Who is your #1 favorite Giant of all time?

by The Blood of Eli on Apr 26, 2011 1:25 PM EDT

There is a long list of candidates and for you older folks, this will be a much harder decision than it will be for a youthful chap like myself. I will tell you why I love Michael Strahan. Who is your favorite?

Growing up I absolutely loved Dave Meggett telling my father he was "my hero." I dont know why I was a little boy.... Now that I am older and realize he was a child molesting piece of trash, I have moved on.

I will have to say that my favorite Giant of all time has to be Michael Strahan. I started off as a die hard Giants fan during some rough times. While all the kids my age were defecting to Dallas, I stayed True Blue and went through some tough years in the 90's. I grew up watching Michael Strahan absolutely dominate no matter who was blocking him. Double teams, triple teams, fullbacks, runningbacks, chipping tight ends, pulling guards, fast qbs, it did not matter nothing stopped him. He was truly the only dominant player that the Giants have had since I have understood the game of football the way I do now.

He also had an extremely hard to hate personality, especially if you were a Giants fan. He kept it PG for his whole career, but somehow managed to be a PG tough guy. Remember the year we won the super bowl and he ate that sandwhich during a post game interview after a bad loss? "I wanna see your face when you ask me this question!" Or when he said after the Cowboys game about TO, "Maybe he and Crayton can get some popcorn when they watching us from home next week" Im sure there is older stuff he did in the media that some of you more seasoned fans can remember, but those are the recent two that stick out on my mind. And then you got week 1 against the Redskins in 2008 when he came running out of the big blow up Lombardi trophy. I was there in the stadium and is was EFFIN awesome. Even now he bleeds blue as a sportscaster and we all see him every week so I wont go into what he does now. He is a regular celebrity filling in for Regis and all that.

That man will forever be welcomed in Giants stadium for as long as he lives, and the Maras need to seriously consider retiring number 92 for the New York Giants because I NEVER want to see another name on a jersey with number 92.

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Rodney Hampton

just a tough, tough player who came to work every day and carried the offense for some horrible teams. He played with some of the worst QB’s in Giants history, when every team knew that he would touch the ball 20+ times a game. Yet I never knew him to complain about his role, or his weak ass supporting casts. He ran hard, ran hurt, and never took games off. His running was sometimes the only offensive highlights to look forward to. His jersey was a birthday gift when I was 15, and it still hangs on my den wall.

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by bigbluethruandthru on Apr 26, 2011 1:40 PM EDT reply actions

tough one

not sure if i can pick one.. some of my all time favs are Strahan, LT, Sparks, Toomer, Shockey, Jacobs.

by Plaxico Burress on Apr 26, 2011 3:49 PM EDT reply actions

My favorite Giants player is...

Ike Hilliard. Why? No idea but I loved the dude growing up.

Final Dream Draft

1) Akeem Ayers, OLB
2) Marvin Austin, DT
3) Jake Kirkpatrick, OC
4) Chimdi Chekwa, CB
6) Henry Hynoski, FB
6) Jarriel King, OT
6) Josh Bynes, ILB
7) Ricardo Lockette, KR/PR

by BigBlueIntervention on Apr 26, 2011 3:58 PM EDT reply actions

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other favs are Hillard, Sehorn, Banks, Simms, Bavaro, Armstead… too many to name.

"Sack-Forced Fumble-TD against any QB in the history of the NFL.... honestly, It would probably be Eli because I see him in pratice and we can't touch him (laughs)" - Justin Tuck

by The Always Well Dressed... on Apr 26, 2011 4:36 PM EDT reply actions

Hammer

Last night, a comedian died in New York. Somebody knows why. Somebody knows

by Rorschach44 on Apr 26, 2011 4:56 PM EDT reply actions

Strahan.

by XLII on Apr 26, 2011 7:59 PM EDT reply actions

Eli Manning.

I don't always hope for draft picks, but when I do, I prefer Owen Marecic.

by tito (eight and oh) on Apr 26, 2011 9:21 PM EDT reply actions

Same here, Eli

The draft and who we might get has been posted to death and then back to life. I've lost interest in the draft until the day comes....

by tommy d. on Apr 27, 2011 8:02 PM EDT up reply actions

Strahan

No one will ever wear the 92 for us again.

