The NFL Thread 2011: New York Giants Win Super Bowl XLVI

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Euphoria14 said:

toadslayer72 said:

amp316 said:
Both championship games were great. It's such a shame that one guy is being blamed in each of the losses. I hate to see it when one guy is singled out.

Yeah, the media likes to focus on that. It's the quick and easy answer but in reality both teams had opportunities to do things better, like usual. I agree that both were great games.

Eli is no joke either, people like to shit on him because he's goofy looking and his demeanor but I trust in Eli, a ton. Dude has been clutch not to mention tough as nails. If he plays like he's been and beats the Pats again with the Golden Boy in the SB.....I don't ever wanna hear anything negative about him again. I was so stoked that he shoved it right up Tiki's ass 4 yrs. ago.

I wouldn't count on that, even today I was hearing the media on WFAN 66.6 AM Radio, yeah. even Mike Francesa, stating that even now Eli Manning isn't on the same level as Aaron Rodgers...

I don't get it, the guy is in his second superbowl, he BEAT Aaron Rodgers in his own building, should have beat him in the regular season too, beat the 2nd best defense in the NFL, carried the team early in the year when the defense was beaten up, all while having quite possibly the hardest schedule in all the NFL.

 

How does Rodgers win one Superbowl and become the greatest thing since sliced bread, even when he showed that if you get him early and get him angry he could wind up beating himself, all while Eli keeps a cool demeanor regardless of what is going on out on the field.

I am convinced this guy will always get disrespected and it's a damn shame. Coould win his 2nd SB and still not be considered as good as guys who won (1) or none...

Yeah I missed him saying that about Eli but I'm not surprised, he likes to bring the NY fans back down to Earth, or at least just twist their tits a little. I will say that he was very complimentary of Eli in the opening segment on his TV show today. I usually only watch the first hour at most cause he's on for like 5-6 hrs.

 I don't have a problem with the accolades that Rodgers gets but you are right about him being off his game early a couple of weeks ago. That first wide open, walk in TD he missed to Jennings is inexplicable. 

As far as how Eli will be percieved if the Giants win this one, I think most sensible people will lay off. When a QB starts to win multiple rings, especially in this fashion, I think it starts to sink in a little. But if Brady has another bad game like this last one, you know they will start to hype up how this is the beginning of the end.