Big Blue Huddle

In their 98-year history, the New York Football Giants have never had a black QB start and win a football game. Until today.


Congrats Tyrod Taylor!!!   

You may not be the future at QB for the Giants but you are officially in the history books! 🎉🎉🎉  

I believe Taylor is the only black QB to start more than one game for the Giants, Geno only got one start and that's the entire list.

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I was actually thinking about that today during the game and thought it might be true. Very cool. Good for him. He played great.

Tyrod is outplaying DJ from the perspective that he looks downfield more and his pocket awareness is better.  He also does not look nervous.

Just a case of the Backup, outplaying the Starter

Congrats to TT.

The Giants looked like a real NFL team yesterday. Mr. Tyrod Taylor earned the right to lead Big Blue into battle against the New Jersey Jets. What looked like a blowout a couple of weeks ago [Giants vs Jets] may well be the game not to miss next week. The Giant's chances will look even better if they can reduce the flags.

Go, Big Blue!

Quote from: T200 on October 22, 2023, 09:00:34 PMIn their 98-year history, the New York Football Giants have never had a black QB start and win a football game. Until today.


Congrats Tyrod Taylor!!!   

You may not be the future at QB for the Giants but you are officially in the history books! 🎉🎉🎉  

"and win"   Geno Smith; I believe he was the first black QB to start for the Giants.

Quote from: MightyGiants on October 23, 2023, 08:13:26 AM"and win"   Geno Smith; I believe he was the first black QB to start for the Giants.

Yep. That's the distinction. They will both be good trivia questions.

Why does anyone care what color or race a player is? In my opinion, the Giants started the best player available at QB yesterday. I think this is a poor subject for a thread. Yes, I could see he was black, but no one I was watching the game with said anything about it. This is the type of thing bigots acknowledge.

Quote from: Philosophers on October 22, 2023, 10:57:29 PMTyrod is outplaying DJ from the perspective that he looks downfield more and his pocket awareness is better.  He also does not look nervous.

Phil: As fans, we can't really know that. 

We don't know what Jones would have done, whether he would have won or lost, the game plan, how the game plan differed from the other game plans, or how the game plan would have differed if Jones had been the starting QB.

But over all, although I don't particularly like him (never have), I thought Taylor played very well against a team that probably feels the same way about the Giants as the Giants do about the Eagles (tired of losing).

Bob

Quote from: Giant Jim on October 23, 2023, 09:59:08 AMWhy does anyone care what color or race a player is? In my opinion, the Giants started the best player available at QB yesterday. I think this is a poor subject for a thread. Yes, I could see he was black, but no one I was watching the game with said anything about it. This is the type of thing bigots acknowledge.

I can vouch for Tim. He's not a bigot. I also don't think the owners are. Some of their fan base... different story. 

It's a business. 

Acknowledging someone for breaking a color barrier whether it is for a team or an entire sport does not make anyone a bigot.

Quote from: Giant Jim on October 23, 2023, 09:59:08 AMWhy does anyone care what color or race a player is? In my opinion, the Giants started the best player available at QB yesterday. I think this is a poor subject for a thread. Yes, I could see he was black, but no one I was watching the game with said anything about it. This is the type of thing bigots acknowledge.

   

Definitely didn't want it to come off that way. It was a milestone accomplishment for Tyrod and African Americans who are fans of the sport, and for the Giants as well.

Quote from: Ed Vette on October 23, 2023, 10:14:13 AMI can vouch for Tim. He's not a bigot. I also don't think the owners are. Some of their fan base... different story. 

It's a business. 

Thanks Ed.

Quote from: T200 on October 22, 2023, 09:00:34 PMIn their 98-year history, the New York Football Giants have never had a black QB start and win a football game. Until today.


Congrats Tyrod Taylor!!!   

You may not be the future at QB for the Giants but you are officially in the history books! 🎉🎉🎉  

Tim: Not to diminish your point, but just want to add all Giants' QB's wear the same color helmets. Bob