Taking two Super Bowl MVPs after Belichik has had 2 weeks to prepare for you is impressive though. Credit for that. Especially with all the cheating that the Patriots have done that we probably don’t even know about.
His passing stats all rank high, but that’s because of when he played. He cane into the league at the beginning of the passing era and played a long time. When he came in, most of the all time passing leaders had pedestrian numbers by today’s standards. He would rank far lower for his career if he were drafted today. [Reply]
Was anyone ever nervous about playing against Eli Manning? Did he ever strike fear in a defense or have a reputation for completely taking over a game?
I've watched a lot of football for as long as I can remember and I don't ever recall thinking, "Man, that guy is a stud. I wish we had him on our team."
Of course, when your team wins two SB's I suppose you have an argument, but I've always been overly unimpressed with him. Hell, he had multiple years with 20+ INT's and even a few where he threw more picks than touchdowns if I remember right. [Reply]
I'm sure he will, because his name is Manning and he was on 2 Super Bowl-winning teams. I personally don't think he should. In fourteen full seasons, he never led the league in a single passing category except interceptions. He led the league in interceptions three times.
Maybe I'm just spoiled by Mahomes, but a guy like Eli Manning seems incredibly pedestrian right now. [Reply]
