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Eli Manning News & Rumors

Warner doesn't buy that Eli is already Hall of Famer
February 8
NFL.com
 
"Kurt Warner has spoken: Eli Manning is not a lock for the Hall of Fame, despite many in the media suggesting the Giants' quarterback has punched his ticket following his second championship win in Super Bowl XLVI. "I fully disagree with that," Warner, an NFL Network analyst and one-time Super Bowl champion, said Tuesday on Arizona Sports 620-AM in Phoenix. "You know, because I know we put a lot of weight on championships, and rightfully so. But championships are won as a team, and I'm fully convinced of that. You never see one guy -- a great player, great quarterback -- carry a team through the playoffs and into a Super Bowl and win a Super Bowl that way. I've never seen it. You know,"
American Eli-dol
February 8
New York Post
 columnist Mike Vaccaro
"Suddenly, he is more than a quarterback, more than an athlete — more than a champion, even. Suddenly, Eli Manning in 2012 has become equal parts Elvis from 1956, John Lennon from 1964 and Derek Jeter circa 1999. Suddenly he is part idol, part icon: part Johnny Bravo, part Conrad Birdie, part Joe Hardy. The Giants roamed the Canyon of Heroes yesterday, then crossed the tunnel to capture the Jersey suburbs, too, and they kept preaching their magic mantra of team, togetherness, triumph. But even on a squad of stars and a roster bursting with celebrity, there is little doubt who is first among the equals."
Manning trio — Archie, Peyton, Eli — truly terrific
February 7
Denver Post
 columnist Woody Paige
"A few months after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans in 2005, Archie Manning returned to the family's stately Greek revival home in the city's Garden District. "Water got up beyond knee level, but the house isn't damaged that bad — except it was broken into by looters," Archie told me then. "I had two big stacks of signed Peyton and Eli jerseys I would donate to charities. All the Peyton jerseys were stolen. I haven't told this to Eli, but all his jerseys are still on the table.""
Peyton Manning says he 'couldn't be prouder' of younger brother Eli
February 7
Indianapolis Star
 
"Peyton Manning was anything but a casual observer of Super Bowl XLVI Sunday at Lucas Oil Stadium. He had a vested interest, one that primarily zeroed in on New York Giants' quarterback. That would be younger brother Eli. "Couldn't be happier for him,'' Peyton said today. "Couldn't be prouder. It was a special night.'' With Peyton looking on, Eli led the New York Giants to a 21-17 victory over the New England Patriots. Eli completed 30-of-40 passes for 296 yards and directed the game-winning 88-yard drive in the game's final minutes. He was named the game's MVP, just as he was in Super Bowl XLII when the Giants also beat the Patriots."
Eli: The greatest
February 7
New York Post
 columnist Steve Serby
"He stood outside in the uncharacteristic warmth of early February, his MVP press conference over, when I asked Eli Manning why he loves being quarterback of the New York Giants. "Obviously it's the greatest city in the world," Manning told The Post, "and the greatest organization in my mind, and it's an honor to play for the fans in New York and play under Coach Coughlin. It's been a fun eight years, and obviously it's been very special winning this championship and something I'll always remember." I asked him what his message would be to Giants fans when he rides down the Canyon of Heroes for the second time in four years and holds the Lombardi Trophy to Big Blue Heaven and Blue York City"
Eli Manning says his second Super Bowl title is 'a lot bigger' than family bragging rights
February 6
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"Peyton Manning was so proud of his little brother, that he wanted to make sure Eli Manning got all the credit he deserved for the Giants' Super Bowl XLVI win. Yes, Mario Manningham made a fantastic catch on the pivotal 38-yard play down the sideline that keyed the Giants' 21-17 win against the Patriots. But after the game, Peyton Manning was raving to his brother about the throw. "He was mad, he said everybody was talking about how great of a catch it was," Eli Manning said this morning, as he accepted the MVP trophy. "He said it was a pretty good throw, also. It's a brother looking out for me. He was proud of me and happy for me." Eli Manning has now won two Super Bowl rings, one more"
Manning is the man for Giants
February 6
Chicago Tribune
 columnist Dan Pompei
"Super Bowls most often are won and lost at two points of the game. The first point is the beginning. That's when teams make statements, establish patterns and take control or lose it. In the opening minutes, Giants quarterback Eli Manning was so precise you would have felt comfortable if he were putting a scalpel to your sternum. He was, in fact, operating on the Patriots. He completed his first nine passes, which set a Super Bowl record. More importantly, he helped the Patriots to a 9-0 lead, first by setting up his defense for a safety, and then by completing a 2-yard touchdown pass to Victor Cruz. Early on, the only way to prevent Manning from completing a pass was to put him on the"
Eli Manning wears crown
February 6
Boston Herald
 
