Team isnt Super Bowl caliber and won't be for a while. Eli is a statue behind this brutal o-line. I'm sure Coughin would love to take Eli for his final 2-3 years. We can save some cap space and see what Webb is about. Saves money, can give some to Beckham assuming ankle is ok long term.
NFL is now about mobile QBs that can make plays out of the pocket. Here's the list
Rodgers
Smith
Wilson
Dak
Wentz
Watson
Taylor
Mariotta
Cam
Winston
Don't think Eli is the right fit at QB for Giants anymore
Serious question.
Are some of you smoking crack this morning?
For now, they don't need a super qb with the 240 lbs terror in the backfield. They will get another draft under their belts, see if Bortles develops and be ready when Eli becomes a free agent or if the Giants release him if they think they are really ready to contend.
The signing bonus gets spread out through the entire contract.
If you think there's even a chance the franchise would do that, well, that doesn't speak well of your understanding of reality.
If you think Johnny will be content in paying $16 MM in cash for Eli to hold a clipboard, you are mistaken. $5 MM roster bonus, $10.5 MM salary, and $500K workout bonus. By the way, the Giants would have 3 days to orchestrate a trade - Eli has $5 MM reasons not waive his NTC. Any team inquiring about another player under contract is tampering.
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Shades of a young BJac. TC must have been thinking that when he was drafted.
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Scored one td by vaulting three yards over the DL for a td, then scored another on a 90 yard td where he outran the Pitt DB's.
Shades of a young BJac. TC must have been thinking that when he was drafted.
Fournette is on an entirely different plane than Jacobs, no disrespect to Brandon.
Tom Brady
Russell Wilson
Peyton Manning
Joe Flacco
Eli Manning
Yep; must have a mobile QB to win in todays NFL....
Eli will cost $22.2M in cap space next season if he's on the team vs $12.4M if he's not on the team (i.e. retires, cut, or traded).
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Isn't mobile. He's slow as dirt.
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Ryan Fitzpatrick has a faster 40 time. It Is true.
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In comment 13638901 Tim in Eternal Blue said:
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Isn't mobile. He's slow as dirt.
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Ryan Fitzpatrick has a faster 40 time. It Is true.
BS - Winston won't win any sprints, but he is mobile. He isn't Russell Wilson or even Aaron Rodgers, but he can move and he is pretty big.
That defense is looking like one of the best if not the best in the league and Bortles is terrible. Eli never needed star receivers and thrived with play action before the Giants decided to stop committing resources to the running game.
I think a conditional pick like 4th rounder if they miss the playoffs 2nd round if they are in and 1st rounder for the Super Bowl makes a lot of sense.
Time to start the rebuild
Nobody would confuse bortles for good. He was a hair away from getting cut in preseason. If the jags make the playoffs it's not because bortles led them anywhere.
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why would the Jags give up anything for Eli?
Nobody would confuse bortles for good. He was a hair away from getting cut in preseason. If the jags make the playoffs it's not because bortles led them anywhere.
Marrone had said earlier this season when asked how many pass attempts would be ideal for Blake, and he replied "zero". Awesome vote of confidence. Regardless how the season plays out for Jax, any record above .500 is a success. Also, Blake is not what the team wants going forward. They had to pick up his 5th year option as it was a gamble between that and potentially using the franchise tag on him next year if he plays well this season. With no improvement from him, I would not be surprised if they end up pulling him later this year and give him the RG3 treatment so that he doesn't suffer an injury that puts the franchise on the hook for his 5th year option.