Thanks for the comment, MPS, and thanks for reading. Unfortunately, I don't know which parish in particular Curran grew up in.
Bio: Greg Hanlon is a writer and reporter whose sports writing has appeared in The New York Times and on Slate. He is currently working on a book about the 1986 Giants Super Bowl season. He lives in Brooklyn, and his email is greg.hanlon[at]gmail.com.
It’s always dangerous to start calling for changes after gut-punch losses like last night’s 19-17 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, during which 100 percent of Giants fans watching on television were 100 percent sure that Lawrence Tynes had split the uprights with his second-chance field goal attempt. More
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on October 1st, 2012 12:26pmPosted on September 26th, 2012 3:08pm
Forget the Hall of Fame. It’s the myth-making treatment of NFL Films that turns the men of pro football into legends. And tonight is Tom Coughlin’s official bronzing.
The latest coach to earn legendary status is the subject of tonight's installment of “A Football Life,” the NFL Network’s Emmy-winning, hour-long documentary series.
This will be enjoyable to Giants fans because it can’t not be: Seeing your team celebrated on an NFL Films production and seeing your team win are one and the same. More
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on September 26th, 2012 8:55amYesterday’s plodding, mistake-filled Jets victory over the Miami Dolphins provided a good illustration of the perception gap between players and the reporters who cover them. More
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on September 24th, 2012 11:41amWhen the Giants announced Tuesday that Hakeem Nicks would sit out last night’s game with a still-tender foot, the Super Bowl champion Giants, playing against a team that finished 6-10 last year, went from slight favorites to slight underdogs. More
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on September 21st, 2012 10:44amOn a day when the Jets’ passing game backslid to preseason levels of pointlessness in a 27-10 dud to the Steelers, the most disturbing moment was actually provided by the running game. More
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on September 17th, 2012 2:20pmLost amid the excitement of Eli Manning's giveth-and-taketh-away routine with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' defense on Sunday were some auspicious signs about the return of the Giants’ running game.
You remember the running game, don’t you? It was so dominant in 2008, when the Giants led the league with 2,518 rushing yards, at 5 yards per carry, that writers were touting the offensive line for league MVP. But it slipped to the league’s worst unit last year, and the Giants’ ability to pass their way to a Super Bowl officially retired the old cliché that teams must “establish the run," and replaced it with a new one, that “the N.F.L. is a passing league.”
Still, it helps to have a good running game. More
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on September 17th, 2012 10:48amTebow started out the season in a supporting role, just like the Jets said he would. More
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on September 10th, 2012 2:02pmThe 2011 Giants had a weakness at the cornerback position named Aaron Ross. Quarterbacks threw in his direction in last year’s regular season to a 102.8 rating, well above the league average of 82.5. More
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on September 6th, 2012 12:00pmBecause they’re documentaries, the N.F.L. Network’s “America’s Game” specials work better the further you go back in time. More
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on September 5th, 2012 1:02pm
theflume: @GregHanlon To me the lack of evenness in this matchup mirrors that between @zachkurtin + @hwerts55 in the softball throws of the early 90s.theflume: @GregHanlon Is the Horace Mann dad in there chanting "Let's Go Lions, Let's GO!"?
srubenfeld: @greghanlon writes the ultimate Gary Cohen profile http://t.co/Duq7WaOkjl Cohen is one of the few reasons to still pay attention to the Metssrubenfeld: @GregHanlon never enough awesome profiles about broadcasters I grew up listening to. glad to link
howardmegdal: @GregHanlon Thanks, Greg.