"It was supposed to be a quarterbacking coronation and so it was, but it was the wrong quarterback who won the crown. All week long Eli Manning kept hearing that if Tom Brady could win Super Bowl XLVI he would be, as NFL Network's Warren Sapp put it yesterday morning, "the greatest quarterback to ever play." He didn't and so he isn't, failing to hit the final Hail Myra pass of the season as time ran out on the Patriots [team stats] in a 21-17 loss to their Super Bowl nemesis, the New York Giants. All the difficult things they had overcome this season finally ground them down, a porous defense buckling in the face of a last-minute Manning assault that turned a 17-15 fourth-quarter Patriots"
With Super Bowl XLVI win over Patriots, NY Giants' Eli Manning proves once again he is one of the most clutch athletes New York has ever seen
February 6
New York Daily News
 columnist Mike Lupica
"This was the night, in the second Super Bowl against the Patriots, the second time he won the game for his team in the last minute of a Super Bowl, that Eli Manning made it all official, that he is not just one of the great clutch quarterbacks in the history of his sport, but as great a clutch athlete as we have ever had in New York, in anything. Nobody takes his team down the field and does it like this twice with an NFL championship on the line, not Johnny Unitas or Joe Montana or anybody. Only now Eli has. He has done it like this again and done it to the Patriots again, this time at Lucas Oil Stadium, this time handing the season to Ahmad Bradshaw at the end instead of throwing it to"
Giants' Jacobs calls Manning best in NFL, hands down
February 6
New York Post
 
"Brandon Jacobs sang the ballad of Eli Manning. "Eli Manning is the best quarterback in the National Football League, hands down," Jacobs said last night after the Giants' 21-17 Super Bowl XLVI victory lover the Patriots. "Know why? Because everyone always says, 'You're not this and you're not that until you win the Super Bowl.' Even after he won a Super Bowl, people started giving him a little more credit. But now he's got two. So does this make him the best quarterback in the National Football League?"
Archie proud father of Eli
February 6
New York Post
 
"The rest of the football world can mull the now-likely prospect of two Manning brothers one day getting into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, but you can count their father out. Archie Manning, 62, wanted no part of that discussion last night, even after son Eli claimed the second Super Bowl MVP award of his career by rallying the Giants to a 21-17 win over the Patriots at Lucas Oil Stadium. "Absolutely not," Manning said when asked if he thought about Eli joining sure first-ballot Hall of Famer Peyton Manning in Canton. "I don't know anything about the Hall of Fame.""
Manning bound for Hall of Fame with Super support system
February 6
New York Post
 
"When Eli Manning had done it again, beaten Tom Brady again in the last minute, his wife, Abby, handed him a gift far greater than his latest Super Bowl MVP trophy, handed him the little 10-month-old girl who couldn't take the keys to Manning's new black Corvette out of her mouth. Eli Manning said to Ava Manning, "You got a new car, all right!" and kissed her on the cheek and began walking and carrying her through the bowels of Lucas Oil Stadium, and into the history books, toward Canton. Elite Eli Manning, a 21-17 victor, the Greatest Quarterback in New York history."
NY Giants' Eli Manning mum on whether he is elite quarterback after winning Super Bowl MVP award
February 6
New York Daily News
 
