So I guess this might be the end for Eli...I know there's completely polarizing views regarding Eli, and I'm not trying to argue or assign blame bc honestly, there's no point and no one really knows. Every wk we see questionable play calls and poor play designs from the coaches, drops and wrong routes from the receivers, missed throws, poor decisions, and an inability to extend plays from Eli. And this is all without mentioning the embarrassing offensive line play that would have at least given our skill players a shot to get through some of these things. Or at least compete. Gettleman rebuilt the line and it might be worse than last yr. Even worse, a part of it sometimes isnt even a lack of talent but coaching (the Cowboys game was a complete embarrassment where guys didnt even know who to block and we're still seeing that even this week).
I honestly don't know how to evaluate Eli because this team has so many problems, there's maybe 3-5 QBs on the planet that might possibly give us a functional offense (Arod/Russ/Mahomes...thats probably it, maybe Luck and Watson but most likely not). He's never been a consistent top 5 QB (except in 2011 when he had nicks/cruz and was on fire), he's been a good, above average QB who can make big plays under pressure and for better or worse, is willing to throw caution to the wind to win. So this year, when we're so bad that he only hits on 1 out of 3 key scoring chances we have each game, I don't think he's even playing that much worse than his prime when he'd hit on maybe 6 or 7 of 10. It's not like he was invincible before and now we're seeing a massive dropoff and tons of flaws. It's also not like the best QBs in the world will hit on all 10. We're just so bad and poorly coached that we have almost no real chances to score and need to hit on every single one.
But this is probably the end, and its just unfortunate because I can't think of any other franchise that has **** on someone who did so much for them. We were competitive for 10 years and he never missed a game, even when he had a broken foot and plantar fasciitis, never even coming out or complaining when our line was getting him buried in the ground, without even mentioning 2 seasons and a handful of plays that are among the franchises most meaningful. So I can't understand fully why on this horrible team that would send Tom Brady to retirement immediately, that so many Giants fans want to kill and slander him. I don't remember Yankees fans killing Jeter when he had no range and batted .250, Rangers fans hating on Henrik now (though there are some) or Knicks fans blaming Ewing for his Knicks career, and the last 2 guys I mentioned didn't win anything. So I've never been a huge Eli fan, but seeing how our fanbase and local media has treated him has really been hard to see. It's not fair, but I guess life isn't.
I hope Lauletta shows something bc I'm not a fan of Herbert and think he has a really high chance of being a total bust. He stands flat footed forever, is a very slow decision maker, and is very inconsistent with accuracy. Throws a great ball when he's able to stand behind a wall forever and he is willing to use his body and run, but he can't do either of those things in the NFL. There are plenty of individual highlight plays but watch him do nothing against unranked Arizona last night, or Washington and Wash State. He makes an occasional highlight play with his arm legs or both, and people who didnt see the rest of the game are anointing him as a savior, but for the most part he's a guy who stands in the pocket forever, staring at one option. He could succeed and has the physical tools but he's a project that needs a lot of work. I'd probably be happier with Haskins, who can throw under pressure, is more consistent and can make a quick decision, but who knows how these guys turn out. We have to fix at least 3 oline spots if we don't want our next QB to get shook and killed.