Eli Manning HOF? Yes or No

[gtb1943]

I know why he's in there. That game made the NFL and really began the modern Era. My dad was a Baltimore Colts fan so I grew up learning about that game and Namath. He belongs in the hof for that reason but if you look at the rest of his career he is not hof worthy. I don't care if you like Eli or not. He came up big in the playoffs and won the sb mvp. He led a team that beat the undefeated Patriots. He's not a first ballot hofer but he'll get in eventually.

you are probably right about Eli. Which is sad; when much more deserving like Chuck Howley had to wait decades.

I just hope he has to wait a long time.

Joe Namath was credited with making the AFL a viable league which was dumb but there you are. The circumstances around that game were strange but looking at it then understandable. The AFL had lost the first two SBs to Green Bay and had been pretty well beaten. Neither game as close as the score showed. A lot of people, if you look at the sportswriters and so on at the time and their articles, were calling the AFL minor league. There have been some who claim that the whole merger was in doubt if the AFL did not look better in the SB soon. I kind of doubt it but who knows. So when Joe Willie makes that claim and then backs it up, it had an impact all out of proportion to the game. Joe played well but not that great really. I would have made Emerson Boozer the MVP if I had to vote.

 

[ShortRound]

you do realize that the Super Bowl is only one game right? And then look at who has been super bowl MVP over the years and how many of them were only flash in the pans. WE have one of our own in Larry Brown.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/superbowl/history/mvps

look at this list and you will find names like Hines Ward and Mark Rypien and others who will never sniff the HOF.
So saying Eli deserves to be in because of two SB MVPs is a very weak argument

Considering we haven’t been to one in thirty years I’d say two super bowls is something.

 

[gtb1943]

Considering we haven’t been to one in thirty years I’d say two super bowls is something.

for a team yeah it sucks basketballs through garden hoses.

Other than that, what is your point?

 

[Aerolithe_Lion]

because he played like seventeen year. once again, so what? So did Vinny Testerverde and NO ONE thinks he belongs

But Testaverde didn’t win 8 out of 9 playoff games in a 5 year stretch. Testaverde does not have a top 3 alltime iron man streak. Testaverde isn’t one of 6 players who ever lived with multiple SB MVPs. Testaverde doesn’t hold nearly every passing record for one of the most important franchises in NFL history.

It’s not just “1 thing.” It’s all of the 1 things.

 

[EST_1986]

because he played like seventeen year. once again, so what? So did Vinny Testerverde and NO ONE thinks he belongs

Eli's in, get over it

 

[gtb1943]

Eli's in, get over it

he didn't so suck it

 

[gtb1943]

But Testaverde didn’t win 8 out of 9 playoff games in a 5 year stretch. Testaverde does not have a top 3 alltime iron man streak. Testaverde isn’t one of 6 players who ever lived with multiple SB MVPs. Testaverde doesn’t hold nearly every passing record for one of the most important franchises in NFL history.

It’s not just “1 thing.” It’s all of the 1 things.

Does not make up for the FACT that is lifetime numbers as regards rating, completion percentage; TD to INT ratio all are mediocre. And having a top D make lots of plays had LOTS more to do with those wins then he did.
ANY WAY HE DID NOT GET IN SO SUCK IT

 

[EST_1986]

he didn't so suck it

Wait 365 days bobo

 

[gtb1943]

Wait 365 days bobo

never thought I would see any Dumb Face homers here.

 

[Kevinicus]

Yes......He's a 2 x Super Bowl winner. You have to, otherwise, you're lowering the standards IMO.

No. If Eli makes it in, the HOF has no standards.

 

[Hawkeye0202]

No. If Eli makes it in, the HOF has no standards.

I think someone else said best, he will get in, just not first ballot. But yeah, my prediction was off but I can't think of another 2-time Super Bowl winner who did not get in their first ballot.

 

[EST_1986]

never thought I would see any Dumb Face homers here.

I dont give a **** about Eli, but he's a hall of fame player plain and simple. 2x Super Bowl MVP is a lock.

 

[gtb1943]

I dont give a **** about Eli, but he's a hall of fame player plain and simple. 2x Super Bowl MVP is a lock.

another one who failed football 101

 

[gtb1943]

I think someone else said best, he will get in, just not first ballot. But yeah, my prediction was off but I can't think of another 2-time Super Bowl winner who did not get in their first ballot.

Jim Plunkett.
who has never gotten in.
so you wanna try again?

 

[EST_1986]

another one who failed football 101

wanna bet Eli isn't wearing a gold jacket by this time next year big guy?

 

[gtb1943]

wanna bet Eli isn't wearing a gold jacket by this time next year big guy?

wanna bet you are going to cry if he does not?

 

[mattjames2010]

He is absolutely a HOFer and should have been in this year. What he did in 2007 and 2011 very few QBs have done. You can't write the history of the NFL without the story of Eli Manning vs the Patriots x2.

That throw he made to Mario Manningham is one of the best throws ever made.

 

[gtb1943]

He is absolutely a HOFer and should have been in this year. What he did in 2007 and 2011 very few QBs have done. You can't write the history of the NFL without the story of Eli Manning vs the Patriots x2.

That throw he made to Mario Manningham is one of the best throws ever made.

I knew there were more Dumb Face fans here.

 

[EST_1986]

wanna bet you are going to cry if he does not?

Yes. How much little guy

 

[gtb1943]

Yes. How much little guy

how about loser leaves this place forever? I will be happy to see you go