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Happy Thanksgiving: LT and his Pick-Six in Detroit

kinard : 11/26/2015 10:54 am
34 years ago. Giants fans will never forget Thanksgiving Day 1982.

Seems like yesterday
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I' was only 3 when that happened  
thomasa510 : 11/26/2015 11:02 am : link
And never saw it before. What a dominant performance
that never gets old, thanks for posting it.  
Del Shofner : 11/26/2015 11:02 am : link
I remember it well, our daughter was just 9 months old and we were at the apartment of friends who had a baby the same age.

Besides LT being great, so was John Madden as an announcer.
Thanks for posting  
Skully88 : 11/26/2015 11:08 am : link
Makes me nostalgic for the days of defense dominated football. After making the playoffs in 1981 and what was to come in the next few years, was certainly an amazing time to be a Giants fan after the 70s.
holy mother of god  
Stu11 : 11/26/2015 11:12 am : link
on that first sack he threw that tackle aside like he was an 8 year old kid or something. I was 14 at the time and remember the pick 6 like and the slide in the endzone like it was yesterday. I also remember the sack where he threw the QB down by his shirt. The first sack I didn't remember though. People throw guys like Ray Lewis in there with him all the time. They need to watch that tape of a young unbridled LT in his 2nd season. The kind of destructive force he was physically simply hasn't been seen in the 40 years I've been watching football.
i never forget that game  
Bill2 : 11/26/2015 11:13 am : link
just an incredible performance
That's pretty much the day  
Davisian : 11/26/2015 11:19 am : link
That Brad Van Pelt was no longer my favorite Giant.

Yea  
GMenLTS : 11/26/2015 11:20 am : link
there's still no defensive player like him.

Not sure there ever will be. I always wish I was just a little bit older so I could have had more vivid memories watching him live on gamedays.
LT and I are the same age  
mrvax : 11/26/2015 11:22 am : link
and I was not much of an NFL fan at that time.

This is the 1st time I saw this. Amazing, amazing and proof there was no one else like LT. Maybe in another 50 years or so ....

I was just wondering if our Giants ever played on Thanksgiving. Well, you answered my question. Thanks!
When you watch this,  
Doomster : 11/26/2015 11:29 am : link
you still shake your head, that anyone could be so dominant like he was.....even in his last season, at the age of 34, at the end of his career, coming back from an Achilles injury, he was still the best linebacker the Giants have had, since then......how did we go from a team with great linebackers, to guys that are just serviceable?

It still pisses me off, when you Google LT stats, Ladainian Tomlinson comes up....
To this day there is still no one like LT.  
Boy Cord : 11/26/2015 11:39 am : link
GOAT defensive player.
I remember it  
Randy in CT : 11/26/2015 11:49 am : link
but couldn't appreciate it back then. Nicely edited video too.
RE: To this day there is still no one like LT.  
USAF NYG Fan : 11/26/2015 12:02 pm : link
In comment 12645042 Boy Cord said:
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GOAT defensive player.

GOAT period. Not being a homer either.

Jerry Rice was simply amazing but I feel like I've seen WRs with more talent. Jerry Rice tops them because he had more heart. Joe Montana was certainly amazing as well but TBH the QBs of today and what they have accomplished have diminished his legacy a bit for me at least.

The only person I would put against LT as the GOAT would be Jim Brown. He was before my time and that is likely the only reason I put LT ahead of him. I only see Jim Brown from highlight videos and he's incredible to watch. Huge, fast, and didn't seem to know how to fall down.

Sorry I left OP's topic. One of my favorite LT games by far. Thanks for bringing up the memory.
My question  
BlackLight : 11/26/2015 12:09 pm : link
why was LT coming off the bench for this game? Summerall mentioned he had a bad knee towards the end - was that the reason?
Most of the game was boring.  
Spider 67 : 11/26/2015 12:14 pm : link
Taylor sat out the first half and their offense still sucked. I don't think Simms played, he was always hurt in those days. Even with Taylor causing the first 2 turnovers, all the offense could get was field goals. 6-6 after 3 quarters on 4 field goals. We just focused on Taylor. I waited for the offense to get the ball so I could have desert at the table. After Taylor scored the TD, I felt like I was watching the greatest game ever! I still miss him to this day.
Was 14. Remember watching in amazement with my Dad.  
RDJR : 11/26/2015 12:56 pm : link
I wanted the be him on the football field. The greatest.
This thread caused me  
dune69 : 11/26/2015 1:01 pm : link
to start watching other LT threads on youtube. Brings back lots of happy memories. Never missed a game of LT's. He was one of a kind.
An  
AcidTest : 11/26/2015 3:23 pm : link
unbelievable performance.
Greatest Giants' Football player ever.  
short lease : 11/26/2015 4:02 pm : link
Very glad I was able to witness his dominance. So many great memories.
RE: holy mother of god  
TheOtherManning : 11/26/2015 4:07 pm : link
In comment 12645027 Stu11 said:
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on that first sack he threw that tackle aside like he was an 8 year old kid or something. I was 14 at the time and remember the pick 6 like and the slide in the endzone like it was yesterday. I also remember the sack where he threw the QB down by his shirt. The first sack I didn't remember though. People throw guys like Ray Lewis in there with him all the time. They need to watch that tape of a young unbridled LT in his 2nd season. The kind of destructive force he was physically simply hasn't been seen in the 40 years I've been watching football.


