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Fun read- Don Henreich's 1986 NFL preview

DanMetroMan : 4:31 pm
I was messing around on Internet Archive and found this. Hopefully the link works. Some fun stuff on Internet Archive if you're ever bored.
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Holy shit, I had that magazine  
jvm52106 : 4:42 pm : link
and immediately recognize their "scoring" set up. Wow what an instant flashback!
Based on that assessment  
6.6 out of 10 would be a wild card team at best.
That’s why numbers like they aren’t worth the page they are printed on. How a team plays TOGETHER is the far more important point.
Pretty cool look back  
Southern Man : 4:49 pm : link
Not a very positive take on the pre-season 1986 GMen. They even gave Parcells a 6 out of 10.
The last paragraph said with some luck the 85 NYG  
The_Boss : 4:49 pm : link
Could have gone 14-2…it’s ok..they did in 86…
RE: The last paragraph said with some luck the 85 NYG  
Angel Eyes : 4:54 pm : link
In comment 16077280 The_Boss said:
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Could have gone 14-2…it’s ok..they did in 86…

Parcells thought the Giants could have beaten the '85 Bears in the playoffs.
I've got a bunch of old NFL season preview mags  
DieHard : 4:54 pm : link
Pro Preview, Sporting News, Street and Smith. I'll have to try digging them up and doing screenshots sometime.

According to that old TQ grading system, any team over 65 was a strong playoff contender (over 70 is a Super Bowl-level team), so they had the Giants rated pretty accurately. In contrast, the 1997 Giants were rated at 44.5 (anything below 54.5 was classified as "rebuilding project with middle of the pack possibilities." Very rarely did a team hit the 70 mark.
RE: I've got a bunch of old NFL season preview mags  
jvm52106 : 5:03 pm : link
In comment 16077287 DieHard said:
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Pro Preview, Sporting News, Street and Smith. I'll have to try digging them up and doing screenshots sometime.

According to that old TQ grading system, any team over 65 was a strong playoff contender (over 70 is a Super Bowl-level team), so they had the Giants rated pretty accurately. In contrast, the 1997 Giants were rated at 44.5 (anything below 54.5 was classified as "rebuilding project with middle of the pack possibilities." Very rarely did a team hit the 70 mark.


That would be awesome.
RE: Holy shit, I had that magazine  
Payasdaddy : 6:11 pm : link
In comment 16077272 jvm52106 said:
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and immediately recognize their "scoring" set up. Wow what an instant flashback!


Yep I had it too
I used to reread over nd over till memorizing
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