[vincesanity82]

How cool is it Peyton mannings team won last year and peyton got MVP, and this year Eli's team wins and ELi gets the MVP..

This should shut the nay sayers up that think ELI was a bust..

[Lefty Noob]

Can we now officially say, without fear of contradiction, that Eli Manning as arrived? The kid is the MVP of the Super Bowl. Not many QBs can say that.

[Gotham Dark Knight]

Originally Posted by Lefty Noob

Can we now officially say, without fear of contradiction, that Eli Manning as arrived? The kid is the MVP of the Super Bowl. Not many QBs can say that.

Yep!...and he has taken a bloody beating on this site the past few years...glad to see another Manning doing well...and he took down an 18-0 team in the process.

[LSC9901]

The first brothers team !!!

[bears9]

Eli was clutch, I don't see how anyone else could get.

[Seahawker 562]

eli is a bust

[bears9]

Originally Posted by Seahawker 562

eli is a bust

The dude just won the Super Bowl MVP, how is he a bust

[Seahawker 562]

hahaha cuz he lost to the vikings 42-14

[LSC9901]

Bollinger is a higher rated QB.

[bears9]

Originally Posted by Seahawker 562

hahaha cuz he lost to the vikings 42-14

So Tom Brady lost the to the Dolphins one year. Is he a bust?

[EmpireWF]

Originally Posted by Seahawker 562

eli is a bust

If Eli's a bust, I'll take a whole team of 'em.

[LSC9901]

Originally Posted by bears9

So Tom Brady lost the to the Dolphins one year. Is he a bust?

I suspect there will be a bust of him in the HOF before Eli makes it there.

[legend]

I was way wrong about Eli but let's not get too too carried away here. On several of his throws in the game his receivers had to make great catches, such as Tyrees, Toomer with a sideline grab and diving catch on that last drive, and Smith with a couple. I am glad for him to have played well, but I don't see him as definitvely having turned the corner. Just six weeks ago we were all wondering if he was ever going to "get it." If Tyree doesn't make the silliest play ever, are we still talking about Eli in this manner? Brady showed in the Super Bowl by the way that with no protection, he is very very ordinary, as are all QBs when they are on their back.

[azrael492]

I am not afraid to admit when I am wrong. He can play in the NFL unlike I thought, but lets slow down here a minute. I would not schedule an appointment with the bust maker just yet. Let's not forgt that Trent Dilfer has a super bowl ring too. I am not taking away from Mannings great game. He really came through, but he needs to do a lot more to be considered great instead of just having a great game.

[Lefty Noob]

Originally Posted by azrael492

I am not afraid to admit when I am wrong. He can play in the NFL unlike I thought, but lets slow down here a minute. I would not schedule an appointment with the bust maker just yet. Let's not forgt that Trent Dilfer has a super bowl ring too. I am not taking away from Mannings great game. He really came through, but he needs to do a lot more to be considered great instead of just having a great game.

Ah, but there's a big difference between Eli and Dilfer. Eli was the MVP. He was voted as the primary reason that they won the game. Yes, both QBs benefitted greatly from outstanding defensive performances, but when the chips were down Manning led one of those drives for the ages, and made some incredible plays in his own right (evading the sack on the final drive to connect with Tyree). There's a big difference between a guy being the quarterback of a Super Bowl winning team, and a quarterback leading his team to a Super Bowl victory, and Eli did the latter.