Going out on a limb here.....makes the team?

Wow.

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On Aug 18, 7:54 pm, headbanger11...@webtv.net (Chris ®) wrote:
> Going out on a limb here.....makes the team?
>
> Wow.
>

Last week ... he made a lazy catch in the end zone and failed to get
his feet down ... Tonight ... he made 2 great plays getting his feet
down ... looked like Toomer out there ...

On Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:54:54 -0400, headbanger11421@webtv.net (Chris
®) wrote:

>Going out on a limb here.....makes the team?
>
>Wow.

If he keeps up his performance today, yeah.

On Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:53:01 -0400, Doctor Chen <drchen@comcast.net>
wrote:

>On Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:54:54 -0400, headbanger11421@webtv.net (Chris
>®) wrote:
>
>>Going out on a limb here.....makes the team?
>>
>>Wow.
>
>If he keeps up his performance today, yeah.
>
And this Danny Ware guy...wow! I see Droughns being the odd man out
here. Tough break (no pun intended) for that guy who broke his ankle.
He was a nice human interest story. Looks like his dreams are gone
now.

On Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:54:54 -0400, headbanger11421@webtv.net (Chris
®) wrote:

>Going out on a limb here.....makes the team?
>
>Wow.

I had him making it prior to last night's game on ST's alone. I've
gotta say though he looks really impressive. Top 5 receivers?

Burress
Toomer
Smith
Manningham
Hixon

Moss?
Tyree? (PUP)
Thorpe?
Jennings? (Drops a few last night. Practice squad make him a CB?)
London? (Injured)
Hall?

Hats N Bats

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HatsNBats wrote:
> On Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:54:54 -0400, headbanger11421@webtv.net (Chris
> �) wrote:

> I had him making it prior to last night's game on ST's alone. I've
> gotta say though he looks really impressive. Top 5 receivers?
>
> Burress
> Toomer
> Smith
> Manningham
> Hixon
>
> Moss?
> Tyree? (PUP)
> Thorpe?
> Jennings? (Drops a few last night. Practice squad make him a CB?)
> London? (Injured)
> Hall?
>
> Hats N Bats

I'm having my doubts about Manningham. Is he going to be this year's
Moss? Injury prone??
Lois
>
> --
> Remove the 5s to e-mail
>
> NY Giants 2007 Super Bowl Champions!

On Aug 19, 11:31 am, Lois <talk2p...@aol.com> wrote:

>
> I'm having my doubts about Manningham.  Is he going to be this year's
> Moss?  Injury prone??

Maybe this year's Steve Smith ...

"number6" <snumber6@aol.com> wrote in message
news:6298722d-78a9-4784-8034-f21db241776e@c65g2000hsa.googlegroups.com...
On Aug 19, 11:31 am, Lois <talk2p...@aol.com> wrote:

>
> I'm having my doubts about Manningham. Is he going to be this year's
> Moss? Injury prone??

Maybe this year's Steve Smith ...

I liked him in college. A lot more than Moss, who I never liked but he's
not quite as polished a receiver as Smith was coming out of college.

On Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:31:26 -0700 (PDT), Lois <talk2pets@aol.com>
wrote:

>HatsNBats wrote:
>> On Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:54:54 -0400, headbanger11421@webtv.net (Chris
>> ?) wrote:
>
>> I had him making it prior to last night's game on ST's alone. I've
>> gotta say though he looks really impressive. Top 5 receivers?
>>
>> Burress
>> Toomer
>> Smith
>> Manningham
>> Hixon
>>
>> Moss?
>> Tyree? (PUP)
>> Thorpe?
>> Jennings? (Drops a few last night. Practice squad make him a CB?)
>> London? (Injured)
>> Hall?
>>
>> Hats N Bats
>
>I'm having my doubts about Manningham. Is he going to be this year's
>Moss? Injury prone??
>Lois
>>
>> --
>> Remove the 5s to e-mail
>>
>> NY Giants 2007 Super Bowl Champions!

