thing is so stupid IMO. You are either a HOFer or not. I do think the veteran's thing is useful. That's only baseball, right? Or it WAS useful because players without exposure a long time ago should possibly be revaluated, but that gets less and less necessary.
Subsequent years have some big names at QB coming eligible, and voters might be hesitant to include a second QB with them. They may feel two QBs would take the spotlight away from what see as the "most deserving QB."
2026 has Drew Brees, a first ballot lock.
2027 has Ben Roethlisberger, a first ballot lock. This would be best chance to have two QBs get inducted together. Same draft class, same hall class. Sounds poetic.
2028 has Tom Brady. Not a chance in hell Eli is inducted with Brady.
So Eli isn't first ballot, he might not get in for another two years later, or four years later. And after that long, your chances of ever getting inducted would start shrinking.
RE: If Eli isn't first ballot, he might get stuck waiting a few years
Subsequent years have some big names at QB coming eligible, and voters might be hesitant to include a second QB with them. They may feel two QBs would take the spotlight away from what see as the "most deserving QB."
2026 has Drew Brees, a first ballot lock.
2027 has Ben Roethlisberger, a first ballot lock. This would be best chance to have two QBs get inducted together. Same draft class, same hall class. Sounds poetic.
2028 has Tom Brady. Not a chance in hell Eli is inducted with Brady.
So Eli isn't first ballot, he might not get in for another two years later, or four years later. And after that long, your chances of ever getting inducted would start shrinking.
Ugh. Typos.
MORE deserving QB
So IF Eli isn't first ballot.
RE: If Eli isn't first ballot, he might get stuck waiting a few years
Subsequent years have some big names at QB coming eligible, and voters might be hesitant to include a second QB with them. They may feel two QBs would take the spotlight away from what see as the "most deserving QB."
2026 has Drew Brees, a first ballot lock.
2027 has Ben Roethlisberger, a first ballot lock. This would be best chance to have two QBs get inducted together. Same draft class, same hall class. Sounds poetic.
2028 has Tom Brady. Not a chance in hell Eli is inducted with Brady.
So Eli isn't first ballot, he might not get in for another two years later, or four years later. And after that long, your chances of ever getting inducted would start shrinking.
Boy would it be entertaining if Eli and Brady went in the same year lol
Just start calling it the Hall of Name Recognition
15 years in the league, and he had more than 10 TD's only twice, and only had 900+ yards in a season twice. Has as many as 800 yards only one other time (well one year he had 792 so I'll round it up to 2 times). Even accounting for the fact that passing when he was active wasn't what it is today, still not impressive enough.
He was really good, but not HOF worthy in my mind.
In the eli era better than he was. I think he deserves to just be a giant great with an amazing/unusual legacy and left at that. The story of football can be told without eli manning but certainly not without the 07/11 giants (even considering how good eli was in 11)
In the eli era better than he was. I think he deserves to just be a giant great with an amazing/unusual legacy and left at that. The story of football can be told without eli manning but certainly not without the 07/11 giants (even considering how good eli was in 11)
This doesn’t make sense. If you can tell the story of football without Eli than 07-11 is irrelevant as well then.
Eli's case is based on being better than some guys that are in
Namath had far more INTs than TDs, QB'd one SB but no TD, and has a losing record as a starting QB (62-63-4). Eli has more TDs than INTs, QB'd two SBs with 3 TDs, and has a .500 record.
Antonio Gates TE (no doubter)
Luke Kuechly (Best ILB since Lewis? Him or Willis)
Eli Manning (2 SB MVPs)
Jared Allen (136 sacks, scary pass rusher in prime)
Adam Vinatieri (Most decorated kicker ever probably)
Borderline/close-call guys for me... Steve Smith Sr. is someone I'm higher on than most. I think he'd be a no doubter if he didn't have such atrocious QB play over his career. Terrell Suggs was really good for the Ravens but he was more consistently very good than dominant imo. Justin Smith was dominant for SanFran but probably not for long enough. Haloti Ngata is also pretty close in my book.
In the eli era better than he was. I think he deserves to just be a giant great with an amazing/unusual legacy and left at that. The story of football can be told without eli manning but certainly not without the 07/11 giants (even considering how good eli was in 11)
One of the things that hurts Eli Manning the most is the Eagles beating the Patriots in the Superbowl.
