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If Eli gets suspended

Thegratefulhead : 5/15/2018 7:46 pm
Let's say Eli gets suspended 4 games for the game worn fiasco. Let's not argue if it will, could or should happen. For the sake of this argument , it happens. The Giants are 2-2 when he returns but Webb's 4th game was 300+ yards 3 tds 65% completion ratio and he looked good in a win vs the Saints at home. Does Eli start game 5? Why, why not?
Let's not  
section125 : 5/15/2018 7:48 pm : link
...
Eli starts  
Geomon : 5/15/2018 7:48 pm : link
because he's Eli.
Of course he does  
Ten Ton Hammer : 5/15/2018 7:49 pm : link
.
...  
BleedBlue : 5/15/2018 7:49 pm : link
he wont get suspended
Unlikely the league will suspend Eli given that the case was settled  
GeofromNJ : 5/15/2018 7:50 pm : link
and the "wronged party" is seemingly satisfied. Moreover, given that Eli admitted no wrong and the agreement is sealed, any wrong on Eli's part is purely speculative. The league should have no basis whatsoever for suspension.
Good  
mfsd : 5/15/2018 7:51 pm : link
Grief
I say no  
Thegratefulhead : 5/15/2018 7:53 pm : link
I think the win would get the kid another start.
Eli would not start Game 5 because  
Jimmy Googs : 5/15/2018 7:53 pm : link
we would have traded him the moment after Webb has that type of game...
make believe  
Thegratefulhead : 5/15/2018 7:56 pm : link
Hypothetical, I get it will very likely not happen. For the sake of the discussion, believe it happens. If you need to, replace suspension with 4 week injury of your choice, would not want anyone to get bent out of shape over a FAKE suspension. If you don't want to play along, don't.
There is no chance Eli gets suspended.  
Mike from Ohio : 5/15/2018 8:03 pm : link
But assuming he did, there is no chance he loses his job to Webb no matter how well Webb plays.

Neither of those things has even a remote chance of happening.
Not happening.  
Giant John : 5/15/2018 8:04 pm : link
Is this a joke?
Great OP  
LawrenceTaylor56 : 5/15/2018 8:07 pm : link
I'll play.
2-2, no chance  
UConn4523 : 5/15/2018 8:10 pm : link
but 4-0? That would make it interesting. Still wouldn’t happen, but very fucking interesting indeed.
Maybe you can get suspended  
Bill L : 5/15/2018 8:10 pm : link
And we can sub in T-Bone.
But What if Webb and the Giants...  
Jim in Tampa : 5/15/2018 8:13 pm : link
Were 4-0?

;>)
Mostly people will spend less time being happy about being 4-0  
Bill L : 5/15/2018 8:18 pm : link
And put their attention on creating issues to complain and fight about.
Of course he will  
Les in TO : 5/15/2018 8:21 pm : link
Because Mara is scared of a repeat of the PR nightmare from last season, which is why he hired his security blanket as GM who in turn hired a buttoned down yes man as head coach who won’t do anything to rock the boat
How is he suspended  
Carl in CT : 5/15/2018 8:22 pm : link
If he is not quilty in court?
When I read some of the writing on BBI...  
EricJ : 5/15/2018 8:22 pm : link
I sometimes wonder whether some people were suspended for all four years of high school.
Can we build the wall..  
Ryan : 5/15/2018 8:23 pm : link
...on the other border?
RE: make believe  
LakeGeorgeGiant : 5/15/2018 8:26 pm : link
In comment 13964914 Thegratefulhead said:
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Hypothetical, I get it will very likely not happen. For the sake of the discussion, believe it happens. If you need to, replace suspension with 4 week injury of your choice, would not want anyone to get bent out of shape over a FAKE suspension. If you don't want to play along, don't.


These hypothetical threads never go over well around here. These people are so emotionally wrapped in their preconceived notions that even a hypothetical that differs from their view causes them to get angry and dig their heels in.

Also, the reading comprehension leaves much to be desired.

