Is Eli Manning a Hall of Famer?

Commanding the force is Alijah Nelson, the name of the recently retired New York Football Giants quarterback, who leaves behind a legacy that is easily one of the most interesting in recent memory. He walks away from the game with a pair of Super Bowl rings, but that's a long way off. from the only interesting pairing of his career that he leaves with, like the fact that he was the heir to a generational dynasty of great quarterbacks but he was also one of the underdog stories of all time or that he was the highest-paid player in NFL history, but he also didn't seem to take himself too seriously, a guy who looked like this after being chased down the field and at the same time had the toughness to start 210 consecutive regular-season games, which which equates to over 13 full seasons and the third most all-time for any quarterback, he is certainly a man of mystery and accomplishment and with a mixed career like his, the next logical step for us here at the public is to talk deep into the subject of his Hall of Fame case until he is inducted or all of us.

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I'll try to lay out fairly complete cases for and against and try to give each side the fairest chance possible, so please refrain from running to the comments to tell me I'm wrong until you at least understand. In my opinion, near the end of the video, since this is a very professional matter, could we play the official sound of justice? Excellent. Let's start with the case. Let me paint the picture a little for you. Eli Manning grew up in a family of professional quarterbacks and from day one that was the expectation that was set for him.

Being next in line in a family business that focuses on the toughest position in professional sports is an amount of pressure few could hope to handle, except time. and once again, Eli proved that the times when he was under the biggest microscope is where he seemed to thrive. He followed in his father Archie's footsteps and attended Ole Miss having a historic career for the Rebels setting 45 different records during his time there, but just. From the moment he made the decision to move to the NFL, Eli caused a sensation by making the decision to refuse to play for the San Diego Chargers, who selected him first overall and then posed for the most awkward draft ever, a photo on NFL history, other than maybe.

Blair knows his uncle, but I'm not sure they'll ditch all the gas masks, although in a huge market like New York, where it seems like every skeptical eye is glued to you for 16 seasons, Eli always seemed like a guy who went to work and did his job unfazed, you know, reminds me of one of those t-shirts with stormtroopers that have the same expression in every movement, yeah, that's Eli, but no matter how you feel about him, I don't know. You may deny that Eli has been one of the toughest quarterbacks this league has ever seen. His early run is incredible, but for all the evidence, you need look no further than the 2011 NFC Championship Game in a muddy game. against San Francisco.

Eli was hit 12 times and sacked six over the course of one game. that extended into overtime, but throughout it he stood as tall as ever and made the plays necessary to advance to the Super Bowl, where he proved the skeptics wrong a second time against the evil empire through thick and thin. the evil ones. He has been a constant for New York. York, as evidenced by his early streak, and when a player becomes a pillar of a franchise for so long that his career can legally drive a motor vehicle, it's easy to become somewhat apathetic and take him for granted, but I think the more As we move away from Eli Manning's playing days, more people will realize that he was one of the greatest stories in football and overall just a great guy on and off the field.

A common way people view a Hall of Fame candidacy is that it should be reserved for You can't tell the story of the NFL without mentioning the players, meaning a player's legacy is what is enshrined, not just a full snatchy, and Eli Manning certainly fits that definition because in just two games into his career he represents everything great about the NFL. In the NFL, it's not about what you've done or who you are, it's about whether you can win the next play and then the next, and the players who take advantage of those opportunities and keep their eyes up and forward are the ones who ultimately They find success.

It means that only one player has been able to defeat the NFL Decepticons not once but twice in the Super Bowl, overcoming being a 12-point underdog in the first and a three-and-a-half-point underdog in the second, not to mention those two Super Bowls. He threw bowl runs for a combined 15 touchdowns and just one interception, proving that despite what his reputation may have become when the lights were brighter, that was exactly when Manning played his best, he had 37 series wins in his career, which is a best for ninth place. of all time, but two of them stand out as some of the best ever, those passes he threw to David Tyree and Mario Manningham that are shown in every big Super Bowl montage until the end of time because that's the kind of plays that only players with spectacular poise and skill can also make that kind of greatness waiting in the

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way because of the five players who have won Super Bowl MVP two or more times, three were members of the Hall of Fame.

Fame in the first vote and the other two were Tom Brady, who is already a guaranteed first. ballot and then Eli Manning, even if you want to argue, two iconic wins don't make a Hall of Fame career. Eli's numbers are more than those of other players who were or are considered Xuan. He is seventh all-time in both passing yards. and touchdown passes with 57,000 23 and 366 respectively, that's more yards and scores than players like Big Ben and Aaron Rodgers and Hall of Famers like John Elway Warren Moon Fran Tarkenton and Johnny Unitas. Now these numbers are obviously skewed to this day given the offensive evolution. the years, but despite being in the same air as players like Marino Favre Brady and even his brother Peyton Manning, they put Eli in a category that is worthy of evaluating the other aspects of his legacy that are, by far, the most strong if you analyze Eli's entire career.

