"He looks like a combination of Forrest Gump and Jay Leno.

At 6-foot-4 and 220 pounds, he doesn't have a true athletic build.

He doesn't run very well, and when things don't go his way, his head is down and he appears to be moping. But make no mistake about it: Eli Manning has risen to the status of elite quarterback in the NFL.

This was Manning's finest regular season in terms of completions (359), average yards per completion (8.4) and passing yards (4,933). During this season's playoffs he has led the Giants to wins over the Falcons, Packers and 49ers. His QBrating during the playoffs is 103.1, and in three postseason games he's thrown for 923 yards, eight touchdown's and only one interception. "