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Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58
No, their stats AREN'T comparable, because Manning has done that over FOUR seasons, and has won a CHAMPIONSHIP, while Anderson has done that over 1 season.....
Sorry, but you have to be missing some crucial part of the critical thinking process if you think Eli Manning has been a disappointment, and Derek Anderson has been a success.
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Eli Manning was a top 5 pick. His stats are on par with Derek Anderson. He's had more bad to mediocre seasons, consistently. That's supposed to be something impressive? Also, you keep avoiding that other season of Manning's, where he did throw more interceptions than touchdowns and he completed fewer than 50% of his passes.
If the Chiefs quarterback was putting up Manning numbers, you'd be calling for his head. Hell, Thigpen threw for 18 touchdowns and only 12 interceptions this season, had a 4.2% touchdown rate, a 3.1% interception rate, averaged 6.2 yards per attempt, had a rating of 74.7 and people here want to run him out of town on a rail.
Again, match up the numbers:
Thigpen threw 18/12 for a 1.5/1 td/int ratio compared to Manning's career average of 1.324/1
Thigpen had a 4.2% TD rate compared to Manning's 4.3%
Thigpen had a 3.1 INT rate compared to Manning's 3.2%
Thigpen had a 74.7 passer rating compared to Manning's 76.1