Big Blue Huddle

Back to the main topic, I'm with Bama - if it's a rant, I will move on. Opinion pretending to be fact should be kept short or it becomes tedious pretty quickly. Well reasoned, fact supported? Write as long as you like. That has value because it adds to the discussion. I think opinion pieces have their place in the Front Page section, because that's the section geared towards those type of posts.

Quote from: Mr. Matt on May 01, 2017, 03:25:37 PM
Ed, I would be interested in helping out if I can in any of a few ways: archiving good posts, selecting posts for re-posting as articles, or receiving and editing articles for use on the front page. I'd just need some assistance from you guys figuring out what your platform can do.

I already sincerely appreciate that this has become my primary stop for Giants info. If you guys pull this off, personally,  I think that would make this very, very good site, a great one. Much thanks to all that invest their time and effort!!!! 

Coach,

Thanks for many amazing memories. As someone who has had to "reinvent" himself more than once, may I be so bold as to make a suggestion? Please coach football again - at the High School level. That's not meant as an insult. It's meant as a very high compliment. I work in a Children's Hospital and I see lots of boys who think waving a gun around makes them a "man". These boys  - for the most part - will lead sad and unfulfilled lives. In and out of jail, drugs &/or alcohol, kids they never meet - let alone raise - with "women" they never bothered to get to know. Find a city High School - as long as it's a public school - and you'll find more of these boys than you would care to. You are a legend. You become the coach, they will come out to try to play for you. At first, they will rebel against your rules and discipline. No one likes discipline, especially when you've never had any in your life. But in time, they will realize what you are doing. They are not stupid, they lack guidance. You, coach, can mold these boys into men. You can teach them about what it is to be part of a team. You can give them direction and purpose. You can save their lives. You can keep them out of jail. You can instill the confidence in them that they can be fathers, or better yet, daddys. Will it change the world? Nope. Can't offer you that, coach. That task is too big for any one person. But you will change lives and, in turn, the lives of the women and the children these boys interact with and bring into the world. Who knows? Maybe one of them will cure cancer. Maybe one of them will only manage to be a manager at a McDonald's. Doesn't really matter. What matters is they are no longer harming themselves, others, and the ones that love them. They grew up. They took responsibility. They became men. And, you, coach, you showed them the way. You do not have to show Mara and/or Tisch they were wrong. You only have to do what makes you happy. I have seen you act as a substitute dad for dozens of NFL players. I think it's your favorite part of the job. Please consider starting to work your magic at a younger age. Everyone who interacts with those young men will, literally, thank God you did. Be bigger than the NFL, coach. Change the lives of boys who desperately need someone to care enough to say "Stop that sh*t right now!". We really need LOTS of Tom Coughlins in lots of High School from one coast to the other. Can we start with the original? Again, much thanks for the memories, coach. 

Prior to the Carolina game, I would said TC had the right to another year or two - if he wanted it. I felt TC's failure to remove Beckham from the game is a serious black mark on what I consider a HOF career. You cannot be a leader when you allow a guy to completely go over the edge out on the field. I have never seen TC look weaker. Very sad. Good man, good coach. Now, there's a little tarnish that did not need to be there.

If there was another NFL player that played three different positions, and excelled at all three, I am not aware of them. That accomplishment, by itself, is remarkable. The fact that he then went on to excel in broadcasting, as well, is amazing. No question, he led a very full life. Condolences to family and friends.