Part three of way too many.
I said it. Right in the title. It’s there for posterity. They tell me on the Interwebs, things live forever. So it is, this statement shall remain.
Yes, Eli Manning has earned the elite label. And, yes, the discussion of “elite” and the media analysis of such a moniker has been absurd. The point is…I’ve been converted. My wife has been in my ear for years, and I’ve always battled back. During those years, my stance was firm and not driven by any hatred or disdain of the New York Football Giants. Time and again I’d assert with an air of authority that Eli was somewhere in the “7-12″ range or thereabouts when it came to NFL signal callers.
It was always Brady, Peyton and Brees. In recent years, Rodgers and Rivers had entered the discussion. But, even a few seasons back, I did not think myself out of line in throwing Eli in the mix with names like McNabb, Romo, Roethlisberger, Vick, Palmer, Hasselback and...
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