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  1. Okay, say we're in 2007, reflecting upon an amazing super bowl winning season lead by Eli Manning. You're friend goes up for you saying, "So man, where did it all start for Eli?" Well, here's where the debate begins.

     

    Just so you guys know, all of this stuff I had was deleted because when you put in a link, it highlights the page and i hit enter by accident :doh: . So just read and appreciate :TD:

     

    Giants vs. Cowboys 2005. The season is almost over. The Giants are 5-10, riding on an 8 game losing streak. Eli is 0-6, looking to get his first taste of victory instead of waiting 9 months. Eli had a great game, not looking at the stats but by his nice management, looking at his support cast and more. He had 3 TD passes (four including his play call change on Barber's game winning TD run). That got him his first win and huge momentum going into the off-season

     

    Giants vs. Chargers 2005. We all know the story. Eli didn't want to go to San Diego, demanded a trade, landed with us. But the SD fans aren't so easy to forgive and forget. They gave him everything they got and more. Yelling at him, cursing at him, and anything imaginable. No problem for Eli. Shook it off, lead an excellent first drive that was stalled by the idea of not going for it on fourth and short (which is an issue for later if you disagree). Then it was 21-3 and things were looking terrible. Eli looked okay then, nothing spectacular. However, he lead some nice drives and before you knew it, it was 21-20 going into halftime. We all know what happened from there but you surely cannot put the loss on this kid's shoulders.

     

    Giants vs. Rams 2005. This game is self-explanatory. Coming off the Chargers game, Eli was red hot and this time turned it into points. He just had a career day and that's how this game made it onto the list of candidates for his coming out game. Of course, that's what 4 TDs 0 INTs would do for you.

     

    Giants vs. Broncos 2005. This IMO is my personal choice. Maybe being there with all the energy and emotion factored into this but still, it has to be considered a top candidate. Down 23-10 with limited time to go, staring right at 3-3 going into a key divisional game against Washington, Eli had a major job to do. Lead a 14 point comeback with limited time against it turns out the second best team in the AFC. No problem for the kid. He smoothly lead a nice crisp drive that cut the lead to six. Then, on his next drive threw an INT that was made by a spectacular catch by Bailey. We got the ball back with 3:36 to go and a long field to cross. Some plays that stuck out was eli's spin move when Gerard Warren was chasing him and he threw a pass to Burress across the field to get a first down on third down. Then, he had that 25 yard strike to Shockey that setup a potential game winning TD pass. And we all know what happened from there

    Enjoy, post your thoughts and let's have a debate on this.

     

    That was beautiful. I have tears in my eyes now, happy tears from watching that. :rock:

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