HBO and NFL Films presented Episode 3 of “Hard Knocks: Offseason with the New York Giants” on Tuesday night and it proved to be a fascinating look into the world of negotiation and free agency.
But there was much more packed into the 37-minute episode, including the official end to the Saquon Barkley era, financial evaluations, internal debate, and the emotions associated with the entire process.
There was a lot to digest and process, which is why the social media reaction looked a lot like scattershot.
Here are some of the best or most notable reactions to Episode 3:
Joe Schoen a Zach Bryan guy
— Talkin’ Giants (@TalkinGiants) July 17, 2024
Brian Daboll and Joe Schoen blasting Texas Hold Em to try and drown out the Hard Knocks cameras and mics ????????
— Justin Penik (@JustinPenik) July 17, 2024
#HardKnocks has been incredibly good. And good on #Giants for allowing this level of transparency.
But I’m disappointed by how little there was on Xavier McKinney’s free agency. I wonder what happened there, if external voices weren’t agreeable.
— Ryan Dunleavy (@rydunleavy) July 17, 2024
Rossetti calls Eluemunor a starting RT and yet they’re putting him at G…
— Belt Guy (@ThisIsNotZain) July 17, 2024
Joe Schoen stood his ground but how can you defend John Mara when he’s literally trying to influence free agency decisions
— Bobby Skinner (@BobbySkinner_) July 17, 2024
Love that Tyrod was the first choice
— NYGcrush???? (@NYGcrush) July 17, 2024
John Mara talked about losing sleep over the Eagles signing Saquon Barkley because “he was our most popular player BY FAR” but why should that matter most to him? Do you build Super Bowl contenders by accruing the most popular players? #Giants #HardKnocks
— Dan Schneier (@DanSchneierNFL) July 17, 2024
And yes, John Mara lost a lot of sleep.
— The Giant Insider Podcast and Newspaper (@GiantInsider) July 17, 2024
The #Giants have shown a lot more on Hard Knocks than expected. Give them a lot of credit.
On Saquon Barkley, they never made an offer this year. He was out of their price range. As Joe Schoen said, needed to prioritize the offensive line.
Don’t know how if you’ve watched the…
— Jordan Raanan (@JordanRaanan) July 17, 2024
We knew the Giants didn’t want to pay up.. so they didn’t match the offer Saquon got on the market
I don’t find it disrespectful to refrain from offering a lesser contract you know they won’t accept #Giants100
— el Jefé (@JefePil) July 17, 2024
At the Giants 100 event at MSG, Dabes said they would play music in the office trying to see if a copyright issue would force HBO to edit out footage. In talking free agents, it looks like they made HBO open the checkbook to license Beyoncé song & they fit it into the edit ????
— BigBlueVCR (@BigBlueVCR) July 17, 2024
Maybe it’s cause I’m a Giants fan. But the new format focusing on the off season really has breathed fresh live into #HardKnocks for me. Amazing episode just now.
— Jerry Ferrara (@jerryferrara) July 17, 2024
off-season hardknocks is the gift that keeps on giving. mara was disgusted & the staff watching nfl network breaking the news like the rest of us is hilarious. pic.twitter.com/vTuaUH1lYL
— Kyron Samuels (@kyronsamuels) July 17, 2024



