Rich Eisen: What to Make of the New York Giants on ‘Hard Knocks’ So Far | The Rich Eisen Show

Rich Eisen weighs in on the New York Giants’ episodes of HBO’s offseason ‘Hard Knocks’ series.

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came back from the combine it’s a popular segment maybe it’s because it’s popular because I traffic in Rumor for only one time you know what I mean like I’m I’m I’m a guy I’ve got I’ve got two degrees you know I’ve got I’ve got I’ve got I’ve got a A Bachelor of Arts from the University of Michigan because I’m an artist and then I have a Bachelor of Science because I’m a scientist of Journalism wow okay although I shouldn’t say the an acronym it’s a bsj okay so um uh a BS in journalism which also I think I use daily here my point is this two points one I’m one degree shy of being do television I never thought about that Rich Eisen PhD call me Dr Eisen okay that would be great to just walk around live to say that but I don’t because I can’t point two I don’t traffic in rumor I don’t do that I traffic in facts until I come back from the combine and just want to give you everything it’s an idea of just what it’s like at the NFL scouting combine where shitty Chatty Cathy everywhere everywhere telling you this telling you that and I came back from the combine and I missed completely on one one of the rumors one of the rumors was I heard that Trey Lance was going to be an option for the Vikings of cousins leaves that didn’t happen as we all know no they got Sam darnold who they had to have targeted at the combine so here I am hearing you know treands could be an option and there are no question already talking uh about Sam darnold at that point in time and the other rumor I missed on that also by the way included me saying I heard the Cowboys sense of going all in was them doing nothing in free agency and just sticking with the plan and not signing anybody and going all in I was right about that one oh my God was that rumor spot on but the RICO with all due respect right on but the one that I I said that got I think a lot of heat because it involved a New York sports franchise was that the Giants were done with Daniel Jones and I also said while saying that the Giants are done with Daniel Jones that they knew they had to use him this coming year unless they were going to go and draft a kid and that’s what I can’t wait to see from the Hard Knocks that just started the Giants letting hard knock’s cameras in on a ton of meetings in the off season so many prior to free agency and we have yet to see if I’m not mistaken the prior to the draft ones right not yet right that was teased where they were correct kind of praying for Malik neighbor and and but what we’ve seen already Joe Shane have having some fun going up to I believe it’s Dan Morgan of the Carolina Panthers saying you know uh you want to move up or something like that and Brandon beanie went up to Brandon Bean you know you want to move up and at one point I believe Morgan says how about giving us what do you say two ones for Brian Burns or something like that I’m not quoting it directly but no like that might have been those cameras might have captured the moment where the Giants are like wait we can get Brian Burns which they did but about the rumor that the Giants had already made their decision that Daniel Jones ain’t the guy and they were done with him but we’re going to realize that he’s their best option for the year at 40 million dollar in the contract that they put together for him two off seasons ago um predicated them having two years of his Services before they could just get out and this would be year two unless they go ahead and draft a kid this is what Joe Shane I believe he was with his director of player Personnel in his office and another member of their front office when he volunteered the fact that Daniel Jones was an option for them this year and not only that the reason why he didn’t perform last year or his performance last year did not cause them to lose complete faith in him as a matter of fact it was the circumstances surrounding him injury-wise off ensive line wise that caused Joe Shane to think this about Jones for 2024 the reality is facts yeah three serious injuries in two years we need to protect ourselves he didn’t have much of a chance this year that that’s legit your offseason the four guys your core guys that were going to play together played less than 60 snaps together we have Miami we got three practice squad guys playing for us like nobody could like you could have Pat Mahomes he can’t win behind that I’m not giving up on like he’s under contract for three more years just protecting oursel because best predictor of the future is the past not giving up on it so as I’m hearing at the combine that they are totally giving up on him they haven’t given up on him here’s two things first of all I have no problem by the way being wrong about this this is a rumor I heard from multiple people anytime I come back from the com body it’s something that I’ve heard from different individuals it’s not just one time and then I’m coming back it’s stuff that I hear all the time could could those folks have been wrong thus me coming here and saying it into a mic been irresponsible I come here bearing thoughts from the combine they’re not my reporting although that’s the way it is aggregated that I’m reporting this I guess I’m reporting I’m hearing this right that said uh I do want to hear later on will we see it and I hope we will and it’s possible that we will because the Giants let all this stuff out there’s also a part here where he talks about sequan bar with a whole group of individuals in his office talking about what are they going to do with saquin and he basically said that Jones making what he’s making um he said that quote you’re paying the guy 40 million it’s not the to hand the ball off to a $12 million 27y old back is what he said they were really hung up I don’t know if you noticed this too TJ they really hung up on saquon’s age when they were having this discussion and they