Eli Apple after the game

illegal contact penalty against him when the game is in the balance in the Superbowl.

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Fun fact
Since leaving the Giants, Eli Apple has played in a superbowl and an AFC championship game

Why yall so obsessed

In comment 16019394 riceneggs said:

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Fun fact Since leaving the Giants, Eli Apple has played in a superbowl and an AFC championship game Why yall so obsessed

and he still stinks...every defense has a weakness.

In comment 16019394 riceneggs said:

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Fun fact Since leaving the Giants, Eli Apple has played in a superbowl and an AFC championship game Why yall so obsessed

more like in spite of having to start eli Apple, the bengals have overcome that glaring weakness to play in consecutive AFC championship games, winning one

we wasted a top 10 pick. That's the obsession. Like the the wasted top 10 pick the year before, and his mother was a loud mouth, and he was tabbed as a cancer, and he was known for holding through his time at Ohio St. But most of all, he was a wasted top 10 pick. That's the obsession.

I remember one penalty is about it.

In comment 16019402 sec308 said:

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we wasted a top 10 pick. That's the obsession. Like the the wasted top 10 pick the year before, and his mother was a loud mouth, and he was tabbed as a cancer, and he was known for holding through his time at Ohio St. But most of all, he was a wasted top 10 pick. That's the obsession.

You left out him blatantly quitting during games in 2017.

In comment 16019394 riceneggs said:

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Fun fact Since leaving the Giants, Eli Apple has played in a superbowl and an AFC championship game Why yall so obsessed

Because he is a thoroughly dislikable character. So much so that multiple players from multiple teams have come out and hated on him for one reason or another. Then there was the making fun of the damar hamlin dituation the other day. He's just a massive jerk

a CB in the 80's named Elvis "toast" Paterson cause he always got burned.

Is my memory off?

In comment 16019394 riceneggs said:

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Fun fact Since leaving the Giants, Eli Apple has played in a superbowl and an AFC championship game Why yall so obsessed

Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Eli Apple has been doing more than his fair share of trash-talking during his team's playoff run, and while the Bengals are certainly backing up his words, is his individual play?

Apple, a former first-round draft pick in the 2016 NFL Draft, was selected at No. 10 by the New York Giants thanks to his man coverage skills at Ohio State.

Those skills never quite translated to the NFL, and he has now played for four different teams, settling in as a starter for the Bengals over the past couple of years as they have enjoyed team-level success.

Over his time with Cincinnati, Apple has earned just a 55.4 PFF coverage and allowed a 101.5 passer rating into his coverage. He has just two interceptions but has been beaten for 11 touchdowns.

While rookie Sauce Gardner led the NFL with an 88.5 PFF grade at cornerback this season, Apple’s 53.3 mark ranks 68th at a position where only 64 players start.

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It’s not even possible to look at his postseason displays as evidence that he turns it on when the games matter most. Last year, his PFF coverage grade in the postseason came in at 57.3, and it stands at 53.2 this season. He has allowed 147 yards and a 136.5 passer rating across his two playoff performances this year, despite one of those games being against the Baltimore Ravens‘ poor passing offense and the other taking place in the snow in Buffalo.

Cincinnati Bengals CB Eli Apple: Does his play back up the talk? - ( New Window )

He had nothing to do with the loss. It was the sack on 3rd & 16 and the unnecessary roughness on Mahones. Get over Apple

In comment 16019395 Thunderstruck27 said:

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In comment 16019394 riceneggs said: Quote: Fun fact Since leaving the Giants, Eli Apple has played in a superbowl and an AFC championship game Why yall so obsessed and he still stinks...every defense has a weakness.

And yet he has been a starter where ever he goes.

until the blatant hold at a big point in the game, not that his game before then made me feel good, but it's natural to focus on him a bit, just like with BJ Hill, with another great game, thanks, Dave, for Billy Price too. What a heist

the Bengals lost

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a CB in the 80's named Elvis "toast" Paterson cause he always got burned. Is my memory off?

Not unless you forgot he was drafted by the Giants and won a Super Bowl with them and then later won another Super Bowl with the Cowboys.

Parcells gave him that nickname.

But we do have Holmes who is a penalty waiting to happen. How often have we seen Holmes get flagged for holding on a similar play like Apple yesterday? Too often.

and let this stuff rent too much space in your head.

In comment 16019546 BigBlue7 said:

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the Bengals lost

I completely agree with this. He’s carved out a nice little role as a starting player on a perennial championship-caliber team. He’s done pretty well for himself all things considered.

another stinker

Apple is one of my least favorite Giants of the past decade.

At least that’s what his Ma says