Tightspiral7 Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 I know 89 Montana gets all the love, but purely for a SB, Montana against the Dolphins in 84 was the best QB performance I've ever seen in the SB. Joe was quicker on his feet and with his release in 84, and every bit as accurate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggie. Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 What gets forgotten in Eli's 2007 run was how ineffective he was prior to the 4th quarter in SB42. Before that fateful quarter, he was just 10/20, 103 yards and a pick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkippyX Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 Eli is complicated but you can't deny he had 2 of the 20 greatest plays in NFL history in those Super Bowls. The throw to Manningham in 2011 was nuts. The helmet catch throw was great but getting out of that sack was incredible. Two different Patriots had him by the jersey. If Eli goes down with a sack on that 3rd down then we get 18-0. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jotun_Fan Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 In 2007 & 2011 combined regular season win totals for the teams the giants played was 51 games (both times.) They went through the gauntlet. 2011 SF champ game was one of the most impressive QB games I've seen that you wouldn't be able to tell from the stat line. Defense stepped up in 2007 playoffs but in 2011 they were 32 running the ball and 27 on defense. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightime Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 6 hours ago, Tightspiral7 said: I know 89 Montana gets all the love, but purely for a SB, Montana against the Dolphins in 84 was the best QB performance I've ever seen in the SB. Joe was quicker on his feet and with his release in 84, and every bit as accurate. He had a great Super Bowl but also entered having thrown 4TD and 5INT against the NFC teams in the playoffs He finished the playoffs with 7 touchdowns and 5 interceptions, far from the best overall run. They didn’t even score against the Giants in the 2nd half of the divisional Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minutemancl Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 On 2/22/2022 at 10:24 AM, Danger said: The Eli Manning years really don't measure up frankly. You're wrong. The 2011 Eli Manning postseason has a very strong bid for top-3, right behind Montana and up there with Flacco's 2012. He had the most passing yards in a postseason ever (1219). 9 touchdowns, 1 interception. 65% completion percentage. Half of his wins that postseason were a result of a game winning drive and 4th quarter comeback. Stats are very impressive, but the conditions made it more impressive. He did this with the worst rushing attack to ever win a super bowl. Giants finished dead last in rushing during the regular season, and besides running all over the Falcons, that continued into the postseason. Eli put that whole team on his back to win in 2011 and was phenomenal. Eye test and stats tell you that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minutemancl Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 On 2/22/2022 at 6:00 PM, Danger said: Yeah? 2007: 72/119, 854 Yards, 60.5% 7.2 YPA, 6 TD - 1 INT, 95.7 Rating 2011: 106/163, 1219 Yards, 65.0%, 7.5 YPA, 9 TD - 1 INT, 103.3 Rating Which are solid, and good numbers respectively in their own right, but not anywhere near all time great. The anti-patriots tinted glasses most people have make these seem more impressive. That's literally an NFL record lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wackywabbit Posted February 24, 2022 Share Posted February 24, 2022 (edited) 2011 Eli was legit in playoffs. 2007 playoff Eli was mediocre. A QB's job is to lead an offense on scoring drives (and not give the ball away with bad position). It's not about storylines and 1 or 2 great/lucky plays. Putting up 17 points in a (dome) Super Bowl is not a strong outing. Edited February 24, 2022 by wackywabbit 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forge Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 On 2/24/2022 at 6:33 AM, minutemancl said: You're wrong. The 2011 Eli Manning postseason has a very strong bid for top-3, right behind Montana and up there with Flacco's 2012. He had the most passing yards in a postseason ever (1219). 9 touchdowns, 1 interception. 65% completion percentage. Half of his wins that postseason were a result of a game winning drive and 4th quarter comeback. Stats are very impressive, but the conditions made it more impressive. He did this with the worst rushing attack to ever win a super bowl. Giants finished dead last in rushing during the regular season, and besides running all over the Falcons, that continued into the postseason. Eli put that whole team on his back to win in 2011 and was phenomenal. Eye test and stats tell you that. Eli earned my undying respect in 2011 for that 49ers game. They beat the hell out of him and he kept getting up and pulled it out (with a little Kyle Williams help). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trojan Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 Matt Ryan up there until the last word of the thread title 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggie. Posted February 26, 2022 Share Posted February 26, 2022 2 hours ago, Trojan said: Matt Ryan up there until the last word of the thread title People forget how unrelentlessly lethal he was that year. To put things in perspective, he only had 200 less yards than 2011 Eli in one less game AND 65 less passes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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