Who else remembers Parcells' mocking nickname for his OL of Oates, Ard, Godfrey, Nelson and Benson? I loved those guys! Individually, they were of varying talent, but collectively, they were one hell of an OL!
Parcells said they were lunch pail guys who came to work every day and treated the game like a job. I.e., they were pro's. And you could see it in their demeanor, and the way they played the game.
Now, I don't want to jinx the current OL, but watching it come together, and watching the body language of Zeitler, Remmers, Solder, Halapio and Hernandez in the pre-season I felt I caught some of the same vibe. These guys are pros. They're here to do their job. And they've begun to trust one another.
That was a great performance. That line was very good but 1990's owned the LOS. Elliott completely destroying Richard Dent was a highlight never to forget.
Could have been even better for us if we had gotten Gary Zimmerman!
He said that Karl Nelson was a stock broker, Bart Oates was an attorney, and Benson was a Car Dealer. I think he said Billy Ard was a salesman. And the said that Godfrey was the "philosopher" of the group. So all kinds of jobs you saw in the suburbs.
It was because you have 5 boring family type guys who went home every night. They weren't out with LT partying, and they just did their job in a boring, workmanlike fashion. Not sure why skin color has to come into it.
LARD was my favorite Giant name of all time. Being 9-12 when these guys were really prominent and good, and being an adolescent approaching teenage years, I routinely called Billy Ard LARD to get my friends to crack up when we played ball. Wasn't really that funny though.
Could Pugh be any further from that group of guys? The Giants have made a lot of mistakes in recent years but letting Pugh walk was a great move. Guy was soft as tissue paper.
It is also one of the main reasons nearly every lineman in the league is on some sort of PED.
If the current OL jells, and approachs their game with similar attitude it will be a delight.
All week long leading up to the giants game at RFK it was Dexter Manley this and Dexter Manley that and there’s no way the giants will be able to block him. Benson stoned his ass all game long. Basically the NFL world issued benson a mea culpa with that award.
LARD was my favorite Giant name of all time. Being 9-12 when these guys were really prominent and good, and being an adolescent approaching teenage years, I routinely called Billy Ard LARD to get my friends to crack up when we played ball. Wasn't really that funny though.
Roberts was drafted first round in the mid 80s but really didn’t cement himself until 1989 when the giants moved him to guard. He was struggling at tackle up until that point and was really more of a backup player. He and pepper doing the dance on the field following super bowl 21 was glorious. Weird that Roberts was drafted way back in 1984. He played in 3 Super Bowls, 2 with NYG and one with the pats. Roberts also had a cameo appearance in “the Super” with joe Pesci in the lead role.
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Indeed. If ever a HC earned that moniker it was parcells.
I still remember the 83 preseason when parcells was a rookie HC. I was 11 and my football fandom was growing into monstrous proportions. His demeanor on the sidelines was different than the parcells we would come to know and love, even a bit animated. I remember thinking wow this new HC seems so excited or hopeful maybe the giants will be good this year. We kind of expected good things that year only 2 years removed from the 81 miracle run. 3-12-1. Ouch. Glad the giants stayed the course.
If the current OL jells, and approachs their game with similar attitude it will be a delight.
Brad Benson Ford has ads running on NYC radio all the time.
Of course defensive lineman were also a lot smaller. I don’t recall anyone over 300 pounds other than William Perry.
I remember a refrigerator with a painted #72 being dropped off on Billy Ard’s front lawn a few days before playing the Bears.
Another thing I remember is when Parcells was asked who is the best run blocker on the team he said Bavaro followed by Nelson and Godfrey.
Benson Ard Oates Godfrey and Nelson
Benson Ard Oates Godfrey and Nelson
Gives me chills!!
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I miss the days of Pugh telling everybody how good they were and how well they would play. I miss the days of everybody saying Ereck Flowers will get better because he's young. Those were great times.
Could Pugh be any further from that group of guys? The Giants have made a lot of mistakes in recent years but letting Pugh walk was a great move. Guy was soft as tissue paper.
The point was Pugh talking. It was tiresome. Same shit every year.