"He started Super Bowl XLVI with a record-setting nine straight completions. He ended the game the way he has finished so many others: By leading the Giants to a come-from-behind victory. When it was all over, Eli Manning was just the same as he's always been. He collected his second Super Bowl MVP award after guiding the Giants to a 21-17 win over Tom Brady and the New England Patriots on Sunday night. But he refused to bask in the glory that even his teammates said he deserves. Was he elite? The quarterback who famously put himself in that class of quarterbacks in a preseason interview didn't care to revisit the topic this time. "That's not a question for a quarterback to answer," he"
All eyes on NY Giants' Eli Manning and New England Patriots' Tom Brady in Super Bowl XLVI
February 5
New York Daily News
 columnist Mike Lupica
"Always it is about numbers at the Super Bowl, before we mercifully get to the only one that counts, the final score, sometime around 10 o'clock Sunday night, unless the Giants decide to give us overtime in the Super Bowl, too. So many numbers, starting with the silly Roman numerals we still put to the whole thing, so that Super Bowl 46 can style itself up as Super Bowl XLVI. And it is about the huge ratings number that NBC thinks it can rack up with this rematch between the Giants and the Patriots, and about the point spread, and the over-number, and other exotic ways you can bet this game. But when you clear all that away, as we finally arrive at this country's national football holiday,"
Eli Manning can become NY sports royalty with another Super Bowl victory vs. New England Patriots
February 4
New York Daily News
 columnist Filip Bondy
"If he wins on Sunday, if Eli Manning pulls off another fourth-quarter comeback or merely beats the Patriots, his two Super Bowl titles will land him on a pedestal reserved only for New York's greatest sports icons. Already, Eli has entered into sacred one-name-only territory in the city, joining the likes of the Babe, Joe D., Yogi, Mick, Willis, Walt, Reggie, Mess and Derek. No Giant or Jet quarterback in history has ever piloted his teams to two championships, in the biggest of games. Phil Simms came closest, but he watched from the sidelines with a broken foot while Bill Parcells' team captured a second title in Super Bowl XXV. So this is fresh territory, and Manning already has won the"
Peyton hogging spotlight during Eli's big moment
February 4
New York Post
 columnist George Willis
"Peyton Manning made national headlines again yesterday and likely will do so again today, making him the focus of about as many stories in the buildup to Super Bowl XLVI as his brother Eli. I understand it's Peyton's city and Peyton's stadium, and I understand his uncertain future with the Colts is a story of high interest. But it seems like Peyton can't help but upstage his little brother, who deserves to be the star of the biggest game of the year. It's easy to blame the media for the constant string of Peyton Manning stories this week that have made the Giants quarterback an afterthought. The thirst for updates on Peyton's surgically repaired neck and the Colts' impending decision"
What if Bolts kept Eli instead of trading for Rivers?
February 3
San Diego Union-Tribune
 columnist Kevin Acee
"They are questions as unfair to Philip Rivers and impossible to answer as they are logical to ask at this time. But they are all Chargers fans have now. What if Eli Manning were playing for the team that drafted him No.?1 overall in 2004 rather than the team he was traded to 45 minutes later? Would the Chargers be playing for a second Lombardi Trophy to place in that lobby case that currently houses various lesser mementos? Would Manning be on the doorstep of immortality, as he is now, already the MVP of one Super Bowl and perhaps days away from becoming just the 11th quarterback in history to ever win two of the game's most-coveted rings?"
Matured Eli no longer in Peyton's shadow
February 3
CSN Philly
 columnist Ray Didinger
"The 2004 Maxwell Club dinner was a Manning family affair. Peyton Manning was in Atlantic City to receive the Bert Bell Award as NFL Player of the Year. Brother Eli was there, too, to accept the Maxwell Award as college player of the year. Typically, Eli was walking in Peyton's shadow. Peyton had won the Maxwell Award in 1997 following his senior season at Tennessee. Seven years later, he was back to collect the Bert Bell Award. He was the headliner, the star of the show. Eli was little brother."
Madonna shows her true Blue colors by picking Eli Manning over Tom Brady
February 3
New York Daily News
 columnist Filip Bondy
"When you stop to think about it, Madonna is a lot like the Giants. She lives in New York. She is constantly turning over her roster (of tunes) to reinvent herself. She pays no attention to the carping of critics, who find her a 7-and-7 sort of singer. She also wears weird costumes with odd padding that spectators generally accept as fitting for her vocation. So when the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer performs four songs on Sunday during the Super Bowl XLVI Halftime Show — thereby producing more minutes of real action than the football game — she really will become little more than an extension of Tom Coughlin's canny playbook."
Giants/Patriots: Matchup to watch
February 2
New York Post
 
