PonyExpress

In order to qualify for NFL Qb rankings, a player must throw an average of 14 attempts per team's game played. Alex Smith did not qualify due to his injury.

Tunescribe

I was listening to WFAN last night en route to visiting family for the holiday and the host plus a bunch of callers were moaning about how Eli has regressed and the Giants made the playoffs in spite of him. He's not too popular in the Big Apple.

Patsfanin Philly

Not for SD. Smith turned him into 3 All Pros , Kaeding, Merriman and Rivers.....Okay 2 All Pros and one ' how the heck did he get in the Pro Bowl?"

Brooklyn Nick

This town also roasted Phil Simms in the first 4-5 years of his career, and all turned out well

And for the record, in Simms first 4-5 years, he could not hold Eli Mannings jock strap. Eli is Peytons brother, he was the top pick in the draft, and he plays in the #1 market. You can imagine all those factors hold him to an entirely different level of expectations then just about any other QB in the league. Hes probably the most scrutinized QB to ever play in the NFL

Flying Fungi

I watched Eli play in college and have followed him in NYG, waiting for him to make the leap, mostly because I want him to make his brother look bad, but also because, in spite of meathead fans like you, the Giants are an adopted NFC team for many older New England football fans. Suffice to say, Eli is not showing the ability to become a top-flight NFL starter. He is consistently inconsistent.

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Brooklyn Nick

Rivers isnt any better then Eli

Merriman is a roid head who wouldnt even have been on the Giants radar because he doesnt fit in a 43 scheme

And Kaeding has already cost the Chargers a playoff game because he couldnt make a 40 yarder against the Jets

Flying Fungi

This is not a realistic statement.

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Crestor

worst qb in the nfl and im a giants fan

and im dead serious

Brooklyn Nick

Thats definitely a reallistic statement

Combine all the factors in his entrance into the league, and no one has played under a bigger microscope. He was the top pick, he told SD to go screw themselves, he plays in the biggest media market, and his brother is on his way to owning every career passing record imaginable.

No one else even comes close. the microscope he plays under dwarfs that of any other QB who has ever entered the league

PonyExpress

I don't like Rivers, but over the last 2 season he has outplayed Eli by every meaningful measure of Qb play: wins, completion %, TD to INT ratio, passer rating, etc. Most importantly, despite acting like a jerk, which Eli is not, Rivers plays with courage. If you watched him limp through the Titan game taken numerous vicious hits, you would agree. As far as Merriman goes, you would be proclaiming him the 2nd coming of LT if he played for the G-men. I don't dislike Eli, I actually root for him to do well, since the G-men are my dad's team. That makes it so much worse. But you have to face facts, and not be fooled by a decent game here or there. The sooner the giant front office and their fans realize Eli must go the better the franchise will be. Otherwise you will extend misery out for another 5 years, and then have to rebuild for another 5 years to reach SB nirvana.