You can't talk about that era of football without it being dominated by Tom Brady - and you couldn't talk Tom Brady without talking about the 1 QB who bested him twice.
One of the things that hurts Eli Manning the most is the Eagles beating the Patriots in the Superbowl.
You can't talk about that era of football without it being dominated by Tom Brady - and you couldn't talk Tom Brady without talking about the 1 QB who bested him twice.
Nick Foles factor? In that game, he did light up the Pats. One of the great games a QB has ever played in the SB, actually. Out of his mind.
Outside of Goff, all the QBs the Pats faced in the dynasty era played pretty well. Hell, Matt Ryan and Jake Delhomme played great in tough losses.
But I can't hold Philly/Foles against Eli. Eli was part of the team that ended the Pats undefeated season. That stands out as major plus for his candidacy.
but he’s not particularly a first ballot hof, in fact he would be one of the weaker first ballot players. that said, they diluted it electing guys like curtis martin and jerome bettis getting in quickly so there is that.
He is also a compiler of stats and has arguably no seasons being viewed as a top 3 qb regular season. i would consider him a top 3 qb in 2011 given the entirety of his work. but that’s it.
His playoff magic is what gets him in. my guess is it will be second or third attempt.
First ballot isn’t just about being worthy of that honor
For many voters it’s about waiting until their peers have retired so you can do an adequate comparison. For guys where there’s absolutely no question like Brady, they’re first ballot no question. But most guys you want to see the full body of work for all the candidates of an era. You can’t let everyone in.
Foles had such a great game in that Super Bowl because BB took his moron pills that day and it felt like Foles had 10 seconds to sit back abd throw the ball. Pretty convenient he decided to bench Butler as well.
Oh well, That loser joke Super Bowl the Eagles won doesn't take shit away from Eli. Patriots were an 18-0 one year. If not for that bullshit call on Boothe with the Giants winning, the Super Bowl 46 was going to be blown wide open.
You know, among the running backs Dorsey Leven was impressive
It gets people away from emotion and focuses them a lot more on the real facts. Eli should be a first ballot guy, however if this was voted on his first year retired he may not have been
RE: This is why the 5 year waiting period is such a good thing
It gets people away from emotion and focuses them a lot more on the real facts. Eli should be a first ballot guy, however if this was voted on his first year retired he may not have been
Great point. I don't think there would be a chance in hell Eli would have gotten in if they voted first year in retirement. And who knows how it would have gone each year down the line, with bogus narratives getting more set with voters.
I think voters will look at Eli differently now than they did 5 years ago. His post-NFL career hasn't hurt, his commercials and Manningcasts have dispelled a lot of the tropes about him being a goofball.
One of the things that hurts Eli Manning the most is the Eagles beating the Patriots in the Superbowl.
You can't talk about that era of football without it being dominated by Tom Brady - and you couldn't talk Tom Brady without talking about the 1 QB who bested him twice.
No it doesn't. In 2007/8 the Patriots were the clear cut dominant team of that time period that came in with an 18-0 record.
There are about 3 dozen 1972 Dolphins that think Eli is a HoF'er.
Anyone who doesn't understand why Joe Namath is in the NFL HOF
The minute Super Bowl III ended Joe Namath was an NFL HOFer. So was Weeb Ewbank who had a .500 record as a head coach. Ewbank won the 2 most famous games in NFL history. Namath threw for 4,000 yards in a 14 game season in the 1960s. If he played in this NFL he'd throw for 6,000 yards.
At some point Eli will be in the NFL HOF. Two Super Bowl MVPs override any other conversation. The NFL HOF is filled with Super Bowl winners.
Which running back do you think is in the NFL HOF?
Running back A =
78 games 1655 rushes 7607 yards 60 TDs + 169 catches 1280 yards 5 TDs
2 Super Bowl wins
or
Running back B =
154 games 2217 rushes 10449 yards 55 TDs + 586 catches 5183 yards 12 TDs
1 Super Bowl loss
Eli has been retired for four full seasons now & is still 10th overall in terms of TD passes & yards.
