Eli Manning has now won Two Super Bowl Trophies for The New York Giants. Eli Manning has now won Two Super Bowl MVP’s.  Eli Manning has now engineered Two Winning Super Bowl drives in the final 3 minutes.  Eli Manning is elite. Eli is durable.  Eli is a leader.  When your own team gives you a standing ovation, you are The Man. Eli will be here for the remainder of his career.

David Carr is entering his 11th season in the NFL out of Fresno State and is probably still looking for that right spot to be a starter.  The Giants will always give him the opportunity to explore his options, in exchange for the great work he has done running the scout team in practice, and contributing to Eli’s development in the meeting room and on the sideline.  In March David Carr signed on for another year with the Giants and will be Eli’s main back-up this season

Ryan Perrilloux from Jacksonville State is also on the Giants roster as a QB.  Ryan was cut and re-signed approximately 8 times this year, showing that the Giants do like him on the squad.  He brings a different element than Carr and is certainly a work in progress as a back up.  Again the Giants will allow Ryan to explore what’s best for him, but would like to have him back on the practice squad.

This position is the most solid and stable on the team, and despite some needless drivel and ridiculous speculation, Eli is the Man, and will finish his career in New York as perhaps the most successful NFL player the city has ever seen.

Unfortunately, there is no real substitute, but desperate times call for desperate measures.  I’m quite sure you’ve thought of every one of these techniques yourself, but we both have a little time on our hands.  Let the craziness begin.

Were you smart enough to record and keep the entire 2011 season on your DVR?   I wasn’t.  Even if I were, there’s a real good chance a few games would’ve been deleted to make room for the wife’s reruns of Dr. Phil and the Bachelor.  It’s probably for the best.  Why break up a perfectly good marriage over a few video recordings?

A second option here is NFL.com’s Game Rewind.  For $35 you get access to all regular season games for your favorite team back to 2009.  It also comes with condensed viewing where you can watch an entire game in 30 minutes and “Coaches Film” which shows various angles on certain plays.  I’ve never paid for this before, but there’s always a first time for everything.  And I have to admit, I’m pretty tempted right now.

If you prefer to spend your $35 on something else like a decent bottle of scotch, YouTube is a great place to go when you’re feeling withdrawal symptoms.  It’s not as good as watching complete games while pretending it’s the regular season all over again.  But you can find highlights of each game.  I find when I watch them in order, I still get wrapped up in the exhilaration of Week 09 against the Pats and Week 17 against the Cowboys…and of course, the despair of Week 12 in New Orleans and Week 15 against the Redskins.