Today's joke of the day: Eli wants to be the highest paid in the NFL

[stevenash]

2 time superbowl MVP, that ain´t no fluke.

What was a fluke was the Tyree helmet catch.

Without that fluke Eli is a one time MVP.

[teaserpleaser]

If his last name wasn't manning he'd be considered an avg nfl Qb at best ...

[KingHenrick30]

Let's compare him to other players at the position. Now, I'm not saying he's in the top top tier, but some of the comments on here are hysterical. Look at a team like the Bills who haven't had a decent player at the position since the early 90s, or the Jets and Dolphins for that matter. The Giants running game has been awful, and their defense swiss cheese.

Easily a top 10 QB and with a better defense and a semblance of talent in the backfield he's top 5.

[stevenash]

Top five QB's in the game today (no praticular order)

Brady
Rodgers
Brees
99 year old Peyton Manning
Andrew Luck

The following QB's you can make a case for are better than Eli, and at the very least belong in the same sentence as Eli.

Rivers
Romo
Kaepernick
Ryan
Flaco
Cam Newton

I got Rivers 6th best, where one wants to slot Eli between 7 and 12 is all a matter of personal opinion.
I'll say it one more time, Eli has had only two elite seasons, sorry, does not make him an elite.
He belongs in the Hall of the Very Good Fame

[goduke]

Until his agent says it or manning I don't believe the report one but. This is just to drum up nfl talk by the media. But he should be paid higher then rivers and on the same level as Big Ben and just under Rodgers and Wilson. Mannings have so much money I just doubt these are words out of mannigs mouth

[meader99]

What was a fluke was the Tyree helmet catch.

Without that fluke Eli is a one time MVP.

And a Welker drop from being a no time mvp. An elite quarterback should make the playoffs every year in that piss poor division.

[KingHenrick30]

Saying Kapernick belongs in the same sentence as Eli when hes had an all league defense and a crack receiving core is border line slanderous. Eli is in the the 6-8 range I think and based on the team needs of the Giants most likely he should get paid.

[KingHenrick30]

Top five QB's in the game today (no praticular order)

Brady
Rodgers
Brees
99 year old Peyton Manning
Andrew Luck

The following QB's you can make a case for are better than Eli, and at the very least belong in the same sentence as Eli.

Rivers
Romo
Kaepernick
Ryan
Flaco
Cam Newton

I got Rivers 6th best, where one wants to slot Eli between 7 and 12 is all a matter of personal opinion.
I'll say it one more time, Eli has had only two elite seasons, sorry, does not make him an elite.
He belongs in the Hall of the Very Good Fame

Who's Ryan?

[pavyracer]

If I was a Giants GM I would give him a pay cut. What other team will sign him as the highest paid in the league?

[Vegas39]

Who's Ryan?

Matt Ryan

[KingHenrick30]

Matt Ryan

Oops. He's pretty awful though.

[pavyracer]

Matt Ryan is currently the 11th best QB in the history of NFL. 91.1 career passer rating.

[slacker00]

Saying Kapernick belongs in the same sentence as Eli when hes had an all league defense and a crack receiving core is border line slanderous. Eli is in the the 6-8 range I think and based on the team needs of the Giants most likely he should get paid.

Kaepernick isn't even top 20 the way he played last year. Anyone not putting Ben in the top 5 can't be taken seriously.

[stevenash]

Matt Ryan

Ask Julio Jones is what he thinks of Matt Ryan, another team that could be a force if they had a defense.

Quarterback	2014 Pass NEP
Philip Rivers	94.46
Andrew Luck	86.23
Peyton Manning	68.42
Tony Romo	52.92
Joe Flacco	50.86
Matt Ryan	48.94
Aaron Rodgers	48.76
Colin Kaepernick	41.97
Drew Brees	40.36
Cam Newton	31.77

[stevenash]

Matt Ryan is currently the 11th best QB in the history of NFL. 91.1 career passer rating.

