Big Blue Huddle

The NFL channel had a special on this.  I understand the top 3 were-

1)  the 80s Saints
2) Pittsburg's Steel curtain of the 70s
3) The Giants with LT, Banks, Carson and Reasons

Maybe I am a homer, but I think that the Giants group is the best in history.  LT is the greatest LB, ever to play the game, and adding Carson and Banks makes them unbeatable.

I remember the Boz.   He was a beast coming out of college.  Only turns out he was a major head case that got way more publicity than he deserved.

Just watched the NFL network's special on the 1986 NY Giants (with narration from Sims, Taylor and Parcells)-  Some of the highlights and facts

It was 30 years since they had won a championship at that point

Parcells started as Taylor's LB coach

Taylor had great respect for Parcells, but little respect for Simms (at the time)

They talked about the 83 season where Parcells picked Brunner over Simms.  Simss wanted to be traded after being benched.  The move was prompted by three injury marred seasons by Simms.

After the disaster of 83, they replaced half the roster (I remember many of those jetisoned, were injury prone).

They relived Landetta's wiff of the 85 play off game against the Bears (Perhaps the only time I ever saw a punter miss the ball)

86 was when Taylor's drug problems became public. 

In the loss to the Cowboys, early in the season, Taylor let Hershel Walker run right past him for the score.   Taylor admits to being too tired to stop him.

For those that talk about Coughlin's side line antics, should see and hear the 86 Tuna on the sideline

Taylor ended the season with 20 sacks and league MVP

Against the Saints Bravaro suffered a broken jaw.  He got it wired shut and returned to the game to lead them to victory and never missed a game (even though he was eating through a straw).

In the first half the season they had a dominant defense, strong running game and a terrible passing game.

Simms was actually being booed at home games at mid season

Parcells used to curse out Simms on the sideline

Parcells helped Simms out of his tailspin, by telling him (before the Viking game) to just do it.  Don't be afraid to take chances and be the QB he knows he can be.

It was the 4 and 17 pass completion (Simms to Bobby Johnson in the Viking game) that helped to turn the team into something special


Got to see the great interception and 80 yard TD run by DE Martin in the first Denver game

There was the great Bravaro run in the Monday night SF game.  The Giants were down 17 nothing, and Mark makes one of the great runs after the catch in the history of the game.  He carried tons of guys on his back.

in the last game they had to beat a weak Green Bay.  The were up 24 nothing but Green Bay came back to with in 7 by the half.  At half time Parcells dumped garbage can into the defense in the locker room.  He told the defense they belonged with the rest of the trash.   The team came out like no buddies business.  That garbage can dump partially inspired the gatoraide dunk.

Before the SF playoff game Parcells got on the offensive line.  In their first meeting the Giants had only managed 13 yards on the ground.  Parcells started calling the linemen "club 13".  He got the line so fired up they manhandled the 49ers in that play off game.  That was also the same great game where Jim Burt knocks out Montana and Taylor intercepts the ball for a TD.

The Redskins were the team played for the conference championship.  The winds were whipping at 40 mph. 

Lendetta makes up for the wiff by having a great punting performance in these terrible winds


In the Super Bowl the Giants played poorly in the first half, but were only down by one at the half.  The second half the Giants were on fire.   Simms had the MVP performance and perhaps the greatest game by any SB QB.  He was 23 of 25 with 2 dropped passes.

Simms orginally didn't want to do the Disney promotional spot ( You just won MVP, now what are you going to do?  Go  to Disney Land).  Elway had no problem doing it.

Great to see the Bravaro drop that ends up in McKonkey's hands again

Parcells credits 20 or 30 Giants players as making his career.

I remember hearing stories that Lombardi and Landry would spend hours on the chalk board.   Lombardi would draw up offenses and Landry would draw up defensive counter measures and they would go back and forth.  They must have been some of the most impressive coaching BS sessions in history.

The first coach I remember, as a fan, was Perkins.  I remember being less than happy when he left the Giants to coach Alabama (replacing the great Bear Bryant).

REGULAR SEASON

Coach Years W L T Pct
Robert Folwell 1925 8 4 0 .667
Joe Alexander 1926 8 4 1 .667
Earl Potteiger 1927-28 15 8 3 .635
LeRoy Andrews* 1929-30 24 5 1 .817
Benny Friedman 1930 2 0 0 1.000
Steve Owen 1930-53 153 100 17 .604
Jim Lee Howell 1954-60 53 27 4 .655
Allie Sherman 1961-68 57 51 4 .527
Alex Webster 1969-73 29 40 1 .421
Bill Arnsparger** 1974-76 7 28 0 .200
John McVay 1976-78 14 23 0 .378
Ray Perkins 1979-82 23 34 0 .404
Bill Parcells 1983-90 77 49 1 .610
Ray Handley 1991-92 14 18 0 .438
Dan Reeves 1993-96 31 33 0 .484
Jim Fassel 1997-2003 58 55 1 .513
Tom Coughlin 2004-Present 25 23 0 .521
     


POSTSEASON     

Coach Games W L Pct
Steve Owen 10 2 8 .200
Jim Lee Howell 4 2 2 .500
Allie Sherman 3 0 3 .000
Ray Perkins 2 1 1 .500
Bill Parcells 11 8 3 .727
Dan Reeves 2 1 1 .500
Jim Fassel 5 2 3 .400
Tom Coughlin 2 0 2 .000

*Replaced by Friedman and Owen after 15 games in 1930.
**Replaced by McVay after seven games in 1976.

lol!  Actually Kart you sort of jumped the gun on us.  This board is really the pet project of Big Hitter.  I created it, but left the official announcement to Big Hitter (who was really busy and planned to announce it soon).   Great post and hopefully once it's officially launched it will be used by the membership.

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