I was really fortunate to come to a
@Giants
team that had guys like
@TikiBarber
, Ike, Amani, and Shock who were young, hungry, and coming into their own.
2003:
@AmaniAToomer
was thought of as a returner w/ only 17 receptions in his 1st 2 seasons. However, he would explode when Collins took over at QB for
#NYGiants
& from 1999-2003 he'd average 75 catches/1146 yards & put up 127 yards in NYG 31-28 OT win over Jets
#TogetherBlue
Quick basic assessment of my fifty years on this planet:
Up to age 27 I said and did a lot of stupid stuff.
Didn't drink for 10 years and on rare occasions now only have a beer or two.
27 to 50 I said and did a lot less stupid stuff.
Liked 27 to 50 a helluva lot better.
2002: In a "Win & In" matchup in Week 17,
#NYGiants
outplayed Philly all game, but trailed 7-0 in 4Q until
@RealKCollins5
lob to
@JeremyShockey
, who jumped up to snag this pass over Dawkins, as the crowd exploded tying the game up 7-7 which NYG would win 10-7 in OT
#TogetherBlue
2002: HBD
@JeremyShockey
who turns 42.
#NYGiants
1st rounder out of Miami in 2002, he added much needed fire to NYG. He won rookie of the year & his 894 yards was 2nd most for a TE in NYG history. A 4x Pro Bowler, he ran over Gibson on this
@RealKCollins5
screen
#TogetherBlue
2000:
@PhilSimmsQB
once said Jim Fassel was one of the best QB coaches he had, even late in his career. Madden showed how Fassel tweaked
@RealKCollins5
technique & resulted in touch passes like this 34 yd TD to
@RonDixon86
to put
#NYGiants
up in a 14-7 win @ Bears
#TogetherBlue
@KC_050505
had the game of his life in the 2000 NFC championship game he was 28/39 381 yards and 5 touchdowns a
@Giants
playoff record that still stands today "before Minnesotas offense has ever stepped on the field the giants have 13 points"
@BobPapa_NFL
#togetherblue
@BigBlueVCR
@AmaniAToomer
Two great examples of why I loved throwing to Amani. He was big and physical with a large catch radius. He fought like hell for every ball and was excellent at making tough catches with DBs hanging all over him.
1999: HBD
@RealKCollins5
turns 51. In the first 300 yard passing game for
#NYGiants
since
@PhilSimmsQB
in 1993, Collins torched the Jets for 341 yards.
@Amanitoomer1
hauled in 3 TDs for 181 yards including this 80 yarder to put the game away in 41-28 NYG win
#BEGIANT
2000:
@RealKCollins5
had such a great connection w/
@Coach_Ike19
in his time w/ the
#NYGiants
. NYG marched into Philly in Week 2 & blew them out. W/ a flick of the wrist & unable to step up, Collins hit Ike for a 30 yard TD in stride to blow the game wide open.
#TogetherBlue
This play was designed to go to Ike first who was supposed to then pitch it to Ron. As we broke the huddle, I told Tiki that if Ike was covered he was getting it. They had Ike doubled so Tiki got it. Almost!
2001: Pain Week (
#13
) - I've shown Lambuth Special & it remains one of the great near misses in not only
#NYGiants
history but NFL history. Down 24-21 w/ seconds left, as
@TikiBarber
mentioned in a previous post, Emmons dropped back & messed up the timing enough to stop the score
Excited to welcome Coach Kerry Collins
@RealKCollins5
to the Summit Spartans coaching staff as the OC and QB coach! Coach Collins is bringing 17 years of NFL experience to the PROGRAM.
