MTZehvor said:
Is it? Even with the absolutely terrible offensive line he's had to put up with, he's still posted a 69% completion percentage, a 90.9 passer rating, and is throwing for 277 Y/G. None of those are mindblowing stats, but they're far from being way over the hill, and those numbers themselves would probably be improved if he had some protection to work with. My point isn't that the Giants' situation necessitates cleaning house; my point is that the front office has tried to have its cake and eat it too by acquiring players that would seem to suggest a win now mentality at some positions, while at a myriad of others getting younger/bargain players that would suggest a rebuild. They're caught between trying to win immediately and win in the future, and the result is a team that will do neither. Also I feel the need to mention that my poll didn't ask if Eli was past his prime, as I'm pretty sure nearly everyone thinks he is. The question I posed was "is he done?" which is more in line with what you're asking. Admittedly I probably should've found some better flavor text for the "yes" answer than putting an obvious response in, but I'm more curious as to whether people think he's done or not. |
Not exactly hard to have a high completion percentage when every single pass you throw is like 2-5 yards to a guy right in front of you. The truth is, his passes - even at that short range, and certainly longer ones - don't pass the eye test. There's no zip on those balls, and that's not even getting into how inaccurate they are...with little screen passes requiring Odell to frantically reach behind his head to make a one handed catch. Eli is done. If it were up to him, they'd probably snap the ball straight to Barkley on every play.
