1. Tony Romo, Dallas Cowboys 2. Donovan McNabb Philadelphia Eagles 3. Eli Manning, New York Giants 4. Jason Campbell, Washington Redskins Romo had a franchise record setting year for the Dallas Cowboys, helping to lead them to a 13-3 season and securing the #1 seed in the NFC. Unfortunately for Cowboys fans, everything unraveled in the playoffs as they lost to the eventual Super Bowl Champions; the New York Giants. Romo's play draws comparisons to Brett Favre for his improvisation skills, but Romo lacks the arm strength of a Favre. Romo does make up for his lack of great arm strength with incredible accuracy. He completed 64.4% of his passes last season in a very vertical offense; an offense that was newly installed by Jason Garrett. Romo shows incredible pocket awareness, sometimes showcasing subtle shoulder shifts and dips to dodge pass rushers, buying him the extra second or two to get a pass off. Romo needs to step up his play in the late stretch of the regular season. Its been inconsistent the past two years. People point to the Buffalo game and see a weakness in Romo's game: and there was. For the Buffalo game. What went unnoticed is how Detroit played a very similar defense to what Buffalo did, and Romo clearly showed he had learned from that adventure. The key going forward for Romo is learning when to press and when to "live for another down." That will come with time. McNabb used to be the class of the NFC, but injuries have taken its toll. McNabb was never really known for his accuracy, but he was an elite QB for several reasons. He was always able to put up good numbers despite a very mediocre supporting cast. Earlier in his career, he was able to run some (whether it was for yardage or to buy time to make the throw). He always had a strong arm that was able to make any throw necessary. And probably most important, he was able to elevate the level of play of some very mediocre WRs (as evidenced by their inability to do anything outside of Philly). McNabb hangs onto the #2 spot because he has been there before, been a very good QB, and still remains a good QB. Injuries are a concern, but he has been far more consistent than Eli Manning or Jason Campbell. Undoubtedly, some will bemoan the list for having Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning as the #3 QB on the list. My response to this is simply: Had Asante hung onto the interception, Eli is not a Super Bowl winner. The difference in the perception of Eli Manning hangs on that one play in particular. It was a poorly thrown ball, one that was dangerously thrown, and by all accounts, should have lost the game for the Giants. Eli was mediocre in the Super Bowl, but bailed out by Tyree and Samuel. Amazing how two plays can drastically change public opinion. Before the Giants playoff run, Eli capped off yet another extremely mediocre (at best) season, where his accuracy and decision making were being called into question. Eli, like McNabb, has plenty of arm strength. Like McNabb, his accuracy is questionable. And he is a worse decision maker than McNabb. Eli did play better in the playoffs than he did in the regular season, but four games does not make a career. Eli needs to carry over his play into the regular season if he is to climb in the rankings. Jason Campbell went down with an injury late into the season, Todd Collins came off the bench, and the Redskins offense improved. Campbell has a big arm and is a better fit for a vertical style of offense. He is a slow decision maker and makes questionable reads. So the Redskins decided to maximize his talents by using a WCO. I shall pause to allow you, the reader, to contemplate. (Pause) Campbell also has a knack for fumbling (13 fumbles in 13 games started). Campbell needs to take care of the ball better and make better reads. He has the physical tools to succeed.
Anyone who says that Eli should be first on the account of his ring fails to consider that winning a super bowl was due to the actions of a 53 man roster + coaches, and shouldn't be considered when judging individual talents. ...On the other hand Romo did drop that snap by himself, so it goes both ways
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (GMJigga @ Jul 5 2008, 09:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Anyone who says that Eli should be first on the account of his ring fails to consider that winning a super bowl was due to the actions of a 53 man roster + coaches, and shouldn't be considered when judging individual talents. ...On the other hand Romo did drop that snap by himself, so it goes both ways </div> Romo did drop that snap. But holding has nothing to do with QBing. And anyone who watched that game.... did you really think our defense was going to stop Seattle from getting into field goal position for a game winning field goal? I would have loved to force them to make that drive. But I think they'd have scored...
"Bailed out by Tyree" is just stupid. Did you start watching that play halfway through? It seems strange to me that Eli has done nothing but carve up your team for his whole career yet you have such a negative view of him. Imagine if you had to watch the many, many eye-bleeding performances of his I had to endure.
If McNabb could stay healthy, he'd be #1 on the list. Sucks. Hopefully he'll have a bounce back season next year.
Carve up our team? While you won the one that mattered, I wouldn't go that far, we swept you in the regular season. As for the "many, many" terrible performances of his...I guess he should be lower than 3?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (ghoti @ Jul 5 2008, 09:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>"Bailed out by Tyree" is just stupid.al Did you start watching that play halfway through? It seems strange to me that Eli has done nothing but carve up your team for his whole career yet you have such a negative view of him. Imagine if you had to watch the many, many eye-bleeding performances of his I had to endure.</div> http://youtube.com/watch?v=GBkU2vpP8PY&feature=related Yeah. Re-watched it. Congrats to Eli for avoiding a sack. He did great there. Congrats to Tyree for making a great catch. Tyree made an unbelievable catch on a poor judgement of the ball by Harrison. As for Manning playing well against Dallas..... so what? Last time I checked, there were still 14 more games in the regular season to account for. And you haven't see eye-bleeding until you've watched Quincy Carter QB for your team....
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (GMJigga @ Jul 5 2008, 09:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Carve up our team? While you won the one that mattered, I wouldn't go that far, we swept you in the regular season. As for the "many, many" terrible performances of his...I guess he should be lower than 3?</div> The first game of the season, we were without Newman and Ellis. Manning carved up Jacques Reeves pretty well. That's the matchup they used again in the playoff game, right before half... Reeves was a magnet.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Vintage @ Jul 5 2008, 09:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>And you haven't see eye-bleeding until you've watched Quincy Carter QB for your team....</div> Um, try Mike McMahon....
I can't figure out why the World Champions are not being favored over a team that hasn't won a playoff game in 12 years, and I can't figure out why two QBs that have constantly choked are favored over a QB that just won the Super Bowl MVP. Thank God these are just predictions.
To McNabb's credit, the one season he got help at wide receiver, he reached the Superbowl and lost to the Patriots by a field gaol (who could've been cheating). The other years, he had guys like Todd Pinkston (out of the league), Freddie Mitchell (out of the league), and James Thrash (3rd receiver for Redskins) as his "go to guys." I'm not making excuses for the guy, I'm just saying I don't really think anybody else could have done much better with the talent he was given.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Real @ Jul 5 2008, 09:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I can't figure out why the World Champions are not being favored over a team that hasn't won a playoff game in 12 years, and I can't figure out why two QBs that have constantly choked are favored over a QB that just won the Super Bowl MVP. Thank God these are just predictions.</div> Good point. Good thing we got Brad Johnson (Super Bowl Winner) at backup QB. He's way >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Romo. Maybe we can lure Dilfer into Dallas too. Demote Romo to 3rd string. And I am not sure what "not winning a playoff game in 12 years" has to do with, well, anything. Unless, of course, you want to argue that this particular roster has been losing playoff games for 12 years (which then, it would be relevant). By all means, go ahead and argue that.... I'd be interested.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Real @ Jul 5 2008, 10:51 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I can't figure out why the World Champions are not being favored over a team that hasn't won a playoff game in 12 years, and I can't figure out why two QBs that have constantly choked are favored over a QB that just won the Super Bowl MVP. Thank God these are just predictions.</div> The 2008-2009 Giants are not the same team that won the Superbowl. The Cowboys have made changes as well