To be honest, I don't know his history Lois. Missing this much time
has definitely set him back from making any immediate contribution. I
suspect injuries will dictate who plays at WR this season, so it
bothers me not, to be well stocked at that position.

Hats N Bats

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"number6" <snumber6@aol.com> wrote in message
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On Aug 19, 11:31 am, Lois <talk2p...@aol.com> wrote:

>
> I'm having my doubts about Manningham. Is he going to be this year's
> Moss? Injury prone??

>Maybe this year's Steve Smith ...

Could be worse, he could be this years Tim Carter.... and next year.... and
the year after that....

On Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:49:22 -0400, "IommiRULES" <spamthis@bird.net>
wrote:

>
>"number6" <snumber6@aol.com> wrote in message
>news:6298722d-78a9-4784-8034-f21db241776e@c65g2000hsa.googlegroups.com...
>On Aug 19, 11:31 am, Lois <talk2p...@aol.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> I'm having my doubts about Manningham. Is he going to be this year's
>> Moss? Injury prone??
>
>>Maybe this year's Steve Smith ...
>
>Could be worse, he could be this years Tim Carter.... and next year.... and
>the year after that....

As long as they are not "Thomas Lewis"... he's got to be the worst 1st
round pick WR in the history of the game....


>

On Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:46:03 -0400, Doctor Chen <drchen@comcast.net>
wrote:

>On Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:49:22 -0400, "IommiRULES" <spamthis@bird.net>
>wrote:
>
>>
>>"number6" <snumber6@aol.com> wrote in message
>>news:6298722d-78a9-4784-8034-f21db241776e@c65g2000hsa.googlegroups.com...
>>On Aug 19, 11:31 am, Lois <talk2p...@aol.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> I'm having my doubts about Manningham. Is he going to be this year's
>>> Moss? Injury prone??
>>
>>>Maybe this year's Steve Smith ...
>>
>>Could be worse, he could be this years Tim Carter.... and next year.... and
>>the year after that....
>
>As long as they are not "Thomas Lewis"... he's got to be the worst 1st
>round pick WR in the history of the game....
>
>
>>


Thank you SOO much for reminding us of him. I had almost forgotten
about the historic Dave Brown/Thomas Lewis offense.

On Aug 21, 6:15 am, Tom Benton <tbentonhatesspamhate...@nycap.rr.com>
wrote:
> On Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:46:03 -0400, Doctor Chen <drc...@comcast.net>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> >On Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:49:22 -0400, "IommiRULES" <spamt...@bird.net>
> >wrote:
>
> >>"number6" <snumb...@aol.com> wrote in message
> >>news:6298722d-78a9-4784-8034-f21db241776e@c65g2000hsa.googlegroups.com....
> >>On Aug 19, 11:31 am, Lois <talk2p...@aol.com> wrote:
>
> >>> I'm having my doubts about Manningham. Is he going to be this year's
> >>> Moss? Injury prone??
>
> >>>Maybe this year's Steve Smith ...
>
> >>Could be worse, he could be this years Tim Carter.... and next year....and
> >>the year after that....
>
> >As long as they are not "Thomas Lewis"... he's got to be the worst 1st
> >round pick WR in the history of the game....
>
>  Thank you SOO much for reminding us of him. I had almost forgotten
> about the historic Dave Brown/Thomas Lewis offense.

Yeeesh! I recall Lewis running back a KO. Hershel Walker ran past
him and made a block. The jist of it was that Lewis was going full
out.

