Is Eli Manning a Hall of Famer?

Is Eli Manning a Hall of Famer?

by | Sep 26, 2019 | 2019 season, Hall of Fame



With Daniel Jones excelling last Sunday in his debut as the New York Giants starting quarterback, it likely cements – if there was any doubt – that Eli Manning’s days a the organization’s starter have ended.

And they’ve mostly been proud days. Manning has never been the best QB in the league, but he’s probably gone back-and-forth between the second- and third-tier at times, excelling, of course, twice on postseason runs that ended up with New York upsetting New England to win two of its Lombardi trophies.

The question, then, becomes does Eli follow in brother Peyton’s footsteps and try to find another team to hook up with at the end of his career for one or two more runs at postseason glory? Or does he decide that 16 seasons is enough. And, if he chooses the latter, will we be hearing from him again in five or 10 years as he prepares for a speech in Canton?

He’s a little bit of a tough one to assess. Does he have the counting stats? Perhaps. If he retired now, he’d do so as the seventh-ranked QB all-time in passing yardage, though barring injury, Philip Rivers likely will pass him up this season. (more…)

Bet the Mortgage: Week 2, 2019

Bet the Mortgage: Week 2, 2019

by | Sep 11, 2019 | 2019 season, NFL Gambling

Okay, so what in the hell were the Texans thinking Monday night playing 20 yards downfield when Drew Brees needed about six yards on the last offensive play to give his kicker a shot at the game-winning field goal?

This has not been a very productive segment for us for years, but we were both a Texans’ upset from finishing solidly in the money in week one. Instead, Tony got a small win and Andy took a small loss. Nothing humiliating. A good start… but it could have been so much better.

Here are the standings:

  Week 1 W/L Week 1 $ Season W/L Season $ Bankroll
Tony 2-2 +$409 2-2 +$409 $10,409
Andy 1-2-1 -$400 1-2-1 -$400 $9,600

And, so, we’ve begun. Tony’s got the lead, so here goes: (more…)

Bet the Mortgage: Week 2, 2019

Bet the Mortgage: Week 1, 2019

by | Sep 5, 2019 | 2019 season, NFL Gambling

This segment has been mostly laughable in the years since we started. We’ve pondered killing it. We’ve pondered different ways of doing it. But in the end, we just keep coming back to the mythical $10,000 bankroll that both of us usually manage to piss away well before the season ends.

So, please, for the love of God, don’t use these bets for anything more than entertainment purposes.

Here are the opening standings:

Bankroll
Andy $10,000
Tony $10,000

And here are our first bets for the 2019 season: (more…)

Robinson, first-timers highlight Hall of Fame Class of 2019

Robinson, first-timers highlight Hall of Fame Class of 2019

by | Feb 4, 2019 | Hall of Fame

First off an apology to those who are regular readers and contributors to our Hall of Fame content. This last year-and-change has been busy and largely great, but brutal from the perspective of spending time on projects that aren’t A) directly involved with the day-job and B) at least semi-contributing to bank accounts. Thus, as some have noted in comments, we’ve fallen behind in terms of keeping up with some of our content. We have not shut down and we are making some plans that, hopefully, allow for more regular and timely posting. But real-life will, at times, kick in, trumping the fun stuff that we’d rather spend more time on.

Now, with that said, regular readers, presumably, are celebrating this week, as Johnny Robinson, one of the most frequently cited Hall of Fame snubs ever mentioned here, has finally made it in to the Hall. He’ll be 81 this year and he has waited way too long for this honor. Luckily he’s had plenty of accolades to celebrate over the years while he waited, including an interception in Super Bowl IV against my hometown Vikings.

It was a good year for the Chiefs. The team discovered it has a franchise QB in Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs finished just an offsides penalty away from a Super Bowl berth. And, along with Robinson, long-time TE Tony Gonzalez made the cut as well. (more…)

Alternative Picks: Super Bowl 2018

Alternative Picks: Super Bowl 2018

by | Feb 3, 2019 | 2018 Season, NFL Picks, NFL Playoffs

Congratulations to Tony T. After 17 weeks of mediocrity during the regular season he pulled it together enough during the 10 playoff games held so far to pull off the win in the postseason. Way to go.

And he was the only one to not foolishly bet against Bill Belichick last week, which admittedly counts for something.

He’d have pulled off a perfect Championship Weekend, if not for some of the worst officiating in the history of the NFL.

So, here we are. Super Bowl Sunday. The old school Patriots versus the young buck Rams. Who goes home with the Lombardi (will it be renamed after Belichick upon his retirement?) Trophy this year?

Andy:  (more…)