Talkin' Ball with Pat Leonard

Who stood out at Giants rookie minicamp? What did we learn about Brian Daboll's operation, Malik Nabers' makeup and the rest of the Giants' draft class and UDFAs? What do fans want New York's 2024 schedule to look like approaching the NFL's official release on Wednesday May 15? Are fans excited about New York's 100th season rollout? New York Daily News NFL columnist Pat Leonard goes LIVE with Giants and NFL fans around the world at 9 p.m. E.T. on Monday, May 13, 2024, to give his answers and hear yours in another LIVE Q&As! SUBSCRIBE to the @PLonNFL YouTube page to get the latest Giants updates and news delivered directly to you, and to participate in regular LIVE Q&A chats with Pat. Purchase a Super Chat or Super Sticker to have your comments elevated to the top of the feed and have Pat answer your question FIRST! Watch the full video of this podcast on Pat's YouTube Channel. Find Pat also on 'X' (@PLeonardNYDN), Instagram (@PLonNFL) & TikTok (@PLonNFL).  @Bleav   @BetOnlineag_Official  @Estate98Coffee

Two-time Super Bowl winning Giants running back Brandon Jacobs joins Ep. 108 of the Talkin' Ball with Pat Leonard podcast to drop knowledge on the Giants, how NFL teams can develop toughness, what Tom Coughlin's practices were, why he'd be 'broke' if he played in the NFL today, and what he thinks of Malik Nabers, Daniel Jones and Saquon Barkley's signing with the Eagles. Jacobs is promoting the Dexter Lawrence Celebrity Softball Game at Clover Stadium in Pomona, N.Y., on Saturday, May 18. Go to sexydexygame.com to get more information, donate and buy merchandise. SUBSCRIBE to the @PLonNFL YouTube page to get the latest Giants updates and news delivered directly to you, and to participate in regular LIVE Q&A chats with Pat. Purchase a Super Chat or Super Sticker to have your comments elevated to the top of the feed and have Pat answer your question FIRST! Watch the full video of this podcast on Pat's YouTube Channel. Find Pat also on 'X' (@PLeonardNYDN), Instagram (@PLonNFL) & TikTok (@PLonNFL).  @Bleav   @BetOnlineag_Official  @Estate98Coffee

Who are the top 5 Giants position players who need to take the largest leaps during the team's spring OTAs and minicamp? Which veterans will step up as leaders, and what would be an ideal layout for the Giants' 2024 schedule? New York Daily News NFL columnist Pat Leonard goes LIVE with Giants and NFL fans around the world at 9 p.m. E.T. on Monday, May 6, 2024, to give his answers and hear yours in another LIVE Q&A with fans! SUBSCRIBE to the @PLonNFL YouTube page to get the latest Giants updates and news delivered directly to you, and to participate in regular LIVE Q&A chats with Pat. Purchase a Super Chat or Super Sticker to have your comments elevated to the top of the feed and have Pat answer your question FIRST! Watch the full video of this podcast on Pat's YouTube Channel. Find Pat also on 'X' (@PLeonardNYDN), Instagram (@PLonNFL) & TikTok (@PLonNFL).  @Bleav   @BetOnlineag_Official  @Estate98Coffee

Does Drew Lock have a legitimate chance to beat out Daniel Jones for the Giants' starting quarterback job? New York Daily News NFL columnist Pat Leonard explains why competition can only help the Giants' offense during this LIVE Q&A with Giants and NFL fans around the world at 9 p.m. E.T. on Thursday, May 2, 2024. SUBSCRIBE to the @PLonNFL YouTube page to get the latest Giants updates and news delivered directly to you, and to participate in regular LIVE Q&A chats with Pat. Purchase a Super Chat or Super Sticker to have your comments elevated to the top of the feed and have Pat answer your question FIRST! Watch the full video of this podcast on Pat's YouTube Channel. Find Pat also on 'X' (@PLeonardNYDN), Instagram (@PLonNFL) & TikTok (@PLonNFL).  @Bleav   @BetOnlineag_Official  @Estate98Coffee