Good luck.
RE: Can we build the wall..  
Les in TO : 5/15/2018 8:29 pm : link
In comment 13964975 Ryan said:
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...on the other border?
if it keeps the deplorable from getting into Canada, I’m all for it
RE: RE: Can we build the wall..  
dep026 : 5/15/2018 8:39 pm : link
In comment 13964989 Les in TO said:
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In comment 13964975 Ryan said:


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...on the other border?

if it keeps the deplorable from getting into Canada, I’m all for it


Insufferable
RE: How is he suspended  
pjcas18 : 5/15/2018 8:43 pm : link
In comment 13964969 Carl in CT said:
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If he is not quilty in court?


Agree. No way can someone be suspended without being found guilty in court.

Yours truly,

Tom Brady
RE: Of course he will  
Larry in Pencilvania : 5/15/2018 8:47 pm : link
In comment 13964966 Les in TO said:
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Because Mara is scared of a repeat of the PR nightmare from last season, which is why he hired his security blanket as GM who in turn hired a buttoned down yes man as head coach who won’t do anything to rock the boat


Why couldn't Eric have deactivated your account.... Ten years ago
There's  
FatMan in Charlotte : 5/15/2018 8:48 pm : link
very few explanation to post the following unless you are just a moron of a significant magnitude.

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Of course he will
Les in TO : 8:21 pm : link : reply
Because Mara is scared of a repeat of the PR nightmare from last season, which is why he hired his security blanket as GM who in turn hired a buttoned down yes man as head coach who won’t do anything to rock the boat


Security blanket GM and a Yes man HC??

Who the fuck thinks like that?
The invasion of Giants.com  
SHO'NUFF : 5/15/2018 8:49 pm : link
has started already
Whats the stadium attendance in  
8 Ball : 5/15/2018 8:53 pm : link
that game 5? Is the stadium full or half full? Or 80%?
RE: RE: make believe  
Bill L : 5/15/2018 9:01 pm : link
In comment 13964984 LakeGeorgeGiant said:
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In comment 13964914 Thegratefulhead said:


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Hypothetical, I get it will very likely not happen. For the sake of the discussion, believe it happens. If you need to, replace suspension with 4 week injury of your choice, would not want anyone to get bent out of shape over a FAKE suspension. If you don't want to play along, don't.



These hypothetical threads never go over well around here. These people are so emotionally wrapped in their preconceived notions that even a hypothetical that differs from their view causes them to get angry and dig their heels in.

Also, the reading comprehension leaves much to be desired.

Good luck.
Thats BS. It’s not a hypothetical, it’s wishful thinking turned into fantasy. It’s pretty much “What if Eleanor Roosevelt could fly” turned into a post..
And receives the same response as that would  
Bill L : 5/15/2018 9:02 pm : link
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Eli starts...  
Milton : 5/15/2018 9:08 pm : link
Because Webb sprained his hypothetical shoulder in the final minutes of game four.
RE: Eli starts...  
pjcas18 : 5/15/2018 9:13 pm : link
In comment 13965057 Milton said:
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Because Webb sprained his hypothetical shoulder in the final minutes of game four.


Eli would play through it. Webb is a hypothetical pussy.
3-1 with say 300+ yards  
bhill410 : 5/15/2018 9:16 pm : link
3 of the games would make things very interesting here. It would potentially end of being a negative with all of the second guessing that would inevitably happy either way after every game.
so the threads premise  
Boatie Warrant : 5/16/2018 1:40 am : link
has the same chances as me winning the lottery.

Good luck with that
RE: make believe  
markky : 5/16/2018 6:21 am : link
In comment 13964914 Thegratefulhead said:
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Hypothetical, I get it will very likely not happen. For the sake of the discussion, believe it happens. If you need to, replace suspension with 4 week injury of your choice, would not want anyone to get bent out of shape over a FAKE suspension. If you don't want to play along, don't.


he won't get injured for 4 weeks. if he did get injured it would likely only be 1 or 2 weeks. and he would play through it.
Suspension? If Webb looks better than Eli in pre-season  
ZogZerg : 5/16/2018 6:37 am : link
he should obviously be the starter - right?

I'm sure some on BBI will go that way when pre-season rolls around.

