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Who is THE Giant you wished played their entire career here?

SFGFNCGiantsFan : 5/8/2022 7:47 pm
I remember seeing Bavaro as an Eagle & I wanted to puke. Same with Banks with Washington.

While those two sucked, for me, it is Tuck. As a Domer fan, I loved him in South Bend & then he ends up on the Giants & is instrumental in 2 Super Bowl wins, arguably could have won MVP in both games.

I know it probably doesn't mean much to most, but I am sentimental when it comes to guys like Eli, Stray, LT, Phil, etc. who never donned another uni than the Giants. I would include Amani in that convo, even though he was in KC's training camp before being cut.
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RE: No one is going to mention Linval Joseph  
GiantSteps : 5/8/2022 10:31 pm : link
In comment 15702474 WestCoastGFan said:
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Most of the guys had lackluster seasons after leaving the Giants. Joseph was dominant AFTER leaving the team... pisses me off to this day.



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No Doubt Sam Huff, Brad Van Pelt,Fran Tarkenton  
jmdvm : 5/8/2022 10:38 pm : link
But how about Homer Jones?
Herschel Walker  
Jimmy Googs : 5/8/2022 10:57 pm : link
...
Otis Anderson  
TheEvilLurker : 5/8/2022 11:02 pm : link
Would have helped before they had Joe Morris
RE: No one is going to mention Linval Joseph  
SirLoinOfBeef : 5/8/2022 11:13 pm : link
In comment 15702474 WestCoastGFan said:
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Most of the guys had lackluster seasons after leaving the Giants. Joseph was dominant AFTER leaving the team... pisses me off to this day.


I agree. Against a lot of others here.
RE: Easy  
Scuzzlebutt : 5/8/2022 11:14 pm : link
In comment 15702428 OBJ_AllDay said:
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1. Odell by a mile

I also wished DRC would have been a lifetime Giant. His athleticism was off the charts.

I know they were nearing the end at the time but seeing Armstead, Bradshaw and Tuck wearing different jerseys also hurt.



First of all, we didn’t draft DRC so that isn’t possible… and OBJ? Seriously? Is that just because you don’t want to change your handle?
Ed McCaffrey  
Giant John : 5/8/2022 11:16 pm : link
Glad he’s gone? OBJ.
No one with Phillip Rivers?  
Jimmy Googs : 5/8/2022 11:19 pm : link
...
Already Posted Above  
Trainmaster : 5/9/2022 12:24 am : link
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Philip Rivers!
Trainmaster : 5/8/2022 8:25 pm : link : reply
(I kid, I kid)

:-)

Mark Bavaro  
Matt M. : 5/9/2022 1:22 am : link
Carl Banks, Ed McCaffrey
RE: RE: Easy  
bwitz : 5/9/2022 2:22 am : link
In comment 15702550 Scuzzlebutt said:
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In comment 15702428 OBJ_AllDay said:


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1. Odell by a mile

I also wished DRC would have been a lifetime Giant. His athleticism was off the charts.

I know they were nearing the end at the time but seeing Armstead, Bradshaw and Tuck wearing different jerseys also hurt.





First of all, we didn’t draft DRC so that isn’t possible… and OBJ? Seriously? Is that just because you don’t want to change your handle?


Patrick Duffy leg say’s, “Go weave a basket and chill.”
RE: RE: Easy  
Amtoft : 5/9/2022 2:48 am : link
In comment 15702550 Scuzzlebutt said:
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In comment 15702428 OBJ_AllDay said:


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1. Odell by a mile

I also wished DRC would have been a lifetime Giant. His athleticism was off the charts.

I know they were nearing the end at the time but seeing Armstead, Bradshaw and Tuck wearing different jerseys also hurt.





First of all, we didn’t draft DRC so that isn’t possible… and OBJ? Seriously? Is that just because you don’t want to change your handle?


I don’t think the thread was which drafted Giants…. Because once a Giant always a Giants doesn’t mean only if draft. My first thought was Antonio Pierce
Herman Moore  
theold5j : 5/9/2022 4:41 am : link
Or Terrell Buckley
More than anyone else  
USAF NYG Fan : 5/9/2022 4:52 am : link
Bill Belichick
RE: RE: Fran Tarkenton  
Big Blue '56 : 5/9/2022 5:58 am : link
In comment 15702449 steve in ky said:
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In comment 15702441 Bones said:


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He was fun to watch.



Yeah good call, I hated to see him go.


