1979 New York Giants season
- 1979 New York Giants season
Infobox NFL season
team = New York Giants
year = 1979
record = 6–10
division_place = 4th in NFC East
coach = Ray Perkins
stadium = Giants Stadium
playoffs = Did not qualifyThe 1979 New York Giants season was the 55th season for the club in the National Football League. The Giants had a 6–10 record in 1979 and finished in fourth place in the National Football Conference East Division.
Offseason
Before the 1979 NFL Draft, Bill Walsh, who was the new coach of the San Francisco 49ers, flew to Morehead State with Assistant Coach Sam Wyche to work out Simms. [ Simms and Meier. pgs. 74–75 ] Walsh was so impressed with him that he planned to draft Simms in the third round, actually preferring him over another young quarterback they scouted and ultimately drafted, Joe Montana.[King, Peter. The Rating Game, "Sports Illustrated" Volume: 95 issue 8 pg. 60 2001-08-27 ISSN: 0038 - 822X ] But the New York Giants decided to make Simms their first round pick to the surprise of many.][Katz, Michael. [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00615FE3F5D12728DDDAC0894DD405B898BF1D3 Giants Defend 'Value' in Choice of Simms; Perkins Optimistic Giants Selections] , "The New York Times", May 5, 1979, accessed March 20, 2007. ] As Simms acknowledged, "most people have never heard of me."]NFL Draft
References
* [http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyg/1979.htm 1979 New York Giants]
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