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Jacobs is six foot four.
Two hundred and sixty five pounds.
A true Giant.
I can't even think of a linebacker that big.
Try and find me one.
It's not easy.
I remember one time Jacobs told that fat boy Rex Ryan to Shut the f--- up.
Hell, he even told Giselle to shut up.
And he always talked trash on the Cowboys.
Cause f--- the Cowboys.
Jacobs would say that.
I'd agree with him whole-heatedly.


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Jacobs would get mad sometimes when we lost.
Real mad.
Throw his helmet into the stands mad.
I imagine I'd probably get that mad.
I'd probably get so mad I'd want to perform the following act to Charles Woodson so I could be happy at the Super Bowl:

I'd wanna make LaRon Landry an interesting talking point at my fancy dinner parties that I drive to in my fancy car:

Jacobs.
An unforgettable Giant.
A two time Super Bowl Champion.
A mother truckin' attitude.
How do you "next man up" that fire?
How do you next man up Brandon Jacobs?


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After this season Tom Coughlin will be fired, and it will be Perry Fewell's fault...which is Tom Coughlin's fault.

Tom Coughlin I will genuinely miss you. Perry Fewell you're awful, and I hope you burn your tongue on a Hot Pocket.           

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I just read a FanPost. It is titled In Defense of Eli: Enough is Enough. It's a great post, you should read it. It's got a lot of truth to it, and quite frankly sounds a lot like something I would write.

It got me thinking though, so I'm writing this post. It’s going to be quite long and personal, so I apologize in advance for that, and I also apologize if I offend anyone.

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Ladies and Gentlemen of Big Blue View I present to you the first installment of a series I intend to move forward with until I no longer contribute to this website. I apologize fore the delay, I am lazy. Before we get into it, a big thanks for those who have already answered questions and joined in on the fun. I hope more decide to tag along as the series goes on.

Up first is someone you all know. Easily one of the most knowledgeable posters of all things Giants football, and someone who I look to when I have questions about the secondary: andiamo708.

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DAMN can our boy RoRo pick these games. Another week on top as he hits 14 correct in Week 3. He had both big upsets picking the Raiders and Bills to win.  Congratulations Ro on kicking some more arse. Wet Willie goes to StevSmithisaTraitor, I did not have you as someone who selected the previous weeks SSIAT, but damn bro you only got 8 right.

-In keeping with this years tradition I took over the reigns this week, and someone new should take care of this post next week. 

-PLEASE back me up and check your tally against what I have posted here. I'm not good at math and I'm extremely apathetic so i did not double check any of these tallys.

Here is last week's post:  BBV Pick'em, Week 3

Week 3 Scores:

Week 3 Results:

14- RoRo Foty Fo

12-Tito, Telco, WillG, Giants56, GiantRB27, Netsareboss

11-J-Man, Larry, Simmsy, GiantsFan4Life, LostinNJ, Wangstu, BrooksBridges, Plax, sv1031, njGiant, Amsterdam Admiral

10- Daddy Zander, Jcalifiore (no pick on NE game...but let's be real, you weren't picking Buffalo), brisulph, Troy O

9- 1GiantLion, tommy d, Blood of Eli

8- stevesmithisatraitor

We didn’t get picks from ESPNsucks, or Master ov Brutality. You guys stink the dink. 

Totals after Week 3:

39- FreeBradshaw

35- LostinJersey

34 - Larry

33 - J-Man, 1GiantLion, Simmsy, Giantsfan4life, DaddyZander, Wangstu, Tito, Telcochik, Jcalifiore, brooks bridges, sv1031

32- Plax, WillG, Giants56

31 - Brisulph, Troy O, GiantsRB27

30 - Amsterdam Admirals, netsareboss

29- njGiant,

28 - tommy d, blood of eli

Week 4 Games:

Detroit @ Dallas

Carolina @ Chicago

Buffalo @ Cincy

Tennessee @ Cleveland

Minnesota @ Kansas City

Washington @ St. Louis

New Orleans @ Jacksonville

Pittsburgh @ Houston

San Fran @ Philthadelphia

GGGGGGGGMEN @ Arizona

Atlanta @ Seattle

Miami @ San Diego

New England @ Oakland

Denver @ Green Bay

Jets @ Baltimore

Indy @ Tampa Bay

Good luck scoundrels. Quite the logjam at fourth place, let's open this biotch up!

