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Giants won't be bringing back Larry Donnell

jlukes : 2/13/2017 4:12 pm
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Giants settling all family business today. They will not be re-signing TE Larry Donnell. He'll be a free agent.
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A year too late.  
Keith : 2/13/2017 4:13 pm : link
He's useless.
They have to  
JonC : 2/13/2017 4:14 pm : link
too many game killing mistakes during his tenure and no signs of trending upwards.
I wish him the best  
Mike in Long Beach : 2/13/2017 4:14 pm : link
He's a go-getter, and have full confidence he'll dive head-first right into his next adventure.
cue the champagne-popping photo  
Del Shofner : 2/13/2017 4:14 pm : link
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RE: cue the champagne-popping photo  
Heisenberg : 2/13/2017 4:15 pm : link
In comment 13359670 Del Shofner said:
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It's implied.
They have to move on  
JonC : 2/13/2017 4:15 pm : link
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TG  
gidiefor : Mod : 2/13/2017 4:16 pm : link
!!!
How I will always remember Donnell's tenure with the Giants  
jlukes : 2/13/2017 4:16 pm : link


Reports have  
Giantfan in skinland : 2/13/2017 4:16 pm : link
Donnell literally falling over himself to go sign with another team.
RE: How I will always remember Donnell's tenure with the Giants  
Keith : 2/13/2017 4:16 pm : link
In comment 13359678 jlukes said:
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L.O.L
Did he land  
JonC : 2/13/2017 4:16 pm : link
on his noggin?
Still waiting on JT Thomas  
The_Boss : 2/13/2017 4:17 pm : link
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...  
Dunedin81 : 2/13/2017 4:19 pm : link
hmm  
giantfan2000 : 2/13/2017 4:21 pm : link
wonder if he fell to the ground when he heard this news?
The one play that will stick with me  
shelovesnycsports : 2/13/2017 4:22 pm : link
its third down and instead of beating one guy he goes out of bounds with no physical contact. Think it was the Ravens game. Lucky Eli hooked up with Odell and got the first on the 4th down play.
Thank you, Jerry!!!!  
Dave in Hoboken : 2/13/2017 4:22 pm : link
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I don't wish the guy anything but good in the future.  
Beezer : 2/13/2017 4:23 pm : link
I hope his next career is fruitful.
Ugh, the flips, the fumbles  
Chris684 : 2/13/2017 4:23 pm : link
The time that guy on the Eagles just took the ball out of his arms.

Unaware of down and distance, ill-timed jumping in the air.

Size and athleticism but zero football instincts.
Fuck you Larry! For every time you ran after the catch!  
est1986 : 2/13/2017 4:27 pm : link
But thank you for those three first half touchdowns @Washington and for this...
it's gotta be hard losing your job. Let's hope Larry  
jlukes : 2/13/2017 4:28 pm : link



Lands on his feet
Sad news for LD  
mfsd : 2/13/2017 4:28 pm : link
but I'm sure he'll land on his feet

Wait...
I'll miss those  
Drewcon40 : 2/13/2017 4:29 pm : link
arbitrary forward rolls after he makes a (rare) catch.
So long, Leapin' Larry.  
bceagle05 : 2/13/2017 4:29 pm : link
Hey, give him credit, he squeezed out some type of NFL career against all odds.
I was at that niners game.  
RicFlair : 2/13/2017 4:30 pm : link
Thanks for the memories Leapin Larry.
Larry was the coolest cat in the room...  
shockeyisthebest8056 : 2/13/2017 4:30 pm : link
Tough break for Larry.  
Pete in MD : 2/13/2017 4:38 pm : link
He doesn't even have the circus to fall back on anymore.
Should have traded him at halftime  
Mr. Bungle : 2/13/2017 4:41 pm : link
of the 2014 Redskins road game.
Feel like doing a flip  
jeff57 : 2/13/2017 4:51 pm : link
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I was very excited about  
joeinpa : 2/13/2017 4:52 pm : link
his potential during his rookie season. Great athlete who got pretty far in his chosen profession.

Wonder if his critics who so cleverly have fun with a man losing his job, have gotten as far in their life ventures.
RE: I was very excited about  
HomerJones45 : 2/13/2017 5:00 pm : link
In comment 13359762 joeinpa said:
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his potential during his rookie season. Great athlete who got pretty far in his chosen profession.

Wonder if his critics who so cleverly have fun with a man losing his job, have gotten as far in their life ventures.
You're right.
RE: I was very excited about  
ErichBarnes102 : 2/13/2017 5:02 pm : link
In comment 13359762 joeinpa said:
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his potential during his rookie season. Great athlete who got pretty far in his chosen profession.

Wonder if his critics who so cleverly have fun with a man losing his job, have gotten as far in their life ventures.

Beat me to it Joe.
Kangaroo Donnell  
Carson53 : 2/13/2017 5:02 pm : link
bye bye...good start clearing some dead weight around here today. Hopefully more to come, like Rainey, etc.
RE: I was very excited about  
TheManUpstairs : 2/13/2017 5:03 pm : link
In comment 13359762 joeinpa said:
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his potential during his rookie season. Great athlete who got pretty far in his chosen profession.

Wonder if his critics who so cleverly have fun with a man losing his job, have gotten as far in their life ventures.


Oh, please. Spare me the sanctimony. He wasn't good at his job, which involved being paid rather nicely. The team will be improved by his departure. He will likely land elsewhere. Cry me a motherbleeping river.
Too many mental errors,  
Go Terps : 2/13/2017 5:06 pm : link
but I also thought he was misused. His talent is in winning contested jump balls. To me he seemed like he should have been used as a red zone specialist split wide. That's a valuable role, and his presence didn't need to go beyond that.
RE: I was very excited about  
shockeyisthebest8056 : 2/13/2017 5:07 pm : link
In comment 13359762 joeinpa said:
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his potential during his rookie season. Great athlete who got pretty far in his chosen profession.

