Eli Manning: The Making of a Quarterback

Great read

all is thank god for tivo and fast foward who writes these skits. 6th graders? are yo ufunnier than a 5th grader I dont think so.. Ray Kelly for mayor .. sure 4or 8 more years of unemployement foreclosures and snobbery.. not to mention a police state like you wouldnt believe something like that Sylvestor stalone movie where he goes to the future with wesly snipes.. Not that any liberals or progressives would mind much. Put a microphone in front of them and theyre gandi and pete seeger but they love police brutality and the police state and New Yorkers never protest or complain just go with the flow..

I enjoyed reading how Ernie Arcosi went with his gut to get Eli selected in the draft and the end result is two Super Bowls. Wish the same could have been accomplished when with Cleveland Browns. Insight into the Manning family was also special. Thanks for the book.

Excellent book written by Ralph Vacchiano. This book, unlike others, doesnt do play-by-play which is not necessary because as fans weve seen the games. This book brings behind the scenes information and insights which is very interesting to fans and generally things we would never know. Well done.

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This book was written earlier in Elis career with an update after the Giants won their second Super Bowl with him as quarterback. The book is mostly written from details from teammates and the Giants former General Manager without much if any input from Eli. If you are looking to find out what Eli was thinking during his early career struggles or even in key games you will be disappointed. Also throughout the book the author repeats the same quotes from various people several times, as if he couldnt find anyone else or new information to add to a particular chapter. Youll get some background and other tidbits about Eli that you may not have known, but overall this book leaves you wanting much more than it delivers.

Good book. Enjoyed reading it. Would recommend it to any sports fan. Easy reading for anyone that likes sports family

Love the behind the scene look at football recruiting, what goes into a team and insight into Elis trials and triumphs.

Ralph Vacchiano, the respected sports writer for the NY Daily News, offers up a poignant behind the scenes look at the career of Eli Manning. His book follows Elis remarkable career from Ole Miss to the San Diego Chargers (where he spent all of 45 minutes) before finally landing in New York with the Giants. Amid unbelievable scrutiny and criticism, Eli perseveres in the face of adversity to lead his team to a stunning win in Super Bowl XLII. The inside scoop on the famous Draft Day 2004 trade that brought Eli to New York alone is worth the price of admission. Quite simply, a must read for all Giants fans.

Even though the reviews on here were positive, I had a feeling that this book would be disappointing. But since it was only .99 on kindle, I took the risk. And sure enough, most of this book is filler, its repetitive, the storyline jumps around (as another reviewer noted), and overall, there isnt much substance. If you already read up on the Giants and Eli in papers, mags, and online, this book will not reveal anything new. What particularly irked me was there seemed to be more passages about other people, than about Eli himself. For example, there are several long passages about Accorsi and HIS experience scouting Eli. Theres stuff on various other quarterbacks, usually just to make a point of comparison, but to me it was just filler. There was some interesting tidbits like the time when the staff seemed to have to talk to Eli through Hasselback to get him to make changes. But such revealing anecdotes from other players/media people/family, etc., were relatively scarce. The other thing that struck me was how many times the author repeated himself. Id think I accidentally went back a few pages, only to realize that he is saying the same thing over SEVERAL times. If you are reading this as a person mostly unfamiliar with how Eli came to be the QB and if youre a new fan of the Giants, maybe youll get something out of it. If not, skip it.