UPDATE:  I wanted to reveal the quarterbacks before the new posts knocked it off. Thanks to all who took a stab at it!

Kudos to BigBlue21 for getting an impressive 9/10 correct on his initial guess, and trueblue63 for being the first to get it right.

Final notes added at the bottom.

                        
How about a game? The following table shows various statistics for the first seven years of the careers of ten quarterbacks who have made there mark in the NFL in some way or another. They are ranked in order of their respective playoff winning percentages. Some of these men are currently playing, some have already retired. All stats were compiled from the very beginning of each quarterbacks career with some exceptions. Winning % (W%), and Playoff Winning % (PW%) are calculated only against games when a start was credited to that quarterback.  With at least one quarterback I chose to add rushing yards to yards column (YDS) and touchdowns to his touchdown column (TD) to make the numbers more level with the rest. Each bold number represents the best stat compared to the other quarterbacks in that column, each italicized number represents the worst. Pro Bowl appearances, and Super Bowl wins during the first seven years of someones career might make it too easy to determine who is who, so I simply added if they had one, and made bold who had the most. 

Now, onto the game.

1. Take a Look at the Table - I just figured out how to do this so please, enjoy my fine work. Allow the numbers to take over your body and mind.
   
2. Don't Go Looking Stats Up - Just play the game, it will be interesting to see how this turns out if we can keep it objective. People looking up numbers to see who is who, kind of ruins that.
   
3. Who Doesn't Belong? - After reviewing the table, which numbers are standing out to you as awful? Based on these numbers alone, who do you think does not belong on this table?
   
   
4. Who is the Best? - After reviewing the table, and based on these numbers alone, who do you see as the top dog?
   
5. Rank Them - Rank the 10 quarterbacks from best to worst.
   
6. Who is Who? - Lastly, take a look at the fifteen quarterbacks I've listed below. Which of these fifteen are in this table of ten, and who is who?
   
   Eli Manning
   Peyton Manning
   Donovan McNabb
   Steve Young
   Philip Rivers
   Drew Brees
   Michael Vick
   Brett Favre
   Tom Brady
   Tony Romo
   Dan Marino
   John Elway
   Ben Roethlisberger
   Warren Moon
   Troy Aikman
   
   
   
   
7. What did you come up with? - Share your results in the comment section, and in due time I will reveal the ten quarterbacks.
   

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This Sunday on the 11th day of September in the year 2011, a new season will be born for the New York Football Giants. On that day, and on that day alone will a small glimpse of what the future holds for our beloved football team be unveiled for inquiring minds not only in the local culture, but far across the nation as well. Nothing will be proven with either outcome of course, as a win will undoubtedly go down as nothing more than simply expected against an inferior opponent, while a loss only buries us deeper into the ever growing black hole of negative expectations being dug by the both the local, and national media's propaganda.

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Sup guys. BBI wrote a heartfelt post yesterday (which has since been removed, I don't know why) that basically went along the lines of "You're a Giants fan, I'm a Giants fan. Can't we all just get along?" I completely agreed with the sentiment of the post, and it gave me an idea. I'm not going anywhere anytime soon, and those who have a tenure similar (if not longer) than mine are probably in for the long haul as well. Sometimes in this world of internet anonymity  it's easy to give a posters comment a sarcastic response, or a response you might which you wouldn't in an actual conversation. I know my passion for the Giants (and my never-ending positivity) get the better of me sometimes and I'm definitely guilty of this, so I wanted to interview those who have been around for a while. Maybe those with like 1,000 posts or have been around for more than a year, (exceptions can be made I'm not really a stickler but you get the idea).

