Athlon Sports QB Power Rankings

[WhiteWhale]

Originally Posted by Gadzooks

I'm not comparing Eli to Dilfer, however there are a large group on this board that over rate him because of the rings. They don't consider the variables that have contributed to his success.
Next off-season, barring the Giants winning another SB, his ranking will go down to where it should be.
If you were to look at some of the guys on this list and had a choice of any of the players from Eli to #10, to replace Cassel, I doubt you'd pick Eli unless you had your head up your ass.

Well, yeah, you were comparing them.

I'm not saying he's 'the best' or anything, because I hate qualifying players like that. Eli is a unique QB. He plays tough and NEVER gives up on plays (which bites him sometimes) and he's played behind a terrible OL for pretty much his entire career.

Put most QB's behind that OL and they''ll shrink. Eli manned up against the 49ers in spite of being knocked on his ass damn near every time he dropped back. How many Qb's would have gotten timid after three quarters of that? Most of them.

So is he top 4? I don't care. I'd be happy as a pig in shit if our QB played like that. We'd be a contender.

[beach tribe]

Originally Posted by WhiteWhale

Well, yeah, you were comparing them.

I'm not saying he's 'the best' or anything, because I hate qualifying players like that. Eli is a unique QB. He plays tough and NEVER gives up on plays (which bites him sometimes) and he's played behind a terrible OL for pretty much his entire career.

Put most QB's behind that OL and they''ll shrink. Eli manned up against the 49ers in spite of being knocked on his ass damn near every time he dropped back. How many Qb's would have gotten timid after three quarters of that? Most of them.

So is he top 4? I don't care. I'd be happy as a pig in shit if our QB played like that. We'd be a contender.

Eli is just clutch. Plain, and simple. He plays his best in the biggest moments, and when the game hangs in the balance.