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
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I've always believed you look at things on a case-by-case basis. Running backs are no different. So we look and see what we see.
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Everybody has done what they can. We set up as many plans as we could for as many scenarios as we could.
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He would have loved that goal-line stand to preserve the shutout,
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These are two body punches we've taken back-to-back, ... We haven't gotten over Wellington.
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In 33 years in the National Football League, I don't know that I loved working with or knowing anyone more than Roosevelt Brown. The world knows he was a great player. But few know what a great scout he was. He was a treasure to have in our scouting department, full of wisdom and knowledge.
chance
In today's world of professional football, you've got to go for it. When you have a chance to make a run, you take it.
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I once went to a basketball game and told Charles Barkley he'd make a great tight end. And he said, 'No thank you.' Most of them don't want to do it because, in football, you get smacked in the mouth.
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He's a project. It's not going to happen overnight. Basketball teams are filled with great athletes. The question is, does he have the fortitude to play this sport, where you're getting hit in the mouth every play? It's going to depend on how hard he wants it and how hard he works.
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I was overwhelmed not only with his story but by the way he told it. You could have heard a pin drop in that room when he finished.
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The biggest thing about him, even last year, he doesn't throw the ball up for grabs. He doesn't take a lot of sacks when he shouldn't.
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He's just a relentless 'heart' player with a lot of talent.
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His 'Take the Field' program was one of the most innovative and beautiful efforts in athletics in this country, ... His efforts provide fields of play for young New York athletes who otherwise would have no place to play.
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I think it's a very solid and deep draft. I really think the top of it is very interesting.
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I was just overwhelmed with not only his story but the way he told it. He's such a thoughtful, intellectual, moving person. You could hear a pin drop in our interview room when he was done telling us a story.