NFL Career Passer Rating Leaders


Quarterback Rating, see glossary for details
Different ratings are used by the NFL and NCAA.
Minimum 1500 pass attempts to qualify as career leader.
Regular Season Leaders: Single-Season · Career · Active · Year-by-Year · Single Game
Playoff Leaders: Single-Season · Career · Active · Year-by-Year · Single Game

1.	Aaron Rodgers (31)	106.0	2005-2014	gnb
2.	Tony Romo (34)	97.6	2004-2014	dal
3.	Peyton Manning (38)	97.5	1998-2014	2TM
4.	Steve Young+	96.8	1985-1999	2TM
5.	Tom Brady (37)	95.9	2000-2014	nwe
6.	Philip Rivers (33)	95.7	2004-2014	sdg
7.	Drew Brees (36)	95.4	2001-2014	2TM
8.	Ben Roethlisberger (33)	93.9	2004-2014	pit
9.	Kurt Warner	93.7	1998-2009	3TM
10.	Joe Montana+	92.3	1979-1994	2TM
11.	Matt Ryan (29)	91.1	2008-2014	atl
12.	Chad Pennington	90.1	2000-2010	2TM
13.	Matt Schaub (33)	89.5	2004-2014	3TM
14.	Daunte Culpepper	87.8	1999-2009	4TM
15.	Jeff Garcia	87.5	1999-2011	6TM
16.	Otto Graham+	86.6	1946-1955	cle
	Andrew Luck (25)	86.6	2012-2014	clt
18.	Dan Marino+	86.4	1983-1999	mia
19.	Carson Palmer (35)	86.3	2004-2014	3TM
20.	Brett Favre	86.0	1991-2010	4TM
	Trent Green	86.0	1997-2008	4TM
22.	David Garrard	85.8	2002-2013	2TM
23.	Donovan McNabb	85.6	1999-2011	3TM
24.	Cam Newton (25)	85.4	2011-2014	car
25.	Jay Cutler (31)	85.2	2006-2014	2TM
	Andy Dalton (27)	85.2	2011-2014	cin
27.	Joe Flacco (30)	84.8	2008-2014	rav
28.	Rich Gannon	84.7	1987-2004	4TM
29.	Jim Kelly+	84.4	1986-1996	buf
	Marc Bulger	84.4	2002-2009	ram
31.	Mark Brunell	84.0	1994-2011	5TM
	Ryan Tannehill (26)	84.0	2012-2014	mia
33.	Matthew Stafford (27)	83.6	2009-2014	det
34.	Roger Staubach+	83.4	1969-1979	dal
35.	Alex Smith (30)	82.8	2005-2014	2TM
	Steve McNair	82.8	1995-2007	2TM
37.	Brian Griese	82.7	1998-2008	4TM
	Neil Lomax	82.7	1981-1988	crd
39.	Len Dawson+	82.6	1957-1975	3TM
	Sonny Jurgensen+	82.6	1957-1974	2TM
41.	Brad Johnson	82.5	1994-2008	4TM
42.	Eli Manning (34)	82.4	2004-2014	nyg
43.	Matt Hasselbeck (39)	82.3	1999-2014	4TM
44.	Ken Anderson	81.9	1971-1986	cin
45.	Bernie Kosar	81.8	1985-1996	3TM
	Neil O'Donnell	81.8	1991-2003	4TM
47.	Danny White	81.7	1976-1988	dal
	Jason Campbell (33)	81.7	2006-2014	5TM
49.	Troy Aikman+	81.6	1989-2000	dal
50.	Randall Cunningham	81.5	1985-2001	4TM
	Dave Krieg	81.5	1980-1998	6TM
52.	Jake Delhomme	81.3	1999-2011	4TM
53.	Kyle Orton	81.2	2005-2014	5TM
54.	Boomer Esiason	81.1	1984-1997	3TM
55.	Warren Moon+	80.9	1984-2000	4TM
56.	Jeff Hostetler	80.5	1985-1997	3TM
	Bart Starr+	80.5	1956-1971	gnb
58.	Fran Tarkenton+	80.4	1961-1978	2TM
	Ken O'Brien	80.4	1984-1993	2TM
	Jeff George	80.4	1990-2001	5TM
	Michael Vick (34)	80.4	2001-2014	3TM
62.	Steve Beuerlein	80.3	1988-2003	6TM
63.	Dan Fouts+	80.2	1973-1987	sdg
64.	Matt Cassel (32)	80.1	2005-2014	3TM
65.	John Elway+	79.9	1983-1998	den
66.	Tony Eason	79.7	1983-1990	2TM
67.	Elvis Grbac	79.6	1994-2001	3TM
68.	Ryan Fitzpatrick (32)	79.5	2005-2014	5TM
69.	Sam Bradford (27)	79.3	2010-2014	ram
70.	Chris Chandler	79.1	1988-2004	7TM
71.	Mark Rypien	78.9	1988-2001	5TM
	Byron Leftwich	78.9	2003-2012	4TM
73.	Jim Everett	78.6	1986-1997	3TM
74.	Aaron Brooks	78.5	2000-2006	2TM
	Phil Simms	78.5	1979-1993	nyg
76.	Johnny Unitas+	78.2	1956-1973	2TM
	Jim McMahon	78.2	1982-1996	6TM
	Bert Jones	78.2	1973-1982	2TM
79.	Bobby Hebert	78.0	1985-1996	2TM
	Jeff Blake	78.0	1992-2005	7TM
81.	Josh Freeman	77.8	2009-2013	2TM
82.	Frank Ryan	77.6	1958-1970	3TM
	Jim Harbaugh	77.6	1987-2000	4TM
84.	Joe Theismann	77.4	1974-1985	was
