12:55,440 Speaker 1: we were doing it. 302 00:12:55,760 --> 00:12:58,520 Speaker 2: And then about three minutes left, he got another Folle call. 303 00:12:58,679 --> 00:12:59,679 Speaker 2: Had to jump off and go. 304 00:12:59,760 --> 00:13:01,800 Speaker 1: He his working all the time, man, he's got his 305 00:13:02,480 --> 00:13:05,480 Speaker 1: you know, just getting things done, breaking news and keeping 306 00:13:05,480 --> 00:13:08,240 Speaker 1: his ear to the old street to see what's happening. 307 00:13:08,280 --> 00:13:10,000 Speaker 1: So really fun interview with Ian. 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