Remember Him
John Hufnagel was the Giants offensive coordinator from 2004 to 2006. In 2006 he was jettisoned after many claimed he had become to pass happy. Many Giant fans do not have fond many memories of Jon, but then again many also still bash Kevin Gilbride who has won a Superbowl in NY, and has one of the most potent offenses in the league this year. As I have said before, many fans, NOT ALL, believe calling a play is as easy as ordering from Dominos (a feat I could not accomplish Saturday night due to a couple of whiskeys, and by a couple I mean 10 – Apparently Dominos does not serve chicken fingers and disco fries…pathetic). Still in a season in which the Giants are 10-1, I thought we could still extend a congratulations to this years grey cup winning coach. That’s right, Jon Hufnagel, coached the Calgary Stampeders to victory last night in the quest for the grey cup. Congrats Jon.
Quick side note: A year ago I was in a bar watching the pats – colts game with my buddy Q. I struck up a conversation with an attractive girl who seemed to be very interested in the game. I asked her if she liked the Giants, she paused, and then said ”I did.” I figured that perhaps she had recently started dating a jet fan and immediately became enraged (In classic die hard form I turned my back on her and told Q she was no longer worth talking to). She tapped me on the shoulder and said “my dad got fired from the Giants so it’s not easy routing for them.”Ladies and gentleman I give you Jon Hufnagel’s daughter. I almost got down on one knee and proposed on the spot. Instead I played it cool, and when she gave me her number on a napkin I was happier then a Knick fan in 2010 (that’s right Im in the future). Anyway, three seconds after she left my friend Q dropped his beer on the napkin. The number was gone and I didn’t speak to him for an hour….finally after pontificating several ways of murder, I looked at my friend Q (a HUGE bills fan), stared into his eyes and uttered these 2 words “Wide Right.” He stood up and left the bar that very moment…..a stunning turn of events.
