Ralph Vacchiano Chats About the Giants

by Jim Schmiedeberg on Oct 21, 2008 1:36 PM EDT in New York Giants News

Ralph Vacchiano, who covers the Giants for the NY Daily News, just finished up a live chat, and gave quite a bit of good insight. Some of the things Ralph discussed with Giants fans:

The Plax-Coughlin situation
Brandon Jacobs and the Giants stable of running backs
Tynes vs. Carney
Injuries
Jeremy Shockey
The infamous "red jerseys" (yes, they are probably going to reappear)

Here is the link to the live chat: The Blue Screen - NY Daily News

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ugh....Red Jerseys

dear Giants management: please ditch those abominations, listen to your fanbase, and wear throwback 1986 uniforms once a year. Thanks…

by cjmulrain on Oct 21, 2008 3:38 PM EDT reply actions

I'm with you

on the 86 jerseys. The red………………..yecccchhhh

We're only gonna score 17 points?

by big blue wrecking crew on Oct 21, 2008 6:11 PM EDT up reply actions

their record in the Red jerseys

has to be similar to that of Notre Dame’s in the green. everytime they bring those out, it’s an absolute disaster.

by SBakerTheTouchdownMaker on Oct 21, 2008 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions

i like the red jerseys

and they are part of history.

by DoctorK16 on Oct 21, 2008 10:24 PM EDT up reply actions

'86 uni's

Dude, that would be BADASS. I would love to see those uni’s make an appearance. Just once every other season or something.

by Cody K on Oct 22, 2008 12:53 PM EDT up reply actions

As long as we're talking fashion

Could someone tell me why QBs don’t wear silvered face shields so opposing CBs can’t see their eyes? And if teams can have several uniforms, is there any differences in the visibility of the receivers to the QB? Why don’t teams design their uniforms to maximize visibility? (Yeah, it doesn’t help the Bengals but they’re the Bengals.) Does the NFL have any rules posted somewhere? Can Moss wrap his helmet in reflective tape or put blinking LEDs on it? I mean, he’s only 5’8". How can Eli ever find him?

by TerraByte on Oct 21, 2008 8:49 PM EDT reply actions

Wat have you been smoking tonight?

And do you mind sharing? Please?

by Ed Valentine on Oct 21, 2008 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions

you know Michigan's helmets?

those were originally designed for just that purpose. Back in the days of leather helmets (all the same color) the head coach at Princeton wanted to help his QB differentiate his own players, so he painted stripes on the helmets. He then got a job at Michigan and brought the idea there. Then, a few years later, he got a job at Delaware and brought the idea there as well. Eventually, when they switched over to the style of helmet we have today, Michigan and Delaware both kept the stripes on the helmet…Princeton, for the record, re-adopted them a few years ago (theirs are orange, it’s pretty weird to see).

by cjmulrain on Oct 22, 2008 10:27 AM EDT up reply actions

I can tell you this

Back in 1984, one of the reasons the Bills changed their helmets from white to red was to help the receivers stand out among the other teams in the AFC East that were wearing white helmets at the time.(Dolphins, Colts, and Patriots)

Giants fan from the womb to the tomb

by Jim Schmiedeberg on Oct 21, 2008 8:58 PM EDT reply actions

I actually love the red jerseys...

they break up monotony, and give the fans a reason excited about (and spend an additional $90)

by NYcON on Oct 21, 2008 9:38 PM EDT reply actions

And that's what

it’s really all about. That additional $90 fans will spend.

by potroast on Oct 22, 2008 7:05 AM EDT up reply actions

we had this conversation several times last year, but I will say it again

I absolutely despise the red jerseys. They make the Giants look like the Cardinals, and why in Gods name would anybody want to look like them.

Giants fan from the womb to the tomb

by Jim Schmiedeberg on Oct 22, 2008 2:55 PM EDT up reply actions

i can only remember one win

three years ago against the cowboys I think. I was at that game. I hate em though, like Ed said, we’re big blue. I don’t how excited I’d be about home 80’s throwbacks, I mean it’s really just a red stripe difference. I wouldn’t mind seeing the 80’s blue away jerseys though.

by queler on Oct 21, 2008 10:10 PM EDT reply actions