What Now?

I mean seriously people, you knew the Eli column was inevitable win or loss yesterday, and a win only adds fuel to the fire. But the Eli haters always win the argument because they can always find a way to bring it back on the young man. Last week when defending my position, as if I was defending the Nazi’s at Nuremberg, I would point to a fact like his receivers lead the league in drops. Eli hater response, he doesn’t throw a catchable ball and that stat doesn’t really mean that much. Oh okay, you win. Or point out the fact that of any starting QB in the league Eli was sacked the 5ht most times this year. Eli hater response, well he holds the ball too long. Oh okay, you win, again.

I point this out again because the Eli hater with his excuses will rear his ugly head again today. Eli’s first touchdown was a 10 yard throw and Toomer took it to the house. Well every other QB gets credit for a TD pass except Eli. Then Eli’s second TD drive was only possible because the Cowboys committed a stupid penalty, had nothing to do with Eli’s poise and precision passing (on a side note, one of the big Eli haters text me as he is leading this drive downfield to tie the game with only 50 seconds left and says Eli still looks uncomfortable, thank god for that precision analysis). And of course on the game winning drive they went to Brandon Jacobs to score the touchdown, of course not trusting in Eli. Nothing to be said of on 3rd and 6 to open the 4th quarter Eli finds Steve Smith for what would be a crucial first down, maybe the most crucial of his career so far. Again just like last week after making a crucial third down throw against Tampa in the 4th Eli would not be required to throw another pass because he had put his team in position to win the game by that point. I could also point to Eli’s 121.0 QB rating but the Eli hater will tell me he doesn’t know what QB rating means so he automatically dismisses it as unimportant, only when it comes to Eli though.

Again all I am saying is even the ardent Eli hater has to begin to admit that the guy is good. Like I said last week ultimately QB’s are judged on wins and losses (fair or unfair). They guy has won games as the starting QB for the New York Giants. And also as a number 1 overall pick there is pressure on him, he has handled that and developed at a rate faster or better then most top overall QB’s, he has reached the same level as Terry Bradshaw, Bledsoe and Elway went to the Super Bowl and lost and Aikman went to the Super Bowl and won. So again, what’s the problem? I have layed all the facts out, truly I am not defending him, his play and his record do that for him I am just highlighting for the world to see. By the way he has now won 2 road playoff games (one against the best team in the conference, so Dan can’t give me the excuse about Tampa’s weak offense anymore) and is 9-1 overall on the road this year and for his career 18-10. You don’t like the guy, you think he is a putz, you think he is a dumb southerner, you think he shrugs his shoulders too much, you think he looks like he is retarded that’s all well and good but pleas stop saying he is no good and robbing him of all credit at all times.