Ernie Accorsi
Ernie Accorsi
Ernie Accorsi is a former American football executive. He served as the general manager of the New York Giants of the National Football League. Accorsi had held the position from January 8, 1998, when he took over for the legendary George Young until his retirement on January 16, 2007. He was succeeded by Jerry Reese...
ProfessionSports Executive
Date of Birth29 October 1941
conscience football national
He was the conscience of the National Football League.
number
He said, 'When are you going to get your number one signed? I said, 'It's going to get done.
hit
If that hit couldn't take him out, ... nothing will.
affect breaks game hit mouth worry
You worry because you don't know how it's going to affect them when it comes down to playing, ... This is still a game where you're going to get hit in the mouth every play, and we weren't going to get any breaks from (Washington).
moving
I was overwhelmed with him. Not only his story but how he told it. He's such a thoughtful, intellectual, moving person.
division game great hands home win
It's great to make the playoffs, but it's important for us to win the division and get a home game in the postseason. We have it in our hands and it will be disappointing if we can't get it done.
goes trade trading
If you really want a player, then go after him. We've done that here. But there is so much trading that goes on, particularly in the first round, that sometimes you have to trade up out of self-defense because someone else is trading up.
football prove
I like this football team. I think we've got a personality. I think it's got something to it. Now we've just got to go and prove it. But I like this football team.
defensive devote difference entire guy knows resources stop team unit
You could see the difference right away. It was not just the things he can do that we didn't have any more. With Michael, the other team knows there is a guy they have to game-plan for. They have to devote resources to stop him on every play. Without that, the entire defensive unit is affected.
matter open people shots sticking tough
He's very intelligent, and intelligent people have open minds. He's in a tough market, and he can't be thin-skinned about this thing. He's going to take his shots like we all do. It's a matter of sticking to your convictions.
badly charles great hit jack mouth pro remember stomach tight wanting
As it is with all of these guys, do they have the stomach for pro football? I remember Jack Ramsey introducing me to Charles Barkley. I said to him, 'You would make a great tight end.' He told me I was out of my mind. He said, 'Do you think I want to get hit in the mouth on every play?' It's a different world. It's all about wanting it badly enough.
anywhere coming higher york
New York isn't like other places. The expectations here are higher than anywhere else. You have to know that coming in.
change extra football money sound value
Even if you have extra money, it still comes down to making good, sound football judgments. We made all our evaluations a while ago and we're not going to change a player's value because we have more money to spend.
coach doubt head successful
There was never any doubt in my mind, from the day he got here, that he was going to be a head coach and be a successful one.