Remembering top 15 Giants players and staff of recent memory

1. Brandon Jacobs, RB

First of all Brandon Jacobs‘s name deserves mention. As ESPN’s Matt Ehart reported on January 4, 2014 of Jacob’s retirement, Jacobs’s contribution will be missed.

Brandon Jacobs announced via Twitter:

"After 9 years in this whirlwind business they call the NFL, I am proud to announce that I am hanging up my cleats. I’ve had an amazing run and I appreciate all of the support from the fans through the good and the bad. The New York Giants are a great organization and I am proud to have been a part of it for so long. I love my coaches and my teammates and will miss them as well as the game itself but I am healing well from my surgery and I look forward to running around with my kids for years to come!"

Tall and forceful, Jacobs could convert third and shorts. Jacobs famed ability to break nearly every tackle impressed everyone. All the more ironic for Jacobs inability to avoid becoming tripped up by low defense tackles after passing the line of scrimmage. Eli Manning could have Plaxico Burress and  Amani Toomer as strong targets to choose from, and then totally surprise the defense.

Most noteworthy, Jacobs had 1,785 combined receiving yards.  He could call a running play for large gains.  He had a combined 355 yards combined among Derrick Ward and Jacobs. In Superbowl XLII Jacobs helped the Giants win in the play off games against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He scored two of the Giant’s three touchdowns early in the game. Against the Green Bay Packers gaining 67 yards in 21 attempts. His most memorable moment came against the Patriots when he rushed for over 40 yards against statistically unbeatable team.