Big Blue Huddle

RB Da'Rel Scott.  Maryland.  had the fasted RB time in the 40...4.35 or so.

we'll keep BJ, AB, ware and Scott at RB.

Yes, I'm a Maryland grad [Ph.d., 1988].  Go Terps.  GO GIANTS.

I'd heard long ago that the taxi squad term referred to the practice of those plaers going to the games in cabs rathetr than the team bus because they weren't on the official roster.  maybe, maybe not.  this browns' explanation is very plausible.

one blip in the overall [very fine] seasonal comparison, but perhaps an ominous sign...that poor Giants showing in the 87 season was the result of that being a strike year.  we were the defending SB champs and we never got out of the gate.   our replacements were worse than the real keanu reeves playing qb for real for us.  our non-replacement record in 87 was pretty good as I recall.  anyway, it's interesting to think, and shudder, about the implications of a lockout for some or all of 11 which I hope does not occur. 
long way until summer, but Go Giants.

there is an inexpensive but ok days inn and a more pricy hampton inn [easy walk across the street fron suny] or HIexpress on western and a reasonable hilton garden inn on washington as well.  we're trying the garden inn this year because the ladies want a pool.

mea culpa.  it is fuller road.  how could I forget that [all those nights at the Frat House].     see, back in the day, it was always dark when we drove to albany.  sorry.

Nice work, G-Girl.  And pilamaya!

(President) Rick and wife Phyllis plan to attend.

coming from Ohio, we can bring desserts [brownies, etc.] and paper towels.

and....it looks like there will be four from the Owens family.  Our son Brian and his [soon to be] bride Adrianna [wedding is July 23!!] will be joining us.     We'll bring extra desserts.

I would have taken Pouncey with #15 as a high value and solid need especially in 2011-2012 and beyond, and saved the DE - DT- LB picks for later in rounds 2,3,4, with no safety in rounds 1-4..

Lenn:  we'll miss you and the kosher dogs...much healthier!
And the others who cannot attend this year...we'll hoist one for you. 
Be safe.  Go Giants.

we were taking dates to the Barnsider *^#@)*%+ years ago.  but enough of that.

Phyllis and I have to take my Mom to dinner that night in hudson and cannot attend.
we'll see everyone on saturday though.  have a great time.

if it's ok, we'll bring desserts again, likely lemon cakes or brownies or cookies or some of 2 or 3 of those ..... hey, I don't do the baking or shopping   
and some paper towels

I'm still hoping our son will be able to attend this year with us.  He won't know about work until closer to Aug.  Rick

a good read about the Giants of that Tark-Sherman-Jones era was an Eliot Asimov [spelling] book titled Seven Days to Sunday.

Jones was tight end size back then.  today, he'd be a typical big WR but not then.  our TE aaron thomas was maybe 220 at tight end; joe walton before him maybe 180-185 at TE.   Bob Tucker who fllowed thomas may have been 230-235.  BUT,  Homer could fly.  In Seven Days to Sunday, elliot assimov [sp??] quoted tark as saying throwing to homer was like throwing to a man with a butterfly net on a speeding mororcycle.

Let's also add some props for HC Allie Sherman whose wide open offense and willingness to let the boys play some ball out there also factored into Jones' and Tark's success.  Our O put up points, but sadly the D gave up more back then.  Jones was super though.  

PS.   I am proud to say I never sang 'goodbye Allie,' either at yankee stadium or at home watching on tv.  I have never booed a Giant in my life.  Win or lose, it's my team, your team, too, guys, I know.  This season should be fun.  Go Giants.

he was a phenon...and if I believe the lore correctly, didn't Homer also invent the endzone TD spike? 

at the time, RB's at 220-230 lbs were almost unheard of, so when the Giants drafted Fredrickson and added Koy, Mercein, etc, all guys 220 +, someone dubbed them the baby bulls.  not a one of them could run like Brandon jacobs though.

Also, Frederickson was an all american LB and FB in college [auburn??].  the injuries ruined his career but he was never more than an average RB in the nfl.  He didn't have the speed.

That year when the Giants took Tucker, I believe they passed on a couple of guys named Joe Namath and Gale Sayers.