	Jon Kitna	77.4	1997-2013	4TM
86.	Charlie Batch	77.2	1998-2012	2TM
87.	Drew Bledsoe	77.1	1993-2006	3TM
	Jay Fiedler	77.1	1995-2005	5TM
	Bob Griese+	77.1	1967-1980	mia
90.	Bill Kenney	77.0	1980-1988	kan
91.	Gary Danielson	76.6	1976-1988	2TM
	Erik Kramer	76.6	1987-1999	4TM
93.	Doug Flutie	76.3	1986-2005	4TM
94.	Josh McCown (35)	76.1	2002-2014	6TM
95.	Stan Humphries	75.8	1989-1997	2TM
96.	Wade Wilson	75.6	1981-1998	5TM
97.	Chad Henne (29)	75.5	2008-2014	2TM
98.	Steve Bartkowski	75.4	1975-1986	2TM
99.	Ken Stabler	75.3	1970-1984	3TM
	Scott Mitchell	75.3	1991-2001	4TM
	Steve Bono	75.3	1985-1999	7TM
102.	Tim Couch	75.1	1999-2003	cle
	Norm Van Brocklin+	75.1	1949-1960	2TM
104.	Vinny Testaverde	75.0	1987-2007	7TM
	Sid Luckman+	75.0	1939-1950	chi
106.	Chris Miller	74.9	1987-1999	3TM
	David Carr	74.9	2002-2012	4TM
108.	Don Meredith	74.8	1960-1968	dal
	Brian Sipe	74.8	1974-1983	cle
110.	Jake Plummer	74.6	1997-2006	2TM
111.	Y.A. Tittle+	74.3	1948-1964	3TM
	Roman Gabriel	74.3	1962-1977	2TM
113.	Steve DeBerg	74.2	1978-1998	6TM
	Gus Frerotte	74.2	1994-2008	7TM
115.	Mark Sanchez (28)	74.1	2009-2014	2TM
	Earl Morrall	74.1	1956-1976	6TM
117.	Kerry Collins	73.8	1995-2011	6TM
118.	Craig Morton	73.5	1965-1982	3TM
	Frankie Albert	73.5	1946-1952	sfo
120.	Rodney Peete	73.3	1989-2004	6TM
121.	Daryle Lamonica	72.9	1963-1974	2TM
	Greg Landry	72.9	1968-1984	3TM
	Don Majkowski	72.9	1987-1996	3TM
124.	Tommy Kramer	72.8	1977-1990	2TM
	Ron Jaworski	72.8	1974-1989	4TM
126.	Tony Banks	72.4	1996-2005	4TM
127.	Bubby Brister	72.3	1986-2000	5TM
	John Brodie	72.3	1957-1973	sfo
129.	Milt Plum	72.2	1957-1969	4TM
	Sammy Baugh+	72.2	1937-1952	was
	Billy Wade	72.2	1954-1966	2TM
132.	Jay Schroeder	71.7	1985-1994	4TM
133.	Billy Kilmer	71.6	1961-1978	3TM
134.	Bill Munson	71.5	1964-1979	5TM
135.	Rex Grossman (34)	71.4	2003-2013	3TM
136.	Derek Anderson (31)	71.3	2006-2014	3TM
137.	Lynn Dickey	70.9	1971-1985	2TM
	Terry Bradshaw+	70.9	1970-1983	pit
139.	Kordell Stewart	70.7	1995-2005	3TM
140.	Bill Nelsen	70.2	1963-1972	2TM
	Trent Dilfer	70.2	1994-2007	5TM
142.	Vince Ferragamo	70.1	1977-1986	3TM
143.	Steve Grogan	69.6	1975-1990	nwe
144.	Kyle Boller	69.5	2003-2011	3TM
145.	Joey Harrington	69.4	2002-2007	3TM
	Doug Williams	69.4	1978-1989	2TM
147.	Charley Johnson	69.2	1961-1975	3TM
148.	Mike Tomczak	68.9	1985-1999	4TM
149.	Eric Hipple	68.7	1980-1989	det
150.	Joe Ferguson	68.4	1973-1990	4TM
151.	Charlie Conerly	68.2	1948-1961	nyg
152.	Dave Brown	67.9	1992-2001	2TM
153.	Marc Wilson	67.7	1980-1990	2TM
	Billy Joe Tolliver	67.7	1989-1999	5TM
155.	Tom Flores	67.6	1960-1969	3TM
	Richard Todd	67.6	1976-1985	2TM
157.	Jim Plunkett	67.5	1971-1986	3TM
158.	John Hadl	67.4	1962-1977	4TM
159.	Jim Zorn	67.3	1976-1987	3TM
160.	Archie Manning	67.1	1971-1984	3TM
161.	Jim Hart	66.6	1966-1984	2TM
162.	Joe Namath+	65.5	1965-1977	2TM
	Norm Snead	65.5	1961-1976	5TM
164.	Rick Mirer	63.5	1993-2003	5TM
165.	Bobby Layne+	63.4	1948-1962	4TM
166.	Mike Livingston	63.3	1968-1979	kan
	Mike Pagel	63.3	1982-1993	3TM
	Jack Trudeau	63.3	1986-1995	3TM
169.	Ed Brown	62.8	1954-1965	3TM
170.	Mark Malone	61.9	1980-1989	3TM
171.	Bob Waterfield+	61.6	1945-1952	ram
172.	Eddie LeBaron	61.4	1952-1963	2TM
173.	George Blanda+	60.6	1949-1975	4TM
174.	Babe Parilli	59.6	1952-1969	5TM
175.	Dan Pastorini	59.1	1971-1983	4TM
176.	Jack Kemp	57.3	1957-1969	3TM
177.	Tobin Rote	56.8	1950-1966	4TM
178.	Cotton Davidson	54.9	1954-1968	3TM
179.	Mike Phipps	52.6	1970-1981	2TM
180.	Frank Tripucka	52.2	1949-1963	4TM