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by Simms-McConkey on Apr 27, 2011 7:59 AM EDT reply actions

LT or Strahan

Both are phenomenal

by #56 4life on Apr 27, 2011 8:40 AM EDT reply actions

Amani Toomer

Quick story: When I was about 10 I was at a preseason game with my father, and it was garbage time. We used to like focusing on a single player for a handful of plays in a row to see how the guy handled himself, something I still do today (gotta liven up garbage time somehow). Anyway, we spent about 10 minutes watching this one guy on the defensive line who was not only utilizing the same exact move play after play, but having zero success doing it. I mean he was getting thrown around. So we’re sitting there ragging on this bum, predicting a short and laughable career, and just generally dismissing any chance of him making the squad, much less contributing in any way. “What’s his name anyway?” my dad asks me. I reply with “The program says Stra-HAN, STRA-han, whatever, I’m not sure how you pronounce it. However you say it, he’s terrible.” Good call 10 year old me.

by mtcl05 on Apr 27, 2011 9:12 AM EDT reply actions 2 recs

haha

thats awesome

by The Blood of Eli on Apr 27, 2011 10:49 AM EDT up reply actions

And we all know how to pronounce it now, don't we? :-)

The draft and who we might get has been posted to death and then back to life. I've lost interest in the draft until the day comes....

by tommy d. on Apr 27, 2011 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions

Nice

The football team in my school, now they were tough! After they sacked the quarterback they went after his family.

by Handsome Stranger on Apr 27, 2011 8:45 PM EDT up reply actions

LT

he took the giants from suckers to superbowl champs

by nolbs on Apr 27, 2011 9:38 AM EDT reply actions

George Martin...

Was a part of a great many good things for the Giants for a lot of years, and a major piece of glue that helped keep things from falling apart. Scored low for star points, but got the job done for a long time.

by Cranky50 on Apr 28, 2011 1:06 PM EDT reply actions

How about that walk across America for 9/11 families?

Great man, great player, great GIANT

The draft and who we might get has been posted to death and then back to life. I've lost interest in the draft until the day comes....

by tommy d. on Apr 30, 2011 10:33 AM EDT up reply actions

Bavarro

"Winning is the most important thing in my life, after breathing. Breathing first, winning next."

by Larry Soprano on Apr 28, 2011 1:08 PM EDT reply actions

Now if I could just learn how to spell his name, d’oh

"Winning is the most important thing in my life, after breathing. Breathing first, winning next."

by Larry Soprano on Apr 28, 2011 1:09 PM EDT up reply actions

Good choice, anyway, Larry

by blue gonz on Apr 29, 2011 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions

How many of you remember...?

In the 70’s my favorite was Doug Kotar, He did everything out of the backfield, ran, caught, and returned kicks. It was a shame that his life was cut so short, I think he could have been one of the best.

by plaveault on Apr 28, 2011 2:41 PM EDT reply actions

Another good choice.

A latter day Joe Morrison (not as versatile)

by blue gonz on Apr 29, 2011 3:24 PM EDT up reply actions

Great point

To me, Joe Morrison and Rosie Brown will always be remembered as all time greats. They were Mr. Giants

by plaveault on Apr 29, 2011 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions

#47, I think?

I do remember him a little, I was very young then.

The draft and who we might get has been posted to death and then back to life. I've lost interest in the draft until the day comes....

by tommy d. on Apr 30, 2011 10:33 AM EDT up reply actions

Eli Manning

Nowadays everybody wanna talk, like they got something to say, but nothing comes out when they move their lips, just a bunch of gibberish and motherfu****s act like they forgot about Dre

by King Henry the 2nd on Apr 28, 2011 6:43 PM EDT reply actions

Should a had a poll

I may not be the most noble of men but in a town of lepers, im the one with the most fingers.

by Troy O on Apr 28, 2011 7:04 PM EDT reply actions

Brad Van Pelt

The brightest light of the Wilderness Years

by blue gonz on Apr 29, 2011 3:26 PM EDT reply actions

#2, Emlen Tunnell

#3, Andy Robustelli

by blue gonz on Apr 29, 2011 3:28 PM EDT reply actions

Joe Morrison

Played tailback and receiver from 1959-1972, always caught the ball (holds the Giants team record for career receptions), then was the head coach at my school, the University of South Carolina, where he led the Gamecocks to their only 10 win season. His jersey number (40), is retired by the Giants.

by broadwaymike on Apr 29, 2011 3:44 PM EDT reply actions

I remember "The Old Pro" outrunning Pat Fisher on a long TD catch....

late in both of their careers, and it almost looked like the real time catch and run was in slow motion, as both of them had lost a step (or three), but Morrison got it done. He also played multiple positions and pretty much was a plus whereever he was used.

by Cranky50 on Apr 29, 2011 4:32 PM EDT up reply actions