were noting that Josh Jacobs was a year younger and other free agent backs were younger that he’s closer to the magical 30 or he’s getting up there and you’re paying him $12 million there’s and they actually doubted that anyone was going to give him right any type of big contract and fre it was really interesting and for that to go out there and now filter its way down the turnpike to Philadelphia I am sure will be something that will be you know that would that definitely made it into saquon’s orbit and then will no doubt be fully discussed and rehashed in between weeks four and five of the upcoming season prior to the Giants hosting saquan in MetLife and the Giants putting that out there kudos to you because that’s the stuff we want to see as a fan and here is a fan there real life conversations that go on in a general manager’s office that you assume in other seasons of Hard Knocks leading up to you know the season yes that stuff gets edited out you know they they get a one look at that and they’re like no we can’t have that maybe some teams do that but the Giants didn’t do them to their credit and so the thing is I I’m so if if that stuff gets out or is put out there will we see anything to do with what I believe is fully reported out and established that the Giants were blowing up New England’s phone line for Drake May blowing it way up now that could be more rumor and conjecture but I’ve heard that from more than two people I’ve heard that from half dozen dozen and I don’t even think they made too many bones about it they were kicking the tires JJ McCarthy told us the day before the draft the Giants had him in on Easter Sunday to throw now that’s due diligence on a quarterback everybody has to do those things when you’re drafting that high so on and so forth but that’s if you stick around at six you’re not moving up to three to take JJ McCarthy I don’t think will we see those conversations and I’m not doing this just to cover tracks or try and Revitalize the viability of a rumor that I heard coming back from the combon again so everyone understands I do not care if I I am off on that it’s just something I heard from multiple people but I can’t wait to see that part of hardnox will we see the convers any part of the conversation yeah second episode comes out tomorrow so I’m I’m dying to see well I imagine how many episodes there going to be four five six something like that I imagine four I’m guessing maybe take it up to um the actual Hard Knocks with the with the with the Bears which I think starts at the end of this month so I imagine those won’t overlap okay so I don’t know maybe the draft will be the Finish or the third to the the second to last and as we all know if anybody’s a big fan of any HBO series second to last is always a big second Game of Thrones Sopranos keep going down I mean you go down the list of great HBO shows it’s never the last one the season second to last so just keep an eye on all that and then of course I I I will just offer one last push back cuz there’s five for the Giants that that I am um I I I I believe I could say this although I don’t consume everyone else’s program since we’re up against them uh I I would I I’d like to think that we are the most running back friendly program of its kind uh I would push back that you know you do keep the $112 million running back for your $40 million a year quarterback especially since the best you’ve ever seen your $40 million year quarterback play was in a playoff game where the $12 million running back was equally as lit and that mesh Point stuff he wasn’t making 40 million at that point I I I’m just saying those are the numbers attached to the same humans who cash the checks okay so the guy who’s making 40 million thank you I think is made better by the guy who’s making 12 million they’re only paying him 30 million they could have had well that but that’s the whole point just like so if you’re paying him less money no I know where you’re going to try and have some fun with it but if you’re paying him less money then it’s okay to have the guy who’s makes him better and makes everyone else better and I’d rather the mesh Point stuff that causes probably a ton of confusion with the defenses trying to decide which Runner has the ball your quarterback who can run or your running back who can dominate while running I think it’s better that it’s happening in your back field than in the backfield that has Jaylen Herz in it yeah you know what I’m saying that’s the way when I heard that I’m like huh like okay would we be making as big a deal about this if sequan had gone to a different team like not their direct rival of course it’s bigger because he went to their direct rival of course it’s bigger he’s in division dude but will we care that they hadn’t didn’t res him think do you think that at the very end of the day the Clippers might miss Paul George they may they may not but they only got to see him twice yeah like I said they’re not going to give him the Golden State it’s twice out of 80 this is twice out of 17 and the Sixers aren’t standing in the direct path of the Clippers although if they do to salute TJ that means the ultimate TJ Jefferson palu which is for the Larry the Eagles are standing in the way of the Giants you know and that was another remarkable moment in the Hard Knock series is John Mara coming into the office saying you know I don’t know if I really want to lose saquin to Joe Shane coming into Joe Shane’s office it’s gonna make you nervous right and then I don’t know if the offseason Hard Knocks will be updated at the very end of episode five of what we saw Malik neighbors was up to over the week oh fingers crossed whose job is it to show John Mara that video I mean show him why I don’t know I mean he has every right to go to a house of dance he’s just enjoying himself has every right you know he’s doing he’s reinvesting into the community people don’t look at it like that you know he’s reinvesting very goodh come on catch the rich eyes and show every single day on the Roku channel 12 to3 Eastern for free