[stevenash]

Kaepernick isn't even top 20 the way he played last year. Anyone not putting Ben in the top 5 can't be taken seriously.

When I have ever put Kaepernick in the top 5.
Win valuable prizes, two different type QB's but you can make a case for Kaepernick and I'm not a fan of his or the 49'ers.

[yisman]

Rivers is better than Manning.

[MoneyLineDawg]

Luck
Rodgers
Big Ben
Brady
Wilson
Rivers
Ryan
Brees
Peyton
Newton
Romo
Stafford



I would definitely take all of these guys for this season over Eli.....He's good enough to win and ups his game in the playoffs but his INTs cannot be overlooked.....Also needs great protection to succeed which he hasn't had for a while I admit

I would say him and Flacco are the next best then maybe Kaepernick....Bridgewater I expect to also make a big jump this season

[goduke]

4 out of the top 12 out of your list dont have a super bowl. Would you rather have a qb that comes up big in the playoffs or someone who looks good on the stats sheet. I would rather have the first.

[goduke]

also remember the last time people laughed at him when he said he was as good as brady before the season started. Hmmm what did he do that year?

[MoneyLineDawg]

4 out of the top 12 out of your list dont have a super bowl. Would you rather have a qb that comes up big in the playoffs or someone who looks good on the stats sheet. I would rather have the first.

