We are seeking input from fans on who the candidates should be for this year's "BBI Giant of the Year" voting. To be clear, we are not collecting votes right now - just feedback on who should be on the poll.
The "BBI Giant of the Year” award is given to the Giants’ player, coach, or member of the front office who most contributed to the team’s success on the field in a given year. The vote is held at the end of each season by members of the BBI community and the award is presented at a ceremony on the practice fields during training camp. For a list of previous winners, see the
BBI Giant of the Year section of the website.
Here is a list of candidates we are considering. Please feel free to suggest additions or deletions to this list.
Head Coach Tom Coughlin: Moved past Bill Parcells into second place as the Giants' winningest coach (83 regular-season wins, eight post-season wins).
QB Eli Manning: Not as good as 2011, but Manning still threw for 3,948 yards and 26 touchdowns.
RB Ahmad Bradshaw: Bradshaw had his second best season ever as a Giant, rushing for 1,015 yards on 221 attempts (4.6 yards per carry). Tough guy who did this despite playing on a foot that once again needed offseason surgery. (Downside is he would not be present for training camp ceremony).
WR Victor Cruz: Not as good as 2011, but Cruz still caught more passes in 2012 (86) and touchdowns (10) than he did in 2011. Finished with 1,092 yards. (Downside is he may not be present for training camp ceremony if he is holding out).
S Antrel Rolle: He finished with a team-high 96 tackles. Rolle also had two interceptions, one forced fumble, and five pass defenses.
S Stevie Brown: Brown had the most interceptions in a single season by a Giant in 44 years. Brown played in all 16 games, started 11, and finished with 76 tackles, 11 pass defenses, eight interceptions, and two forced fumbles.
How pissed off would we be if he was left off the Pro Bowl ballot?
Pope did his best work in previous years with Boss and Ballard.
I nominate Bob!
Eli's second half was meh. Cruz disappeared after he was nailed a few times. Bennett was just ok. Beatty had his best season to date but Giant of the Year? Ahmad could be considered on toughness. Brown until he was injured might have been our most consistent offensive player when he touched the ball. Eh it's a mess TBH.
Frankly we should abstain this year. No one deserves it.
I'd put Beatty on the list.
2 NFC Defensive Player of the Week Awards
Established a Giants franchise record for single-season interception return yards (259).
He finished the season with 307 turnover return yards, which ranked as the fourth highest single-season total in NFL history
His 8 interceptions was the most by a Giant in a season since 1968.
He was simply the best in Blue in 2013.
Sorry, I don't know how to post a link, but if you copy and paste the following, you will see what I mean:
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(If someone agrees, maybe they can provide this link to this photo. I think that it would be a small but meaningful way to honor him).
AB
Osi
Canty
Boley
Blackburn
Tynes
Barden
Beckum
or
Rocky Bernard
And I think you ALL know why!
My favorite moments - screaming and hollering at Tom because he wanted to go into the game; playing with "everything" broken.
He's the perfect example of a young man who screwed up big (having to go to jail for it) to one who cautiously took to being a Giant, then cried alligator tears when told he was not coming back.
If we had a room-full of Bradshaws, the other teams would afraid to come out to take the field against us.
I like what Stevie Brown did.. but Bradshaw was the heart and soul of the team IMO.. and that deserves recognition and reward.. its not just about stats..
The award IMO is for the Giant of the Year..
Who represented the Giants better last year?? Bradshaw gave his all.. played hurt.. played through injuries.. broken feet.. never complained.. was there every Sunday.. thats Giants football..
Bradshaw's Giants Career Highlights - ( New Window )
Stevie Brown.
I nominate Elitemob32 and JerseyJoeDynasty.
Common names that kept coming up were Bennett, Pope, Tynes, Beatty, and Boothe.
Do you guys really think Tynes should be on the list? While Tynes kicked the second-most FGs in 2012 (33), he was only 18th in FG percentage. Also, his miss against the Skins was a killer, and he had two shots at the FG in Philly (granted that was a long kick).