Wow - Eli - 6 years @ 97M
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atlwebdawg said:
If we don't, then someone should get fired. Pulling in nearly 9 figures over 6 years is pretty good. I don't know that he's really worth being the highest paid in the NFL, but I can't blame him for getting it.
Eli is a career 76 rated QB. He did have a hot streak in the playoffs a couple years ago, but even then his defense carried him. Last year was his career best with a rating of 86, 14th best in the NFL. He's a solid starting QB, but nowhere near the elite. Vick would probably be better right after he comes back.
Plax is really the only big play WR he's had to work with. Basically his core has been Plax, Toomer and Shockey. A head case, an old guy and another head case. Throw in Tiki Barber out of the backfield too I guess. That's decent but nothing speactacular. Give him the weapons his big brother had and I bet the numbers would rise, although not to Peyton's level, but to the Romo/Palmer/Bulger group from the last few years. Those guys have had their moments but have struggled at times too.
they've made the playoffs every year he's started, they won the Super Bowl, and he's started over 70 straight games. Good (not great, but good) durable QB's are hard to come by.
....person would say he's way overpaid, but if any of us were him we'd gladly accept it. So, good for him. It just seems odd that a guy who's not even a top 5 QB is paid that highly.He isn't a QB who can carry his team, at least he certainly hasn't proven that thus far.
until his contract is just "average." According to one of the radio shows that discussed this earlier today, he joins Julius Peppers and Carson Palmer at the top of the highest paid players list!?!?! Is that right?
****, if that is correct, then I'm thinking the Eli is getting paid accordingly and Peppers and Palmer are overpaid.
****, if that is correct, then I'm thinking the Eli is getting paid accordingly and Peppers and Palmer are overpaid.
The drive that won that game had about 2 or 3 passes that might have been picked except the receiver made an outstanding play. He is a top 10 QB maybe. He should send his brother a check because that is the only reason he got that kind of money.
Just read an article on it, and it sounds to me like they may be paying him in large part due to the flack he's taken without quitting or letting it destroy his career. You have to admit there likely hasn't ever been another QB that has had to face the same pressure he has.
and Super Bowl that year. Here's his stats (remember the Green Bay game was played in 0 degree weather):
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"> <tbody> <tr class="yspsctbg" align="middle"> <td class="ysptblhdr" colspan="3" height="18">Playoff Stats</td> <td class="yspwhitebg" nowrap="nowrap" width="1" rowspan="7"><spacer width="1" height="1" type="block"></spacer></td> <td class="ysptblhdr" colspan="9">Passing</td> <td class="yspwhitebg" nowrap="nowrap" width="1" rowspan="7"><spacer width="1" height="1" type="block"></spacer></td> <td class="ysptblhdr" colspan="6">Rushing</td> <td class="yspwhitebg" nowrap="nowrap" width="1" rowspan="7"><spacer width="1" height="1" type="block"></spacer></td> <td class="ysptblhdr" colspan="3">Sacked</td> <td class="yspwhitebg" nowrap="nowrap" width="1" rowspan="7"><spacer width="1" height="1" type="block"></spacer></td> <td class="ysptblhdr" colspan="3">Fumbles</td> </tr> <tr class="ysptblthbody1" align="right"> <td class="yspdetailttl" align="left" height="18"> Week</td> <td class="yspdetailttl" align="left" height="18">Opp</td> <td class="yspdetailttl" align="left" height="18">Score</td> <td class="yspdetailttl" height="16">QBRat</td> <td class="yspdetailttl" height="16">Comp</td> <td class="yspdetailttl" height="16">Att</td> <td class="yspdetailttl" height="16">Yds</td> <td class="yspdetailttl" height="16">Y/A</td> <td class="yspdetailttl" height="16">Lng</td> <td class="yspdetailttl" height="16">Int</td> <td class="yspdetailttl" height="16">TD</td> <td height="16"> </td> <td class="yspdetailttl" height="16">Att</td> <td class="yspdetailttl" height="16">Yds</td> <td class="yspdetailttl" height="16">Y/A</td> <td class="yspdetailttl" height="16">Lng</td> <td class="yspdetailttl" height="16">TD</td> <td height="16"> </td> <td class="yspdetailttl" height="16">Sack</td> <td class="yspdetailttl" height="16">SackYds</td> <td height="16"> </td> <td class="yspdetailttl" height="16">Fum</td> <td class="yspdetailttl" height="16">FumL</td> <td height="16"> </td> </tr> <tr class="ysprow2" align="right"> <td class="yspscores" align="left" height="16"> Wild Card</td> <td class="yspscores" align="left">@ TAM</td> <td class="yspscores" align="left" height="16">W 24-14</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">117.1</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">20</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">27</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">185</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">6.9</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">21</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">0</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">2</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\""> </td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">0</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">0</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">0.0</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">0</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">0</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\""> </td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">1</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">8</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\""> </td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">0</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">0</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\""> </td> </tr> <tr class="ysprow1" align="right"> <td class="yspscores" align="left" height="16"> Divisional</td> <td class="yspscores" align="left">@ DAL</td> <td class="yspscores" align="left" height="16">W 21-17</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">132.4</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">12</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">18</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">163</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">9.1</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">52</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">0</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">2</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\""> </td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">3</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">2</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">0.7</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">2</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">0</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\""> </td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">3</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">23</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\""> </td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">0</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">0</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\""> </td> </tr> <tr