October 13, 2004
Jin Finn: Giants fullbacks
For old-fashoined football fans, the fullback should be an exciting part of the team. The Giants have had some good ones as they were traditionally a running team. How does Jimm Finn compare to previous Giants fullbacks? Neil Best writes that Finn is becoming a good lead blocker though most Giants fans rarely give him much credit for Tiki Barber's yardage. It seems like previous Giants fullbacks were given more carries and more opportunities to catch the ball. Perhaps it has something to do with Tiki Barber being such a dangerous receiving threat.
I dug up an old article on how Greg Comella was going to have to block Ray Lewis in the Giants last superbowl appearance. Comella has an interesting family by the way.
Then I dug up an article that brought back memories of Charles Way. He and Howard Cross were probably the best tight end/full back duo in football for getting a running game going. Of course Way is still doing things with the Giants. At that time, though, the Giants had an uninspiring Wheatley and Rodney Hampton nearing the end of his career.
Posted by James Trotta at October 13, 2004 10:48 AM