"QB Eli Manning vs. FS Patrick Chung Bill Belichick loves to mix up his coverage assignments, so unless you are the Patriots coach or one of his assistants, it's impossible to know who will be covering each of the Giants' dangerous receivers Sunday. The one certainty for Manning is the athletic, hard-hitting Chung will have to be accounted for on every pass play. It's no coincidence New England's secondary improved dramatically after Chung returned in the regular-season finale following seven missed games with a foot injury. Chung appears to have regained a lot of his quickness in three games since coming back, making him a capable center fielder, but Manning is a savvy passer who is on"
It's Peyton's place, but Eli is the man this week
February 1
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
 
"Hall of Fame running back Marshall Faulk sat at a table inside Lucas Oil Stadium, the massive state-of-the-art facility that dominates the city landscape. Faulk knows who built this. "Peyton Manning," he said. "Without Peyton, this stadium wouldn't be here. The Super Bowl wouldn't be here. Peyton's brilliance and the consistency of winning afforded the Colts the opportunity to build this stadium. And it's a huge stadium. It looks out of place. It's so big, it looks like it doesn't belong in this city. But the giant that Peyton is, he brought this giant of a building here." Though Manning hasn't played a down of football all season while rehabbing from his third neck operation, the"
Eli Manning could be in store for a record day against Patriots
February 1
New York Daily News
 columnist Gary Myers
"Eli Manning will pick up his second Super Bowl trophy on Sunday night against the defensively challenged Patriots. While he's at it, he could make a place for himself in the Super Bowl record book for most passing yards. The Giants' strength is throwing the ball. The Patriots' weakness comes anytime the ball is put in the air. Manning is going to torch the Patriots secondary. New England gave up the second-most passing yards in NFL history this season, and Manning threw for nearly 5,000 yards. The Patriots' pass defense is made for the Giants' pass offense. "We understand that's a position and spot we can capitalize on," Victor Cruz said Tuesday. "Hopefully, that's a spot we can exploit a"
Eli Manning reveals a serious game face behind his baby face
January 31
Washington Post
 columnist Sally Jenkins
"Eli Manning is beginning to resemble one of those baby-face gangsters from the old movies. Kid looks cute from a distance but up close it turns out he's got stubble on his chin and robbery in his eye, and when the adults aren't watching he pulls out a cigar and bag of loot. You've got to wonder at the buried toughness inside this boyish-looking character, who chooses to live in Hoboken instead of a comfortable suburb. On the surface he seems to be "just a sweet child," as his father Archie describes him. Yet here he is in his second Super Bowl, and all that niceness increasingly looks like a mask for something implacably ambitious."
Manning, Brady 'suit up' for battle
January 31
New York Post
 
