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I guess they ran out of astro glide on the set of. "Dallas rim pilots of New Jersey"...next time just spit on your costars junk...
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I'll take the under.
Any bets on the title of the thread?
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I thought it started with Jim Fassell.
I wonder how long it will take for them to start making "ALL IN" poker chips. I guess they woudl have to win this weekend for there even to be a market for them?...the mind boggles
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Justin Tuck keeps his on the mantel in his bedroom. “I see it every time I wake and every time I go to sleep,” the Giants defensive end said yesterday. Kareem McKenzie leaves his on his desk, “because that’s where I do important work.” Dave Tollefson keeps his in his truck so it’s there when he goes to work. Victor Cruz and Hakeem Nicks put theirs on tops of the dressers in their respective bedrooms. “I see it there and it’s a reminder I’m fully committed to the task at hand,” Cruz said.
They are poker chips, symbols to remind the players of what started out as a teaching tool, but has grown into a full-fledged rally cry that will follow the Giants to Green Bay Sunday when they meet the Packers in an NFC Divisional playoff game.
Elion Paz, Anthony J. Causi
POKER FACE: Ever since Gian-Paul Gonzalez (above), a teacher at Union City High School in New Jersey, met with the Giants before Christmas and handed them poker chips, the words “All in” have appeared on towels (inset) and become Big Blue’s motto.
“All in.”
It was written on the white towels distributed at the Giants’ regular-season finale against the Cowboys and their playoff win over the Falcons at MetLife Stadium, but “All in” started with poker chips that were passed out at chapel the Friday night before the Giants played the Jets on Christmas Eve. There were about 15 Giants at the gathering, where team chapel leader George McGovern had invited Gian-Paul Gonzalez to speak. Gonzalez, a former basketball player at Montclair State, who now teaches at Union City High School in New Jersey, has a Christian ministry called 4-One that uses sports to spread a message of hope to young people.
Gonzalez, 28, was determined to say something that would leave an impression. Since it was Christmas, he opened with the commitment Joseph showed Mary during the birth of the baby Jesus and how as men they needed to be fully committed to what they believe. “Sometimes we’ve got to step up and be all in,” he told the group. “You have to be willing to say, ‘I’m going to be all in and risk everything and bet everything.’ ”
To illustrate his point, Gonzalez handed each player at the chapel a poker chip and had them initial one side and put their number or whatever was meaningful on the other side. In a symbol of unity they all pushed the chips into the center of a table. They were all in. The chips are now personal reminders of their commitment as men, husbands, fathers and teammates. “Guys can understand that at some point you have to push your chips in the middle of the table for something,” defensive end Chris Canty said. “Everybody can relate to that.” Offensive lineman Kevin Boothe added: “It’s a mentality we took on toward the end of the season when we had to win. It’s about being willing to do whatever is asked of you and even volunteering to do things that you normally wouldn’t do.”
Tuck first spoke about being “All in” after the Giants dismissed the Jets 29-14, and 80,000 fans trumpeted the theme with white towels against the Cowboys and Falcons. Tuck didn’t expect it to become a rallying cry, but isn’t surprised. “ ‘All in’ has so many different meanings,” he said. “It also means this football team giving every ounce of energy and effort to win football games.”
It starts with being “All in” during practice. “We’re not always committed to the patient process of hard work and having the appropriate determination necessary to achieve something,” McKenzie said. “When you’re all in to something and committed to something there’s no short sidedness involved with that.” Added linebacker Michael Boley: “When you say, ‘All in’ you should feel like you have nothing left when you walk off the field. Everybody’s all in; mind, body and soul.”
Gonzalez admits he’s taken aback by the way “All in” has caught on. “I was hoping it would help them,” he said. “I didn’t think it would go this far. I just knew it inspired me.”
It will inspire the Giants all the way to Green Bay.
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It sakes AP DNP for two straight days. Any news???
Ross had to leave Sunday's 24-2 win over Atlanta with a concussion but he was cleared to play by the team's doctors for the divisional game at Green Bayhttp://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/01/11/giants-cb-ross-cleared-to-play
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racist.
The Yeti is a mystical beast, Tuck is like a Yeti like you are like a rainbow jumping Unicorn.
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Joe buck sounds like an Aikman clone to me you can;t tell these two douchbags apart. Anyone who doesn't have aproblem with Aikmen should visit his webpage. If this doesn't get you PO'ed about this popous asshole nothing will.
Also I see our resident trolls have vanished for the most part this week.
Anyone have an over under on when the first thread mocking us will be posted if the Giants lose this weekend?
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Ross passed his concussion test on Wednesday and was cleared to resume practicing. Barring any unforeseen setback, he's also likely to start this Sunday against the Green Bay Packers.
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The Packers have some huge distractions this week. Philbins kid dieing, Reggie McKenzie becoming MG of the raiders and looking at GB for the HC. Ross Tucker on Sirius NFL brought this up. How much is Winston Mass looking at the Raiders roster turning his head towards a possible HC job and splitting that time with getting ready for the game this weekend.
How will this effect the players? Will it rally them or distract them?
Talk about huge drama.
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What are they when the Wideouts have no drops in the game?
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I couldn't find a decent site for todays game except FIRST ROW all others are choppy as shit
Just don't download anything from that site. I did and had to blow my hard drive away
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Eh I read about that, from my understanding he was 18 at the time? And he met the girls at a party.
I read into more of a case of two girls thinking they could fuck the guy with the famous daddy then try to claim rape.
Where are you guys reading that I googled it for 20 minutes and came up with nothing. All I got was he was convicted and sentenced to six months.
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Great......................................
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That's fucking awesome.
The upperdeck started sawying at one point during the song while people "danced" to it for lack of a better word. Had me wondering if the place could collapse around me.
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Like heaven don't cha know...
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Someone's home video of the NFCC in 08, tailgate footage and players buses.
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enjoy it now game day it always seems to have issues for me.
http://nfl.packers.com/multimedia/live_cams/
Tic tic tic....
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Been looking forward to this rematch since the first game ended and I knew we'd see them again in the playoffs.
Thats a bold statement. At the tail end of a 4 game losing streak you where sure we where going to the playoffs. I wish I has this type of optimisim.
What will Monday's excuses be...or will we man up?
in New York Giants
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Lets not forget the classic "I would rather watch WWF wrestling then watch Eli Manning Play Vs the Chargers"..
Most recent he turned down free tickets to the Giants Dallas for the division game because "it's going to be too cold"
The evidence is overwhlelming.......G-A-Y....