Seriously. He friggin' rag-dolled that tackle without missing a beat. Then that breakaway speed on the INT...has there ever been a better pure athlete in the NFL?
RE: My question  
kevken60 : 11/26/2015 5:07 pm : link
In comment 12645056 BlackLight said:
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why was LT coming off the bench for this game? Summerall mentioned he had a bad knee towards the end - was that the reason?

I believe he had sprained a knee against Washington the week before, had a brace & was doubtful for Det.
1982, strike-shortened season & Perkins' last year before the Era of Parcells.
I have a story about that game...  
EricJ : 11/26/2015 10:51 pm : link
was at my cousin's house for Thanksgiving. My father and I (living and breathing the Giants) insisted that my Aunt put a small TV in the dining room so we would not miss the game during dinner.

So, right before LTs interception return, we were passing food around. My aunt was standing up right behind me with a full bowl of peas. When I saw LT intercept that ball and starting running the other way, I pumped my fist in the air and knocked the bowl right out of her hands. Peas everywhere.

Many of you are too young to have really seen LT play. The videos on youtube are great but you dont get the true experience just watching some highites. To see the opposing teams change their offensive plans solely because of one player on our team was really amazing. Then, to watch LT still dominate no matter how many guys they put on him was even more incredible.

In many respects, some of the athletes in many sports today are better than those who played decades ago. However, I will easily tell you that if you did not see football in the 80's, then you missed some of the best football. Not only the best Giants teams but also the competition. The NFC East dominated. The Niners were great. The bears. Our backup players on defense would be better than most of our starters today.

So, if you liked the video that Kinard posted initially, then look at LT's game vs the Saints with separated shoulder.
The saints game - ( New Window )
RE: When you watch this,  
BMac : 11/26/2015 11:52 pm : link
In comment 12645039 Doomster said:
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you still shake your head, that anyone could be so dominant like he was.....even in his last season, at the age of 34, at the end of his career, coming back from an Achilles injury, he was still the best linebacker the Giants have had, since then......how did we go from a team with great linebackers, to guys that are just serviceable?

It still pisses me off, when you Google LT stats, Ladainian Tomlinson comes up....


Because they switched to a 4-3 you clown.
RE: I have a story about that game...  
Victor in CT : 11/27/2015 7:39 am : link
In comment 12645992 EricJ said:
Quote:
was at my cousin's house for Thanksgiving. My father and I (living and breathing the Giants) insisted that my Aunt put a small TV in the dining room so we would not miss the game during dinner.

So, right before LTs interception return, we were passing food around. My aunt was standing up right behind me with a full bowl of peas. When I saw LT intercept that ball and starting running the other way, I pumped my fist in the air and knocked the bowl right out of her hands. Peas everywhere.

Many of you are too young to have really seen LT play. The videos on youtube are great but you dont get the true experience just watching some highites. To see the opposing teams change their offensive plans solely because of one player on our team was really amazing. Then, to watch LT still dominate no matter how many guys they put on him was even more incredible.

In many respects, some of the athletes in many sports today are better than those who played decades ago. However, I will easily tell you that if you did not see football in the 80's, then you missed some of the best football. Not only the best Giants teams but also the competition. The NFC East dominated. The Niners were great. The bears. Our backup players on defense would be better than most of our starters today.

So, if you liked the video that Kinard posted initially, then look at LT's game vs the Saints with separated shoulder. The saints game - ( New Window )


He was benched for the 1st half by Perkins for disciplinary reasons.
Simply the best defensive player ever  
Jimmy Googs : 11/27/2015 9:23 am : link
I remember watching that game with my Dad like it was yesterday.
LT, Barry Sanders and a few others  
TD : 11/27/2015 4:20 pm : link
I could watch their highlight videos all day.

LT was a force. Best D player I ever saw play.
That is one of my earliest Giants memories  
Matt M. : 11/27/2015 7:57 pm : link
I still love it. Some forget he was actually very good in coverage also, because he could run with any RB. He also had great football instincts and IQ.

He is easily not just the best defensive player, but best football player I've ever seen. He is one of maybe 2 or 3 defensive players that could dominate enough to win a game by himself. The only other one I was thinking of was Reggie White. Ray Lewis isn't even part of a conversation for best defensive player.
Yep  
SomeFan : 11/27/2015 8:01 pm : link
My uncle had just moved into a new house in Florham Park. Saw that on TV on that day of live. I remember the star ledger saying he was faster than any of the RBs who played that day.
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