Jones wins 2nd receiver slot

by Ed Valentine on Jul 4, 2008 7:00 AM EDT in New York Giants All-Time Team

Wow!

In the closest, most interesting vote we have had for any of the positions on our Big Blue View All-Time Giants Team, Homer Jones has earned the second wide receiver slot, besting Plaxico Burress by one vote. Yes, one vote.

The final tally? Jones 40, Burress 39. Del Shofner and Joe Morrison each got 14 votes, and Kyle Rote 12.

I understood the support for Burress, since current and more recent players are better known to most fans. I was gratified to see the support for a player from an earlier era, though.

So, we now have just two positions left -- running back and quarterback. The Tiki Barber situation will be interesting here.

What I want to do first is ask you guys if we should simply give Tiki a slot, as we have done with Toomer and Lawrence Taylor? I know many of us have mixed feelings about Tiki, so I'm interested to see what you guys want to do here.

Respond to that poll. Once we figure that out, I'll post the full running back poll.

Have a happy, safe 4th of July everybody!

Big Blue View All-Time Giants Team

Coach

Bill Parcells

Kickers

Punter -- Sean Landeta
Placekicker -- Matt Bahr

Defense

Defensive End -- Michael Strahan
Defensive End -- Leonard Marshall
Defensive Tackle -- Roosevelt Grier
Middle Linebacker -- Harry Carson
Middle Linebacker -- Sam Huff
Outside Linebacker -- Lawrence Taylor
Outside Linebacker -- Brad Van Pelt
Cornerback -- Dick Lynch
Cornerback -- Mark Collins
Safety -- Emlen Tunnell
Safety -- Spider Lockhart

Offense

Center -- Mel Hein
Guard -- Ron Stone
Guard -- Chris Snee
Tackle -- Rosey Brown
Tackle -- Jumbo Elliott
Tight End -- Mark Bavaro
Wide Receiver -- Amani Toomer
Wide Receiver -- Homer Jones

Poll

Should we give Tiki Barber one of the running back slots on the All-Time Team and just vote for a second running back to join him?

Yes, put him on

62 votes

No, let's vote for both backs

62 votes

124 votes | Poll has closed

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Giants have had a lot of great backs

Let’s vote!

by potroast on Jul 4, 2008 8:23 AM EDT reply actions

Here's a thought for future votes

If you have a lot of candidates, maybe you could randomly assign the candidates to groups of, say four or less, and then have a runoff of the winners of the groups.

Only two running backs will be tough. Barber, Meggett, Morris, Hampton, Gifford, Leemans, Webster. I just hope Jacobs doesn’t win (yet).

by TerraByte on Jul 4, 2008 10:43 AM EDT reply actions

i just don’t see how anyone can take this other then Tiki and Gifford, unless I’m overlooking some old-timers. Morris, Megget and Hampton are all favorites, but especially someone like Megget, I mean cmon, their not in the same league.

by queler on Jul 4, 2008 1:09 PM EDT reply actions

Meggett

Some folks may be upset, but Meggett will not be among the candidates when I post the poll. Meggett was a return man and third-down back. I love the guy, but he was a specialist and never a starter. He doesn’t belong in this group of all-time great RUNNING BACKS. If I had included a return man, yes, but as a back, no.

by Ed Valentine on Jul 5, 2008 7:59 PM EDT up reply actions

Tiki and Joe Morris...

Tiki rushed for about three times the yardage Gifford did. Tiki, regardless of what you may think about his character, is head and shoulders above any previous Giants running back.

To me, Joe Morris might also be a better choice than Gifford, though Giff did a good job on the half back option and later as receiver. But we’re voting for running back here, so I think the receiving years should not be considered at this time.

by giant fan since 57 on Jul 4, 2008 5:53 PM EDT reply actions

I gotta hand it to you. 57.

You’re a model of consistency when it comes to evaluating who does and who doesn’r belong on the all-time BBV team.

by george cronin on Jul 4, 2008 10:19 PM EDT up reply actions

George...

I liked Giff….I think he brought an important intangible to the team and did a lot more than simply run the ball.. I was only observing that his rushing statistics don’t justify his being the Giants all time running back.

by giant fan since 57 on Jul 5, 2008 1:45 PM EDT up reply actions

don’t forget about Joe Montgomery and Tyrone Wheatley

by Hoyadestroya85 on Jul 4, 2008 9:55 PM EDT reply actions

Keith Elias!

by TerraByte on Jul 5, 2008 10:51 AM EDT up reply actions

he wasn’t expected to be good though… haha

by Hoyadestroya85 on Jul 6, 2008 3:42 AM EDT up reply actions

As much as he disgusts me now

his accomplishments on the field are undeniable. If this poll had come out a day after his retirement he’d have been a no vote lock. I voted to put him in . I’ll also still Boo him on the jumbotron every time his “comical” bald stinking head appears!

We're only gonna score 17 points?

by big blue wrecking crew on Jul 5, 2008 9:13 AM EDT reply actions