I See QB Rumors (2012 QB Thread: The Sixth Sense)

[diehardskin2982]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

Here's your Eli Manning conundrum: Manning spent a lot of his career playing with stiffs like Amani Toomer and Plaxico Burress, and his biggest weapon for a while was either Tiki Barber on screen passes, or Jeremy Shockey. He got his first true no. 1 WR (at least by the standards of the modern game; Toomer and Burress were adequate for the 2005 passing environment) in 2009. The best receiver he ever played with is Victor Cruz, who was undrafted and signed in Manning's seventh season, then spent a year on IR.

You must be joking with this statement. Toomer and Burress were legit big receivers. Hakeem Nicks is not a bad player. Plus they always had a strong power running game backing them up.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by diehardskin2982

You must be joking with this statement. Toomer and Burress were legit big receivers. Hakeem Nicks is not a bad player. Plus they always had a strong power running game backing them up.

What are you basing any of this on? A vague memory of the 2005 Giants?

[SirClintonPortis]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

What are you basing any of this on? A vague memory of the 2005 Giants?

The 2008 Giants were a well-oiled machine...until Burress literally shot himself. Toomer, sure, was not that good anymore.