'Those closest to Eli think the time is right for him to get out. He is healthy, remarkably so. Manning never considered what he would look like in a different uniform and often voiced his strong desire to spend his entire career with the Giants, a franchise he truly loves. When he looks at the NFL landscape, he will not find a team out there willing to hand him a starting job. The outside interest will be nebulous, at best, and Eli Manning will not go hat-in-hand to find his next paycheck. Things can change, but probably will not.'
'There was a sense around him as the season wound down that he realized this was his last go-round.'
I think Eli calls it a career sometime soon too.
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if he thinks its time to retire, why not just take backup pay and backup jones? cant hurt jones development to have a true pro there
if he thinks its time to retire, why not just take backup pay and backup jones? cant hurt jones development to have a true pro there
That's too big a shadow for Jones. If they struggle people will be calling for Manning.
Time to make a clean break.
if he thinks its time to retire, why not just take backup pay and backup jones? cant hurt jones development to have a true pro there
If he thinks it's time to retire, why would he want to run the scout team, practice, travel, and be a play away from being on the field?
Yeah. The only chance of a starting job is if he sits on the sidelines and by chance an injury occurs at QB to a contending team come preseason or early next season.
But 99% chance he rides off into retirement.
^This.
if he thinks its time to retire, why not just take backup pay and backup jones? cant hurt jones development to have a true pro there
I would like to see Uncle Eli hanging around the locker room getting beer and partying with DJ8 after a big win.
It’s the only way I see him playing again.
It’s the only way I see him playing again.
You know exactly what's going to happen and who's going to be the first name called to come back and save the season if Jones has a major injury in 2020...
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if he thinks its time to retire, why not just take backup pay and backup jones? cant hurt jones development to have a true pro there
That's too big a shadow for Jones. If they struggle people will be calling for Manning.
Time to make a clean break.
If Eli were to sign as a backup QB with the Giants and the team and/or Jones got off to a rough start next year, very few fans would be “calling for Manning”… just like almost no one was calling for him this year, despite the fact that the team lost 8 straight with Jones at QB.
Most Giants fans, while appreciative of Eli’s contributions, know that he hasn’t played well for years and that it’s time to move on. And it now seems like the rest of the NFL feels the same way.
Time for Eli to retire.
NFL can keep the Comp pick - just retire Eli
He will stay in shape, just like always, until the day he retires.
I'll say 50%.
...the moment his family started showing up at his games late in the season?