Could QB Class of ’11 rival ’04?

With Eli Manning’s fourth-quarter rally in the Giants 21-17 win over the Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI on Sunday, that means the Quarterback Class of 2004 now has four rings. Manning has two and Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, who went to Miami University, has the other two. Overall, the quarterbacks have made five Super Bowl trips and are 4-1. When you compare that to the first eight seasons of the Class of 1983, that is impressive. That group, which is the most ballyhooed in league history, was already 0-6 at this point with John Elway, Dan Marino, Jim Kelly and Tony Eason. Besides Manning and Roethlisberger, San Diego’s Philip Rivers and Houston’s Matt Schaub have had their own measures of success. The only one who didn’t is J.P. Losman, who was selected by Buffalo in the first round. One group though that might start to rival the Classes of ’83 and ’04, is this past season’s group, which had six quarterbacks start games. With 51 starts, it is the most started by rookies s...