Just Giants Podcast

The Giants getting smoked by divisional rival Eagles becomes an immediate footnote (hmm...) after news circulates that Mara is planning on keeping Joe Judge and Daniel Jones through 2022 despite the General Manager vacancy. Grump and the Cranky Fan analyze this idea and the GM/Coach cycle as well discuss some theories on the franchise's offseason moves.

Rob Sale to the University of Florida? The Autopsy Parts I and II? Jake Fromm to take QB? These are all things that are more interesting to talk about than actually previewing this game. Grump and the Cranky Fan discuss the biggest news of the week for the Giants.

Following another loss starring Mike Glennon in relief of the neck-strained Jones, the Giants announced Monday that Daniel Jones will end his season on IR, just like my carpenter said. That opens a whole bunch of quarterback conversations regarding Jones with respect to his 5th year option, Russell Wilson, the draft, and the future of everything. Grump and the Cranky Fan dissect the current QB sit...

The gauntlet of bad luck continues for the Giants, as a massive outbreak of COVID across the league hits them as well. Red hot division rival Cowboys are coming to town and the Giants are going to be scrambling to fill out a roster. Grump and the Cranky Fan discuss the game, the impact COVID may have in the upcoming weeks, and Urban Meyer's firing.

Joe Judge's Giants fall again this weekend to the up and coming Chargers 37-21. Mike Glennon struggles for the second week in a row in attempted relief of the injured Daniel Jones and questions swirling Joe Judge become a bit louder. Grump and The Cranky Fan break down the revealing answers to those questions and the game as well.

Questions begin swirling quickly as rumors spread about the severity and origin of Daniel Jones' neck injury in a week in which the Giants are practicing in Arizona ahead of their game against the Chargers. Several key people have uncertain game status for both teams, making this one of the strangest preview episodes. Grump and The Cranky Fan try to give the game an honest look while keying in on...

Mike Glennon starts in an all time game to forget, as the Giants sputter to the emerging Dolphins, 20 -9. While a game without a starting QB is hardly worth much of a discussion, a game with poor time management and without touchdowns certainly is. Grump and The Cranky Fan take a long look at some of the more significant failings in this game.

Patrick Graham returns to Miami to face his former team and two similarly rebuilding franchises face off Sunday afternoon. Grump and the Cranky Fan breakdown the Giants matchup with the Dolphins who have now won 4 straight contests but not before going over a whirlwind of a week for Giants news.

Cry, Eagles, cry! The Giants defense put the boots to the Eagles ending +4 in the turnover category and leading to a 13-7 win over the hated rival Eagles. Joe Judge nabs his second win against the divisional foe and the excellent defensive showing brings life to the fanbase. Grump and the Cranky Fan analyze.

It's Eagles Hate Week. The biggest and most important of all hate weeks. The Giants are coming off a short week and with a new offensive coordiantor and have to defend MetLife Stadium from an Eagles team that has won 3 of their last 4. Whether the season is doomed or not become temporarily a non-issue as the bigger focus is on beting the divisional opponent and retaining some level of respect in t...

The Giants disasterous performance in a Monday Night loss to Tampa, 30 - 10 was immediately overshadowed just hours later by the firing of Offensive Coordinator Jason Garrett. Grump and the Cranky Fan react to the firing and analyze what this means going forward and also discuss all of the reasons this offense is not producing.

The bye week is over and a healthier Giants team is headed to Tampa Bay trying to dish out a third straight loss to the defending Super Bowl champs. It looks like Andrew Thomas and Saquon Barkley are going to be active for the Monday night matchup but they'll be without Logan Ryan due to COVID-19 protocol. Grump and the Cranky Fan break down the ways the Giants can claw their way back into the NFC...

The Giants bye week is over and they're back to practice. so Football Grump and Cranky Fan are back to wrap up the NFC East after Sunday. Also, another look ahead at the 2022 Giants offseason and where the Giants need to get better.

The Giants are in their bye week roughly halfway through the 2021 season, so Football Grump takes a moment with Victor Perez of the Just A Giants Fan Podcast to look ahead at what the offseason is going to look like from the cap perspective.

The Giants head into the bye week on the heels of a victory against the Raiders. Patrick Graham's defense forced 3 turnovers, one of which was returned for 6 while the Giants offense applied a heavy run attack that finally got some traction. Football Grump and The Cranky Fan review the game and soak in the win.

The Giants and Raiders come into Metlife Stadium week 9 dealing with several distractions. The Giants are sorting through COVID rapid test results throughout their short week coming off the Monday night game. Meanwhile the Raiders bye week of rest, relaxation and planning ahead was completely upended this week when star wide receiver was involved in a fatal drunk driving accident. This of course i...

The Giants capitalized on the mistake prone Chiefs but were unable to hold on long enough for what would have been a huge upset win on Monday Night. Instead, Grump and The Cranky Fan need to discuss the 20-17 loss along with faulty headsets, a poor roster, somehow more injuries, a silent trade deadline, and time management.

The Giants are headed to Kansas City on Monday Night to take on the reigning AFC Champs. The Giants managed a win without a host of players while the Chiefs are licking their wounds coming off a 27-3 lashing against the Titans. Grump and the Cranky Fan discuss the upcoming match up.

Jabrill Peppers suffered a torn ACL in Sunday's victory over the Panthers and has been placed on IR. Giants have signed J.R. Reed to the practice squad. Grump and the Cranky Fan discuss this and other injury news.

The Giants sent Sam Darnold to the sidelines and Carolina packing following a 25-3 victory. The defense prevented Carolina from getting anything going and when it mattered most, Daniel Jones put the offense on his back to pull away in the Giants first home win of the season. Grump and The Cranky Fan break down the game.

The Carolina Panthers square up with the New York Giants on Sunday at Met Life in the War of the Wounded. Both teams look eerily similar in a lot of ways as things are beginning to spiral in NY and not everything is as bright and cheery in Carolina. Grump and The Cranky Fan discuss how the Giants can separate themselves from the Panthers.

Grump and The Cranky Fan try to evaluate where this team is after the Giants fall flat on their faces early to the LA Rams and are blown out in disgrace, 38-11. If this game wasn't rock bottom, I don't want to see rock bottom. The questions go from murmurs to outcry as fans begin calling for the heads in the front office and in the locker rooms.

The Giants limped home from Dallas and don't look much less wounded while getting ready to host the 4-1 LA Rams. The Cranky Fan has the night off as Football Grump goes over the injuries before diving into the matchups to watch and the keys to the game.

The Giants fall to the Dallas Cowboys 44 - 20 and hit every step on the staircase the way down, losing several key players in the contest. Grump and the Cranky Fan discuss the ugly performance that got out of hand and how first round rookie Kadarius Toney looked special.

Coming off their first win of the year, the Giants go to Dallas to face off in a critical division show down. Dallas is on a roll with a red hot offense and the Giants will be without Jabrill Peppers to help. Grump and the Cranky Fan break down the keys to the game and the matchups to watch.