Under Monday reading Smith made the point that whether Giants go quarterback at #2 will depend in large part upon Gettleman s assessment as to how much mileage Eli has left.
If true that surprises me. Coming off a 3-13 season it is unlikely Giants will be a Super Bowl contender next season. In effect Gettlemen would be banking on contending with a quarterback the two seasons following with a quarterback that will turn 39 and 40 during those seasons.
I have been a big Eli fan, but that seems like big risk if they believe a guy like Darnold can be the next guy.
I ve just believed all along if Giants pass on quarterback it would be because they don't believe he represents the value at #2, not because of how much mileage Eli has left.
Life is good.
Indeed it is, glad you are doing well.
This is an oft-stated point, but I don't think it really fits the comparison. Eli Manning isn't Tom Brady or Brett Favre, guys who played into their 40s because they were all-time special. He's not his brother, who came back from major neck surgery to throw a 55 touchdown season and then fell apart and had to be dragged to the finish line with an all-decade type defense.
You don't have to point to Tom Brady or Brett Favre. Look at Drew Brees, Phil Rivers and Big Ben. Brees is older, and Rivers and Ben the same age, and each was in the top 5 in passing yardage last year.
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This is an oft-stated point, but I don't think it really fits the comparison. Eli Manning isn't Tom Brady or Brett Favre, guys who played into their 40s because they were all-time special. He's not his brother, who came back from major neck surgery to throw a 55 touchdown season and then fell apart and had to be dragged to the finish line with an all-decade type defense.
You don't have to point to Tom Brady or Brett Favre. Look at Drew Brees, Phil Rivers and Big Ben. Brees is older, and Rivers and Ben the same age, and each was in the top 5 in passing yardage last year.
Rivers and Roethlisberger are both a year younger than Eli. Same draft class does not equal same age.
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This is an oft-stated point, but I don't think it really fits the comparison. Eli Manning isn't Tom Brady or Brett Favre, guys who played into their 40s because they were all-time special. He's not his brother, who came back from major neck surgery to throw a 55 touchdown season and then fell apart and had to be dragged to the finish line with an all-decade type defense.
You don't have to point to Tom Brady or Brett Favre. Look at Drew Brees, Phil Rivers and Big Ben. Brees is older, and Rivers and Ben the same age, and each was in the top 5 in passing yardage last year.
Ben has been talking about retirement on and off for the last year and a half, but it helps that he's got two skill position players that are each top 3 at their position extending his career.
And Brees is in the same category as Brady and Favre in terms of best passers of all time. It's true that the greats play longer. They're declining from a much higher place. But then, there's Marino who was done at 38.