November 15, 200421 yr EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- Eli Manning has replaced Kurt Warner as the New York Giants' starting quarterback. Coach Tom Coughlin made the move Monday after Warner and the offense struggled for the second consecutive week in a 17-14 loss to the Cardinals in Arizona. The Giants (5-4) have lost three of the last four games after a 4-1 start. Manning, the top pick in this year's draft and the brother of Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning, will face the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday at Giants Stadium. "He is the future of the New York Giants, it just starts now," Coughlin said of Manning, who lost a close training camp competition with Warner for the starting job. "I really felt the last four games we haven't been playing well offensively. We just need to make a change." Coughlin told both players on Monday. "Kurt is a competitor, a fighter," Coughlin said. ``He is not happy, but he is a class guy." Manning obviously was thrilled. "He is excited about the opportunity to compete and lead," Coughlin said.
November 15, 200421 yr No matter who you put, they're going to get hammered as bad as that pitiful line has looked at PASS blocking the last 3 or 4 weeks.
November 15, 200421 yr Eli deserves the start, Warner has been terribly ineffective -- and it's not all the O-Line's fault. He's been taking too many sacks all year, he refuses to throw the ball away. In any event, I sure hope Eli shows everyone why he was the number one pick Sunday.
November 15, 200421 yr The line that I saw was god awful at pass protection.. run protection was good but not pass protection.
November 15, 200421 yr The line that I saw was god awful at pass protection.. run protection was good but not pass protection. 615059[/snapback] Warner has been taking too many sacks since week 1 when the o-line was playing well. I could count on one hand the amount of time he has thrown the ball away under pressure. Like Ramp said, there's only so much the O-Line can do.
November 15, 200421 yr He can't be any worse. 615120[/snapback] He easily could. Warner has seen what, 80 games of NFL speed action...Eli has seen what? 0? I never saw the love affiar that scouts had with this guy, and everyone will see this as hindsight being 20/20, but I always thought Philip Rivers was the best QB followed by Big Ben, then Eli. He is too little and behind that line, he may make it 4 reps.
November 15, 200421 yr He can't be any worse. 615120[/snapback] He easily could. Warner has seen what, 80 games of NFL speed action...Eli has seen what? 0? I never saw the love affiar that scouts had with this guy, and everyone will see this as hindsight being 20/20, but I always thought Philip Rivers was the best QB followed by Big Ben, then Eli. He is too little and behind that line, he may make it 4 reps. 615121[/snapback] Experience has nothing to do with this when Kurt couldn't move the ball. Nix that, with all the sacks he was taking he was moving the ball backwards. What's the worse Eli can do? Move the ball further backwards? Like I said, Eli can't get much worse than Kurt Warner.
November 15, 200421 yr Im willing to bet he gets knocked out of the game. 615137[/snapback] Name the stakes Asshat.
November 15, 200421 yr Im not gonan make a wager with a clown who calls someone an asshat....and a Mets fan at that.
November 15, 200421 yr I actually thought Big Ben was the best QB followed by Rivers and then Manning.
November 16, 200421 yr I actually thought Big Ben was the best QB followed by Rivers and then Manning. 615171[/snapback] My call as well
November 16, 200421 yr I thought so as well.. I'm not sure why Big Ben's stock was so low?(compared to the rivers, eli) I'm guessing it was just because he was in the MAC.. and his only game against a big conference school, my Hawkeyes, he got thumped.
November 16, 200421 yr I thought so as well.. I'm not sure why Big Ben's stock was so low?(compared to the rivers, eli) I'm guessing it was just because he was in the MAC.. and his only game against a big conference school, my Hawkeyes, he got thumped. 615254[/snapback] Correct, but come on now, Iowa's defense thumped a lot of people last year. That makes 4 of us saying last year's QB crop was: 1. Big Ben 2. Rivers 3. Eli meh Rivers is by far the worst of the 3. You only say that because you are a major big time uber NC State hater.... :lol
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