Mike Greenberg had a great bit right after Eli retired where he got into it with a fellow ESPN employee & pretty much said Eli is severely underrated/no doubt about it HOFer.
In the eli era better than he was. I think he deserves to just be a giant great with an amazing/unusual legacy and left at that. The story of football can be told without eli manning but certainly not without the 07/11 giants (even considering how good eli was in 11)
This doesn’t make sense. If you can tell the story of football without Eli than 07-11 is irrelevant as well then.
Seeing some of that clowns posts in the past it’s obvious he’s a Jets fan troll
He continues to be amongst the top ten quarterbacks in NFL history in each of the primary passing stats. That alone would probably get him in, albeit not on the first ballot.
But his two Super Bowl runs are among the most extraordinary achievements in sports history. Winning Super Bowl MVPs by beating the greatest quarterback and head coach in NFL history, TWICE in four years, is unprecedented. It is a virtual certainty that an achievement like this will never happen again by anyone. Could someone come along in five years and not only beat Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes twice assuming they overtake Belichick and Brady as the GOATs of the sport, but also win two MVPs in doing so? Maybe. But I highly doubt it.
Just as the early history of the NFL's Super Bowl Era could not be written without Joe Namath, the 21st century NFL story could not be written without Eli Manning.
In the eli era better than he was. I think he deserves to just be a giant great with an amazing/unusual legacy and left at that. The story of football can be told without eli manning but certainly not without the 07/11 giants (even considering how good eli was in 11)
This doesn’t make sense. If you can tell the story of football without Eli than 07-11 is irrelevant as well then.
Was about to post damn near the same thing as you. Spot on. No sense at all.
In the first one, that was Tom and the Pats greatest season ever. With everything on the line, Eli Manning drove his team down the field, with the pressure of planet earth on him, comes up with the greatest play in Super Bowl history. And he shouldn’t be first ballot??? And 4 years later he did the game winning drive again to a Pats team that was I believe 14-2.
Lest we forget the allllllll the teams Eli beat on the way to each run? 13-3 Dallas, 13-3 Favre led Green Bay in possibly the greatest game ever. 13-3 9ers. 15 AND 1 looking to repeat Aaron Rodgers prime led Green Bay. And two speed bum NFC south teams in Tampa and Atlanta.
Yes the defense helped, but what Super Bowl team doesn’t have good players all around. And it could be argued the 2007 Giants weren’t on anyone’s radar as a contender. And he did it with them as a wild card which was never done before.
First team to start 0-2 and win the Super Bowl I believe as well.
Shouldn't it be about passing numbers? Which Eli definitely has.
How about elevating your game in the playoffs and winning SBs? Check, check.
Except he doesn’t have the passing numbers. Yes he has the counting numbers: Total yards, completions, TDs. But voters recognize that those mostly only say that you had a long career. His efficiency numbers: Rating, completion %, Yards per attempt etc. do not stack up well.
He also doesn’t stack up well as far as awards/league leaders. Never voted All-Pro. Only 4 Pro Bowls, and twice it was as a replacement. Never received 1 vote for leauge MVP or Offensive Player of the Year. Never led the leauge in any stat except interceptions. There’s really no stretch of his career where he was one of the 5-6 best QBs in the game.
The 2 postseasons seasons runs are huge, no question. It’s really the only reason he’ll get serious consideration. But voters will also note he never won a postseason game outside of those 2 years.
Those 2 MVPs are absolutely a big deal. But do you put a guy in the Hall based pretty much totally on 2 postseasons?
I’m not saying he absolutely won’t get in. But I don’t think it’s close to the slam dunk a lot of you think it is.
Stafford is catching up to him and I think Russell Wilson is around him somewhere.
#3 all time consecutive starts by a QB
If Kurt Warner is in, then Eli gets in. Slam dunk.
If you’re banking on the counting numbers mattering a lot you may be disappointed.
Warner was MVP of the leauge twice. All-Pro twice. Among career leaders in efficiency numbers - rating, yards per attempt, etc. Went to three Super Bowls.
Only thing Eli can his hat on here is one more game MVP.
He continues to be amongst the top ten quarterbacks in NFL history in each of the primary passing stats. That alone would probably get him in, albeit not on the first ballot.
