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Giants down by 9 points with 5:38 left to play

Eric from BBI : Admin : 4/11/2021 9:51 am
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NY Giants Comebacks: 1990 vs Cardinals - ( New Window )
Wow  
Straw Hat : 4/11/2021 10:05 am : link
That was awesome. Football was so much more violent back then lol. Thanks for posting that Eric.
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SFGFNCGiantsFan : 4/11/2021 10:07 am : link
I never understood Parcells sprinting-being too charitable?-off the field.
Thanks, Eric. Having a backup qb like Hostetler was a huge plus  
Ira : 4/11/2021 10:07 am : link
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Fun memorable game to be at.  
Jimmy Googs : 4/11/2021 10:09 am : link
Cards came out and played tough inspired football but Hoss had the mojo running that season for sure...
I was  
Eric from BBI : Admin : 4/11/2021 10:11 am : link
at a Giants bar in DC for this game. The place exploded after the kick with everyone running out into the street screaming and shouting. Everyone outside must have wondered what the hell was going on.

I jumped so high when the kick went through that I hit my head on a low-hanging light fixture and cut myself! Ha.
Having to get inside the 30  
Jolly Blue Giant : 4/11/2021 10:12 am : link
For a realistic shot at a field goal. Nowadays, get inside the 45. The NFL has really changed. Also, Parcells running off the field and leaving the Cardinals coach hanging? Not good.
Another  
Straw Hat : 4/11/2021 10:15 am : link
Thing. Commentary on the games was so much better back then. Two people just talking about the game and exactly whats going on, none of this stand up comedy crap or blowhard ex players with obvious rooting bias.
that was great  
Peter from NH (formerly CT) : 4/11/2021 10:17 am : link
except for the clothes that the coaches wore back then. Not a high point. Belichick looked like he was 20 years old.
Funny I'll always remember I was like 12 y/o and driving back to MD  
DC Gmen Fan : 4/11/2021 10:20 am : link
with my family from visiting family in NJ and we were listening to this on the radio and my dad went haywire when the kick was good and my mom was getting mad that he was so excited and stirring up my brother and I. It was a loud car ride back lol. Ah memories.
I was at the game  
Angus : 4/11/2021 10:21 am : link
I remember doing the time calculations in my mind at about where you started the video, thinking that is was doable. Maybe even feeling some misplaced confidence.


I agree with the criticism of Parcells for running off the field. Did he later stop to shake hands with Joe Bugle?
Man I just watched that  
DC Gmen Fan : 4/11/2021 10:22 am : link
I thought it was Brad Daluiso hitting a 55 yd FG to win the game. I must be thinking of another Cards game.
Can anyone  
YANKEE28 : 4/11/2021 10:25 am : link
identify the person in street clothes on the Giants sidelines at the 0:46 mark?

BIG dude.
Hint  
YANKEE28 : 4/11/2021 10:27 am : link
he had a proper nickname
RE: Funny I'll always remember I was like 12 y/o and driving back to MD  
Giantsfan79 : 4/11/2021 10:28 am : link
In comment 15216371 DC Gmen Fan said:
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with my family from visiting family in NJ and we were listening to this on the radio and my dad went haywire when the kick was good and my mom was getting mad that he was so excited and stirring up my brother and I. It was a loud car ride back lol. Ah memories.


I was about the same age. We were with a church group picking apples & I was pissed to miss the game. We'd just gotten back to the church when someone told us the Giants had one and all the kids went nuts. Great times!!

BTW everyone should take note of our o-line play during that clip. Pretty damned different then recent memories.
RE: Can anyone  
Eric from BBI : Admin : 4/11/2021 10:33 am : link
In comment 15216376 YANKEE28 said:
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identify the person in street clothes on the Giants sidelines at the 0:46 mark?

BIG dude.


Looks like Jumbo Elliott.
This was the first game  
BUgiantfan : 4/11/2021 10:36 am : link
I ever really got into. I was 12 years old and I was on the edge of my seat. Never before this game had I gotten that thrilling feeling after a game!
remember it as the 9 lives game....  
BCD : 4/11/2021 10:44 am : link
on my birthday drunk as a skunk....
You got  
YANKEE28 : 4/11/2021 10:45 am : link
It Eric. Jumbo Elliott
classic shots of Big Bill and Little Bill  
ColHowPepper : 4/11/2021 10:45 am : link
the latter looking hardly of drinking age

Man, Riesenberg, Brian Williams, William Roberts, Bob Kratch...we took so much for granted in those days...a functional and sometimes dominant OL
Jumbo Elliott played that game....  
BCD : 4/11/2021 10:47 am : link
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RE: Jumbo Elliott played that game....  
Matt in SGS : 4/11/2021 11:04 am : link
In comment 15216400 BCD said:
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That's Jumbo. He didn't play in the game, he was out with a broken leg. Eric Moore started at LT and nearly got Simms killed when he was high-lowed on a hit in the 1st half which knocked him out and brought in Hoss.
JFC...that was brilliant...  
bw in dc : 4/11/2021 11:41 am : link
What an era of football that was.

