Eli Manning is the best big game quarterback, ex-Giants coach says

With the crippled connected the enactment and a squad needing a large play, determination is nary 1 Tom Coughlin would alternatively person than Eli Manning starring the charge.

Coughlin and Manning won 2 Super Bowls together, and Manning came up with large plays successful clutch moments passim the Giants' title runs. 

"He is the top — radical volition reason with me, I get it, but he’s the top play — large game, excuse me, large crippled backmost that I’ve ever seen," Coughlin said during a caller quality connected Barstool Sports’ "Pardon My Take."

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Former New York Giants caput manager Tom Coughlin and backmost Eli Manning hug during the ceremonial honoring the squad that won the Super Bowl successful 2012. (Danielle Parhizkaran/USA Today Sports)

The Giants bushed the undefeated New England Patriots 17-14 successful the 2008 Super Bowl and past bushed the Patriots again successful the 2012 Super Bowl by a people of 21-17. 

"I mean, the mode helium approached things and the information that helium really, truly accepted the challenge. He wanted the challenge. He wanted that. I mean, helium knew what his examination was against Tom Brady, for example, and, rather frankly, rightfully so. I mean, they stacked up a clump of Super Bowls. But successful those games, nether those games — telephone it his pedigree, telephone it what you privation — but this guy, you speech astir making plays erstwhile helium had to marque them," Coughlin said. 

"Look astatine the (Mario) Manningham drawback successful 46, Super Bowl 46, and I utilized to, good I’m looking astatine it successful my ain mind. I don’t recognize Eli’s backmost determination maneuvering to get the shot disconnected successful that situation, and helium made that throw. So, you speech astir large play, large crippled people. Wow, I mean I’m taking him due to the fact that I’ve seen him bash it nether immoderate condition you tin imagine," Coughlin continued. 

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Eli Manning aft being named MVP aft the Super Bowl successful Indianapolis Feb. 5, 2012. (IMAGN)

The Manningham drawback is 1 of Manning’s champion plays. Manning threw a sideline walk into a tiny model to assistance kickstart the Giants' game-winning thrust successful the 2012 Super Bowl. 

Manning ever had a knack for stepping up successful the large moments successful choky games.

The four-time Pro Bowler was sensational successful his playoff career. In his archetypal Super Bowl run, Manning threw for 854 yards and six touchdowns portion starring 3 game-winning drives en way to his archetypal Super Bowl MVP successful 2008.

The astir memorable play from Manning’s archetypal Super Bowl tally is the David Tyree helmet catch. The Giants were down precocious successful the 4th fourth erstwhile Manning improbably escaped a sack and heaved the shot downfield, wherever Tyree made 1 of the astir memorable catches successful Super Bowl history. 

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Former New York Giants backmost Eli Manning prepares to propulsion retired the archetypal transportation earlier a crippled betwixt the New York Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays astatine Yankee Stadium.  (Vincent Carchietta/USA Today Sports)

Manning did it each implicit again successful 2012, throwing for 1,219 yards with 9 touchdowns and conscionable 1 interception portion starring 2 game-winning drives to triumph his 2nd Super Bowl MVP. 

Manning is up for the Pro Football Hall of Fame this season, and his playoff resume mightiness beryllium the crushed helium could beryllium a first-ballot Hall of Famer. 

Coughlin coached the Giants from 2004-2015, starring the Giants to a 192-102 grounds implicit 12 seasons. Prior to coaching the Giants, Coughlin spent 8 seasons with the Jacksonville Jaguars, starring them to a 128-68 record.

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