Pour out the haterade fellas and admit that Eli did the right thing in the draft! He looks great ESPECIALLY for having a weak line, being a rookie, and going up against one of the best pass rushes in the league. He's not playing against backups, he's playing real ball. Let's check stats:
Here are our stats vs the same team who didn't play their starters for as long and we have a much better offensive line:
M. Brunell 6/15 119 1 1
T. Hasselbeck 6/15 65 0 2
P. Ramsey 4/11 62 0 1
Now here are Eli's stats for the first half against all starters:
E. Manning 9/15 117 0 0
He's a rookie, he'll make mistakes, and Toomer has helped A LOT. However, this kid is really showing up to play, give him some credit.
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