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Eli's Y.A. Tittle moment is approaching......

thrunthrublue : 9/17/2018 4:11 pm
He's a valiant gamer, but with no blocking on offense and no time to make any throws beyond dump offs, eli is completing his up and down career without a quality team around him, and it would not be surprising to see him get rocked trying to tackle a defender with a ball he just threw, and end up like Y.A. did in 1964, and fyi, it took 22 years until the giants won their first superbowl after that season, so for a while it could be lots of pain, before some gain.
I'm surprised he's lasted this long.  
Since1965 : 9/17/2018 4:23 pm : link
They have been so lucky that there has been no need for a backup QB. Those days may be ending if Eli keeps getting tossed around like that.
Eli has lasted because  
NikkiMac : 9/17/2018 4:53 pm : link
He mastered the art of throwing and then turning to his left so he rarely took direct hits ....


Manning's are tough hombre's -  
GiantsUA : 9/17/2018 5:04 pm : link
Archie got the piss knocked out of him.
Archie - Starts at :28 - ( New Window )
It hit me last year through all the losing, but ...  
FStubbs : 9/17/2018 5:57 pm : link
... Eli's career resembles Archie's a lot more than is comfortable. A QB who will finish with a losing record who was on a lot of bad teams.
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