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FYI: Robbie Gould is #5

EddieNYG : 10/22/2016 11:14 am
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Patricia Traina & #8207;@Patricia_Traina 2m2 minutes ago
Giants have listed Robbie Gould with jersey No. 5.

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We didn't retire  
shelovesnycsports : 10/22/2016 11:20 am : link
Kerry Collins number? :)
No, but the Ravens did it for us  
Jimmy Googs : 10/22/2016 11:21 am : link
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Steve Weatherford  
Big Blue '56 : 10/22/2016 11:32 am : link
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Loved watching Collins throw a football  
joeinpa : 10/22/2016 12:11 pm : link
Ken Graham for that matter too.
Thanks for this  
Cruzin : 10/22/2016 12:14 pm : link

Now I won't confuse him with the other players lining up to kick a FG.
How offensive!  
Dave in Hoboken : 10/22/2016 12:15 pm : link
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RE: Loved watching Collins throw a football  
shelovesnycsports : 10/22/2016 12:21 pm : link
In comment 13184679 joeinpa said:
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Ken Graham for that matter too.


Yes but it was usually caught by the other team.
RE: Loved watching Collins throw a football  
liteamorn : 10/22/2016 12:42 pm : link
In comment 13184679 joeinpa said:
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Ken Graham for that matter too.

When Collins was on he could throw it into an envelope 50 yards downfield, when he wasn't, he REALLY wasn't.
RE: Loved watching Collins throw a football  
Emlen'sGremlins : 10/22/2016 1:01 pm : link
Collins threw a pretty ball, Graham not so much. He threw a football like a javelin!
Comparing Kent Graham to Kerry Collins?  
redwhiteandbigblue : 10/22/2016 1:21 pm : link
Are you kidding? Kent Graham was basically a bad #2 on any team at his best. Collins was a bona fide #1 for most teams. He had a rocket of an arm which was perfectly suited to the swirling winds in Giants Stadium. One of the best performances I ever saw by a Giants QB was his against the Vikings in the playoff game in 2001 when he threw for nearly 300 yards in the first half alone and 381 total. Giants won 41-0. Kent Graham was a joke. Spent half his time as a backup to Dave Brown. Need I say more?
Clever  
Bluesbreaker : 10/22/2016 1:49 pm : link
No, but the Ravens did it for us
Jimmy Googs : 11:21 am : link : reply

I liked Collins but The Ravens had one of the best ever
defensive teams in NFL history .
I think we got Trippletted early on when they called the
hold on Hamilton negating the early TD .
Collins had one of the most beautiful deep throwing arms I ever saw  
JerseyCityJoe : 10/22/2016 2:12 pm : link
Too bad his other weaknesses outweighed that by a good bit.
You know I watched an NFL show about Brian Billick (i think)  
Jimmy Googs : 10/22/2016 2:53 pm : link
and they showed a replay of that play in that Superbowl where the Giant touchdown that was overturned because they called Hamilton for holding.

You know what the replay showed?

Hamilton grabbing hold of the Raven RB's arm while he tried to get thru traffic.

just sayin'...
About Collin's arm...  
grizz299 : 10/22/2016 6:31 pm : link
I talked to a beat reporter during that time: "Collin's arm is remarkable, but Jeff's Georges' is better and in practice - when he doesn't have to worry about reads and rushes - every throw is on the money. He simply never misses.
Maybe the best arm of all time and no one could coach him up into a decent starter. Hmmm.
You guys should have seen Namath when he first came up.
I did see Namath  
redwhiteandbigblue : 10/22/2016 10:39 pm : link
and he had a terrific arm but not nearly as good as Marino or Johnny Unitas for that matter. On pure arm strength those were my top two in my lifetime. An argument could also be made for Elway.
Thanks  
David B. : 10/22/2016 10:49 pm : link
Now I can get some sleep.
Not nearly as good as most mentioned above  
DennyInDenville : 10/22/2016 10:51 pm : link
But young Michael Vick had a ridiculous arm to go with that 4.2 speed
RE: Clever  
Matt M. : 10/22/2016 11:59 pm : link
In comment 13184729 Bluesbreaker said:
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No, but the Ravens did it for us
Jimmy Googs : 11:21 am : link : reply

I liked Collins but The Ravens had one of the best ever
defensive teams in NFL history .
I think we got Trippletted early on when they called the
hold on Hamilton negating the early TD .
That wasn't really a bad call or a surprising call. That season, the league was targeting defensive holding and Hamilton was flagged more than a few times during the season.
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