He is in the running for one each and every year. Not going to win a ring sitting home on the couch, watching other teams play. You can pretty much write the Pats into one of the playoff scenarios in September, when the season starts, because odds are that they're going to be in the mix. Even though Eli has 2 rings, you can not say the same for him and the Giants. Those 2 rings did nothing to help them this past season, did they?
People put so much emphasis on rings, and completely lose sight of everything else. Was Dan Marino not a good QB? He doesn't have any rings. They're nice, but not at all a measure of how good a QB/Team is.
Think about it like this: The Patriots have a chance to win the Super Bowl every year. Nobody even knows if we are going to make the playoffs sometimes.
Giants fan since 525 BC.
Yeah, so that means all the Pats playoff games that they lost in. Cuz hey, they made the playoffs right?
At the start of the season, pretty much every team has a shot at the Lombardi. I bet you Pats fans would trade a few of their post season appearances for an actual SB to show for it. Heck I guarantee you Eagles fans would. Reid always had them in.