Tom Coughlin: Eli Manning is 'best big-game QB I've ever seen'

Former New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin extolled the virtues of his former quarterback Eli Manning recently on a recent episode of Barstool Sports’ Pardon My Take.

“You look at his eyes,” Coughlin said when asked if he knew that Eli would rise to the occasion during the Giants’ two Super Bowl runs in 2007 and 2011. “He’s the greatest big game quarterback I’ve ever seen.”

Coughlin explained that Eli knew the odds were against him going up against the likes of Tom Brady and the New England Patriots but never wavered.

“He accepted the challenge. He wanted the challenge. He wanted that,” said Coughlin. “Call it his pedigree, call it what you want. You talk about making plays when he had to make them… Look at Super Bowl 46, the (Mario) Manningham catch. Eli’s back there maneuvering to get the ball off in that situation, and made that throw.

“You talk about big play, big game people… I’m taking him.”

Now the big question is the Pro Football Hall of Fame going to agree when they vote on the Class of 2025 later this year?