Craig and Big Mac Tackle the Aaron Judge PED Conspiracy

Craig Carton (0:00)

254, the Giants sabotage Darius Slayton. That's just the way it goes. This is the way it goes. Meanwhile, the New York Jets, amped and ready to go. I heard Robert Sala on a podcast this morning talking about how the Jets' offense is going to be a problem for people. Now, it's coach talk, I understand that. I don't think he's worried one bit as a defensive guru about the New York Jets, but he said it publicly, the Jets' offense is going to be a problem for people.

No one's saying it about the Giants' offense.

I love football season.

Chris McMonigle (0:37)

You love football season?

Craig Carton (0:38)

And Giants fans have gotten so sensitive lately. Like, you can't even have any fun anymore talking about the New York Giants. Like, if you're not drinking the cardboard Kool-Aid, all of a sudden you're like persona non grata, like take your shoes off before you come inside my house with that attitude.

Chris McMonigle (0:54)

You're killing them for cutting an average wide receiver at best.

Craig Carton (0:59)

Yeah, but the guy's been your best wide receiver for five years.

Chris McMonigle (1:01)

Yeah, I know, but that speaks more about the previous regime and what this wide receiver room has been.

Craig Carton (1:05)

Fair comment.

Chris McMonigle (1:06)

He's not the best wide receiver now.

Craig Carton (1:08)

By the way, he might be.

Chris McMonigle (1:09)

No, he's not.

Craig Carton (1:10)

Until Neighbors is 100%.

Chris McMonigle (1:11)

No, he's not as good as the other.

Craig Carton (1:14)

You can't, don't tell me about Darnell Mooney.

SPEAKER_3 (1:16)

Just don't bring up his name.

Craig Carton (1:17)

Of course, Darnell Mooney hasn't had the career.

Chris McMonigle (1:19)

Darnell Mooney might be the best wide receiver on the Giants over the last five years if he was here.

Craig Carton (1:24)

He wasn't here.

Chris McMonigle (1:24)

As opposed to being, I understand that. You can't use that.

I'm just saying, I think he's better than Slayton.

Craig Carton (1:30)

I'm trying to find out when Harbaugh is going to make a decision that not just you, but I think you're representative of the Giants fan base. When one of you people is going to be like, yeah, I don't really quite understand that move. Like for example, oh, I don't know.

You're a second year quarterback getting 10 total snaps in the preseason and going into the opening weekend of the year, having not taken a snap or thrown a ball in a game that had people trying to tackle him in a month and a half. Like I'm just waiting, just waiting.

Chris McMonigle (2:05)

I was critical of that.

Craig Carton (2:06)

Because even Harbaugh said, we might have made the wrong decision on that. We don't know.

Chris McMonigle (2:09)

He doesn't know.

Craig Carton (2:10)

Yeah.

Chris McMonigle (2:11)

Sometimes you make decisions, you don't find out if they're right or wrong. That's fair. Until the scenario plays out.

Craig Carton (2:15)

That is fair.

Chris McMonigle (2:16)

If he went in there and got hurt, we've all been saying up, wrong decision. So we don't know.

Craig Carton (2:21)

By the way, that's fair.

Chris McMonigle (2:23)

I'm just like...

Craig Carton (2:25)

We'll push back on that.

Chris McMonigle (2:26)

No, and I was critical of it. And we'll find out. But the thing about that is, that's the NFL today. You want to criticize John Harbaugh for that, you're going to have to criticize every coach in the league.

Craig Carton (2:34)

Yeah, but I thought John Harbaugh, at least in Baltimore, John Harbaugh gave a rat's ass about the preseason. That's why he won like 24 consecutive games.

Chris McMonigle (2:42)

Yeah, but those games were a one-all by Lamar Jackson. For sure not, for sure not. Those games were one by the backup.

Craig Carton (2:48)

Jackson Darts also not Lamar Jackson. No. Just yet.

Chris McMonigle (2:51)

Not yet.

Craig Carton (2:51)

No, he does have two MVPs. Yes, and is a first-ballot Hall of Famer.

Jackson Darts played 10 games.

Chris McMonigle (3:00)

Correct, but he's looked good in those 10 Well, I think he's looked good in every game he played.

Craig Carton (3:07)

Was he actually, or was he four and eight, played 12 games, right?

SPEAKER_3 (3:10)

Was he the actual number?

Craig Carton (3:11)

Yeah, he was awesome.

Chris McMonigle (3:12)

Maybe the same game wasn't great for him.

Craig Carton (3:14)

You know what was great about Jackson Darts? Let's give him this. What a great job in the playoffs last year. Yeah, he was brilliant. He showed me that that's a guy that you can really build a team around, because of that playoff performance last year.