talk to rest?
I think it's safe to say that when given average time he can still move fine within the pocket and make all the throws, physically.
That has been a big topic here this offseason, but I think it can be put to rest. You can say what you want about his mental ability as a QB, and I expect there will be games sooner than later when the venom will be out again, but physically, he is (as he always is) fine.
Personally, I think Eli is far from done, and I love the way he has looked the past two weeks. It's just too small a sample to support meaningful conclusions.
Yup.
yup
yup
yup
yup
One for every TD.
He takes shit from Giant fans, he takes shit from the media, and we all know opposing fans give him shit all the time, but he never complains and he always competes.
I'm so glad he's our QB, and if Giant fans don't appreciate him, I feel sorry for them...because I doubt the next guy will be nearly as good.
Yeah... ummm, well he did throw a pick tonight, albeit it should have been his 6th TD of the night, but it was a bad decision.
I'm thinking that number goes down a bit.
I just said to my friend, it's a good thing we won those 2 Super Bowls.. because those are the 2 reasons I won't let that thought bother me as much.
I respect what Gilbride accomplished here but I can't help but think that this is the type of offense that Eli maybe could have been best in all along.
At the very least, I wanted to find out. So far, and the sample is very small which I fully understand.. but it's starting to make me feel like that hunch could be right.
This just looks like Eli maximizing his ability. He gets to the line with ~15 seconds left, he sees the look the defense is showing, he has time to make adjustments, he has time to make his checks and it just seems like he knows exactly where to go with the ball every single time. It's impressive.
It looks to me like we're running most of our plays out of the gun.. it's kind of the most he has ever looked like Peyton to me. (I'm not saying he IS Peyton, obviously)
-Ron Jaworski on AZ Sports radio before the Cardinals game
He can still make all the throws, and even showed off his wheels a little bit.
There will be ups and downs and I'm sure there will be some stinkers along the way, but PHYSICALLY, Eli is clearly fine.
yup.
This was the first time really since Minnesota in 2007 (and even then, I wasn't going crazy) that ANY doubt about Eli had ever crept into my head. Thankfully it went away about as quickly as it came.
It's not about "just one game" for me, I just needed to see Eli play at this level again. I needed to see him make throws and look in control and comfortable again.
Eli has a lot of ball left in him. I'm excited.
LoL - Is that Orakpo'ed or Eli'ed !?
oh wait...
fmic- dont know why you need this explained to you, but if one guy is playing in sb 46, the other isnt. All of this alex smith not playing against baltimore stuff.........
manh- the ny giants did that. Eli manning was a big part, but its a fools errand to equate team accomplishments with individual greatness, especially in a sport with this many moving parts and the high degree of randomness that comes with single elimination playoffs. This is just bottom of the barrell simplicity from lowest common denominator sports fans. Nothing more silly than ring counters
As for the rest, I dont hate eli, never have. Dont have a regular presence here bashing him. He has played very well the last couple weeks, hope it keeps up. I dont doubt he has the potential for a big year. Also think its fair to note to some eli apologists that maybe this supporting cast isnt as horrifyingly garbage as was made out to be by some. I guess it is humanly possible to play well with the pieces reese gave him. Lets give jr some credit
Im very excited by how comfortable eli looks in this offense. This could be a big year.
Why would this even be pointed out in the first place?
You are the one that made some ridiculous reference to Alex smith as if an unlucky bounce is the only thing keeping him from being a Super Bowl great.
Frankly, I should just let these weird comparisons speak for themselves. Why you keep pulling them out is another question altogether.
Taking so much time to try and classify eli as mediocre or compare him to below average QB's is one of those "WTF?" moments.
You know, the one that Samuel got a fingertip on?
I know some jackass was beating that drum. The "what if" game is a frequent tool for those who don't accept history.
Guy has the most talented team gifted to him where his job requirement is "Don't do anything to lose the game and we won't need you to do anything to win us the game.".
This weird anti Russell Wilson axe you grind is getting weirder, especially in light of how he did in fact really help them win yet another game against another elite QB last week. I think he's something like 8-0 against the Brady's, Mannings, Rodgers and Brees of the world.
I think you're letting an Eli agenda blind you if you are trying to find problems with a QB like Russel Wilson. How many times will you see a good playoff team get their ass kicked simply because their QB is average before you realize that great teams are rarely great when the QB isn't good enough? How many teams have won without the QB since 2000? ONE? Maybe TWO?
Watch some of plays Wilson made the last two postseasons and tell me that his play is easily mirrored by any other run of the mill QB. You're high if you believe that.
Typo in first post.
I have no idea why QB vs QB W/L means anything when there are 52 other players on each team.
It's Seattle's defense, beastmode, and RW (in that order) that are 8-0 against those QB's.
I'm not even Anti-RW. But there's this growing sentiment that him and a guy luck Luck should be in the same discussion. Or that RW has surpassed Luck. It's nonsense.
But that's my last post about RW on this thread, I don't want to hijack the thread after a great win by the Giants.
that being said, i think mcadoo may realize quickly that eli is even better than aaron rodgers. imagine that? betcha he'd of laughed at that a few months ago
#icewater #clutch
that being said, i think mcadoo may realize quickly that eli is even better than aaron rodgers. imagine that? betcha he'd of laughed at that a few months ago
#icewater #clutch
Did Eli do coke on the bench? Is that why he did so well?
you probably keep a file back to 2004 titled "mean things said about eli"
He probably pulls his hair out when his receivers cause his INT rate to skyrocket.