Where Does Eli Manning Rank As A QB Now?
Posted by RaleighWatson on February 7, 2008
If based on QB rating, Eli Manning was the 25th ranked quarterback in the NFL during the regular season. Does his playoff run put him in the ranks with the elite quarterbacks going into next season? Though I believe Eli Manning can reach an elite level at some point in his career, I don’t think 4 games in the playoffs can put him at an equal or greater status than that of Tony Romo, Carson Palmer, Matt Hasselbeck, Donovan McNabb, and Drew Brees…yet. I won’t even mention Tom Brady, Brett Favre, and Peyton Manning in this conversation because that trio ranks among the top ten quarterbacks of all time. However, lets not forget that before the playoffs, Giants fans didn’t even feel confident with Eli Manning behind center. It is amazing what five weeks and a strong postseason performance can do for a player’s image, status, and popularity. Eli Manning seemed to turn the corner during his posteason run. I heard Mike Golic, from ”Mike and Mike” on ESPN Radio, say that “Eli will likely will be ranked in the top ten quarterbacks going into next season.” Manning showed his potential in New York’s historic playoff run. If he can carry-over his great play into next season, Eli and the rest of the football Giants should be the favorites to win the NFC in the 2008-2009 season. My top ten quarterbacks going into next season are ranked as follows:
1. Peyton Manning- Unbelievable
1. Tom Brady- Unbelievable….but he showed in the Super Bowl that no QB is good under continuous pressure
3. Carson Palmer- He will rebound next year
4. Tony Romo- Goodbye Jessica
5. Brett Favre- Legendary…hope he comes back because Aaron Rodgers can’t play a quarter without getting hurt
6. Matt Hasselbeck- Mr. Consistent
7. Ben Roethisberger- Had a great season…can he have two great seasons in a row?
8. David Garrard- 18 Tds, 3 Int……numbers usually don’t lie
9. Donovan McNabb- I am giving him the benefit of the doubt
10. Eli Manning- He better Man-up
Though I believe in Eli’s ablities, he barely ranks in the top ten quarterbacks. He could easily be replaced at the number ten spot by Marc Bulger, Matt Schaub, Kurt Warner, and Derek Anderson. Eli is not considered an elite quarterback yet, but he could cement himself in that category with another Super Bowl title.
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February 7th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
What do you mean Rodgers can’t play a quarter without getting hurt. Did you see the GB Dallas game as$hol#!!!!!!!!!!
February 7th, 2008 at 8:41 pm
Haha, ditto to the dude above. Also, you rank Garrard in the top 10 after just one season? WTF man? Brees is an elite QB, certainly more deserving than Garrard. Let’s look at what Brees has done in the past 4 seasons: threw for over 24 TDs each season, made 3 Pro Bowls, had a QB rating above 89 each year, threw for more than 3100 yards each of those seasons and completed better than 64% of his attempts. Tell me which QB you would rather have on your team?
February 8th, 2008 at 4:40 pm