Virginia Giant Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/tiki-barber-says-eli-manning-better-than-peyton-manning-071813 Tiki Barber: Eli better than Peyton Share This Story Updated Jul 18, 2013 6:41 PM ET Looks like Tiki Barber decided it was time for him to get himself back in the news. The former Today Show correspondent/New York Giants running back was on the CBS radio network. During the gabbing, Barber said he thinks Eli Manning is better than Peyton Manning, which is a great way to get people all riled up. “The expectation was that he was never going to be Peyton," Barber said. "I remember having these conversations with people who watched Eli in college, saying, ‘He’s good, but he’s never going to be Peyton, he’s not Peyton.’ Guess what? I think he’s better than Peyton. Because of clutch. What matters in sports? It’s winning and losing. You get to the stage and what do you do? Eli’s gotten there and he’s won.” Ok, so that might be a really dumbed-down version of what Barber actually thinks, but I'm having a hard time believing someone who played professional football for 10 years evaluates quarterbacks on such an elementary basis. That's not me saying Barber's wrong, that's just me saying that whatever savory, meaty opinion Barber has on this subject he has drowned in ketchup to make it palatable for an audience of morons: Eli better than Peyton because clutch. Come on. There's a little more nuance to it than that. Alas, Barber is in the news once again. At least this time it was for saying something nice about a former teammate. Tagged: Tiki Barber, Broncos, Giants, Peyton Manning, Eli Manning Play FOX Fantasy Football! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nas Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Sounds like he's trying to make nice with the Giants/Fans. Love Eli but Peyton is a beast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueInCanada Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 A better QB? No. Better at winning games when it matters? Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmenroc Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Heard this yesterday morning and was laughing in my car at the absurdity of it all. Tiki craves the notariety...plain and simple. It's about Tiki...not Eli and not Peyton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightFire Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 I concur with Tiki. You play to win SBs and not statistics. Eli has been phenomenal when it counts and that's the bottom line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sephiroth Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Personally, I always thought Ronde was a better football player than Tiki. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishgutmartyr Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 It's a Tiki suck-up, but I agree with the position. Peyton has blown more than his fair share of playoff chances. Phenomenal player to be sure, but I'll keep our Manning. And the reporter is a dick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virginia Giant Posted July 20, 2013 Author Share Posted July 20, 2013 It's a Tiki suck-up, but I agree with the position. Peyton has blown more than his fair share of playoff chances. Phenomenal player to be sure, but I'll keep our Manning. And the reporter is a dick. Agreed that reporter needs to do more reporting and less blogging about his opinions, or at least not be such a douche about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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