Merril Hoge, I think, nailed it on the cut-in bits that he, Greenberg, and Jaworski did during the draft...if Eli's last name wasn't Manning, he'd be getting nowhere near this attention, he wouldnt' be viewed nearly as highly, and he probably wouldn't have had his daddy tell the Chargers he didn't want to play for them.
Eli's got a tough load on his plate...he's been all but given the Giants hopes for 2004 and beyond. That is going to be sooo tough on him, in that environment. Hell, it took Phil Simms til 1984 to finally fit in and start getting things done there.
IMHO, Tim Couch is nothing but serviceable. Um, I don't mean that to sound like I would service him...I just don't think "great QB" will ever be uttered alongside "Tim Couch."
JJ
