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Props "One that got away"

DanMetroMan : 9/11/2019 12:24 pm

Just giving some props to "ex-Giant" Cameron Wake who now has 105.5 career sacks and 22 forced fumbles for his career despite not playing a game in the NFL until the age of 27. Also, 2 seasons in the CFL 39 sacks, CFL ROY, 2-time defensive player of the year.

Not knocking the Giants, just props to Wake. Quite the career

Well deserved

Dave in PA : 9/11/2019 12:26 pm : link

Guy is a relentless beast

I think the problem was he

Matt in SGS : 9/11/2019 12:27 pm : link

went by the name Derek Wake. If he went with Cameron, the Giants would have never let him go.

What a crazy career path

Ten Ton Hammer : 9/11/2019 12:29 pm : link

What

AcidTest : 9/11/2019 12:31 pm : link

an incredible career. Everybody is sorry he wasn't on their team.

Possibly the quietest 100 sack career

JonC : 9/11/2019 12:37 pm : link

ever.

lets hope Skipper

Platos : 9/11/2019 12:42 pm : link

is our Wake.

in 05 we had strahan, osi, tuck as a rookie.

He would have been a great stopgap this year

Jay on the Island : 9/11/2019 12:44 pm : link

I have a trivia question, Which player was signed to replace Wake on the Giants roster?

RE: He would have been a great stopgap this year

Matt in SGS : 9/11/2019 12:53 pm : link

In comment 14571699 Jay on the Island said:

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I have a trivia question, Which player was signed to replace Wake on the Giants roster?

Chase Blackburn, wearing #57 at first.

He did �get a way�...

LarmerTJR : 9/11/2019 1:04 pm : link

But he was also out of football 2 years...so he pretty much got away from everyone...

Well I�m pretty sure Olivier Vernon�s success in Miami

sb from NYT Forum : 9/11/2019 1:07 pm : link

...had nothing to do with Wake playing opposite him.

I liked him...

Johnny5 : 9/11/2019 1:08 pm : link

... when we cut him. But of course he was just Derek then...

RE: RE: He would have been a great stopgap this year

Jay on the Island : 9/11/2019 1:14 pm : link

In comment 14571709 Matt in SGS said:

Quote:

In comment 14571699 Jay on the Island said:

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I have a trivia question, Which player was signed to replace Wake on the Giants roster?

Chase Blackburn, wearing #57 at first.

Correct.

the longevity is amazing

bluepepper : 9/11/2019 1:25 pm : link

signed by the Giants same year as we drafted Justin Tuck. He's older than Tuck and only a couple of months younger than Osi.

aaaahh, ... Tuck and Osi ....

short lease : 9/11/2019 8:18 pm : link

The good old days.

RE: I think the problem was he

mrvax : 9/11/2019 8:41 pm : link

In comment 14571676 Matt in SGS said:

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went by the name Derek Wake. If he went with Cameron, the Giants would have never let him go.

This sounds about right.

he was at PSU after the Arrington and Short era

Banks : 9/11/2019 8:44 pm : link

and there was hope he'd be up at their level. He was a great athlete. You could see the potential and he made big plays (blocked quite a few kicks if i recall), but he wasn't a great player. He needed time to become the beast he is now.