class="ysprow2" align="right"> <td class="yspscores" align="left" height="16"> Conference</td> <td class="yspscores" align="left">@ GNB</td> <td class="yspscores" align="left" height="16">W 23-20</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">72.0</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">21</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">40</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">251</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">6.3</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">32</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">0</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">0</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\""> </td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">2</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">4</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">2.0</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">2</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">0</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\""> </td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">2</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">8</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\""> </td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">0</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">0</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\""> </td> </tr> <tr class="ysprow1" align="right"> <td class="yspscores" align="left" height="16"> Super Bowl</td> <td class="yspscores" align="left">@ NWE</td> <td class="yspscores" align="left" height="16">W 17-14</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">87.3</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">19</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">34</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">255</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">7.5</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">45</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">1</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">2</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\""> </td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">3</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">4</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">1.3</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">5</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">0</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\""> </td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">3</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">8</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\""> </td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">2</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">0</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\""> </td> </tr> <tr class="ysprow2" align="right"> <td class="yspscores" align="left" colspan="3" height="\"16\""> Total</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">95.7</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">72</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">119</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">854</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">7.2</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">52</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">1</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">6</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\""> </td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">8</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">10</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">1.3</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">5</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">0</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\""> </td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">9</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">47</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\""> </td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">2</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">0</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>
<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"> <tbody> <tr class="yspsctbg" align="middle"> <td class="ysptblhdr" colspan="3" height="18">Playoff Stats</td> <td class="yspwhitebg" nowrap="nowrap" width="1" rowspan="7"><spacer width="1" height="1" type="block"></spacer></td> <td class="ysptblhdr" colspan="9">Passing</td> <td class="yspwhitebg" nowrap="nowrap" width="1" rowspan="7"><spacer width="1" height="1" type="block"></spacer></td> <td class="ysptblhdr" colspan="6">Rushing</td> <td class="yspwhitebg" nowrap="nowrap" width="1" rowspan="7"><spacer width="1" height="1" type="block"></spacer></td> <td class="ysptblhdr" colspan="3">Sacked</td> <td class="yspwhitebg" nowrap="nowrap" width="1" rowspan="7"><spacer width="1" height="1" type="block"></spacer></td> <td class="ysptblhdr" colspan="3">Fumbles</td> </tr> <tr class="ysptblthbody1" align="right"> <td class="yspdetailttl" align="left" height="18"> Week</td> <td class="yspdetailttl" align="left" height="18">Opp</td> <td class="yspdetailttl" align="left" height="18">Score</td> <td class="yspdetailttl" height="16">QBRat</td> <td class="yspdetailttl" height="16">Comp</td> <td class="yspdetailttl" height="16">Att</td> <td class="yspdetailttl" height="16">Yds</td> <td class="yspdetailttl" height="16">Y/A</td> <td class="yspdetailttl" height="16">Lng</td> <td class="yspdetailttl" height="16">Int</td> <td class="yspdetailttl" height="16">TD</td> <td height="16"> </td> <td class="yspdetailttl" height="16">Att</td> <td class="yspdetailttl" height="16">Yds</td> <td class="yspdetailttl" height="16">Y/A</td> <td class="yspdetailttl" height="16">Lng</td> <td class="yspdetailttl" height="16">TD</td> <td height="16"> </td> <td class="yspdetailttl" height="16">Sack</td> <td class="yspdetailttl" height="16">SackYds</td> <td height="16"> </td> <td class="yspdetailttl" height="16">Fum</td> <td class="yspdetailttl" height="16">FumL</td> <td height="16"> </td> </tr> <tr class="ysprow2" align="right"> <td class="yspscores" align="left" height="16"> Wild Card</td> <td class="yspscores" align="left">@ TAM</td> <td class="yspscores" align="left" height="16">W 24-14</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">117.1</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">20</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">27</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">185</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">6.9</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">21</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">0</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">2</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\""> </td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">0</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">0</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">0.0</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">0</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">0</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\""> </td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">1</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">8</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\""> </td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">0</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">0</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\""> </td> </tr> <tr