New York Giants News & Notes: June 9, 2010

by cjmulrain on Jun 9, 2010 12:38 PM EDT in New York Giants News

Pretty slow news day for the Giants, with the only big news that they are returning to Albany for training camp this summer, as Ed posted yesterday. That said, here's a few links to keep you "busy" at work:

Justin Tuck recently hosted his second annual charity billiards tournament. I like how half of the celebrities are Giants players.
From Forbes, apparently the owner of the Miami Dolphins is also developing a major entertainment/retail complex near the New Meadowlands Stadium designed to attract foot traffic to the area. Not a bad idea, since it will give people a place to go after games while the traffic disappears (personally I'm a fan of the postgame tailgate, but some people, especially in the winter, aren't).
Sportsbooklists.com has their preview of the Giants 2010 season, and predicts a 6-10 record. They don't really give any analysis why, though, and I'd be pretty shocked if the Giants finished that poorly for any reason other than catastrophic injuries.
ESPN blogger Tim Graham asks who is the better head coach, Bill Parcells or Bill Belichick. Both guys have Giants ties and were important figures in the Giants first two Super Bowl championships. So what do you guys think - vote in the poll and discuss.
Finally, some old school footage from a 1977 Giants OT loss to the Chicago Bears. Maybe a painful memory for some of you, but I always find old football video fun to watch.

Poll

Better Coach?

Parcells

451 votes

Belichick

210 votes

661 votes | Poll has closed

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I love me some justin Tuck

But when Big Daddy Kane, Chubb Rock and Vivca Fox are considered celebrities, it might be time to shut the event down. Geez the biggest celibrities were the football players. I gues if Gary Coleman had not died he would have been there too.

by Late for Dinner on Jun 9, 2010 2:02 PM EDT reply actions

As far as which Bill is the better coach

First I got a soft spot for both coaches, love them. Having said that I think Parcells will be remembered as the better coach mainly because he is a master at handling the media and has them eating out of his hand no matter where he goes.

But when it comes down to the actual X’s & O’s Coach Belichick is the best in the business. He is just not very good with the Media and comes across as aloof.

by Late for Dinner on Jun 9, 2010 2:10 PM EDT reply actions

WHAT?!!?

Darth Hoodie is aloof?!?!

by Charles L on Jun 9, 2010 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions

6-10?!?!?!?!

wow….if that’s not incentive right there I don’t know what is….

"Throw the damn ball to Kevin Boss" - Andiamo708

by andiamo708 on Jun 9, 2010 2:35 PM EDT reply actions

I can't vote

Too close to call. I don’t like Belly. I like Tuna

by blue gonz on Jun 9, 2010 2:43 PM EDT reply actions

Let everyone say

that we’ll suck. People think we’ll go 6-10? Great! The giants are better when flying under the radar. Teams and coaches count the giants out, the media counts the giants out, and BAM! we’ll have a deja vu of 2007

by #56 4life on Jun 9, 2010 2:44 PM EDT reply actions

6-10 huh...

His reasoning was that Coughlin’s hard nosed act is wearing thin. And of course, basically the 800lb gorilla stating that said “analyst” has no clue on the Giants, said that Eli Manning’s numbers dropped since Plaxico Burress went away.

Yea…he said Eli’s numbers dropped with no Plax and over the course of last season as the losses piled up..they dropped. So I guess that’s a good thing when his numbers drop if he’s throwing for 391 yards against the Eagles in December.

Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeit

by FreeBradshaw on Jun 9, 2010 2:45 PM EDT reply actions

I kind of like all the critics leaving us for dead.

I hate when all those idiots jump on the Giants bandwagon, thats when things usually do go south.

by Late for Dinner on Jun 9, 2010 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions

whoever wrote that

Completely contradicted himself right afterwards.

How does “not looking the same and his numbers dropping” equate to “offense has the potential to be one of the best in the league”.

