Nicks to sign with Titans: Mike Garafolo

I'd like to root for him, this makes it easier. I don't think he's ever going to recapture what he had going on earlier in his career, though.

How sudden and steep that cliff was

Boy was he dynamic.

only 27

his play during last Super Bowl run is still one of the unsung performances in Giants 's history.

Nicks was our best player, not Eli.

but, boy am I glad that we never gave him that big contract while he was in his prime.

In comment 12247436 Old Dirty Beckham said:

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Nicks was our best player, not Eli.

It was sweet how Nicks threw a bunch of passes to himself, ala Mr. Perfect.

In comment 12247436 Old Dirty Beckham said:

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Nicks was our best player, not Eli.

Silly statement imv

In comment 12247448 Britt in VA said:

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In comment 12247436 Old Dirty Beckham said: Quote: Nicks was our best player, not Eli. It was sweet how Nicks threw a bunch of passes to himself, ala Mr. Perfect.

Not saying I agree with him, but with that POV Stafford>Megatron

what happened to his knees. between him, kenny phillips and david wilson, we lost three first round picks who had very high ceilings to debilitating/career limiting or ending injuries.

from Rivers or Mariota?
I wish him well.

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In comment 12247448 Britt in VA said: Quote: In comment 12247436 Old Dirty Beckham said: Quote: Nicks was our best player, not Eli. It was sweet how Nicks threw a bunch of passes to himself, ala Mr. Perfect. Not saying I agree with him, but with that POV Stafford>Megatron

Eli wasn't chucking up balls into triple coverage for Nicks, odd comparison.

In comment 12247466 Les in TO said:

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what happened to his knees. between him, kenny phillips and david wilson, we lost three first round picks who had very high ceilings to debilitating/career limiting or ending injuries.

I believe what derailed Nicks was a soft tissue injury. Compartment Syndrome to be precise. It could have cost him his leg, apparently.

to watch.

He's not Megatron, but for a stretch he was our poor man's version of Megatron, doing things that definately had a "wow factor".

I knew his days were numbered once I got his away jersey.

on Eli to say Nicks was our best player during that run.

28 catches, 444 yards, 4 tds. 3 of those tds were all Hakeem. Taking 5-10 yard catches to the house and out muscling defenders for a hail mary.

His avg was 7 catches 111 yards and a td per game.

to say Nicks played WR better than Eli played QB during the playoff run.

I wouldn't agree. But Nicks was the Green Bay game and I think averaged 100+ over the playoffs. He was excellent.

Like EA, I just disagree.

The beating Eli took in San Francisco, dropping back 58 times in those condition... And then of course the Superbowl itself, specifically the Manningham catch.

Nicks was excellent. I just think Eli was the MVP of that team, and season.

In comment 12247382 Saos1n said:

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How sudden and steep that cliff was

After the 2012 playoff run and his performance/production during it, which I believe is the 2nd best by a WR in playoff history, I thought he'd go down as the greatest WR in franchise history. At his best he was strikingly similar to Michael Irvin. Not the fastest, yet regularly found himself behind defenses. Not the strongest but it often took more than one man to bring him down. Not the biggest but he'd fight like a dog and come down with the majority of contested balls.

Incredibly disappointing that his body couldn't hold up, he could've been a truly great one.

You can only choose one for a Super Bowl run.. who you taking?

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In comment 12247436 Old Dirty Beckham said: Quote: Nicks was our best player, not Eli. It was sweet how Nicks threw a bunch of passes to himself, ala Mr. Perfect.

Britt that actually made me laugh out loud.

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My answer, too.

was a sight to behold.

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In comment 12247448 Britt in VA said: Quote: In comment 12247436 Old Dirty Beckham said: Quote: Nicks was our best player, not Eli. It was sweet how Nicks threw a bunch of passes to himself, ala Mr. Perfect. Britt that actually made me laugh out loud.

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nicks' 2011 playoff performance was more impressive than burress in 2007 but not by a landslide. plax had a huge game against green bay and obviously run a great route on the winning touchdown. i don't recall him standing out particularly in the tampa or dallas games.

I just think Nicks is an overall better player than Burress, personally.

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You can only choose one for a Super Bowl run.. who you taking?

Before or after Burress apparently fell out of a bathtub for the 2nd time that season? He could barely move in the Super Bowl.

Assuming they're healthy, I'm taking the acrobat in Burress.

He was all world for us in our SB year. Too bad the injuries kept holding him back. Best hands we ever had at that position until the arrival of OBJ.

In comment 12247448 Britt in VA said:

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In comment 12247436 Old Dirty Beckham said: Quote: Nicks was our best player, not Eli. It was sweet how Nicks threw a bunch of passes to himself, ala Mr. Perfect.

C'mon now, even Gisele knows you cannot both throw the ball and catch it.

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Nicks was our best player, not Eli.

Wrong

Love nicks, but your way off.

Think about the playoff injuries he had and still played.

Except for one club mishap, Nicks might never have been a Giant.

Eli and nicks both played great. What difference does it make.

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Except for one club mishap, Nicks might never have been a Giant.

Good thing a grown man was dumb enough to carry a handgun with no external safety in the waistband of his sweatpants, or else I don't think the a Giants win that 4th SB...

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In comment 12248425 Ivan15 said: Quote: Except for one club mishap, Nicks might never have been a Giant. Good thing a grown man was dumb enough to carry a handgun with no external safety in the waistband of his sweatpants, or else I don't think the a Giants win that 4th SB...

You don't think they win in 2008?

A huge one no doubt but injuries were mounting and the D was slowing down. No lock to repeat even with Burress, who played like hot garbage that year.

You also throw in S. Smith, T. Thomas as 2nd rd players who got wrecked.

That is a lot of top end talent that was effectively done by the age of 25.

even Sintim, while not a good fit, wrecked his knee at 24

Injuries happen to every team, but not to top level players that young, who do not come back

and the advances in rehabilitation that have been made, it's possible he can get back there. Maybe a slim chance but it may be possible...

how many years do you have to be in the league to earn NFL pension?

least get back to the Super Bowl in '08 if Plax doesn't shoot himself. I have no idea if they beat Pittsburgh, but I would love to have found out. Jimmy Johnson, the late Eagles DC, even said the Giants offense was a totally different animal after Plax. Yeah, he wasn't having a repeat of his '07 season, but he was still a dude you had to account for & without him there, the entire defensive strategy towards our offense changed.

I hope Nicks can resurrect his career. He was destined for greatness, but injuries have pretty much robbed him of that.

Nicks is done, and he knew it was coming fast two years ago when he played half-heartedly to just ensure some type of new "show-me" contract would still be available.

Too bad as he was one of my favorite Giants albeit for a short period.

In comment 12248488 j_rud said:

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A huge one no doubt but injuries were mounting and the D was slowing down. No lock to repeat even with Burress, who played like hot garbage that year.

That defense kicked fhe crap out of Philly. Eli stunk and appeared to need Burress.