Quote:
Originally Posted by mooby
This is a debate I'm willing to have.
#1, he didn't do it single-handedly. He was surrounded by great talent - mainly on the defensive line that was the main reason Brady was held in check - and the offense did just enough to win. Both games. You gonna retire David Tyree's # too? Because I would argue without him Manning only has 1 ring.
The man is absolutely deserving of the ring-of-fame, or whatever the Giants equivalent is. But retiring a number? For a mildly-above average qb (and that's being complimentary) who had many average seasons despite the talent around him?
The Giants are basically saying you can be an average player who does 10-15 years and helps win a couple titles and that's good enough to have your jersey retired.
Name recognition strikes again - first it plagues the Pro Bowl, now this. This is how it starts.
|
You say “10-15 years and a couple titles” as if that’s easy to do and not impressive. Plenty of QB’s have made the hall with 1 or 0 Super Bowl wins.
On top of his stats (which should be enough) he was the face of NY for more than a decade and made a huge impact on the franchise as a whole.
Eli was the king of the derps but he’s deserving of the accolades.