Against all odds, against all circumstance were you don't have a shot, you succeed
-Michael Strahan
All you hear about is the past, the past... the past is the !@#$ing past, this is the present.
THIS IS TEMPORARY! A CHAMPIONSHIP IS PERMANENT
-Same as above

by Willgfass on Jun 9, 2010 3:44 PM EDT up reply actions

I dunno who wrote it

but he deserves paper cuts on the webbings between his fingers. And if he still believes it, get the salt shaker.

Sheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeit

by FreeBradshaw on Jun 9, 2010 3:57 PM EDT up reply actions

Dang

fb shows his malicous side

by #56 4life on Jun 9, 2010 4:45 PM EDT up reply actions

I refuse to vote in your poll

Although we’re getting about the same percentages for both.

Can’t see 6-10. I can see us not making the playoffs, objectively, but I can’t see us doing worst than .500. Likewise, I don’t see us being bottom dwellers in the division.

by Willgfass on Jun 9, 2010 3:42 PM EDT reply actions

This is a subjective poll obviously but I have to say that Belichick

is the better coach. Bill Parcells won as a HC in his 1st job. Belichick lost horribly with the Browns and then came back to prominence with the Jets and reached greatness with NE. Belichick is an unlikeable figure with a Disney made for TV movie storybook career. Parcells is great with the media and the fans love him and that bias alone puts him over Belichick.

Freedom is a road seldom traveled by the multitudes...

by Major on Jun 9, 2010 4:02 PM EDT reply actions

There is already a shopping center there the lovely Xanadu we all so voluntarily paid for…

by DukBudr on Jun 9, 2010 5:50 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

You mean the useless ski slope that tax payers paid for but developers abandoned?

Freedom is a road seldom traveled by the multitudes...

by Major on Jun 9, 2010 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions

O yea I think most of the stores pulled out too. What a well thought out capital project!

by DukBudr on Jun 10, 2010 8:03 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions

O yea I think most of the stores pulled out too. What a well thought out capital project!

by DukBudr on Jun 10, 2010 8:25 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions

So what’s new the critics leave the Giants for dead every year. Its always the same shit we’ll finish behind the Redskins, Eagles and Cowboys. The only time they predicted up to win it all or finish first was last year and you know how that worked out.

Parcells gets the nod man .. he took multiple franchises to the Super Bowl. He also never had the fortune of having Tom Brady take the field for him every sunday. People also forget that Bellicheat was terrible in Cleveland.

by TheBXRepresenta on Jun 9, 2010 11:10 PM EDT reply actions

6-10?..Love it..what a joke..

I have to vote for Parcells, the best motivator in the business..He weaves straw into gold no matter where he goes. Bill B. is good, but nowheres near Parcells, and in case you haven’t noticed his defenses have gone downhill the past few seasons. I do believe however that if they stayed together with the Giants we would have established a dynasty…Despite all the hub-bub concerning the Jets fiasco when their egos clashed a bit, they are good friends and consult with each other alot..I also don’t believe for one split second that Belichik was unaware of the spy tapes…plus he has the personality of a fly that just got high on dogshit.

"When I was a boy and had no sense I got my pecker stuck in an electric fence..Well it curled my hair and tickled my balls, and made me shit in my overalls"

by Bobbiblue on Jun 10, 2010 6:26 AM EDT reply actions

"...a fly that just got high...," etc

Now that’s a colorful expression I never heard before. Did it come full blown (fly blown?) out of your crazed head, Bobbi, or did you pick it up along the way? Come to think, it’s similar to an Egyptian hieroglyphic that refers to camels and mung.

by blue gonz on Jun 10, 2010 8:33 AM EDT reply actions

i am a 62 year old,disabled giants fan.i am new to computers.been reading here for a short time since i found this site,and am so glad.been online two years and only knew of giants message board and what a silly site. all calling each other names and how bad giants and all players are terrible.thank all of you for all greart disscussions and real knowledge.a pleasure to be here now,greatsite and superbowl this year .

by allenbeckley on Jun 12, 2010 5:58 PM EDT reply actions