Big Blue Kickoff Live | New York Giants

Big Blue Kickoff Live | New York Giants

Daily podcast featuring New York Giants chat, breaking news, analysis, and fan calls throughout the season and offseason. Listen at Giants.com, the Official Giants App, Apple Podcasts and your favorite podcast service.

Episodes

April 23, 2025 59 mins

John Schmeelk and Matt Citak give their final thoughts before draft day is here, talk about the quarterbacks, and take calls from fans.

:00 - Final draft thoughts

22:00 - Quarterback chat

30:00 - Calls

41:30 - Top of the draft

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John Schmeelk and Paul Dottino are joined by ESPN’s Sal Paolantonio to discuss the Giants best options at pick #3, talk about the players who could be there at pick #34, and take calls from fans.

:00 - Sal Paolantonio joins the show

14:00 - Trade scenarios

29:30 - Calls

37:50 - Draft chat

53:40 - Top of the draft

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John Schmeelk and Lance Medow discuss the players returning this week for offseason workouts, react to Coach Daboll’s press conference, and take calls from fans.

:00 - Players return for offseason workouts

19:00 - Quarterbacks

30:00 - Calls

41:30 - Running backs

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John Schmeelk and Paul Dottino chat with Kent Lee Platte, the creator of Relative Athletic Scores (RAS), and Matt Waldman, the author of The Rookie Scouting Portfolio, about this years draft class.

:00 - Kent Lee Platte

28:00 - Matt Waldman

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John Schmeelk and Paul Dottino chat with Matt Moscona and Jody Demling, who cover LSU and Louisville, about the prospects at their respective schools. The guys also take calls from fans.

:00 - LSU Prospects

17:00 - Calls

28:00 - Tyler Shough

37:20 - Other Louisville prospects

49:00 - Quarterback chat

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John Schmeelk, Paul Dottino and Matt Citak react to GM Joe Schoen’s pre-draft press conference, discuss the quarterbacks in the draft, and take calls from fans.

:00 - Joe Schoen presser reaction

14:00 - Calls

30:30 - Draft chat

43:30 - Quarterbacks

54:00 - Mock draft chat

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John Schmeelk and Paul Dottino talk to Bill Robitowitz, who covers Ohio State for the Dispatch in Columbus, about the top Ohio State prospects. The guys also take calls from fans.

:00 - Ohio State prospects

34:00 - Calls

43:00 - Draft chat

54:00 - More calls

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April 14, 2025 68 mins

John Schmeelk, Lance Medow and Matt Citak go through picks 1-34 in the NFL Draft and choose prospects based off of team needs and draft position.

:00 - Picks 1-8

19:00 - Picks 9-16

32:00 - Picks 17-24

40:50 - Picks 25-32

49:50 - Picks 33-34

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Paul Dottino and Matt Citak are joined by Noah Gross, who covers the Texas Longhorns for KXAN-TV in Austin. They discuss Kelvin Banks Jr, Quinn Ewers, the rest of the Texas prospects, and take calls from fans.

:00 - Texas prospects

26:30 - Texas takeaways

32:40 - Abdul Carter

37:40 - Calls

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John Schmeelk and Paul Dottino are joined by Steven Willis, from “Locked On Ole Miss”, to discuss Jaxson Dart and the other Ole Miss prospects. The guys also discuss other quarterbacks in the draft and take calls from fans.

:00 - Jaxson Dart

9:30 - Other Ole Miss Prospects

23:40 - Calls

36:50 - Draft strategies

46:20 - Quarterback traits

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Paul Dottino and Matt Citak are joined by guests who cover the Penn State and Texas A&M football programs. They discuss the respective prospects from the schools they cover.

:00 - Penn State prospects

23:20 - Calls

31:00 - Texas A&M prospects

48:00 - More calls

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John Schmeelk and Paul Dottino are joined by former former NFL and Colorado wide receiver, Mike Pritchard, to discuss Shedeur Sanders, Travis Hunter, and the other Colorado prospects entering the draft.

:00 - Colorado offense

12:30 - Shedeur Sanders

20:50 - Travis Hunter

30:40 - More Colorado prospects

42:20 - Draft chat

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John Schmeelk and Lance Medow are joined by former NFL General Manager, and Pro Football Hall of Fame, Bill Polian. They discuss different draft strategies, the top prospects, and best fits for the Giants.

:00 - Bill Polian joins the show

11:50 - Quarterback chat

21:00 - Non-QBs at the top of the draft

34:30 - Colorado Pro Day

46:40 - Draft strategies

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Paul Dottino and Matt Citak chat with Sam Webb, Host of the Michigan Insider, about all of the Michigan prospects declared for the draft, and the guys take calls from fans.

:00 - Mason Graham

12:20 - More Michigan defensive prospects

23:40 - Michigan offensive prospects

37:00 - Takeaways

42:30 - Calls

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John Schmeelk and Paul Dottino chat with Dusty Harrah, Oregon sideline reporter, about all of the Oregon prospects declared for the draft, and the guys take calls from fans.

:00 - NFL news

5:00 - Oregon prospects

35:00 - Calls

43:00 - Travis Hunter

55:00 - Jalen Milroe

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John Schmeelk and Paul Dottino chat with Ryan Fowler, from 100.9 The Tide in Tuscaloosa, about all of the University of Alabama prospects declared for the draft, and the guys take calls from fans.

:00 - Alabama prospects - Defense

12:00 - Alabama prospects - Offense

32:30 - Calls

40:05 - Draft questions

49:55 - Defensive tackles in the draft

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John Schmeelk and Lance Medow are joined by Dan Salomone to discuss the final takeaways from the NFL owners meetings, discuss late round quarterbacks, and take calls from fans.
:00 - Updates from Owners Meetings
25:00 - Calls
31:00 - Late Round QBs
41:30 - More Calls

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Paul Dottino and Matt Citak talk to Eric Hansen about Notre Dame prospects and Wes Mitchell about South Carolina prospects. Dan Salomone, from Giants.com, calls in to discuss Joe Schoen’s presser at the NFL Annual Meetings, and the guys take calls from fans.

:00 - Eric Hansen on Notre Dame prospects

15:00 - Joe Schoen speaks at Owners Meetings

23:00 - Calls on NFL Draft

30:00 - Wes Mitchell on South Carolina prospects

45:00 -...

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Paul Dottino and Matt Citak talk to Adam Terry, radio analyst for Syracuse, about Kyle McCord and other Syracuse prospects, discuss the top of the draft, and take calls from fans.

:00 - Talking Kyle McCord with Adam Terry

17:00 - Other Syracuse prospects

29:40 - Takeaways

33:20 - Calls

44:50 - Running backs

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Paul Dottino and Matt Citak react to Russell Wilson’s press conference and first interview, talk to Brent Hobbs about Tennessee prospects, and take calls from fans.

:00 - Russell Wilson reaction

17:15 - Presser takeaways

22:15 - Calls

32:20 - More on Russell Wilson

44:30 - Tennesse prospects with Brent Hobbs

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