NFL: Eli Manning retires

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[John Price]

tip of the cap to this class act

 

[Say Hey Kid]

Better playoff QB than any QB with less than 2 rings.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

It's for the best. Some guys belong in 1 uniform.

 

[EpochLink]

Next stop, Canton.
See you in the hall of fame Eli.

 

[NJDevs26]

Actually kinda surprised he didn't at least wait it out till the offseason to see what was available for him, but I guess one of two things factored in...he either wanted to be a one-team player and/or didn't want to risk having the league basically tell him to retire with a lack of interest.

 

[John Price]

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Happy he will walk away always a Giant

Great career and he will be in Canton down the line

 

[TheAngryHank]

A pros pro..
Enjoy retirement.

 

[GKJ]

I think he knew he was done and didn't want to have to move to a situation that was unlikely to be any better.

 

[BigMac1212]

He deserves to go out a Giant.

And we are thankful Eli has two rings.

 

[SI90]

Every team would kill to draft a QB in the 1st round and have him play every Sunday for 15 years without missing any games and bring home 2 Super Bowls. Say what you want about him but he showed up when it mattered most and I’d it with complete class. Clutch playoff performer.

 

[Voight]

Actually kinda surprised he didn't at least wait it out till the offseason to see what was available for him, but I guess one of two things factored in...he either wanted to be a one-team player and/or didn't want to risk having the league basically tell him to retire with a lack of interest.

Well he's already made an absurd amount of money & is going to the hall of fame, so he probably figured why potentially take more beatings on the field. Spend time with his kids and take as many vacations as he wants. Plus I feel like he really wanted to be a one team player / did not want to pull a Brodeur lol. He'd likely be a one season placeholder with no benefit (I could see him coming back if he was close to say most TDs or passing yards).

& you're right about having the league tell him to retire... no player of his stature wants that.

 

[Halladay]

A sad day for the rest of the NFC east. Goodbye Eli. Have fun in retirement.

 

[Emperoreddy]

His two NFC championship games are two special performances. To go in and beat that Packers team in LAmbeau in -3 degree weather and the absolute beating he took by that 49ers D and still kept getting up from.

Also keeping two extra rings from Brady is hall of fame worthy on its own

2007 was the most fun I ever had following my football team. Thanks for that Eli

 

[Troy McClure]

Stupid double post. Guess I’m as bad at HF as Eli was at QB.

 

[Troy McClure]

For a guy to get in the Hall of Fame because he played four really good games over a 15 year career that was otherwise wholly pedestrian career performance would be a bad look for the Hall of Fame.

But I get it. He played for NY, he’s a Manning, and he played forever. He’s a first ballot guy even though he was never a top five QB in any season.

 

[Terry Yake]

two SB titles against the greatest QB of all time

not sure if he's a HOF'er but a hell of a career

 

[YEM]

For a guy to get in the Hall of Fame because he played four really good games over a 15 year career that was otherwise wholly pedestrian career performance would be a bad look for the Hall of Fame.

I kinda agree but Namath is in the HOF so that argument goes out the window
Namath is in because he's a legend, despite mediocre numbers and a putrid regular season record.
the '07 Giants had the greatest postseason run in the history of the league, backed up with another SB

there's also something to be said for Eli absolute best play coming in the brightest & most pressure filled spots. 3 of his 5 best games as a pro are probably playoff games. A guy like Brees just dominates in the regular season yet has a 3-5 record in his last 8 playoff games with 16 tds and 10 ints in that span.

 

[kingsholygrail]

Ending Brady's perfect season as a wild card team, the first NFC team to win as a wild card, is HOF worthy on its own.

 

[DangleCity]

2 SBs is hard to ignore but the eye test says no to me.

 

[David Dennison]

New York has a strong lobby in the NFL HoF voting, I think there is little doubt he will get in at some point.

 

[Filthy Dangles]

There's absolutely no debate as to if he's getting in. The only debate is does he deserve it. The answer probably not, but it's pointless to argue because as mentioned, he's a lock.

 

[Hasbro]

Also keeping two extra rings from Brady is hall of fame worthy on its own

Sainthood really.

 

[Emperoreddy]

His second super bowl is in many ways more impressive as that Giants team really was not very good.