HBO and NFL Films presented Episode 4 of “Hard Knocks: Offseason with the New York Giants” on Tuesday night and it proved to be a fascinating look at the decision-making and negotiation ahead of the NFL draft.
The 38-minute show was impressively detailed and in-depth. It was arguably the best behind-the-curtain look that NFL Films has ever offered, and it included every shot-caller from the Giants and left little on the cutting room floor.
Here are some of the best or most notable reactions to Episode 4:
Well, it’s certainly interesting that that #HardKnocks has omitted #Giants GM Joe Schoen telling Daniel Jones that they might draft a QB (and essentially replace him) in favor of Schoen recapping that convo he had with Jones to senior player personnel executive Chris Mara …
— Ryan Dunleavy (@rydunleavy) July 24, 2024
Joe Schoen kicking the show off with his realistic conversation with Daniel Jones saying We still believe in you we still have faith in you, but we are looking at QB’s.
Schoen then says “I didn’t want him to walk in the cafeteria and see Drake Maye etc in there”
I respect that…
— Tommy (@TommyG105) July 24, 2024
Okay there’s Kafka to the people who thought there was a conspiracy going on. #NYGiants #HardKnocks
— The Giant Insider Podcast and Newspaper (@GiantInsider) July 24, 2024
Theo Johnson TE2 hive standup
— Bobby Skinner (@BobbySkinner_) July 24, 2024
Mike Groh is an extremely underrated WR coach
He also wanted Nabers over the other top WRs
— Zain (@ThisIsNotZain) July 24, 2024
Having Malik Nabers, Marvin Harrison Jr. & Rome Odunze in the building at the same time is pretty sick.
— Bobby Skinner (@BobbySkinner_) July 24, 2024
Watching some of the key 30 visits on Hard Knocks was insanely good. Might be best content I’ve seen in the series ever
— Art Stapleton (@art_stapleton) July 24, 2024
Giants did a good job of making Mike Kafka look like a doofus and absolutely useless
— Nicky Snacks (@NickySnacks_) July 24, 2024
I wonder if the Eli Manning hit played a role in the Daniel Jones at 6 pick.
Mara on #HardKnocks referenced Accorsi pushing how Eli made plays despite a bad supporting cast at Ole Miss.
DJ didn’t have much at Duke. To be fair, he didn’t look anything like Eli in college. #Giants— Dan Schneier (@DanSchneierNFL) July 24, 2024
Similar to what we already knew on Draft Day, the Drake Maye dream was dead by late afternoon.
— Talkin’ Giants (@TalkinGiants) July 24, 2024
Joe Schoen is all in on Daniel Jones. He couldn’t trade up, so he gave DJ all the tools necessary to fail or succeeded.
It’s time to root for the kid. Go out there and win Daniel! #Giants100
— Vibes – Eli Racks (@IamEliRacks) July 24, 2024
WR coach:”I’ll take Nabers”
Mara: “Really, over Marvin?”
WR coach: “YUP!!!”#HardKnocks
— BigDashKnows (@BigDashKnows) July 24, 2024
That episode was amazing. Having all 3 WRs in & Coach Groh drilling all of them (wanting Nabers). All the back and forth around the trades & being pretty spot on for where teams were leaning (except Atlanta). And Dabes conversation w/ Saban about Nabers & Bowers. Wow.
— BigBlueVCR (@BigBlueVCR) July 24, 2024
After seeing what he saw on film live in person, it was clear, Daboll was absolutely sold on Malik Nabers.#HardKnocks #NYGiants
— The Giants Report (@giantsreport1) July 24, 2024
Brian Daboll is a laidback chill mofo. Who goes to their boss’s office & puts their feet up on the table while relaxing in their coach? ???? #HardKnocks
— ESQUIRE (@ESQUIZZY) July 24, 2024