@wcsSHSAthletics
@GridSummit
1997: HBD Ron Stone who turns 51. One of
#NYGiants
best FA signings ever, he was plucked off a loaded Dallas OL who couldn't afford him in 1996. He played 6 years for NYG & made 2 Pro Bowls. He helped open a huge hole for Way's TD in NFC East clincher v Redskins
#TogetherBlue
Pain Week is over. Get the bad karma out of the way before the start of a
#NYGiants
season. H/t to
@MarkZinno
for the idea last year. I don't really look at my follower count & thought I'd lose a bunch in protest, but gained nearly 200 this week. Here we go Giants
#TogetherBlue
2001: Sean Payton wanted to take advantage of
@RealKCollins5
arm & ran deep routes on his flea flicker. In 2002, Collins hit
@AmaniAToomer
for an 82 yard TD in Indy. The year before he ran the same play w/
@TikiBarber
to Collins to Toomer for a 60 yard TD in Philly
#TogetherBlue
Congrats Ronnie Barnes on
#NYGiants
ROH. Barnes has been w/ NYG organization since 1976 & was a trailblazer not only for NYG but the NFL. He was the 1st African American head trainer in NFL history & as John Mara said "he's the most important guy in the building"
#TogetherBlue
2000: Jaguars Week- After the missed opportunity on the flea flicker,
#NYGiants
converted a couple of 3rd downs including a roughing the passer &
@TikiBarber
cashed in on a 3 yard TD run to put NYG up 7-0 late in 1Q
#TogetherBlue
📽️ "There's nothing better than seeing a play you've never seen before" -Chris Collinsworth
3x (2001-03) Jim Fassel dialed up this fleaflicker at the perfect time with Kerry Collins (
@KC_050505
) Tiki Barber (
@TikiBarber
) & Amani Toomer executing to perfection
#TBT
#NYGiantsFilms
Thanks to LTC John Rigdon, Director of The
@TNMilitaryDept
's Joint Family Programs (J9), for the opportunity to ride in a UH-60 Black Hawk this morning!
@RealKCollins5
@JeremyShockey
#5
there is a disturbing lack of offensive lineman, three in fact, that in the NYG ring of honor. Would you recommend one that protected you?
@RealKCollins5
I remember meeting you in Albany. Was pretty cool. That tgif got some traffic. I still think you had the strongest cannon in NYG history. That BS defensive hold call cost you the ring you deserved.. thanks for the nonstop fight! Made it so fun to be a fan.
It seems everyday we hear of another player saying no to the
@netflix
“Quarterback” show. I find it odd because the show was amazing. Made the players look great and Pat Mahomes won the MVP & Super Bowl. Heck Kirk had a great year too. Also, I wonder why they have to say it
"Sometimes hitters can pick up differences in spin, they can pick up different pitches. But if a pitcher can change speeds, every hitter is helpless, limited by human vision. You just can’t do it.”
“Except for that fucking Tony Gwynn."
- Greg Maddux
Patrick Mahomes went down with an apparent ankle injury on this play late in the first quarter, but stayed in the game.
He is now headed to the locker room.
Power Ranking the Top 10 Most Electric College Football Players of All Time.
Who did
@bfw
miss?
Watch the
@BWCFBS
show Mon-Thur 5pm-6pmET LIVE on
@Sling
@RealKCollins5
@RossTuckerNFL
Interesting. Stromboli is legit. Pizza legit and cheesesteak legit. I feel like a cheesesteak stromboli (buffalo chicken cheesesteak too) is the best of all worlds.
As in intentionally 'sitting' on the back of a QB's or ball carrier's feet (see Tony Pollard tonight) and pulling him back. It's akin to the horse collar tackle which has been outlawed for years now.
Great weekend for our ladies in Greensboro!
Helena Jansen and Maggie Pate tied for the most points in their flight of singles competition, while Olwyn Ryan-Bovey and Riley Collins finished atop their doubles flight.
📰
@notthefakeSVP
I was devastated when I lost my black lab Journey around Thanksgiving. My wife told me she didn't think I was capable of crying that much. "Dogs will die and men will weep for them as long as there are dogs and men" Ben Ames Williams in 'A Bird Dog Book'
@BenRothenberg
I wish someone in Kyrgios' box would snap back, "dude, you're the one with the racquet in your hand what do you want us to do about it?"
@BigBlueVCR
GB was a senior at PSU when I was a freshman and was someone I really looked up to. Joe P. asked him to move to safety even though he was obviously a bad ass RB and Gary did it without complaint for the good of the team. RIP GB