August 29, 2004
Did Manning lose the QB battle?
The Giants lost to the Jets. That Eli Manning played poorly: 4 of 14 for 20 yards is not as serious as the fact that the Jets defense outplayed the Giants offensive line. The good news is that Warner played well: 9 of 11 for 104 yards.
By the way the the Giants and the NFL even make the news in England.
Posted by James Trotta at August 29, 2004 1:20 AMBut that's been the contention of writers from outside of NJ all along. Manning whined about SD being is such poor shape, about having no chance to win behind SD's lousy O line. But NJ's O line may be even worse.
That's also the reason some writers say, "Hey, let Warner start." That way he'll take the beating and Eli will survive till next season.
Kind of like what I thought about River's hold out in SD. It's good because it saves him from starting behind that O line this season.
Posted by: Tom at August 29, 2004 1:28 PM