GIANT MONEY

For the longest time I have considered that Eli Manning is the most overrated quarterback in the NFL and now, as of yesterday he is now the most overpaid. Yes, it is true that he had won a Super Bowl but does that justify the $97.5 million extension that he received on Wednesday. That makes him the third highest player in the NFL and second highest quarterback behind Carson Palmer.

Let's try to rationalize this for a second. I am going to attempt in the next 7 seconds to name all of the quarterbacks that i would want over Eli Manning...Ready, Set, Go! Brady, Peyton Manning, Cutler, McNabb, Roethlisberger, Ryan, Hasselback, Brees, Rivers, DONE! Okay, there may be other QBs that i would still take over him that I couldnt think of in the time but that would at most make him the tenth best quarterback in the league. He is getting paid as the 2nd.

I am not trying to diminish the Giants Super Bowl by the following remarks because their victory was one of the greatest BUT Eli was not the reason they won it. Let's look at it the end of that Super Bowl. Patriots cornerback Asante Samuel drops a gimme interception which would have ended the game. Then the Pats missed another opportunity later in the drive. Kudos to Eli for escaping the pocket but "The Catch" by David Tyree was all Tyree and very little Eli. Eli threw it up blindly into double coverage and if it wasnt for the adhesivness of Tyree's helmet, the Pats go undefeated.

My tirade maybe mean and coming out of bias as an Eagles fan but there is no reason that Eli deserves or needs a million dollars more than his brother Peyton. He hasnt been known to show up in the clutch (reference last years second round exit to the Eagles). I will admit that I dont think McNabb deserved his contract either this offseason. In this economic do we really need to throw around all of this cash. Just read Michael's post from yesterday...

So for now, congratulations Eli on the new deal. Now its time to play to the level of the contract.