"This time, it's sartorial. In a rematch of the 2008 Giants-Pats Super Bowl face-off, the dandy gunslingers have arrived in Indianapolis dressed to thrill. Just as their playing styles differ, off the field they're on opposing sides of the fashion spectrum. Tom Brady, the face of UGG boots and husband to the most famous supermodel in the world, favored a pretty-boy red-carpet-ready get-up at the Super Bowl Send Off Rally in Massachusetts on Sunday. His New York nemesis, Eli Manning, in a classic-but-dashing suit, seems more interested in the stitching on the pigskin than the thread count on his custom duds on the tarmac yesterday."
With a Super Bowl victory, Eli Manning would pass Peyton Manning's one ring
January 31
New York Daily News
 columnist Gary Myers
"Eli Manning has a chance to take a 2-1 lead in Super Bowl titles on big brother Peyton if the Giants beat the Patriots and prevent Tom Brady's party plans. And with Peyton's NFL future uncertain as he waits for the nerves in his neck to regenerate, a 2-1 lead could be insurmountable. But it's when Peyton led Eli 1-0 following the Colts' victory over the Bears in the Super Bowl five years ago that little brother became obsessed with winning his own ring. "Just seeing Peyton after that game, seeing him down in the locker room, seeing that smile on his face, being with him for those next couple of months after he won a Super Bowl, it definitely made you jealous," Manning said Monday shortly"
Eli: I feel Mark's pain
January 30
New York Post
 
"Giants quarterback Eli Manning stuck up for Mark Sanchez, his Jets counterpart, in an interview with ESPN. Manning said he believes Sanchez has unfairly taken the brunt of the criticism for the Jets' failed season. "I don't think a lot of it's fair sometimes, and I've dealt with it myself over the years," Manning said. "As soon as you make mistakes, or you have an off year, even if it's not your fault as a quarterback. ... I've always said the quarterback and the head coach always get too much blame when you lose and too much credit when you win.""
NY Giants' Eli Manning is among NFL's elite quarterbacks, including Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers and Drew Brees
January 29
New York Daily News
 
"When the laughter subsided this summer after Eli Manning declared he was in Tom Brady's class, he left himself with a nearly impossible job: Go prove it. If Manning stood nearly alone at the time thinking he was an elite quarterback, he has made believers around the NFL. "Eli has been the best quarterback in football the last month," one former head coach said. "It's not even close." Manning closed the gap on Brady, Aaron Rodgers and Drew Brees with the best season of his eight-year career, and if he beats Brady in the Super Bowl for a second time next Sunday, then it might jump him to the head of the quarterback class and secure him a place in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. But where does"
Giants' Eli Manning makes phone call to put Victor Cruz on route to succeed
January 27
New York Daily News
 
"Victor Cruz hadn't caught a pass from a quarterback in months, when his cell phone rang one day during the NFL lockout. He looked down and saw it was Eli Manning. It was not a call he was expecting to get. "I looked at it and I was like, 'Eli Manning?' Is this working?" Cruz recalled. "It was cool to see his name pop up on my phone." That was back when Cruz was an unknown, unsure of his spot on the Giants' roster, and still hoping for his first reception in the league. This phone call wasn't just a thrill, though. It was one of the most important calls he ever received."
I believe in Eli Manning
January 26
CSN Philly
 columnist Derrick Gunn
"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"
Spelling 'elite' with Eli Manning
January 25
Boston Herald
 columnist Jay Greenberg
"Eli Manning wouldn't say anything if he had a mouthful of Candlestick Park turf. So, of course, that was the idea behind baiting him to talk about himself. In August, ESPN Radio's Michael Kay seemed to have about as much chance of getting an answer to "Do you consider yourself in a class with Tom Brady" as Manning had going in against Brady four years ago in Glendale, Ariz. But Archie Manning's youngest was set up in life neither to fail nor to fail to stand up for himself, as the San Francisco 49ers repeatedly learned Sunday while sacking him six times. "I consider myself in that class," Manning said to Kay."
Eli Manning tells NY Giants teammates that it's time to take care of business
January 25
New York Daily News
 
