Eli Manning

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(+) Eli threw for 4,933 yards last season, just 67 yards short of an astounding 5,000

(+) After winning his second Super Bowl, Manning has proven he belongs with the elite QBs of the league (he's got more hardware than Peyton now)

(+) Victor Cruz is the best WR2 in the league and Hakeem Nicks is a bona fide stud

(+) Martellus Bennett at TE could be huge for Eli, who hasn't had a solid tight end since early in Jeremy Shockey's career

(+) Eli hasn't missed a game since his rookie season so he's as durable as they come

(+) With the addition of David Wilson, the Giants running game should be solid/dynamic enough to keep defenses honest and take the pressure off of Manning

(+) Eli can rock a mean manningface.com

(–) The Super Bowl target is on Eli's back now

(–) His first name is Elisha (as is his father’s, though he decided to go by his middle name (Archie) instead)

(–) Eli throws a lot of interceptions, so beware in leagues that take points away for this

(–) If he happens to get rattled early in a game, he seems to have a tough time pushing through it

(–) Inconsistency – Eli has a tendency to disappear for weeks at a time

Peyton's little brother isn't so little anymore. In 2009, the lesser of two Mannings came out of his shell to put up his best statistical year to date.  The players around him may not have been as good as in years past (I wonder what jail they are in now), but that didn’t stop Eli from putting up borderline fantasy starter numbers.  His pattern of starting seasons on fire stayed true to form, but Eli was then slowed for a handful of games by a plantar fasciitis injury that would linger for the rest of the year.  Regardless of the injury, Manning came out of the team’s bye week with obvious purpose and closed out the year with some nice fantasy numbers.  Still, he was inconsistent after the fourth week of the season (as has become his trademark), but was definitely able to be plugged in as a starting fantasy QB if you found the right games to do so.

~ Set career bests in completions (317), completion percentage (62.3%), yards (4,021), passing TDs (27), yards/attempt (7.9), yards/game (251.3), and QB Rating (93.1)

Considering his entire receiving corps last year was made up of a bunch of guys no more than 25 years of age, Eli should at least be able to duplicate his numbers of 2009 this upcoming season.  It probably won’t be by much if it happens, as its possible some serious over-achieving was going on (Ahem, hello Steve Smith), but he should come close enough to put him on the edge of starting fantasy QB status.  It shouldn’t be forgotten that Eli is a Manning, and though he will never be as good as his older brother, the potential to be better than what he has been so far is always there, so feel free to take a chance on him once the other top guys are off the board.

~ An off-season of rest and rehab should do his foot a whole bunch of good heading into the season

~ Another full off-season of work with his young receiving corps will get them more in sync than they were in 2009

~ With Brandon Jacobs and Ahmad Bradshaw coming back healthy, opposing defenses will have to pay more attention to the run

~ He's got a new stadium that will host the Super Bowl in 2014, so expect Eli to want to work towards that

Eli does not have a Twitter account.  The official Team Twitter account comes through here:  Giants Player Tweets

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Eli doesn't get the acting kudos that older brother Peyton gets.

He put up his career high in 2009 at 62.3%, but he's still closer to Papa than Peyton:

Completion %

Peyton isn't the only Manning to display the Manningface...

Before Eli signed his massive seven-year, $106.9 million contract in August of 2009, his agents were actually pushing for an unreal $20 million per season.  He came close, signing for just over $15 million per, which says a lot for his agent considering Eli isn’t an elite QB.  The deal also contained $35 million guaranteed, including a $13 million signing bonus and all but $1 million of Manning's 2009-2011 base salaries, along with another $500,000 available in each season from 2010-2015 via annual workout bonuses.  The rest breaks down as so:

2010 - $6.5 million (+ $12.5 million option bonus)

2011 - $8.5 million

2012 - $10.75 million

2013 - $13 million

2014 - $15.15 million

2015 - $17 million

2016 – Free Agent

Jim Sorgi is now the handcuff for Eli

• Offensive Line


• Offensive Scheme


• Major Off-Season Moves


• 2010 NFL Draft

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