[vincesanity82]

Giants quarterback Eli Manning, previously believed to have the personality of a mop bucket, apparently is changing.

And former teammate Tiki Barber could be the guy who brings it out of him.

During his Sunday night debut on NBC's football coverage, Tiki correctly questioned Eli's leadership skills, explaining that Eli was awkward and uncomfortable while addressing a room full of veterans such as Barber, Michael Strahan, and Jeremy Shockey.

Well, Eli has responded. It's not quite fire-and-brimstone material but, for Eli Milquetoast, it's a start:

"I guess I could have questioned his leadership skills last year with calling out the coach and having articles about him retiring in the middle of the season and [how] he's lost the heart," Manning said, according to Mike Garafolo of the Newark Star-Ledger. As a quarterback, you're reading your running back has lost the heart to play the game and it's about the 10th week. Well, I could see that a little bit at times."

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[Lefty Noob]

Dang, Tiki's been running his mouth an awful late since he retired. Calling out his ex-quarterback like this is bush-league.

[vincesanity82]

Originally Posted by Lefty Noob

Dang, Tiki's been running his mouth an awful late since he retired. Calling out his ex-quarterback like this is bush-league.

Hes definitley not too poular with his ex-teamates right now thats for sure..

[Lefty Noob]

Originally Posted by vincesanity82

Hes definitley not too poular with his ex-teamates right now thats for sure..

Yeah, seriously. Between this and his tell-all book, it seems like he's sure going out of his way to burn bridges.

[legend]

Tiki comes across now as a phony faking fraud. If you were going to run your mouth about Manning, do it as a player.