But his two Super Bowl runs are among the most extraordinary achievements in sports history. Winning Super Bowl MVPs by beating the greatest quarterback and head coach in NFL history, TWICE in four years, is unprecedented. It is a virtual certainty that an achievement like this will never happen again by anyone. Could someone come along in five years and not only beat Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes twice assuming they overtake Belichick and Brady as the GOATs of the sport, but also win two MVPs in doing so? Maybe. But I highly doubt it.
Just as the early history of the NFL's Super Bowl Era could not be written without Joe Namath, the 21st century NFL story could not be written without Eli Manning.
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Darren Sproles is a weird one, but he won't get in. He was a good player, but Tiki has a MUCH better case.
Darren Sproles is not as odd of a choice as you think. It happened with some subtlety, but Sproles rose to 6th all-time in career all-purpose yards - and he was on the Eagles team that won the super bowl.
Tiki is 17th all-time in all-purpose yards (and no super bowl). He's also 15th in scrimmage yards, which is remarkable and keeps him in the conversation for HOF. But again, him retiring a year too soon and missing out on the SB is likely what will keep him out.
thing is so stupid IMO. You are either a HOFer or not. I do think the veteran's thing is useful. That's only baseball, right? Or it WAS useful because players without exposure a long time ago should possibly be revaluated, but that gets less and less necessary.
I'd argue Carl Banks has been long overlooked & is certainly a HOFer!
Darren Sproles is not as odd of a choice as you think. It happened with some subtlety, but Sproles rose to 6th all-time in career all-purpose yards - and he was on the Eagles team that won the super bowl.
Tiki is 17th all-time in all-purpose yards (and no super bowl). He's also 15th in scrimmage yards, which is remarkable and keeps him in the conversation for HOF. But again, him retiring a year too soon and missing out on the SB is likely what will keep him out.
Yeah, no. His entire case is built on kick return yardage which doesn’t hold a lot of coin. Their not putting ia RB in the Hall with 3500 yards of rushing.
so he will probably get in first ballot. Jim in fairfax had it right his counting numbers are there but his efficiency is average and in some cases sub average.
He’s in because of the playoff and super bowl success. Top 10 in completions and yards means little he also had way more starts than qbs from previous eras.
Is he hof worthy yes. but not the slam dunk some are suggesting. Most qbs in the hall have a better case than him.
Should be first ballot but can see him waiting a year
One of the few HOF QB's who did not play with another HOF player on offense. Tiki possibly but Eli made his mark after he left. Many HOF QB's had multiple. Ben played with DeCastro, Pouncey, Bell and Brown the back end of his career. HOF players his first few years as well.
The Manning Inc. stuff is stupid and disrespectful but not surprising. Eli will earn it on merit.
so he will probably get in first ballot. Jim in fairfax had it right his counting numbers are there but his efficiency is average and in some cases sub average.
He’s in because of the playoff and super bowl success. Top 10 in completions and yards means little he also had way more starts than qbs from previous eras.
Is he hof worthy yes. but not the slam dunk some are suggesting. Most qbs in the hall have a better case than him.
Agreed. The weak class might get him in, but there’s enough good holdover finalists from last year that a lot of voters will probably decide to punt on him for now. And then the QB parade starts:
5-6 QBs per generation have been getting in. Peyton is already in from Eli’s generation. Brees, Roethlisberger, Brady and Rodgers are slam dunks. That’s 5 already. Favre and Warner overlapped the first 1/3 of his career and are in. Russell Wilson is on the edge but could be a shoe iIn if he finishes his career string. Rivers doesn’t have the playoff success (bad teams around him), but put up better numbers. Voters may start looking squinty eyed at how many of these guys get in.
In the eli era better than he was. I think he deserves to just be a giant great with an amazing/unusual legacy and left at that. The story of football can be told without eli manning but certainly not without the 07/11 giants (even considering how good eli was in 11)
Stafford is catching up to him and I think Russell Wilson is around him somewhere.
#3 all time consecutive starts by a QB
If Kurt Warner is in, then Eli gets in. Slam dunk.
If you’re banking on the counting numbers mattering a lot you may be disappointed.
Warner was MVP of the leauge twice. All-Pro twice. Among career leaders in efficiency numbers - rating, yards per attempt, etc. Went to three Super Bowls.
