Posted on 11/23/2005 1:15:47 PM PST by Ultra Sonic 007
If you're the New York Giants you don't have to wait for Thursday to be thankful. You can start saying your hallelujahs right now for key offseason moves that have the club at the top of its division.
I'm talking about players like Plaxico Burress. And Antonio Pierce. And Jay Feely.
All were veteran free agents the Giants believed could make them better. And they were right. Now they deserve to be recognized, along with others who dared to spend millions on veterans who could stand and deliver.
We can start with the Giants because they scored so many bull's-eyes -- led, of course, by Burress, an unrestricted free agent whom the Giants added after talks between him and the club had broken down.
"We needed a big-time receiver," said Giants general manager Ernie Accorsi. "(Amani) Toomer is going to go down as the most prolific receiver in team history, but we needed a young, big, fast guy, and I always liked (Burress).
"I learned a long time ago that if you have a conviction about someone coming out of college, and he's available four or five years later, to stick to your convictions. We had high grades on him. He's big. He has exceptional speed. And he has real good hands -- better hands than I imagined."
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My dad had a heart attack the day when the Pats beat the Steelers in the 2001 AFC title game. I'm convinced it's because Bledsoe came in the game when Brady got hurt.
You maybe right.
Maybe, but his best seasons were in New England and now Dallas with Bill Parcells.
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