The FridayList
Still trying to keep it relevant to football... This is a haphazard collection of Pro Bowl votes by a number of Giants polled today. I asked for the two most deserving players on their ballots, which the Giants filled out yesterday, and for two Giants who they felt were most deserving since players can't vote for their teammates.
Here we go:
Gibril Wilson -- WR Greg Jennings (Packers) and WR Steve Smith (Panthers). No T.O.? Gibril just grinned. He's not a fan.
2 Giants: Chris Snee and Plaxico Burress.
Antonio Pierce -- QB Brett Favre (Packers) and RB Adrian Peterson (Vikings). "You don't see too many rookies on Pro Bowl ballots."
2 Giants: Osi Umenyiora and Burress. He acknowledges T.O. is a lock, but says there's no one better than Burress after that. "No teams have to game-plan for anyone the way they do for him."
David Diehl -- LB DeMarcus Ware (Cowboys) and DT Tommie Harris (Bears). "Harris is amazing, because the guy's been hurt so much but he still plays at a really high level."
2 Giants: Pierce and Michael Strahan.
Kawika Mitchell -- Favre and Tony Romo, in that order. "If the Packers didn't have Favre, I don't know where they'd be. He's more like an MVP."
2 Giants: Osi and Jeff Feagles.
Sam Madison -- T.O. and Brian Westbrook (Eagles). "Not getting see Westbrook much until I got here, I didn't know much about him. But he's amazing, the things he can do."
As for Owens... "He does all the talking out there, but he backs it up. Much as you don't want to vote for him, he performs."
2 Giants: None. "Everybody." Hey, thanks, Sam.
Sinorice Moss -- CB Marcus Trufant (Seahawks) and DT Darnell Dockett (Cardinals).
Justin Tuck -- G Leonard Davis (Cowboys) and LT Chad Clifton (Packers). "Clifton was the best tackle we played against this year, hands down."
2 Giants: Snee and Osi.
OK, I didn't even make it to 10, but this is what we got.
Since I solicited your feelings on the matter and now some players, here are my Pro Bowl-worthy Giants:
Umenyiora, Strahan, Feagles, Burress, Snee and Tuck.
Enjoy your Friday, and always enjoy your FridayList.
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Eli ranked 17th best QB in NFL!?!
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/insider/news/story?id=3147842&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab1pos1
ESPN.com’s Insider recently ranked the top 64 quarterbacks currently in the NFL. Giants fans had to scroll through quite a few names before finding their (smirk!) lord and savior, Eli Manning. Ranked 17th, Eli is sandwiched between San Diego’s Philip Rivers and Washington’s Jason Campbell. Notable QB’s ranked ahead of Eli are Vince Young (the great Vince Young!), Jeff Garcia (the old Jeff Garcia!), Marc Bulger (the beat up Marc Bulger!), and Donovan McNabb (the much-maligned Donovan McNabb!) . Which QB out of that group would you take instead of Eli right now? Vince Young? Maybe before this year. The rest of the guys are too old and get injured too easily. Eli still has some time to get a bit better.... Maybe in 2 years, he'll be the NFL's 16th best.... Maybe in 2 years, pigs will fly in Poughkeepsie...
Didnt Dale already post this, or at least something similar to it?
I posted about Feagles on the last thread - saying that the guy in San Fran (Lee) is much better. But let me put it another way: just look at the game that the Giants played against SF. Lee had 5 punts for a 53 yard average and two inside the 20. Feagles had 3 punts for a 37 yard average and one inside the 20. We all like Feagles, but there ain't no comparison.
Its funny that each Giants player said the players they voted for were on the other side of the ball.
Dont know what Eli had done to you in the past Dale, but it seems you have a grudge agianst him
"Manning is extremely talented but has struggled with consistency and decision-making throughout his short career. Still, he has shown a few flashes that make you believe he will be a frontline starting quarterback in the NFL in the right system. He has shown coolness under fire in the pocket but lacks that emotional drive that gets you excited."
Thats a pretty good summary that they gave Eli
I'll throw in some questions to think about, yea manning has struggled, but maybe he needs a new QB coach or Off. coordinator to help him actually improve on his weakness, and work around his strengths.
Maybe the receiver core can step up and hold on to some passes (giants #2 in drop passes) Catching passes=increased comp %= increase QB rating= a pretty good Quarterback
Now if you really look at the list, 10 out of the first 16 QB's, are going to the playoffs. 11 out of the first 20 (including Manning) going to playoffs. Carson Palmer might be a good QB, but is his team winning? No.
And if you want a backup in, Anthony Wright is sitting pretty at number 61, thats kind of why he's the backup
Im really gettng sick of this whole Eli controversy. Lets just look at the facts
Does he have a winning record? yes
Is he going to the playoffs for a third consecutive season? yes
Is he a top ten QB? yes
Will there be a QB change in the future? No, so then whats the point of arguing?
I like this list. I'm not a fan of the Pro Bowl voting because I think its a popularity contest and its all pretty stupid. But its interesting to see how players rate each other.