Best-selling author Gary Myers, longtime NFL columnist for the New York Daily News and Dallas Morning News, joins Ep. 105 of the Talkin' Ball with Pat Leonard podcast  @Bleav  for an in-depth look at Bill Belichick's potential 2025 decision between the Giants' and Dallas Cowboys' hypothetical head coaching vacancies. Myers and Leonard, the New York Daily News' NFL columnist and Giants beat writer, analyze Joe Schoen's 2024 draft, the Giants' passing on Michigan QB J.J. McCarthy, the Falcons' shocking selection of Michael Penix Jr. and the Giants' future quarterback options in 2025. But Myers' insight on Belichick, his strong-as-ever relationship with Bill Parcells, his affinity for the Giants, his wishes for his next job and Parcells' relationship with Cowboys owner Jerry Jones all provide unique insight into one of the NFL's top stories of 2024. Pick up Myers' book 'ONCE A GIANT: A Story of Victory, Tragedy, and Life After Football' today! Come see Gary and Giants legends Harry Carson and Leonard Marshall at Bookends in Ridgewood, N.J., on May 16 at 6 p.m. SUBSCRIBE to the @PLonNFL YouTube page to get the latest Giants updates and news delivered directly to you, and to participate in regular LIVE Q&A chats with Pat. Purchase a Super Chat or Super Sticker to have your comments elevated to the top of the feed and have Pat answer your question FIRST! Watch the full video of this podcast on Pat's YouTube Channel. Find Pat also on 'X' (@PLeonardNYDN), Instagram (@PLonNFL) & TikTok (@PLonNFL).  @Bleav   @BetOnlineag_Official  @Estate98Coffee

The 2024 NFL Draft is complete. The Giants didn't get a quarterback, but they added an electric wide receiver in Malik Nabers. They didn't acquire more picks, but they targeted positions of need with the selections they did hold. Where does this put them entering Year 3 of the Joe Schoen and Brian Daboll regime? New York Daily News NFL columnist Pat Leonard goes LIVE with Giants and NFL fans around the world at 9 p.m. E.T. on Monday, April 29, 2024, to talk about the team's outlook with Schoen's third draft class now on board. SUBSCRIBE to the @PLonNFL YouTube page to get the latest Giants updates and news delivered directly to you, and to participate in regular LIVE Q&A chats with Pat. Purchase a Super Chat or Super Sticker to have your comments elevated to the top of the feed and have Pat answer your question FIRST! Watch the full video of this podcast on Pat's YouTube Channel. Find Pat also on 'X' (@PLeonardNYDN), Instagram (@PLonNFL) & TikTok (@PLonNFL).  @Bleav   @BetOnlineag_Official  @Estate98Coffee

ESPN national correspondent Sal Paolantonio joins Ep. 103 of the Talkin' Ball with Pat Leonard podcast @Bleav to explain why the Giants 'need' to take a quarterback in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft and why the franchise's upcoming 100-year anniversary is a factor. Paolantonio and Leonard, the New York Daily News' NFL columnist and Giants beat writer, revisit the Eli Manning 2004 draft, explore top 10 trade scenarios for Joe Schoen, rank the NFC East head coaches on the hot seat this season and discuss why it's critical for John Mara, Steve Tisch and the Giants to 'celebrate the right way in 2025.' Tune into the NFL Matchup Show Draft Special on ESPN+ for more insight from SalPal, Greg Cosell and Darius Butler on the top QBs and the Giants. SUBSCRIBE to the @PLonNFL YouTube page to get the latest Giants updates and news delivered directly to you, and to participate in regular LIVE Q&A chats with Pat. Purchase a Super Chat or Super Sticker to have your comments elevated to the top of the feed and have Pat answer your question FIRST! Watch the full video of this podcast on Pat's YouTube Channel. Find Pat also on 'X' (@PLeonardNYDN), Instagram (@PLonNFL) & TikTok (@PLonNFL).  @Bleav   @BetOnlineag_Official  @Estate98Coffee

