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Headache in a Suitcase said:
the chargers clearly got the better deal with LT vs. Vick. the jury is in, the verdict has been handed down... Tomlinson is one of the greatest runningbacks of all time. Vick is a pretty good running back, too. Problem is he's a damned shitty quarterback.
now on to Eli...
we've seen moments of greatness from eli... every so often it appears as if he's taken the next step, only to fall back 2 steps the next week. i can not blame him one iota for yesterday's colapse. the first INT was 100% not his fault. the second one was, but it was in a situation where he never should have been in to begin with. up until that first INT, which was completely plaxico burress' fault (many of eli's INT's end up because of plax fucking up), eli was doing a very good job of game management.
philip rivers has yet to play a full season, and he has the best running back in football next to him. tiki is a great runner, yes. but even he doesn't compare to the multi-thread that is Ladanian Tomlinson. No one does. To steal a quote from the Tuna, let's hold off on the anointing oils. Half a succesful season does not a great quarterback make.
they may be leaning towards rivers at the moment, but the jury is certainly still out on that one.
No one's anointing Rivers yet, but he's certainly at best, no worse than Eli Manning now, or at the same stages in their "starter" career.
Throw in the fact that the picks the Giants gave up to get Manning turned out to be Luis Castillo, stud DT with 5 sacks on the year so far and the ever-reliable Nate Kaeding, certainly looks like the chargers have come out ahead !