What do you mean by better career?
Haha I didn't see the news.
I will leave my other two inapt texts up for posterity.
Didn’t the Colts jolt a good QB for this guy? How many Superbowls did he win? The rich owners are idiots. This is exactly why college sports is so much better than the pros.
Many owners may or may not be idiots, but they have created a gargantuan money making machine...even before considering straight profit and loss (hard to find for almost all of them) the appreciation of their franchises has been astronomical.
The average value of an NFL franchise is estimated to be about $2.5 billion, and most current owners paid only a tiny fraction of that. And even if they perpetually stink (I'm looking at you, politically incorrect Redskins) they still make money hand over fist.
The Packers are publicly owned (uniquely I believe) so we get to see their financial statements...in 2017 they made a profit of $34 million (including, evidently, a $255 million payment (revenue) from the league, a 32 way split of TV revenues, etc)...they also say they have a "reserve fund" of $380 million.
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/p...m-controversy/
Giants coach Pat Shurmur just said at his presser that Eli Manning has done enough to get ready for the season and will not play in the preseason finale. He also stated that Daniel Jones will start Thursday night against the Patriots in Foxborough.
Sage Grouse
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'When I got on the bus for my first road game at Duke, I saw that every player was carrying textbooks or laptops. I coached in the SEC for 25 years, and I had never seen that before, not even once.' - David Cutcliffe to Duke alumni in Washington, DC, June 2013
evidently it goes into the very large reserve fund...according to Wikipedia, there are no dividends, and unlike most common stock, the owners have no equity...all stockholders get are voting rights and an invitation to the annual meeting.
Were it a for profit corporation, I imagine they'd have to pay out a bunch of the reserve fund (kind of like retained earnings) to stockholders so the IRS could get its chunk.
Eli Manning with his two Super Bowl rings laughs at the haters. The guy has always been a class act playing in one of the hardest media markets around. I don't think you'll find many Giants fans who honestly would consider Eli to be an elite QB, but the guy has been very good throughout his career.
For those of you who say his ticket to the HoF would only be punched by his Super Bowl wins, I wonder if you feel the same way about Kirby Puckett and his election to the Baseball HoF? I'm not sure Puckett's numbers warrant him being in the HoF, but his play in the World Series certainly helped.
Anyone want to name a great HoF worthy offensive player during Eli's time with the Giants? Don't all speak up at once. And if you're still hating on Eli do yourself a favor and check out the stats for most 4th quarter comebacks and see where Eli ranks. The guy is clutch.