Guest Emory Hunt of  @CBSSports  and  @FootballGameplan , the 'Czar of the Playbook,' joins Ep. 102 of the Talkin' Ball with Pat Leonard podcast  @Bleav  to dive into the entire NFL Draft prospect class, all the way down to potential small school undrafted free agent fits for the Giants. Hunt, whose Football Gameplan 2024 NFL Draft Prospect guide includes more than 1,000 individual prospect scouting reports, explains why he has Spencer Rattler ranked No. 3 among all the quarterbacks, says he thinks Drew Lock will beat out Daniel Jones for the starting quarterback job, and gives his Studs, Sleepers and UDFA fits at the Giants' biggest positions of need. SUBSCRIBE to the @PLonNFL YouTube page to get the latest Giants updates and news delivered directly to you, and to participate in regular LIVE Q&A chats with Pat. Purchase a Super Chat or Super Sticker to have your comments elevated to the top of the feed and have Pat answer your question FIRST! Watch the full video of this podcast on Pat's YouTube Channel. Find Pat also on 'X' (@PLeonardNYDN), Instagram (@PLonNFL) & TikTok (@PLonNFL).  @Bleav   @BetOnlineag_Official  @Estate98Coffee

Pro Football Focus lead NFL Draft analyst Trevor Sikkema joins Ep. 101 of the Talkin' Ball with Pat Leonard podcast @Bleav to run an in-depth, seven-round Giants Mock Draft. Sikkema and Leonard discuss the Giants' quarterback hunt and the possibilities at all six of the team's picks in the 2024 NFL Draft. Then Sikkema makes the selections to address needs on Joe Schoen's and Brian Daboll's roster. Fans: please drop a comment below this video on what you love and don't love about this simulation! It helps us drive great conversations on this channel and in the New York Daily News. Follow Sikkema at @ProFootballFocus and @NFLStockExchange. SUBSCRIBE to the @PLonNFL YouTube page to get the latest Giants updates and news delivered directly to you, and to participate in regular LIVE Q&A chats with Pat. Purchase a Super Chat or Super Sticker to have your comments elevated to the top of the feed and have Pat answer your question FIRST! Watch the full video of this podcast on Pat's YouTube Channel. Find Pat also on 'X' (@PLeonardNYDN), Instagram (@PLonNFL) & TikTok (@PLonNFL).  @Bleav   @BetOnlineag_Official  @Estate98Coffee

ESPN Senior NFL Insider Adam Schefter joins Ep. 100 of the Talkin' Ball with Pat Leonard podcast @Bleav to discuss what he believes the Giants will do with their No. 6 overall pick in the NFL Draft, how he thinks the Giants are trying to 'win now,' how many QBs will go in the first round, which teams are trying aggressively to trade up in the top 10, why J.J. McCarthy has skyrocketed up draft boards, what Saquon Barkley's presence on the Eagles means for Joe Schoen and Brian Daboll, and much more. Schefter also talks about the three 'elite' wide receivers in the draft from Malik Nabers to Marvin Harrison Jr. to Rome Odunze, Brandon Aiyuk and Tee Higgins as possible names for the next veteran trade. Plus, are Mike McCarthy, Nick Sirianni and Brian Daboll all on the hot seat in the NFC East? And how excited is the Michigan football program to have Wink Martindale running its defense? Schefter, the top newsbreaker in the business, downloads directly with Pat. Schefter is a guest courtesy of @Sanofi, raising awareness for important it is to receive early screening for Type 1 Diabetes (T1D). Go to the1pledge.com. That is where people can get all the information they need to be screened for Type 1 Diabetes in advance. "The disease can’t be prevented, it can’t be cured, but it can be detected," Schefter said. "And that’s the most important thing: people getting ahead of the game. We all want to be ahead of the game. That’s the chance people have by going to the1pledge.com." SUBSCRIBE to the @PLonNFL YouTube page to get the latest Giants updates and news delivered directly to you, and to participate in regular LIVE Q&A chats with Pat. Purchase a Super Chat or Super Sticker to have your comments elevated to the top of the feed and have Pat answer your question FIRST! Watch the full video of this podcast on Pat's YouTube Channel. Find Pat also on 'X' (@PLeonardNYDN), Instagram (@PLonNFL) & TikTok (@PLonNFL).  @Bleav   @BetOnlineag_Official  @Estate98Coffee

