Duke Calhoun he will always be one that seemed really special to me. We kept the Duke on the roster for one season but he just did not do much with the little time he was given on the field.
Bob Tucker, Clifton McNeil, Tucker Fredrickson, Fred Dryer, Bob Lutsema, Jerry Shay, Jim Kanicki, Matt Hazeltine, Ralph Heck, Jim Files, Scott Eaton, Willie Williams, Bruce Mahar, Carl Lockhart.
Conrad Hamilton particularly. Played really well as a starter filling in for the injured Sehorn in 1998, looked like a long-term keeper then ruined his knee. Scrappy, undersized but physical late-round pick from New Mexico.
Another one - Scott Galyon, who played really well as a nickel LB in 1997. Good speed, great blitzer. Left for the Dolphins and a chance to start, don't know what happened to him after that.
Played inside and outside, subbing in and playing solid ball whenever an LB was hurt in 1989-90. I remember he and Steve DeOssie as the first Giants I ever saw wearing tinted visors.
...Clifton McNiel and Coleman Zeno,RB,Phil King and Ernie Wheelwright,QBs,Glynn Griffing (another Ole Miss guy),Gary Wood,Tom Kennedy and Bob Timberlake (who doubled as a terrible PK),LBs,Ron Hornsby,Jim Files and Jerry Hillebrand,DBs,Scott Eaton,Bill Currier and Herb Welch,DL,Jerome Sally and John Washington,OL,Willie Young and Jim Clack,TE,Bob Crespino,K,Brad Daluiso...you could go on forever-this was a great opportunity for reflection miley-thanks
Fresh out of college, I bought an authentic jersey with his name and #52 on it. I ended up cutting the "Galyon" letters off and replacing them with my last name.
Mike Jennings had potential, until he blew his knee out twice in 2 years. I remember him driving to the stadium on gamedays in a pimped-out car that hopped. Good times...
At least Barden had potential and had that one night in the NFL when he looked like a good player.. Duke Calhoun was never anything and was never going to be. He was a completely forgettable player yet you have this poster who has mentioned him like 500 times. Just weird stuff.
Was a solid player for us in 05, then he left in free agency the next year to Arizona, I recall. One of the early "show-me" 1y contracts Reese later used to good effect.
Lance Legree is another. ND UDFA who went on to have a solid, unspectacular career.
UDFA signed after the draft in '08. He was waived during Cut-down days, signed w/ Oakland PS and then I believe he ended up in Arena football league.
He will always remain in my mind as a BBIer posted a thread titled something like "I consider DJ Hall to be equal to a High 2nd Round Pick." I think of this often as people get excited about UDFA's signing with the Giants (though, numerous ones have worked quite well for us lately.)
It was one of my favorite threads ever. I have searched archives but cannot find it. I am guessing he deleted it after the slaughter he received for that absurd comment as this was not the kinder, gentler BBI back then.
although I'd say that looking at some of the dozens of names here is why I think devoted fans like those on BBI put way too much weight on bottom of the roster battles.
And Joe Don Looney.
That '70 team made a big impression on me.
A number of years later, Brad Cousino (pronounced Kooz-no) a Giants ST guy went to the same ballet school.
Carson Dach
Jonathan Goff
Guy Whimper
Adrian Season
Kenny Holmes
Pete Mitchell
Another one - Scott Galyon, who played really well as a nickel LB in 1997. Good speed, great blitzer. Left for the Dolphins and a chance to start, don't know what happened to him after that.
rob zatcheka
keynon rasheed
matt bahr
robert (?) brooks (denver lb)
mike sherrard
eric dorsey
erik howard
Mike Jennings had potential, until he blew his knee out twice in 2 years. I remember him driving to the stadium on gamedays in a pimped-out car that hopped. Good times...
I think he was related to the Richmond Flowers who was AG of Louisiana.
Lance Legree is another. ND UDFA who went on to have a solid, unspectacular career.
You've failed me BBI.
Good one
RIP Norman Hand
He will always remain in my mind as a BBIer posted a thread titled something like "I consider DJ Hall to be equal to a High 2nd Round Pick." I think of this often as people get excited about UDFA's signing with the Giants (though, numerous ones have worked quite well for us lately.)
It was one of my favorite threads ever. I have searched archives but cannot find it. I am guessing he deleted it after the slaughter he received for that absurd comment as this was not the kinder, gentler BBI back then.
DJ Hall will always give me fond memories.