Because it's the offseason...
If you had a time machine, but could only use to change one event in Giants history, what would it be?
Perhaps you go to 1978 and tell Piscarik to down the ball. "The hell with what the coach said." Maybe it's to 1989, and tell Reyna Thompson to take a step back before the snap, or tell Simms to run the ball out and get to halftime in the playoff game against the Rams. Or perhaps it's to 2010, and tell Matt Dodge to kick the fucking ball out of bounds.
Ignore the future season implications that such an action would entail. We'll still hire George Young, we'll still win the Super Bowl in 86,90, 07, and 11.
Personally, I'd go to 2008. "Hey Plax, safety's off."
"Hey Manningham, protect the ball"
"Hey Dodge,".....(Gun shots)
I don't like the "Ignore the future season implications ", so I am considering them. Therefore, I'm not sure I want to mess with anything in the 1978 / 1979 timeframe as I want us to end up with LT in 1981. Even the horrible "15 years of lousy football" might have been somewhat worth it in order to get LT and the 1986 and 1990 championships.
2) I'd have the refs throw the pass interference flag on the missed FG in the 2002 Giants-49ers playoff game. We may have been Tampa Bay and then would likely have beated the Raiders. Another "Missing Ring".
3) Wasn't there a chance that the Giant could have gotten Reggie White in the mid 1980s (I don't recall the circumstances); I think I like that a lot.
4) Give Parcells and Belichick huge raises (deservedly so)after the 1990 season so that one or both stay and we're not subjected to R*y H*ndl*y.
5) The Flipper Anderson TD in OT in 1989? The Giants call time out and get the injured Mark Collins off the field.
Not making the trade with the Cowboys for Craig Morten, keeping our pick and taking Randy White.
Not sure of the years above and to lazy to look them up.
"Look man, this guy is a crazier asshole than you...he blocks like an animal and scores touchdowns AND PEOPLE don't care he took a naked picture of himself standing next to a Pornstar wearing his jersey"
Then I'd show Tiki the entire 2007 season in 2006
Can I jog someone else's memory? Something about Auburn being in the Giants territory and the Giants had to pick someone from one of its territorial schools or they wouldn't be able to pick first? Did I dream this?
I like the Randy White one too, but those 70s teams were so lousy, I'm not sure he would have made big difference.
Are you on crack? Your post makes zero sense.
Put down the pipe. You actually wrote "Belicek still offensive coordinator"
If only he could overrule the idiotic Maras, Wellington and Young Tim, of the time.
Crack or idiot? Let BBI decide.
Dumbfuck, Belichick was the DEFENSIVE coordinator. Let's not even talk about your Eagles drivel.
The stupid motherfucker who wrote
oldog : 9:03 pm : link : reply
runs out of time,1958. Ray Berry can't catch. Lenny Moore gets several Ron D. moments. Sam H.not traded. Bill never goes to Dallas. Tiki retires same year as Ronde, with two rings. Eli has four interception season in 2014. 2013, in Dallas, starts off with touchdown, not interception. Giants beat Bears in 06. TT knees never go bad. Belicek still offensive coordinator, Giants draft Brady, enormous contraversy. Eli replaces Brady, enormous contraversy. Wide right splits uprights, Eagles win two SBs, no, SS had it right, the moving finger writes, and having written, moves on, let's have a new future, keep the past.
That's who
2) I'd have the refs throw the pass interference flag on the missed FG in the 2002 Giants-49ers playoff game. We may have been Tampa Bay and then would likely have beated the Raiders. Another "Missing Ring".
THIS is the one! This one will haunt me forever.
And, this guy olddog, somehow I get the feeling he's going to be telling us a story about meeting Tommer at Hash's RC store...
For me I hate the losses to SF the worst of all, next to the old Baltimore wounds, and still seethe over the Cleveland Browns. But as much fun as it is to imagine the bounces go in our favor, and we won those matchups, the touches by SF in 11 make up for a lot. If we win earlier, do we forgo 7 and 11? Both were so special. it was not hard to wait a mere 48 or so years. Watch any good scifi time travel flick, when things change you lose as well as win, I'll take our luck so far, and look to the future.
You wrote "STILL". Just admit your original post was either crack or genetics induced and we'll be fine.
The 2010 meltdown against Philly hurt too, but that Giant team didn't have the superbowl feel.
2) I'd have the refs throw the pass interference flag on the missed FG in the 2002 Giants-49ers playoff game. We may have been Tampa Bay and then would likely have beated the Raiders. Another "Missing Ring".
A) Giants would have still had to go to Philly to win the NFC championship if the beat the 49ers and Bucs. Not an impossible task, but no gimme either.
B) You can't not "Ignore the future" with 78 and not do the same for 2002. If that team makes it to the NFC Championship or the Superbowl, its unlikely Fassel gets fired after 2003 (Regardless of the record), which means no TC and possibly no Eli. Which could put '07 and '11 off the table.
The Flipper Anderson game is second on my list. Stop that INT before the half, or get Collins off the field, whatever.
I don't think anything was going to get Parcells to stay in 1990 and Young didn't want Little Bill. Foolish choice by Young, but there it is.
Plax and the gun? I think Plax was a meltdown waiting to happen. He'd have just done something else. Not an evil guy, just a guy who never quite "got it."
Thank you Tim Mara for standing up for and end to mismanagement.
#2 and #3 would be to rectify the failures of management and appoint Vince Lombardi and Bill Belichick our Head Coach instead of Sherman and Hanley.
Yes, our defense was dinged late but come playoffs guys can step up a bit even hurt. Heck, everyone is hurt that late in the year!
If he was head coach after Parcells left which one would the Giants have gotten? They probably would have gotten the Cleveland Bill who needed that experience to eventually become the New England Bill.
The best thing to happen to the giants was the fumble. If was at that game I'd cheer that play.
When Brian Westbrook returned the PR in 2003 and all but pulled the plug on fassel's life support line, I wasn't really upset at all. I won't lie I kind of enjoyed it. I knew that play would seal the deal and force a reboot. I knew the giants would make a big move that off season and low n behold they hire coughlin and trade for Eli.
I'm not even sure I'd fuck with 2008. That team was fading down the stretch with or without plax. Maybe plax's presence helps them win the philly playoff game it's certainly possible but they did win the bowl again in 2011z I wouldn't change a thing from 78 until now. I've seen more Super Bowl titles most fans have. Hasn't anyone seen back to the future? Paradox! Time ripple shit. Don't fuck with anything.
I'd go back to last off season and not watch.
The 88 giants weren't very good but the NFC sucked that year. We could have beaten the niners that year.
on the Minnesota 2 yard line Tikki Barber fumbles. It changes the whole momentum of the game and Minnesota scores before the half. We fall apart after halftime,they come back and win the game by 2 points on a last minute pass from Randal Cunningham to that Reed receiver. Fassel should have benched Tikki for Rodney Hampton who was fresh off his injury and was running hard Tikki fumble twice in that game.
I don't find anything about the early mid 90's that would've thrown us off track to 07 and '11.
Played around with the following.
* Derek Brown gets replaced by chester mcglockton
* Issac Bruce replaced Thomas Lewis in '94 draft
* Curtis Martin instead of Tyrone Wheatley in '95
* Chris Calloway doesn't fumble the onside kick vs the Vikings in the 97 playoffs and Danny Kannell kneels the Giants to a second round...loss against SF.
* Not Giants related but man I wish Buffalo beat Washington or at least took one against dallas
* JUST KEEP BRAD MAYNARD AND WE NEVER HAVE TO DEAL WITH MATT DODGE