Chicago Tribune Bears beat writer Dan Wiederer, an award-winning sportswriter, joins Ep. 99 of the Talkin' Ball with Pat Leonard podcast on @Bleav to dish a boatload of knowledge on USC quarterback Caleb Williams, the Chicago Bears' presumptive No. 1 overall pick in this year's NFL Draft. Wiederer, an on-air analyst for @670thescore and a co-host of @audacyapp's "Take The North" podcast, puts himself in Bears GM Ryan Poles' shoes and responds to a monster hypothetical Giants trade offer from Joe Schoen to move from No. 6 to 1. Wiederer also shares how Williams’ visit with the Bears went at Halas Hall, why the team believes he is "wired" the right way and how Bears fans are managing the Justin Fields trade and the outsized expectations for Williams to turn around their starved franchise. That includes a terrific anecdote from Dan about Poles' son's reaction when he heard about Fields' trade to the Pittsburgh Steelers. The conversation covers what Chicago might do with the No. 9 overall pick, as well. Dan and Pat ask who is doing a better rebuild: the Giants or Bears? Would Brian Daboll have been a better fit in Chicago than New York? Is Matt Eberflus under any pressure in year three? Has Poles won over the Chicago fan base with his stellar trade with the Carolina Panthers? And what does the Bears' trade and signing of pass rusher Montez Sweat tell us about Brian Burns' potential impact with the Giants? SUBSCRIBE to the @PLonNFL YouTube page to get the latest Giants updates and news delivered directly to you, and to participate in regular LIVE Q&A chats with Pat. Purchase a Super Chat or Super Sticker to have your comments elevated to the top of the feed and have Pat answer your question FIRST! Watch the full video of this podcast on Pat's YouTube Channel. Find Pat also on 'X' (@PLeonardNYDN), Instagram (@PLonNFL) & TikTok (@PLonNFL).  @Bleav   @BetOnlineag_Official  @Estate98Coffee

New York Daily News NFL columnist Pat Leonard goes LIVE with fans at 9 p.m. E.T. on Monday, April 1, 2024, to discuss the Giants' NFL Draft quarterback scouting from Michael Penix Jr. to Drake Maye to J.J. McCarthy, reveal how the Giants' trip to Ann Arbor went, explain their heavy presence at Washington's pro day and workshop the possibility of trades in the top 10 and much more while taking questions from die-hard Giants fans from around the world. SUBSCRIBE to the @PLonNFL YouTube page to get the latest Giants updates and news delivered directly to you, and to participate in regular LIVE Q&A chats with Pat. Purchase a Super Chat or Super Sticker to have your comments elevated to the top of the feed and have Pat answer your question FIRST! Watch the full video of this podcast on Pat's YouTube Channel. Find Pat also on 'X' (@PLeonardNYDN), Instagram (@PLonNFL) & TikTok (@PLonNFL).  @Bleav   @BetOnlineag_Official  @Estate98Coffee

