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Welcome back. It's the Big Blue Banter. New York Giants football podcast. I'm Dan Schneier.

Join as always my coach, Nick Villado and reocring guest, friend of the show, Russell Brown. He is an NFL draft analyst and for fantasy pros and batting pros, and I'm a big fan of fantasy pros. RIP, Mike Tags. He was one of my guys. We worked together at Pro Football Focus. And since then, they've had some really good people come up throughout the system.

Debrough, yourself, like they're starting to get real good talent over there. So I was really excited to hear that. And also, you're a writer for Lions Wire. So you're really grinding everything, all angles, draft, NFL. So really exciting times to get you on the pod. We've had John before and we've talked like in-depth drafts that's what we're going to do today.

We're going to talk a little bit of russ is my guys

some sleepers you like at all different positions but before i do any of that i just wanted to hear how you doing today and like how's the grind going for you man i've never been so ready for the draft to just be here. It's one of the first times for me. I think a lot of it is just, this was my first

year covering a team. And. the draft to just be here. It's one of the first times for me. I think a lot of it is just,

this was my first year covering a team and working, just doing the lion stuff and just

grinding all that tape, all fall and all winter. Like going into the senior ball,

I thought like I was behind the eight ball a little bit. And I'm like, man, like I don't feel like I'm in tune with what I'm doing right now.

And then the playoff game happened down there. And like, you know, granted, it was a great season, everything like that. And, you know, we're quick, we're quickly back and everything's good. but I will just say to Lions fans out there,

first time covering the team,

best year in like 30 plus years,

maybe. things good. But I will just say to Lions fans out there, first time covering the team,

best year in like 30 plus years, maybe it's me. I don't know. We'll see what happens.

No, we're good, man. We're good. I'm excited for the draft. I'm excited to see what the Giants do.

And then, of course, I'm excited to talk anything football all the time.

All right. So as Dan likes to say, I actually want to ask a 30,000 foot view question of you, Russ, that has nothing to do with the 2024 NFL draft. But the Lions uniquely selected Jemir Gibbs

last year in 2023 in the first round. And it was surprising to many. And I just want to know what

your thoughts were on

that pick because the lions seemed to actually have a foundation in place to support drafting a

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