Giants doing top 100 players ... have released 91-100

[Brian wolf]

Hardly any defensive players which is surprising. Maybe the next grouping?

[Bryan]

Yes, this is setting up to be a dramatic ending. Who will be left off the list? Brad Van Pelt? Joe Morris? Joe Morrison? Fran Tarkenton?

[pgconboy]

New list is up today:

31 - Chris Snee
32 - Osi Umenyiora
33 - Fran Tarkenton
34 - Jessie Armstead
35 - Rosey Grier
36 - Benny Friedman
37 - Odell Beckham Jr.
38 - Joe Morris
39 - Alex Webster
40 - Dick Lynch

[Brian wolf]

Predicting the Top 30 Giants Of All-Time (My List)

30)Tuck -- clutch in postseason
29)Cannady -- first NFL MLB?
28)H Jones -- excitement
27)Weinmeister -- maybe higher but short career
26)Van Pelt
25)Banks
24)Bavaro -- too important to pass up
23)Morrison -- third in team TDs scored
22)L Marshall -- clutch in postseason
21)G Martin -- like Gregory, played well on bad teams

20)Strong
19)Rote -- held receiving TD record for years
18)Tittle
17)Katcavage -- underrated
16)Carson -- known for great short-yardage play
15)Conerly -- unselfish and made Lombardi comfortable
14)Simms -- rebounded from terrible start to career
13)Toomer -- underrated career
12)Huff
11)E Manning -- will be higher but regressed too much

10)Barber -- saved Coughlin's job
9) Shofner -- helped Tittle, Gifford extend their careers
8) Gifford -- all time TDs scored leader
7) Strahan -- great rusher and very good against the run
6) Patton -- turnover machine
5) Robustelli -- set the tone on defense
4) R Brown -- faster and more athletic than skill positions
3) Hein -- great center with 10 interceptions on defense
2) L Taylor -- will probably be #1 ... most feared defender
1) Tunnell -- interceptions, accolades and 10 TDs scored

[Brian wolf]

Schnellbacher would have been top ten had he excelled for three more seasons. Barnes deserved better as well. Had Tarkenton led the Giants to the playoffs in 1970, may have never went back to the Vikings? Friedman was first passing superstar and should be in top 25 ... Lynch and Webster should be ahead of Beckham who had great talent but got distracted and bolted.

[Halas Hall]

Brian, let's hope their final 30 is a solid as the one you put together.

Phil Simms had a great final season in 1993 and should be in the Hall of Very Good.

I had forgotten about Joe Morris from Syracuse. It seemed like he was spent after 1986.

[Brian wolf]

Thanks HH ... subjective of course and some of these players won't be listed but I tried to look at players that were important to Giants championships and history as much as pure accolades or notoriety.

[pgconboy]

New batch:

21 - Arnie Weinmeister
22 - Jim Katcavage
23 - Del Shofner
24 - Kyle Rote
25 - George Martin
26 - Leonard Marshall
27 - Homer Jones
28 - Brad Van Pelt
29 - Joe Morrison
30 - Justin Tuck

[Brian wolf]

Good list ... I was right on Tuck and felt Martin and Marshall were close to each other. I disagree on Shofner, more valuable than people realize, for everyone on offense, especially Tittle, who doesn't make the Hall without him. Bavaro might miss the list, which is a shame. Cannady won't make it but helped make their early 50s defense really tough. Weinmeister seems right.

[JohnTurney]

New batch:

21 - Arnie Weinmeister
22 - Jim Katcavage
23 - Del Shofner
24 - Kyle Rote
25 - George Martin
26 - Leonard Marshall
27 - Homer Jones
28 - Brad Van Pelt
29 - Joe Morrison
30 - Justin Tuck

Will wait and see, but in my mind Shofner and Van Pelt are top 20 Giants ...