class="ysprow1" align="right"> <td class="yspscores" align="left" height="16"> Divisional</td> <td class="yspscores" align="left">@ DAL</td> <td class="yspscores" align="left" height="16">W 21-17</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">132.4</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">12</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">18</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">163</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">9.1</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">52</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">0</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">2</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\""> </td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">3</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">2</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">0.7</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">2</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">0</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\""> </td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">3</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">23</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\""> </td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">0</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">0</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\""> </td> </tr> <tr class="ysprow2" align="right"> <td class="yspscores" align="left" height="16"> Conference</td> <td class="yspscores" align="left">@ GNB</td> <td class="yspscores" align="left" height="16">W 23-20</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">72.0</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">21</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">40</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">251</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">6.3</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">32</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">0</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">0</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\""> </td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">2</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">4</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">2.0</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">2</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">0</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\""> </td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">2</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">8</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\""> </td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">0</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">0</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\""> </td> </tr> <tr class="ysprow1" align="right"> <td class="yspscores" align="left" height="16"> Super Bowl</td> <td class="yspscores" align="left">@ NWE</td> <td class="yspscores" align="left" height="16">W 17-14</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">87.3</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">19</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">34</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">255</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">7.5</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">45</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">1</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">2</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\""> </td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">3</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">4</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">1.3</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">5</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">0</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\""> </td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">3</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">8</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\""> </td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">2</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">0</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\""> </td> </tr> <tr class="ysprow2" align="right"> <td class="yspscores" align="left" colspan="3" height="\"16\""> Total</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">95.7</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">72</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">119</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">854</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">7.2</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">52</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">1</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">6</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\""> </td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">8</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">10</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">1.3</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">5</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">0</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\""> </td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">9</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">47</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\""> </td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">2</td> <td class="yspscores" height="\"16\"">0</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>
He can be clutch, he's a good person to have as the face of your franchise (no arrests, etc.) he's stable, and he's a good (not the greatest) QB. That's worth a lot in the NFL. The contract being top 3 is more an issue of timing than anything.
Hell, Wilbon and Kornheiser both said he earned it.
Hell, Wilbon and Kornheiser both said he earned it.
That sentence sums up this contract. No, he's not worth the money. He's a head case and inconsistently great at best. But, can you blame the Giants for giving it to a young guy who has already brought them a ring and has the Name Manning sewn across his back? No. The Giants have the money. And the contract has a pretty good but of performance clauses in it which will allow them to recoup a lot of the dough if he fails.[b said:
Hell, Roethlisberger(sp?) was the highest paid at one point and he only threw for 140 yds a game. But, He won the Super Bowl. And that guarantees a pay day