"Eli Manning doesn't say much, but when he does, the Giants listen. So they were listening closely on Tuesday morning when the quiet quarterback delivered this message to the entire team: It's time to take care of business. That's what Manning told his teammates when they arrived at the Meadowlands to begin preparations for Super Bowl XLVI. As Manning knows from four years ago, the Super Bowl can be a wild experience. But he also knows the more important thing is that there's plenty of work to be done. "That's basically what the message was about: We're going out there to take care of business," said safety Antrel Rolle. "Everything else is for the spectators. Everything else is for your"
As big fish in biggest pond, Eli knows all about Manning up
January 24
Boston Herald
 columnist Gerry Callaham
"By kickoff on Super Bowl Sunday, we will know everything there is to know about Giants quarterback Eli Manning, so we might as well get this one out of the way early: His real name is Elisha. Just like Elisha Cuthbert, daughter of Jack Bauer, girlfriend of Toronto Maple Leafs captain Dion Phaneuf and ex-girlfriend of nutty Sean Avery. Elisha Nelson Manning is the youngest son of Elisha Archibald Manning, and he has lived a life of privilege. He attended the finest schools in New Orleans before following in his father's footsteps to Ole Miss. He was the most promising quarterback in the country coming out of college, and he famously refused to play for the San Diego Chargers, forcing a"
Manning has emerged as Giants' best-ever QB
January 24
New York Post
 columnist Steve Serby
"It has forever been my contention that if Jim Kelly is in the Hall of Fame, then Phil Simms belongs in Canton as well. Because of his toughness, because of his leadership, because of his longevity, because he stunned the Broncos in Super Bowl XXI with the greatest passing performance in the history of The Show, up until today I have recognized him as The Greatest Quarterback in Giants History. Better than Charlie Conerly. Better than Y.A. Tittle. Better than Fran Tarkenton. That distinction now belongs to Eli Manning. The eras are different, the rules are different, quarterbacks nowadays seem to be able to throw for 4,000-plus yards in their sleep . . . but 10 comes before 11."
Peyton proud of little bro
January 23
New York Post
 
"Peyton Manning was plenty proud of his brother last night. "I'm just proud as a quarterback to watch him compete," Peyton said after watching Eli take the Giants to the Super Bowl. "And the way he's played, I'm even more proud that Eli is my brother." Peyton has a lot to be proud of when it comes to his little brother, who delivered a superb performance in the Giants' 20-17 overtime NFC Championship win over the 49ers. Eli threw for 316 yards and two touchdowns, not turning the ball over against a tough San Francisco defense."
Laid-back Eli Manning is impervious to pressure
January 22
San Jose Mercury News
 
"New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning doesn't have the on-field hard edge of his more famous brother Peyton, who when healthy controls his teammates like a lion tamer cracking a whip. Eli hasn't been spotted chewing out his offensive coordinator like New England's Tom Brady, nor has he captivated the home fans the way Drew Brees has in New Orleans. He's not the NFL's Most Valuable Player -- that award belongs to Aaron Rodgers, whom Manning outplayed last week in a 37-20 divisional playoff win at Lambeau Field. Manning is understated like Joe Montana but without the aura and charisma. Former 49ers quarterback and ESPN analyst Steve Young cites Manning's "droopiness" and said of the"
Like Alex Smith, Eli Manning had his struggles
January 22
San Francisco Chronicle
 