Only thing Eli can his hat on here is one more game MVP.
Then all that glory was gone by 2002 after he LOST the second Super Bowl to New England. There are plenty of MVPs not in the pro football HOF.
His little 1999 story was cute and everything, but I'm sure the Rams have no problem winning the Super Bowl with Trent Green.
Warner's career was insignificant for 5-6 years until his revival in Arizona.
I'm saying if Warner's "feel good movie story" and achievements for those few years is what got him in, you can count Eli in as well for those 2 Super Bowls.
The Eli numbers, like I said, aren't bad either. The yards, the TDs, the consecutive starts.
Who is above him in the yards and TD stats besides Brees, Big Ben, Brady, Peyton, etc?
But, to me, in either case, I hate this 1st ballot question or obsession. If I am voting, the only question is, does this guy belong in the HOF. Period. If the answer is yes, then I vote yes. I don't care what ballot it is, will it be unanimous, etc.
RE: I know football works differently than baseball for HOF voting
But, to me, in either case, I hate this 1st ballot question or obsession. If I am voting, the only question is, does this guy belong in the HOF. Period. If the answer is yes, then I vote yes. I don't care what ballot it is, will it be unanimous, etc.
I'm sure players will tell you that they don't care if they get in on the first go or the last go - so long as they get in.
But I think it matters - and it certainly makes for interesting discussion.
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I believe Davis is 7th all time in touch for a for a tight end and 11th in receiving yards.
I think a case can be made for him as a HOFer
2026 has Drew Brees, a first ballot lock.
2027 has Ben Roethlisberger, a first ballot lock. This would be best chance to have two QBs get inducted together. Same draft class, same hall class. Sounds poetic.
2028 has Tom Brady. Not a chance in hell Eli is inducted with Brady.
So Eli isn't first ballot, he might not get in for another two years later, or four years later. And after that long, your chances of ever getting inducted would start shrinking.
2026 has Drew Brees, a first ballot lock.
2027 has Ben Roethlisberger, a first ballot lock. This would be best chance to have two QBs get inducted together. Same draft class, same hall class. Sounds poetic.
2028 has Tom Brady. Not a chance in hell Eli is inducted with Brady.
So Eli isn't first ballot, he might not get in for another two years later, or four years later. And after that long, your chances of ever getting inducted would start shrinking.
Ugh. Typos.
MORE deserving QB
So IF Eli isn't first ballot.
2026 has Drew Brees, a first ballot lock.
2027 has Ben Roethlisberger, a first ballot lock. This would be best chance to have two QBs get inducted together. Same draft class, same hall class. Sounds poetic.
2028 has Tom Brady. Not a chance in hell Eli is inducted with Brady.
So Eli isn't first ballot, he might not get in for another two years later, or four years later. And after that long, your chances of ever getting inducted would start shrinking.
Boy would it be entertaining if Eli and Brady went in the same year lol
Thats literally the definition of the word “fame”
noun. the state of being widely known or recognized; renown; celebrity.
He was really good, but not HOF worthy in my mind.
This doesn’t make sense. If you can tell the story of football without Eli than 07-11 is irrelevant as well then.
2026 Brees
2027 Roethlisberger
2028 Brady
Luke Kuechly (Best ILB since Lewis? Him or Willis)
Eli Manning (2 SB MVPs)
Jared Allen (136 sacks, scary pass rusher in prime)
Adam Vinatieri (Most decorated kicker ever probably)
Borderline/close-call guys for me... Steve Smith Sr. is someone I'm higher on than most. I think he'd be a no doubter if he didn't have such atrocious QB play over his career. Terrell Suggs was really good for the Ravens but he was more consistently very good than dominant imo. Justin Smith was dominant for SanFran but probably not for long enough. Haloti Ngata is also pretty close in my book.
this makes absolutely no sense....
You can't talk about that era of football without it being dominated by Tom Brady - and you couldn't talk Tom Brady without talking about the 1 QB who bested him twice.
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Vernon Davis? Lol.
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I believe Davis is 7th all time in touch for a for a tight end and 11th in receiving yards.
I think a case can be made for him as a HOFer
Hall of Very Good, yes.
