Manning Cleared to Play This Week

by mwilli on Sep 11, 2007 5:35 PM EDT

According to Ralph Vacchiano of NY Daily News, the famed Dr. Andrews has cleared Eli to play.

The Giants sent Manning's MRI to Dr. James Andrews -- a noted orthopedic surgeon who operates out of Birmingham, Alabama -- and he informed them today that he agreed with their initial diagnosis. He saw no structural damage in Manning's shoulder, and saw no reason to think he could damage it by playing this week.

This is very relieving and completely follows the information the Giants had previously released ... NOT ESPN. Now, it's up to Eli. Personally, I see this weekend as a must win if we think we have a shot at the playoffs this year. 1-1 is waaaay better than 0-2 going in to Washington the next week.

If I had to bet on it, I'd say Eli plays.

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dont see it as a must win

eli is the franchise. better to be cautious. tho it is very good news considering lorenzen is a circus freak.

by DieEaglesDie on Sep 11, 2007 5:54 PM EDT 0 recs

Good that Eli is OK

But he's gonna have his work cut out for him without Jacobs. And Eli could morph into Peyton and it still wouldn't do anything about the fact that the pass rush and secondary are awful, and Umeniyora's injury isn't going to help things on the pass rush front.

Come back Tiki!!!

by Greenpoint Ian on Sep 11, 2007 7:00 PM EDT 0 recs

Thanks, mwilli!

This is great news. We'll see if he plays Sunday. I'm sure it will depend on whether he thinks he can throw comfortably, and take the hits.

by ETVal on Sep 11, 2007 7:00 PM EDT 0 recs

id rather

take the 0-2 and have eli sit and get healthy, rather than him suffering any further damage. throw lorenzen in there and bring eli back for week 3.

by SBakerTheTouchdownMaker on Sep 11, 2007 7:10 PM EDT 0 recs

Agreed

Unless Eli -- and the doctors -- are completely comfortable I'd rather see him sit for a week. You don't want to gamble with a QB's shoulder.

by ETVal on Sep 11, 2007 10:12 PM EDT up 0 recs

I don't know if I agree with that

Andrews specifically said he wouldn't suffer any further damage from playing. The only holding him back is pain.

Eli with half a shoulder makes me more comfortable than Lorenzen starting.

I do think he will start, especially with the advice from Super Doc Andrews that he won't hurt himself. Eli is a tough SOB.

by mwilli on Sep 11, 2007 10:16 PM EDT up 0 recs

As long as

there is no risk and he can make the throws I'm OK w/him going out there. But if there's any danger of long-term consequences then I'd rather see him sit.

by ETVal on Sep 11, 2007 11:13 PM EDT up 0 recs

i think we're all on the same page

as long as there is no risk of further damage and eli can handle the pain, then he should play sunday.

what i meant before is i just don't want this issue coming up again in like week 10. eli looked really good on sunday night and i dont want him to ruin his season just to avoid an 0-2 start.

by SBakerTheTouchdownMaker on Sep 12, 2007 9:04 AM EDT up 0 recs

also how dissapointed will the national media be

if they dont get one week to make fat shit lorenzen jokes?

i dont get that guy - ok - he's big boned, but hes a professional athlete and hes had 3 years as eli's back up to get his ass in the best shape of his life. how is he still a wadded doughy slob? it was funny for a while but the closer he gets to starting the more pissed off i get.

so while i dont want to see him out there, even more reason to make sure eli is fine so its not a regular job for him.

by DieEaglesDie on Sep 12, 2007 9:07 AM EDT up 0 recs

actually....

Lorenzen is very mobile and has a rocket for an arm. In fact, I'd say he is both faster and has a stronger arm than Manning. Now that's not to say he is a better QB (that's obivous), but calling him a slob is a bit of a low blow.

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by bk0831 on Sep 12, 2007 10:42 AM EDT 0 recs

maybe its a low blow

but if youre going to be a pro football player in new york dont want to hear low blows about your weight then hit the god damn treadmill.

he does have a nice arm, tho, if he can be accurate.

by DieEaglesDie on Sep 12, 2007 11:39 AM EDT up 0 recs

Hefty Lefty

We're pretty much all agreed that Eli is#1 and should play if he's able and pain free but....aren't you just a bit curious to see what the big guy could do.........Just a thought.

by big blue wrecking crew on Sep 12, 2007 1:07 PM EDT 0 recs