Wonder if his critics who so cleverly have fun with a man losing his job, have gotten as far in their life ventures.


This is not a middle school soccer league in which everyone gets participation trophies. The guy has consistently proven he's not good enough to do this job. Let's not treat this like a factory worker losing his job through no fault of his own.
I never gloat about guys losing their jobs.  
81_Great_Dane : 2/13/2017 5:10 pm : link
We fans don't have any reason to resent the guy.

Donnell was an UDFA making a position change. He was a project. He overperformed the Giants' investment in him, he got a lot better, but not good enough -- not good enough to justify to continue investing in him. I hope he goes somewhere in the AFC and plays a long time and makes a lot of money. Or at least has a good life, whatever he does.

Am I going to miss him on the Giants? What is there to miss? But I don't have any ill-will toward the guy.
Hey upstairs  
joeinpa : 2/13/2017 5:11 pm : link
I didn't say it was the wrong move. And I was excited about his potential. But don t lecture about being sactimonious. I don't find humor in the ridiculing of others, never have.

I ve known several professional athletes who's careers came to an end before they were ready. It rips them apart, it s not funny.

Unfortunately some of the Giants read the crap we see here. I think it stinks and I don t really care if you like it or not
RE: Hey upstairs  
TheManUpstairs : 2/13/2017 5:13 pm : link
In comment 13359797 joeinpa said:
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I didn't say it was the wrong move. And I was excited about his potential. But don t lecture about being sactimonious. I don't find humor in the ridiculing of others, never have.

I ve known several professional athletes who's careers came to an end before they were ready. It rips them apart, it s not funny.

Unfortunately some of the Giants read the crap we see here. I think it stinks and I don t really care if you like it or not


Don't be sanctimonious, and you won't get called out about it. And *I* don't care whether *you* like it or not.
RE: I never gloat about guys losing their jobs.  
JKBlue : 2/13/2017 5:24 pm : link
In comment 13359794 81_Great_Dane said:
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We fans don't have any reason to resent the guy.

Donnell was an UDFA making a position change. He was a project. He overperformed the Giants' investment in him, he got a lot better, but not good enough -- not good enough to justify to continue investing in him. I hope he goes somewhere in the AFC and plays a long time and makes a lot of money. Or at least has a good life, whatever he does.

Am I going to miss him on the Giants? What is there to miss? But I don't have any ill-will toward the guy.


Posts like this need a like/agree/thumbs up button
Why dont they do some of these moves  
prdave73 : 2/13/2017 5:25 pm : link
With some of the coaching staff? Need a new OC..
Heard he was opening up a gymnastic school  
montanagiant : 2/13/2017 5:38 pm : link
Focused on tumbling
Upstairs  
joeinpa : 2/13/2017 5:48 pm : link
You called me out? Fine if sanctimonious means I don't like rudeness disguised as humor. I m the guy.
RE: I never gloat about guys losing their jobs.  
stillpoe : 2/13/2017 5:54 pm : link
In comment 13359794 81_Great_Dane said:
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We fans don't have any reason to resent the guy.

Donnell was an UDFA making a position change. He was a project. He overperformed the Giants' investment in him, he got a lot better, but not good enough -- not good enough to justify to continue investing in him. I hope he goes somewhere in the AFC and plays a long time and makes a lot of money. Or at least has a good life, whatever he does.

Am I going to miss him on the Giants? What is there to miss? But I don't have any ill-will toward the guy.


Exactly. It's one thing to say that the decision to not re-sign him was justified (because it is), but it's another to gloat or shit on the guy because he ran his course on the team. I get it if the guy was known to be an asshole and/or slacker who didn't take his job seriously, but that's not the case here. He came across as a good guy who just never developed into the player that we thought he would be and had two bad seasons in a row. I doubt the guy wanted things to turn out the way they did, so why act like it's a personal affront?
How to turn a sad day into happytime!  
ny2plano : 2/13/2017 6:13 pm : link
Sorry to see Cruz go. He was one of my favorite Giants of all time. Indifferent about Jennings. Ecstatic about Donnell!!!
RE: I was very excited about  
AcidTest : 2/13/2017 6:19 pm : link
In comment 13359762 joeinpa said:
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his potential during his rookie season. Great athlete who got pretty far in his chosen profession.

Wonder if his critics who so cleverly have fun with a man losing his job, have gotten as far in their life ventures.


Also agree. Best wishes Larry. Thanks for your contributions to the Giants. Will never forget your great TD catch to help us beat the 49ers. Wow.
Yeah, they have to do this or not bring him back  
SomeFan : 2/13/2017 6:23 pm : link
The offense had a terrible year and our TEs were maybe the worst in the league and he couldn't get on the field.
Never fun to see a man lose his job...  
SFGFNCGiantsFan : 2/13/2017 6:27 pm : link
But Donnell just couldn't cut it. Each time he caught the ball I expected the worst.
HIs life got turned flipped upside down  
B in ALB : 2/13/2017 6:36 pm : link
Donnell lost his job  
Route 9 : 2/13/2017 6:41 pm : link
Time to gloat?
RE: The one play that will stick with me  
Tuckrule : 2/13/2017 6:52 pm : link
In comment 13359695 shelovesnycsports said:
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its third down and instead of beating one guy he goes out of bounds with no physical contact. Think it was the Ravens game. Lucky Eli hooked up with Odell and got the first on the 4th down play.


He did more than get the first he won the game on that play
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