Congratulations to Steve Smith, BBI Giant of the Year!
First, Eric, Gary, Tim (nittmo), and I want to say thank you to everyone who has supported this effort. This year came down to two candidates and the result was in doubt all week.
In the end, however, wide receiver Steve Smith edged out quarterback Eli Manning to win the award. Of a total of 787 votes cast by registered and confirmed members of the site, Smith received 389 votes and Manning received 330 votes. Others receiving votes were Terrell Thomas (17), Kevin Boss (16); Tom Coughlin (12); Hakeem Nicks (6); David Diehl (6); Chris Snee (5); Shaun O’Hara (3); and Mathias Kiwanuka (3).
Steve has reached out to BBI and provided a statement that I want to share here:
“In our game, individual recognition is the result of teamwork. I am humbled that BBI has chosen me as its Giant of the Year, but I wouldn’t even be a candidate if it weren’t for our entire offense, especially Eli. So I am thankful, and I am honored to be the first recipient after the award has been re-named in the memory of Hope, whose spirit and passion for the Giants embodied what being a Giants fan and being a member of BBI is all about. Hope was a great ambassador for the Giants, and it’s fitting this award should be in her name.”
Again, thank you to Gary for setting up the poll and keeping this years' vote to registered and verified members of the Corner Forum; to Tim for coordinating with the Giants throughout, and to Eric because it's his site and I have to thank him (grin!)
Most of all, thanks to all of you.
Now let's hope there's no jinx.
Thank God. Eli is Safe!
Supposed curses can be reversed..
I bet Steve doesnt even know he won the award yet.
2007 Plax
2008 Jacobs
Nah, no biggie, after all, So many others were injured as well...
Coughlin is widely criticized for not being a leader when no one on the field took the responsibility. Apathetic play for much of the season, ill prepared, the team was in shambles. Steve Smith, Manningham, and Nicks were the only bright spots of the season, and Manning had a career year because our Running game was maligned.
Don't be so cynical.
So, thanks Steve, you're the best.
Love Eli, but how can you deny Smith.
They both deserved it (and Smith would probably just as well say Eli deserved it more.)
Whoever won would have been worthy
Eli was deserving, but Smith moreso.
I pretty much called this kind of season from SS and I just love that guy, and I'm one of the biggest Eli fanboys here.
Biel/Fox or Aniston/Marisa Miller
There was no wrong answer. I win either way
Actually I'd prefer Alba one on one to either pair... though Miller does have a great pair all by herself.
I'd settle for all of em?
I personally voted for Eli because he was the one doing the pitching...
...but either choice would have been fine.
Congrats again to Steve Smith.
So, how many DUPES got outed???
(Kidding)
Actually, not to be cynical, but I agree (at least in part) with UpTheGut, in that this statement was largely crafted by the Giant’s PR Dept. and/or Smith’s agent.
As a marketing consultant I do the same type of thing when interviewing my client’s customers to get testimonials and endorsements for my client’s businesses. It’s a necessary evil because most people don’t give usable quotes. If you used “word-for-word” what they REALLY said, it would make everybody look bad.
So a PR/Marketing guy takes some of the words and the hopefully the sentiments of the interviewee (like Steve Smith) and rewrites their “quote” to make it sound better. Then they get the interviewee to sign off on the final version of the quote.
The end result in this case is a well-crafted quote that makes Steve Smith and the Giants look good and a fan website (BBI) that feels good about their award and their support of the team.
Everybody wins.
This was not the first time he heard of BBI.
Now [i[that[/i] is FUNNY!
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