"Who's had it worse than 49ers quarterback Alex Smith? Eli Manning! Granted, it's tough to pin down which No. 1 overall pick had a more rugged introduction to the NFL, but Smith gives the nod to his counterpart in today's NFC Championship Game pitting the Niners and Giants at Candlestick Park. As Smith noted this past week, Manning arrived in the NFL's largest media market while drawing immediate comparisons to his brother, Colts quarterback Peyton Manning, after he was the top pick in the 2004 draft. "To be Peyton's little brother, No. 1 pick, you go to New York, playing for the Giants," Smith said. "Obviously, that's a lot of pressure. I don't think anyone's been in the situation he has."
Smith, Manning not alone in finding redemption
January 22
San Francisco Chronicle
 columnist Gwen Knapp
"Alex Smith graciously conceded a point this past week. For all the slights and insults he has endured as a late-blooming quarterback drafted at No. 1, he acknowledged that Eli Manning, his counterpart in today's NFC Championship Game, has faced more obstacles. "To be Peyton's little brother, No. 1 pick, you go to New York, playing for the Giants. Obviously, that's a lot of pressure," Smith said. "... Those are pretty unique circumstances. Your older brother is arguably maybe the greatest quarterback ever, and a lot of expectations on you. And then you go to a big city like New York. So, I didn't have to face those things." The quarterbacks have had plenty of company in the game of proving"
Never mind stomach bug, Eli Manning a constant for Tom Coughlin's NY Giants as usual
January 21
New York Daily News
 columnist Filip Bondy
"The stomach bug was easy to beat, a snap. It went away by itself this week after 24 hours, without the slightest need for physical therapy. Fluids and rest. Eli Manning has been through much worse and still suited up for the next game. Always, for the next game. He battled through a chronic, stubborn case of plantar fasciitis in 2009 when he couldn't put pressure on his back heel while throwing. He was bloodied by the Jets in a 2010 exhibition. None of that halted Manning's ironman streak, which will reach 129 straight games, including playoffs, when he starts on Sunday in San Francisco. He has not missed a game since being named the starter in 2004. It is the third-longest streak for a"
Super outlook for Manning
January 20
New York Post
 columnist Steve Serby
"This is when you separate the Mann from the boys. Win one game. Win this game. The hope and dreams of a storied franchise, of a city thirsting for another championship, heaped on one Mann's shoulders. The Right Mann. The Only Mann Giants fans want for the job. Everyone can see the focus in his eyes, now and forever. He sees 49ers directly in front of him, and that Lombardi Trophy he craves to hoist again in the not-so-distant future. And he knows what it takes to carry his team and his town over these last, furious 60 Minutes on the Golden Gateway to Glory."
Eli tackles tummy woes, back at practice
January 20
New York Post
 
"Eli Manning didn't spend much time in front of the television Wednesday, so he didn't know that the stomach bug that kept him out of most of that day's practice was turning into a big story. "Obviously when you get in big games like this, any little thing that pops up people are going to make a big deal about,'' Manning said. "I'm glad we can put it behind us now and just focus on the game.'' The Giants are relieved this is behind their red-hot quarterback. Coach Tom Coughlin was hoping the upset stomach that prevented Manning from finishing practice would be over and done within 24 hours. Coughlin's hope was realized, as Manning yesterday was on the practice field, looking no worse for"
QB sneaky scrambler — just like Rodgers
January 20
New York Post
 
"Chris Canty was not very happy the Giants were unable to contain Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers last week. "We didn't control [his] running," the defensive lineman said yesterday. "He scrambled for first downs. He's able to extend plays. We put a lot of pressure on the guys on the back end. That's something that we've got to clean up and we've got to improve from last week going into this football game." In Sunday's NFC Championship Game in San Francisco, the Giants will try to control 49ers quarterback Alex Smith, who is definitely a running threat. Rodgers ranked fourth among all NFL quarterbacks this year in rushing yards, and defensive end Dave Tollefson said that, at least when it"
After leaving Wednesday, Manning back at Giants practice
January 20
New York Post
 
"Tom Coughlin was hopeful the stomach bug that prevented Eli Manning from finishing Giants practice Wednesday would be over and done with within 24 hours. Coughlin's hope was realized when his quarterback was on the practice field Thursday, looking no worse for the wear four days before the Giants face the 49ers in the NFC Championship. "I'm 100 percent, full practice, did everything, took every rep, feel good,'' said Manning, who did appear to be a bit pale, although offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride said, "He took great offense when I said he looked pale to me.''"
Eli Manning to return to Giants practice today after stomach bug bit on Wednesday
January 19
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"Eli Manning "is in the building and will return to practice today," the Giants' official Twitter account proclaimed minutes ago. Manning was unable to finish practice on Wednesday because of a stomach bug. Tom Coughlin was hoping it was the 24-hour variety and that appears to be the case. So far, there are no indications Manning's bug has spread, though that bears watching."
'Stomach bug' KOs Eli from practice
January 19
New York Post
 
