Eli Manning's 6-Year, $97.5 Million Extension One of NFL's Biggest Deals

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Originally Posted by FRPLG

I don't think Ben and Eli are similar at all. I do think Ben is somewhat over-rated but he rarely, if ever that I can recall, has played poorly. He is a solid no frills QB who makes the throws you ask of him and benfits from a good line.

By contrast Eli has often played badly. He actually has a little better physical upside but with it he can sometimes make better plays than Ben and many times makes bad plays with it.

I think JC is actually a better comparison to Big Ben than Eli by a good bit.

Look at their numbers:

Eli: 14,623 yards, 98-74 TD to INT, 42-29 W-L record, 1 SB win

Ben: 14,974 yards, 101-69 TD to INT, 51-20 W-L record, 2 SB wins

JC: 7,242 yards, 35-23 TD to INT, 16-20 W-L record, no playoff appearances

Not sure how JC compares to either frankly.

Ben has his share of bad throws and games but for some reason people seem to be willing to give him a pass.