I put together a crude video that exclusively concentrates on each of Eli's interceptions from last season. Figured it would be helpful in ending a couple debates concerning Eli's turnovers from last season, and also for starting some new ones. Hopefully at least some of you find something like this useful in aiding in your own personal of evaluation of Eli's 2010 season. Go ahead and check it out.
Disclaimer: I'm not a professional by any means and I don't know much about video editing, so I apologize in advance that this isn't the "neatest" production put together. Also the video won't be up very long so if you're gonna look at it do it soon.
Eli Interceptions - (
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That left handed throw at the goal line last year resulting in an interception is a perfect example of Eli's propensity for making horrible decisions.
It could have been worse last year. Imagine all the passes he threw that were sure interceptions but the Will Allens of the world dropped them. So whats the under over with Eli this year on interceptions? 20?
Eli won the SB by throwing a hail Mary to Tyree into triple coverage. It worked and the rest is history. But that is not going to happen often against NFL top teams
No Eli hasn't mastered the short throws keeping them low, he does have a propensity for them to sail, but that isn't because he throws everything off of his back foot. for all we know our OL didn't do a good enough job of opening up throwing lanes, maybe he just releases to high etc etc etc...
people want to rake Eli over the coals for that left handed scramble throw into the endzone. FFS!!!! the guy was running and trying to make something happen. that is 1000% more acceptable than some garbage throw in a pocket which resulted in 10+ of his other INT's. that play was all heart and effort. no it didn't result in a TD but if it had everyone on this board would have raging hard boners about their QB Eli and how fucking great he is.
the guy is an above average QB in the league right now, but he looked so much better in college. and in college it was all him, the guy didn't play for Florida or Texas or Oklahoma... fucking Ole Miss.
his throws were more crisp and on target back then. I think this has to do with the offense as a whole.
law of averages says he should have less INT's this year but our OL and WR have to help come together in order for this to become a reality.
hopefully it will
The idea that "it could have been worse" is, frankly, kind of laughable. He was pretty much, when you also account for all tipped/touched passes that went for INTs (whether they were his fault, the WRs' fault, etc is irrelevant) instead of just falling to the ground, he was pretty much the most unlucky QB in the NFL in 2010, regardless of what you think of his quality of play or what fair criticism one can make of it.
was posted December 2010
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WSJ - Giants Receivers & Route Running - ( New Window )
Some people have no clue what they're watching.
That's why when Chris Palmer left, he was basically left on his own. I don't really know if there's a QB coach of Palmer's equal (or credentials), but Eli could sure use one.
I counted about 5 balls that were deflections for int's....and there was another int that shouldn't have counted because the defender was out of bounds......The long pass to Smith was woefully underthrown.....the underhanded pass in the endzone, stupid.....the first down interception in the end zone against Washington, stupid....
It's the int's on 1st down that really kill me....as for stupid throws, every QB throws them.....but like Animal Farm, some stupid throws are more stupid than others....
Eli is our qb, sink or swim....we have no backup....he goes down it's over....he has to eliminate the kind of throws previously mentioned and he has to get those passes down....
If I have to make one critique of Eli it's this....he doesn't tend to hit his receivers in stride....and with the speed these 3 guys have, it would be a plus if he did....
By the way, good job on recording those int's....