Archive for the ‘Eli Manning’ Category

Jim Sorgi Must Like Himself Some Manning

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

Few outside Indianapolis or the greater metropolitan area probably know who Jim Sorgi is or what he's done for the last six seasons. The reason is simple: Sorgi has been backup to Peyton Manning, which means he's done little other than hold a clip board, run the scout team and perhaps ...

Link Dump! Brought To You By Eli Manning’s Money

Wednesday, August 5th, 2009

Well, not FUNDED by it, but definitely inspired by it. I realize he won a Super Bowl for them, but really? And I also have to admit that it's not like the highest paid player in the various sports leagues is always the most deserving. Eli's about to get paid. But ...

Tale Of The Tape: Eli vs. Elisha

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008

Now that he's won a Super Bowl, Eli Manning is big time. And hey, no one rips the kid more than us, but congrats to him. Even if he did give San Diego a gigantic shit-sandwich that I'll never quite get over, he sacked up and beat a previously unbeaten ...

Hey Bill Simmons…

Monday, February 4th, 2008

How do you like the Eli Manning Face?Yes, we know, it's awfully easy to pile on Boston right now. But it's also deserved. For in the weeks leading up to the Super Bowl, the Patriots and their fans came to represent everything that one normally wouldn't normally associate with New ...

Did all of this really happen? (An NFL playoff recap)

Monday, January 14th, 2008

Raise your hand if you expected the following things to happen during your lifetime:- Norv Turner just one win away from the Super Bowl- Billy Volek leading a team to the AFC Championship Game- Eli Manning playing further into a season than Peyton- Ryan Grant running for over 200 yards ...

Eli Manning Is Entertaining

Monday, November 26th, 2007

So remember a few weeks ago when all the "experts" were marveling at how Eli Manning had "turned a corner" and was one of the NFL's elite now? Well, after yesterday's Grossman-like performance in his team's 41-17 loss to the Vikings it might be time to rethink that logic. Manning's ...

NFL Week 1: Worst Injury Weekend Ever?

Tuesday, September 11th, 2007

Watching football this weekend it was hard to comprehend how many big time players got injured. I actually went through the entire spectrum of emotions as the news came across the wire. Here's a list of the major injuries and how I felt when I heard about them.Kevin Everett - ...

2007 NFL Draft Preview: Drama All The Time

Wednesday, April 11th, 2007

With the 2007 NFL draft coming up, we thought we'd take a moment to talk about the drama in drafts past in the hopes that this year's 87-hour broadcast has some interesting things happen too. We're really not that old, so most of this stuff is fairly recent. That said, ...

What’s Worse Losing Tom Coughlin Or Just Losing?

Wednesday, January 10th, 2007

Editor's note: McD's views in this column are solely his own. They aren't representative of Rumors and Rants or its staff. In fact, they may not even be representative of sanity at all. We'll have to check on that.Much to the surprise of, well, pretty much everyone in the football ...

Week 14 Top 5: Giant Problems

Tuesday, December 5th, 2006

With four games left in the season, there are still so many questions left that this might as well be week 5. Will the Jets actually make the playoffs? How good is Vince Young? What's the deal with Rob Bironas's hairline? What on earth is going on in Dallas? What ...