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Giants Set to Reward NFC East for Eli Manning’s Recent Performance
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Ralph Vacchiano, who I could have sworn played the Karate Kid in The Karate Kid, The Karate Kid: Part II, and The Karate Kid: Part III, just penned an article in this morning’s New York Daily News looking at how much NFC Divisional Game hero (well, from our perspective) Eli Manning is likely to get in the when he signs his second contract.
The number (spoiler alert: more than the number you’re thinking about … still more) and my thoughts after the jump.
[S]ometime in the next year – probably the next few months – the Giants will take the first steps toward making him the next member of the $100 million quarterback club.
Manning might even end up being the highest-paid member, as several NFL sources said his next deal could be worth a league-high $15 million per season. That would be an average of $1 million more than his brother Peyton is making on the seven-year, $98 million deal he signed with the Indianapolis Colts in 2004.
Look, Eli has a ring, which is more than damn near every other NFL quarterback can say, but doesn’t $100 million seem like an awful lot for a guy who has never thrown for 25 touchdowns in a season, been in the top dozen in QB rating and completed a career high 60.3% of his passes this year? Eli has also never proved he can be even a mediocre QB without a legit guy to throw to.
As an Eagles’ fan, you have to be happy about seeing this deal get done. That probably isn’t a good sign for the Football Giants.
Let me start by saying that I’m a Giant fan. I did a search hoping to read the the Giants have come to their senses and decided to trade up in the draft and pick a QB and not give Eli an extension. He’s not the right QB for Giants stadium. Hey – he got us a ring which is the ultimate goal and something Philly will likely never see. I’m not sure which I’d prefer, seeing Philly lose the Super Bowl or this coming Sunday. I think the classless fans of Philly deserve another Super Bowl loss.
Look, Eli’s win in Green Bay looked like as big a win as you can get and for the sake of argument we’ll ignore the fact that it turns out that Packers team might have been really overrated and Favre was probably breaking down. Still, seeing him throw ducks into the wind can’t be comforting.
Lets not take his ring away, but lets also remember that Dilfer has some bling too and shelling out $120 mil for him would be insane too.
Not comforting at all but I would still take Eli over McNabb. Philly & McNabb… Perfect together…
really? We’ll stay with McNabb in these parts. At least he has the arm strength to toss a 20 yard out in a little bit of wind.
Let’s see him do it when it counts… If you’ll be honest with yourself you’ll admit that you’re just waiting for the big choke. I’m sure you know its coming and you’re bracing yourself. You beat us this year but your fingers still have no rings. The low-life fans of Phiily deserve everything they get…
I’m guessing there aren’t too many guys in that New York locker room who would argue that last week didn’t count
1. Who knew the “Eli Manning face” was born at such a young age? 2. Sweet sweater Peyton’s wearing. No wonder he turned out to be the best Manning. 3. @ Mikey, i’m gonna assume you use “classless” and “low-life” to describe “passionate and knowledgeable, albeit blue collar and drunk”. Don’t kid yourself about Eli. He had a solid playoffs last year, but rode his defense and one absurd play to a ring. It’s ridiculous to call this loss and the stinker he threw up against Carolina a few years “not big games.” The only reason they weren’t big games was because he choked and brought his team to an early exit. He isn’t close to the QB McNabb is. McNabb’s lowest ever rating in a season is higher than Eli’s career rating. And don’t you need to be able to throw a spiral once in a while to be an NFL QB, let alone one getting paid $120 mil?.
Hey guys, no doubt Peyton’s the best Manning and Eli is average at best but he does have a ring. Those were all huge games and Eli is mostly to blame. I’m not arguing that I want Eli back as our QB, I’m simply saying that at least he’s won. Every chance McNabb has ever gotten, he’s choked. Phiily is a second rate city so you really deserve a second rate team (and QB). The Eagles win 2 playoff games and now you guys love McNabb. Pomp – Eagles fans are “passionate”, low-life and classless. Sorry about that…
do you think that family picture of the Mannings was taken just after a family pickup game played in windy conditions, where Eli couldn’t even throw his Vortex Howler in a spiral?
Donovan beat Eli LAST WEEK!
I bet he couldnt but I’m sure he knows that a regular season game can end in a tie. My favorite quote… “In college, there are multiple overtimes, and in high school and Pop Warner. I never knew in the professional ranks it would end that way. I hate to see what would happen in the Super Bowl and in the playoffs.”
Just the guy I want running my team… I guess he is kind of representative of your city…
You’re right, why would I want Donovan representing my city when I could have this guy: http://graphics.boston.com/images/sports/redsox/2004/1020_arod_1024768.jpg? Or this guy: http://assets.nydailynews.com/img/2008/12/02/alg_plaxa.jpg?
“The Eagles win 2 playoff games and now you guys love McNabb.” Eli has only won 4 in his career (to Donovan’s 9, soon to be 10), and has never beaten the Eagles in a big game. Yeah, he got lucky and won 4 in a row, but if he’d had to play against us in the playoffs, he probably woulda choked like he always does against Jim Johnson.
And honestly there’s no player in NY who i’d rather have representing my city than Brian Dawkins. You can tell your kids about Plaxico, Dave Meggett, and Mark Ingram, while I teach mine about Dawk. I’m sure when he goes to volunteer at the Juvie, my son will enjoy getting to know yours.
come on now… a guy shoots himself in a strip club (one time) and he gets all this grief… give a brother another chance. you cheesesteak eating morons are getting off track. my argument is simple… Donovan has never won the big game, he’s stupid, you’re a third rate city, and you’re all just bracing yourselves for the inevitable choke. Hopefully I didnt use too many big words that you “passionate
Nothing says choke artists like “Let’s Go Mets!”