Superbowl isn't the end all be all when comparing qbs.....Giants D-line/Pass rush was the main reason for their playoff runs and that's the truth

Eli is overall decent but those qbs are better at this point in time.

[KingHutch]

Luck
Rodgers
Big Ben
Brady
Wilson
Rivers
Ryan
Brees
Peyton
Newton
Romo
Stafford



I would definitely take all of these guys for this season over Eli.....He's good enough to win and ups his game in the playoffs but his INTs cannot be overlooked.....Also needs great protection to succeed which he hasn't had for a while I admit

I would say him and Flacco are the next best then maybe Kaepernick....Bridgewater I expect to also make a big jump this season

You're taking Stafford, Romo, Newton, Ryan and Rivers over Flacco?

Dude is a complete stud in the playoffs, what the hell have those guys done?

[seaborneq]

A list that has josh mcCown, jay cutler, and Stan humpries in the top 100 is bogus. I saw them all play. Definitely not top 100 qb's no matter what scale you use.

[slacker00]

One thing you guys always forget with these stupid QB ranking lists, it's not like the Giants can choose between Eli and Rodgers. If the Giants don't want to pay Eli, who else is available? Realistically, it's 1.Eli 2.Nassib 3.Stanzi, that's the list for the Giants. Maybe Giants go bad ass and franchise tag Eli in 2016 then tear it all down and draft some QB or something, I dunno. Those are the options, it's not a choice between Eli and some other top 10 guy. With guys like Rivers getting a max contract, I don't think any top 20 NFL QB is going to hit the open market any time soon.

Now, if we are talking about betting something like an MVP prop, which is basically MVQB, I'll take Ben +2000 right now.

[MoneyLineDawg]

You're taking Stafford, Romo, Newton, Ryan and Rivers over Flacco?

Dude is a complete stud in the playoffs, what the hell have those guys done?

Just think they're better players overall...Flacco is underwhelming game to game but like Eli he steps it up in the playoffs

It's really close actually from like QBs 6-13 or so..I get it if people rank Flacco or Eli higher than some of my guys

[ByeShea]

Eli is in a great spot to negotiate. Successful bank robbers will be jealous of him.

Locking in Eli will help the Giants win some games against the Redskins. Might help too against Dallas & Philly if/when they have debacles.

But it will have zero impact leaguewide. He's getting paid on past superbowl wins. Must be nice.

[ByeShea]

Flacco is underwhelming game to game but like Eli he steps it up in the playoffs

I think Flacco is a big step up from Eli at the position.

[hugh_jorgan]

He's getting paid on past superbowl wins. Must be nice.

Which is always the beginning of the end for NFL teams.

[MoneyLineDawg]

I think Flacco is a big step up from Eli at the position.

On second thought you're probably right....would you take Eli over any of the QBs I listed

[MoMoneyMoVaughn]

Go back to the pineapple jokes. I'm not even sure who intercepted the check or why, I'm just confused.

That pineapple joke was pretty good.

[slacker00]

... He's getting paid on past superbowl wins. Must be nice.

At least Eli got some rings. How about Rivers or some of these other guys? They got paid too. It's a QB market.

[ByeShea]

On second thought you're probably right....would you take Eli over any of the QBs I listed

Luck - N
Rodgers - N
Big Ben - N
Brady - N
Wilson - N
Rivers - N
Ryan - N
Brees - I would, today, possibly consider Eli
Peyton - N
Newton - N
Romo - N
Stafford - maybe Eli

And Eli is going to paid like he reinvented the game. Again, must be nice.

[slacker00]

And Eli is going to paid like he reinvented the game. Again, must be nice.

Whatever Eli gets paid, Luck can add a zero at the end when it's his turn. It's a QB market right now.

Blame the NFL rule changes that always favor the QB, it also makes capable QBs invaluable.

[MoMoneyMoVaughn]

I think we are forgetting that New York is a very expensive city to live in and he probably lives in a 600 square foot condo with three whiny kids who have to share one bedroom and a dog that they have to walk down 18 flights of stairs to walk and it probably cost him $14 million.

[hugh_jorgan]

In defense of Eli, today he publicly stated that he never said/suggested/or asked to be the highest paid NFL QB.