Giants say they won't wear sleeves for the game.

[bakler]

i remember in 96 when carolina traveled here and kevin greene and their d-line wanted to show how tough they were by not wearing sleeves. Don't recall that workin out too well for them.

 

[starpass]

From ESPN....http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs07/news/story?id=3199028
This is all about image. Linemen want to prove their toughness to the players lining up across from them and there's no better way to do that than by baring the biceps in the middle of winter. Some teams, like the Kansas City Chiefs, even have a code among their blockers. The colder it gets, the less insulation they all have to wear.




[+] EnlargeScott Boehm/Getty Images

The Browns' Joe Thomas opts for the tough-guy look.

However, this doesn't mean that everybody believes in this mentality.



"I personally don't agree with it," Chiefs Pro Bowl defensive end Jared Allen said. "A lot of guys do it to show they're tough and they're unified but I look at it differently. I'd rather be warm and kick your *** all over the field. That's how I'll prove that I'm tougher than the other guy."



Allen, who grew up in Los Gatos, Calif., said he let some teammates talk him into going without sleeves in a loss to Oakland on Nov. 25. He's since vowed to never do it again because he was freezing when temperatures eventually dipped into the 20s (game-time temperature was 43).

 

[packerfan4ever]

i dont know about new york but i will tell when i was small my mom would say keep your scarf on so you dont get frost bite well i did kept taking my gloves off to do it ears didnt get but my hands did to the point i could have lost them i was out of school for along time,the doctors said if it happened again i would lose them i was 5 at the time and now till this day my hands are very sensitive to the cold when your skins is exposed to the eleiments you know it i have seen the guys do this before some it bothered cause at half time you saw some with sleaves on others it didnt but they need to do what is right so it doesnt effect the game

 

[axelred13]

With the predicted temperatures, when does a medical staff say its just not safe to go without at least sleeves?

 

[ClassyGiantsFan]

Agreed, it's just way too dangerous, for both teams. I understand there's all these heaters and coats on the sidelines but those players are sure gonna feel it.

And I'll call the Giants tough if they win this game for me, not if they look tough losing it.

 

[Lare]

Oh come on, you yanks don't even know what cold means. You should try coming to Finland (well not now, because of this sudden heatwave).

Actually, this is how we in Wisconsin gauge the cold...

60 above
Floridians wear coats, gloves and woolly hats.
Wisconsin people sunbathe.

50 above
New Yorkers try to turn on the heat.
Wisconsinites plant gardens.

40 above
Italian cars won't start.
Wisconsin people drive with the windows down.

32 above
Distilled water freezes.
Mississippi river water gets thicker, primarily Minneapollis sludge.

20 above
Californians shiver uncontrollably.
Wisconsin people have the last cook-out before it
gets cold.

10 above
New York landlords finally turn up the heat.
Wisconsin people throw on a sweatshirt.

0 -
Californians fly away to Mexico.
Wisconsin people lick the flagpole.

20 below
People in Miami cease to exist.
Wisconsin people get out their winter coats.

40 below
Hollywood disintegrates.
Wisconsin's Girl Scouts begin selling cookies door
to door.

60 below
Polar bears begin to evacuate Antarctica.
Wisconsin's Boy Scouts postpone "Winter Survival"
classes until it gets cold enough.

80 below
Mt. St. Helen's freezes.
Wisconsin people rent some videos.

100 below
Santa Claus abandons the North Pole.
Wisconsin people get frustrated when they can't
thaw the keg.

297 below
Microbial life survives on dairy products.
Wisconsin cows complain of farmers with cold hands.

460 below
ALL atomic motion stops.
Wisconsin people start saying...."Sure has cooled off"

500 below
Hell freezes over.
The Minnesota Vikings Win the Superbowl

I Love It!!

 

[freethrowdunk]

Oh come on, you yanks don't even know what cold means. You should try coming to Finland (well not now, because of this sudden heatwave).

Actually, this is how we in Wisconsin gauge the cold...

60 above
Floridians wear coats, gloves and woolly hats.
Wisconsin people sunbathe.

50 above
New Yorkers try to turn on the heat.
Wisconsinites plant gardens.

40 above
Italian cars won't start.
Wisconsin people drive with the windows down.

32 above
Distilled water freezes.
Mississippi river water gets thicker, primarily Minneapollis sludge.

20 above
Californians shiver uncontrollably.
Wisconsin people have the last cook-out before it
gets cold.

10 above
New York landlords finally turn up the heat.
Wisconsin people throw on a sweatshirt.

0 -
Californians fly away to Mexico.
Wisconsin people lick the flagpole.

20 below
People in Miami cease to exist.
Wisconsin people get out their winter coats.

40 below
Hollywood disintegrates.
Wisconsin's Girl Scouts begin selling cookies door
to door.

60 below
Polar bears begin to evacuate Antarctica.
Wisconsin's Boy Scouts postpone "Winter Survival"
classes until it gets cold enough.

80 below
Mt. St. Helen's freezes.
Wisconsin people rent some videos.

100 below
Santa Claus abandons the North Pole.
Wisconsin people get frustrated when they can't
thaw the keg.

297 below
Microbial life survives on dairy products.
Wisconsin cows complain of farmers with cold hands.

460 below
ALL atomic motion stops.
Wisconsin people start saying...."Sure has cooled off"

500 below
Hell freezes over.
The Minnesota Vikings Win the Superbowl

hahaha thats some funny s*** there man lmao