You can't talk about that era of football without it being dominated by Tom Brady - and you couldn't talk Tom Brady without talking about the 1 QB who bested him twice.
Nick Foles factor? In that game, he did light up the Pats. One of the great games a QB has ever played in the SB, actually. Out of his mind.
Outside of Goff, all the QBs the Pats faced in the dynasty era played pretty well. Hell, Matt Ryan and Jake Delhomme played great in tough losses.
But I can't hold Philly/Foles against Eli. Eli was part of the team that ended the Pats undefeated season. That stands out as major plus for his candidacy.
He is also a compiler of stats and has arguably no seasons being viewed as a top 3 qb regular season. i would consider him a top 3 qb in 2011 given the entirety of his work. but that’s it.
His playoff magic is what gets him in. my guess is it will be second or third attempt.
Oh well, That loser joke Super Bowl the Eagles won doesn't take shit away from Eli. Patriots were an 18-0 one year. If not for that bullshit call on Boothe with the Giants winning, the Super Bowl 46 was going to be blown wide open.
Great point. I don't think there would be a chance in hell Eli would have gotten in if they voted first year in retirement. And who knows how it would have gone each year down the line, with bogus narratives getting more set with voters.
I think voters will look at Eli differently now than they did 5 years ago. His post-NFL career hasn't hurt, his commercials and Manningcasts have dispelled a lot of the tropes about him being a goofball.
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Darren Sproles is a weird one, but he won't get in. He was a good player, but Tiki has a MUCH better case.
"No, worst ever two-time Super Bowl MVP."
You can't talk about that era of football without it being dominated by Tom Brady - and you couldn't talk Tom Brady without talking about the 1 QB who bested him twice.
No it doesn't. In 2007/8 the Patriots were the clear cut dominant team of that time period that came in with an 18-0 record.
There are about 3 dozen 1972 Dolphins that think Eli is a HoF'er.
The minute Super Bowl III ended Joe Namath was an NFL HOFer. So was Weeb Ewbank who had a .500 record as a head coach. Ewbank won the 2 most famous games in NFL history. Namath threw for 4,000 yards in a 14 game season in the 1960s. If he played in this NFL he'd throw for 6,000 yards.
At some point Eli will be in the NFL HOF. Two Super Bowl MVPs override any other conversation. The NFL HOF is filled with Super Bowl winners.
Which running back do you think is in the NFL HOF?
Running back A =
78 games 1655 rushes 7607 yards 60 TDs + 169 catches 1280 yards 5 TDs
2 Super Bowl wins
or
Running back B =
154 games 2217 rushes 10449 yards 55 TDs + 586 catches 5183 yards 12 TDs
1 Super Bowl loss
Mike Greenberg had a great bit right after Eli retired where he got into it with a fellow ESPN employee & pretty much said Eli is severely underrated/no doubt about it HOFer.
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In the eli era better than he was. I think he deserves to just be a giant great with an amazing/unusual legacy and left at that. The story of football can be told without eli manning but certainly not without the 07/11 giants (even considering how good eli was in 11)
This doesn’t make sense. If you can tell the story of football without Eli than 07-11 is irrelevant as well then.
Seeing some of that clowns posts in the past it’s obvious he’s a Jets fan troll
Floyd Little getting in should open the flood gates for another dozen RBs.
I say it every year during HoF talk. Sterling Sharpe not being in the HoF is an absolute tragedy. JFC, was he great WR during his time. Uncoverable.
But his two Super Bowl runs are among the most extraordinary achievements in sports history. Winning Super Bowl MVPs by beating the greatest quarterback and head coach in NFL history, TWICE in four years, is unprecedented. It is a virtual certainty that an achievement like this will never happen again by anyone. Could someone come along in five years and not only beat Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes twice assuming they overtake Belichick and Brady as the GOATs of the sport, but also win two MVPs in doing so? Maybe. But I highly doubt it.
Just as the early history of the NFL's Super Bowl Era could not be written without Joe Namath, the 21st century NFL story could not be written without Eli Manning.
In his seven seasons, including his rookie season where he had one TD for the year, here are his season averages:
85 catches, 1200 yards, 14 YPC and 9 TDs.
