2011 NY Giants

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[JollyGoodFCAS]

Originally Posted by yankeetripper

Thanks, been a rough day for me, needed the cheering up.

[Guerilla poster]

Next year, the Vikings get one of those, good lord, who am I kidding.

[AL THE LAB]

Brandon Jacobs made good on a promise to repay a young fan who emptied out his piggy bank in an effort to keep the running back with the New York Giants.

According to The Sacramento Bee, Jacobs, a free-agent signee of the San Francisco 49ers, took 6-year-old Joseph Armento and his 4-year-old brother to Jump On In bounce house in Boonton, N.J., on Wednesday as a gesture of gratitude for Armento's desire to keep the running back with the Giants.


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After the boys' mother, Julie, explained to Joseph why Jacobs signed with the 49ers, Joseph recently sent $3.36 to Jacobs with the hope of keeping him in Giants blue.

Jacobs was so touched by the gesture that he vowed to take Joseph to Chuck E. Cheese with his son, Brayden, when he returned to New Jersey to gather some of his belongings.

"He told me he really wanted to get out there with the kids," Julie Armento told The Bee. "He really wanted to enjoy it, and he did. It was amazing."

Jacobs played alongside the three boys for a couple of hours.

"It was just us in the whole place, and we were just going room to room -- just bouncing and flipping all over the place, hitting each other with balls, sweating, our shirts filthy," Jacobs told The Bee. "We were just dirty, stinky boys, you know?"

Jacobs was released by the Giants on March 9 after the two sides could not agree on terms of a restructured contract. He signed with the 49ers as a free agent after spending seven seasons with the Giants and winning two Super Bowls.


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Joseph Armento did not get his wish of keeping his favorite running back in blue, but Jacobs gave one of his biggest fans a signed Giants helmet and memories he won't soon forget.

In turn, Jacobs said Armento's loyalty has motivated him.

"I'm at a point in my career when people have stopped believing in me and not believing that I can still play," Jacobs said. "But that's not the case. Joe believes in me, gave me a lot of confidence and a lot of want-to. And I'm ready to go. I can't wait until the season starts."

Jacobs also gave Armento a $5 bill to refill his piggy bank.

"He had some interest in there just for being a good kid," Jacobs said. "He's worth a lot more than that $5 bill I gave him."

[yankeetripper]

Originally Posted by yankeetripper

Anyone on the defense not hurt?

Boy this could be a tough year to watch them.

They should still put up points though so maybe they can outscore teams 38-35.

Originally Posted by SirVLCIV

They're making me consider buying a PS3+NFL Sunday Ticket. I'll probably still watch the games, but I won't be getting my hopes up.

Originally Posted by Chronus

I'm liking my under 9.5 wins bet on them more and more.

Originally Posted by Patience

1) they better get a fast start as their 2nd half is brutal
2) if they get a fast start and have a weak 2nd half everyone will be talking December swoon

It will be a tough year for Coughlin to survive

Originally Posted by IKnewIt

Sorry, I guess I should have used the red font. If you haven't already, you'll realize soon enough that those two were huge losses to the offense. It's going to be a bad year to be a Giants fan.

Originally Posted by Patience

I think they will start out 5-2 and end up 9-7 and out of playoffs

Good times at the early part of this thread, good times indeed.

Guess it's time to start the title defense thread.

[SirVLCIV]

Haha, yeah. That second Redskins loss made me think the season was over.

[AL THE LAB]

Originally Posted by AL THE LAB

lol. You are supporting my point. Wait until GB has to play a real defense in the cold and can't afford to give up 38 points. They beat Philly 21-16 and Chicago 21-14. One or two plays and they lose 1 of those games. I never said SF will win 45-10 vs. GB, but they will grind out the game to a one possession victory for either team. GB wants to win their games by scoring 40 points, not winning 17-14.

lol had to wait all season to bump this, aside from the scabs missing a block in the back on Cobb's TD return and playing prevent defense, SF dominated this game.

Trolls gonna troll I suppose.