"Dave Tollefson shrugged off any worries about his under-the-weather quarterback. He figures there's an Eli Elixir that will get him better quickly. "It's Eli Manning. He's probably got some type of special, like, virus pills that only Eli Manning can use," the Giants defensive end said yesterday. "I'd be sick for two weeks, but he'll be good [today]." Manning missed the latter part of yesterday's practice with what Tom Coughlin called "a stomach bug." The coach said Manning worked in the beginning of practice before leaving with only two more practices before Sunday's NFC Championship Game against the 49ers."
Eli misses part of Giants practice with stomach bug
January 18
New York Post
 
"Stomach woes sidelined Eli Manning for the latter part of Wednesday's Giants practice, with the quarterback too sick to complete the day. "Started the practice but didn't finish it. He has a stomach bug," Giants coach Tom Coughlin said. "Hopefully it's just a 24-hour deal and he'll feel better tomorrow." It sounds alarming that Manning had to miss part of one of the Giants' three practices before Sunday's NFC Championship against the 49ers, but his offensive linemen were hardly worried. Guards Chris Snee and Kevin Boothe were not even aware Manning was ill. "He's just a baby," Snee cracked, before saying Manning's absence didn't matter. "He was in all the meetings and he was out there for"
Giants quarterback Eli Manning turns out to be the right fit for New York
January 18
New York Daily News
 columnist Mike Lupica
"The question to the Giants general manager, Jerry Reese, was about defensive pressure on Eli Manning, the kind he didn't get from the Packers on Sunday at Lambeau Field, which is why he seemed to have all day every time he needed to throw the ball down the field, no matter how many yards he needed. Me: "What game this season do you feel Eli faced the most pressure?" Just because he is going to get more of that from the 49ers in San Francisco than he ever got in Green Bay. Reese: "All of them. He's the QB of the New York Giants. You know what I mean?""
Eli says Peyton on Jets would be 'interesting'
January 18
New York Post
 
"There might be room for two Mannings in New Jersey, after all. Giants quarterback Eli Manning said the idea of brother Peyton playing for the Jets is intriguing. "I am not saying it's going to happen, or I'd want it to happen, but having your brother that close to you and playing in New York would be very unique," Eli said in an interview with 1050 ESPN Radio. Peyton's future is in limbo after missing the entire 2011 season following neck surgeries to repair a bulging disc. Peyton's Colts proceeded to go 2-14 without him and earn the No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft, leading most to believe they will select Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck."
Masterful Manning keeps Super run going
January 16
New York Post
 columnist George Willis
"Eli Manning seems oblivious to the magical season he is having, preferring to look past his individual accomplishments to highlight the success of his team. So it was left to those closest to him to put in perspective his latest legendary performance on a legendary stage. "He makes big play after big play," Giants owner John Mara said in the midst of a jubilant locker room after yesterday's 37-20 victory over the Packers in the NFC divisional playoffs. "I never cease to be amazed." And this from his head coach, Tom Coughlin: "He loves playing against the best competition.""
Is your money on Aaron Rodgers or Eli Manning?
January 13
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
 columnist Michael Hunt
"The last time the New York Giants came to Lambeau Field was, coincidentally, the last time the Packers had a home playoff game. It would also be the last game Brett Favre would play for the Packers. The primary question for the 2007 NFC Championship Game was pretty much the same question that dominates your garden-variety tackle-ball event: Which quarterback would you rather have? In that instance, it was Favre or Eli Manning. Favre was still Favre, having led the Packers to 13 regular-season victories. But right before the playoffs in a game at Chicago, Favre, at age 37, showed for the first time in a Hall of Fame career he could no longer play to his standards in the bitter cold."