Talk is Cheap: A New York Giants Podcast

The Giants are set to open training camp amid the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic that has disrupted life and the NFL offseason. Matt Lombardo and Zack Rosenblett dive into the challenges the pandemic has thrown first-year head coach Joe Judge, what Daniel Jones must do to become a franchise quarterback, and handicap some of the Giants' key position battles as camp opens. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the aftermath of Eli Manning's retirement, NJ Advance Media Giants reporters Matt Lombardo and Darryl Slater examine Manning's legacy, and the Giants' quarterback's chances of being enshrined into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on the first ballot in five years, and some of the hurdles he may need to overcome to do so. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As rookie Giants head coach Joe Judge continues filling out his coaching staff, NJ Advance Media Giants reporters Matt Lombardo and Darryl Slater share their thoughts on Judge, and what Jason Garrett would bring to the team as a potential offensive coordinator. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the aftermath of the Giants' firing head coach Pat Shurmur and retaining general manager Dave Gettleman, NJ Advance Media reporters Matt Lombardo and Darryl Slater give their thoughts on the coaching search, the Giants' plan and some of the top candidates for the head coaching job. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NJ Advance Media Giants reporter Matt Lombardo looks ahead to Sunday's regular season finale against the Philadelphia Eagles and breaks down the uncertain futures of general manager Dave Gettleman and Pat Shurmur ahead of "Black Monday" in the NFL. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An update on Daniel Jones' return to practice, recapping Eli Manning's farewell, Evan Engram heading to IR, Janoris Jenkins getting released and previewing Sunday's game vs. Washington See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fresh off a victory over the Miami Dolphins last week, is there anything Giants head coach Pat Shurmur can do to save his job? What can Daniel Jones do over the final two games to make his rookie season a success? NJ Advance Media Giants reporters Matt Lombardo and Darryl Slater discuss those hot button issues and preview Sunday's game in Washington. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Giants host the Miami Dolphins on Sunday at MetLife Stadium, in a game between two teams with five combined wins this season, three of which belonging to the visitors. Given the state of these two rebuilding franchises, NJ Advance Media reporters Matt Lombardo and Darryl Slater discuss which team has the brighter future and which is better positioned for long-term success. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An update on whether Daniel Jones will play vs Dolphins, recapping rookie WR Darius Slayton's big game, latest injury news and current NFL Draft order See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Giants enter Week 14 against the Philadelphia Eagles in the midst of an eight-game losing streak, looking to avoid tying the franchise's single-season record. NJ Advance Media Giants reporters Matt Lombardo and Darryl Slater preview Giants vs. Eagles, with Eli Manning starting in place of Daniel Jones, and discuss head coach Pat Shurmur and Dave Gettleman's futures. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An update on Daniel Jones’ high ankle sprain. Updates on the Giants injuries. Pat Shurmur and Dave Gettleman not given a vote of confidence. Giants are 1 game shy of tying the record for the longest losing streak in franchise history. The Giants are 9.5 point underdogs to the Eagles See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A roundup of the Giants headlines for November 27, 2019 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The New York Giants enter the bye week in the midst of a six-game losing streak following Sunday's embarrassing defeat by the New York Jets. Giants head coach Pat Shurmur's seat has never been hotter. NJ Advance Media Giants reporters Matt Lombardo and Darryl Slater discuss if there is anything Shurmur and rookie quarterback Daniel Jones do over the final six games to save Shurmur's job? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NJ Advance Media Giants reporters Matt Lombardo and Darryl Slater preview Sunday's game against the Jets, including any potential wholesale changes that could come if head coach Pat Shurmur's team suffers its sixth consecutive defeat and debates Sam Darnold vs. Daniel Jones. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NJ Advance Media Giants reporters Matt Lombardo and Darryl Slater give their in depth analysis of the Giants' trade for defensive end Leonard Williams and preview Monday night's clash with the Dallas Cowboys. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is Giants head coach Pat Shurmur already on the hot seat just seven weeks into his second season? What impact will Daniel Jones have on the head coach's future? NJ Advance Media Giants reporters Matt Lombardo and Darryl Slater discuss those storylines, preview Giants vs. Lions and more. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NJ Advance Media’s Giants beat reporters Matt Lombardo and Ryan Dunleavy analyze the Giants-Cardinals matchup, looking back at what the Giants showed against the New England Patriots and how it could translate against a lesser opponent. Plus, all the latest on which injured stars the Giants are expected to get back on the field. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Giants, coming off a 28-10 loss to the Minnesota Vikings face a quick turnaround against Tom Brady, Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots on Thursday night. NJ Advance Media beat reporters Matt Lombardo and Ryan Dunleavy set expectations for the Giants, who could be without Saquon Barkley, Sterling Shepard and Evan Engram vs. the Super Bowl champions. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Are the Giants contenders or pretenders with Daniel Jones at quarterback? We're about to find out, with games against the Minnesota Vikings and New England Patriots looming. Matt Lombardo and Ryan Dunleavy recap last week's win over Washington, preview Sunday's game against the Vikings and break down Saquon Barkley's potential to return this week. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

NJ Advance Media Giants reporters Matt Lombardo and Ryan Dunleavy recap rookie quarterback Daniel Jones' impressive first career start, a thrilling 32-31 comeback win, and look ahead to "Danny Dimes'" impact on the trajectory of New York's season and the future of the franchise. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Giants have benched Eli Manning, in favor of rookie quarterback Daniel Jones, ahead of Week 3 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. How will Jones impact the offense? What is Manning's legacy? Giants beat reporters Matt Lombardo and Ryan Dunleavy break down the news of the week and preview Sunday's game. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Recapping the Giants' disastrous 35-17 loss to the Dallas Cowboys in the regular season opener, NJ Advance Media Giants reporters Matt Lombardo and Ryan Dunleavy break down the biggest issues facing the offense and defense while looking ahead to Week 2 vs. the Buffalo Bills. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Previewing the Giants' 2019 regular season opener against the Dallas Cowboys, predicting what the future holds for quarterbacks Eli Manning and Daniel Jones, along with a deep-dive into the biggest issues facing NYG. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Giants coach Pat Shurmur wants to start the best players. Is that still Eli Manning? Is Daniel Jones getting ready for Week 1 in case of emergency or to overtake Manning? Our 2 very different interpretations of Shurmur’s words. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is there a notice difference between 16-year veteran Eli Manning and rookie Daniel Jones in practice so far? Should there be? Who are the standouts of May practice? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Giants drafted Daniel Jones, who will sit behind Eli Manning at the start of the season. Is a QB controversy coming? Which other rookies could make an immediate impact? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The 2019 season officially is underway as the Giants reported for the start of their offseason program. Who will they draft? Is this the end for Eli Manning? What will the 2019 NFL schedule look like? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Will the Giants take Dwayne Haskins in NFL Draft? Will they trade for Josh Rosen? Will they bring Eli Manning back in 2020 and kick the can down the road? What happened to Kyle Lauletta? We try to put the pieces of the puzzle together. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After saying goodbye to Odell Beckham Jr., Landon Collins and Olivier Vernon, can the Giants compete in 2019 or is it all about the future? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Eli Manning and the Giants are at a crossroads. Will he back? If not, will GM Dave Gettleman make the moves necessary to land Dwayne Haskins? Special guest Steve Politi joins the show to discuss with Ryan Dunleavy. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Giants can get into the playoffs if they win out and get some help around the NFL, so Eli Manning’s future and NFL Draft talks are on hold for now. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Giants have won 3 of the last 4 games and are favored against Redskins as football takes precedent over finding a QB of the future. But, what does Landon Collins' injury mean for his future with the team? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There’s finger-pointing in the locker room and questions about who the starting QB should be for the rest of the season. Should the Giants start Kyle Lauletta or Alex Tanney, and when should they make the change? We also give our predictions for this week’s matchup vs. the Bears. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Giants finally won 2 games in a row after looking like a real football team against the Bucs and are now in the mix to win the NFC East with everything else going on in the division, but is this just a result of the teams they played? Matt Lombardo and Ryan Dunleavy try to figure out who the real Giants are and discuss the possibility of them making the playoffs. Would that even be a good thing? We also break down the matchup vs. the Eagles in Week 12. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The NFC East is as bad as it’s ever been and the Giants are looking to put together 2 wins in a row with a matchup against a bad Bucs team. Matt Lombardo and Ryan Dunleavy look at the remainder of the Giants’ season and discuss how the NFC East could wind up by season’s end. Also, when is Kyle Lauletta going to get his shot at QB? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Given Eli Manning's struggles and the Giants' terrible record, Matt Lombardo and Ryan Dunleavy debate how the team should handle the quarterback situation moving forward. Does Eli deserve a sendoff in front of the home fans? Was Kyle Lauletta in line to start after the bye before he was arrested? Plus, grading the Giants at the halfway point of the season. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After trading away Eli Apple and Damon ‘Snacks’ Harrison, it’s clear that the Giants have given up on a complete failure of a season. Now, it’s time to tear the entire thing down and rebuild. Ryan Dunleavy and special guest Steve Politi discuss who’s next to be traded and where the Giants should go from here. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

John Mara has made it clear that he is embarrassed by the Giants’ play and Odell Beckham Jr.’s antics. Matt Lombardo and Ryan Dunleavy review his comments and discuss what it means for the organization going forward. They also break down how the Giants can exploit the Falcons subpar defense and get their second win of the season. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Giants have dropped to 1-5 after an abysmal showing against the Eagles and have become a complete embarrassment. Matt Lombardo and Ryan Dunleavy analyze everything that wrong on Thursday, especially the play of Eli Manning, and discuss how the Giants should handle the rest of the season. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Odell Beckham Jr. is back making headlines and not for good reason, which isn’t surprising, but who ever thought we'd see a beef between Eli Manning and Lil Wayne? Matt Lombardo and Ryan Dunleavy break down all the craziness from this week and make predictions for the Giants’ Thursday night matchup against the Eagles. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Giants travel to Carolina this weekend to take on the Panthers in a battle of Dave Gettleman-built teams. With the season hanging on by a thread, how can the Giants pull out a victory to keep things alive? Matt Lombardo and Ryan Dunleavy break down this week’s key matchups and make predictions. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Giants were back to looking like the team we’ve been used to over the last two seasons in their 33-18 loss to the Saints. The defense did a decent job of keeping Drew Brees and co. in check, but the offense continues to be inept when it comes to moving the ball. Matt Lombardo and Ryan Dunleavy discuss why the Giants can’t get anything to click on offense and question Pat Shurmur’s ability to turn things around. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Giants defense has a tough test in Week 4 vs. the Saints high-powered offense. Will they be able to keep Drew Brees and company in check? Can the Giants offense continue the success we saw from them last week? Matt Lombardo and Steve Politi break down this week’s key matchups and make predictions. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Giants got a much-needed win over the Texans to keep the season from spiraling out of control. Pat Shurmur made some key adjustments and the offense finally looked pretty good. Steve Politi joins Matt Lombardo to break down those changes and discuss whether this can be the new norm or if it will be the outlier. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After losing to the Cowboys, the Giants have raised a lot of questions around the offensive line and Eli Manning. Special guest Steve Politi joins Matt Lombardo to discuss how they can turn things around. We also look ahead to Week 3 against the Texans and figure out how the Giants can pull out a victory. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Giants travel to Dallas this week for a Sunday night matchup against the Cowboys. Can the Giants’ offensive line support their big-play ability? Can the defense contain Ezekiel Elliott? What other key matchups will decide the game? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Giants’ biggest concern coming into the 2018 season was whether or not the offensive line would be able to support their high-powered weapons and they didn’t do that in Week 1. On the bright side, the defense looked great and Saquon Barkley was as good as advertised. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt Lombardo and Ryan Dunleavy preview the New York Giants 2018 season and Week 1 matchup against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Will the offensive line be able to support all the high-powered weapons? Who wins the key matchups versus the Jaguars? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Giants are days away from having to cut their roster down from 90 to 53, and about 40 spots seem secure. Ryan Dunleavy and Matt Lombardo talk through the roster, breaking down who will stay and go. Oh, and Odell Beckham Jr. got a new contract! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re halfway through the preseason and we discuss what we’ve seen from the Giants so far, including QB analysis and Saquon Barkley’s injury. We also look forward to the Giants matchup against the Jets on Friday and give our thoughts on whether or not Odell Beckham Jr. will have a new contract by the start of the regular season. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices