Just Giants Podcast

It's the week before the Super Bowl closes out the 2020 season and the Giants have (unofficially) hired former Tennessee Head Coach Jeremy Pruitt to a suspected defensive position coaching job. Pruitt was scooped up rather quickly coming fresh off the heels of a scandal at Tennessee. Grump and the Cranky Fan dive into this controversal hire.

The participants for the Super Bowl have been decided now that Championship Weekend is over and Grump and The Cranky Fan discuss the interesting moments from the games. But also, Philadelphia is building a whole new coaching staff with some...dubious hires along the way.

The 2020 Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs are over and the weekend left us full of discussion. From QB injuries to possible retirements to rule changes, there was plenty of drama to go around and with all quiet on the Giants homefront, Grump and the Cranky Fan are here to recap the weekend.

A six game Wildcard Weekend wrapped up with some exciting moments and seasons ended for six NFL teams but big news broke for the New York Giants and the NFC East. Patrick Graham is extended for New York, Mike Nolan was fired from Dallas, and Doug Pederson was fired from Philadelphia.

Following the Sunday Night game, the Giants were finally officially removed from the playoff picture and Grump and The Cranky Fan has a thing or two to say about it. Also some immediate reactions to some year end things and the off-season work for Joe Judge begins with interviews for his coordinators.

The Giants defeated teh Cowboys 23-19 to end the regular season at 6-10 with a 4-2 divisional record. Grump and the Cranky Fan jump on to give immediate analysis and review of the game before the Eagles host Washington to determine who holds the NFC East crown at the end of the 2020 season.

It all comes down to Week 17 - Cowboys at Giants. The Giants find themselves in a must win game situations after a multi-game skid. The Giants need to beat the Cowboys at home at 1:00 and then hope that the Eagles beat Washington at 8:30. Grump and The Cranky Fan break down how the Giants can improve on their week 5 performance and become Eagles fans by 4:00.

The Giants fell in disasterous fashion to the Baltimore Ravens 27-13. Football Grump and the Cranky Fan break down the differences between the most recent loss and the struggles that have plagued the team this year while identifying the underlying personnel problems. Don't give up yet - there's still one more chance!

The Giants playoff hopes ride on consecutive victories to end the season and it starts Sunday at 1:00 in Baltimore. Despite the Ravens coming off a a thwomping of the Jacksonville Jaguars last week to bring them to a 9-5 record, the Football Grump outlines some reasons for optimism and keys to victory for the New York Giants.

After falling to the Cleveland Browns 20-6, the Giants begin to fall out of the NFC East race. Grump and the Cranky Fan reflect on where the team is in its rebuild process and where the fan expectation should be for this year as well as react to Pro Bowl winners Evan Engram and James Bradberry.

The Giants enter a crucial 3 game end to the season by hosting the Cleveland Browns on Sunday Night. With Jason Garrett and James Bradberry removed from the game for COVID reasons, a tough game just got tougher, but can the Giants pull this one out to stay relevant in the NFC East race?

The Giants 4 game win streak snapped in a big way after a 26-7 loss to the Arizona Cardinals. The offense failed to generate much as Jones and McCoy were sacked 8 times. Grump and the Cranky Fan break down the failures of the team as they lose their first place foothold in the NFC East.

After handily defeating the likely playoff bound Seahawks, the Giants host the NFC West Cardinals at Met Life. Grump and the Cranky Fan break down the differences between playing the Seahawks and playing the Cardinals, how to stop Kyler Murray, and where the weaknesses are on the Arizona defense.

The New York Giants stunned the Seahawks on the west coast in a dominating defensive performance limiting the high powered Russell Wilson offense to only 10 points. Grump and the Cranky Fan hand out Stars and Farts while riding the high of a fourth straight win.

The GIants are in first place with 5 games to go in the season and they're forced to travel to the west coast to take on the Seahawks with Daniel Jones status in question. Grump and the Cranky Fan bring their thoughts on the Jones injury and if the Giants have a shot against Seattle if they have to go without Jones.

The Giants 3 game winning streak came at a high cost. In the midst of a 19-17 victory over the Bengals, Daniel Jones suffered a hamstring injury. Grump and the Cranky Fan go over what the injury means, what the victory means and hand out Stars and Farts.

The Giants are back from their bye week and ready to take control of the NFC East. With Joe Burrow out for the remainder of the year in Cincinnati, the Giants will be taking on the Brandon Allen lead Bengals in a pivotal matchup. The NFC East is as close as a division can be and the Giants control their own destiny at this point - so winning is everything.

The Giants had a relaxing week off from football this week but news surrounding the team was swirling like meadowlands wind. Grump and the Cranky Fan review the stories of the week off from COVID to firings to all things around the division and the pace of the team this year.

The Giants defeated their division rivals the Philadelphia Eagles 27-17 on Sunday at home and the Giants can coast into the bye week with a winning streak. Grump and the Cranky Fan hand out Stars and Farts and start to take a look at the state of the team as they prepare for the final 6 games of the year.

Following their sweep of the Washington Football Team, the Giants return home for another divisional rematch against local rival Eagles before their bye week. Grump and The Cranky Fan go over what worked well last match up, what went wrong, and what needs to be done differently to come out of Sunday's matchup with a winning streak.