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Thu Feb 07, 2008 8:48 am EST

Eli Manning: Still a doofus, still a champion

By MJD



If you spend a lot of time reading sports blogs, the odds are pretty good that in high school, you either knew or were, for lack of a better term ... kind of a dork.

I think that's why I've begun to find Eli so endearing over the past couple of weeks. Once upon a time, I wished great physical harm upon him and his father, but now, I can't help but like the little doofus. His win in Super Bowl XLII is a win for socially-awkward doofuses everywhere. God bless him.

And, as he demonstrated on Letterman last night, being a Super Bowl MVP has not strayed him a bit from his dork roots.

Click below for Part 2 of the Letterman interview.

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  1. Jaywest
    1. Posted by Jaywest Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:39 pm EDT

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    I guess I'm missing something. He looked far from being a doofus & I'm by no means anything being close to a Eli Manning fan. He handled himself very well, in my opinion.
  2. Ryan F
    2. Posted by Ryan F Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:06 pm EDT

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    the geek shall inherit the earth
  3. Nora G
    3. Posted by Nora G Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:41 pm EDT

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    I loved the game and think that it what REAL football is all about, anyone who thinks otherwise is the Goofus!
  4. FairlyHonestBob
    4. Posted by FairlyHonestBob Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:28 pm EDT

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    He got it done and pretty boy ate sod. If thats a dork, dork on Eli, dork on.
  5. LittleBlue
    5. Posted by LittleBlue Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:44 pm EDT

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    Eli is the best !!!!!!
  6. Sacramento Patriot
    6. Posted by Sacramento Patriot Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:46 pm EDT

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    Eli seems like a realy nice guy, a very lucky Q-Back, on a very lucky team.
  7. Mr. Z
    7. Posted by Mr. Z Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:42 pm EDT

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    Eli kept it light and noncontroversial. I don't know if that makes him a dork, but I think he handled himself well.
  8. true blue new yorker
    8. Posted by true blue new yorker Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:29 pm EDT

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    #6 - Maybe there was a little luck working for this QB and his team, but they did FAR MORE than be "lucky" in the whole post-season. To really think that is just plain idiocy. Your team's OL got owned. Accept it and you'll be a better person.
    I'll take this dork over Brady, maybe even his older brother anytime. Could not have happened to a nicer guy.
  9. Sacramento Patriot
    9. Posted by Sacramento Patriot Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:46 pm EDT

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    #8 - Quit your cyin' and let's talk at the end of next season. If your right, and the Giants have a winning season, and I don't mean 10 & 6, I'll eat my words.
  10. Scot M
    10. Posted by Scot M Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:02 pm EDT

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    #6 your cheatriots were destroyed. That wasn't luck. What does Tom say about Burress now? How hard do you think it was to fix the dent in the turf Tom made in the 4th quarter?
  11. Rocket
    11. Posted by Rocket Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:47 pm EDT

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    The Patriots were not destroyed, the Giants won by three, remember?
  12. haelig
    12. Posted by haelig Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:16 pm EDT

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    Um, if that's your definition of dork, I'd hate to know what rates as "cool"--I can only wish that I'd been that articulate and confident in high school, not to mention on national TV. . . . I thought Eli did great and came across as a nice and surprisingly down-to-earth guy. I think a conversation with him would be much more enjoyable than trying to talk to his brother Peyton or Tom Brady.
  13. DZ
    13. Posted by DZ Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:50 pm EDT

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    It's refreshing to see that he is the same with or without the Championship and MVP.
  14. emmy m
    14. Posted by emmy m Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:51 pm EDT

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    the MANNING got the job done enough said
    eat ur heart out brady
  15. emmy m
    15. Posted by emmy m Thu Sep 03, 2009 3:51 pm EDT

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    the manning got the job done enough said
    eat ur heart out brady
  16. ComeSackMyQB
    16. Posted by ComeSackMyQB Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:02 pm EDT

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    hahaha..#9..obviously the whole record thing doesnt matter much as you can tell by the way your putts went down..all that matters is the big game..you dont get a [profane]in trophy for having a winning record..you [profane]in tard
  17. TSLOW
    17. Posted by TSLOW Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:28 pm EDT

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    i found a shirt that honors the patriots "historic" season and past superbowl wins!
    made me chuckle! enjoy.
    http://notredone.com/ndheypastths.html
  18. fnseljoe
    18. Posted by fnseljoe Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:01 pm EDT

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    I don't see any giants fans cryin', their team won the superbowl. Isn't that the game that decides who the best is? I'd rather be a 10-6 superbowl champion, than a 16-0 team that got "stomped out"
  19. obamasux
    19. Posted by obamasux Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:16 pm EDT

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    eli is what happens when a brother and sister of the same parents do each other.
  20. TIM M
    20. Posted by TIM M Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:10 pm EDT

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    All eyes were on the patriots for the two weeks pryor to the game so they weren't able to cheat. They finally had to play someone on a level playing field and look at the results! That was the real patriots and the GIANTS were GIANTS!
  21. Theo
    21. Posted by Theo Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:08 pm EDT

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    Ya know, because a person speaks a little slower than the mile a minute yankee one typically likes to think that the person is slow thinking, but the converse of the sound of a person's speed in conversation is the sharpness of the whit. AAAAAAnd the whit was there.
  22. dAVE d
    22. Posted by dAVE d Thu Sep 03, 2009 4:07 pm EDT

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    As a soccer fan I loved this game!! and even more the comments in the aftermath surely is something like I am accustomed to having from soccer fans.
    Maybe the Pats and Gints were not historical enemies before, however this adds to the NY/Boston sports rivalry and the New England fans will never forget this.Also the NY fans now have one more barb to throw at the Chowderheads.
    The NFL should from hence and forth have the Gint and Pats play a home and away series every year, ( like the Yankees and sox), think of the revenue such an event would bring to the networks.
  23. Tim H
    23. Posted by Tim H Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:10 pm EDT

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    Well Eli every dork has his day.What about the giant defense the real key to the win?Football is a team sport.This is not about one dork.Congrats to the Giants.I'm just glad i won't have to hear about the patriots perfect season anymore.If new england had won the game i would have to hear about it for eternity.No thanks....................
  24. robert f
    24. Posted by robert f Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:42 pm EDT

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    The New York Giants were playing probobly the best football of any team at the end of the season. All those tippy-toe sideline catches by Toomer (utterly undefendable) and clutch receptions by Plaxico, not to mention the lights out God-like play of Eli, were incredible. (and who the heck is Boss?, Smith?, Tyree?) I kept waiting for it all to end...but...YEAH!!!! I've been a life long die-hard fan since the age of five in 1956. Phil Simms has been my all time favorite Giant. It took him three to four years to get it together and Eli, who's been picked on and underrated from the start looks to be on schedule. (I predict the best Manning yet...by far!!!) Oh yeah...Spagnoulo's staying! Look out NFL...GO GIANTS !
  25. robert f
    25. Posted by robert f Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:42 pm EDT

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    Yeah, the NYG won by 3 points, just like the almighty pats when it didn't count. Buress gave them credit for 4 too many points. The Giants manhandled the patriots in EVERY phase of the game. Brady (and the rest of the team) got pounded. He looked like a dear in the headlights. Welcome to the real NFL New England, your 60's expansion team is beginning to come of age.

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