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1 of the most underrated #NYGiants defenders in the Parcells championship runs was NT Erik Howard. He made the Pro Bowl in 1990 & in NFCC at SF made a key play splitting a double team & forcing a late fumble. Madden said it was the best play by a NT he's ever seen. #GiantsPride
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I think this year's team will have a strong DL. We need these guys to be "Howard 2.0" so to speak.
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But something I just noticed from the reverse angle (never seen that before): Walsh has 2 blockers assigned to LT on this play. LT beats the TE, then big ol FB Tom Rathman has a clean shot & full of head of steam. Rathman bounces off LT like a fruit fly, who gets to the football and ends up recovering the fumble. If LT doesn't get there Craig has a great shot of recovering.
LT being LT.
2 great individual efforts beating double teams on the same play by Howard and Taylor.
Hard to do accumulate quality depth now.
It's on my top 5 plays list as a Giant fan.
That guy was a beast inside.
Big, strong, played low and played with fury!
Erik Howard every bit a GIANT!
But something I just noticed from the reverse angle (never seen that before): Walsh has 2 blockers assigned to LT on this play. LT beats the TE, then big ol FB Tom Rathman has a clean shot & full of head of steam. Rathman bounces off LT like a fruit fly, who gets to the football and ends up recovering the fumble. If LT doesn't get there Craig has a great shot of recovering.
LT being LT.
2 great individual efforts beating double teams on the same play by Howard and Taylor.
The 86' "Suburbanites" were all like 6-3 270 except for RT-Karl Nelson who played at 6-6 285. By 1990 the Giant O-linemen were all 300 pounders except for Center Bart Oates.
Jim Burt played at 6-1 260 while Erik Howard was 6-4 290 and while Howard made the play of the game Burt again could only make late hits and cheap shots.
Hard to do accumulate quality depth now.
I think Jim Burt's body of work overall was superior to E. Howard's.
The 86' "Suburbanites" were all like 6-3 270 except for RT-Karl Nelson who played at 6-6 285. By 1990 the Giant O-linemen were all 300 pounders except for Center Bart Oates.
Jim Burt played at 6-1 260 while Erik Howard was 6-4 290 and while Howard made the play of the game Burt again could only make late hits and cheap shots.
I thought Howard was smaller, he’s listed in a couple places as 6-4, 275.