‘Giancola felt he had a serious shot at dislodging veteran Steve Christie, or at the very least handling the kickoff duties for the Bills, but lasted just nine days before getting the dreaded message that coach Wade Phillips wanted to see him and that he should bring his playbook. "Going down the elevator and walking along the corridor, I felt like I was walking through the valley of death," said Giancola, who endeared himself to Argo fans early last season with a winning field goal against Hamilton. "It was hard because I felt I was coming on strong each day and thought without a doubt that I’d make the first exhibition game. "It (the NFL) was different. I found about 80 per cent of the players were very cold and not very appreciative of the fans and that’s not me. It’s a hard environment."’