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yeah, i mean they played SEVEN road games this year...
Love it. In his 2nd year he got them into the playoffs. Had 3762 yards passing. 5th in the league. Tied for 4th for TD passes with 24 and ran for another. The kid had 17 Ints but will only get better. E Manning is going to be a great QB. Not as good as his brother but up there.
As a keeper owner of Eli, he showed me enough in his second year. ProsGood work ethic - lots of pub about his film workGood team guy - his team mates rallied around him all yearFearless - had some bad games, but kept firingConnections - developed a good rapport with Shockey and Burress"It factor" - He directed quite a few 4th Qtr comebacks. Kid had some impressive outings, especially early in the season.ConsMechanics - His foot work needs improvement - no doubtVision - has to work on getting through his progressions and seeing the entire fieldFootball IQ- Needs to learn when to throw the ball away vs. forcing things or taking a sack in a critical situation.I believe all of the cons are things he can improve upon in the off-season and in training camp next year. Does anyone doubt the kid won't be studying film and drilling in the interim to get better?CONS: Throws a wounded duck more often then not.Far from fearless runs and throws scared when the pocket starts to break down.This is probably one of the dumbest posts ever. NFL QBs don't develop over night. This guy is in his second year. Eli got very little help as the Panthers dominated on both lines of scrimmage. Whatever.
As a keeper owner of Eli, he showed me enough in his second year.
Pros
Good work ethic - lots of pub about his film work
Good team guy - his team mates rallied around him all year
Fearless - had some bad games, but kept firing
Connections - developed a good rapport with Shockey and Burress
"It factor" - He directed quite a few 4th Qtr comebacks. Kid had some impressive outings, especially early in the season.
Cons
Mechanics - His foot work needs improvement - no doubt
Vision - has to work on getting through his progressions and seeing the entire field
Football IQ- Needs to learn when to throw the ball away vs. forcing things or taking a sack in a critical situation.
I believe all of the cons are things he can improve upon in the off-season and in training camp next year. Does anyone doubt the kid won't be studying film and drilling in the interim to get better?
I guess you didn't see (or don't remember) Jim "Chrissie" Everett his last few years with the Rams. Throws off the back foot was why Jim Rome gave him the nickname.
I'm obviously referring to a big game etc. Nobody can argue with Peyton's numbers. I do know that he couldnt win the big game in college or the pros (so far) and that Tee Martin won a National Title with Peyton's team. (Archie never even had a winning pro record.) Eli was drafted for his pedigree, right?
If it meant winning 4 Super Bowls instead of none, yes, although Marino did get to the dance. Peyton has a monkey on his back and needs to get rid of it by either getting to the Super Bowl or beating the Pats in the playoffs. I'm not trying to take a shot at him really, but he has a rep. of not pulling it off in the high pressure games i.e. Florida and New England. Now, he has the #1 seed, let's see what he can do with it.
Good Post. For a qb in a second year to post 24 td's and over 3000 yd's passing is a good sign of thing to come.Here are the reasons he will be a top ten qb next year and a top 5 qb afterwards.This is probably one of the dumbest posts ever. NFL QBs don't develop over night. This guy is in his second year. Eli got very little help as the Panthers dominated on both lines of scrimmage. Whatever.
As a keeper owner of Eli, he showed me enough in his second year.
Pros
Good work ethic - lots of pub about his film work
Good team guy - his team mates rallied around him all year
Fearless - had some bad games, but kept firing
Connections - developed a good rapport with Shockey and Burress
"It factor" - He directed quite a few 4th Qtr comebacks. Kid had some impressive outings, especially early in the season.
Cons
Mechanics - His foot work needs improvement - no doubt
Vision - has to work on getting through his progressions and seeing the entire field
Football IQ- Needs to learn when to throw the ball away vs. forcing things or taking a sack in a critical situation.
I believe all of the cons are things he can improve upon in the off-season and in training camp next year. Does anyone doubt the kid won't be studying film and drilling in the interim to get better?
Yes, it's you. I've watched him play a few times on tv last year and didn't see it. I'm not a Giants fan but I just think that it's a bit premature to start calling him a failure due to one game. Would you care to elaborate on your statement or are you just fishing?Is it me, or does anyone else look at Eli and think he's just a big baby. Everytime I look at him after he does something wrong, he looks like he's going to go cry to his daddy. Maybe it's me, but he looks like a whiner from high school days.
I'm sure he'll cry over his 2 SB rings and new camaro.Is it me, or does anyone else look at Eli and think he's just a big baby. Everytime I look at him after he does something wrong, he looks like he's going to go cry to his daddy. Maybe it's me, but he looks like a whiner from high school days.
While I wouldn't do it, it does seem well deserved.Some good crow to be served...
My problem with this kind of thing is that for every bump someone does to rub it into another person's face, they no doubt have an equally damning proclamation that could be thrown back into their face. Being a sports fan -- particularly in this era -- is about being a prisoner of the moment. We're naturally inclined to figure out everyone's place in the historical landscape based on our feelings about what JUST HAPPENED, and that leads to a lot of declarations that look bad years later.But no one ever wants to hear/say/read, "it's too early to say" or "we'll know that years from now."
I wrote this six years ago, and am as big a Giant fan as there is. The one thing that I find fascinating is that the same things that frustrated me then is what impresses me now. His general nonchalance under all circumstances I think Damone said it best-