RE: The invasion of Giants.com  
Gatorade Dunk : 5/16/2018 6:47 am : link
In comment 13965024 SHO'NUFF said:
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has started already

Getting nervous that they might start worse threads than you? Maybe you can demand that BBI goes on record about something else soon.
The gist is, what if Webb gets an opportunity and he's great?  
exiled : 5/16/2018 7:05 am : link
Whenever this happens, the ball goes to the young hot shot. (Think Bledsoe/Brady or Romo/Dak.)

It'll be a sad, sad day for me, the end of the Eli era in Giants football. I'll always be incredibly grateful that he came to play for our team.



.......  
CoughlinHandsonHips : 5/16/2018 8:10 am : link
Did anybody bother to read the OP's post all the way through?
Eli starts game #5...  
BamaBlue : 5/16/2018 8:17 am : link
simply because the fans demand it. Giants fans are nostalgia hungry and don't give-up on their heroes. They long for that simpler time when a Giants QB could be strip sacked with a errant glance, screen passes have the success rate of a hail mary, immobility is a virtue, and the act of sliding to the turf is a change of possession.
LOL...  
FatMan in Charlotte : 5/16/2018 8:20 am : link
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They long for that simpler time when a Giants QB could be strip sacked with a errant glance, screen passes have the success rate of a hail mary, immobility is a virtue, and the act of sliding to the turf is a change of possession.


I would think it would be the nostalgia of two SB MVP's, but I'm not surprised when people don't focus on that stuff. It's only the reason they play the games!
I will admit this line was funny as hell...  
Jimmy Googs : 5/16/2018 8:26 am : link
In comment 13965266 BamaBlue said:
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...and the act of sliding to the turf is a change of possession.
I..  
FatMan in Charlotte : 5/16/2018 8:29 am : link
laughed at that too!
FMIC...  
BamaBlue : 5/16/2018 8:31 am : link
Thanks for confirming that sarcasm is dead (or maybe just lost on some). Also... One more affirmation that a career in comedy was not in my DNA.
RE: RE: How is he suspended  
giants#1 : 5/16/2018 8:37 am : link
In comment 13965013 pjcas18 said:
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In comment 13964969 Carl in CT said:


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If he is not quilty in court?



Agree. No way can someone be suspended without being found guilty in court.

Yours truly,

Tom Brady


Co-signed Zeke
Hey!!  
FatMan in Charlotte : 5/16/2018 8:40 am : link
I did like the line about the sliding to the turf.

With the Eli threads, it is tough to detect sarcasm, because there are so many people who actually believe and post frequently about those points.

Duly noted about the sarcasm.
IF there is a suspension  
giants#1 : 5/16/2018 8:43 am : link
I'd bet its 2 games, not 4. Brady got 4 for something that actually impacted performance on the field and because he and the Pats have a history of pushing the limits of the rules (to put it nicely). Eli and the Giants/Maras don't have that history so any suspension will likely be shorter.
Yeah...  
BamaBlue : 5/16/2018 8:55 am : link
some days, a joke about Eli is like slapping someone's mom. I think there's at least a grain of humor in most (other) things...
There is no direct evidence  
dep026 : 5/16/2018 8:57 am : link
stating Eli knowingly did something wrong, only assumptions. Eli complied with everything as well unlike brady.

And there was video evidence of what Elliott did as well. And again, Elliott's was a criminal case, not a civil one.
RE: Eli would not start Game 5 because  
micky : 5/16/2018 8:57 am : link
In comment 13964912 Jimmy Googs said:
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we would have traded him the moment after Webb has that type of game...


yup..that preseadon game 😂
RE: Yeah...  
Jimmy Googs : 5/16/2018 8:58 am : link
In comment 13965293 BamaBlue said:
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some days, a joke about Eli is like slapping someone's mom. I think there's at least a grain of humor in most (other) things...


you can say that again...
RE: There is no direct evidence  
pjcas18 : 5/16/2018 9:12 am : link
In comment 13965295 dep026 said:
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stating Eli knowingly did something wrong, only assumptions. Eli complied with everything as well unlike brady.

