Giants HBO 'Hard Knocks' 2024: Best Fan Tweets, Memes from Episode 1

New York Giants fans got a glimpse into the process behind some of the biggest decisions of the 2024 offseason in the Tuesday night premiere of HBO's Hard Knocks: Offseason with the New York Giants.

The episode delved into both the decision-making that led to Saquon Barkley leaving for the Philadelphia Eagles and the Brian Burns trade with the Carolina Panthers.

It also showed Giants leadership professing their faith in sixth-year quarterback Daniel Jones.

The episode showed a conversation between Giants general manager Joe Schoen and owner John Mara about whether the franchise could afford to keep Barkley.

"In a perfect world, I'd still like to have him back until we can prove that we can have a decent offense without him," Mara told Schoen.

Schoen then told Mara that the team needed to focus on allocating resources toward quarterback Daniel Jones.

Barkley ended up signing with the Philadephia Eagles on a three-year, $37.75 million deal.

The episode also showed Giants leadership discussing Jones, and who the quarterback could be next season behind an improved offensive line.

Schoen blamed "three serious injuries in two years" for Jones' past offensive struggles, but made it clear the 2024 campaign will need to be a breakout season for the quarterback currently taking up 20 percent of the Giants' cap.

Jones is heading into the second season of his four-year, $160 million deal in New York.

The episode also revealed the moment that Schoen learned from Carolina Panthers GM Dan Morgan that the team would be willing to make a trade for franchise-tagged outside linebacker Brian Burns.

"You wanna give us two ones for Burns?" Morgan asked Schoen, later adjusting that request to "a one and something."

"Okay, you're headed in the right direction," Schoen said.

One month later, Schoen and the Giants traded 2024 second- and fifth-round picks as well as a 2025 conditional first-rounder to Morgan and the Panthers in exchange for Burns and a 2024 fourth-round pick.

The Giants held on to their 2024 first-rounder, which the team used to draft Malik Nabers at No. 6.

Giants fans will need to wait until next Tuesday to learn more when Episode 2 premieres at 9 p.m. ET on HBO and Max.