1. Not a Giants fan. In fact, I'm a pretty big Kerry Collins fan.2. Whenever I see someone being, in my opinion, unfairly criticized, I tend to take the other side. That's just me. In this case, the amount of lambasting that this kid has received is just absurd. The number of people that know exactly what went on between the Chargers, the agent, and the Manning family is probably quite low. Everyone seems to be assuming that this is a case of a spoiled rich kid holding his breath until he gets what he wants. That scenario is certainly possible.However, I think it's also likely that the scenario is quite different. I've seen too many top prospects go into horrible situations in the NFL and struggle, especially QBs. The right organization can make the diffence between a HOF QB and a career journeyman. I think this kid might have just gone to his father and said, "San Diego just isn't where I want to be..", or his father says "San Diego is not where I want you to be...". I can understand a little criticism for making that kind of decision, but not too much. The kid's got the leverage, and the right to be happy with his professionsl situation. Maybe they talked about it, and decided that its probably in the Chargers best interest if they know that BEFORE they draft him, which I agree with.So they go to the Chargers and let them know that they should try to trade the pick. The Chargers can ignore it, and take him anyway. They can make the trade, or they can do an (IMHO) the total wrong thing and leak it to the press. That's the chicken #### way out I think.Again, I could be completely wrong about the way this played out. But I also understand that just about 99.9% of the people's opinions on this matter are as UNINFORMED about the details as I am. And unless I know the details, I'm going to give the kid the benefit of the doubt. 3. Generally, I think Eli is a good kid from what I've seen and read. The father may be a different story.I wish him success