Phil Simms: "No, Eli Is Not One Of The Elites....."

[Roosevelt]

If this is about who's the tougher QB its not tipped in Phil's favor as much as you'd like to admit. Eli maneuvers around in the pocket and does have a feel for pressure, I don't care, the dudes 3rd all-time in the league for consecutive starts. You can't do that and not be tough in this league. The notion that Phil was so much more resilient than Manning is false. The dude takes plenty of hits. Many other QB's would have crumbled in the NFCCG. Which means no SB.

I'm not necessarily knocking Eli for trying to avoid getting hit because the guy hasn't missed a game. But there is a difference in the way these two play/ed the game in that regard. Phil would hang in there and get killed, while Eli tries his damnedest not to get touched.

And I agree about the NFCCG. That was one helluva performance from Eli. He got the crap knocked out of him and just kept at it.

[BuffyBlueII]

yeah because we win 2 sb's with holding brady to under 18 points. some of you are delusional. the offense sputters most of the game with 3 and outs and fg's and manages to put up a score in the 4th qtr and are hero's.

We held Tom Brady to 17 points in SuperBowl XLVI because Eli Manning slowed the game down and he and NY Giants offense controlled time of possession for almost 38 minutes. That was the best defense that day.

NY Giants offense led by Eli Manning started SuperBowl XLII with a 9:59 drive that set the tempo of the game. We kept Tom Brady on the sidelines for 2/3 of the 1st quarter and it was the first time all year that NE Patriots didn’t score till 2nd quarter.

In SuperBowl XLVI, NE Patriots hit Eli more than NY Giants hit Tommy. Their defense was way more physical than ours and we almost lost that game but Wes Welker bailed our defense out.

In both SuperBowls, Eli Manning’s performance was the deciding factor in the games. Heck, guess what? They even voted him MVP for both those games.

Eli Manning thrives in a horribly predictable offensive system under an OC whose time in NFL has passed. We don’t have the offensive line or running game to protect a lead and we have a field goal kicker that can not hit one over 50 yards

If Phil Simms played under Kevin Gillbride he would constantly be throwing fits on the sidelines. Heck, he did that with Tuna fatso enough times.

[BuffyBlueII]

I'm not necessarily knocking Eli for trying to avoid getting hit because the guy hasn't missed a game. But there is a difference in the way these two play/ed the game in that regard. Phil would hang in there and get killed, while Eli tries his damnedest not to get touched.

And I agree about the NFCCG. That was one helluva performance from Eli. He got the crap knocked out of him and just kept at it.

That is a ridiculous statement. Eli Manning hangs in the pocket. He takes hits and continues to play wheras Phil Simms would not have completed the game had he been hit that hard.Phil Simms liked to talk about how tough he was but he was not nearly as tough or as durable as Eli Manning.

[Roosevelt]

Fans forget that Phil Simms lost his starting job to backup Hoss! Does anyone think that will happen to Eli Manning. Simms was carried by the Defense through most of his career. Eli doesn't have that great Defense behind him. He has to win games with a few minutes left in the game because our defense just plain SUCKS! This defense today is HIGHLY overated!

Hoss was Phil's back-up and was a solid QB who went on to become a starting quarterback as most of us know. But we also know that Hoss was not as good a QB as Phil. So what are really talking?

We are talking about the decision of the head coach that picked Hoss ahead of Phil. So now bigjeep, please tell everyone who was our head coach at that time and what he's doing now?

Now when you listen to prominent ex-players and coaches talk about Phil they all talk highly of him and many believe he was underrated. Of course Wellington Mara thought so much of Phil that the Giants retired his jersey. Not too bad for a guy you claim was carried by his team.

I also must question why you are calling out only our defense when our entire team has been slumping? Have you actually watched Eli play the last few games? Do you like what you see from our QB?

[BuffyBlueII]

The claims that Eli chucks and ducks is ridiculous. The guy stands tall in the pocket and takes hits that knock other QBs out of the game.

[BuffyBlueII]

Hoss was Phil's back-up and was a solid QB who went on to become a starting quarterback as most of us know. But we also know that Hoss was not as good a QB as Phil. So what are really talking?

We are talking about the decision of the head coach that picked Hoss ahead of Phil. So now bigjeep, please tell everyone who was our head coach at that time and what he's doing now?

Now when you listen to prominent ex-players and coaches talk about Phil they all talk highly of him and many believe he was underrated. Of course Wellington Mara thought so much of Phil that the Giants retired his jersey. Not too bad for a guy you claim was carried by his team.

I also must question why you are calling out only our defense when our entire team has been slumping? Have you actually watched Eli play the last few games? Do you like what you see from our QB?

The very fact that a backup took over the reigns and won playoffs and SuperBowl is iondicative of how good the team around Phil Simms was. Phil didn’t have to do anything extraordinary to win.

Phil Simms won because of the team and system around him. Eli Manning wins in spite of the system and team around him. Huge difference.

Now, do you think we would even win a game if Eli’s backup came in?

[EliDaMANning]

LOLOLOL I can't believe some of you old timers actually consider Eli a chuck and duck QB.

And Roosevelt, did you just say Eli tries to avoid contact and then bring up the NFCCG when he got drilled constantly? A bit contradictory there. Of course a QB should try to avoid contact my friend. I want my QB to be healthy and have the 3rd longest consecutive games played streak while you can go with the guy who gets his ribs broken because he is "tough".

[joemorrisforprez]

C'mon guys......we need 50 pages!

50 pages or bust!!!!

[sharick88]

C'mon guys......we need 50 pages!

50 pages or bust!!!!

Gotta make goal!!!

[sharick88]

Only because Ray Handley was an idiot.

Calling Ray Handley an idiot is being way too nice. The snowball game against the chargers remains one of my worst days as a giants fan.