Dude what are you smoking? Because I would like to buy some!
dudemtl said:
I'm sorry, are we talking about the 5th best rated passer in the league Eli Manning?
The one with 14 touchdowns and 5 int's this year?
The one leading the G-Men to first place in the NFC EAST this year?
Just checking.
5th best rated passer in the league????
According to ESPN the list is as follows,
1)Drew Bledsoe 97.4
2)Jake Delhomme 92.0
3)Marc Bulger 90.8
4)Marc Brunell 89.8
5)Matt Hasselbeck 89.6
6)Donovan McNabb 87.9
7)Brett Favre 85.6
and finally at number 8) Eli Manning 84.3
Oh and by the way thats just the NFC! I didn't even bother to look at how many QB's in the AFC rate higher than Eli but the list would definitely include Brady, Elis' brother Peyton, Jake Plummer, Ben Rothlisberger, and several others. This puts Eli right smack in the middle of the passer ratings league wide. Thats not bad, its not great either.
I'll give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you had a bad source feeding you that nonsense.
Interesting notes about Eli to ponder, He is completing just over 51% of his passes for a paltry 6.1 yards a catch. He has 9 attempts rushing the ball this year for 23 yards with 2 fumbles and 2 first downs. Not exactly Michael Vick is he? Speaking of Vick, care to take a stab at his passer rating?
Try 63.0! That being said is there anyone with all their marbles who would dare trade Vick for Manning?
Eli plays better when the Giants lose, no joke, don't take my word for it though, look for yourself at his stats in the Giants two losses. He lit up San Diego for the best game of his career and against the Cowboys he played very well in the last five minutes of the game. What gives?
I would venture to say that it means one thing. The Giants are simply a better more motivated football team this year than they were last year. There is a sense of stability in their locker room with all the long term deals given to the core of their young offensive stars, and the vote of confidence given to Tom Coughlin rather than the constant wondering they had been going through with Jim Fassel previously helps as well.
Stability can help a team focus on what it is supposed to be doing which is winning football games. This also means that Eli is pretty much a non factor since the Giants win when he plays rotten and lose when he plays well. Don't fret Giants fans thats a good thing that your team is good enough to overcome Elis' mistakes!
What? You don't buy that? You still think Eli is better than Kurt Warner? Then consider this, Kurt Warners passer rating last year with the Giants was 86.5! That would be higher than Elis' current rating for those of you who are mathematically challenged. Warner completed 62.8 percent of his passes and averaged 7.42 yards a completion, both of those stats are considerably better than Elis' current figures. Kurt's not looking so bad anymore is he.
One final mention on the topic of Elis' charade during his draft "dodging" episode with the Bolts. As I mentioned before one of the bogus reasons given for Eli not wanting to play in San Diego was he didn't feel the Bolts' would protect him well enough in the pocket implying that their offensive line was sub-par. The truth behind that statement has been revealed beyond any doubt this year. The current figures show that both the Giants and Chargers have given up 12 sacks each.
In addition the Giants were so concerned about Elis' safety in the pocket that of their 4 draft picks this year from the second round on (since they gave up their first round pick to get Eli) they used a grand total of NONE of them to obtain an offensive lineman. Thats what you call real concern for a line which allowed Kurt Warner to be sacked 39 TIMES in less than a full season last year before Eli came in to replace him. Sorry but the bullshit meter is off the charts in NY.
Good win by the G-men against a hapless 49'ers squad. Elis' FIRST WIN away from Giants stadium, what a proud moment.