Eli Manning wants the Giants to make him the highest-paid quarterback in the League

FourierSeries said:

God I hope we get another crack at this geek in the SB.

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No thanks. I want no part of that freaks ****** luck.

chasa said:

Listen I know this is a bash train, and far be it for me to pull the cord to get off but that rankings is terrible.

Joe flacco has one thing going for him, he can chuck a ball, and he won a title because of it.
Eli has been pretty average lately, but he still has two titles.

rg3 is the worst
Vick can't even start over Geno smith
Geno smith is a borderline bust right now.

You put two superbowl winners above guys that can't even get teams to .500.

/puts on dislike ******ant suit.

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You could argue the Eli had the best year of his career in 2014.

That does not necessarily mean he should be the highest paid player in the league.

robertweathers said:

You could argue the Eli had the best year of his career in 2014.

That not necessarily mean he could be the highest paid player in the league.

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Agreed, I don't think he should be either, but that's not how supply and demand works. If the giants want to keep him, they have two options, franchise him for 1 year at $25 million dollars, or sign him to a long term deal. Eli is better then half the QB's in the league, and probably better then any college QB that will be coming in the draft the next few years. That means the dude is going to get PAID, if the giants want it to be them they have to pony up.

We really don't know how lucky we have been to have Brady all these years.

Eli is a really good QB. Not the best. His pay will likely reflect that. Do we even know if this story is reliable? What is the source, rapsheet, i.e., rapaport? how reliable is his source? This smells like gamesmanship...

nabwong said:

As a pats fan, I support this!

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Agreed

ctpatsfan77 said:

Prior injuries to the Patriots had as much to do with him winning those titles as anything he did on the field.

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And Rodney's inability to make that one crucial tackle--and I loved Rodney.

I love how everyone across the country hates Brady, calls him an arrogant elitist prick, say they hate him because he whines to refs and yells at teammates, etc etc...they HATE him. Meanwhile RGIII's calling himself the best QB, Eli's asking for the most money, Roethlisberger and Vick are still in the league after doing what they've done, Peyton's called out teammates in interviews, on and on.

Fact is they hate him because he's the best. And every time I see a story like this I thank god we have TB12 on the Pats, because he'd never in a million years hold the team hostage over money. Ultimate team player, and THAT'S why the Pats keep winning, they have the best QB ever making mid-pack QB money despite 15 years of dominance.

Eli manning is clutch. He deserves credit for that. Money, well I really have no opinion on how much he should make. Let's get real though people, the guy is clutch and a gamer, must have gotten that from his mom....

chasa said:

Agreed, I don't think he should be either, but that's not how supply and demand works. If the giants want to keep him, they have two options, franchise him for 1 year at $25 million dollars, or sign him to a long term deal. Eli is better then half the QB's in the league, and probably better then any college QB that will be coming in the draft the next few years. That means the dude is going to get PAID, if the giants want it to be them they have to pony up.

We really don't know how lucky we have been to have Brady all these years.

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I agree. The Giants MUST sign him. Rivers, Roeth, and Rodgers set the market.

Yes- there is a supply/demand componant to the discussions but there is also the concept of paying a player his value and making sure any payments do not handicap the team's ability to win. It's the philosophy that is followed here. Does paying a QB $30m impede your ability to surround him with talent and win consistently?

If you look at the Giants, their oline and defense are below average. I hope Eli realizes that.

ctpatsfan77 said:

Prior injuries to the Patriots had as much to do with him winning those titles as anything he did on the field.

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Everything that needed to go wrong went wrong. Hold on Seymour. Ref extended the play after holding onto Eli's jersey. Helmet catch.

vyrago said:

And Rodney's inability to make that one crucial tackle--and I loved Rodney.

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What tackle was this? Kevin Boss the tight end in the early 4th qtr?

PlainOldEd said:

I see what you're going for, but for most teams winning more than half of your games and getting to the playoffs 50% of the time would be something they'd take. Should he be #1 paid? No. But there are probably 15 - 17 teams who would take him over what they have. Including 2 (or maybe 3) of 4 in the afce.

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So basically, he's a slightly above average QB. I agree with that, in fact I'd put him a little higher. I'd say he's outside the top 10, but not too far.

IMO the following QBs are better than Eli:

Rodgers
Brady
Manning
Brees
Roethlisburger
Newton
Luck
Ryan
Wilson
Rivers
Romo
Flacco

I thought about putting Tannehill ahead of him--the Dolphins definitely wouldn't trade him for Eli--and there are other teams with a QB who isn't as good (yet) but who wouldn't make the swap (Bridgewater comes immediately to mind). All in all, I think about half the teams in the league would trade their QB situation for Eli, right in line with what you said.

Where the logic behind this thread completely fails is that Eli somehow thinks that being a league-average starter makes him worth highest-paid-in-the-league status. I guess it makes sense, though, since I wouldn't be shocked if the Giants end up paying it. They'd purely being paying for certainty, though. If I'm the Giant's GM and he demands Aaron Rodgers I say no ****ing way. If you want Aaron Rodgers money, start by being 80% of the QB that Aaron Rodgers is.

tasmlab said:

I thought he had retired after 2011

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Then you missed a hilarious number of interceptions. Seriously, some of em were priceless.

vyrago said:

And Rodney's inability to make that one crucial tackle--and I loved Rodney.

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He did make the tackle. The play was blown because:

1. Giants OL got away with blatant holds
2. Ref failed to call "in the grasp"
3. Asante gave up on the play (Tyree was his man)

Rodney did his job there.

They should definitely do this. Keep him happy, Giants.

The less money they have to spend on linemen the better.

I'm all for the Giants paying Eli Manning $30M+ per year over the next 10 years.