That tackle by Guyton on that QB misdirection on third down was huge. So many of the Giants took the bait on the fake and it looked like Rosenbach had a lot of real estate to run into.
Eric,  
Simms11 : 4/11/2021 11:41 am : link
That was awesome! Thanks for posting. Matt Bahr was huge for the Giants that year! This game shows how important a solid Vet back up QB could be. Hoss was all that, although a few of those throws on the last drive were an adventure.
Great stuff  
LeonBright45 : 4/11/2021 12:22 pm : link
I loved that team. I was in college at the time and we all thought we were going to get drafted to fight in the gulf war. Jeff Hostetler doesn't get enough credit for what he accomplished that season. Nothing made me happier than seeing sulky Tuna that happy running off the field. No bullshit icing the kicker time outs to worry about back then either.

Compared to what we've had here over the years Eric Moore looked good at LT. He was a rare athlete and I can see why Young chose him over Michael Irvin & Keith Jackson considering that those two were known to be big assholes. Unfortunately Moore was quite a big asshole himself. But the line was well coached and played as a unit. The help in pass protection by Kratch & Oates with his quickness was picture perfect.

The late Stacy Robinson was given every opportunity in the world by Bill Parcells. We would read int eh papers every training camp of how Robinson was just devastating to the corners because he would flash moves off the line of scrimmage that left them in the dust. He had a sturdy frame and he could fly. We drafted him in the 2nd round for good reason. Unfortunately he never panned out and probably had as many dropped passes as he did catches when all was said and done.

When that defense wanted to shut someone down and get the ball back they imposed their will the greater percentage of the time.

the more I think about it...  
LeonBright45 : 4/11/2021 12:30 pm : link
Stacy Robinson was just like Evan Engram, except with Engram the bust is a mid level first round pick instead of a 2nd. Both guys have more memorable drops than they do memorable catches.

I hope EE turns it around but Robinson never did. That was his 6th year in the league we just watched and also like EE he missed a lot of time with various nagging injuries. Players like this usually never turn it around. Best to get what we can get and move on.
the 88' draft  
LeonBright45 : 4/11/2021 12:42 pm : link
https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1988/draft.htm
RE: the 88' draft  
SirLoinOfBeef : 4/11/2021 1:47 pm : link
In comment 15216501 LeonBright45 said:
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https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1988/draft.htm


Michael Irvin and Thurmon Thomas were there for the taking... I know hindsight and all but wow.
RE: the 88' draft  
Simms11 : 4/11/2021 1:57 pm : link
In comment 15216501 LeonBright45 said:
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https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1988/draft.htm


Other then Moore and Elliot, that draft was also an utter disaster!
Great talent...  
GA5 : 4/11/2021 2:31 pm : link
Great coaching! Proud to have been there in person. A lifetime of memories!
RE: RE: the 88' draft  
LeonBright45 : 4/11/2021 3:13 pm : link
In comment 15216568 Simms11 said:
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https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1988/draft.htm

Sheldon White was horrible at CB but at least we got QB-Mike Perez



Other then Moore and Elliot, that draft was also an utter disaster!
Hoss  
VanPelt/Manning#10 : 4/11/2021 9:55 pm : link
was such a tough SOB. Thanks Eric for sharing this. Good stuff.
RE: Hoss  
Del Shofner : 4/11/2021 10:36 pm : link
In comment 15217005 VanPelt/Manning#10 said:
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was such a tough SOB. Thanks Eric for sharing this. Good stuff.


Yeah, that was great, thanks for posting it Eric. Agree about Hoss - been watching the Giants for something like 60 years now and I don't remember another player like him - a good all-around football player who could play QB. He played special teams well and played WR in a pinch.
and a great memory to see Stephen Baker the Touchdown Maker  
Del Shofner : 4/11/2021 10:40 pm : link
getting a TD in there.
Thanks eric  
5BowlsSoon : 4/11/2021 11:19 pm : link
I enjoyed watching this very much.
Thanks for the post  
Daniel in Kentucky : 4/12/2021 12:20 am : link
Memories 🎶 🎶
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