On Thu, 21 Aug 2008 06:15:19 -0400, Tom Benton
<tbentonhatesspamhatesit@nycap.rr.com> wrote:

>On Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:46:03 -0400, Doctor Chen <drchen@comcast.net>
>wrote:
>
>>On Wed, 20 Aug 2008 22:49:22 -0400, "IommiRULES" <spamthis@bird.net>
>>wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>"number6" <snumber6@aol.com> wrote in message
>>>news:6298722d-78a9-4784-8034-f21db241776e@c65g2000hsa.googlegroups.com...
>>>On Aug 19, 11:31 am, Lois <talk2p...@aol.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> I'm having my doubts about Manningham. Is he going to be this year's
>>>> Moss? Injury prone??
>>>
>>>>Maybe this year's Steve Smith ...
>>>
>>>Could be worse, he could be this years Tim Carter.... and next year.... and
>>>the year after that....
>>
>>As long as they are not "Thomas Lewis"... he's got to be the worst 1st
>>round pick WR in the history of the game....
>>
>>
>>>
>
>
> Thank you SOO much for reminding us of him. I had almost forgotten
>about the historic Dave Brown/Thomas Lewis offense.

Definitely the highlight of George Young's GM career.

>he's got to be the worst 1st round pick
>WR in the history of the game....

Wide receivers are always a crapshoot. The Giants rolled snake-eyes with
him.

--
"Ever since the 60's, it's been all downhill" - Keith Hernandez, on how
far we've sunk as a culture

>I had almost forgotten about the historic
>Dave Brown/Thomas Lewis offense.

A quarterback who can't throw and a wide receiver who can't catch. Whom
do you blame more for failure?

--
"Ever since the 60's, it's been all downhill" - Keith Hernandez, on how
far we've sunk as a culture

headbanger11421@webtv.net (Chris ®) wrote:

>>I had almost forgotten about the historic
>>Dave Brown/Thomas Lewis offense.

>A quarterback who can't throw and a wide
>receiver who can't catch. Whom do you blame
>more for failure?

George Young, he drafted both of them

On Fri, 22 Aug 2008 13:20:03 -0400, headbanger11421@webtv.net (Chris
®) wrote:

>>I had almost forgotten about the historic
>>Dave Brown/Thomas Lewis offense.
>
>A quarterback who can't throw and a wide receiver who can't catch. Whom
>do you blame more for failure?

WR. Brown was just an average loser, Lewis turned him into a great
loser.

I have a feeling Wellington had something to do with it like with all the other
lousy first round draft picks from my youth. Those standouts included Bob
Gaiters, Joe Don Looney and Rocky Thompson.


"Jeff Gersten" <JeffGersten@webtv.net> wrote in message
news:2908-48AF0068-719@storefull-3252.bay.webtv.net...
headbanger11421@webtv.net (Chris ®) wrote:

>>I had almost forgotten about the historic
>>Dave Brown/Thomas Lewis offense.

>A quarterback who can't throw and a wide
>receiver who can't catch. Whom do you blame
>more for failure?

George Young, he drafted both of them

On Fri, 22 Aug 2008 23:46:39 -0400, "lubow"
<lubow@lubowindustries.com> wrote:

>I have a feeling Wellington had something to do with it like with all the other
>lousy first round draft picks from my youth. Those standouts included Bob
>Gaiters, Joe Don Looney and Rocky Thompson.
>
>

I know I sound like a broken record, but the Looney pick really made
some sense. The Giants were drafting late and no one then or now
doubted Looney's talent. He could have been a great one. However, back
then no one really could grasp what a head case he was (except Bud
Wilkerson.)



>"Jeff Gersten" <JeffGersten@webtv.net> wrote in message
>news:2908-48AF0068-719@storefull-3252.bay.webtv.net...
>headbanger11421@webtv.net (Chris ®) wrote:
>
>>>I had almost forgotten about the historic
>>>Dave Brown/Thomas Lewis offense.
>
>>A quarterback who can't throw and a wide
>>receiver who can't catch. Whom do you blame
>>more for failure?
>
>George Young, he drafted both of them

On Aug 23, 6:26 am, Tom Benton <tbentonhatesspamhate...@nycap.rr.com>
wrote:
> On Fri, 22 Aug 2008 23:46:39 -0400, "lubow"
>
> <lu...@lubowindustries.com> wrote:
> >I have a feeling Wellington had something to do with it like with all the other
> >lousy first round draft picks from my youth.  Those  standouts included Bob
> >Gaiters, Joe Don Looney and Rocky Thompson.
>
> I know I sound like a broken record, but the Looney pick really made
> some sense. The Giants were drafting late and no one then or now
> doubted Looney's talent. He could have been a great one. However, back
> then no one really could grasp what a head case he was (except Bud
> Wilkerson.)

