Probably the most frequent debates in sports activities is what issues extra when evaluating a participant’s greatness — particular person accolades or staff success.
Houston Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud indicated his desire when he mentioned Eli Manning’s profession over Aaron Rodgers’ throughout an look on the “Million Dollaz Price of Recreation” podcast.
“You need the rings, canine. … Eli obtained two,” Stroud mentioned.
In fact, Rodgers has had an completed profession as nicely. He is received 4 MVPs and has a Tremendous Bowl title himself, holding a résumé that is arguably one of many few finest in NFL historical past. The one space the place Manning has Rodgers beat is Tremendous Bowl wins, as he led the New York Giants to 2 Tremendous Bowl victories in his profession.
Whereas Tremendous Bowl wins appear to be what issues probably the most to Stroud, there’s some pushback to what he mentioned, even when Manning has extra rings than Rodgers. FOX Sports activities analyst and panelist on FS1’s “SPEAK” James Jones, who was Rodgers’ teammate with the Inexperienced Bay Packers for seven seasons, vehemently disagreed with Stroud’s evaluation of the 2 gamers throughout an look on “The Herd.”
“You can’t point out Aaron Rodgers’ title in the identical sentence you point out Eli Manning’s title,” Jones mentioned. “They are not even shut as gamers. You are speaking a few five-time All-Professional to zero [in Manning]. You are speaking a few Tremendous Bowl champion in Aaron Rodgers and an MVP.”
As Jones was making his level, a head-to-head graphic of Rodgers’ and Manning’s profession appeared side-by-side. Rodgers had the benefit in each class. He has a greater document (148-75-1 to 117-117), completion proportion (65.3 to 60.3) touchdown-to-interception ratio (475-105 to 366-244), passer score (103.6 to 84.1), extra MVPs (4 to zero), extra All-Execs (5 to zero) and extra Professional Bowl nods (10-4) than Manning.
“I do know C.J. is speaking on a podcast, however I am positive if he is seen this graphic, he’d change his reply,” Jones mentioned. “That is completely loopy. Now we have a man who’s going to stroll into the Corridor of Fame and a man who has two Tremendous Bowl rings that folks [ask], ‘Ought to he get in?’ Once you discuss their careers, you are speaking a few Tremendous Bowl champion, a four-time MVP and we will acknowledge the numbers on this display screen.
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“So, mainly, what C.J. Stroud is telling me is, ‘Give me Trent Dilfer over Dan Marino as a result of he is obtained yet one more Tremendous Bowl ring’ or ‘Give me Joe Flacco over Dan Marino as a result of he has a Tremendous Bowl.’ We’re speaking loopy.”
C.J. Stroud would take Eli Manning’s profession over Aaron Rodgers’
A typical level made by Rodgers’ detractors is his playoff document. He is 11-10 in 21 profession playoff begins, however FOX Sports activities’ Craig Carton believes nearly all of these losses aren’t his fault as he pointed to Manning’s inconsistencies within the postseason.
“In his playoff profession, Aaron Rodgers averaged 28 factors per sport,” Carton mentioned on “The Carton Present.” “Their protection failed him, yr after yr after yr within the postseason. Do you need to put a few of that on him as a result of he is the franchise quarterback who received 4 MVPs? He takes a few of it. Completely, he has to take a few of that blame.
“In Eli Manning’s Corridor of Fame profession, and it is actually fascinating, are you aware what number of playoff wins he had in all the opposite years in his profession outdoors of the 2 years he received the Tremendous Bowl? Zero. Not a single playoff win in any yr apart from the 2 years he received the Tremendous Bowl and he received Tremendous Bowl MVP. That is nearly not possible to do this. And but, Eli Manning did it.”
C.J. Stroud “needs to be like Eli Manning and never Aaron Rodgers”
As almost each single stat outdoors of Tremendous Bowl wins means that Rodgers has had a greater profession than Manning, Stroud is not the one one who believes the previous Giants quarterback was extra profitable. Considered one of Manning’s longtime move catchers — “Carton Present” panelist Plaxico Burress, who caught the game-winning landing from Manning in Tremendous Bowl XLII, got here to his protection.
“He was simply cash good when it counted,” Burress mentioned. “That is all that issues. You get into the match, you deal with your corporation and also you do what you are purported to do. Due to that, he will be one of many best quarterbacks to have ever performed.”
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