And there was video evidence of what Elliott did as well. And again, Elliott's was a criminal case, not a civil one.


Agree with all this, my only point was there is no requirement for any type of court decision (criminal or civil) for the NFL to suspend a player. I doubt Eli gets suspended, but hard to know what example the NFL will choose they want to make.


RE: RE: make believe  
GMAN56 : 5/16/2018 9:15 am : link
I am new to this site and was going to post a hypothetical that was probably done years ago but then decided to nix the idea with the thought of hate.
In comment 13964984 LakeGeorgeGiant said:
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In comment 13964914 Thegratefulhead said:


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Hypothetical, I get it will very likely not happen. For the sake of the discussion, believe it happens. If you need to, replace suspension with 4 week injury of your choice, would not want anyone to get bent out of shape over a FAKE suspension. If you don't want to play along, don't.



These hypothetical threads never go over well around here. These people are so emotionally wrapped in their preconceived notions that even a hypothetical that differs from their view causes them to get angry and dig their heels in.

Also, the reading comprehension leaves much to be desired.

Good luck.
Thanks  
Thegratefulhead : 5/16/2018 9:17 am : link
To those that chose to indulge the question without its mere existence getting your panties wadded. let's really turn some people purple by asking:

At what record/point in the season would the Giants make a change from Eli if his performance is the same or worse than the last 2 years?

I say the bye week and the Giants need to have at least 3 wins. Jaguars,Cowboys, Texans, Saints, Panthers Eagles, Falcons, Redskins. They could go into the bye 2-6 if we are not much improved. I think 2-6 at the bye combined with mediocre QB play brings change. That said, I think we will 4-4 and Eli plays better.
if....  
GMAN56 : 5/16/2018 9:18 am : link
I know we all love Eli for being a standup guy and winning us 2 Superbowls but the time will come for him to step away and that will be a sad day. I am still mad at him not getting the start last season and breaking the streak. The season was already in the crapper so why even mess with the streak? McAdoo should have been fired for even thinking that.
If Webb is good then, well sorry Eli, I think we stick with the kid.
Eli is not getting suspended for settling a civil lawsuit  
Greg from LI : 5/16/2018 9:19 am : link
Cmon
And what if Eleanor Roosevelt could fly?  
Bill L : 5/16/2018 9:26 am : link
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Eli would be benched for Webb  
Mike from Ohio : 5/16/2018 9:47 am : link
only when the playoffs are completely out of reach, and he in the minds of the coaches he is a significant contributor to that. I doubt anyone has seen enough of Webb, or has enough confidence in Webb, to believe he would give the Giants a better chance to win this year. The only reason to play him is to evaluate him when wins and losses no longer matter.
I think there is some direct evidence...  
Dan in the Springs : 5/16/2018 10:05 am : link
If the league wants to, they could easily justify a suspension. The trouble Eli and his attorneys had was that fighting the allegations likely draws more negative publicity than they clearly wanted. Yet settling leaves the allegations out there.

Some of the evidence presented by the claimant included a helmet represented by Eli as his "game-worn" that looked "like" the one worn in the game, but upon further inspection had clearly been doctored and was NOT the actual helmet worn in the game.

Then you have the damning text.


If Eli didn't mean what we all understand him to mean he had a chance to provide the counter-evidence to these very direct pieces of evidence. He said he was looking forward to doing so, explaining exactly what he meant in the text and clearing his name. He then paid good money to make sure he didn't have to do any explaining.

It will probably go away, but it might not. There is certainly direct evidence that's come to light that should be enough to suggest a suspension is in order. I'll bet fans of other teams (if they're paying attention) will be upset, but only if Eli plays very well. If Eli continues to struggle and the Giants aren't scoring 20+ ppg on a regular basis most people will be happy leaving him on the field.
What if  
Coach Red Beaulieu : 5/16/2018 10:38 am : link
Eli gets abducted by a ufo before he gets suspended and banned from the NFL and HOF?
We..  
FatMan in Charlotte : 5/16/2018 10:39 am : link
can't answer that without Randee!!!
RE: Eli would be benched for Webb  
Gman11 : 5/16/2018 10:47 am : link
In comment 13965389 Mike from Ohio said:
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only when the playoffs are completely out of reach, and he in the minds of the coaches he is a significant contributor to that. I doubt anyone has seen enough of Webb, or has enough confidence in Webb, to believe he would give the Giants a better chance to win this year. The only reason to play him is to evaluate him when wins and losses no longer matter.


