LT, Ron Johnson, Carl "Spider" Lockhart, Eli, and Simms are probably a, put a gun to my head, the top six I think of. But even though not a very long Giants career Rob Carpenter is a player I enjoyed almost as much as anyone so he gets a nod.
1. Eli, and the older I get the more I love him because he’s a good person
2. LT. Man he could play like no other and I loved him as a kid. Not a good person though.
3. Simms, yeah, I haven’t gotten over it either Phil. Great, great Giant, deserved much better.
4. Banks, who I still love on the radio
5. Rodney Hampton, who’s also done good things in his post Giant career
When I first started watching them, Ron Johnson was the team's best player by a greater margin than LT or
Stray would come to be later, and he was a great and humble human being, unlike the latter two. And that team had Fran Tarkenton and Bob Tucker, damn good players. But Johnson was something special.
...watch the change in Eli Manning's value to fans.
When listing, I really thought back to when my greatest thrills as a fan were.
Eli's 2 Super Bowl 'drives' are unparalleled. He's first.
Bavaro - it was his personality as much as his skill level. A quiet bruiser, the NYC media absolutely LOVED him, he was a excellent route runner and receiver, impossible to tackle and a textbook, punishing blocker - and when he caught that first TD in SBXXI right in front of me, I teared up.
LT is the most talented player the Giants have ever had, period. Not exactly lovable, but so much fucking fun to watch, I STILL spin highlight reels occasionally. He was simply unbelievable.
1) LT
2) Eli
3) Ron Johnson
4) Bavaro
5) Mendenhall
Honorable Mention (random guys I liked); Earnest Gray, Brad Van Pelt, Nicks, Jumbo
When I do go to Giant games, it's always wearing my Van Pelt jersey. Back when I first became a fan, he, Harry Carson and Dave Jennings were the only Pro Bowlers on the team.
Confuses people. What's with these youngsters who don't remember linebackers from 40 years ago?? COME ON!!
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for anyone from the 1950's and early 1960's?
Tunnell? Rosey Brown? Gifford? Morisson?
to be fair, you need to have watched them to most likely have them as a favorite.
Are you suggesting I am too old for this :)
LT
Armstead
Tiki
Tuck
2 LT
3 LT
4 LT
5 LT
6 Tarkenton
7 Gifford
8 Barkley
9 Bravaro
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have Strahan in their top 5 is beyond me....
Because this is favorites, not best players, and quite frankly Strahan was an asshole for most of his career.
LT
Eli
Hampton
Simms
Honorable Mentions: Hosstetler, Banks, Carson, Shockey, Bradshaw, Jacobs.
1. LT
2. Strahan
3. Eli
4. Simms
5. Armstead
2 QB’s and 3 Defense
2 - Rodney Hampton
3 - Jeremy Shockey
4 - Justin Tuck
5 - Eli
2. LT. Man he could play like no other and I loved him as a kid. Not a good person though.
3. Simms, yeah, I haven’t gotten over it either Phil. Great, great Giant, deserved much better.
4. Banks, who I still love on the radio
5. Rodney Hampton, who’s also done good things in his post Giant career
Osi
Gary Reasons
Corey Webster
Ike Hilliard
2. George Martin
3. Ron Johnson
4. Amani Toomer
5. Jason Sehorn
Tom Coughlin
Michael Strahan
Justin Tuck
Amani Toomer
2.) Parcells
3.) Couglin
4.) LT
5.) Bavaro
6.) Strahan
7.) Simms
8.) Barkley
9.) Sehorn
10.) Banks
3) Odell Beckham
4) Tiki Bahbah
5) Sam Garnes
2. Eli
3. Bavaro
4. Strahan
5. Bradshaw & Jacobs...yes they count as one
Bavaro
Phil McConkey
Pepper Johnson
Hakeem Nicks
Honorable mentions to Howard Cross and Maurice Carthon
I kinda agree, so I will add Bavaria for 5th on my list in a tie with Armstead. 6 would be Rich Suebert
LT
Armstead
Tiki
Tuck
Never saw him play but Bob Tucker was my uncle’s favorite player.
Fran Tarkenton
Harry Carson
LT
Tiki
Honerable mention...Carl Banks, Strahan, OBJ, Barkley
Parcells
Bavaro
Simms
Eli
LT
Stray would come to be later, and he was a great and humble human being, unlike the latter two. And that team had Fran Tarkenton and Bob Tucker, damn good players. But Johnson was something special.
2) Saquon Barkley
3) Jeremy Shockey
4) Lawrence Taylor
5) Michael Barrow
2) Jacobs
3) Osi
4) Strahan
5) Armstead
2) Roosevelt Grier
3) Joe Morrison
4) Spider Lockhart
5) Yelverton A. Tittle
LT
Tiki
Banks
When listing, I really thought back to when my greatest thrills as a fan were.
Eli's 2 Super Bowl 'drives' are unparalleled. He's first.
Bavaro - it was his personality as much as his skill level. A quiet bruiser, the NYC media absolutely LOVED him, he was a excellent route runner and receiver, impossible to tackle and a textbook, punishing blocker - and when he caught that first TD in SBXXI right in front of me, I teared up.
LT is the most talented player the Giants have ever had, period. Not exactly lovable, but so much fucking fun to watch, I STILL spin highlight reels occasionally. He was simply unbelievable.
John Mendenhall
Harry Carson
Dave Jennings
Mark Bavaro
2 - Simms
3 - Bavaro
4 - Troy Archer
5 - Banks
2) Eli
3) Ron Johnson
4) Bavaro
5) Mendenhall
Honorable Mention (random guys I liked); Earnest Gray, Brad Van Pelt, Nicks, Jumbo
2) Lawrence Taylor
3) Michael Strahan
4) Justin Tuck
5) Spider Lockhart
2) Eli
3) Ron Johnson
4) Bavaro
5) Mendenhall
Honorable Mention (random guys I liked); Earnest Gray, Brad Van Pelt, Nicks, Jumbo
When I do go to Giant games, it's always wearing my Van Pelt jersey. Back when I first became a fan, he, Harry Carson and Dave Jennings were the only Pro Bowlers on the team.
Confuses people. What's with these youngsters who don't remember linebackers from 40 years ago?? COME ON!!
2) Eli
3) Ron Johnson
4) Bavaro
5) Mendenhall
Honorable Mention (random guys I liked); Earnest Gray, Brad Van Pelt, Nicks, Jumbo
My bad leaving Ron Johnson off my list. Great under-rated player, great guy, a very bright light amidst a lot of darkness back then.
Phil Simms
Frank Gifford
Sam Huff
Em Tunnell
Homer Jones
Kyle Rote
Y.A. Tittle
Eli
Rosey Brown
Andy Robustelli
#3)Carl Banks
#4)Phil Simms
#5)Chris Snee
Harry Carson
LT
Carl Banks
Tiki
Joe Morris
OJ Anderson
Fran Tarkington
Dave Diehl
1. Emlen Tunnel
2. LT
3. Eli Manning
4. Mark Bavarro
5. Saquan Barkley
Honorable mention , YA Tittle
2) Pepper Johnson
3) Rodney Hampton
4) Eli Manning
5) Brandon Jacobs
2-- Carson
3-- Bavaro
4-- Strahan
5-- Carpenter
Honorable mention John Meadenhal, Bob Tucker, Jim Burt, Ron Johnson, and Phil Simms.
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Barkley starts to win he'll move way up the ladder.