Again, that includes his rookie year where he had 55 catches, 700 yards, and 1 TD.
In his last three season before his career ending neck injury, here were his averages:
105 catches, 1300 yards, and 14 TDs.
Guy was a monster.
How many times did Eli march the Giants down and score, give the lead back to a D that couldn't hold it? (many)
Shouldn't it be about passing numbers? Which Eli definitely has.
How about elevating your game in the playoffs and winning SBs? Check, check.
He'll get in. It's just a matter of whether the voters will be dicks about the 1st ballot -- like they were when they made Strahan wait a year.
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In the eli era better than he was. I think he deserves to just be a giant great with an amazing/unusual legacy and left at that. The story of football can be told without eli manning but certainly not without the 07/11 giants (even considering how good eli was in 11)
This doesn’t make sense. If you can tell the story of football without Eli than 07-11 is irrelevant as well then.
Was about to post damn near the same thing as you. Spot on. No sense at all.
Lest we forget the allllllll the teams Eli beat on the way to each run? 13-3 Dallas, 13-3 Favre led Green Bay in possibly the greatest game ever. 13-3 9ers. 15 AND 1 looking to repeat Aaron Rodgers prime led Green Bay. And two speed bum NFC south teams in Tampa and Atlanta.
Yes the defense helped, but what Super Bowl team doesn’t have good players all around. And it could be argued the 2007 Giants weren’t on anyone’s radar as a contender. And he did it with them as a wild card which was never done before.
First team to start 0-2 and win the Super Bowl I believe as well.
What more does a man have to do?!
Shouldn't it be about passing numbers? Which Eli definitely has.
How about elevating your game in the playoffs and winning SBs? Check, check.
Except he doesn’t have the passing numbers. Yes he has the counting numbers: Total yards, completions, TDs. But voters recognize that those mostly only say that you had a long career. His efficiency numbers: Rating, completion %, Yards per attempt etc. do not stack up well.
He also doesn’t stack up well as far as awards/league leaders. Never voted All-Pro. Only 4 Pro Bowls, and twice it was as a replacement. Never received 1 vote for leauge MVP or Offensive Player of the Year. Never led the leauge in any stat except interceptions. There’s really no stretch of his career where he was one of the 5-6 best QBs in the game.
The 2 postseasons seasons runs are huge, no question. It’s really the only reason he’ll get serious consideration. But voters will also note he never won a postseason game outside of those 2 years.
Those 2 MVPs are absolutely a big deal. But do you put a guy in the Hall based pretty much totally on 2 postseasons?
I’m not saying he absolutely won’t get in. But I don’t think it’s close to the slam dunk a lot of you think it is.
Top 10 all time passing touchdowns
Stafford is catching up to him and I think Russell Wilson is around him somewhere.
#3 all time consecutive starts by a QB
If Kurt Warner is in, then Eli gets in. Slam dunk.
Top 10 all time passing touchdowns
Stafford is catching up to him and I think Russell Wilson is around him somewhere.
#3 all time consecutive starts by a QB
If Kurt Warner is in, then Eli gets in. Slam dunk.
If you’re banking on the counting numbers mattering a lot you may be disappointed.
Warner was MVP of the leauge twice. All-Pro twice. Among career leaders in efficiency numbers - rating, yards per attempt, etc. Went to three Super Bowls.
Only thing Eli can his hat on here is one more game MVP.
If they need to do a little charm offensive, they have the outlets.
But his two Super Bowl runs are among the most extraordinary achievements in sports history. Winning Super Bowl MVPs by beating the greatest quarterback and head coach in NFL history, TWICE in four years, is unprecedented. It is a virtual certainty that an achievement like this will never happen again by anyone. Could someone come along in five years and not only beat Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes twice assuming they overtake Belichick and Brady as the GOATs of the sport, but also win two MVPs in doing so? Maybe. But I highly doubt it.
Just as the early history of the NFL's Super Bowl Era could not be written without Joe Namath, the 21st century NFL story could not be written without Eli Manning.
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Does anyone really think his colleagues and others who work at outlets with strong financial ties to the Mannings are voting no?
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Vernon Davis? Lol.
Induct Antoine Bethea as a Football Giant. Make it happen!