I did myself first so you could get an idea of what the posts would look like, and I'd like to do the staff next (Ed, Bri, and Mike) if they're willing followed by hopefully everyone on here, especially those I disagree with (UnknownJintsFan I'm looking at you) just to get an idea of the men (and women telcochik) behind the screen names. Obviously, if you like your anonymity you won't have to share your full name or location. I don't know about everyone else, but the reason I come here is not for the stories that you can find on just about every blog, but the community we have here, and the discussions we have in the comment sections. I'm hoping this will give us a bit of a better understanding of each other as Giants fans, and give everyone an opportunity to share how, and why they root for the Giants in detail. So here goes.

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Enough already.

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Yo Eli, I was thinking about writing an awesome Fanpost about the awesomest team in the awesomest professional football league and why there's no doubt they are going to have the most awesome season because it's boring as hell around here, and someone needs to put a little awesome sauce on these ribs. What say you to that?

That's what I thought Jigga Boo. Let's peek into Pandora's Box.

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One of my all-time favorite fighters in Mixed Martial Arts history is BJ Penn.  His willingness to not only fight elite guys at virtually any weight, but perform in those fights at a championship level is one of the most uniquely impressive things in the sport I've ever seen. Today BJ made some very strong comments about steroids, and anything else that could be considered a PED. He used words like "cheating", "crime", and "cancer".  Clearly, he would like to see these things erased from MMA forever. I would like to see them legalized.

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Do you smell that?

Not unlike the scent of the very first lilacs to meet full bloom on an early Wednesday afternoon in late April, the first whiff of football has been wafted under our collective nose. Yes Giants fans, the schedule for the New York Football Giants 2011 season has been released. 

And it smells good.

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What's up Over the Monster. Long time reader, first time FanPoster here at OTM...I've finally broke though...normally I can just sit back read, and very occasionally comment with great pleasure. Not after last night though. Not after the FanPost I just read.

Two and Nine.

Yup.

It really sucks.

It really, really, really sucks.

I hate that this off-season was filled with the highest expectations I've had since '04, and yet it seems that every morning when I wake up I can't enjoy Mike and Mike, or SportsCenter with my bowl of KIX because I might once again be reminded of the Red Sox recent futility. I just saw the damn game seven hours ago boys. I don't need to be reminded that, as a team, we're hovering around .200 with RISP. I don't need to be reminded that even though John Lester is having his best April to date, he has no wins to show for it. And I for god damn sure don't need to be reminded that some pretty effin' historically horrible teams that started 0, 1, or 2 and whatever didn't make the playoffs. But I understand that you have a job to do, and a lot of America is loving this mounting frustration that comes with every added number to the right side of the W/L column. So shit...I guess I gotta watch Saved By the Bell for now with my breakfast...woe is me.

I'm not down on this team though. For one very simple reason, and it has nothing to do with stats, and everything that has to do with the faces I saw in last nights 6th inning.

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Hello Giants Fans. If you've posted here for a while you know I'm an unapologetic homer, and eternal optimist to the fullest extent. I decided it might be a good idea to start a series of FanPosts where I can spew said positivity without the threat of being taken too seriously. If you are some kind of Negative Nancy, or even worse...a Debbie Downer (ew) please don't hesitate to comment on why below.

Just know if you choose to do so you will be responded with complete ignorance to any sort of "reason", and more than likely a flood of unrelated pictures, gifs, and statistics proving why the Giants are the best team on the planet will follow. 

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On Saturday, April 30th, 2011at the Rogers Centre in Toronto, Canada UFC 129 will take place. The main event for what is expected to be a record crowd will have UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St-Pierre (21-2) defending his title for a sixth time against Jake Shields (26-4-1).  Rush is coming off a five round domination over Josh Koscheck, while Shields earned his number one contender status after a very close split decision against Martin Kampmann at UFC 121. What I find most interesting about this fight is even though on paper this should be the most competitive matchup for GSP since early 2009, most talks surrounding him have been in regards to a Superfight with Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva.  

