Remember back when Eli said he is in the same company as Brady?
Look at Eli's stats last year vs Brady:
Eli: 4002 yards 339 completions on 539 attempts 62.9% completion percentage 31 TDs 25 INTs. QB rating 85.3
Tom: 3900 yards 324 completions on 492 attempts 65.9% completion percentage 36 TD 4 INTs QB rating 111.0
Similar all around except for INTS.
But look deeper.... Eli had 21 more drives cut short due to INTs and still had similar stats. What do you think would happen if he cuts the ints to say 12? Well if Eli only gets 20 more yards on each of those 12 drives, and add about 3 more TD's what could his stats look like:
4,242 yards, 353 completions on 551 attempts 64.1 completion percentage.... even if he scored no more TD's 34TD vs 12 INT is great. his QB rating would be 99.0 ... up from 85.3
Imagine if the WRs would stop dropping the ball too!
Eli is so close but the dumb INTs is the ONLY thing holding him back. And most of the dumb INTS (nearly every other one last season) was due to a tipped ball.
Why can't everyone see that?
I've been saying since last season, I expect Eli to take that Giant step forward this year.