Eli Manning showed Sunday why he is quickly becoming one of the top fourth quarter quarterbacks in the NFL. Sunday against the Tennessee Titans he helped erase a 21 point fourth quarter deficit to lose 24-21. After the game was tied up at 21 a piece, Eli had just 40 seconds to lose the game before risking a win in overtime. With 28 seconds left Eli was able to hit Adam "Pac Man" Jones with a perfect strike for the interception to give the Titans one last chance to win the game in regulation.There are many around the league that have said no NFL team could squander a 21 point fourth quarter lead to a 3-7 team with a rookie quarterback. However, that is why the Giants traded up for a player like Eli Manning who they felt could do the type of things that have never been done at the quarterback position. The Giants front office felt when they signed Eli they had not only a special player, but a special last name.
"When you draft a quarterback named Eli Manning, the thought is that he's going to somehow morph into Peyton Manning," said Giants G.M. Ernie Accorsi, "Philip Rivers and Ben Roethlisberger were both great prospects with a lot of upside and both are very coachable, but we felt even a rock could coach Eli and he would still develop into a hall of famer. It's your classic case of nature vs. nurture. At this point we believe Eli's genes haven't quite developed into full Manning form possibly due to a recessive gene in the mother's DNA. We plan on testing his DNA Tuesday morning and then we'll know more about the situation."
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