[Translate] JaMarcus Rusell, The biggest draft bust of all time? On Thursday April the 26th the 2012 NFL Draft will commence, with all 32 teams looking for the next great player(s) who can take them to the Promised Land. The draft can be best described as a gamble; even the seemingly safest or best option could turn out to be one great big disappointment. So...
[Translate] One dropped touchdown pass followed by one missed 32 yard field goal and two fumbles on punt returns…this could be an entirely different Super Bowl. That’s all irrelevant now as we have a re-match from the 2008 Super Bowl in which the unbeaten Patriots were chasing perfection but despite being a 12 point underdog the Giants, with help from their notorious pass rush and a play that has been called the greatest in Super Bowl history and is now simply known as ‘The Catch’ followed by a Plaxico Burress touchdown meant...
[Translate] NY Giants @ San Francisco This game has an old school kind of feel to it, between 1981 and 1993 these teams slugged it out in the playoffs 6 times with both teams winning 3 a piece with the likes of Montana, Young & Rice going at it against Simms, Taylor & Ingram. The current versions of these teams produced somewhat of a surprise by winning last week, although those who take a closer look will not have been completely shocked by the outcomes of the divisional round games last week. It’s a little harsh on...
[Translate] The Last Giants Game In the “Meadowlands”-the real MeadowlandsBy Dr. Bill Chachkes-Managing Partner/ Executive Editor- Football Reporters Online It’s not just the end of an era-It’s the end of my youth. When the New Jersey sports and exposition authority opened Giants Stadium on October 10th 1976, I was in my youthful teen years, both in life and in football. The New York Giants would not become a decent team again for about five more years. I was there for the plane overhead in 1978 proclaiming “15 years of lousy...
[Translate] Giants Blank Bucs, Start 3-0 For Second Straight Year-By Jon WagnerSr. writer at large-Football Reporters Online In a game like this, little analysis is needed. The numbers speak for themselves: First Downs: 27-5, New York Giants; none in the first forty minutes for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Total Net Yards: 397-86, in favor of the Giants. To put those first two categories into perspective, the Giants, on the opening drive alone, of their game in Tampa Bay on Sunday, just about matched the Buccaneers’ offensive output...
