Mr. P Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Tony Gonzalez, the future Hall of Famer, has only played for two teams in his 15-year NFL career, the Kansas City Chiefs and the Atlanta Falcons. But it turns out he wanted to play for a third team -- the New York Giants. “I think about it all the time,” Gonzalez said Wednesday, according to the Newark Star-Ledger. “I was pushing for that, too. But it didn’t happen; I think they thought I was too old back then.” Gonzalez was referring to the time following the 2008 season, when his 12-year run with the Chiefs came to an end. Instead of the Giants, Gonzalez wound up with the Falcons, with whom he has had a very productive three seasons. This year, Gonzalez finished with 80 catches for 875 yards and seven touchdowns. One thing Gonzalez has never been part of? A postseason victory. His teams have gone 0-4 in the playoffs during his storied career. He hopes to get his first taste of postseason success on Sunday, against the team he once wanted to be a part of. http://espn.go.com/b...d-to-be-a-giant would have been nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorBanksCarsonVanPelt Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Yeah I always wanted him....he would have been an improvement over what we had/have...but Killdrive's offense does not utilize the TE to its fullest potential. That was probably part of their reasoning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Yeah I always wanted him....he would have been an improvement over what we had/have...but Killdrive's offense does not utilize the TE to its fullest potential. That was probably part of their reasoning. has ballard been hurt, btw? i didnt hear anything about him being injured but Pascoe got the nod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 Yup he's banged up has ballard been hurt, btw? i didnt hear anything about him being injured but Pascoe got the nod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osi724dasack Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 I totally remember him having interest in the NYG but Reese must have thought he was too old and to expensive. I totally agree with the way Reese thinks But even at the time i would have signed Gonzo just cuz hes a freak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boohyah Posted January 5, 2012 Share Posted January 5, 2012 He went to the Falcons for a 5th right?, fucking steal for them he was. Still produces big. I had him on FF and he was steady throughout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandolphScott Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 He went to the Falcons for a 5th right?, fucking steal for them he was. Still produces big. I had him on FF and he was steady throughout. 2nd rounder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boohyah Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 2nd rounder. Thank you young genius! Still a steal IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeMesiS Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 I wanted the Giants to draft him... But we ended up with some loser. This loser, in 7 years with the Giants, had only 8 100 yard games. Victor Cruz in one season, had 7... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. P Posted January 6, 2012 Author Share Posted January 6, 2012 for reference, our 2nd round pick in that draft was linval joseph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 for reference, our 2nd round pick in that draft was linval joseph. the most underwhelming starting DT in the league.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueInCanada Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 the most underwhelming starting DT in the league.... You obviously havent seen Gerald McCoy, Bucs third pick in 2010 play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 You obviously havent seen Gerald McCoy, Bucs third pick in 2010 play. prolly not, but i've yet to hear a Linval Joseph call all season... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herc Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 he's just a TE. that position has become flush with talent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueInCanada Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 prolly not, but i've yet to hear a Linval Joseph call all season... He leads the DTs of the team in tackles and has couple of sacks to go along with the year as well. Not saying he was the best DT to play this year but he wasnt exactly absent either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
osi724dasack Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 WTF?? Lineal Joseph is not the worst starting DT in the league. Not at all, he's been upper mediocre and has been steadily improving every week at a slow but steady clip. Guy will be a really good player hopefully. Talents there that's for sure and he seems to be putting the work In. Him and Austin should Be a nasty duo if all goes well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 WTF?? Lineal Joseph is not the worst starting DT in the league. Not at all, he's been upper mediocre and has been steadily improving every week at a slow but steady clip. Guy will be a really good player hopefully. Talents there that's for sure and he seems to be putting the work In. Him and Austin should Be a nasty duo if all goes well. un·der·whelm (ndr-hwlm, -wlm) tr.v. un·der·whelmed, un·der·whelm·ing, un·der·whelms To fail to excite, stimulate, or impress but sorry. i forgot. every starter on the Giants team is top ten in the league in talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iceman_NYG Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Whatever happened to that guy who was the greatest bench presser in the hemisphere and had the maximum 225 reps etc? Forgot his name - we drafted him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrashTalker92 Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Whatever happened to that guy who was the greatest bench presser in the hemisphere and had the maximum 225 reps etc? Forgot his name - we drafted him. Are you talking about that white dude who plays The O-line??? Forgot his name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazedDogs Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Whatever happened to that guy who was the greatest bench presser in the hemisphere and had the maximum 225 reps etc? Forgot his name - we drafted him. Petrus, Mitch Petrus. He started a couple games at left guard this season, didn't play too bad either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allstarjim Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 He was 12th in the NFL among DT's in tackles. That includes Justin Smith, who is listed as a DT but is really a DE in a 3-4. Linval is a good player. A player at his position makes great plays by occupying more than one blocker, not just getting in a tackle or making a sack. He is an emerging talent, and definitely no where near one of the worst DT's in the NFL. BTW, JPP led all defensive linemen in the NFL this year in tackles. Pretty impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazedDogs Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 He was 12th in the NFL among DT's in tackles. That includes Justin Smith, who is listed as a DT but is really a DE in a 3-4. Linval is a good player. A player at his position makes great plays by occupying more than one blocker, not just getting in a tackle or making a sack. He is an emerging talent, and definitely no where near one of the worst DT's in the NFL. BTW, JPP led all defensive linemen in the NFL this year in tackles. Pretty impressive. Yeah, Linval's not great, but he does what he's supposed to do. And at least he's way better than the last Joseph to wear #97. And I think its worth bearing in mind that he's a 2nd year player at a position that takes 3-4 years to develop. He's producing well enough, and if he keeps working he'll only get better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allstarjim Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 There have been a couple of plays I've seen him make lately that I was really impressed by. He got outside on a sweep play and tackled the ball carrier against Dallas that I thought was an incredibly athletic play for a DT to make. It's also worth keeping in mind that Fewell will play Tuck or JPP at DT and Canty or Bernard the other on 3rd downs, sometimes going with the 4 DE line, and, except for recently, the 3 man line that did not feature a DT at all... couple that with the fact that we rotate our linemen with regularity... the fact that Linval made as many tackles as he did this season means he was highly active and it's a pretty impressive tackle number he put up. He ranked 12th in tackles but if all the info was there, I'd bet he'd be top 5 in tackles on a per snap basis among DT's this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boohyah Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 This is joseph's first full year and he has played better recently. There wasn't much out of cofield early either yet most of us were upset he left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaylorBanksCarsonVanPelt Posted January 6, 2012 Share Posted January 6, 2012 Yeah, Linval's not great, but he does what he's supposed to do. And at least he's way better than the last Joseph to wear #97. And I think its worth bearing in mind that he's a 2nd year player at a position that takes 3-4 years to develop. He's producing well enough, and if he keeps working he'll only get better. Funny thing that....like William Joseph ...they are both Haitian.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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