The Giants fell to the Rams 17-9 in a down to the wire finish in Los Angeles. Grump and the Cranky Fan break down the improvements from the NFC East cellar dwellers and the areas still lacking.
How does a team that couldn't manage a lick of offense against a depleted San Francisco 49er team hope to play against the L.A. Rams this week? The Buffalo Bills may have left a few clues. Grump and The Cranky Fan dissect some areas of opportunity for the Giants on Sunday.
The Giants completely flounder in a disgusting 36-9 loss to San Francisco and bigger questions begin to surface about the direction of the team, the offense, Daniel Jones' role in the new system, and the lifespan of Dave Gettleman.
The 49ers limp into Met Life Stadium on Sunday at 1:00 to face off against an 0-2 Giants team without star Saquon Barkley. Grump and The Cranky Fan break down the matchups and keys to the game for Big Blue to secure their first win against the injury ravaged defending NFC Champs.
Tragedy strikes as Saquon Barkley clutched his knee in agony in the first half of the game against Chicago Sunday. Initial fears are that Giants all-star Barkley has torn his ACL and is done for the season. Grump and the Cranky Fan discuss how the Giants will have to adjust their plans this year to navigate a season without their best playmaker. Oh, and they also lost to the Bears. Awful day all around.
Grump and The Cranky Fan move on from Monday's disappointing opener and look ahead to the matchups to watch and keys to the game for Sunday's battle against the Bears.
The Giants fell to the Steelers 26-16 in a Monday Night showdown. Grump and The Cranky Fan give their immediate reaction to the debut of the Joe Judge era, the Garrett Offense and the Graham Defense - the good, the bad, and the worse.
The day has finally arrived! The Giants host the Pittsburgh Steelers in a week one Monday night matchup at Met Life and although Grump and The Cranky Fan can't be there in person, they'll be watching together and critiquing the game. But first, they break down the injuries, the keys to winning, and the matchups to watch. Plus score predictions!
The wait is over. The 2020 preseason has ended and the Giants have made their final cuts to get the roster down to 53 players. It was an eventful weekend that involved waivers, trades, and some surprise cuts. The Grump and Cranky Fan break it all down in the final preseason episode of 2020.
With Baker on the Commissioner's Exempt List, Beal opting out of 2020, and McKinney suffering from a broken foot, the Giants are finally able to address concerns in the secondary by agreeing to terms with CB Logan Ryan. Our reaction to the Giants' newest DB plus a little bit of analysis of the Blue vs White Scrimmage from Friday.
The Giants held an aggressive and physical scrimmage on Friday. The beat writers are restricted from reporting on the depth chart, so we can only guess but certain players have been turning heads of reporters and coaches alike. Also, a major injury struck the Giants training camp so now the next man needs to step up.
The media got its first look at Training Camp on pads day and there was a lot to say about new Head Coach Joe Judge and his coaching style. From laps, to shouting, to detail, to jerseys, we give our take on the new coach and our feelings on the team for the next 2-3 years.
Third year player Sam Beal opts out just after news that prosecution will continue against DeAndre Baker. Former Giant and Panther CB Ross Cockrell will reportedly sign a contract to fill the void in the Giants secondary. Meanwhile, the college football season teeters on the edge of a 2020 death. Will a CFB season be possible? Spring football? All this and more!
Training Camp is officially open with players reporting! Markus Golden arrives and prepares to sign his deal, Nate Solder opts out of the 2020 season, and Leonard Williams is a little sore. The Giants have shrunk their roster from 90 to 81 players. How will they reformulate the offensive line without Solder?
Training Camp is officially open with players reporting! Markus Golden arrives and prepares to sign his deal, Nate Solder opts out of the 2020 season, and Leonard Williams is a little sore. The Giants have shrunk their roster from 90 to 81 players. How will they reformulate the offensive line without Solder?
Training Camp begins! A flurry of news takes the weekend as Aldrick Rosas is waived, Chandler Catanzaro signed, DeAndre Baker placed on the exempt list, and rookie draft picks are signed. Baseball gets off to a fast start and hits an even faster roadblock. Joe Judge's Giants go into camp with a 90 man roster split into 2 groups and we conclude our 2020 Season Predictions!
As the Giants confirm that there will not be any 2020 season tickets and as of now, no fans at any Giants games, we contemplate whether or not it might be in the best interest of the Giants to have no season at all or not before heading into weeks 14 and 15 of our Season Preview.
A new era begins as Washington officially retires their team name and logo while old debates resurface regarding Leonard Williams and DeAndre Baker. And is Saquon Barkley the best running back in the NFL right now?
Grump and The Cranky Fan discuss the massive contract offered to Patrick Mahomes and how it affects divisional rival Cowboys with their negotiations with Dak Prescott. Also some thoughts on Joe Judge appointing a "leadership counsel" of players and the continuation of the season preview coming out of the week 11 bye week.
Cranky Fan and the Grump continue the Giants season preview with two more divisional games against the Redskins and Eagles. How do the Giants and Redskins team rebuilds compare? Are the Giants still competitive going into their bye week and Thanksgiving weekend?
The Football Grump and Cranky Fan are back to weigh in on the decision made by the New York Giants to extend the payment for season tickets and allow ticket holders to opt out of their tickets without detriment to their PSL before diving into two back to back prime time match ups between the Eagles on Thursday night and the Buccaneers on Monday night in the ongoing way-too-early season predictions.
Giants Kicker Aldrick Rosas arrested? Ezekiel Elliot positive for COVID-19? All this and predicitions about weeks 5-6 of the Giants 2020 regualr season.
The NFL released their protocol for players to return to facilities. Grump and The Cranky Fan review the specifics before continuing their way-too-early schedule preview and take a far away look at weeks 3-4 against the 49ers and Rams.
The Football Grump and The Cranky Fan start their annual summertime season predictions. See how this too-early look at a Week 1 Monday night matchup against Pittsburgh and a Week 2 trip to Chicago shapes up from their perspectives.
New York Giants 2019 First Round Draft Pick Deandre Baker turned himself in to Florida Police Saturday on 4 counts of armed robbery and 4 counts of aggrevated assault. His lawyer's is confident that all the charges will be dropped or dismissed. What are Baker's chances of playing this year? Will he face league punishment? What does this mean for the Giant's secondary? Who's to blame?
The 2020 Schedule was released for the NY Giants and the Football Grump and the Cranky Fan are here to breakdown the interesting twists and turns. Two Monday Night games at Metlife, a stretch of 6 games with 5 division matchups, a week 15 host to Cleveland. It's all covered in this episode.
With a new coaching staff, the first round of Free Agency and the Draft all finally complete and in place, the Grump and the Cranky Fan take a look at the strengths and weaknesses of the 2020 New York Giants. How have the improved and where are the question marks? How does the fifth year option of Peppers and Engram affect the team?
It's been a long offseason and it's been a long draft season, but the 2020 NFL Draft is officially over and the Giants have come away with 10 brand new players. The Football Grump and The Cranky Fan give their overall feelings of the draft, the Giants draft class and the individual picks.
It's finally draft week and while NFL GMs clumsily fumble around with routers, take pictures of monitors, go through practice drafts and have lengthy discussions with their ISPs, Grump and The Cranky Fan take a finally look at the Giants number 4 overall pick in the draft and lay out who they would pick, what they think will happen and more.
The Football Grump and The Cranky Fan spent Easter Sunday taking a drive down memory lane as Fox replayed Super Bowl XVII. This episode is a look back at the game, the broadcast, the season, and all of their places in GIants history and our histories.
