How Eli Manning Can Rejoin NFL’s Quarterback Elite

June 27, 2014   ·   Ty Schalter   ·   Jump to comments

Eli Manning led the NFL in interceptions in 2013 for the third time in nine full seasons as the New York Giants' starting quarterback. Just days after his Giants finished a late-season rally, clawing up to a respectable 7-9, Manning turned 33 years old.
In the minds of many football fans, Manning is still his big brother's little brother, a fresh-faced kid with a lot of growing up to do. But with a decade in the NFL and two Super Bowl rings to his credit, he's a full-grown man. In fact, he's in the homestretch of his career; most chapters of his NFL story have been written.
Depending on how the final few chapters go, Manning could be remembered as one of the best quarterbacks of his generation—or as a serviceable starter who got lucky a couple of times.
His poor performance in 2013 might have accelerated offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride's retirement. The Giants plucked Aaron Rodgers' quarterbacks coach, Ben McAdoo, out of Green Bay to take over the offense. The...

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