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40 “I’m through here”—George Willis, “QB Rutledge Gets the Call and Responds,” Newsday, November 28, 1988.
40 “George asked me”—Bruce Lowitt, “Managing to Be Humble,” St. Petersburg Times, January 25, 1991.
40 “The rule of”—Bruce Lowitt, “Managing to Be Humble,” St. Petersburg Times, January 25, 1991.
40 “I went in and”—Jeff Hostetler, author interview, January 26, 2010.
40 “I thought he was”—Bill Parcells, author interview, July 16, 2010.
40 “the lowest point”—Hostetler, One Giant Leap, 139.
41 “gut feeling”—Hostetler, One Giant Leap, 138.
41 “I thought Jeff”—George Willis, “Hostetler Guides Giants,” Newsday, November 6, 1989.
41 “I think our”—Frank Litsky, “Hostetler Accepts His Role As the No. 2 Quarterback,” New York Times, November 8, 1989.
41 “I wanted him”—George Willis, “What’s Not to Like,” Newsday, October 1, 1990.
41 “I think [Parcells]”—NFL Films, America’s Game, 1990 Giants.
42 “I thought it”—George Willis, “6-0, With a Little Luck Giants Rally in Final 3:21 to Beat Upstart Cards,” Newsday, October 22, 1990.
42 “I didn’t have”—Jeff Hostetler, author interview, January 26, 2010.
43 “Jeff is the”—Jeff Hostetler, author interview, January 26, 2010.
43 “Seven, eight weeks”—NFL Films, America’s Game, 1990 Giants.
CHAPTER 2: QUARTERBACK LACK
46 “Each week”—Frank Litsky, “Eagles Keep Giants from Turning to the 49ers,” New York Times, November 20, 1990.
47 “There’s a lot”—Gerald Eskenazi, “Giants Need Remedy for Streaking Vikings,” New York Times, December 6, 1990.
47 “[Parcells said to me]”—Gerald Eskenazi, “Parcells Is Ill but He’s on Giants’ Sideline,” New York Times, December 10, 1990.
48 “He didn’t make”—Gerald Eskenazi, “Parcells Is Ill but He’s on Giants’ Sideline,” New York Times, December 10, 1990.
48 “We didn’t tackle”—Frank Litsky, “Giants Awaken and Clinch Division,” New York Times, December 10, 1990.
48 “We weren’t”—Frank Litsky, “Giants Awaken and Clinch Division,” New York Times, December 10, 1990.
48 “We’re not physical”—Dave Anderson, “Cancel L. T.’s Rocking Chair,” New York Times, December 10, 1990.
49 “He’s a one-man”—Syracuse Herald-Journal, “‘One-Man Wrecking Crew’ Salvages Giants Win over Vikes,” December 10, 1990.
49 “We’d gotten”—Dave Anderson, “Cancel L. T.’s Rocking Chair,” New York Times, December 10, 1990.
49 “I just remember”—Kim Kolbe, author interview, October 6, 2010.
49 “We’ve taken”—George Willis, “A Giant Sigh of Relief,” Newsday, December 10, 1990.
50 “I don’t think”—George Willis, “Giants Preview: Conference Call?” Newsday, December 15, 1990.
51 “For a new league”—Rick Telander, “Life with Lord Jim,” Sports Illustrated, July 21, 1986.
51 “they need more”—Gerald Eskenazi, “Bills Sign Kelly to Record Pact,” New York Times, August 19, 1986.
51 “messiah”—Howard Schnellenberger, author interview, December 9, 2009.
51 “I can remember”—Kent Hull, author interview, December 11, 2009.
52 “It’s all about the”—John Oeshser, “Indianapolis Colts President Bill Polian: Trading Out of First Round of 2010 NFL Draft a Possibility,” Indianapolis Colts Examiner, April 22, 2010.
53 “He ended his career”—Kerrville Times, “OSU Wins Snowy Sun Bowl,” December 27, 1987.
53 “This is the best”—Bill Polian, author interview, May 12, 2010.
54 “Thurman is the”—Ted Marchibroda, author interview, December 5, 2009.
54 “What would they”—Lindsay Kramer, “Wealth of Optimism, if Not Talent,” The Post-Standard, September 3, 1988.
54 “Hopefully . . .”—Kevin Harmon, “Kelly Eager to Start Afresh,” Syracuse Post Standard, September 8, 1990.
55 “No one had ever”—James Lofton, author interview, June 14, 2010.
56 “If you think”—Vic Carucci, “Kelly Lobbies For More ‘Gun’ Use,” The Buffalo News, September 19, 1989.
56 “They chose not”—Bib Finnan, “Narrow Escape,” Elyria Chronicle Telegram, January 7, 1990.
57 “There was an important”—Marv Levy, Where Else Would You Rather Be? (Champaign, Ill.: Sports Publishing, 2004), 330.
57 “We used it sparingly”—Ted Marchibroda, author interview, December 5, 2009.
58 “That’s where”—Mark Kelso, author interview, May 26, 2010.
58 “Everybody liked