You weren't alone, Tom. At least four other teams tried to straighten
him out after his insane behavior with the Giants. Don Shula said
Looney was just too gifted to pass up. But in the end, he was always
too crazy to keep.

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"lubow" <lubow@lubowindustries.com> wrote in message
news:48af8850$0$23238$ec3e2dad@news.usenetmonster.com...
>I have a feeling Wellington had something to do with it like with all the
>other lousy first round draft picks from my youth. Those standouts
>included Bob Gaiters, Joe Don Looney and Rocky Thompson.
>
Looney and Gaiters were before my time but I remember Thompson well. He was
a speedster running back who couldn't catch the ball and the Giants drafted
him with the intent of making him a wide receiver since Ron Johnson just
recorded the team's first 1000 yard season rushing. Wellington was running
things then and he was truly fucking clueless. My dad was steaming about
tht pick.

Actually, Wellington went on record stating that Thompson was drafted to enhance
the special teams!

Anyone here from the Boston area and is old enough to remember the WEEI (AM
radio) Sports Huddle with Eddie Andelman, Jim McCarthy and Mark ("Mahk") Witkin?

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,903774,00.html?promoid=googlep

I was in grad school in Boston when the guys on the Sports Huddle were laughing
up a storm at the Thompson pick (they were Pats fans, of course). They even
went as far as to call the hotel in Honolulu where the NFL was conducting winter
meetings to "congratulate" Wellington on his "excellent" draft pick.

The deadpan they played on Wellington was absolutely hilarious. Andleman even
went as far as deliberately mispronouncing Wellington's name. Now, you have to
remember that CBS broadcasted all 14 Giant games to Boston since the early 1950s
so naturally Wellington thought these guys were Giants fans.

"Well, Mr. 'Myra' we want to congratulate you on shoring-up the Giants punt and
kick off returning and we know Rocky Thompson will be as successful as all your
other great first round picks."

Wellington in his usually gracious self thanked the Sports Huddle for their good
wishes. And I was laughing hysterically to the point I couldn't get my homework
done. It was tough to be a fan and to be a grad student in Boston in the early
1970s.

On Aug 23, 6:40 pm, "lubow" <lu...@lubowindustries.com> wrote:
> Actually, Wellington went on record stating that Thompson was drafted to enhance
> the special teams!
>
> Anyone here from the Boston area and is old enough to remember the WEEI (AM
> radio) Sports Huddle with Eddie Andelman, Jim McCarthy and Mark ("Mahk") Witkin?
>
> http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,903774,00.html?promo...
>
> I was in grad school in Boston when  the guys on the Sports Huddle werelaughing
> up a storm at the Thompson pick (they were Pats fans, of course).  Theyeven
> went as far as to call the hotel in Honolulu where the NFL was conductingwinter
> meetings to "congratulate" Wellington on his "excellent" draft pick.
>
> The deadpan they played on Wellington was absolutely hilarious.  Andleman even
> went as far as deliberately mispronouncing Wellington's name. Now, you have to
> remember that CBS broadcasted all 14 Giant games to Boston since the early 1950s
> so naturally Wellington thought these guys were Giants fans.
>
> "Well, Mr. 'Myra' we want to congratulate you on shoring-up the Giants punt and
> kick off returning and we know Rocky Thompson will be as successful as all your
> other great first round picks."
>
> Wellington in his usually gracious self thanked the Sports Huddle for their good
> wishes. And I was laughing hysterically to the point I couldn't get my homework
> done.  It was tough to be a fan and to be a grad student in Boston in the early
> 1970s.

See, this is how bad karma stores up. 43 years later, those Pats-fans
got stricken with 18-1. <g>

Thanks for sharing that story, Lubow.

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