New York Giants general manager Dave Gettleman says the notion that quarterback Eli Manning is “overpaid” and “can’t play” anymore is, well . . . a crock of you know what.
In fact, Gettleman says Manning proved to the NFL world that he’s still got a lot left in the tank in 2018, finishing the season with multiple career highs despite the offensive line checking in near the bottom of the league in pass-blocking efficiency.
Of course, much of the NFL world still isn’t buying it.
But Manning’s numbers and his film don’t lie. No matter how the detractors may want the anti-Manning narrative to prove true, the more Next Gen stats and advanced analytics we see, the more it appears Gettleman is on point.
Such was the case on Sunday when Manning passer rating grid from 2018 was analyzed via Next Gen Stats, showing he fell within average or better than average in every area of the field.
In eight of the 12 points on the grid, Manning’s passer rating was actually higher than the league average. In three of those, it was substantially higher than average.
In only one section of the field did Manning struggle, and that came on deep balls (20-plus yards) down the sideline. But even that fell within the average range and was the only location on the field where Manning was rated below 80.0.
So, what story does this grid tell? That Manning is still performing well above average across the board contrary to popular belief.