My question: Should Shields be overlooked by the media (and fans alike) the way he has?

I say nay. Furthermore, I do not think it would be shocking in the least if GSP were to lose his title come the last day of April to the former Strikeforce Middleweight Champion. The main reason being: If anyone at 170 has the ability to out-grapple, and control GSP on the ground for 25 minutes, it's Jake Shields.

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I know it's a bit early to be delving into the fantasy realm, but my head is spinning with all this talk of potential players the Gints probs won't get their hands on, and hey...we've got nothing but time. I really do respect all of your guys opinions, and vast knowledge on all things life-related so I'd be very interested to hear what your top three would look like.

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A rap, to be read in your minds by the voice of Snoop Dog.

hello hello  this is tito (eight and oh)

ima Giants fan in case you didn't know

the ones from new york not the dirtaaay jersay

and f*** if we be messin round that gay west bay

oh im sorry...

did i just say gay?

i hope that doesn't get me warned again today

because here at big blue view we treat eachother with respect

so when i say f*** the eagles it don't mean suck my d***

Hey Ed,

would you care to weigh in on the situation?

i think a fellow fan just formed his own opinion

said somethin bout eli not bein the top dawg

curious to see how the O would look with kevin kolb

because apprently today the rings are not enough

coughlin's gotta go and captain crunch aint up to snuff

10-6 record, top 10 in every stat

but cowher and rivers is where the greener grass be at 

ahhhhhh....

i can smell that grass

enough to knock a grown nigga back up off his ass

the thought of all the titles that could be comin here to stay

every single year for the super bowl we'd play

so let's all join hands and wish em all goodbye

bye tom, bye kevin, and buh bye eli

we're giants fans and we deserve a lot more

nahhh you niggas be crazy, be careful what you wish for.

It was a great year guys. We've had a lot of fun going back and fourth about how awesome/terrible/inconsistent/handsome the Giants are, but that's all over with now. After next week, when the Giants cap off yet another late season collapse by getting spanked by Rex Grossman and the Redskins, a lot of things are going to be talked about, so let's get a jump on them. Shall we?

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It all comes down to this.

Win, and the Giants are in the tournament. Forget about every single one of the nine victories the Giants have achieved thus far, and forget about every single one of the five losses they have suffered.  Everything that has happened before December 26th becomes completely irrelevant when the New York Giants take on the Green Bay Packers at 4:15PM EST in Wisconsin this Sunday. 

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Normally when I write these Wanted posts, I single out a couple of players who I think need to perform up to their potential in order for the Giants to be successful. This week will not be one of those posts. This week only one thing is Wanted out of this team.

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I wrote an article earlier this week about Eli Manning, and Tom Coughlin being a couple of the key components in bringing the Giants one of their most successful runs in franchise history. What I think most people were interested in though, was that I chose to call Eli a "Gunslinger". I'll admit, I didn't even think twice when I wrote it, as I honestly felt that was a pretty good word to describe the mans style of play. Clearly though, some people disagree with that sentiment. With snow pushing the Giants game back till Monday, I thought it a great opportunity to take a look into what a gunslinger is, and why Eli Manning absolutely should be categorized as one.

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With a win against the Washington Redskins Sunday afternoon, the New York Giants are now 8-4 through 12 Weeks of the NFL season.  With that win the Giants have guarenteed a season with at least a .500 record. This would make the sixth straight season the Giants have achieved this mark, the most of any New York Giants team since the merger. If they are able to beat the Minnesota Vikings this weekend, they will be one step closer to making the playoffs for a fifth year in six seasons, which would tie the franchises best mark since 1970.

A lot of players, coaches, and executives work their asses off 365 days out of the year to make these wins possible, and keep this team the perrenial contender they have become, but there are two people who I feel are most responsible for one of the most succesful eras the New York Giants have ever had. They are Tom Coughlin, and Eli Manning. 

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