New York Daily News NFL columnist Pat Leonard breaks the news LIVE to fans that the Giants are sending a contingent to Ann Arbor, Mich., on Easter Sunday to hold a private workout with Wolverines quarterback J.J. McCarthy. Pat also unpacks John Mara's telling comments about his franchise, the NFL Draft and the Giants' high opinion of this quarterback class at the NFL Owners' Meeting in Orlando, Fla., in a live chat with fans at 9:30 p.m. E.T. on Wednesday, March 27, 2024. Pat spent time with Mara, Joe Schoen, Brian Daboll and other executives around the NFL during three days in Florida. Now he's here to tell you what he's hearing and what he knows, and to take questions from you, the die-hard Giants fans. SUBSCRIBE to the @PLonNFL YouTube page to get the latest Giants updates and news delivered directly to you, and to participate in regular LIVE Q&A chats with Pat. Purchase a Super Chat or Super Sticker to have your comments elevated to the top of the feed and have Pat answer your question FIRST! Watch the full video of this podcast on Pat's YouTube Channel. Find Pat also on 'X' (@PLeonardNYDN), Instagram (@PLonNFL) & TikTok (@PLonNFL).  @Bleav   @BetOnlineag_Official  @Estate98Coffee

The great Phil Simms, Super Bowl MVP and co-host of The  @SimmsComplete  Podcast  @Bleav , joins Ep. 96 of Talkin' Ball with Pat Leonard to provide scouting reports on the NFL Draft's top quarterbacks and shine a light on what he thinks the Giants will do at No. 6. Simms discusses what Daniel Jones has to improve, what he likes about Drew Lock, and gets into the pluses and minuses about prospects J.J. McCarthy, Drake Maye, Bo Nix, and Michael Penix Jr. He also chats about the top two guys, Caleb Williams and Jayden Daniels, and notes possible later-round targets like Tennessee's Joe Milton III. Simms shares strong opinions on Justin Fields, the Chicago Bears and the suggestion that he could be traded to the Philadelphia Eagles, as well. And he calls Brian Burns a "home run" addition by Joe Schoen during this fascinating, wide-ranging conversation about the Giants and NFL. SUBSCRIBE to the @PLonNFL YouTube page to get the latest Giants updates and news delivered directly to you, and to participate in regular LIVE Q&A chats with Pat. Purchase a Super Chat or Super Sticker to have your comments elevated to the top of the feed and have Pat answer your question FIRST! Watch the full video of this podcast on Pat's YouTube Channel. Find Pat also on 'X' (@PLeonardNYDN), Instagram (@PLonNFL) & TikTok (@PLonNFL).  @Bleav   @BetOnlineag_Official  @Estate98Coffee

New York Daily News NFL columnist Pat Leonard goes LIVE at 9 p.m. E.T. on Monday, March 11, 2024, to explain Saquon Barkley signing with the Philadelphia Eagles, Joe Schoen trading for Brian Burns and signing him to a mega-contract, Xavier McKinney leaving for the Green Bay Packers and implications for the team's roster, 2024 NFL Draft and beyond. SUBSCRIBE to the @PLonNFL YouTube page to get the latest Giants updates and news delivered directly to you, and to participate in regular LIVE Q&A chats with Pat. Purchase a Super Chat or Super Sticker to have your comments elevated to the top of the feed and have Pat answer your question FIRST! Watch the full video of this podcast on Pat's YouTube Channel. Find Pat also on 'X' (@PLeonardNYDN), Instagram (@PLonNFL) & TikTok (@PLonNFL).  @Bleav   @BetOnlineag_Official  @Estate98Coffee

New York Daily News NFL columnist Pat Leonard goes LIVE at 9 p.m. E.T. on Thursday, March 7, 2024, to talk about Saquon Barkley and Xavier McKinney not being franchise-tagged and the Giants' roster plans only days away from the start of NFL free agency. SUBSCRIBE to the @PLonNFL YouTube page to get the latest Giants updates and news delivered directly to you, and to participate in regular LIVE Q&A chats with Pat. Purchase a Super Chat or Super Sticker to have your comments elevated to the top of the feed and have Pat answer your question FIRST! Watch the full video of this podcast on Pat's YouTube Channel. Find Pat also on 'X' (@PLeonardNYDN), Instagram (@PLonNFL) & TikTok (@PLonNFL).  @Bleav   @BetOnlineag_Official  @Estate98Coffee