Which is what they should have done last year, but McAdoo screwed that up royally because he was so enamored with Geno Freakin' Smith
RE: RE: Can we build the wall..  
djstat : 5/16/2018 10:50 am : link
In comment 13964989 Les in TO said:
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In comment 13964975 Ryan said:


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...on the other border?

if it keeps the deplorable from getting into Canada, I’m all for it
I am all for building a firewall to ban you.
RE: RE: Eli would be benched for Webb  
dep026 : 5/16/2018 11:02 am : link
In comment 13965481 Gman11 said:
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In comment 13965389 Mike from Ohio said:


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only when the playoffs are completely out of reach, and he in the minds of the coaches he is a significant contributor to that. I doubt anyone has seen enough of Webb, or has enough confidence in Webb, to believe he would give the Giants a better chance to win this year. The only reason to play him is to evaluate him when wins and losses no longer matter.



Which is what they should have done last year, but McAdoo screwed that up royally because he was so enamored with Geno Freakin' Smith


You're blaming the wrong man. Blame the other guy who got fired. He is the one who wanted Smith moreso than anything.
RE: Eli would be benched for Webb  
ron mexico : 5/16/2018 11:27 am : link
In comment 13965389 Mike from Ohio said:
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only when the playoffs are completely out of reach, and he in the minds of the coaches he is a significant contributor to that. I doubt anyone has seen enough of Webb, or has enough confidence in Webb, to believe he would give the Giants a better chance to win this year. The only reason to play him is to evaluate him when wins and losses no longer matter.


I agree with this and hopefully they don't wait for mathematical elimination like last year.

If we start 0-5 again, make a switch


RE: What if  
Bill L : 5/16/2018 11:30 am : link
In comment 13965470 Coach Red Beaulieu said:
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Eli gets abducted by a ufo before he gets suspended and banned from the NFL and HOF?
That's actually not substantively different from the OP.
RE: There is no direct evidence  
NYSports1 : 5/16/2018 11:42 am : link
In comment 13965295 dep026 said:
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stating Eli knowingly did something wrong, only assumptions. Eli complied with everything as well unlike brady.

And there was video evidence of what Elliott did as well. And again, Elliott's was a criminal case, not a civil one.


Eli paid for the problem to go away.
RE: Eli is not getting suspended for settling a civil lawsuit  
BigBlue89 : 5/16/2018 11:46 am : link
In comment 13965331 Greg from LI said:
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Cmon


Big Ben was suspended after settling his civil lawsuit. Not that the crimes are remotely comparable, but the personal conduct policy says it doesn't need a conviction in any legal matters to suspend you.
RE: Thanks  
Giantslifer : 5/16/2018 4:05 pm : link
In comment 13965325 Thegratefulhead said:
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To those that chose to indulge the question without its mere existence getting your panties wadded. let's really turn some people purple by asking:

At what record/point in the season would the Giants make a change from Eli if his performance is the same or worse than the last 2 years?

I say the bye week and the Giants need to have at least 3 wins. Jaguars,Cowboys, Texans, Saints, Panthers Eagles, Falcons, Redskins. They could go into the bye 2-6 if we are not much improved. I think 2-6 at the bye combined with mediocre QB play brings change. That said, I think we will 4-4 and Eli plays better.


Eli will Start every game until his contract is up. Remember, his last name is Manning.After Giants are eliminated from playoffs Giants will give Webb and Lauleta playing time . How much ? who knows.
Giants will give Eli every chance possible to go out on top in 2019.
RE: RE: Eli is not getting suspended for settling a civil lawsuit  
JOrthman : 5/16/2018 4:23 pm : link
In comment 13965548 BigBlue89 said:
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Cmon



Big Ben was suspended after settling his civil lawsuit. Not that the crimes are remotely comparable, but the personal conduct policy says it doesn't need a conviction in any legal matters to suspend you.


