So I went and looked at the top 20 QB's for passing yards in their career and what their age was the last year that they played. Of course there are the guys at the top of the list that were able to play to a much older age. Then there are also many guys that were pretty much done a few years before but were able to hang on by floating around and being backups or were just not effective.
I don't think Eli is done but if you look at this list it is obvious that there may not be many years left. I don't think Nassib has trade value and really if you have a young QB with maybe some potential you don't trade him if you really don't know how much longer your current QB has. If anything you give him more reps in the pre-season to see what he has.
My guess is Eli has a few more years left in him for sure. He has never really been banged up and that helps. The one thing I would say is as you get older you can't take hits like you once did. If the Giants are going to keep Eli around for a few more years they need to invest in him. I know many say Donald would be nice but a solid O-line, TE, go to WR and stable running game would be the right direction to go with this team. The defense is solid enough to win but the offense needs to be the focus. That is the way I would go.
Top 20 QB's passing yardage career and their age last year played:
(Remember many were done before this age)
Farve 41
Manning 38 (current)
Marino 38
Elway 38
Brees 35 (current)
Moon 44
Brady 37 (current)
Tarkenton 38
Testaverde 44
Bledsoe 34
Fouts 36
Collins 39
Montana 38
Unitas 40
Krieg 40
Esiason 36
McNabb 35
Kelly 36
Manning 33 (current)
Everett 34
These are in order by passing yards so Eli is 19th all time as of now. He should move into 15th after this year if he throws for 3,000. I think he will finish top 10 for career for sure.
I do think this team can get back to being good very quick. I like the moves this offseason and their salary cap situation going forward. Also if the young guys like Randle, Robinson, Moore, Hankins, Prince, Hill and others step up along with 2-3 solid picks this draft they could get back very quick. Don't think that the offensive line signings this offseason won't help. They have started in this league and as a unit could perform well.
That's pretty damn good.