My fave at the time. Couldn’t believe a shitty team like us got a 27 year-old star QB. Whatever we won was largely attributable to Fran, imo
RE: RE: Fran Tarkenton  
Big Blue '56 : 5/9/2022 5:59 am : link
In comment 15702449 steve in ky said:
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In comment 15702441 Bones said:


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He was fun to watch.



Yeah good call, I hated to see him go.


My fave at the time. Couldn’t believe a shitty team like us got a 27 year-old star QB. Whatever we won was largely attributable to Fran, imo
One from either end of the career spectrum ...  
Spider56 : 5/9/2022 7:41 am : link
Started here and should have stayed >>> Bavaro.

Retired here after being elsewhere; a tie >>> OJ Anderson & Everton Walls ...
Bavaro, Banks, Pepper.  
BLUATHRT : 5/9/2022 8:17 am : link
Watching that Browns team with BB coaching while we were left with Ray Handley and seeing Banks and Pepper in that uniform was painful. Bavaro as an Eagle was like seeing your wife sleep with your worst enemy.
Definitely McCaffrey  
NYGgolfer : 5/9/2022 8:24 am : link
He was really good in Denver.

Linval Joseph was another that is spot on.
RE: Shockey  
John in Loudoun : 5/9/2022 8:25 am : link
In comment 15702375 Jolly Blue Giant said:
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One of my least favorite Giant of all time...but to each his own I guess.
Reggie White  
nochance : 5/9/2022 9:22 am : link
He was never really a Giant but he should have been. Could you imagine what the Giants defense would be like with him and LT on the same side of the line?
Has to be McCaffery  
Greg from LI : 5/9/2022 9:37 am : link
While it sucked seeing Bavaro play for the Eagles, or Banks and Marshall for the Redskins, they were at the end of their careers. Ed McCaffery played the bulk of his career elsewhere because Dan Reeves was a dolt.

Runner up for me is Pepper Johnson. He played his best years as a Giant but still was a good player for a few more elsewhere, including making a Pro Bowl as a Brown. Another Reeves blunder.
Linval Jospeh  
beatrixkiddo : 5/9/2022 9:54 am : link
JPP and OBJ I wish could have all been lifers with the Giants. Just didn’t pan out for one reason or another, but each one of these guys were amazing in their prime. Ring of honor types.
That great faceless lineman named Lou Cordileone  
giantblue1 : 5/9/2022 10:14 am : link
Only Kidding! My first choice is Sam Huff.My second would be Roosevelt Grier!
RE: More than anyone else  
BigBlueBuff : 5/9/2022 11:34 am : link
In comment 15702581 USAF NYG Fan said:
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Bill Belichick

Winner, winner, chicken dinner!

Players? Huff, Hostetler, McCaffrey, S. Smith
There's probably close to a dozen of them if I think about it  
arniefez : 5/9/2022 12:32 pm : link
Most from the 1980's. Off the top of my head I'll start with Fred Dryer in the 60's.

In the 80's

Mark Haynes
Brad Van Pelt
Reggie White
Carl Banks
Mark Bavaro
Pepper Johnson
Jim Burt
Fred Dryer, Homer Jones  
xtian : 5/9/2022 12:38 pm : link
lots of great mentions here. i submit those two oldies.
Dorsey Levens...  
McNally's_Nuts : 5/9/2022 1:00 pm : link
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Bavaro  
DavidinBMNY : 5/9/2022 1:08 pm : link
Hurt the most at the time.
Not the top of the list...  
manh george : 5/9/2022 2:33 pm : link
but I was really sad that Fred Dryer and the Giants got along so poorly that he, in effect, forced a trade. The Giants were so bad from 1973-80 that he was smart to get away. The main player the Giants drafted with the trade proceeds was the inimitable Eldridge Small.

During that same period, Fran Tarkenton forced himself out, and the Giants picked the "wonderful" Larry Jacobnson with part of the proceeds--but at least they also got the talented Brad Van Pelt as a draft pick.

Top of my list would be Sam Huff--for his talent, and that he was symbolic of Giant mgt. incompetence, starting with Allie Sherman.
Sam Huff was traded right before I started following the Giants  
arniefez : 5/9/2022 2:55 pm : link
Justin Tuck is one I agree with.
RE: Fran Tarkenton  
giantstock : 5/9/2022 3:59 pm : link
In comment 15702441 Bones said:
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He was fun to watch.


+1
Another vote for Banks  
.McL. : 5/9/2022 4:05 pm : link
First player I thought about when I saw the thread
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