Darren Sproles is a weird one, but he won't get in. He was a good player, but Tiki has a MUCH better case.
Darren Sproles is not as odd of a choice as you think. It happened with some subtlety, but Sproles rose to 6th all-time in career all-purpose yards - and he was on the Eagles team that won the super bowl.
Tiki is 17th all-time in all-purpose yards (and no super bowl). He's also 15th in scrimmage yards, which is remarkable and keeps him in the conversation for HOF. But again, him retiring a year too soon and missing out on the SB is likely what will keep him out.
I'd argue Carl Banks has been long overlooked & is certainly a HOFer!
Darren Sproles is not as odd of a choice as you think. It happened with some subtlety, but Sproles rose to 6th all-time in career all-purpose yards - and he was on the Eagles team that won the super bowl.
Tiki is 17th all-time in all-purpose yards (and no super bowl). He's also 15th in scrimmage yards, which is remarkable and keeps him in the conversation for HOF. But again, him retiring a year too soon and missing out on the SB is likely what will keep him out.
Yeah, no. His entire case is built on kick return yardage which doesn’t hold a lot of coin. Their not putting ia RB in the Hall with 3500 yards of rushing.
He’s in because of the playoff and super bowl success. Top 10 in completions and yards means little he also had way more starts than qbs from previous eras.
Is he hof worthy yes. but not the slam dunk some are suggesting. Most qbs in the hall have a better case than him.
The Manning Inc. stuff is stupid and disrespectful but not surprising. Eli will earn it on merit.
Disrespectful to whom? You?
He’s in because of the playoff and super bowl success. Top 10 in completions and yards means little he also had way more starts than qbs from previous eras.
Is he hof worthy yes. but not the slam dunk some are suggesting. Most qbs in the hall have a better case than him.
Agreed. The weak class might get him in, but there’s enough good holdover finalists from last year that a lot of voters will probably decide to punt on him for now. And then the QB parade starts:
2026: Brees, Rivers
2027: Roethlisberger
2028: Brady
5-6 QBs per generation have been getting in. Peyton is already in from Eli’s generation. Brees, Roethlisberger, Brady and Rodgers are slam dunks. That’s 5 already. Favre and Warner overlapped the first 1/3 of his career and are in. Russell Wilson is on the edge but could be a shoe iIn if he finishes his career string. Rivers doesn’t have the playoff success (bad teams around him), but put up better numbers. Voters may start looking squinty eyed at how many of these guys get in.
Huh?
Top 10 all time passing touchdowns
Stafford is catching up to him and I think Russell Wilson is around him somewhere.
#3 all time consecutive starts by a QB
If Kurt Warner is in, then Eli gets in. Slam dunk.
If you’re banking on the counting numbers mattering a lot you may be disappointed.
Warner was MVP of the leauge twice. All-Pro twice. Among career leaders in efficiency numbers - rating, yards per attempt, etc. Went to three Super Bowls.
Only thing Eli can his hat on here is one more game MVP.
Then all that glory was gone by 2002 after he LOST the second Super Bowl to New England. There are plenty of MVPs not in the pro football HOF.
His little 1999 story was cute and everything, but I'm sure the Rams have no problem winning the Super Bowl with Trent Green.
Warner's career was insignificant for 5-6 years until his revival in Arizona.
I'm saying if Warner's "feel good movie story" and achievements for those few years is what got him in, you can count Eli in as well for those 2 Super Bowls.
The Eli numbers, like I said, aren't bad either. The yards, the TDs, the consecutive starts.
Who is above him in the yards and TD stats besides Brees, Big Ben, Brady, Peyton, etc?
Then all that glory was gone by 2002 after he LOST the second Super Bowl to New England. There are plenty of MVPs not in the pro football HOF.
Every retired player who has won multiple MVPs is in the HOF. Except Brady who obviously will be.
Who is above him in the yards and TD stats besides Brees, Big Ben, Brady, Peyton, etc?
Rivers and Matt Ryan.
Lol. Rivers and Matt Ryan.
I know what you said. Winning multiple times matters.
Lots of QBs have won a single Super Bowl and aren’t in the Hall of Fame.
Lol. Rivers and Matt Ryan.
Exactly. Yet you’re using Eli’s numbers to burnish his claim.