New York Daily News NFL columnist Pat Leonard talks Giants free agency and draft news after returning from the NFL Combine in Indianapolis, including quarterback interest, Saquon Barkley and Xavier McKinney and more. SUBSCRIBE to the @PLonNFL YouTube page to get the latest Giants updates and news delivered directly to you, and to participate in regular LIVE Q&A chats with Pat. Purchase a Super Chat or Super Sticker to have your comments elevated to the top of the feed and have Pat answer your question FIRST! Watch the full video of this podcast on Pat's YouTube Channel. Find Pat also on 'X' (@PLeonardNYDN), Instagram (@PLonNFL) & TikTok (@PLonNFL).  @Bleav   @BetOnlineag_Official  @Estate98Coffee

Giants captain and safety Xavier McKinney joins Episode 92 of Talkin’ Ball with Pat Leonard to stress his love for the Giants, the appeal of playing in New York “with the same team for my entire career,” his desire to be paid like a top-5 safety (because he played like one), his “really good” relationship with Wink Martindale and his belief in Saquon Barkley as a franchise-changing running back who "deserves to be paid" and "can turn around a whole organization." McKinney also speaks on his recent social media posts, his love of fashion, his thoughts on outside free agent suitors, the transition tag, Kayvon Thibodeaux’s recent comments about Barkley and Daniel Jones, new DC Shane Bowen and more in his first extensive comments since the end of the Giants’ 2023 season. 0:07 - Introduction 1:05 - Milan trip and a passion for fashion 5:20 - Is McKinney feeling the love from the Giants after recent conversations with GM Joe Schoen? 6:20 - How McKinney’s Hall of Fame goals align with the Giants, and why McKinney prefers to power through the storm 8:30 - On learning under Nick Saban and Alabama’s staff in college, and on practicing hard every day no matter what 10:10 - What McKinney meant with his recent social media posts 12:45 - On McKinney’s communication with Martindale after his resignation and appreciation for his former defensive coordinator 16:45 - On his meeting with Bowen 18:00 – Why McKinney wants to be paid, and deserves to be paid, like a top-five safety. And more on the appeal of staying with the same team for his whole career 20:25 – On the possibility of playing for an outside suitor like the Green Bay Packers and being coveted by other teams and fan bases 23:00 – What McKinney thinks about the possibility of the Giants using the transition tag on him to preserve the right to match any free agent offer 25:45 What McKinney thinks of Thibodeaux’s comments about teammates’ contracts, and why Barkley deserves to be paid 29:00 How McKinney became the captain to break the Giants down pregame on Sundays, why he does it and why players respond to it 31:15 - Another Saquon shoutout. SUBSCRIBE to the @PLonNFL YouTube page to get the latest Giants updates and news delivered directly to you, and to participate in regular LIVE Q&A chats with Pat. Purchase a Super Chat or Super Sticker to have your comments elevated to the top of the feed and have Pat answer your question FIRST! Watch the full video of this podcast on Pat's YouTube Channel. Find Pat also on 'X' (@PLeonardNYDN), Instagram (@PLonNFL) & TikTok (@PLonNFL).  @Bleav   @BetOnlineag_Official  @Estate98Coffee

New York Daily News NFL columnist Pat Leonard discusses Daniel Jeremiah's comments that Giants GM Joe Schoen could trade up to No. 3 for a quarterback, plus Xavier McKinney's free agency, Evan Neal's potential next move, Justin Pugh's informative Talkin' Ball podcast appearance and NFL future, the Giants' priority internal free agents and more in this Q&A with fans. SUBSCRIBE to the @PLonNFL YouTube page to get the latest Giants updates and news delivered directly to you, and to participate in regular LIVE Q&A chats with Pat. Purchase a Super Chat or Super Sticker to have your comments elevated to the top of the feed and have Pat answer your question FIRST! Watch the full video of this podcast on Pat's YouTube Channel. Find Pat also on Twitter (@PLeonardNYDN), Instagram (@PLonNFL) & TikTok (@PLonNFL).  @Bleav   @BetOnlineag_Official  @Estate98Coffee