Two Super Bowl wins, two Super Bowl MVPs, but Eli Manning still gets no respect.
Fresh off of being named the 31st best player in the NFL, Manning once again took a hit on the airwaves Thursday, only this time it was a former teammate who ripped the Giants QB.
During an appearance on SiriusXM NFL Radio, former Giants wide receiver Amani Toomer went as far as to say Manning is not even the best quarterback in the NFC East, instead giving that honor to Cowboys QB Tony Romo.
“Tony Romo is probably — if you look at him statistically — he’s probably the best quarterback in the NFC East,” Toomer said. “I mean, you look at Eli Manning and what he does in the fourth quarter. But you talk about consistency — talk about 31 touchdowns and only 10 interceptions. That guy can play.”
Romo outperformed Manning in the regular season, throwing more touchdowns (31), fewer interceptions (10), a higher completion percentage (66.3) and a higher passer rating (102.2). Manning did throw for 849 more yards than Romo and led the Giants to victories in both games against Dallas, the NFC East Division title and eventually, the Super Bowl.
“For me, If I wanted a guy that is gonna throw less interceptions, (be) more productive, higher completion percentage. I’m going to go with Tony Romo. At crunch time he’s not as good as Eli, but every other time he’s pretty darn good.”
During the 2011-12 season, Manning led the Giants on eight fourth quarter comebacks, including ones in both the NFC Championship Game and Super Bowl XLVI.
Toomer is only the latest person to criticize Manning publicly. In an NFL Network poll, Manning was voted as the 31st best player in the league and the fifth best quarterback, ranking behind Aaron Rodgers, Drew Brees, Tom Brady and Ben Roethlisberger, as voted by the players.