New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning speaks of his rookie season – NFL News
New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning, who has two Super Bowl rings to his name, has acknowledged that life in the National Football League (NFL) for any rookie is very tough, but the quarterback has also advised the youngsters to keep on learning so as
to improve their game with time.
During an interview with the NFL Network, the quarterback recalled his rookie season and shared some interesting facts. Manning debuted in the 2004 season. He did not start for the Giants right from the beginning of the season, but was given more playing
time as the season progressed.
The season, especially the second half, was not very ideal for Giants as they lost many games during that period. Unfortunately, Manning played most of the games that the Giants lost.
In Week 14, Giants faced Baltimore Ravens. Manning threw 18 passes in that game, but could only complete four of them, and gained only 27 yards, while throwing two interceptions.
However, Manning bounced back in the next game that was played against Pittsburgh Steelers. Although Giants lost that game too, Manning was able to stage an impressive comeback.
The quarterback threw a total of 23 passes while completing 16 of them for 182 yards and two touchdowns. Manning learnt a great lesson from that game:
“I learned I could get down, but I could bounce back. And that next week I went in and talked to the coaches and said, 'All right, honestly, I stunk last week and I wanna fix it. I wanna get better. Here's some of the plays I wanna run.' I said, 'These are
the plays I feel comfortable with.'"
After his rookie season, Manning went on to improve with every game he played and was able to lead Giants to two Super Bowl victories, which is a remarkable feat.
The quarterback has also got some advice for rookies:
“I think there's going to be tough games. But there will be good games also. And it's just learning. (In) the NFL playing quarterback, the more you can learn, the more mistakes you can have, the more you learn from it and you don't repeat it."
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