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THE QUESTION
Did the Giants Overpay?
New York signed quarterback Eli Manning to a seven-year $106.9 million deal, but did the Giants pay too much?
Posted by Emil Steiner on August 6, 2009 10:00 AM
FROM THE PANEL
Eli So Not Worth It
The Giants would have renewed his contract in the spring if not now, they could have saved themselves a few dollars by waiting.
Posted by Sarah Schorno, on August 6, 2009 5:31 PM
Giants Could Have Done Worse
The Giants have decided that, in these uncertain times, Eli is their top-half guy. They could do worse.
Posted by Sean McCann, on August 6, 2009 3:32 PM
Giants Had to Overpay
There's no way, under any circumstance, by any stretch of the imagination that Eli should be the highest paid player in the NFL, the highest paid at his position, or even the highest paid at his own family reunion.
Posted by Anthony Stalter, on August 6, 2009 1:58 PM
Well Deserved Pay Raise
Eli Manning is as valuable to the Giants organization as his brother is to the Colts. He deserves every bit of the $35M guaranteed money the Giants will pay him.
Posted by Roman Oben, on August 6, 2009 11:26 AM
Capping Eli's Mega Deal
It's definitely a lucrative deal, but it may not necessarily be the market setting contract that it's being made out to be.
Posted by J. I. Halsell, on August 6, 2009 11:02 AM
Eli: Between Average and Elite
Is he worth more than Tom Brady or his own brother? Absolutely not, but that isn't the realistic question. Eli Manning simply got what the market will bear.
Posted by Doug Farrar, on August 6, 2009 10:30 AM
Worth Super Money
Eli is a great quarterback who has proven he is capable of performing in the clutch on the biggest stage.
Posted by Brian Tarcy, on August 6, 2009 10:29 AM
Eli's Giant Pay Day
Eli is the right quarterback for the New York Giants for the next seven years. That makes me happy, regardless of his paycheck.
Posted by Edward Valentine, on August 6, 2009 10:09 AM
Eli Over Burdened
If he remains on the precipice of greatness, where he currently resides, all he'll be is yet another big ticket item that didn't nearly deliver up to what was expected of him.
Posted by Ken Palmer, on August 6, 2009 10:05 AM
Guilty of Stupidity?
Should he play in the NFL again? Who knows? Right now, Burress must use every bit of his famed escapability to try and squirm out of a defensive formation he's never seen before.
Posted by Doug Farrar, on August 4, 2009 9:52 AM
FEATURED COMMENTS
cbmuzik: Of course they paid too much. All Eli is is a Manning. He would have gotten the money if he qb'd for the Miami Dolphins hosting a 1-15 rec...
Jimbo77: YES!!!!!!!! None of these guys are worth this kind of money....
WalkSoft: YES!!! What family Doctor makes 1/10 his money?
When your life is on ALERT you go to a Doctor not a pro athlete,but yell about AIG,GM.........
