Has Eli ever Pumpfaked?

[Iceman_NYG]

With his accuracy.....(the INT against Cleveland was also not his fault - it was a Mannigham style perfect throw between 2 defenders that got fucked up) - but if he does pump fake I think he might be even better than awesome!

[*SDMF*]

agreed

[Sephiroth]

Wow, that's a great question. Not often enough.

[Iceman_NYG]

Wow, that's a great question. Not often enough.

 

I cant recall even once - unless he was doing some shit his rookie year. But I dont have any memory of him doing it.

[Dragon]

NFC Championship game. He pump faked and then threw the TD to Pascoe. That's the only time I remember.

[GorillaNJ]

I am sure that he has, but you are right he does not do it often. He does pull off a nasty play action though...

[JMFP]

I've seen him do it, but it's pretty rare.

 

I'm going off memory here, but I think the faked out Ronde Barber in the 2007 playoffs with a pump fake.

[NeMesiS]

The Pump fake against the Falcons that lead to a Manningham TD was cool.

[Treehugger]

Yes, he just doesn't do it on every dropback like some QBs (Rapistberger comes to mind). He's much better at "looking off" the safety. When he does pump-fake it's a surprise to the D, like it should be.

[Nas]

Excellent point.

 

I'll add that to the list I need to talk to him about

[BleedinBlue]

Early in his career, he had a tendancy to stare at or at least keep an eye on the receiver he was going to throw to. He finally learned to drop that habit as defensive players adjusted their strategy on the fly based on outguessing him and it cost him dearly at times. Staring away from the intended receiver does as much or more good than a pumpfake. A pumpfake is a deception that buys you a second and perhaps gets a DE to drop his bullrush, but using your eyes to confuse the entire defensive scheme is far more deceptive and utlimately, effective. Also, a pumpfake wastes time and can confuse his own teammates and in this league, QB's don't get a heck of a lot of time to waste before they get clobbered.

 

I think Eli is doing exactly what he should be doing and is not only athletically gifted, but has a coach's brain as well. I doubt there is anything about quarterbacking that he hasn't tried or contemplated. He's one hell of a great QB.