Yes, but his civil trials had to do with criminal acts. I see that as different.
RE: RE: RE: Eli is not getting suspended for settling a civil lawsuit  
ron mexico : 5/16/2018 4:25 pm : link
In comment 13965967 JOrthman said:
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Cmon



Big Ben was suspended after settling his civil lawsuit. Not that the crimes are remotely comparable, but the personal conduct policy says it doesn't need a conviction in any legal matters to suspend you.



Yes, but his civil trials had to do with criminal acts. I see that as different.


Fraud is a criminal act
Unfortunately...  
bw in dc : 5/16/2018 4:31 pm : link
you can't rule anything out with the worst commissioner in the history of sports - Goodell.

This would be a helluva a stretch to penalize Eli for what this really is - a good, old fashioned contractual dispute.

This is below littering in my book.
RE: Eli starts game #5...  
One Man Thrill Ride : 5/16/2018 4:59 pm : link
In comment 13965266 BamaBlue said:
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simply because the fans demand it. Giants fans are nostalgia hungry and don't give-up on their heroes. They long for that simpler time when a Giants QB could be strip sacked with a errant glance, screen passes have the success rate of a hail mary, immobility is a virtue, and the act of sliding to the turf is a change of possession.


Manning defense team legal strategy:

RE: RE: RE: RE: Eli is not getting suspended for settling a civil lawsuit  
JOrthman : 5/16/2018 5:06 pm : link
In comment 13965971 ron mexico said:
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Cmon



Big Ben was suspended after settling his civil lawsuit. Not that the crimes are remotely comparable, but the personal conduct policy says it doesn't need a conviction in any legal matters to suspend you.



Yes, but his civil trials had to do with criminal acts. I see that as different.



Fraud is a criminal act


Yes I know that, but no criminal charges were filed against Eli. Ben R had multiple women make sexual assault allegations against him. Those complaints went to a civil trial, are we really comparing the two?
RE: RE: RE: RE: Eli is not getting suspended for settling a civil lawsuit  
Danny80 : 5/16/2018 5:07 pm : link
In comment 13965971 ron mexico said:
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Cmon



Big Ben was suspended after settling his civil lawsuit. Not that the crimes are remotely comparable, but the personal conduct policy says it doesn't need a conviction in any legal matters to suspend you.



Yes, but his civil trials had to do with criminal acts. I see that as different.



Fraud is a criminal act


No, from a litigator, this was a civil lawsuit. There are criminal fraud prosecutions brought by the government (i.e., U.S. Attorney or state attorney general or local district attorney's office) and civil fraud claims brought by private individuals. This was a civil fraud suit. Civil fraud lawsuits happen all the time in the absence of any criminal prosecution whatsoever. I have brought and defended several such civil fraud suits. There is no concern of criminal liability here. If the government were going to bring a criminal prosecution for this, they would have done so a long time ago.

I can't see Eli possibly being suspended for settling a civil suit of this sort. The Giants and John Mara are also defendants in the suit by the way.
or  
JOrthman : 5/16/2018 5:11 pm : link
what he just said.
RE: RE: Eli starts game #5...  
Giantslifer : 5/16/2018 7:00 pm : link
In comment 13966023 One Man Thrill Ride said:
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simply because the fans demand it. Giants fans are nostalgia hungry and don't give-up on their heroes. They long for that simpler time when a Giants QB could be strip sacked with a errant glance, screen passes have the success rate of a hail mary, immobility is a virtue, and the act of sliding to the turf is a change of possession.



Manning defense team legal strategy:

Probably Eli's most famous Eli moment

Suspension?  
shockeyisthebest8056 : 5/16/2018 7:43 pm : link
Did Eli sprinkle crack on the jerseys too? Let's not get ridiculous.
Well if Webb did that  
joeinpa : 5/16/2018 8:33 pm : link
I d feel better about the Giants passing on Darnold
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