The_Dude Posted September 5, 2014 Posted September 5, 2014 Still, Eli at the beginning of his career is a pretty good comparable for EJ (Eli was actually pretty terrible early on, but showed flashes). And Eli, a QB of high pedigree, still sat behind Warner for awhile. I'm going to be labeled a heretic by the EJ faithful for this... But, Eli was viewed as a can't miss prospect deserving of a top 5 selection. EJ was viewed as a fringe 2nd rounder who went 16th overall.
Over 29 years of fanhood Posted September 5, 2014 Posted September 5, 2014 (edited) Last year, the conventional wisdom claimed Brady had a down year because of his inexperienced receivers. Yes because with more experienced WRs he was the top QB in the game for multiple seasons. Therefore, yeah, there must be some externalities impacting his play. I tried, and while I do agree EJ is getting hit with historically unreasonable expectations for a young QB, it doesn't parallel Brady in any way. Edited September 5, 2014 by over 20 years of fanhood
K D Posted September 5, 2014 Posted September 5, 2014 this thread has to be a joke, i can't believe i'm even responding. if EJ has a "down year" like Brady did last year we will probably get to the AFC title game too and then we will build a bronze statue of him in front of the Ralph and hail him as the next Jim Kelly. it was a "down year" in Brady terms, it's all relative. he was still the best QB in the AFC outside of Peyton.
DerekJ Posted September 5, 2014 Posted September 5, 2014 (edited) I, for one, am tired of the level of total disrespect the Bills are getting nationally. Some of that has to do with EJ, but not all of it. I actually was so disgusted that I turned off NFL Radio on my drive in to work this morning. Granted, the Bills won't garner a lot of respect until they start showing more competency and win some games but.....come on. Bring on the Bears. Go Bills!!! Edited September 5, 2014 by DerekJ
PromoTheRobot Posted September 5, 2014 Posted September 5, 2014 (edited) Brady gets a pass in all things. Even the furry Uggs. Edited September 5, 2014 by PromoTheRobot
DerekJ Posted September 5, 2014 Posted September 5, 2014 I'm going to be labeled a heretic by the EJ faithful for this... But, Eli was viewed as a can't miss prospect deserving of a top 5 selection. EJ was viewed as a fringe 2nd rounder who went 16th overall. The_Dude to be burned at the stake. News at 11:00. J/K
Section242 Posted September 5, 2014 Posted September 5, 2014 Brady's down year would be one of the best years a Bills QB has ever had.
RuntheDamnBall Posted September 5, 2014 Posted September 5, 2014 I'm going to be labeled a heretic by the EJ faithful for this... But, Eli was viewed as a can't miss prospect deserving of a top 5 selection. EJ was viewed as a fringe 2nd rounder who went 16th overall. Yet, Eli sucked.
filthymcnasty08 Posted September 5, 2014 Posted September 5, 2014 Like, for real? Let's use Eli Manning instead of Brady. The reason Eli gets a "break" is bevause he has two rings and is proven. The end. Abide.
Ted William's frozen head Posted September 5, 2014 Posted September 5, 2014 (Eli was actually pretty terrible early on, but showed flashes) Unfortunately, we've had none of the latter.
RuntheDamnBall Posted September 5, 2014 Posted September 5, 2014 Unfortunately, we've had none of the latter. That's like, your opinion, man.
Rocky Landing Posted September 6, 2014 Posted September 6, 2014 I heard Gisele's been arguing with Belichick over the uniforms-- wants to dress Tom in something more stylish.
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