It has been eight days since Jay Glazer emerged from his lair, broke the news of a deal in principle between the Giants and quarterback Eli Manning, saw his shadow, desecrated Mort’s bus, and declared that there would be six more weeks of preseason football. (OK, it was actually five weeks, but we needed to make the Groundhog Day thing fit.)
And still there’s no final deal between the Giants and Manning.
Ralph Vacchiano of the New York Daily News reports, via Twitter, that Manning says there’s “nothing new” regarding the supposedly minor issue.
We continue to hear that the contract is being delayed by marketing language. The team, we’re told, wants to secure a right of first refusal as to Manning’s endorsement deals. The issue becomes even more complex in this case, given that CAA handles Manning’s football negotiations and IMG has his marketing rights.
At some point, the deal either needs to resolve, or the plug needs to be pulled. We’re hearing some initial rumblings that the Giants might be close to yanking the six-year, $97.5 million offer off the table, but we’ve yet to confirm that the team has adopted this posture.
Did they actually come to their senses? And who could blame the Giants for wanting first refusal on Manning’s endorsement deals – did you see those douchey Oreo commercials?
Eli is just trying to fine tune the small print at the bottom of the contract. I was able to get my hands on the contract, and here is the part that Eli wants excluded:
3(a)-4: Eli Manning will stop giving head during the season, to include OTA’s and Training Camp….
So there you have it
Speaking of pulling plugs, I guess Eli just wants to make sure no one can force him into, say, doing tampon commercials or some other shameless “plugs” (haha) like his huckster brother.
Of course, Ellie will only sign the contract if Daddy says it is ok.
If they pull it they might end up paying him 18-20 a year.
proof that a superbowl ring gets you paid.
Eli career stats – comp % 55.9 yards 14,623 (rush 215) = total yards 14,838 – tds 98( 3 rushing) = 101 total – ints 74 – QB rating 76.1
Vick career stats – comp % 53.8 yards 11,505 (rush 3,859) = total yards 15,364 – tds 71(21 rushing) = 92 total – ints 52 – QB rating 75.7.
JUST SAYING
Trade him straight up for Tarvaris Jackson. That’d be a pretty even trade, and both guys could definitely benefit from a change of scenery.
Big Stretch, hahahaha. Comparing Mike Vick to Eli Manning, and backing it up with similar stats, I got one word for Eli: Ouch!
I also got the direct quote from Eli, regarding my previous post. It was translated for me, because I cant understand a word that comes out of that retarded mouth:
“If Peyton can give mid season head, I want to be able to give mid season head! Some QB’s give their lineman nice watches, and fancy vacations to show their appreciation for what OL’s do, but the Manning way is to give them head! And damn it, I want to give head!
Comparing Vick to Eli only validates the useless nature of the majority of stats that you Fantasy Geeks post, ad nauseum…Hello? They play to WIN the game!
forgot to mention..
Vick 74 games 27 fumbles lost 52INT =
79 turnovers
Manning 73 games 14 funbles lost 74INT =
88 turnovers
thats about as fair a comparison as there is
It’s called buyer’s remorse, and the Giants are having it. I can’t blame them – we all knew from the start that Eli wasn’t worth that money. It just took them some time to realize it.
Super Bowl victories
Eli Manning: 1
Mike Vick: 0
What do Mike Vick and Eli have in common?
They both watched sd the Eagles took them out of the playoffs.