Long story short, there is simply no conceivable argument you can make for not putting it in Canton, sure Super Bowls are a team effort, but ask anyone on those Giants championship teams who got them there and who made them If this happens, each and every one of them will do it. I tell you it's Eli Manning, so as one of the best perpetual losers in NFL history with the numbers to be among the Hall of Fame peers, I already put Eli in Canton and made my case well, so That's all great, but here's the caveat in terms. who belongs in the Hall of Fame, realistically votes shouldn't be based on the emotional weight of a career, everyone loves Rudy, but no one is campaigning to put him in the College Football Hall of Fame when talks about inducting a player into the Hall of Fame. the mecca of football, you have to look at an entire career holistically, the good and the bad, rather than just its peak moments.

Deion Sanders recently spoke about his opinion on Eli's candidacy and was disappointed at the idea, to say the least, he can read the full quote from him. on the screen now, but here's what's right: It's not the Hall of the Very Good or the Hall of a handful of great games, it's the Hall of Fame meant to immortalize the players whose talent rose above all his competitors and made it clear that they were simply playing a completely different ball game. If you want to argue that telling the story of the NFL is all well and good, but if a player like Nick Foles won another iconic Super Bowl as an underdog, he'd probably have a case. similar to that of You can do it like Eli Manning does it, but deserving Hall of Fame players shouldn't just have a brilliant legacy to their name, they should be a dominant player, head and shoulders above everyone else at their position during any given period. time frame.

Eli Manning just never. It was the end of the argument, you might have the numbers to put him in that stratosphere based solely on his longevity, but volume is no substitute for quality, if you look deeper into the numbers, he is simply the absolute embodiment of mediocrity outside of those two great playoff runs among the 66 quarterbacks who attempted more than 1,000 passes throughout Eli Manning's career included Eli ranking 42nd in completion percentage, 48th in interception percentage and 29th in yards per attempt. He never led the league in touchdown yards or completion percentage, but he did lead the league in interceptions. three separate occasions, including 2013, where he threw 27 interceptions; only 18 touchdowns; in fact, he's even led all quarterbacks since 2000 in both interceptions and lost fumbles, which is, to say the least, not the best look, so when you start to look closer at what It may seem like an obvious decision, the evidence cut for Eli's case beginning to evaporate into exactly what are two Super Bowl victories as good as they may be, but there is another quarterback who has remained in that position waiting for a verdict. good Hall of Famer for decades. the name Jim Plunkett and there are two resumes that are much more similar than Eli's supporters would like to admit.

They both had a record of 500 at the time of his retirement, with Eli finishing with 117 wins and 117 losses and Plunkett with 72 each. All professionals also end their careers without having been appointed. Eli's playoff record is eight and four and Plunkett's is 82. I mean, Plunkett's Super Bowl wins were also historic, as they were the first ever by a minority quarterback, but Plunkett's case for the Hall of Fame has been rejected. time and time again with critics citing a lack of statistical dominance and never leading the league in any category other than interceptions, you hear that? I think it sounds like a terrible joke and yet here we are with a player whose career is going strong. strikingly similar and only differs statistically in the form of longevity with Eli Manning.

Now, the gigantic Super Bowl victories are obviously much fresher in our minds and should not be discounted from Manning's legacy, but should be taken for what they are. and not extrapolated to the rest of a career that was middle-of-the-pack at best, in a league that saw greatness from many of his teammates, even his own draft class, so yeah, Eli Manning He should be a New York Giants legend, no, him. he shouldn't be in theHall of Fame, so there you have it, those are the two sides that are pretty divided among football fans everywhere in a debate that will be one of the most contentious among all the players eligible for induction in Canton.

So what does all of that mean for where this is going and whether or not Eli will actually get along? In my personal opinion, this entire argument comes down to not only how you want to view Eli's career, but even more so how you want to view Eli's career. Hall of Fame itself because there are no set criteria for a Hall of Fame member. If you believe that legacy is what deserves to be immortalized, then Eli has an incredible one, but for the same reason, if you maintain that the Hall is a place where players should be included as one of the best at their position or change the game with his dominance on a regular basis, you'll obviously scoff at the idea of ​​Eli being included personally.

I have an incredible love for Eli's story, it's one that I love. One day I will tell my children that I will never get tired of listening to or watching new documentaries, but I personally align more with the second camp and that legacy is not something that can be minimized, but a player's resume must be maintained. on his own and at the same time has storybook moments Peyton Manning Drew Brees Brett Favre Tom Brady these are all players who have both boxes and that is why it is not necessary to discuss whether or not they belong in the Hall of Fame, regardless of his stance. on Eli Mann no career should be defined more by its low points than by its high points and taking both into account you end up finding yourself right in the middle, dare I say right at 500, but my opinion doesn't matter to Hall of Fame voters Fame and I feel comfortable saying it.

You know now that no matter what your personal position is on this argument, Eli Manning will definitely be a Hall of Famer at some point, potentially not valid for the first time, but our position the odds are certainly in his favor. Iconic moments like those that define Eli's life. career are always highly appreciated and with significant weight among voters and the success he found in the enormous New York market will only serve to reinforce that in the end Eli lived up to the high expectations that the government placed on him. Manning names a name that the media will always have butterflies hearing, and considering Eli is already one of the most stylish and respected figures in the NFL, it's really just a matter of time, but for now we're at least five years old. even before Eli Manning's eligibility opens up, so to close this video I would like to remind everyone that no matter your opinion on his Hall of Fame case, once in a while it never hurts to leave the pitchforks and appreciate why exactly we're having this debate in the first place, Vanek pitches, burns and is moved.